8-K 1 ea130593-8k_aequiacq.htm CURRENT REPORT

 

 

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 19, 2020

 

Aequi Acquisition Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-39715   85-2850133
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

500 West Putnam Avenue, Suite 400

Greenwich, CT 06830

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (917) 297-4075

 

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:

 

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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-third of one Redeemable Warrant   ARBGU   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
         
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share   ARBG   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
         
Redeemable Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50   ARBGW   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 þ

  

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 24, 2020, Aequi Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), consummated its initial public offering (the “IPO”) of 20,000,000 units (the “Units”). Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A Common Stock”), and one-third of one redeemable warrant of the Company (“Warrant”), with each whole Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock for $11.50 per share. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $200,000,000. The Company granted the underwriters in the IPO a 45-day option to purchase up to 3,000,000 additional Units solely to cover over-allotments, if any.

 

In connection with the IPO, the Company entered into the following agreements, forms of which were previously filed as exhibits to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-249337) for the IPO, originally filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on October 6, 2020 (as amended, the “Registration Statement”):

 

  An Underwriting Agreement, dated November 19, 2020, by and between the Company and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

  A Warrant Agreement, dated November 19, 2020, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 4.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

  A Letter Agreement, dated November 19, 2020, by and among the Company, its officers and directors and the Company’s sponsor, Aequi Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”), a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

  An Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated November 19, 2020, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

  A Registration Rights Agreement, dated November 19, 2020, by and among the Company and certain security holders, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.3 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

  A Private Placement Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated November 19, 2020 (the “Warrant Subscription Agreement”), by and between the Company and the Sponsor, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.4 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

  

  An Administrative Services Agreement, dated November 19, 2020 (the “Administrative Services Agreement”), by and between the Company and the Sponsor, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.5 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, pursuant to the Warrant Subscription Agreement, the Company completed the private sale of 4,000,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) to the Sponsor at a purchase price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $6,000,000. The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Warrants included in the Units sold as part of the Units in the IPO, except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement. No underwriting discounts or commissions were paid with respect to such sale. The issuance of the Private Placement Warrants was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Item 5.03. Amendments to Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

On November 19, 2020, in connection with the IPO, the Company filed its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, effective the same day. The terms of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation are set forth in the Registration Statement and are incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is attached as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

A total of $200,000,000, comprised of $ 196,000,000 of the proceeds from the IPO (which amount includes $7,000,000 of the underwriters’ deferred discount) and $4,000,000 of the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, was placed in a U.S.-based trust account, maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee. Except with respect to interest earned on the funds held in the trust account that may be released to the Company to pay its taxes (less up to $100,000 interest to pay dissolution expenses), the funds held in the trust account will not be released from the trust account until the earliest of (i) the completion of the Company’s initial business combination, (ii) the redemption of any of the Company’s public shares properly submitted in connection with a stockholder vote to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (A) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with its initial business combination or to redeem 100% of its public shares if the Company does not complete its initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of the IPO or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity, and (iii) the redemption of all of the Company’s public shares if it has not completed the initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of the IPO, subject to applicable law. 

 

On November 19, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of the IPO, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

On November 24, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the IPO, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

The following exhibits are being filed herewith:

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
1.1   Underwriting Agreement, dated November 19, 2020, by and between the Company and RBC Capital Markets, LLC.
     
3.1   Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
     
4.1   Warrant Agreement, dated November 19, 2020, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent.
     
10.1   Letter Agreement, dated November 19, 2020, by and among the Company, its officers and directors and the Sponsor.
     
10.2   Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated November 19, 2020, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee.
     
10.3   Registration Rights Agreement, dated November 19, 2020, by and among the Company and certain security holders.
     
10.4   Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement, dated November 19, 2020, by and between the Company and the Sponsor.
     
10.5   Administrative Services Agreement, dated November 19, 2020, by and between the Company and the Sponsor.
     
99.1   Press Release, dated November 19, 2020.
     
99.2   Press Release, dated November 24, 2020.

 

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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 25, 2020

  AEQUI ACQUISITION CORP.
   
  By: /s/ Hope S. Taitz
    Hope S. Taitz
    Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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