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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 16, 2021 (November 9, 2021)

 

Better World Acquisition Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-39698   85-2448447
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

775 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10021

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 450-9700

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one share of Common Stock and one Redeemable Warrant   BWACU   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
         
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share   BWAC   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
         
Warrants, each exercisable for one share of Common Stock for $11.50 per share   BWACW   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

 

 

 

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On November 9, 2021, Better World Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) issued a promissory note (the “Note”) in the principal amount of $1,261,860 (the “Extension Payment”) to BWA Holdings LLC (the “Sponsor”) in connection with the Extension (as defined below). The Note bears no interest and is due and payable upon the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which the Company’s initial business combination is consummated and (ii) the liquidation of the Company on or before February 17, 2022 (unless extended to May 17, 2022) or such later liquidation date as may be approved by the Company’s stockholders. At the election of the Sponsor, all or a portion of the unpaid principal amount of the Note may be converted into warrants of the Company, each warrant exercisable for one share of common stock of the Company upon the consummation of its initial business combination, equal to: (x) the portion of the principal amount of the Note being converted, divided by (y) $1.00, rounded up to the nearest whole number of warrants.

 

The issuance of the Note was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Note, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

The disclosure contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference in this Item 2.03.

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

On November 16, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Sponsor had deposited an aggregate of $1,261,860 (representing $0.10 per public share) (the “Extension Payment”) into the Company’s trust account for its public stockholders. This deposit enables the Company to extend the date by which the Company has to complete its initial business combination from November 17, 2021 to February 17, 2022 (the “Extension”). The Extension is the first of two three-month extensions permitted under the Company’s governing documents and provides the Company with additional time to complete its initial business combination.

 

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Number

  Title

10.1

 

Promissory Note, dated November 9, 2021

99.1   Press Release, dated November 16, 2021
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: November 16, 2021  Better World Acquisition Corp.
     
  By: /s/ Peter S.H. Grubstein
    Name:  Peter S.H. Grubstein
    Title: Chief Financial Officer
     
     

 

 

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