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): April 14, 2021
HUDSON EXECUTIVE INVESTMENT CORP. III
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-40100 | 85-2617306 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
570 Lexington Avenue, 35th Floor
New York, New York 10022
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (212) 521-8495
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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 Class A common stock and one-fifth of one redeemable warrant | HIIIU | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share | HIII | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock, each at an exercise price of $11.50 per share | HIIIW | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On April 14, 2021, Hudson Executive Investment Corp. III (the Company) issued a press release, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, announcing that the holders of the Companys units (the Units) may elect to separately trade the shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the Class A Common Stock) and warrants (the Warrants) included in the Units commencing on or about April 16, 2021. Each Unit consists of one share of Class A Common Stock and one-fifth of one redeemable Warrant to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock. Any Units not separated will continue to trade on The Nasdaq Capital Market (Nasdaq) under the symbol HIIIU and the Class A Common Stock and Warrants will separately trade on Nasdaq under the symbols HIII and HIIIW, respectively. No fractional Warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole Warrants will trade. Holders of Units are required to have their brokers contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Companys transfer agent with respect to the Units, the Class A Common Stock and the Warrants, in order to separate the Units into shares of Class A Common Stock and Warrants.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
99.1 | Press Release, dated April 14, 2021. |
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.
HUDSON EXECUTIVE INVESTMENT CORP. III | ||||
By: | /s/ Jonathan Dobres | |||
Name: | Jonathan Dobres | |||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
Dated: April 14, 2021
Exhibit 99.1
Hudson Executive Investment Corp. III Announces Separate Trading of its Class A Common Stock and Warrants Commencing on or about April 16, 2021
NEW YORK, April 14, 2021 Hudson Executive Investment Corp. III (the Company) announced today that holders of the units sold in the Companys initial public offering of 60,000,000 units completed on February 26, 2021 may elect to separately trade the shares of Class A common stock and warrants included in the units commencing on or about April 16, 2021. Any units not separated will continue to trade on The Nasdaq Capital Market (Nasdaq) under the symbol HIIIU, and each of the shares of Class A common stock and warrants will separately trade on Nasdaq under the symbols HIII and HIIIW, respectively. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole warrants will trade. Holders of units are required to have their brokers contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Companys transfer agent with respect to the units, Class A common stock and warrants, in order to separate the units into shares of Class A common stock and warrants.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
The offering was made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained from Citigroup Global Markets Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717 or by telephone at 800-831-9146; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, telephone: 866-803- 9204, email: prospectuseq_fi@jpmchase.com; and Barclays Capital Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717, telephone: (888) 603-5847, email: barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com.
About Hudson Executive Investment Corp. III
Hudson Executive Investment Corp. III is a blank check company whose business purpose is to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The Company was co-sponsored by Hudson Executive Capital LP, a value-oriented, event-driven investment firm with a focus on small and mid-cap companies, Douglas L. Braunstein, its founder and managing partner, and Douglas G. Bergeron, its managing partner. The Company intends to focus its search on technology-driven, disruptive companies with desirable growth-oriented characteristics as well as on more mature businesses with attractive cash flow characteristics and long-term, sustainable growth profiles.
Hudson Executive Investment Corp., the first SPAC managed by Mr. Braunstein and Mr. Bergeron, went public and raised $414 million in June 2020 and in January 2021 announced a combination with digital and virtual behavioral healthcare company Talkspace. Hudson Executive Investment Corp. II, the second SPAC managed by Mr. Braunstein and Mr. Bergeron, went public and raised $250 million in January 2021.
Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements, including with respect to the Companys search for an initial business combination. Forward-looking statements are
subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Companys registration statement for the initial public offering filed with the SEC. Copies are available on the SECs website, www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.
Investor Contact
Hatcher Snead
IR@hudsonexecutive.com
212-521-8495
Media Contact
Gladstone Place Partners
Steven Lipin/Max Dutcher
212-230-5930