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LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS OF ION ACQUISITION CORP 3 LTD.

89 Medinat Hayehudim Street
Herzliya, 4676672, Israel

Dear ION Acquisition Corp 3 Ltd. Shareholder:

You are cordially invited to attend an extraordinary general meeting of ION Acquisition Corp 3 Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“ION,” or the “Company”), which will be held on [•], 2022, at 4:30 p.m., local time, at 89 Medinat Hayehudim Street, Herzliya 4676672, Israel and virtually over the Internet via live audio webcast at https://www.cstproxy.com/ionacquisitioncorp3/2022, or at such other time, on such other date and at such other place to which the meeting may be postponed or adjourned (the “Shareholder Meeting”).

Due to the current novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) global pandemic, there are restrictions in place in many jurisdictions relating to the ability to conduct in-person meetings. As part of our precautions regarding COVID-19, we are planning for the Shareholder Meeting to be held virtually over the Internet via live audio webcast, but the physical location of the Shareholder Meeting will remain at the location specified above for the purposes of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (the “Memorandum and Articles of Association”). You will be permitted to attend the Shareholder Meeting in person at 89 Medinat Hayehudim Street, Herzliya 4676672, Israel only to the extent consistent with, or permitted by, applicable law and directives of public health authorities. The virtual meeting format allows attendance from any location in the world. You can attend the Shareholder Meeting, vote, and submit questions via live audio webcast by visiting https://www.cstproxy.com/ionacquisitioncorp3/2022 and entering the control number found on your proxy card, voting instruction form or notice included in the proxy materials.

The attached Notice of the Shareholder Meeting and proxy statement describe the business ION will conduct at the Shareholder Meeting and provide information about ION that you should consider when you vote your shares. As more fully described in the attached proxy statement, which is dated [•], 2022 and is first being mailed to shareholders on or about that date, the Shareholder Meeting will be held for the purpose of considering and voting on the following proposals:

1. Proposal No. 1 — Charter Amendment Proposal — To amend and restate the Company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association by adopting the second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association in the form set forth in Annex A of the accompanying proxy statement (the “Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association”) to change the date by which the Company must consummate a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination, which we refer to as our initial business combination, from May 4, 2023 (the “Original Termination Date”) to the date of the Shareholder Meeting (the “Amended Termination Date”), and remove the minimum net tangible asset requirement (the “Charter Amendment Proposal”);

2. Proposal No. 2 — Trust Amendment Proposal — To amend the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated April 29, 2021 (the “Trust Agreement”), by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York limited purpose trust company, as trustee (“Continental”), pursuant to an amendment to the Trust Agreement in the form set forth in Annex B of the accompanying proxy statement, to change the date on which Continental must commence liquidation of the trust account (the “Trust Account”) established in connection with the Company’s initial public offering (the “IPO”) to the Amended Termination Date (the “Trust Amendment Proposal”); and

3. Proposal No. 3 — Adjournment Proposal — To adjourn the Shareholder Meeting to a later date or dates or sine die, if necessary, either (x) to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if, based upon the tabulated vote at the time of the Shareholder Meeting, there are insufficient votes from the holders of Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”) and Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class B Ordinary Shares,” and together with the Class A Ordinary Shares, the “Ordinary Shares”) to approve the Charter Amendment Proposal and/or the Trust Amendment Proposal or (y) if ION’s board of directors (the “Board”) determines before the Shareholder Meeting that is not necessary or no longer desirable to proceed with the Charter Amendment Proposal and/or the Trust Amendment Proposal (the “Adjournment Proposal”).

Each of the Charter Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal is cross-conditioned on the approval of each other. Each of the Charter Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal are more fully described in the accompanying proxy statement. Please take the time to read carefully each of the proposals in the accompanying proxy statement before you vote.

The Memorandum and Articles of Association currently provide that ION has until the Original Termination Date to complete its initial business combination and, if ION does not complete an initial business combination by the Original Termination Date, it will (i) cease all operations, except for the purpose of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, complete the redemption of all issued and outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares issued in the IPO (the “Public Shares”), at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to ION to pay its taxes, if any (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of the then-outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish the rights of the holders of Public Shares (the “Public Shareholders”) as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any); and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption and subject to the approval of ION’s then remaining shareholders and the Board, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to ION’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.

If the Charter Amendment Proposal is approved, and because ION will not be able to complete an initial business combination by the Amended Termination Date, ION will (i) immediately after the Shareholder Meeting, cease all operations, except for the purpose of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible, complete the Voluntary Redemption (as defined below); (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, complete the redemption of all remaining issued and outstanding Public Shares not redeemed in the Voluntary Redemption, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account (after taking into account the Voluntary Redemption), including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to ION to pay its taxes, if any (less $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of the then-outstanding Public Shares; and (iv) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption and subject to the approval of ION’s remaining shareholders after completion of the Post-Amendment Share Redemption and the Board, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to ION’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.

Continental’s role as trustee of the Trust Account is subject to the terms and conditions of the Trust Agreement. The Trust Agreement currently provides that Continental shall commence liquidation of the Trust Account only and promptly (x) after its receipt of the applicable instruction letter delivered by ION in connection with either a closing of an initial business combination or ION’s inability to effect an initial business combination within the time frame specified in the Memorandum and Articles of Association or (y) upon the date that is the later of the Original Termination Date and such later date as may be approved by ION’s shareholders in accordance with the Memorandum and Articles of Association, if the aforementioned termination letter has not been received by Continental prior to such date.

If the Trust Amendment Proposal is approved, Continental shall commence liquidation of the Trust Account only and promptly (x) after its receipt of the applicable instruction letter delivered by ION in connection with either a closing of an initial business combination or ION’s inability to effect an initial business combination within the time frame specified in the Memorandum and Articles of Association or (y) upon the Amended Termination Date, if the aforementioned termination letter has not been received by Continental prior to such date.

The Board believes that the current provisions of the Memorandum and Articles of Association and the existing Trust Agreement described above were included to protect ION’s shareholders from having to sustain their investment for an unreasonably long period if ION were unable to find a suitable initial business combination target in the timeframe contemplated by the Memorandum and Articles of Association. However, even though the Board has determined that it is very unlikely that ION would be able to complete a business combination before the Original Termination Date, in the absence of a resolution passed pursuant to the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands to commence the voluntary liquidation of the Company prior to the consummation of a business combination, ION is not permitted by the Memorandum and Articles of Association and the existing Trust Agreement to return the funds in the Trust Account to Public Shareholders by way of liquidating the Trust Account until after the Original Termination Date, and the Public Shareholders may only exercise their redemption rights in connection with a shareholder vote on a proposed business combination or upon the approval of an amendment to any provision of the Memorandum and Articles of Association relating to the rights of holders of Class A Ordinary Shares.

The purpose of the Charter Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal is to change the Original Termination Date to the Amended Termination Date such that (i) the Public Shareholders may elect to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares in exchange for their pro rata portion of the funds held in the Trust Account in connection with the approval of the Charter Amendment Proposal (the “Voluntary Redemption”), without having to wait for approximately another six months to do so; (ii) ION will be obligated to redeem all remaining issued and outstanding Public Shares not redeemed in the Voluntary Redemption as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days after the Amended Termination Date (the “Post-Amendment Share Redemption”) and, subject to the approval of ION’s remaining shareholders after completion of the Post-Amendment Share Redemption and the Board, liquidate and dissolve as promptly as reasonably possible after completion of the Post-Amendment Share Redemption, which will allow ION to return the funds to its Public Shareholders earlier and enable these shareholders to recover their investment sooner and deploy such returned funds as they see fit; and (iii) Continental shall commence liquidation of the Trust Account promptly upon the Amended Termination Date. ION also plans to voluntarily delist the Class A Ordinary Shares from the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) as soon as practicable after completion of the Post-Amendment Share Redemption, subject to the rules of NYSE and the Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association.

For further details about the reasons for the Charter Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal, see the sections titled “Proposal No. 1 — The Charter Amendment Proposal — Reasons for the Charter Amendment Proposal” and “Proposal No. 2 — The Trust Amendment Proposal — Reasons for the Trust Amendment Proposal,” respectively, of this proxy statement.

ION reserves the right to move to adjourn the Shareholder Meeting sine die in the event that the Board determines before the Shareholder Meeting that is not necessary or no longer desirable to proceed with the Charter Amendment Proposal and/or the Trust Amendment Proposal. In that event, at the Shareholder Meeting ION will ask its shareholders to vote only upon the Adjournment Proposal and not on the Charter Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal.

The Board has fixed the close of business on October 21, 2022 (the “Record Date”) as the record date for determining ION’s shareholders entitled to receive notice of, and vote at, the Shareholder Meeting and any adjournment thereof. Only holders of record of Ordinary Shares on the Record Date are entitled to have their votes counted at the Shareholder Meeting or any adjournment thereof.

As described above, pursuant to the Memorandum and Articles of Association, a Public Shareholder may request that the Company redeem all or a portion of its Public Shares for cash if the Charter Amendment Proposal is approved and implemented. Public Shareholders may elect to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares even if they vote FOR the Charter Amendment Proposal. On the Record Date, the redemption price per share was approximately $[•] (which is expected to be the same approximate amount two business days prior to the Shareholder Meeting), based on the aggregate amount on deposit in the Trust Account of approximately $[•] as of the Record Date, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to ION to pay its taxes, if any (less $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the total number of then outstanding Public Shares. The closing price of the Class A Ordinary Shares on NYSE on the Record Date was $[•]. Accordingly, if the market price of the Class A Ordinary Shares were to remain the same until the date of the Shareholder Meeting, exercising redemption rights would result in a Public Shareholder receiving approximately $[•] more per share than if the shares were sold in the open market. ION cannot assure shareholders that they will

be able to sell their Class A Ordinary Shares in the open market, even if the market price per share is lower than the redemption price stated above, as there may not be sufficient liquidity in its shares when such shareholders wish to sell their shares.

The approval of the Charter Amendment Proposal requires a special resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of at least a two-thirds majority of the votes cast by the holders of Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares, voting as a single class, who are present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote thereon at the Shareholder Meeting.

The approval of the Trust Amendment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of at least a two-thirds majority of the votes cast by the holders of the Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares, voting as a single class, who are present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote thereon at the Shareholder Meeting.

The approval of the Adjournment Proposal requires an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the votes cast by the holders of the Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares, voting as a single class, who are present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote thereon at the Shareholder Meeting. The Adjournment Proposal will only be put forth for a vote if either there are not sufficient votes to approve the Charter Amendment Proposal and/or the Trust Amendment Proposal at the Shareholder Meeting or the Board determines before the Shareholder Meeting that is not necessary or no longer desirable to proceed with the Charter Amendment Proposal and/or the Trust Amendment Proposal.

After careful consideration of all relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the time value of money and the conclusion that it is very unlikely that ION would be able to complete a business combination before the Original Termination Date, the Board has determined that the Charter Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal are in the best interests of ION and its shareholders and recommends that you vote or give instruction to vote “FOR” each of the proposals.

Your vote is very important. Whether or not you plan to attend the Shareholder Meeting, please vote as soon as possible by following the instructions in the accompanying proxy statement to make sure that your shares are represented and voted at the Shareholder Meeting. Submitting a proxy now will NOT prevent you from being able to attend and vote during the Shareholder Meeting. If you hold your shares in “street name” through a bank, broker or other nominee, you will need to follow the instructions provided to you by your bank, broker or other nominee to ensure that the shares you beneficially own are represented and voted at the Shareholder Meeting. In this regard, you must provide the record holder of your shares with instructions on how to vote your shares or, if you wish to attend the Shareholder Meeting and vote in person, you will need to obtain a legal proxy from your bank, broker or nominee authorizing you to vote these shares and email a copy (a legible photograph is sufficient) of your proxy to proxy@continentalstock.com no later than 72 hours prior to the Shareholder Meeting. If you sign, date and return your proxy card without indicating how you wish to vote, your proxy will be voted FOR each of the proposals presented at the Shareholder Meeting. If you fail to return your proxy card and do not vote in person or by proxy at the Shareholder Meeting, your shares (i) will not be counted for the purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the Shareholder Meeting or whether the Charter Amendment Proposal or the Adjournment Proposal (as the case may be) is approved by the requisite votes; and (ii) will have the effect of a vote “AGAINST” the Trust Amendment Proposal at the Shareholder Meeting.

TO EXERCISE YOUR REDEMPTION RIGHTS IN RESPECT TO THE VOLUNTARY REDEMPTION, YOU MUST DEMAND IN WRITING THAT YOUR CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES BE REDEEMED FOR A PRO RATA PORTION OF THE FUNDS HELD IN THE TRUST ACCOUNT AND TENDER YOUR SHARES TO ION’S TRANSFER AGENT AT LEAST TWO BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO THE VOTE AT THE SHAREHOLDER MEETING. YOU MAY TENDER YOUR SHARES BY EITHER TENDERING OR DELIVERING YOUR SHARE CERTIFICATES (IF ANY) AND OTHER REDEMPTION FORMS TO THE TRANSFER AGENT OR BY TENDERING OR DELIVERING YOUR SHARES ELECTRONICALLY USING THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY’S DWAC (DEPOSIT WITHDRAWAL AT CUSTODIAN) SYSTEM. IF YOU HOLD THE SHARES IN STREET NAME, YOU WILL NEED TO INSTRUCT THE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE AT YOUR BANK, BROKER OR OTHER NOMINEE TO WITHDRAW THE SHARES FROM YOUR ACCOUNT IN ORDER TO EXERCISE SUCH REDEMPTION RIGHTS. IF THE CHARTER AMENDMENT PROPOSAL IS NOT APPROVED OR IMPLEMENTED, THEN THESE SHARES SHALL NOT BE REDEEMED AND SHALL BE RETURNED TO YOU OR YOUR ACCOUNT.

Enclosed is the Notice of Shareholder Meeting and accompanying proxy statement containing detailed information about the Shareholder Meeting, the Charter Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal. Whether or not you plan to attend the Shareholder Meeting, ION urges you to read this material carefully and vote your shares.

		By Order of the Board of Directors of ION Acquisition Corp 3 Ltd.

		Gilad Shany
		Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director

ION ACQUISITION CORP 3 LTD.

89 Medinat Hayehudim Street
Herzliya, 4676672, Israel

NOTICE OF AN EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
OF ION ACQUISITION CORP 3 LTD.

TO BE HELD ON [•], 2022

To the Shareholders of ION Acquisition Corp 3 Ltd.:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of ION Acquisition Corp 3 Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“ION,” or the “Company”), will be held on [•], 2022, at 4:30 p.m., local time (the “Shareholder Meeting”), at 89 Medinat Hayehudim Street, Herzliya 4676672, Israel and virtually over the Internet via live audio webcast at https://www.cstproxy.com/ionacquisitioncorp3/2022, or at such other time, on such other date and at such other place to which the meeting may be postponed or adjourned (the “Shareholder Meeting”).

Due to the current novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) global pandemic, there are restrictions in place in many jurisdictions relating to the ability to conduct in-person meetings. As part of our precautions regarding COVID-19, we are planning for the Shareholder Meeting to be held virtually over the Internet via live audio webcast, but the physical location of the Shareholder Meeting will remain at the location specified above for the purposes of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (the “Memorandum and Articles of Association”). You will be permitted to attend the Shareholder Meeting in person at 89 Medinat Hayehudim Street, Herzliya 4676672, Israel only to the extent consistent with, or permitted by, applicable law and directives of public health authorities. The virtual meeting format allows attendance from any location in the world. You can attend the Shareholder Meeting, vote, and submit questions via live audio webcast by visiting https://www.cstproxy.com/ionacquisitioncorp3/2022 and entering the control number found on your proxy card, voting instruction form or notice included in the proxy materials.

You are cordially invited to attend the Shareholder Meeting that will be held for the purpose of considering and voting on (i) a charter amendment proposal to amend and restate the Company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association by adopting the second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association in the form set forth in Annex A of the accompanying proxy statement (the “Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association”) to change the date by which the Company must consummate a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination, which we refer to as our initial business combination, from May 4, 2023 (the “Original Termination Date”) to the date of the Shareholder Meeting (the “Amended Termination Date”) and remove the minimum net tangible asset requirement (the “Charter Amendment Proposal”); (ii) a trust amendment proposal to amend the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated April 29, 2021 (the “Trust Agreement”), by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York limited purpose trust company, as trustee (“Continental”), pursuant to an amendment to the Trust Agreement in the form set forth in Annex B of the accompanying proxy statement, to change the date on which Continental must commence liquidation of the trust account (the “Trust Account”) established in connection with the Company’s initial public offering (the “IPO”) to the Amended Termination Date (the “Trust Amendment Proposal”) and (iii) an adjournment proposal to adjourn the Shareholder Meeting to a later date or dates or sine die, if necessary, either (x) to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if, based upon the tabulated vote at the time of the Shareholder Meeting, there are insufficient votes from the holders of Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”) and Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class B Ordinary Shares,” and together with the Class A Ordinary Shares, the “Ordinary Shares”) to approve the Charter Amendment Proposal and/or the Trust Amendment Proposal (the “Adjournment Proposal”) or (y) if the Board determines before the Shareholder Meeting that is not necessary or no longer desirable to proceed with the Charter Amendment Proposal and/or the Trust Amendment Proposal, more fully described in the accompanying proxy statement, which is dated [•], 2022 and is first being mailed to shareholders on or about that date.

The purpose of the Charter Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal is to change the Original Termination Date to the Amended Termination Date such that (i) holders of the Class A Ordinary Shares issued in the IPO (the “Public Shares”) (the “Public Shareholders”) may elect to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares in exchange for their pro rata portion of the funds held in the Trust Account in connection with the approval of the Charter Amendment Proposal (the “Voluntary Redemption”), without having to wait for approximately another six months to do so; (ii) ION will be obligated to redeem all remaining issued and outstanding Public Shares not redeemed in the Voluntary Redemption as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days after the Amended Termination Date (the “Post-Amendment Share Redemption”) and, subject to the approval of ION’s remaining shareholders after completion of the Post-Amendment Share Redemption and the Board, liquidate and dissolve as promptly as reasonably possible after completion of the Post-Amendment Share Redemption, which will allow ION to return the funds to its Public Shareholders earlier and enable these shareholders to recover their investment sooner and deploy such returned funds as they see fit; and (iii) Continental shall commence liquidation of the Trust Account promptly upon the Amended Termination Date. ION also plans to voluntarily delist the Class A Ordinary Shares from the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) as soon as practicable after completion of the Post-Amendment Share Redemption, subject to the rules of NYSE and the Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association.

The full text of the resolutions to be voted on is as follows:

Proposal No. 1 — the Charter Amendment Proposal

“RESOLVED, as a special resolution, that the existing amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company be and are hereby replaced in their entirety with the new second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association in the form set forth in Annex A of the accompanying proxy statement. The approval of this resolution is intended to constitute the adoption of a plan of complete liquidation of the Company for U.S. federal income tax purposes unless otherwise required by applicable law.”

Proposal No. 2 — the Trust Amendment Proposal

“RESOLVED, that, conditional upon the effectiveness of the second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company, the amendment to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated April 29, 2021 (the “Trust Agreement”), by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York limited purpose trust company, as trustee (“Continental”), pursuant to an amendment to the Trust Agreement in the form set forth in Annex B of the accompanying proxy statement, to change the date on which Continental must commence liquidation of the trust account established in connection with the Company’s initial public offering to the date of the extraordinary general meeting be and is hereby authorized and approved.”

Proposal No. 3 — the Adjournment Proposal

“RESOLVED, as an ordinary resolution, that the adjournment of the extraordinary general meeting to a later time, date and place to be determined by the chairman of the extraordinary general meeting be and is hereby authorised and approved.”

Each of the Charter Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal is cross-conditioned on the approval of each other. The Adjournment Proposal is not conditioned upon the approval of any other proposal. If, based upon the tabulated vote at the time of the Shareholder Meeting, there are insufficient votes from the holders of Ordinary Shares to approve the Charter Amendment Proposal and/or the Trust Amendment Proposal, ION may move to adjourn the Shareholder Meeting to such later date or dates to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies. ION also reserves the right to move to adjourn the Shareholder Meeting sine die in the event that the Board determines before the Shareholder Meeting that is not necessary or no longer desirable to proceed with the Charter Amendment Proposal and/or the Trust Amendment Proposal. In those events, at the Shareholder Meeting ION will ask its shareholders to vote only upon the Adjournment Proposal and not on the Charter Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal. If the Charter Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved at the Shareholder Meeting, the Adjournment Proposal will not be presented. After careful consideration of all relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the time value of money and the conclusion that it is very unlikely that ION would be able to complete a business combination before the Original Termination Date, the Board has determined that the Charter Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal are in the best interests of ION and its shareholders and recommends that you vote or give instruction to vote “FOR” each of the proposals.

The Board has fixed the close of business on October 21, 2022 (the “Record Date”) as the record date for determining ION’s shareholders entitled to receive notice of, and vote at, the Shareholder Meeting and any adjournment thereof. Only holders of record of Ordinary Shares on the Record Date are entitled to have their votes counted at the Shareholder Meeting or any adjournment thereof.

As described above, pursuant to the Memorandum and Articles of Association, a Public Shareholder may request that the Company redeem all or a portion of its Public Shares for cash if the Charter Amendment Proposal is approved and implemented. Public Shareholders may elect to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares even if they vote FOR the Charter Amendment Proposal. On the Record Date, the redemption price per share was approximately $[•] (which is expected to be the same approximate amount two business days prior to the Shareholder Meeting), based on the aggregate amount on deposit in the Trust Account of approximately $[•] as of the Record Date, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to ION to pay its taxes, if any (less $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the total number of then outstanding Public Shares. The closing price of the Class A Ordinary Shares on NYSE on the Record Date was $[•]. Accordingly, if the market price of the Class A Ordinary Shares were to remain the same until the date of the Shareholder Meeting, exercising redemption rights would result in a Public Shareholder receiving approximately $[•] more per share than if the shares were sold in the open market. ION cannot assure shareholders that they will be able to sell their Class A Ordinary Shares in the open market, even if the market price per share is lower than the redemption price stated above, as there may not be sufficient liquidity in its shares when such shareholders wish to sell their shares.

The approval of the Charter Amendment Proposal is a condition to its implementation. If the Charter Amendment Proposal is not approved or implemented, and a business combination is not completed on or before May 4, 2023, ION will: (i) cease all operations, except for the purpose of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, complete the redemption of all remaining issued and outstanding Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to ION to pay its taxes, if any (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of the then-outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any); and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption and subject to the approval of ION’s remaining shareholders after such redemption and the Board, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to ION’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.

TO EXERCISE YOUR REDEMPTION RIGHTS IN RESPECT TO THE VOLUNTARY REDEMPTION, YOU MUST DEMAND IN WRITING THAT YOUR CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES BE REDEEMED FOR A PRO RATA PORTION OF THE FUNDS HELD IN THE TRUST ACCOUNT AND TENDER YOUR SHARES TO ION’S TRANSFER AGENT AT LEAST TWO BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO THE VOTE AT THE SHAREHOLDER MEETING. YOU MAY TENDER YOUR SHARES BY EITHER TENDERING OR DELIVERING YOUR SHARE CERTIFICATES (IF ANY) AND OTHER REDEMPTION FORMS TO THE TRANSFER AGENT OR BY TENDERING OR DELIVERING YOUR SHARES ELECTRONICALLY USING THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY’S DWAC (DEPOSIT WITHDRAWAL AT CUSTODIAN) SYSTEM. IF YOU HOLD THE SHARES IN STREET NAME, YOU WILL NEED TO INSTRUCT THE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE AT YOUR BANK, BROKER OR OTHER NOMINEE TO WITHDRAW THE SHARES FROM YOUR ACCOUNT IN ORDER TO EXERCISE SUCH REDEMPTION RIGHTS. IF THE CHARTER AMENDMENT PROPOSAL IS NOT APPROVED OR IMPLEMENTED, THEN THESE SHARES SHALL NOT BE REDEEMED AND SHALL BE RETURNED TO YOU OR YOUR ACCOUNT.

The approval of the Charter Amendment Proposal requires a special resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of at least a two-thirds majority of the votes cast by the holders of Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares, voting as a single class, who are present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote thereon at the Shareholder Meeting.

The approval of the Trust Amendment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of at least a two-thirds majority of the votes cast by the holders of Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares, voting as a single class, who are present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote thereon at the Shareholder Meeting.

The approval of the Adjournment Proposal requires an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the votes cast by the holders of the Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares, voting as a single class, who are present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote thereon at the Shareholder Meeting. The Adjournment Proposal will only be put forth for a vote if either (x) there are not sufficient votes to approve the Charter Amendment Proposal and/or the Trust Amendment Proposal at the Shareholder Meeting or (y) the Board determines before the Shareholder Meeting that is not necessary or no longer desirable to proceed with the Charter Amendment Proposal and/or the Trust Amendment Proposal.

Record holders of Ordinary Shares at the close of business on the Record Date are entitled to vote or have their votes cast at the Shareholder Meeting. On the Record Date, there were 26,056,000 issued and outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares and 6,325,000 issued and outstanding Class B Ordinary Shares. Voting on all resolutions at the Shareholder Meeting will be conducted by way of a poll rather than on a show of hands. On a poll, votes are counted according to the number of shares registered in each shareholder’s name which are voted, with each Ordinary Share carrying one vote.

As of the date of the proxy statement, the Sponsor and our independent directors hold 21.9% of the Ordinary Shares and have not purchased any Public Shares, but may do so at any time. In addition to these shares, (i) approval of the Charter Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal will require the affirmative vote of at least 14,481,333 Ordinary Shares held by the Public Shareholders (or approximately 57.3% of the Class A Ordinary Shares) if all Ordinary Shares are represented at the Shareholder Meeting and cast votes, and the affirmative vote of at least 3,687,667 Ordinary Shares held by the Public Shareholders (or approximately 14.6% of the Class A Ordinary Shares) if only such shares as are required to establish a quorum are represented at the Shareholder Meeting and cast votes; and (ii) approval of the Adjournment Proposal will require the affirmative vote of at least 9,084,500 Ordinary Shares held by the Public Shareholders (or approximately 34.9% of the Class A Ordinary Shares) if all Ordinary Shares are represented at the Shareholder Meeting and cast votes, and the affirmative vote of at least 989,250 Ordinary Shares held by the Public Shareholders (or approximately 3.8% of the Class A Ordinary Shares) if only such shares as are required to establish a quorum are represented at the Shareholder Meeting and cast votes.

Your vote is very important. Whether or not you plan to attend the Shareholder Meeting, please vote as soon as possible by following the instructions in the accompanying proxy statement to make sure that your shares are represented and voted at the Shareholder Meeting. Submitting a proxy now will NOT prevent you from being able to attend and vote during the Shareholder Meeting. If you hold your shares in “street name” through a bank, broker or other nominee, you will need to follow the instructions provided to you by your bank, broker or other nominee to ensure that the shares you beneficially own are represented and voted at the Shareholder Meeting. In this regard, you must provide the record holder of your shares with instructions on how to vote your shares or, if you wish to attend the Shareholder Meeting and vote in person, you will need to obtain a legal proxy from your bank, broker or nominee authorizing you to vote these shares and email a copy (a legible photograph is sufficient) of your proxy to proxy@continentalstock.com no later than 72 hours prior to the Shareholder Meeting.

Enclosed is the proxy statement containing important information about the Shareholder Meeting, the Charter Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal. Whether or not you plan to attend the Shareholder Meeting, ION urges you to read this material carefully and vote your shares.

If you have any questions or need assistance voting your Ordinary Shares, please contact Morrow Sodali LLC, ION’s proxy solicitor, by calling (800) 662-5200, or banks and brokers can call collect at (203) 658-9400, or by emailing info@morrowsodali.com.

This Notice of Shareholder Meeting and the accompanying proxy statement are dated [•], 2022 and are first being mailed to shareholders on or about that date.

		By Order of the Board of Directors of ION Acquisition Corp 3 Ltd.

		Gilad Shany
		Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director [•], 2022

TABLE OF CONTENTS

		Page
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS		1
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE SHAREHOLDER MEETING		2
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF ION SHAREHOLDERS		15
PROPOSAL NO. 1 — THE CHARTER AMENDMENT PROPOSAL		22
PROPOSAL NO. 2 — THE TRUST AMENDMENT PROPOSAL		27
PROPOSAL NO. 3 — THE ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL		29
CERTAIN U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS FOR SHAREHOLDERS		30
BUSINESS OF ION AND CERTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT ION		38
BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES		39
HOUSEHOLDING INFORMATION		41
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION		41

ION ACQUISITION CORP 3 LTD.

89 Medinat Hayehudim Street
Herzliya, 4676672, Israel

PROXY STATEMENT FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
OF ION ACQUISITION CORP 3 LTD.

TO BE HELD ON [•], 2022

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Some of the statements contained in this proxy statement constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements reflect the current views of ION Acquisition Corp 3 Ltd. with respect to, among other things, ION’s capital resources and results of operations. Statements regarding market conditions and results of operations also are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of terminology such as “outlook,” “believes,” “expects,” “potential,” “continues,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “predicts,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates” or the negative version of these words or other comparable words or phrases.

The forward-looking statements contained in this proxy statement reflect ION’s current views about future events and are subject to numerous known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and changes in circumstances that may cause its actual results to differ significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. ION does not guarantee that the transactions and events described will happen as described (or that they will happen at all). The following factors, among others, could cause actual results and future events to differ materially from those set forth or contemplated in the forward-looking statements:

• ION’s ability to complete a business combination;

• the market price and liquidity of the Class A Ordinary Shares;

• the per-share redemption price; and

• the timing of the Post-Amendment Share Redemption and ION’s liquidation, dissolution and delisting.

While forward-looking statements reflect ION’s good faith beliefs, they are not guarantees of future performance. ION disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, new information, data or methods, future events or other changes after the date of this proxy statement, except as required by applicable law. For a further discussion of these and other factors that could cause ION’s future results, performance or transactions to differ significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statement, please see the section titled “Risk Factors” in ION’s annual report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 31, 2022 and in other reports filed by ION with the SEC. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which are based only on information currently available to ION (or to third parties making the forward-looking statements).

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE SHAREHOLDER MEETING

The questions and answers below highlight only selected information from this proxy statement and only briefly address some commonly asked questions about the Shareholder Meeting and the proposals to be presented at the Shareholder Meeting. The following questions and answers do not include all the information that is important to ION shareholders. Shareholders are urged to read carefully this entire proxy statement, including the other documents referred to herein, to fully understand the proposal to be presented at the Shareholder Meeting and the voting procedures for the Shareholder Meeting, which will be held on [•], 2022, at 4:30 p.m., local time. The Shareholder Meeting will be held at 89 Medinat Hayehudim Street, Herzliya 4676672, Israel and virtually over the Internet via live audio webcast at https://www.cstproxy.com/ionacquisitioncorp3/2022, or at such other time, on such other date and at such other place to which the meeting may be postponed or adjourned. You can attend the meeting, vote, and submit questions via live audio webcast by visiting https://www.cstproxy.com/ionacquisitioncorp3/2022 and entering the control number found on your proxy card, voting instruction form or notice included in the proxy materials.

Q: Why am I receiving this proxy statement?

A: ION is a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company on February 4, 2021. ION was incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. Following the closing of the IPO on April 29, 2021, including the concurrent closing of the underwriters’ over-allotment option and sales of Class A Ordinary Shares to our Sponsor (the “Private Placement Shares”), an amount of approximately $253,000,000 from the net proceeds of the sale of the Public Shares and the sale of Private Placement Shares were placed in the Trust Account.

Like most blank check companies, the Memorandum and Articles of Association provide for the return of the IPO proceeds held in trust to the Public Shareholders if there is no qualifying business combination(s) consummated within 24 months after the date of the closing of the IPO (i.e., by the Original Termination Date).

The purpose of the Charter Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal is to change the Original Termination Date to the Amended Termination Date such that (i) the Public Shareholders may elect to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares in exchange for their pro rata portion of the funds held in the Trust Account in connection with the approval of the Charter Amendment Proposal, without having to wait for approximately another six months to do so; (ii) ION will be obligated to redeem all remaining issued and outstanding Public Shares not redeemed in the Voluntary Redemption as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days after the Amended Termination Date and, subject to the approval of ION’s remaining shareholders after completion of the Post-Amendment Share Redemption and the Board, liquidate and dissolve as promptly as reasonably possible after completion of the Post-Amendment Share Redemption, which will allow ION to return the funds to its Public Shareholders earlier and enable these shareholders to recover their investment sooner and deploy such returned funds as they see fit; and (iii) Continental shall commence liquidation of the Trust Account promptly upon the Amended Termination Date. ION also plans to voluntarily delist the Class A Ordinary Shares from NYSE as soon as practicable after completion of the Post-Amendment Share Redemption, subject to the rules of NYSE and the Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association.

After careful consideration of all relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the time value of money and the conclusion that it is very unlikely that ION would be able to complete a business combination before the Original Termination Date, the Board has determined that the Charter Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are in the best interests of ION and its shareholders. On this basis, ION believes that it is in the best interests of ION’s shareholders to amend and restate the Memorandum and Articles of Association and the Trust Agreement to change the Original Termination Date to the Amended Termination Date and is therefore holding this Shareholder Meeting.

Q: When and where will the Shareholder Meeting be held?

A: The Shareholder Meeting will be held on [•], 2022, at 4:30 p.m., local time, at 89 Medinat Hayehudim Street, Herzliya 4676672, Israel and virtually over the Internet via live audio webcast at https://www.cstproxy.com/ionacquisitioncorp3/2022, or at such other time, on such other date and at such other place to which the meeting may be postponed or adjourned.

Shareholders may attend the Shareholder Meeting in person. However in view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we are taking precautionary measures and therefore encourage you to attend the Shareholder Meeting virtually. You will be permitted to attend the Shareholder Meeting in person at 89 Medinat Hayehudim Street, Herzliya 4676672, Israel only to the extent consistent with, or permitted by, applicable law and directives of public health authorities. The virtual meeting format allows attendance from any location in the world. You can attend the meeting, vote, and submit questions via live audio webcast by visiting https://www.cstproxy.com/ionacquisitioncorp3/2022 and entering the control number found on your proxy card, voting instruction form or notice included in the proxy materials.

Q: How do I vote?

A: If you were a holder of record of Class A Ordinary Shares or Class B Ordinary Shares on the close of business on October 21, 2022, the Record Date for the Shareholder Meeting, you may vote with respect to the proposals in person or virtually at the Shareholder Meeting, or by completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided.

Voting by Mail. By signing and dating the proxy card and returning it in the enclosed prepaid and addressed envelope, you are authorizing the individual(s) named on the proxy card to vote your shares at the Shareholder Meeting in the manner you indicate. You are encouraged to sign, date and return the proxy card even if you plan to attend the Shareholder Meeting so that your shares will be voted if you are unable to attend the Shareholder Meeting. If you receive more than one proxy card, it is an indication that your shares are held in multiple accounts. Please sign, date and return all proxy cards to ensure that all of your shares are voted. Votes submitted by mail must be received by 4:30 p.m., local time, on [•], 2022, being 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the Shareholder Meeting (or, in the case of an adjournment, no later than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the adjourned meeting). If you sign, date and return your proxy card without indicating how you wish to vote, your proxy will be voted FOR each of the proposals presented at the Shareholder Meeting. If you fail to return your proxy card and do not vote in person or by proxy at the Shareholder Meeting, your shares (i) will not be counted for the purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the Shareholder Meeting or whether the Charter Amendment Proposal or the Adjournment Proposal (as the case may be) is approved by the requisite votes; and (ii) will have the effect of a vote “AGAINST” the Trust Amendment Proposal at the Shareholder Meeting.

Voting in Person at the Meeting. If you attend the Shareholder Meeting and plan to vote in person, you will be provided with a ballot at the Shareholder Meeting. If your shares are registered directly in your name, you are considered the shareholder of record and you have the right to attend and vote in person at the Shareholder Meeting. If you hold your shares in “street name,” which means your shares are held of record by a bank, broker or other nominee, you should follow the instructions provided by your bank, broker or nominee to ensure that votes related to the shares you beneficially own are properly counted. In this regard, you must provide the record holder of your shares with instructions on how to vote your shares or, if you wish to attend the Shareholder Meeting and vote in person, you will need to bring to the Shareholder Meeting a legal proxy from your bank, broker or nominee authorizing you to vote these shares.

Voting Electronically. You may attend, vote and examine the list of shareholders entitled to vote at the Shareholder Meeting by visiting https://www.cstproxy.com/ionacquisitioncorp3/2022 and entering the control number found on your proxy card, voting instruction form or notice included in the proxy materials. Please see the question “How do I attend the Shareholder Meeting via live audio webcast?” below for further information on how to attend the Shareholder Meeting via live audio webcast.

Q: How do I attend the Shareholder Meeting via live audio webcast?

A: If you are a registered shareholder, you will receive a proxy card from Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Continental” or the “Transfer Agent”). The form contains instructions on how to attend the Shareholder Meeting via live audio webcast including the URL address, along with your control number. You will need your control number for access. If you do not have your control number, contact the Transfer Agent at 917-262-2373, or email proxy@continentalstock.com.

You can pre-register to attend the virtual Shareholder Meeting starting [•], 2022 at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time (five business days prior to the meeting date) by entering the URL address into your browser https://www.cstproxy.com/ionacquisitioncorp3/2022 and entering your control number, name and email address. Once you pre-register you can vote or enter questions in the chat box during the Shareholder Meeting. At the start of the Shareholder Meeting, you will need to log in again using your control number and will also be prompted to enter your control number if you vote during the Shareholder Meeting.

If you hold your shares in “street name,” which means your shares are held of record by a bank, broker or other nominee, you will need to contact the Transfer Agent to receive a control number. If you plan to vote at the Shareholder Meeting, you will need to have a legal proxy from your bank, broker or other nominee or if you would like to join and not vote, the Transfer Agent will issue you a guest control number with proof of ownership. In either case, you must contact the Transfer Agent for specific instructions on how to receive the control number. The Transfer Agent can be contacted at the number or email address above. Please allow up to 72 hours prior to the meeting for processing your control number. Investors should contact their bank, broker or nominee for instructions regarding obtaining a legal proxy.

If you do not have access to Internet, you can listen only to the meeting by dialing 800-450-7155 (toll-free) (or +1 857-999-9155 (standard rates apply) if you are located outside the United States and Canada (standard rates apply)) and when prompted enter the pin number 6801740#. Please note that you will not be able to vote or ask questions at the Shareholder Meeting if you choose to participate telephonically.

A separate conference line to allow participants to communicate with each other during the Shareholder Meeting will also be made available.

Q: What are the specific proposals on which I am being asked to vote at the Shareholder Meeting?

A: ION shareholders are being asked to consider and vote on the following proposals:

1. Proposal No. 1 — Charter Amendment Proposal — To amend and restate the Company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association by adopting the Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association in the form set forth in Annex A of the accompanying proxy statement to change the date by which the Company must consummate a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination, which we refer to as our initial business combination, from the Original Termination Date to the Amended Termination Date, and remove the minimum net tangible asset requirement;

2. Proposal No. 2 — Trust Amendment Proposal — To amend the Trust Agreement, pursuant to an amendment to the Trust Agreement in the form set forth in Annex B of the accompanying proxy statement, to change the date on which Continental must commence liquidation of the Trust Account to the Amended Termination Date; and

3. Proposal No. 3 — Adjournment Proposal — To adjourn the Shareholder Meeting to a later date or dates or sine die, if necessary, either (x) to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if, based upon the tabulated vote at the time of the Shareholder Meeting, there are insufficient votes from the holders of Ordinary Shares to approve the Charter Amendment Proposal and/or the Trust Amendment Proposal or (y) if the Board determines before the Shareholder Meeting that is not necessary or no longer desirable to proceed with the Charter Amendment Proposal and/or the Trust Amendment Proposal.

Each of the Charter Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal is cross-conditioned on the approval of each other. The Adjournment Proposal is not conditioned upon the approval of any other proposal. For more information, please see “Proposal No. 1 — The Charter Amendment Proposal,” “Proposal No. 2 — The Trust Amendment Proposal” and “Proposal No. 3 — The Adjournment Proposal.”

After careful consideration, the Board has determined that the Charter Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal are in the best interests of ION and its shareholders and recommends that you vote or give instruction to vote “FOR” each of the proposals.

The existence of financial and personal interests of our directors and officers may result in conflicts of interest, including a conflict between what may be in the best interests of ION and its shareholders and what may be best for a director’s personal interests when determining to recommend that shareholders vote for the proposals. See the sections titled “Proposal No. 1 — The Charter Amendment Proposal — Interests of the Sponsor and ION’s Officers and Directors,” “Proposal No. 2 — The Trust Amendment Proposal — Interests of the Sponsor and ION’s Officers and Directors,” and “Beneficial Ownership of Securities” for a further discussion of these considerations.

THE VOTE OF SHAREHOLDERS IS IMPORTANT. SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO SUBMIT THEIR PROXIES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER CAREFULLY REVIEWING THIS PROXY STATEMENT.

Q: Are the proposals conditioned on one another?

A: Each of the Charter Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal is cross-conditioned on the approval of each other. The Adjournment Proposal is not conditioned upon the approval of any other proposal. If, based upon the tabulated vote at the time of the Shareholder Meeting, there are insufficient votes from the holders of Ordinary Shares to approve the Charter Amendment Proposal and/or the Trust Amendment Proposal, ION may move to adjourn the Shareholder Meeting to such later date or dates to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies. ION also reserves the right to move to adjourn the Shareholder Meeting sine die in the event that the Board determines before the Shareholder Meeting that is not necessary or no longer desirable to proceed with the Charter Amendment Proposal and/or the Trust Amendment Proposal. In those events, at the Shareholder Meeting ION will ask its shareholders to vote only upon the Adjournment Proposal and not on the Charter Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal. If the Charter Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved at the Shareholder Meeting, the Adjournment Proposal will not be presented.

Q: Why is ION proposing the Charter Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal?

A: The Memorandum and Articles of Association currently provide that ION has until the Original Termination Date to complete its initial business combination and, if ION does not complete an initial business combination by the Original Termination Date, it will (i) cease all operations, except for the purpose of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, complete the redemption of all issued and outstanding Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to ION to pay its taxes, if any (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of the then-outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any); and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption and subject to the approval of ION’s then remaining shareholders and the Board, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to ION’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.

The Trust Agreement currently provides that Continental shall commence liquidation of the Trust Account only and promptly (x) after its receipt of the applicable instruction letter delivered by ION in connection with either a closing of an initial business combination or ION’s inability to effect an initial business combination within the time frame specified in the Memorandum and Articles of Association or (y) upon the date that is the later of the Original Termination Date and such later date as may be approved by ION’s shareholders in accordance with the Memorandum and Articles of Association, if the aforementioned termination letter has not been

received by Continental prior to such date. If the Trust Amendment Proposal is approved, Continental shall commence liquidation of the Trust Account only and promptly (x) after its receipt of the applicable instruction letter delivered by ION in connection with either a closing of an initial business combination or ION’s inability to effect an initial business combination within the time frame specified in the Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association or (y) upon the Amended Termination Date, if the aforementioned termination letter has not been received by Continental prior to such date.

The Board believes that the current provisions of the Memorandum and Articles of Association and the existing Trust Agreement described above were included to protect ION’s shareholders from having to sustain their investment for an unreasonably long period if ION were unable to find a suitable initial business combination target in the timeframe contemplated by the Memorandum and Articles of Association. However, even though the Board has determined that it is very unlikely that ION would be able to complete a business combination before the Original Termination Date, in the absence of a resolution passed pursuant to the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands to commence the voluntary liquidation of the Company prior to the consummation of a business combination, ION is not permitted by the Memorandum and Articles of Association and the existing Trust Agreement to return the funds in the Trust Account to the Public Shareholders by way of liquidating the Trust Account until after the Original Termination Date, and the Public Shareholders may only exercise their redemption rights in connection with a shareholder vote on a proposed business combination or upon the approval of an amendment to any provision of the Memorandum and Articles of Association relating to the rights of holders of Class A Ordinary Shares.

The purpose of the Charter Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal is to change the Original Termination Date to the Amended Termination Date such that (i) the Public Shareholders may elect to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares in exchange for their pro rata portion of the funds held in the Trust Account in connection with the approval of the Charter Amendment Proposal, without having to wait for approximately another six months to do so; (ii) ION will be obligated to redeem all remaining issued and outstanding Public Shares not redeemed in the Voluntary Redemption as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days after the Amended Termination Date and, subject to the approval of ION’s remaining shareholders after completion of the Post-Amendment Share Redemption and the Board, liquidate and dissolve as promptly as reasonably possible after completion of the Post-Amendment Share Redemption, which will allow ION to return the funds to its Public Shareholders earlier and enable these shareholders to recover their investment sooner and deploy such returned funds as they see fit; and (iii) Continental shall commence liquidation of the Trust Account promptly upon the Amended Termination Date. ION also plans to voluntarily delist the Class A Ordinary Shares from NYSE as soon as practicable after completion of the Post-Amendment Share Redemption, subject to the rules of NYSE and the Memorandum and Articles of Association.

For further details about the reasons for the Charter Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal, see the sections titled “Proposal No. 1 — The Charter Amendment Proposal — Reasons for the Charter Amendment Proposal” and “Proposal No. 2 — The Trust Amendment Proposal — Reasons for the Trust Amendment Proposal,” respectively, of this proxy statement.

In the event the Charter Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are not approved or implemented and ION is unable to complete a business combination on or before the Original Termination Date, ION will dissolve and liquidate in accordance with the Memorandum and Articles of Association.

Q: What constitutes a quorum?

A: A quorum of our shareholders is necessary to hold a valid meeting. The presence (which would include presence at the virtual Shareholder Meeting), of the holders of a majority of the Shares being individuals present in person or by proxy or if a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorised representative or proxy, shall be a quorum. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be considered present for the purposes of establishing a quorum. The shares of the initial shareholders of ION, including the Sponsor, Ofer Katz, Tzipi Ozer-Armon and Shira Fayans Birenbaum (the “ION Initial Shareholders”), who own 21.9% of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares as of the Record Date, will count towards this quorum. As a result, as of the Record Date, in addition to the shares of the ION Initial Shareholders, an additional 9,084,500 Ordinary Shares held by the Public Shareholders would be required to be present at the Shareholder Meeting to achieve a quorum. Because all of the proposals to be voted on at the Shareholder Meeting are “non-routine” matters,

banks, brokers and other nominees will not have authority to vote on any proposals unless instructed, so ION does not expect there to be any broker non-votes at the Shareholder Meeting. If a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the Shareholder Meeting to commence or if during the Shareholder Meeting a quorum ceases to be present, the Shareholder Meeting will stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and place or to such other day, time and/or place as the Board may determine, and if at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the shareholders present will constitute a quorum.

Q: What vote is required to approve the proposals presented at the Shareholder Meeting?

A: The approval of the Charter Amendment Proposal requires a special resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of at least a two-thirds majority of the votes cast by the holders of the Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares, voting as a single class, who are present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote thereon at the Shareholder Meeting.

The approval of the Trust Amendment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of at least a two-thirds majority of the votes cast by the holders of the Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares, voting as a single class, who are present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote thereon at the Shareholder Meeting.

The approval of the Adjournment Proposal requires an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the votes cast by the holders of the Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares, voting as a single class, who are present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote thereon at the Shareholder Meeting. The Adjournment Proposal will only be put forth for a vote if either (x) based upon the tabulated vote at the time of the Shareholder Meeting there are not sufficient votes to approve the Charter Amendment Proposal and/or the Trust Amendment Proposal at the Shareholder Meeting or (y) if the Board determines before the Shareholder Meeting that is not necessary or no longer desirable to proceed with the Charter Amendment Proposal and/or the Trust Amendment Proposal.

Q: How will the ION Initial Shareholders vote?

A: On the Record Date, the ION Initial Shareholders owned and were entitled to vote an aggregate of 7,081,000 Ordinary Shares, representing 21.7% of ION’s issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares, and plan to vote in favor of each of the Charter Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal and, if presented, the Adjournment Proposal.

Q: Why should I vote “FOR” the Charter Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal?

A: ION’s Memorandum and Articles of Association currently provide that ION has until the Original Termination Date to complete its initial business combination and, if ION does not complete an initial business combination by the Original Termination Date, it will (i) cease all operations, except for the purpose of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, complete the redemption of all issued and outstanding Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to ION to pay its taxes, if any (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of the then-outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any); and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption and subject to the approval of ION’s then remaining shareholders and the Board, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to ION’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.

The Trust Agreement currently provides that Continental shall commence liquidation of the Trust Account only and promptly (x) after its receipt of the applicable instruction letter delivered by ION in connection with either a closing of an initial business combination or ION’s inability to effect an initial business combination within the time frame specified in the Memorandum and Articles of Association or (y) upon the date that is the later of the Original Termination Date and such later date as may be approved by ION’s shareholders in accordance with the Memorandum and Articles of Association, if the aforementioned termination letter has not been received by Continental prior to such date. If the Trust Amendment Proposal is approved, Continental shall

commence liquidation of the Trust Account only and promptly (x) after its receipt of the applicable instruction letter delivered by ION in connection with either a closing of an initial business combination or ION’s inability to effect an initial business combination within the time frame specified in the Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association or (y) upon the Amended Termination Date, if the aforementioned termination letter has not been received by Continental prior to such date.

In the absence of a resolution passed pursuant to the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands to commence the voluntary liquidation of the Company prior to the consummation of a business combination, ION is not permitted by the Memorandum and Articles of Association and the existing Trust Agreement to return the funds in the Trust Account to the Public Shareholders by way of liquidating the Trust Account until after the Original Termination Date, and the Public Shareholders may only exercise their redemption rights in connection with a shareholder vote on a proposed business combination or upon the approval of an amendment to any provision of the Memorandum and Articles of Association relating to the rights of holders of Class A Ordinary Shares.

The purpose of the Charter Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal is to change the Original Termination Date to the Amended Termination Date such that (i) the Public Shareholders may elect to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares in exchange for their pro rata portion of the funds held in the Trust Account in connection with the approval of the Charter Amendment Proposal, without having to wait for approximately another six months to do so; (ii) ION will be obligated to redeem all remaining issued and outstanding Public Shares not redeemed in the Voluntary Redemption as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days after the Amended Termination Date and, subject to the approval of ION’s remaining shareholders after completion of the Post-Amendment Share Redemption and the Board, liquidate and dissolve as promptly as reasonably possible after completion of the Post-Amendment Share Redemption, which will allow ION to return the funds to its Public Shareholders earlier and enable these shareholders to recover their investment sooner and deploy such returned funds as they see fit; and (iii) Continental shall commence liquidation of the Trust Account promptly upon the Amended Termination Date. ION also plans to voluntarily delist the Class A Ordinary Shares from NYSE as soon as practicable after completion of the Post-Amendment Share Redemption, subject to the rules of NYSE and the Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association.

After careful consideration of all relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the time value of money and the conclusion that it is very unlikely that ION would be able to complete a business combination before the Original Termination Date, the Board has determined that the Charter Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are in your best interests and recommends that you vote or give instruction to vote “FOR” the Charter Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal.

For further details about the reasons for the Charter Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal, see the sections titled “Proposal No. 1 — The Charter Amendment Proposal — Reasons for the Charter Amendment Proposal” and “Proposal No. 2 — The Trust Amendment Proposal — Reasons for the Trust Amendment Proposal,” respectively, of this proxy statement.

Q: Why should I vote “FOR” the Adjournment Proposal?

A: If the Adjournment Proposal is not approved by ION’s shareholders, the Board may not be able to adjourn the Shareholder Meeting to a later date or dates in the event that there are insufficient votes from the holders of Ordinary Shares to approve the Charter Amendment Proposal and/or the Trust Amendment Proposal.

The Company may also move to adjourn the Shareholder Meeting sine die in the event that the Board determines before the Shareholder Meeting that is not necessary or no longer desirable to proceed with the Charter Amendment Proposal and/or the Trust Amendment Proposal. In that event, the Company will ask its shareholders to vote only upon the Adjournment Proposal and not on the Charter Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal.

If presented, the Board recommends that you vote in favor of the Adjournment Proposal.

Q: What if I do not want to vote “FOR” the Charter Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal or the Adjournment Proposal?

A: If you do not want the Charter Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal or the Adjournment Proposal to be approved, you may “ABSTAIN,” not vote, or vote “AGAINST” such proposal.

If you attend the Shareholder Meeting in person or by proxy, you may vote “AGAINST” the Charter Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal or the Adjournment Proposal, and your Ordinary Shares will be counted for the purposes of determining whether the Charter Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal or the Adjournment Proposal (as the case may be) is approved.

However, if you fail to return your proxy card, or if you fail to attend the Shareholder Meeting in person or by proxy or do attend the Shareholder Meeting in person or by proxy but “ABSTAIN” or otherwise fail to vote at the Shareholder Meeting, (a) with respect to the Charter Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal, your Ordinary Shares will not be counted for the purposes of determining whether the Charter Amendment Proposal or the Adjournment Proposal (as the case may be) is approved and your Ordinary Shares which are not voted at the Shareholder Meeting will have no effect on the outcome of such votes; and (b) with respect to the Trust Amendment Proposal, your Ordinary Shares will have the effect of a vote “AGAINST” the Trust Amendment Proposal at the Shareholder Meeting.

If the Charter Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved, the Adjournment Proposal will not be presented for a vote.

Q: What happens if the Charter Amendment Proposal is not approved?

A: If, based upon the tabulated vote at the time of the Shareholder Meeting, there are insufficient votes from the holders of Ordinary Shares to approve the Charter Amendment Proposal, ION may put the Adjournment Proposal to a vote in order to seek additional time to obtain sufficient votes in support of the Charter Amendment Proposal. If the Adjournment Proposal is not approved by ION’s shareholders, the Board may not be able to adjourn the Shareholder Meeting to a later date or dates in the event that there are insufficient votes from the holders of Ordinary Shares at the time of the Shareholder Meeting to approve the Charter Amendment Proposal.

If the Charter Amendment Proposal is not approved at the Shareholder Meeting or at any adjournment thereof or is not implemented, and a business combination is not completed on or before the Original Termination Date, then as contemplated by and in accordance with the Memorandum and Articles of Association, ION will (i) cease all operations, except for the purpose of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, complete the redemption of all issued and outstanding Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to ION to pay its taxes, if any (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of the then-outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any); and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption and subject to the approval of ION’s remaining shareholders after such redemption and the Board, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to ION’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.

In addition, each of the Charter Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal is cross-conditioned on the approval of each other.

Q: If the Charter Amendment Proposal is approved, what happens next?

A: If the Charter Amendment Proposal is approved and implemented, and because ION will not be able to complete an initial business combination by the Amended Termination Date, ION will (i) immediately after the Shareholder Meeting, cease all operations, except for the purpose of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible, complete the Voluntary Redemption; (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, complete the redemption of all remaining issued and outstanding Public Shares not redeemed in the Voluntary Redemption, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account (after taking into account the Voluntary Redemption), including

interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to ION to pay its taxes, if any (less $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of the then-outstanding Public Shares; and (iv) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption and subject to the approval of ION’s remaining shareholders after completion of the Post-Amendment Share Redemption and the Board, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to ION’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. ION also plans to voluntarily delist the Class A Ordinary Shares from NYSE as soon as practicable after completion of the Post-Amendment Share Redemption, subject to the rules of NYSE and the Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association.

In addition, if the Charter Amendment Proposal is approved and implemented, the removal from the Trust Account of the amount equal to the pro rata portion of funds available in the Trust Account with respect to redeemed Public Shares in the Voluntary Redemption will reduce the amount remaining in the Trust Account and increase the percentage interest of ION held by ION’s officers, directors, the Sponsor and its affiliates.

Q: If I vote for or against the Charter Amendment Proposal, can I request that my shares be redeemed?

A: Yes. Whether you vote “FOR” or “AGAINST” the Charter Amendment Proposal, or do not vote at all, you may elect to redeem your Public Shares, provided that the Charter Amendment Proposal is approved and implemented. You will need to submit a redemption request for your Public Shares if you choose to redeem. Please see the question “How do I exercise my redemption rights?” below for further information on how to exercise redemption rights.

Q: Will how I vote affect my ability to exercise redemption rights?

A: You may exercise your redemption rights regardless of whether or not you vote for or against the proposals, or vote at all, and regardless of whether you are a holder of Public Shares on the Record Date (so long as you are a holder at the time of exercise). However, under ION’s Memorandum and Articles of Association, ION is only obligated to provide you with the opportunity to redeem your Public Shares in connection with the Charter Amendment Proposal upon the approval of such proposal.

Q: May I change my vote after I have mailed my signed proxy card?

A: Yes. Shareholders of record may (i) send a later-dated, signed proxy card to Continental, the Transfer Agent, at the address set forth under the question “Who can help answer my questions?” below so that it is received no later than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the Shareholder Meeting (or, in the case of an adjournment, no later than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the adjourned meeting); (ii) attend the Shareholder Meeting in person (which would include presence at the virtual Shareholder Meeting), revoke your proxy and vote; or (iii) revoke their proxy by sending a notice of revocation to the Board at ION’s address at 89 Medinat Hayehudim Street, Herzliya, 4676672, Israel which must be received by the Board prior to the vote at the Shareholder Meeting. However, if your shares are held in “street name” by your bank, broker or another nominee, you must contact your bank, broker or other nominee to change your vote.

Q: How are votes counted?

A: Voting on all resolutions at the Shareholder Meeting will be conducted by way of a poll rather than on a show of hands. On a poll, votes are counted according to the number of shares registered in each shareholder’s name which are voted, with each Ordinary Share carrying one vote.

Votes will be counted by the inspector of election appointed for the Shareholder Meeting, who will separately count “FOR” and “AGAINST” votes, “ABSTAIN” and broker non-votes. Shareholders who attend the Shareholder Meeting, either in person or by proxy (or, if a corporation or other non-natural person, by sending their duly authorized representative or proxy), will be counted (and the number of Ordinary Shares held by such shareholders will be counted) for the purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the Shareholder Meeting.

At the Shareholder Meeting, only those votes which are actually cast, either “FOR” or “AGAINST” the Charter Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal or the Adjournment Proposal, will be counted for the purposes of determining whether the Charter Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal or the Adjournment Proposal (as the case may be) is approved, and any Ordinary Shares which are not voted at the Shareholder Meeting will have no effect on the outcome of such votes. Abstentions, while considered present for the purposes of establishing a quorum, (a) will not count as votes cast and will have no effect on the outcome of the vote on the Charter Amendment Proposal or the Adjournment Proposal; and (b) will have the effect of a vote “AGAINST” the Trust Amendment Proposal.

Q: If my shares are held in “street name,” will my bank, broker or nominee automatically vote my shares for me?

A: If your shares are held in “street name” in a stock brokerage account or by a bank, broker or other nominee, you must provide the record holder of your shares with instructions on how to vote your shares. Please follow the voting instructions provided by your bank, broker or other nominee. Please note that you may not vote shares held in “street name” by returning a proxy card directly to ION or by voting in person or online at the Shareholder Meeting unless you provide a “legal proxy,” which you must obtain from your bank, broker or other nominee. If you wish to attend the Shareholder Meeting virtually and vote online you must obtain a legal proxy and e-mail a copy (a legible photograph is sufficient) of your proxy to Continental, the Transfer Agent, at proxy@continentalstock.com no later than 72 hours prior to the Shareholder Meeting. Holders who e-mail a valid legal proxy will be issued a meeting control number that will allow them to register to attend and participate in the Shareholder Meeting virtually.

Under the rules of NYSE, brokers who hold shares in “street name” for a beneficial owner of those shares typically have the authority to vote in their discretion on “routine” proposals when they have not received instructions from beneficial owners. However, brokers are not permitted to exercise their voting discretion with respect to the approval of matters that NYSE determines to be “non-routine” without specific instructions from the beneficial owner. It is expected that all proposals to be voted on at the Shareholder Meeting are “non-routine” matters and therefore, ION does not expect there to be any broker non-votes at the Shareholder Meeting.

If you hold your shares in “street name” and you do not instruct your bank, broker or other nominee on how to vote your shares, your bank, broker or other nominee will not vote your shares on the Charter Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal or the Adjournment Proposal. Accordingly, your bank, broker, or other nominee can vote your shares at the Shareholder Meeting only if you provide instructions on how to vote. You should instruct your broker to vote your shares as soon as possible in accordance with directions you provide.

Q: Does the Board recommend voting “FOR” the approval of the Charter Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal?

A: Yes. After careful consideration of all relevant factors, the Board has determined that the Charter Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are in the best interests of ION and its shareholders and recommends that you vote or give instruction to vote “FOR” the Charter Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal.

Q: What interests do ION’s directors and officers have in the approval of the Charter Amendment Proposal?

A: Aside from their interests as shareholders, the Sponsor and ION’s officers and directors have interests that differ from the interests of other shareholders generally. For more details, see the sections entitled “Proposal No. 1 — The Charter Amendment Proposal — Interests of the Sponsor and ION’s Officers and Directors,” “Proposal No. 2 — The Trust Amendment Proposal — Interests of the Sponsor and ION’s Officers and Directors,” and “Beneficial Ownership of Securities” of this proxy statement.

Q: Do I have appraisal rights or dissenters’ rights if I object to the Charter Amendment Proposal?

A: No. There are no appraisal rights or dissenters’ rights available to ION’s shareholders in connection with the Charter Amendment Proposal.

Q: What do I need to do now?

A: You are urged to read carefully and consider the information contained in this proxy statement and to consider how the Charter Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal will affect you as a shareholder. You should then vote as soon as possible in accordance with the instructions provided in this proxy statement and on the enclosed proxy card or, if you hold your shares through a brokerage firm, bank or other nominee, on the voting instruction form provided by the bank, broker or nominee.

Q: How do I exercise my redemption rights?

A: If you are a Public Shareholder and wish to exercise your right to redeem your Class A Ordinary Shares, you must:

(a) hold Class A Ordinary Shares;

(b) submit a written request to Continental, the Transfer Agent in which you request that ION redeem all or a portion of your Class A Ordinary Shares for cash; and

(c) tender your Class A Ordinary Shares by either tendering or delivering your share certificates (if any) and other redemption forms to the Transfer Agent or by tendering or delivering your Public Shares electronically using the Depository Trust Company’s DWAC (Deposit Withdrawal At Custodian) system. The address of the Transfer Agent is listed under the question “Who can help answer my questions?” below.

Holders who intend to exercise their redemption rights in connection with the Voluntary Redemption must complete the procedures for electing to redeem their Class A Ordinary Shares in the manner described above prior to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on [•], 2022 (two business days before the Shareholder Meeting) in order for their shares to be redeemed.

If you hold your Public Shares in “street name,” you will have to coordinate with your bank, broker or other nominee to have the shares you beneficially own certificated and delivered electronically.

In connection with the approval of the Charter Amendment Proposal, any Public Shareholder will be entitled to request that their Public Shares be redeemed for a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account calculated as of two business days prior to the Shareholder Meeting, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to ION to pay its taxes, if any (less $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then-outstanding Public Shares. As of the Record Date, this would have amounted to approximately $[•] per Public Share. However, the proceeds deposited in the Trust Account could become subject to the claims of our creditors, if any, which could have priority over the claims of our Public Shareholders. Therefore, the per share distribution from the Trust Account in such a situation may be less than originally anticipated due to such claims. We anticipate that the funds to be distributed to the Public Shareholders electing to redeem their Class A Ordinary Shares in the Voluntary Redemption will be distributed promptly after the Shareholder Meeting.

Any request for Voluntary Redemption, once made by a Public Shareholder, may be withdrawn in whole or in part, with the consent of the Board, at any time up to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on [ONE BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE EGM DATE] (the “Voluntary Redemption Withdrawal Deadline”). If you tender or deliver your shares, share certificates (if any) and other redemption forms for Voluntary Redemption to the Transfer Agent and later decide not to elect redemption, you may request before the Voluntary Redemption Withdrawal Deadline that ION instruct the Transfer Agent to return the shares (physically or electronically). We will be required to honor such request only if made prior to the Voluntary Redemption Withdrawal Deadline. After this time, a request for Voluntary Redemption may not be withdrawn unless the Board determines (in its sole

discretion) to permit the withdrawal of such redemption request (which it may do in whole or in part). Such a request must be made by contacting the Transfer Agent at the phone number or address listed under the question “Who can help answer my questions?” below.

Any corrected or changed written exercise of redemption rights in connection with the Voluntary Redemption must be received by the Transfer Agent prior to the deadline for exercising redemption requests in connection with the Voluntary Redemption and, thereafter, prior to the Voluntary Redemption Withdrawal Deadline. No request for such redemption will be honored unless the holder’s shares have been tendered or delivered (either physically or electronically) to the Transfer Agent prior to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on [•], 2022 (two business days before the Shareholder Meeting).

If a Public Shareholder properly makes a request for Voluntary Redemption and the Class A Ordinary Shares are tendered or delivered as described above and the Charter Amendment Proposal is approved and implemented, then, ION will redeem such Class A Ordinary Shares for a pro rata portion of funds deposited in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to ION to pay its taxes, if any (less $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), calculated as of two business days prior to the Shareholder Meeting.

If a Public Shareholder exercises his, her or its redemption rights in connection with the Voluntary Redemption, then he, she or it will be exchanging his, her or its Class A Ordinary Shares for cash and will no longer own those shares.

In addition, if the Charter Amendment Proposal is approved and implemented, and because ION will not be able to complete an initial business combination by the Amended Termination Date, ION will be obligated to complete the redemption of all the remaining issued and outstanding Public Shares that were not redeemed in the Voluntary Redemption as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days after the Amended Termination Date, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount on deposit in the Trust Account as of the Amended Termination Date (after taking into account the Voluntary Redemption), including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to ION to pay its taxes, if any (less $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of the remaining issued and outstanding Public Shares after completion of the Voluntary Redemption. As of the close of business on the Amended Termination Date, all remaining issued and outstanding Public Shares (after taking into account the Voluntary Redemption) will be deemed cancelled and will represent only the right to receive the redemption amount. The redemption amount will be payable to the holders of these remaining Public Shares upon presentation of their respective share certificates (if any) and other redemption forms or other delivery of their shares, share certificates (if any) and other redemption forms to the Transfer Agent. Beneficial owners of such Public Shares held in “street name,” however, will not need to take any action in order to receive the Redemption Amount. Upon the completion of the Post-Amendment Share Redemption, the Public Shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any) will be extinguished.

Q: What should I do if I receive more than one set of voting materials for the Shareholder Meeting?

A: You may receive more than one set of voting materials for the Shareholder Meeting, including multiple copies of this proxy statement and multiple proxy cards or voting instruction cards. For example, if you hold your shares in more than one brokerage account, you will receive a separate voting instruction card for each brokerage account in which you hold shares. If you are a holder of record and your shares are registered in more than one name, you will receive more than one proxy card. Please complete, sign, date and return each proxy card and voting instruction card that you receive in order to cast your vote with respect to all of your shares.

Q: Who will solicit and pay the cost of soliciting proxies for the Shareholder Meeting?

A: ION will pay the cost of soliciting proxies for the Shareholder Meeting. ION has engaged Morrow Sodali LLC (“Morrow Sodali”) to assist in the solicitation of proxies for the Shareholder Meeting. ION will also reimburse banks, brokers and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries representing beneficial owners of Class A Ordinary Shares for their expenses in forwarding soliciting materials to beneficial owners of Class A

Ordinary Shares and in obtaining voting instructions from those owners. The directors, officers and employees of ION may also solicit proxies by telephone, by facsimile, by mail or on the Internet. They will not be paid any additional amounts for soliciting proxies.

Q: Who can help answer my questions?

A: If you have questions about the proposals or if you need additional copies of this proxy statement or the enclosed proxy card you should contact:

Morrow Sodali LLC
333 Ludlow Street
5th Floor, South Tower Stamford, CT 06902
Shareholders may call toll free: (800) 662-5200
Banks and Brokers may call collect: (203) 658-9400
Email: IACC.info@investor.morrowsodali.com

You also may obtain additional information about ION from documents filed with the SEC by following the instructions in the section titled “Where You Can Find More Information.” If you are a Public Shareholder and you intend to seek redemption of your shares, you will need to tender or deliver your Class A ordinary shares, share certificates (if any) and other redemption forms (either physically or electronically) to the Transfer Agent at the address below prior to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on [•], 2022 (two business days prior to the date of the Shareholder Meeting). If you have questions regarding the certification of your position or delivery of your shares, please contact:

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
One State Street Plaza, 30th Floor
New York, New York 10004
E-mail: proxy@continentalstock.com

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF ION SHAREHOLDERS

This proxy statement is being provided to ION shareholders as part of a solicitation of proxies by the Board for use at the extraordinary general meeting of ION shareholders to be held on [•], 2022, and at any adjournment thereof. This proxy statement contains important information regarding the Shareholder Meeting, the proposals on which you are being asked to vote and information you may find useful in determining how to vote and voting procedures.

This proxy statement is being first mailed on or about [•], 2022 to all shareholders of record of ION as of the close of business on October 21, 2022, the Record Date for the Shareholder Meeting. Shareholders of record who owned Ordinary Shares at the close of business on the Record Date are entitled to receive notice of, attend and vote at the Shareholder Meeting.

Date, Time and Place of Shareholder Meeting

The Shareholder Meeting will be held on [•], 2022 at 4:30 p.m., local time, at 89 Medinat Hayehudim Street, Herzliya and virtually over the Internet via live audio webcast at https://www.cstproxy.com/ionacquisitioncorp3/2022, or at such other time, on such other date and at such other place to which the meeting may be postponed or adjourned.

Shareholders may attend the Shareholder Meeting in person. However, in view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we are taking precautionary measures and therefore encourage you to attend the Shareholder Meeting virtually. You will be permitted to attend the Shareholder Meeting in person at 89 Medinat Hayehudim Street, Herzliya 4676672, Israel only to the extent consistent with, or permitted by, applicable law and directives of public health authorities. The virtual meeting format allows attendance from any location in the world.

You can pre-register to attend the virtual Shareholder Meeting starting [•], 2022 at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time (five business days prior to the meeting date) by entering the URL address into your browser https://www.cstproxy.com/ionacquisitioncorp3/2022 and entering your control number, name and email address. Once you pre-register you can vote or enter questions in the chat box during the Shareholder Meeting. At the start of the Shareholder Meeting, you will need to log in again using your control number and will also be prompted to enter your control number if you vote during the Shareholder Meeting.

If you hold your shares in “street name,” which means your shares are held of record by a bank, broker or other nominee, you will need to contact the Transfer Agent to receive a control number. If you plan to vote at the Shareholder Meeting, you will need to have a legal proxy from your bank, broker or other nominee or if you would like to join and not vote, the Transfer Agent will issue you a guest control number with proof of ownership. Either way you must contact the Transfer Agent for specific instructions on how to receive the control number. The Transfer Agent can be contacted at 917-262-2373, or via email at proxy@continentalstock.com. Please allow up to 72 hours prior to the meeting for processing your control number. Investors should contact their bank, broker or nominee for instructions regarding obtaining a legal proxy.

If you do not have access to Internet, you can listen only to the meeting by dialing 1 800-450-7155 (toll-free) (or +1 857-999-9155 (standard rates apply) if you are located outside the United States and Canada (standard rates apply)) and when prompted enter the pin number 6801740#. Please note that you will not be able to vote or ask questions at the Shareholder Meeting if you choose to participate telephonically.

A separate conference line to allow participants to communicate with each other during the Shareholder Meeting will also be made available.

The Proposals at the Shareholder Meeting

At the Shareholder Meeting, ION shareholders will consider and vote on the following proposals:

1. Proposal No. 1 — Charter Amendment Proposal — To amend and restate the Company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association by adopting the Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association in the form set forth in Annex A of the accompanying proxy statement to change the date by which the Company must consummate a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase,

reorganization or similar business combination, which we refer to as our initial business combination, from the Original Termination Date to the Amended Termination Date, and remove the minimum net tangible asset requirement;

2. Proposal No. 2 — Trust Amendment Proposal — To amend the Trust Agreement, pursuant to an amendment to the Trust Agreement in the form set forth in Annex B of the accompanying proxy statement, to change the date on which Continental must commence liquidation of the Trust Account to the Amended Termination Date; and

3. Proposal No. 3 — Adjournment Proposal — To adjourn the Shareholder Meeting to a later date or dates or sine die, if necessary, either (x) to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if, based upon the tabulated vote at the time of the Shareholder Meeting, there are insufficient votes from the holders of Ordinary Shares to approve the Charter Amendment Proposal and/or the Trust Amendment Proposal or (y) if the Board determines before the Shareholder Meeting that is not necessary or no longer desirable to proceed with the Charter Amendment Proposal and/or the Trust Amendment Proposal.

Each of the Charter Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal is cross-conditioned on the approval of each other. The Adjournment Proposal is not conditioned upon the approval of any other proposal. If the Charter Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved at the Shareholder Meeting, the Adjournment Proposal will not be presented.

Voting Power; Record Date

As a shareholder of ION, you have a right to vote on certain matters affecting ION. The proposals that will be presented at the Shareholder Meeting and upon which you are being asked to vote are summarized above and fully set forth in this proxy statement. You will be entitled to vote or direct votes to be cast at the Shareholder Meeting if you owned Ordinary Shares at the close of business on October 21, 2022, which is the Record Date for the Shareholder Meeting. You are entitled to one vote for each Ordinary Share that you owned as of the close of business on the Record Date. If your shares are held in “street name” or are in a margin or similar account, you should contact your bank, broker or other nominee to ensure that votes related to the shares you beneficially own are properly counted. On the Record Date, there were 32,381,000 issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares, of which 26,056,000 Class A Ordinary Shares are held by the Public Shareholders and 6,325,000 Class B Ordinary Shares.

Recommendation of the Board

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS
THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” EACH OF THESE PROPOSALS

Quorum

The presence (which would include presence at the virtual Shareholder Meeting), of the holders of a majority of the Shares being individuals present in person or by proxy or if a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorised representative or proxy, shall be a quorum. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be considered present for the purposes of establishing a quorum. The ION Initial Shareholders, who own 21.9% of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares as of the Record Date, will count towards this quorum. As a result, as of the Record Date, in addition to the shares of the ION Initial Shareholders, an additional 9,084,500 Ordinary Shares held by the Public Shareholders would be required to be present at the Shareholder Meeting to achieve a quorum.

Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes

Abstentions and broker non-votes will be considered present for the purposes of establishing a quorum but, as a matter of Cayman Islands law, will not constitute votes cast at the Shareholder Meeting and therefore (a) will not count as votes cast at the Shareholder Meeting and will have no effect on the outcome of the vote on the

Charter Amendment Proposal or the Adjournment Proposal; and (b) will have the effect of a vote “AGAINST” the Trust Amendment Proposal at the Shareholder Meeting.

Under NYSE rules, if a shareholder holds their shares in “street” name through a bank, broker or other nominee and the shareholder does not instruct their bank, broker or other nominee how to vote their shares on a proposal, the bank, broker or other nominee has the authority to vote the shares in its discretion on certain “routine” matters. However, banks, brokers and other nominees are not authorized to exercise their voting discretion on any “non-routine” matters. This can result in a “broker non-vote,” which occurs on a proposal when (i) a bank, broker or other nominee has discretionary authority to vote on one or more “routine” proposals to be voted on at a meeting of shareholders, (ii) there are one or more “non-routine” proposals to be voted on at the meeting for which the bank, broker or other nominee does not have authority to vote without instructions from the beneficial owner of the shares and (iii) the beneficial owner fails to provide the bank, broker or other nominee with voting instructions on a “non-routine” matter.

We believe that all of the proposals to be voted on at the Shareholder Meeting will be considered non-routine matters. As a result, if you hold your shares in street name, your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee cannot vote the shares you beneficially own on any of the proposals to be voted on at the Shareholder Meeting without your instruction.

Because all of the proposals to be voted on at the Shareholder Meeting are “non-routine” matters, banks, brokers and other nominees will not have authority to vote on any proposals unless instructed, so we do not expect there to be any broker non-votes at the Shareholder Meeting.

Vote Required for Approval

The approval of the Charter Amendment Proposal requires a special resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of at least a two-thirds majority of the votes cast by the holders of the Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares, voting as a single class, who are present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote thereon at the Shareholder Meeting.

The approval of the Trust Amendment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of at least a two-thirds majority of the votes cast by the holders of the Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares, voting as a single class, who are present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote thereon at the Shareholder Meeting.

The approval of the Adjournment Proposal requires an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the votes cast by the holders of the Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares, voting as a single class, who are present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote thereon at the Shareholder Meeting.

Voting Your Shares

If you were a holder of record of Ordinary Shares as of the close of business on October 21, 2022, the Record Date for the Shareholder Meeting, you may vote with respect to the proposals in person or virtually at the Shareholder Meeting, or by completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided. Your proxy card shows the number of Ordinary Shares that you own. If your shares are held in “street name” or are in a margin or similar account, you should contact your broker to ensure that votes related to the shares you beneficially own are properly counted.

There are three ways to vote your Ordinary Shares at the Shareholder Meeting:

Voting by Mail. By signing and dating the proxy card and returning it in the enclosed prepaid and addressed envelope, you are authorizing the individual(s) named on the proxy card to vote your shares at the Shareholder Meeting in the manner you indicate. You are encouraged to sign, date and return the proxy card even if you plan to attend the Shareholder Meeting so that your shares will be voted if you are unable to attend the Shareholder Meeting. If you receive more than one proxy card, it is an indication that your shares are held in multiple accounts. Please sign, date and return all proxy cards to ensure that all of your shares are voted. Votes submitted by mail must be received by 4:30 p.m., local time, on [•], 2022, being 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the Shareholder Meeting (or, in the case of an adjournment, no later than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the adjourned meeting). If you sign, date and return your proxy card without indicating how you wish to vote, your proxy will be voted FOR each of the proposals presented at the Shareholder Meeting. If you fail to return your proxy card and do not vote in person or by proxy at the Shareholder Meeting, your shares (i) will not be counted for the purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the Shareholder Meeting or whether the Charter Amendment Proposal or the Adjournment Proposal (as the case may be) is approved by the requisite votes; and (ii) will have the effect of a vote “AGAINST” the Trust Amendment Proposal at the Shareholder Meeting.

Voting in Person at the Meeting. If you attend the Shareholder Meeting and plan to vote in person, you will be provided with a ballot at the Shareholder Meeting. If your shares are registered directly in your name, you are considered the shareholder of record and you have the right to attend and vote in person at the Shareholder Meeting. If you hold your shares in “street name,” which means your shares are held of record by a bank, broker or other nominee, you should follow the instructions provided by your bank, broker or nominee to ensure that votes related to the shares you beneficially own are properly counted. In this regard, you must provide the record holder of your shares with instructions on how to vote your shares or, if you wish to attend the Shareholder Meeting and vote in person, you will need to bring to the Shareholder Meeting a legal proxy from your bank, broker or nominee authorizing you to vote these shares.

Voting Electronically. You may attend, vote and examine the list of shareholders entitled to vote at the Shareholder Meeting by visiting https://www.cstproxy.com/ionacquisitioncorp3/2022 and entering the control number found on your proxy card, voting instruction form or notice included in the proxy materials. If you hold your shares in “street name,” which means your shares are held of record by a bank, broker or other nominee, you will need to contact the Transfer Agent for specific instructions on how to receive the control number. The Transfer Agent can be contacted at the number or email address above. Please allow up to 72 hours prior to the meeting for processing your control number.

Revoking Your Proxy

If you are a shareholder of record and give a proxy, you may revoke it at any time before the Shareholder Meeting or at the Shareholder Meeting by doing any one of the following:

• you may send a later-dated, signed proxy card to Continental, the Transfer Agent, which shall be received no later than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the Shareholder Meeting (or, in the case of an adjournment, no later than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the adjourned meeting);

• you may notify the Board in writing to ION Acquisition Corp 3 Ltd., 89 Medinat Hayehudim Street, Herzliya, 4676672, Israel before the Shareholder Meeting that you have revoked your proxy; or

• you may attend the Shareholder Meeting, revoke your proxy, and vote in person, as indicated above.

However, if your shares are held in “street name” by your bank, broker or another nominee, you must contact your bank, broker or other nominee to change your vote.

No Additional Matters

The Shareholder Meeting has been called only to consider and vote on the approval of the Charter Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal and, if presented, the Adjournment Proposal. The Board does not know of any other matters to be presented at the Shareholder Meeting. If any additional matters are properly presented at the Shareholder Meeting, absence any express instructions to the contrary, the individual(s) named in the enclosed proxy card will have discretion to vote the shares they represent in accordance with their own judgment on such matters.

Who Can Answer Your Questions about Voting

If you are a ION shareholder and have any questions about how to vote or direct a vote in respect of your Ordinary Shares, you may call Morrow Sodali, our proxy solicitor, by calling (800) 652-5200 (toll-free), or banks and brokers can call (203) 658-9400, or by emailing info@morrowsodali.com.

Redemption Rights

In connection with the approval of the Charter Amendment Proposal, ION’s Public Shareholders may demand that ION redeem their Public Shares for a full pro rata portion of the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to ION to pay its taxes, if any (less $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses) (which, for illustrative purposes, was approximately $[•] per share as of October 21, 2022, the Record Date for the Shareholder Meeting), calculated as of two business days prior to the Shareholder Meeting, regardless of whether they vote for or against, or whether they abstain from voting on, the Charter Amendment Proposal. If a holder properly seeks redemption as described in this section and the Charter Amendment Proposal is approved and implemented, ION will redeem these shares for a pro rata portion of funds deposited in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to ION to pay its taxes, if any (less $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), and the holder will no longer own these shares following the redemption.

As a Public Shareholder, you will be entitled to receive cash for any Class A Ordinary Shares to be redeemed only if you:

(i) hold Class A Ordinary Shares;

(ii) submit a written request to Continental, the Transfer Agent, in which you request that ION redeem all or a portion of your Class A Ordinary Shares for cash; and

(iii) tender your Class A Ordinary Shares by either tendering or delivering your share certificates (if any) and other redemption forms to the Transfer Agent or by tendering or delivering your Public Shares electronically using the Depository Trust Company’s DWAC (Deposit Withdrawal At Custodian) system.

Holders who intend to exercise their redemption rights in connection with the Voluntary Redemption must complete the procedures for electing to redeem their Class A Ordinary Shares in the manner described above prior to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on [•], 2022 (two business days before the Shareholder Meeting) in order for their shares to be redeemed.

If you hold your shares in “street name,” you will have to coordinate with your bank, broker or other nominee to have your shares certificated or delivered electronically. Shares of ION that have not been tendered (either physically or electronically) in accordance with these procedures will not be redeemed for cash. There is a nominal cost associated with this tendering process and the act of certificating the shares or tendering or delivering them through DTC’s DWAC system. The Transfer Agent will typically charge the tendering broker $80 and it would be up to the broker whether or not to pass this cost on to the redeeming shareholder.

Any request for Voluntary Redemption, once made by a Public Shareholder, may be withdrawn in whole or in part, with the consent of the Board, at any time up to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on [ONE BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE EGM DATE]. If you tender or deliver your shares, share certificates (if any) and other redemption forms for Voluntary Redemption to the Transfer Agent and later decide not to elect redemption, you may request before the

Voluntary Redemption Withdrawal Deadline that ION instruct the Transfer Agent to return the shares (physically or electronically). We will be required to honor such request only if made prior to the Voluntary Redemption Withdrawal Deadline. After this time, a request for Voluntary Redemption may not be withdrawn unless the Board determines (in its sole discretion) to permit the withdrawal of such redemption request (which it may do in whole or in part).

Any corrected or changed written exercise of redemption rights in connection with the Voluntary Redemption must be received by the Transfer Agent prior to the deadline for exercising redemption requests in connection with the Voluntary Redemption and, thereafter, prior to the Voluntary Redemption Withdrawal Deadline. No request for such redemption will be honored unless the holder’s shares, share certificates (if any) and other redemption forms have been tendered or delivered (either physically or electronically) to the Transfer Agent, prior to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on [•], 2022 (two business days before the Shareholder Meeting).

If a Public Shareholder properly makes a request for Voluntary Redemption and the Class A Ordinary Shares are tendered or delivered as described above and the Charter Amendment Proposal is approved and implemented, then, ION will redeem such Class A Ordinary Shares for a pro rata portion of funds deposited in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to ION to pay its taxes, if any (less $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), calculated as of two business days prior to the Shareholder Meeting. Prior to exercising redemption rights, shareholders should verify the market price of Class A Ordinary Shares as they may receive higher proceeds from the sale of their Class A Ordinary Shares in the public market than from exercising their redemption rights if the market price per share is higher than the redemption price. ION cannot assure its shareholders that they will be able to sell their Class A Ordinary Shares in the open market, even if the market price per share is higher than the redemption price stated above, as there may not be sufficient liquidity in its shares when its shareholders wish to sell their shares.

If a Public Shareholder exercises his, her or its redemption rights in connection with the Voluntary Redemption, then he, she or it will be exchanging his, her or its Class A Ordinary Shares for cash and will no longer own those shares. You will be entitled to receive cash for these shares only if you properly demand redemption by tendering or delivering your share certificates (if any) and other redemption forms (either physically or electronically) to the Transfer Agent as described above and the Charter Amendment Proposal is approved and implemented.

In addition, if the Charter Amendment Proposal is approved and implemented, and because ION will not be able to complete an initial business combination by the Amended Termination Date, ION will be obligated to complete the redemption of all the remaining issued and outstanding Public Shares that were not redeemed in the Voluntary Redemption as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days after the Amended Termination Date, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount on deposit in the Trust Account as of the Amended Termination Date (after taking into account the Voluntary Redemption), including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to ION to pay its taxes, if any (less $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of the remaining issued and outstanding Public Shares after completion of the Voluntary Redemption. As of the close of business on the Amended Termination Date, all remaining issued and outstanding Public Shares (after taking into account the Voluntary Redemption) will be deemed cancelled and will represent only the right to receive the redemption amount. The redemption amount will be payable to the holders of these Public Shares upon presentation of their respective share certificates or other delivery of their shares, share certificates (if any) and other redemption forms to the Transfer Agent. Beneficial owners of such Public Shares held in “street name,” however, will not need to take any action in order to receive the Redemption Amount. Upon the completion of the Post-Amendment Share Redemption, the Public Shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any) will be extinguished.

For a discussion of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations for shareholders with respect to the exercise of these redemption rights, see “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations for Shareholders.” The consequences of a redemption to any particular shareholder will depend on that shareholder’s particular facts and circumstances. Accordingly, you are urged to consult your tax advisor to determine your tax consequences from the exercise of your redemption rights, including the applicability and effect of U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. income and other tax laws in light of your particular circumstances.

Appraisal Rights and Dissenters’ Rights

There are no appraisal rights or dissenters’ rights available to ION’s shareholders in connection with the Charter Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal.

Proxy Solicitation Costs

ION is soliciting proxies on behalf of the Board. This proxy solicitation is being made by mail, but also may be made by telephone or in person. ION has engaged Morrow Sodali to assist in the solicitation of proxies for the Shareholder Meeting. ION and its directors, officers and employees may also solicit proxies in person. ION will ask banks, brokers and other institutions, nominees and fiduciaries to forward this proxy statement and the related proxy materials to their principals and to obtain their authority to execute proxies and voting instructions.

ION will bear the entire cost of the proxy solicitation, including the preparation, assembly, printing, mailing and distribution of this proxy statement and the related proxy materials. ION will pay Morrow Sodali a fee of $25,000, plus disbursements, reimburse Morrow Sodali for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and indemnify Morrow Sodali and its affiliates against certain claims, liabilities, losses, damages and expenses for its services as ION’s proxy solicitor. ION will reimburse brokerage firms and other custodians for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses for forwarding this proxy statement and the related proxy materials to ION shareholders. Directors, officers and employees of ION who solicit proxies will not be paid any additional compensation for soliciting.

PROPOSAL NO. 1 — THE CHARTER AMENDMENT PROPOSAL

Overview

ION is proposing to amend and restate its Memorandum and Articles of Association to change the date by which ION has to consummate a business combination from the Original Termination Date to the Amended Termination Date.

On the Record Date, the redemption price per share was approximately $[•] (which is expected to be the same approximate amount two business days prior to the Shareholder Meeting), based on the aggregate amount on deposit in the Trust Account of approximately $[•] as of the Record Date, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to ION to pay its taxes, if any (less $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the total number of then outstanding Public Shares. The closing price of the Class A Ordinary Shares on NYSE on the Record Date was $[•]. Accordingly, if the market price of the Class A Ordinary Shares were to remain the same until the date of the Shareholder Meeting, exercising redemption rights would result in a Public Shareholder receiving approximately $[•] more per share than if the shares were sold in the open market. ION cannot assure shareholders that they will be able to sell their Class A Ordinary Shares in the open market, even if the market price per share is lower than the redemption price stated above, as there may not be sufficient liquidity in its shares when such shareholders wish to sell their shares.

Reasons for the Charter Amendment Proposal

ION is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. ION’s objective is to identify and complete a business combination by capitalizing on ION’s relationships, knowledge and experience across industries to effect a positive transformation or augmentation of an existing business. After the closing of the IPO in May 2021, and consistent with ION’s business purpose, the Board and ION’s management commenced an active search for potential business combination targets, leveraging ION’s and the Sponsor’s network of relationships and intimate knowledge of the private company marketplace.

As of the date of this proxy statement, ION has not entered into an agreement to effectuate a business combination with any of the potential targets that it has reviewed due to a variety of reasons, including, among other things: (i) the parties’ inability to reach an agreement on valuation; (ii) ION’s preliminary assessment of the relevant target company’s business model, customer concentration, competitive landscape and corresponding risks to future financial performance; (iii) ION’s preliminary assessment of the relevant target company’s ability to execute its business and financial plans and scale its business; (iv) alternative options available to potential targets, such as pursuing a private placement, or waiting for the capital markets to improve before pursuing a listing; and (v) material changes in the market valuations of public company transactions since the IPO, creating divergent expectations of valuation between SPACs like ION and shareholders of businesses that may be interested in pursuing a business combination.

The Board believes that ION will not be able to identify, agree upon and consummate a business combination with a suitable target that meets ION’s criteria for a business combination at an acceptable valuation by or before the Original Termination Date. Changes in the regulatory landscape have further affected ION’s prospects for consummating a business combination, including the SEC’s proposed rules relating to, among other items, enhancing disclosure in business combination transactions involving SPACs and private operating companies and increasing the potential liability of certain participants in proposed business combination transactions. The Board considers that the SEC’s proposed rules, if adopted, whether in the form proposed or in revised form, may materially increase the time required to negotiate and complete an initial business combination and could further impair ION’s ability to complete an initial business combination by or before the Original Termination Date.

The Memorandum and Articles of Association currently provide that ION has until the Original Termination Date to complete its initial business combination and, if ION does not complete an initial business combination by the Original Termination Date, it will (i) cease all operations, except for the purpose of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, complete the redemption of all issued and outstanding Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to ION to pay its taxes, if any (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number

of the then-outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any); and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption and subject to the approval of ION’s then remaining shareholders and the Board, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to ION’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.

The Board believes that the current provisions of the Memorandum and Articles of Association above were included to protect ION’s shareholders from having to sustain their investment for an unreasonably long period if ION were unable to find a suitable initial business combination target in the timeframe contemplated by the Memorandum and Articles of Association. However, even though the Board has determined that it is very unlikely that ION would be able to complete a business combination before the Original Termination Date, in the absence of a resolution passed pursuant to the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands to commence the voluntary liquidation of the Company prior to the consummation of a business combination, ION is not permitted by the Memorandum and Articles of Association and the existing Trust Agreement to return the funds in the Trust Account to the Public Shareholders by way of liquidating the Trust Account until after the Original Termination Date, and the Public Shareholders may only exercise their redemption rights in connection with a shareholder vote on a proposed business combination or upon the approval of an amendment to any provision of the Memorandum and Articles of Association relating to the rights of holders of Class A Ordinary Shares.

The purpose of the Charter Amendment Proposal is to change the Original Termination Date to the Amended Termination Date such that (i) the Public Shareholders may elect to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares in exchange for their pro rata portion of the funds held in the Trust Account in connection with the approval of the Charter Amendment Proposal, without having to wait for approximately another six months to do so and (ii) ION will be obligated to redeem all remaining issued and outstanding Public Shares not redeemed in the Voluntary Redemption as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days after the Amended Termination Date and, subject to the approval of ION’s remaining shareholders after completion of the Post-Amendment Share Redemption and the Board, liquidate and dissolve as promptly as reasonably possible after completion of the Post-Amendment Share Redemption, which will allow ION to return the funds to its Public Shareholders earlier and enable these shareholders to recover their investment sooner and deploy such returned funds as they see fit. ION also plans to voluntarily delist the Class A Ordinary Shares from NYSE as soon as practicable after completion of the Post-Amendment Share Redemption, subject to the rules of NYSE and the Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association.

The Charter Amendment Proposal also removes the requirement that ION have minimum net tangible assets of at least $5,000,000. This is a protective provision that is intended to ensure that ION complies with Rule 429 under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933. A failure to comply could, among other things, result in ION being unable to maintain the listing for its securities on any national securities exchange. The Board believes that a decision by shareholders to adopt the Amended Termination Date obviates the need for such compliance and, in fact, could have the unintended consequences of frustrating a liquidation and dissolution that was otherwise sought by shareholders.

After careful consideration of all relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the time value of money and the conclusion that it is very unlikely that ION would be able to complete a business combination before the Original Termination Date, the Board has determined that the Charter Amendment Proposal is in the best interests of ION and its shareholders and recommends that you vote or give instruction to vote “FOR” the Charter Amendment Proposal.

Consequences if the Charter Amendment Proposal Is Not Approved

If, based upon the tabulated vote at the time of the Shareholder Meeting, there are insufficient votes from the holders of Ordinary Shares to approve the Charter Amendment Proposal, ION may put the Adjournment Proposal to a vote in order to seek additional time to obtain sufficient votes in support of the Charter Amendment Proposal. If the Adjournment Proposal is not approved by ION’s shareholders, the Board may not be able to adjourn the Shareholder Meeting to a later date or dates in the event that there are insufficient votes from the holders of Ordinary Shares at the time of the Shareholder Meeting to approve the Charter Amendment Proposal.

If the Charter Amendment Proposal is not approved at the Shareholder Meeting or at any adjournment thereof or is not implemented, and a business combination is not completed on or before the Original Termination Date, then as contemplated by and in accordance with the Memorandum and Articles of Association, ION will (i) cease all operations, except for the purpose of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than

ten business days thereafter, complete the redemption of all issued and outstanding Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to ION to pay its taxes, if any (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of the then-outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any); and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption and subject to the approval of ION’s remaining shareholders after such redemption and the Board, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to ION’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.

In addition, each of the Charter Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal is cross-conditioned on the approval of each other.

If the Charter Amendment Proposal Is Approved

If the Charter Amendment Proposal is approved and implemented, and because ION will not be able to complete an initial business combination by the Amended Termination Date, ION will (i) immediately after the Shareholder Meeting, cease all operations, except for the purpose of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible, complete the Voluntary Redemption; (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, complete the redemption of all remaining issued and outstanding Public Shares not redeemed in the Voluntary Redemption, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account (after taking into account the Voluntary Redemption), including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to ION to pay its taxes, if any (less $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of the then-outstanding Public Shares; and (iv) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption and subject to the approval of ION’s remaining shareholders after completion of the Post-Amendment Share Redemption and the Board, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to ION’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. ION also plans to voluntarily delist the Class A Ordinary Shares from NYSE as soon as practicable after completion of the Post-Amendment Share Redemption, subject to the rules of NYSE and the Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association.

In addition, if the Charter Amendment Proposal is approved and implemented, the removal from the Trust Account of the amount equal to the pro rata portion of funds available in the Trust Account with respect to redeemed Public Shares in the Voluntary Redemption will reduce the amount remaining in the Trust Account and increase the percentage interest of ION held by ION’s officers, directors, the Sponsor and its affiliates.

Interests of the Sponsor and ION’s Officers and Directors

When you consider the recommendation of the Board, ION shareholders should be aware that aside from their interests as shareholders, the Sponsor and ION’s officers and directors have interests that differ from the interests of other shareholders generally. The Board was aware of and considered these interests, among other matters, in recommending to ION shareholders that they approve the Charter Amendment Proposal. ION shareholders should take the following interests into account when deciding whether to approve the Charter Amendment Proposal:

• The fact that the Sponsor and ION’s officers and directors have agreed not to redeem any Ordinary Shares held by them in connection with a shareholder vote to approve a business combination or the Charter Amendment Proposal. Therefore, the 756,000 Private Placement Shares held by the Sponsor, for which the Sponsor paid $7,560,000, will become worthless if ION is not able to consummate a business combination within the required time period.

• The fact that the Sponsor and ION’s officers and directors will only be reimbursed for fees due or out-of-pocket expenses either (i) prior to the consummation of an initial business combination through funds held outside of the Trust Account or (ii) in connection with or after the consummation of an initial business combination. As of [•], 2022, ION had cash of $[•] remaining outside of the Trust Account. As of the date of this proxy statement, the Sponsor and ION’s officers and directors and their affiliates had incurred approximately $[•] of unpaid reimbursable fees and expenses. Such amount will continue to increase if the Charter Amendment Proposal is not approved and implemented.

• The fact that, if the Trust Account is liquidated in the event we are unable to complete an initial business combination within the required time period, the Sponsor has agreed to indemnify ION to ensure that the proceeds in the Trust Account are not reduced below $10.00 per Public Share, or such lesser amount on the liquidation date, by the claims of prospective target businesses with which ION has entered into an acquisition agreement or claims of any third party for services rendered or products sold to ION, but only if such a vendor or target business has not executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account.

Redemption Rights

In connection with the approval of the Charter Amendment Proposal, ION’s Public Shareholders may demand that ION redeem their Public Shares for a full pro rata portion of the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to ION to pay its taxes, if any (less $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses) (which, for illustrative purposes, was approximately $[•] per share as of October 21, 2022, the Record Date for the Shareholder Meeting), calculated as of two business days prior to the Shareholder Meeting, regardless of whether they vote for or against, or whether they abstain from voting on, the Charter Amendment Proposal. If a holder properly seeks redemption as described in this section and the Charter Amendment Proposal is approved and implemented, ION will redeem these shares for a pro rata portion of funds deposited in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to ION to pay its taxes, if any (less $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), and the holder will no longer own these shares following the redemption.

As a Public Shareholder, you will be entitled to receive cash for any Class A Ordinary Shares to be redeemed only if you:

(i) hold Class A Ordinary Shares;

(ii) submit a written request to Continental, the Transfer Agent, in which you request that ION redeem all or a portion of your Class A Ordinary Shares for cash; and

(iii) tender your Class A Ordinary Shares by either tendering or delivering your share certificates (if any) and other redemption forms to the Transfer Agent or by tendering or delivering your Public Shares electronically using the Depository Trust Company’s DWAC (Deposit Withdrawal At Custodian) system.

Holders who intend to exercise their redemption rights in connection with the Voluntary Redemption must complete the procedures for electing to redeem their Class A Ordinary Shares in the manner described above prior to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on [•], 2022 (two business days before the Shareholder Meeting) in order for their shares to be redeemed.

If you hold your shares in “street name,” you will have to coordinate with your bank, broker or other nominee to have your shares certificated or delivered electronically. Shares of ION that have not been tendered (either physically or electronically) in accordance with these procedures will not be redeemed for cash. There is a nominal cost associated with this tendering process and the act of certificating the shares or tendering or delivering them through DTC’s DWAC system. The Transfer Agent will typically charge the tendering broker $80 and it would be up to the broker whether or not to pass this cost on to the redeeming shareholder.

Any request for Voluntary Redemption, once made by a Public Shareholder, may be withdrawn in whole or in part, with the consent of the Board, at any time up to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on [ONE BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE EGM DATE]. If you tender or deliver your shares, share certificates (if any) and other redemption forms for Voluntary Redemption to the Transfer Agent and later decide not to elect redemption, you may request before the Voluntary Redemption Withdrawal Deadline that ION instruct the Transfer Agent to return the shares (physically or electronically). We will be required to honor such request only if made prior to the Voluntary Redemption Withdrawal Deadline. After this time, a request for Voluntary Redemption may not be withdrawn unless the Board determines (in its sole discretion) to permit the withdrawal of such redemption request (which it may do in whole or in part).

Any corrected or changed written exercise of redemption rights in connection with the Voluntary Redemption must be received by the Transfer Agent prior to the deadline for exercising redemption requests in connection with the Voluntary Redemption and, thereafter, prior to the Voluntary Redemption Withdrawal Deadline. No request for such redemption will be honored unless the holder’s shares have been tendered or delivered (either physically or electronically) to the Transfer Agent, prior to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on [•], 2022 (two business days before the Shareholder Meeting).

If a Public Shareholder properly makes a request for Voluntary Redemption and the Class A Ordinary Shares are delivered as described above and the Charter Amendment Proposal is approved and implemented, then, ION will redeem such Class A Ordinary Shares for a pro rata portion of funds deposited in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to ION to pay its taxes, if any (less $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), calculated as of two business days prior to the Shareholder Meeting. Prior to exercising redemption rights, shareholders should verify the market price of Class A Ordinary Shares as they may receive higher proceeds from the sale of their Class A Ordinary Shares in the public market than from exercising their redemption rights if the market price per share is higher than the redemption price. ION cannot assure its shareholders that they will be able to sell their Class A Ordinary Shares in the open market, even if the market price per share is higher than the redemption price stated above, as there may not be sufficient liquidity in its shares when its shareholders wish to sell their shares.

If a Public Shareholder exercises his, her or its redemption rights in connection with the Voluntary Redemption, then he, she or it will be exchanging his, her or its Class A Ordinary Shares for cash and will no longer own those shares. You will be entitled to receive cash for these shares only if you properly demand redemption by tendering or delivering your shares, share certificates (if any) and other redemption forms (either physically or electronically) to the Transfer Agent as described above and the Charter Amendment Proposal is approved and implemented.

For a discussion of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations for shareholders with respect to the exercise of these redemption rights, see “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations for Shareholders.” The consequences of a redemption to any particular shareholder will depend on that shareholder’s particular facts and circumstances. Accordingly, you are urged to consult your tax advisor to determine your tax consequences from the exercise of your redemption rights, including the applicability and effect of U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. income and other tax laws in light of your particular circumstances.

Vote Required for Approval

The approval of the Charter Amendment Proposal requires a special resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of at least a two-thirds majority of the votes cast by the holders of Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares, voting as a single class, who are present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote thereon at the Shareholder Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be considered present for the purposes of establishing a quorum but, as a matter of Cayman Islands law, will not constitute votes cast at the Shareholder Meeting and therefore will have no effect on the approval of the Charter Amendment Proposal. The Charter Amendment Proposal is conditioned on the approval of the Trust Amendment Proposal.

In addition to the shares of the ION Initial Shareholders, the approval of the Charter Amendment Proposal will require the affirmative vote of at least 14,481,333 Ordinary Shares held by the Public Shareholders (or approximately 57.3% of the Class A Ordinary Shares) if all Ordinary Shares are represented at the Shareholder Meeting and cast votes, and the affirmative vote of at least 3,687,667 Ordinary Shares held by the Public Shareholders (or approximately 14.6% of the Class A Ordinary Shares) if only such shares as are required to establish a quorum are represented at the Shareholder Meeting and cast votes.

Full Text of the Resolution

“RESOLVED, as a special resolution, that the existing amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company be and are hereby replaced in their entirety with the new second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association in the form set forth in Annex A of the accompanying proxy statement. The approval of this resolution is intended to constitute the adoption of a plan of complete liquidation of the Company for U.S. federal income tax purposes unless otherwise required by applicable law.”

Recommendation of the Board

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE CHARTER AMENDMENT PROPOSAL.

PROPOSAL NO. 2 — THE TRUST AMENDMENT PROPOSAL

Overview

On May 4, 2021, we consummated our initial public offering of 25,300,000 Class A Ordinary Shares to our Public Shareholders which included the exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option. As a result, an amount equal to $253,000,000 was placed in the Trust Account, with Continental acting as trustee. The balance of the Trust Account as of June 30, 2022 was $254,719,365.

Continental’s role as trustee of the Trust Account is subject to the terms and conditions of the Trust Agreement. The Trust Agreement currently provides that Continental shall commence liquidation of the Trust Account only and promptly (x) after its receipt of the applicable instruction letter delivered by ION in connection with either a closing of an initial business combination or ION’s inability to effect an initial business combination within the time frame specified in the Memorandum and Articles of Association or (y) upon the date that is the later of the Original Termination Date and such later date as may be approved by ION’s shareholders in accordance with the Memorandum and Articles of Association, if the aforementioned termination letter has not been received by Continental prior to such date. The Trust Agreement further provides that the provision described in the preceding sentence may not be modified, amended or deleted without the affirmative vote of two-thirds majority of the then outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares of the Company, voting together as a single class.

Reasons for the Trust Amendment Proposal

We propose to amend the Trust Agreement, pursuant to an amendment to the Trust Agreement in the form set forth in Annex B of this proxy statement, to change the date on which Continental must commence liquidation of the Trust Account to the Amended Termination Date, such that Continental shall commence liquidation of the Trust Account promptly upon the Amended Termination Date once the Trust Amendment Proposal is approved at the Shareholder Meeting.

After careful consideration of all relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the time value of money and the conclusion that it is very unlikely that ION would be able to complete a business combination before the Original Termination Date, the Board has determined that the Trust Amendment Proposal is in the best interests of ION and its shareholders and recommends that you vote or give instruction to vote “FOR” the Trust Amendment Proposal.

Consequences if the Trust Amendment Proposal Is Not Approved

If, based upon the tabulated vote at the time of the Shareholder Meeting, there are insufficient votes from the holders of Ordinary Shares to approve the Trust Amendment Proposal, ION may put the Adjournment Proposal to a vote in order to seek additional time to obtain sufficient votes in support of the Trust Amendment Proposal. If the Adjournment Proposal is not approved by ION’s shareholders, the Board may not be able to adjourn the Shareholder Meeting to a later date or dates in the event that there are insufficient votes from the holders of Ordinary Shares at the time of the Shareholder Meeting to approve the Trust Amendment Proposal.

If the Trust Amendment Proposal is not approved at the Shareholder Meeting or at any adjournment thereof or is not implemented, and a business combination is not completed on or before the Original Termination Date, then as contemplated by and in accordance with the Trust Agreement, Continental shall commence liquidation of the Trust Account only and promptly (x) after its receipt of the applicable instruction letter delivered by ION in connection with ION’s inability to effect an initial business combination within the time frame specified in the Memorandum and Articles of Association or (y) upon the date that is the later of the Original Termination Date and such later date as may be approved by ION’s shareholders in accordance with the Memorandum and Articles of Association, if the aforementioned termination letter has not been received by Continental prior to such date.

In addition, each of the Trust Amendment Proposal and the Charter Amendment Proposal is cross-conditioned on the approval of each other.

Interests of the Sponsor and ION’s Officers and Directors

ION shareholders should be aware that aside from their interests as shareholders, the Sponsor and ION’s officers and directors have interests that differ from the interests of other shareholders generally. The Board was aware of and considered these interests, among other matters, in recommending to ION shareholders that they approve the Trust Amendment Proposal.

Please see “Proposal No. 1 — The Charter Amendment Proposal, Interests of the Sponsor and ION’s Officers and Directors” above when you consider the recommendation of the Board. ION shareholders should such interests into account when deciding whether to approve the Trust Amendment Proposal.

Vote Required for Approval

The approval of the Trust Amendment Proposal requires a special resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of at least a two-thirds majority of the votes cast by the holders of Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares, voting as a single class, who are present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote thereon at the Shareholder Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be considered present for the purposes of establishing a quorum but, as a matter of Cayman Islands law, will not constitute votes cast at the Shareholder Meeting and therefore will have no effect on the approval of the Trust Amendment Proposal. The Trust Amendment Proposal is conditioned on the approval of the Charter Amendment Proposal.

In addition to the shares of the ION Initial Shareholders, the approval of the Trust Amendment Proposal will require the affirmative vote of at least 14,481,333 Ordinary Shares held by the Public Shareholders (or approximately 57.3% of the Class A Ordinary Shares) if all Ordinary Shares are represented at the Shareholder Meeting and cast votes, and the affirmative vote of at least 3,687,667 Ordinary Shares held by the Public Shareholders (or approximately 14.6% of the Class A Ordinary Shares) if only such shares as are required to establish a quorum are represented at the Shareholder Meeting and cast votes.

Full Text of the Resolution

“RESOLVED, that, conditional upon the effectiveness of the second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company, the amendment to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated April 29, 2021 (the “Trust Agreement”), by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York limited purpose trust company, as trustee (“Continental”), pursuant to an amendment to the Trust Agreement in the form set forth in Annex B of the accompanying proxy statement, to change the date on which Continental must commence liquidation of the trust account established in connection with the Company’s initial public offering to the date of the extraordinary general meeting be and is hereby authorized and approved.”

Recommendation of the Board

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE TRUST AMENDMENT PROPOSAL.

PROPOSAL NO. 3 — THE ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL

Overview

The Adjournment Proposal asks shareholders to approve the adjournment of the Shareholder Meeting to a later date or dates or sine die, if necessary, either (x) to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if, based upon the tabulated vote at the time of the Shareholder Meeting, there are insufficient votes from the holders of Ordinary Shares to approve the Charter Amendment Proposal and/or the Trust Amendment Proposal or (y) if the Board determines before the Shareholder Meeting that is not necessary or no longer desirable to proceed with the Charter Amendment Proposal and/or the Trust Amendment Proposal. In either such event, the Company will ask shareholders to vote only upon the Adjournment Proposal and not on the Charter Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal.

Consequences if the Adjournment Proposal Is Not Approved

If the Adjournment Proposal is not approved by ION’s shareholders, the Board may not be able to adjourn the Shareholder Meeting to a later date in the event, based on the tabulated votes, there are insufficient votes from the holders of Ordinary Shares to approve the Charter Amendment Proposal and/or the Trust Amendment Proposal. In such event, the Charter Amendment Proposal and/or the Trust Amendment Proposal would not be implemented.

Vote Required for Approval

The approval of the Adjournment Proposal requires an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the votes cast by the holders of the Ordinary Shares who are present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote thereon at the Shareholder Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be considered present for the purposes of establishing a quorum but, as a matter of Cayman Islands law, will not constitute votes cast at the Shareholder Meeting and therefore will have no effect on the approval of the Adjournment Proposal.

In addition to the shares of the ION Initial Shareholders, the approval of the Adjournment Proposal will require the affirmative vote of at least 9,084,500 Ordinary Shares held by the Public Shareholders (or approximately 34.9% of the Class A Ordinary Shares) if all Ordinary Shares are represented at the Shareholder Meeting and cast votes, and the affirmative vote of at least 989,250 Ordinary Shares held by the Public Shareholders (or approximately 3.8% of the Class A Ordinary Shares) if only such shares as are required to establish a quorum are represented at the Shareholder Meeting and cast votes.

Full Text of the Resolution

“RESOLVED, as an ordinary resolution, that the adjournment of the extraordinary general meeting to a later time, date and place to be determined by the chairman of the extraordinary general meeting be and is hereby authorised and approved.”

Recommendation of the Board

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL OF THE ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL.

CERTAIN U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS FOR SHAREHOLDERS

The following discussion is a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations for U.S. Holders and Non-U.S. Holders (each as defined below, and together, “Holders”) that have their Public Shares redeemed for cash, either pursuant to an exercise of redemption rights in connection with the Voluntary Redemption or in connection with ION’s liquidation in the event the Charter Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved. This section applies only to Holders that hold their Public Shares as “capital assets” for U.S. federal income tax purposes (generally, property held for investment).

This discussion does not address the U.S. federal income tax consequences to ION’s founders, the Sponsor or its affiliates, or any other sponsors, officers or directors of ION, or to any person holding Class B Ordinary Shares or Private Placement Shares. This discussion is limited to U.S. federal income tax considerations and does not address any estate or gift or other U.S. non-income tax considerations or considerations arising under the tax laws of any U.S. state or local or non-U.S. jurisdiction. This discussion does not describe all of the U.S. federal income tax consequences that may be relevant to any particular shareholders in light of their particular circumstances, including the alternative minimum tax, the Medicare tax on certain investment income and the different consequences that may apply to any shareholders subject to special rules under U.S. federal income tax law, such as:

• banks, financial institutions or financial services entities;

• broker-dealers;

• taxpayers that are subject to the mark-to-market accounting rules with respect to the Public Shares;

• tax-exempt entities;

• governments or agencies or instrumentalities thereof;

• insurance companies;

• regulated investment companies or real estate investment trusts;

• partnerships (including entities or arrangements treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes) or pass-through entities (including S Corporations), or persons that hold Public Shares through such partnerships or pass-through entities;

• U.S. expatriates or former long-term residents of the United States;

• persons that actually or constructively own five percent or more (by vote or value) of ION’s shares (except as specifically provided below);

• persons that acquired their Public Shares pursuant to an exercise of employee share options, in connection with employee share incentive plans or otherwise as compensation;

• persons that hold their Public Shares as part of a straddle, constructive sale, hedge, wash sale, conversion or other integrated or similar transaction;

• U.S. Holders (as defined below) whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar; or

• “specified foreign corporations” (including “controlled foreign corporations”), “passive foreign investment companies” or corporations that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax.

If a partnership (or any entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds Public Shares, the tax treatment of such partnership and a person treated as a partner of such partnership will generally depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Partnerships holding Public Shares and persons that are treated as partners of such partnerships should consult their tax advisors as to the particular U.S. federal income tax consequences to them of the Voluntary Redemption, the Charter Amendment Proposal, and the Trust Amendment Proposal.

This discussion is based on the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), proposed, temporary and final Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, and judicial and administrative interpretations thereof, all as of the date hereof. All of the foregoing is subject to change, which change could apply retroactively and could affect the tax considerations described herein.

ION has not sought, and does not intend to seek, any rulings from the IRS as to any U.S. federal income tax considerations described herein. There can be no assurance that the IRS will not take positions inconsistent with the considerations discussed below or that any such positions would not be sustained by a court.

THIS DISCUSSION IS ONLY A SUMMARY OF CERTAIN U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REDEMPTION OF PUBLIC SHARES IN CONNECTION WITH THE VOLUNTARY REDEMPTION, AS WELL AS THE CHARTER AMENDMENT PROPOSAL AND TRUST AMENDMENT PROPOSAL. EACH HOLDER SHOULD CONSULT ITS OWN TAX ADVISOR WITH RESPECT TO THE PARTICULAR TAX CONSEQUENCES TO SUCH HOLDER OF THE REDEMPTION OF PUBLIC SHARES IN CONNECTION WITH THE VOLUNTARY REDEMPTION, AS WELL AS THE CHARTER AMENDMENT PROPOSAL AND TRUST AMENDMENT PROPOSAL, INCLUDING THE APPLICABILITY AND EFFECTS OF U.S. FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL AND NON-U.S. TAX LAWS.

U.S. Holders

As used herein, a “U.S. Holder” is a beneficial owner of a Public Share who or that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

• an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States;

• a corporation that is created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia;

• an estate whose income is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of its source; or

• a trust if (1) a U.S. court can exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust and one or more United States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (2) it has a valid election in place to be treated as a United States person.

Tax Characterization of Redemption of Public Shares

Redemption of Public Shares Pursuant to an Exercise of Redemption Rights

The redemption of a U.S. Holder’s Public Shares pursuant to an exercise of redemption rights in connection with the Voluntary Redemption is likely to be treated as a distribution of cash to such U.S. Holder in connection with the complete liquidation of ION for U.S. federal income tax purposes. However, it is possible that such redemption could be treated as a separate redemption transaction not in connection with the complete liquidation of ION for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

If the redemption of a U.S. Holder’s Public Shares pursuant to an exercise of redemption rights in connection with the Voluntary Redemption is treated as a distribution to such U.S. Holder in complete liquidation of ION, such distribution will be treated as a payment received in exchange for such Public Shares under Section 331 of the Code and taxable to the U.S. Holder as described below under the section entitled “— Redemption of Public Shares in Connection with ION’s Liquidation” and “— Taxation of Redemption as a Sale of Public Shares.”

If a redemption of a U.S. Holder’s Public Shares pursuant to an exercise of redemption rights in connection with the Voluntary Redemption is not treated as a distribution to such Holder in complete liquidation of ION (a “non-liquidating redemption”), the U.S. federal income tax consequences to a U.S. Holder of Public Shares of such redemption will depend on whether the non-liquidating redemption qualifies as a sale of Public Shares under Section 302 of the Code. If the non-liquidating redemption qualifies as a sale of Public Shares by a U.S. Holder, the tax consequences to such U.S. Holder are as described below under the section entitled “— Taxation of Redemption Treated as a Sale of Public Shares.” If the non-liquidating redemption does not qualify as a sale of Public Shares, a U.S. Holder will be treated as receiving a corporate distribution with the tax consequences to such U.S. Holder as described below under the section entitled “— Taxation of Redemption Treated as a Distribution.”

Whether a non-liquidating redemption of Public Shares qualifies for sale treatment under Section 302 of the Code will depend largely on the total number of shares of ION’s stock treated as held by the redeemed U.S. Holder before and after the non-liquidating redemption (including any stock of ION treated as constructively owned by the

U.S. Holder) relative to all of the stock of ION outstanding both before and after the non-liquidating redemption. A non-liquidating redemption of Public Shares generally will be treated as a sale of Public Shares (rather than as a corporate distribution) if the non-liquidating redemption (1) is “substantially disproportionate” with respect to the U.S. Holder, (2) results in a “complete termination” of the U.S. Holder’s interest in ION or (3) is “not essentially equivalent to a dividend” with respect to the U.S. Holder. These tests are explained more fully below.

In determining whether any of the foregoing tests result in a non-liquidating redemption qualifying for sale treatment, a U.S. Holder takes into account not only shares of ION’s stock actually owned by the U.S. Holder, but also shares of ION’s stock that are constructively owned by it under certain attribution rules set forth in the Code. A U.S. Holder may constructively own, in addition to stock owned directly, stock owned by certain related individuals and entities in which the U.S. Holder has an interest or that have an interest in such U.S. Holder, as well as any stock that the U.S. Holder has a right to acquire by exercise of an option.

In order to meet the substantially disproportionate test, the percentage of ION’s outstanding voting stock actually and constructively owned by the U.S. Holder immediately following the non-liquidating redemption of Public Shares must, among other requirements, be less than eighty percent (80%) of the percentage of ION’s outstanding voting stock actually and constructively owned by the U.S. Holder immediately before the non-liquidating redemption. There will be a complete termination of a U.S. Holder’s interest if either (1) all of the Public Shares actually and constructively owned by the U.S. Holder are redeemed or (2) all of the Public Shares actually owned by the U.S. Holder are redeemed and the U.S. Holder is eligible to waive, and effectively waives in accordance with specific rules, the attribution of stock owned by certain family members and the U.S. Holder does not constructively own any other Public Shares. The non-liquidating redemption of Public Shares will not be essentially equivalent to a dividend if the non-liquidating redemption results in a “meaningful reduction” of the U.S. Holder’s proportionate interest in ION. Whether the non-liquidating redemption will result in a meaningful reduction in a U.S. Holder’s proportionate interest in ION will depend on the particular facts and circumstances. However, the IRS has indicated in a published ruling that even a small reduction in the proportionate interest of a small minority stockholder in a publicly held corporation where such stockholder exercises no control over corporate affairs may constitute such a “meaningful reduction.”

If none of the foregoing tests is satisfied, then a non-liquidating redemption of Public Shares will be treated as a corporate distribution to the redeemed U.S. Holder and the tax effects to such a U.S. Holder will be as described below under the section entitled “— Taxation of Redemption Treated as a Distribution.” After the application of those rules, any remaining tax basis of the U.S. Holder in the redeemed Public Shares will be added to the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in its remaining shares of ION’s stock or, if it has none, possibly to the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in other shares of ION’s stock constructively owned by it.

Whether a non-liquidating redemption satisfies one or more of the foregoing tests will generally depend upon a U.S. Holder’s particular circumstances. This determination may, in appropriate circumstances, take into account other acquisitions or dispositions of ION’s securities that occur as part of a plan that includes such redemption, including dispositions of ION’s securities that occur in connection with its liquidation.

U.S. Holders who actually or constructively own at least five percent (5%) by vote or value (or, if the Public Shares are not then considered to be publicly traded, at least one percent (1%) by vote or value) or more of the total outstanding shares of ION’s stock may be subject to special reporting requirements with respect to a non-liquidating redemption of Public Shares, and such Holders should consult with their tax advisors with respect to their reporting requirements.

Redemption of Public Shares in Connection with ION’s Liquidation

A U.S. Holder’s receipt of cash for its Public Shares in connection with ION’s liquidation is expected to be treated as a distribution to such Holder in complete liquidation of ION for U.S. federal income tax purposes, with such distribution treated as a payment received in exchange for such Public Shares under Section 331 of the Code. The consequences of such distribution to a U.S. Holder are generally as described below under the section entitled “— Taxation of Redemption Treated as a Sale of Public Shares.” U.S. Holders should consult with their tax advisors regarding any special reporting requirements that may be applicable.

Taxation of Redemption Treated as a Sale of Public Shares

Subject to the PFIC rules discussed below under the section entitled “— Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules”, if the redemption of a U.S. Holder’s Public Shares is treated as a sale, as discussed above under the section entitled “— Tax Characterization of Redemption of Public Shares,” a U.S. Holder generally will recognize capital gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between the amount of cash received in the redemption and the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Public Shares redeemed. Any such capital gain or loss generally will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Public Shares so disposed of exceeds one year. Long-term capital gains recognized by non-corporate U.S. Holders generally will be eligible to be taxed at reduced rates. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations.

U.S. Holders who hold different blocks of Public Shares (including as a result of holding different blocks of Public Shares purchased or acquired on different dates or at different prices) should consult their tax advisors to determine how the above rules apply to them.

Taxation of Redemption Treated as a Distribution

Subject to the PFIC rules discussed below under the section entitled “— Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules”, if the redemption of a U.S. Holder’s Public Shares is treated as a corporate distribution, as discussed above under the section entitled “— Tax Characterization of Redemption of Public Shares,” the amount of cash received in the redemption generally will constitute a dividend for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from ION’s current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles. Distributions in excess of ION’s current and accumulated earnings and profits will constitute a return of capital that will be applied against and reduce (but not below zero) the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in its Public Shares. Any remaining excess will be treated as gain realized on the sale of Public Shares and will be treated as described below under the section entitled “— Taxation of Redemption Treated as a Sale of Public Shares.”

Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules

A foreign (i.e., non-U.S.) corporation will be classified as a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes if either (i) at least 75% of its gross income in a taxable year, including its pro rata share of the gross income of any corporation in which it is considered to own at least 25% of the shares by value, is passive income or (ii) at least 50% of its assets in a taxable year (ordinarily determined based on fair market value and averaged quarterly over the year), including its pro rata share of the assets of any corporation in which it is considered to own at least 25% of the shares by value, are held for the production of, or produce, passive income. Passive income generally includes, among other things, dividends, interest, rents and royalties (other than rents or royalties derived from the active conduct of a trade or business) and gains from the disposition of assets giving rise to passive income.

Because ION is a blank check company, with no current active business, based upon the composition of its income and assets, and upon a review of its financial statements, ION believes that it likely was a PFIC for its most recently ended taxable year, and ION expects it will likely be treated as a PFIC for its current taxable year. However, there can be no assurance with respect to ION’s status as a PFIC during any U.S. Holder’s holding period in its Public Shares. In addition, ION’s U.S. counsel expresses no opinion with respect to ION’s PFIC status for any taxable year.

Although ION’s PFIC status is determined annually, an initial determination that ION is a PFIC generally will apply for subsequent years to a U.S. Holder who held Public Shares while ION was a PFIC, whether or not ION meets the test for PFIC status in those subsequent years. If ION is determined to be a PFIC for any taxable year (or portion thereof) that is included in the holding period of a U.S. Holder of Public Shares and the U.S. Holder did not make either a timely mark-to-market election or a qualified electing fund (“QEF”) election for ION’s first taxable year as a PFIC in which the U.S. Holder held (or was deemed to hold) Public Shares, as described below, such U.S. Holder generally will be subject to special rules with respect to (i) any gain recognized by the U.S. Holder on the sale or other disposition of its Public Shares (which would include any redemption that is treated as a sale or other disposition under the rules discussed above under the section entitled “— Tax Characterization of Redemption of Public Shares”) and (ii) any “excess distribution” made

to the U.S. Holder (generally, any distributions to such U.S. Holder during a taxable year of the U.S. Holder that are greater than 125% of the average annual distributions received by such U.S. Holder in respect of the Public Shares during the three preceding taxable years of such U.S. Holder or, if shorter, the portion of such U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Public Shares that preceded the taxable year of the distribution, which may include any redemption to the extent treated as a corporate distribution under the rules discussed above under the section entitled “— Tax Characterization of Redemption of Public Shares”) (such special rules, the “excess distribution rules”).

Under these excess distribution rules:

• the U.S. Holder’s gain or excess distribution will be allocated ratably over the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Public Shares;

• the amount allocated to the U.S. Holder’s taxable year in which the U.S. Holder recognized the gain or received the excess distribution, or to the period in the U.S. Holder’s holding period before the first day of ION’s first taxable year in which ION is a PFIC, will be taxed as ordinary income;

• the amount allocated to other taxable years (or portions thereof) of the U.S. Holder and included in its holding period will be taxed at the highest tax rate in effect for that year and applicable to the U.S. Holder without regard to the U.S. Holder’s other items of income and loss for such year; and

• an additional amount equal to the interest charge generally applicable to underpayments of tax will be imposed on the U.S. Holder with respect to the tax attributable to each such other taxable year of the U.S. Holder.

In general, if ION is determined to be a PFIC, a U.S. Holder may be able to avoid the excess distribution rules described above in respect to their Public Shares by making a timely and valid QEF election (if eligible to do so) to include in income its pro rata share of ION’s net capital gains (as long-term capital gain) and other earnings and profits (as ordinary income), on a current basis, in each case whether or not distributed, in the taxable year of the U.S. Holder in which or with which ION’s taxable year ends. A U.S. Holder generally may make a separate election to defer the payment of taxes on undistributed income inclusions under the QEF rules, but if deferred, any such taxes will be subject to an interest charge.

If a U.S. Holder makes a QEF election with respect to its Public Shares in a year after ION’s first taxable year as a PFIC in which the U.S. Holder held (or was deemed to hold) Public Shares, then notwithstanding such QEF election, the excess distribution rules discussed above, adjusted to take into account the current income inclusions resulting from the QEF election, will continue to apply with respect to such U.S. Holder’s Public Shares, unless the U.S. Holder makes a purging election under the PFIC rules. Under one type of purging election, the U.S. Holder will be deemed to have sold such Public Shares at their fair market value and any gain recognized on such deemed sale will be treated as an excess distribution, as described above. As a result of such purging election, the U.S. Holder will have additional basis (to the extent of any gain recognized on the deemed sale) and, solely for purposes of the PFIC rules, a new holding period in the Public Shares.

The QEF election is made on a shareholder-by-shareholder basis and, once made, can be revoked only with the consent of the IRS. A U.S. Holder generally makes a QEF election by attaching a completed IRS Form 8621 (Information Return by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign Investment Company or Qualified Electing Fund), including the information provided in a PFIC annual information statement, to a timely filed U.S. federal income tax return for the tax year to which the election relates. Retroactive QEF elections generally may be made only by filing a protective statement with such return and if certain other conditions are met or with the consent of the IRS. U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the availability and tax consequences of a retroactive QEF election under their particular circumstances.

In order to comply with the requirements of a QEF election with respect to the Public Shares, a U.S. Holder must receive a PFIC annual information statement from ION. If ION determines it is a PFIC for any taxable year, upon written request, ION will endeavor to provide to a U.S. Holder such information as the IRS may require, including a PFIC annual information statement, in order to enable the U.S. Holder to make and maintain a QEF election, but there is no assurance that ION will timely provide such required information. There is also no assurance that ION will have timely knowledge of its status as a PFIC or of the required information to be provided.

If a U.S. Holder has made a QEF election with respect to the Public Shares, and the excess distribution rules discussed above do not apply to such Public Shares (because of a timely QEF election for ION’s first taxable year as a PFIC in which the U.S. Holder holds (or is deemed to hold) such shares or a purge of the PFIC taint pursuant to a purging election, as described above), any gain recognized on the sale of Public Shares generally will be taxable as capital gain and no additional interest charge will be imposed under the PFIC rules. As discussed above, if ION is a PFIC for any taxable year, a U.S. Holder of Public Shares that has made a QEF election will be currently taxed on its pro rata share of ION’s earnings and profits, whether or not distributed for such year. A subsequent distribution of such earnings and profits that were previously included in income generally should not be taxable when distributed to such U.S. Holder. The tax basis of a U.S. Holder’s shares in a QEF will be increased by amounts that are included in income, and decreased by amounts distributed but not taxed as dividends, under the above rules.

Alternatively, if a U.S. Holder, at the close of its taxable year, owns shares in a PFIC that are treated as marketable stock, the U.S. Holder may make a mark-to-market election with respect to such shares for such taxable year. If the U.S. Holder makes a valid mark-to-market election for the first taxable year of the U.S. Holder in which the U.S. Holder holds (or is deemed to hold) Public Shares and for which ION is determined to be a PFIC, such U.S. Holder generally will not be subject to the excess distribution rules described above with respect to its Public Shares. Instead, in general, the U.S. Holder will include as ordinary income in each taxable year the excess, if any, of the fair market value of its Public Shares at the end of its taxable year over its adjusted basis in its Public Shares. These amounts of ordinary income would not be eligible for the favorable tax rates applicable to qualified dividend income or long-term capital gains. The U.S. Holder also will recognize an ordinary loss in respect of the excess, if any, of its adjusted basis in its Public Shares over the fair market value of its Public Shares at the end of its taxable year (but only to the extent of the net amount of previously included income as a result of the mark-to-market election). The U.S. Holder’s basis in its Public Shares will be adjusted to reflect any such income or loss amounts, and any further gain recognized on a sale or other taxable disposition of its Public Shares will be treated as ordinary income.

The mark-to-market election is available only for stock that is regularly traded on a national securities exchange that is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the NYSE. If made, a mark-to-market election would be effective for the taxable year for which the election was made and for all subsequent taxable years unless the Public Shares ceased to qualify as “marketable stock” for purposes of the PFIC rules or the IRS consented to the revocation of the election. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding the availability and tax consequences of a mark-to-market election in respect to their Public Shares under their particular circumstances.

A U.S. Holder that owns (or is deemed to own) shares in a PFIC during any taxable year of the U.S. Holder, may have to file an IRS Form 8621 (whether or not a QEF or mark-to-market election is made) and such other information as may be required by the U.S. Treasury Department. Failure to do so, if required, will extend the statute of limitations until such required information is furnished to the IRS.

The rules dealing with PFICs and with the QEF, purging, and mark-to-market elections are very complex and are affected by various factors in addition to those described above. Accordingly, U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors concerning the application of the PFIC rules to their Public Shares under their particular circumstances.

ALL U.S. HOLDERS ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISORS AS TO THE TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF A REDEMPTION OF ALL OR A PORTION OF THEIR PUBLIC SHARES PURSUANT TO AN EXERCISE OF REDEMPTION RIGHTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE VOLUNTARY REDEMPTION OR IN CONNECTION WITH ION’S LIQUIDATION, INCLUDING ANY SPECIAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

Payments of cash to a U.S. Holder as a result of the redemption of Public Shares may be subject to information reporting to the IRS and possible U.S. backup withholding. Backup withholding will not apply, however, to a U.S. Holder who furnishes a correct taxpayer identification number and makes other required certifications, or who is otherwise exempt from backup withholding and establishes such exempt status.

Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Amounts withheld as backup withholding may be credited against a U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, and the U.S. Holder generally may obtain a refund of any excess amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules by timely filing the appropriate claim for refund with the IRS and furnishing any required information.

Non-U.S. Holders

As used herein, a “Non-U.S. Holder” is a beneficial owner of a Public Share who or that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

• a non-resident alien individual, other than certain former citizens and residents of the United States subject to U.S. tax as expatriates;

• a foreign corporation; or

• an estate or trust that is not a U.S. Holder;

but generally does not include an individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of the disposition of Public Shares. Such individuals should consult their tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences to them of the Voluntary Redemption, the Charter Amendment Proposal and Trust Amendment Proposal.

Tax Characterization of Redemption of Public Shares

Redemption of Public Shares Pursuant to an Exercise of Redemption Rights

The U.S. federal income tax consequences to a Non-U.S. Holder of Public Shares that exercises its redemption rights in connection with the Voluntary Redemption generally will depend on whether the redemption is treated as a sale of the Public Shares redeemed or as a corporate distribution on the Public Shares, as described above under “U.S. Holders — Tax Characterization of Redemption of Public Shares — Redemption of Public Shares Pursuant to An Exercise of Redemption Rights.”

Redemption of Public Shares in Connection with ION’s Liquidation

A Non-U.S. Holder’s receipt of cash for its Public Shares in connection with ION’s liquidation is expected to be treated as a distribution to such Holder in complete liquidation of ION for U.S. federal income tax purposes, with such distribution treated as a payment received in a sale of Public Shares under Section 331 of the Code.

Taxation of Redemptions

A Non-U.S. Holder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on any gain recognized or dividends received as a result of a redemption of its Public Shares, whether pursuant to an exercise of redemption rights in connection with the Voluntary Redemption or in connection with ION’s liquidation, unless such gain or dividends are effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a trade or business within the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, are attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base that such Non-U.S. Holder maintains in the United States).

Gains and dividends that are effectively connected with a Non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a trade or business in the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, are attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base in the United States) generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the same regular U.S. federal income tax rates applicable to a comparable U.S. Holder and, in the case of a Non-U.S. Holder that is a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, also may be subject to an additional branch profits tax at a 30% rate or a lower applicable tax treaty rate.

All Non-U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors as to the tax consequences to them of a redemption of all or a portion of their Public Shares pursuant to an exercise of redemption rights in connection with the Voluntary Redemption or in connection with ION’s liquidation.

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

Payments of cash to a Non-U.S. Holder as a result of the redemption of Public Shares may be subject to information reporting to the IRS and possible U.S. backup withholding. A Non-U.S. Holder generally will eliminate the requirement for information reporting and backup withholding by providing certification of its foreign status, under penalties of perjury, on a duly executed applicable IRS Form W-8 or by otherwise establishing an exemption.

Backup withholding is not an additional tax. The amount of any backup withholding from a payment to a Non-U.S. Holder generally will be allowed as a credit against such Non-U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability and may entitle such Non-U.S. Holder to a refund, provided that the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.

As previously noted above, the foregoing discussion of certain U.S. federal income tax consequences is included for general information purposes only and is not intended to be, and should not be construed as, legal or tax advice to any shareholder. ION once again urges its shareholders to consult with their own tax advisers to determine the particular tax consequences to them (including the application and effect of any U.S. federal, state, local or non-U.S. income or other tax laws) of the Voluntary Redemption, the Charter Amendment Proposal and Trust Amendment Proposal.

BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of ION’s Ordinary Shares as of the date of this proxy statement with respect to the beneficial ownership of shares of ION’s Ordinary Shares, by:

• each person known by ION to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of ION’s outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares or Class B Ordinary Shares;

• each of ION’s executive officers and directors that beneficially owns shares of ION’s Ordinary Shares; and

• all ION’s executive officers and directors as a group.

Beneficial ownership is determined according to the rules of the SEC, which generally provide that a person has beneficial ownership of a security if such person possesses sole or shared voting or investment power over that security, including options and warrants that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days.

In the table below, percentage ownership is based on 32,381,000 Ordinary Shares, consisting of (i) 26,056,000 Class A Ordinary Shares and (ii) 6,325,000 Class B Ordinary Shares, as of the date of this proxy statement. On all matters to be voted upon, except for the election or removal of directors of the Board prior to the initial business combination, holders of the Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares vote together as a single class. Currently, all of the Class B Ordinary Shares are convertible into Class A Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis. Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares concurrently with or immediately following the consummation of our initial Business Combination on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment.

Unless otherwise indicated, we believe that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by them.

	Class A Ordinary Shares			Class B Ordinary Shares
	Number of Shares Beneficially Owned	Approximate Percentage of Class		Number of Shares Beneficially Owned	Approximate Percentage of Class		Approximate Percentage of Outstanding Ordinary Shares
Beneficial Owner:(1)
Five Percent Holders
ION Holdings 3, LP(2)(3)	756,000	2.9	%	6,275,000	99.2	%	21.7	%
Third Point LLC(4)	1,800,000	6.9	%	—	—		5.6	%
Directors and Officers of ION
Jonathan Kolber	—	—		—	—		—
Gilad Shany	—	—		—	—		—
Avrom Gilbert	—	—		—	—		—
Anthony Reich	—	—		—	—		—
Ofer Katz	—	—		25,000	0.4	%	0.1	%
Tzipi Ozer-Armon	—	—		25,000	0.4	%	0.1	%
Shira Fayans Birenbaum(5)	—	—		25,000	0.4	%	0.1	%
All Directors and Executive Officers as a Group	—	—		75,000	1.2	%	0.2	%

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* Less than 1%.

(1) Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each of our shareholders is 89 Medinat Hayehudim Street, Herzliya, 4676672, Israel.

(2) Interests shown consist solely of Class B ordinary shares and 756,000 Private Placement Shares sold in the private placement. Excludes Forward Purchase Shares that will only be issued, if at all, at the time of our initial Business Combination.

(3) ION Holdings 3, LP (“ION 3 LP”) is the record holder of the ordinary shares. As the general partner of ION 3 LP, ION Acquisition Corp GP Ltd. (“ION GP”) has voting and investment discretion with respect to the ordinary shares held by ION 3 LP. An investment committee comprised of five individuals — Jonathan Kolber, Gilad Shany, Avrom Gilbert, Stephen Levey and Jonathan Half — makes voting and investment decisions in the ordinary shares indirectly owned by ION GP. As a result, ION GP may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the shares held directly by ION 3 LP. However, none of the ION GP investment committee’s members is deemed a beneficial owner of the shares held by ION 3 LP under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, due to the approval standard for committee action. Thus, each such investment committee member disclaims any beneficial ownership of the shares held by ION 3 LP, other than to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.

(4) According to Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 14, 2022, by Third Point LLC and Daniel S. Loeb, Third Point LLC serves as investment manager or adviser to a variety of hedge funds and managed accounts (all such funds and accounts, collectively, the “Funds”), with respect to the Class A Ordinary Shares directly owned by the Funds; Mr. Daniel S. Loeb is the Chief Executive Officer of Third Point LLC and controls its business activities. The business address of these reporting persons is 55 Hudson Yards, New York, New York 10001.

(5) Consists of 25,000 Class B ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of options granted by ION 3 LP to Shira Fayans Birenbaum which are currently exercisable.

HOUSEHOLDING INFORMATION

Unless ION has received contrary instructions, ION may send a single copy of this proxy statement to any household at which two or more shareholders reside if ION believes the shareholders are members of the same family. This process, known as “householding,” reduces the volume of duplicate information received at any one household and helps to reduce ION’s expenses. However, if shareholders prefer to receive multiple sets of ION’s disclosure documents at the same address this year or in future years, the shareholders should follow the instructions described below. Similarly, if an address is shared with another shareholder and together both of the shareholders would like to receive only a single set of ION’s disclosure documents, the shareholders should follow these instructions:

• If the shares are registered in the name of the shareholder, the shareholder should contact us at our offices at ION Acquisition Corp 3 Ltd., 89 Medinat Hayehudim Street, Herzliya, 4676672, Israel to inform us of his or her request; or

• If a bank, broker or other nominee holds the shares, the shareholder should contact the bank, broker or other nominee directly.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

ION files reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC as required by the Exchange Act. You may access information on ION at the SEC web site, which contains reports, proxy statements and other information, at: http://www.sec.gov.

This proxy statement is available without charge to shareholders of ION upon written or oral request. If you would like additional copies of this proxy statement or if you have questions about the proposals to be presented at the Shareholder Meeting, you should contact ION in writing at ION Acquisition Corp 3 Ltd., 89 Medinat Hayehudim Street, Herzliya, 4676672, Israel or by telephone at +972 (9) 970-3620.

If you have questions about the proposals or this proxy statement, would like additional copies of this proxy statement, or need to obtain proxy cards or other information related to the proxy solicitation, please contact Morrow Sodali, the proxy solicitor for ION, by calling (800) 662-5200 (toll-free), or banks and brokers can call (203) 658-9400, or by emailing nfo@morrowsodali.com. You will not be charged for any of the documents that you request.

To obtain timely delivery of the documents, you must request them no later than five business days before the date of the Shareholder Meeting, or no later than [•], 2022.

ANNEX A

THE COMPANIES ACT (AS REVISED)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

OF

ION Acquisition Corp 3 Ltd.
(adopted by Special Resolution dated [date] and effective on [date])

THE COMPANIES ACT (AS REVISED)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION

OF

ION Acquisition Corp 3 Ltd.
(adopted by Special Resolution dated [date] and effective on [date])

1 The name of the Company is ION Acquisition Corp 3 Ltd.

2 The Registered Office of the Company shall be at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands, or at such other place within the Cayman Islands as the Directors may decide.

3 The objects for which the Company is established are unrestricted and the Company shall have full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by the laws of the Cayman Islands.

4 The liability of each Member is limited to the amount unpaid on such Member’s shares.

5 The share capital of the Company is US$55,500 divided into 500,000,000 Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, 50,000,000 Class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each and 5,000,000 preference shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each.

6 The Company has power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate limited by shares under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands.

7 Capitalised terms that are not defined in this Second Amended and Restated Memorandum of Association bear the respective meanings given to them in the Second Amended and Restated Articles of Association of the Company.

THE COMPANIES ACT (AS REVISED)
OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

OF

ION Acquisition Corp 3 Ltd.
(adopted by Special Resolution dated [date] and effective on [date])

1 Interpretation

1.1 In the Articles Table A in the First Schedule to the Statute does not apply and, unless there is something in the subject or context inconsistent therewith:

		“Affiliate”		in respect of a person, means any other person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such person, and (a) in the case of a natural person, shall include, without limitation, such person’s spouse, parents, children, siblings, mother-in-law and father-in-law and brothers and sisters-in-law, whether by blood, marriage or adoption or anyone residing in such person’s home, a trust for the benefit of any of the foregoing, a company, partnership or any natural person or entity wholly or jointly owned by any of the foregoing and (b) in the case of an entity, shall include a partnership, a corporation or any natural person or entity which directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such entity.
		“Applicable Law”		means, with respect to any person, all provisions of laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, permits, certificates, judgments, decisions, decrees or orders of any governmental authority applicable to such person.
		“Articles”		means these second amended and restated articles of association of the Company.
		“Audit Committee”		means the audit committee of the board of directors of the Company established pursuant to the Articles, or any successor committee.
		“Auditor”		means the person for the time being performing the duties of auditor of the Company (if any).
		“Business Combination”		means a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganisation or similar business combination involving the Company, with one or more businesses or entities (the “target business”), which Business Combination: (a) as long as the securities of the Company are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, must occur with one or more target businesses that together have an aggregate fair market value of at least 80 per cent of the assets held in the Trust Account (excluding the amount of the deferred underwriting discount held in trust) at the time of the signing of the definitive agreement to enter into such Business Combination; and (b) must not be solely effectuated with another blank cheque company or a similar company with nominal operations.
		“business day”		means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are authorised or obligated by law to close in New York City.
		“Clearing House”		means a clearing house recognised by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Shares (or depositary receipts therefor) are listed or quoted on a stock exchange or interdealer quotation system in such jurisdiction.

		“Class A Share”		means a Class A ordinary share of a par value of US$0.0001 in the share capital of the Company.
		“Class B Share”		means a Class B ordinary share of a par value of US$0.0001 in the share capital of the Company.
		“Company”		means the above named company.
		“Company’s Website”		means the website of the Company and/or its web-address or domain name (if any).
		“Compensation Committee”		means the compensation committee of the board of directors of the Company established pursuant to the Articles, or any successor committee.
		“Designated Stock Exchange”		means any United States national securities exchange on which the securities of the Company are listed for trading, including the New York Stock Exchange.
		“Directors”		means the directors for the time being of the Company.
		“Dividend”		means any dividend (whether interim or final) resolved to be paid on Shares pursuant to the Articles.

SEC Form PRE 14A filed by ION Acquisition Corp 3 Ltd.