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): March 30, 2021
ALKURI GLOBAL ACQUISITION CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-40011 | 85-4768339 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
4235 Hillsboro Pike, Suite 300
Nashville, Tennessee 37215
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (615) 632-0303
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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-fourth of one redeemable warrant | KURIU | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share | KURI | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Warrants, each warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock, each at an exercise price of $11.50 per share | KURIW | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On March 30, 2021, Alkuri Global Acquisition Corp. (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 units (the “Units”) may elect to separately trade the shares of Class A common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), and warrants (“Warrants”) included in the Units commencing on or about March 30, 2021. Any Units not separated will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC under the symbol “KURIU” and shares of Class A Common Stock and Warrants will trade separately on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC under the symbols “KURI” and “KURIW,” respectively. Holders of Units will need to have their brokers contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent, 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 March 30, 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.
ALKURI GLOBAL ACQUISITION CORP. | |||
By: | /s/ Richard Williams | ||
Name: Richard Williams | |||
Title: Chief Executive Officer | |||
Dated: March 30, 2021 |
Exhibit 99.1
Alkuri Global Acquisition Corp. Announces the Separate Trading of its Class A Common Stock and Warrants, Commencing on or about March 31, 2021
March 30, 2021
NASHVILLE, TENN, USA, March 30, 2021 / Alkuri Global Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) announced today that holders of the units sold in the Company’s initial public offering of 34,500,000 at a price of $10.00 per unit, including 4,500,000 units issued pursuant to the exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option in full, completed on February 9, 2021 (the “offering”) may elect to separately trade the shares of Class A common stock and warrants included in the units commencing on or about March 31, 2021. Any units not separated will continue to trade on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “KURIU”, and each of the shares of Class A common stock and warrants will separately trade on Nasdaq under the symbols “KURI” and “KURIW,” respectively. Holders of units will need to have their brokers contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent, in order to separate the units into shares of Class A common stock and warrants.
A registration statement relating to the securities was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 4, 2021. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, 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.
About Alkuri Global Acquisition Corp.
Alkuri Global Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. While Alkuri Global Acquisition Corp. may pursue a business combination in any industry, the Company intends to favor next-generation technology businesses led by visionary founders and teams leveraging data and artificial intelligence in the areas of Consumer Internet and Marketplaces, Healthtech, Fintech and Mobility.
Alkuri Global
Acquisition Corp.
4325 Hillsboro Pike, Suite 300
Nashville, TN 37215
Bill Roberts
Alkuri
+1 872-215-1672
bill@alkuri.com