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): August 11, 2021
NEW BEGINNINGS ACQUISITION CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware | 001-39679 | 85-2642786 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission file number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
800 1st Street, Unit 1
Miami Beach, FL 33139
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (561) 893-8670
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 common stock and one redeemable warrant | NBA.U | NYSE American | ||
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share | NBA | NYSE American | ||
Redeemable warrants, exercisable for shares of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share | NBA WS | NYSE American |
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On August 11, 2021, New Beginning Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) held a special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) in connection with the proposed business combination (the “Business Combination”) of the Company, Airspan Networks Inc. (“Airspan”), a Delaware corporation, and Artemis Merger Sub Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned direct subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), as described in the proxy statement filed by the Company with the SEC on July 23, 2021 (the “Proxy Statement”). Present at the Special Meeting were holders of 8,940,288 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”) in person or by proxy, representing 59.922% of the voting power of the Common Stock as of July 12, 2021, the record date for the Special Meeting (the “Record Date”), and constituting a quorum for the transaction of business. As of the Record Date, there were 14,375,000 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding.
At the Special Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved the Business Combination Proposal, the Charter Amendment Proposal, the Governance Proposal, the Election of Directors Proposal, the Stock Incentive Plan Proposal and the NYSE American Proposal, in each case as defined and described in greater detail in the Proxy Statement. The Adjournment Proposal, as defined and described in greater detail in the Proxy Statement, was not presented to the Company’s stockholders as the Business Combination Proposal, the Charter Amendment Proposal, the Governance Proposal, the election of each director nominee pursuant to the Election of Directors Proposal, the Stock Incentive Plan Proposal and the NYSE American Proposal each received a sufficient number of votes for approval.
Set forth below are the final voting results for the Business Combination Proposal, the Charter Amendment Proposal, the Governance Proposal, the Election of Directors Proposal, the Stock Incentive Plan Proposal and the NYSE American Proposal:
The Business Combination Proposal
The proposal to approve and adopt the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2021 (as it may be amended and/or restated from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among the Company, Airspan and Merger Sub, and the transactions contemplated thereby, pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into Airspan, with Airspan surviving the merger and becoming a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of the Company, was approved. The voting results of the shares of the Common Stock were as follows:
For | Against | Abstentions | ||
8,502,907 | 437,381 | 0 |
The Charter Amendment Proposal
The proposal to adopt the proposed second amended and restated certificate of incorporation of the Company attached as Annex B to the Proxy Statement (the “Proposed Certificate of Incorporation”) was approved. The voting results of the shares of the Common Stock were as follows:
For | Against | Abstentions | ||
8,502,907 | 437,381 | 0 |
The Governance Proposal
The proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the following eight separate governance sub-proposals relating to material differences between the Company’s current amended and restated certificate of incorporation and the Proposed Certificate of Incorporation was approved. The voting results of the shares of the Common Stock for each of the sub-proposals were as follows:
(a) | To change the name of the Company to “Airspan Networks Holdings Inc.” from the current name of “New Beginnings Acquisition Corp.” and remove certain provisions related to the Company’ status as a special purpose acquisition company that will no longer be relevant following the closing of the Business Combination: |
For | Against | Abstentions | ||
8,363,667 | 438,381 | 138,240 |
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(b) | To increase (i) the number of shares of Common Stock the Company is authorized to issue from 100,000,000 shares to 250,000,000 shares and (ii) the number of shares of preferred stock the Company is authorized to issue from 1,000,000 shares to 10,000,000 shares: |
For | Against | Abstentions | ||
8,355,621 | 446,427 | 138,240 |
(c) | To require the vote of at least two-thirds of the voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock, rather than a simple majority, to adopt, amend or repeal the post-Business Combination company’s bylaws: |
For | Against | Abstentions | ||
8,351,164 | 450,884 | 138,240 |
(d) | To require the vote of at least two-thirds of the voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock, rather than a simple majority, to remove a director from office and provide that directors may only be removed for cause: |
For | Against | Abstentions | ||
8,279,788 | 522,260 | 138,240 |
(e) | To introduce a three-class staggered board of directors: |
For | Against | Abstentions | ||
8,280,523 | 521,525 | 138,240 |
(f) | To require the vote of at least two-thirds of the voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock, rather than a simple majority, to amend or repeal certain provisions of the Proposed Certificate of Incorporation: |
For | Against | Abstentions | ||
8,280,488 | 521,560 | 138,240 |
(g) | To remove the provision renouncing the corporate opportunity doctrine: |
For | Against | Abstentions | ||
8,349,229 | 452,819 | 138,240 |
(h) | To modify the forum selection provision to designate the U.S. federal district courts as the exclusive forum for claims arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended: |
For | Against | Abstentions | ||
8,363,647 | 438,401 | 138,240 |
The Election of Directors Proposal
The proposal to elect, effective at the closing of the Business Combination, eight directors to serve staggered terms on our board of directors until the 2022, 2023 and 2024 annual meetings of stockholders, respectively, and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified was approved. The voting results of the shares of the Common Stock for the director nominees were as follows:
Thomas S. Huseby
For | Withheld | |
8,940,264 | 24 |
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Eric D. Stonestrom
For | Withheld | |
8,940,284 | 4 |
Bandel L. Carano
For | Withheld | |
8,940,265 | 23 |
Michael T. Flynn
For | Withheld | |
8,934,265 | 6,023 |
Scot B. Jarvis
For | Withheld | |
8,940,265 | 23 |
Michael Liebowitz
For | Withheld | |
8,939,266 | 1,022 |
Mathew Oommen
For | Withheld | |
8,939,281 | 1,007 |
Dominique Trempont
For | Withheld | |
8,939,261 | 1,027 |
The Stock Incentive Plan Proposal
The proposal to approve and adopt the Airspan Networks Holdings Inc. 2021 Stock Incentive Plan to be effective upon the closing of the Business Combination was approved. The voting results of the shares of the Common Stock were as follows:
For | Against | Abstentions | ||
8,348,939 | 438,710 | 152,639 |
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The NYSE American Proposal
The proposal to approve, in connection with the Business Combination, for purposes of complying with applicable listing rules of the NYSE American:
● | the issuance, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, of an aggregate of 59,364,647 shares of the Common Stock; |
● | the issuance of up to 9,000,000 shares of the Common Stock upon exercise of warrants issued in connection with the Business Combination; |
● | the issuance of up to 7,135,353 shares of the Common Stock upon exercise of options exchanged in connection with the Business Combination; |
● | the issuance of 1,750,000 shares of the Common Stock upon settlement, in connection with the Business Combination, of restricted stock units of Airspan issued pursuant to the Airspan Networks Inc. Management Change in Control Incentive Plan; |
● | the issuance, in private placements to be consummated concurrently with the closing of the Business Combination, of an aggregate of 7,500,000 shares of the Common Stock to a number of investors pursuant to the terms of subscription agreements entered into by and between the Company and such investors; and |
● | the issuance of up to 6,164,400 shares of the Common Stock upon conversion of any convertible notes that may be issued in connection with the Business Combination (plus any additional shares of the Common Stock which may become issuable under the anti-dilution provisions of such convertible notes) |
was approved. The voting results of the shares of the Common Stock were as follows:
For | Against | Abstentions | ||
8,363,666 | 438,383 | 138,239 |
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
The Company, Merger Sub and Airspan expect the Business Combination and related transactions to close on August 13, 2021.
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SIGNATURES
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.
NEW BEGINNINGS ACQUISITION CORP. | |||
Date: August 11, 2021 | By: | /s/ Michael S. Liebowitz | |
Name: | Michael S. Liebowitz | ||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
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