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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

 

October 23, 2021

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

Williams Rowland Acquisition Corp.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware   001-40659   86-2603800
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) 		   (Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) 

 

450 Post Road East

Westport, CT

   06880
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)    (Zip Code) 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 353-7610

 

N/A

(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

 

  ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol   Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one share of Common Stock and one-half of one Redeemable Warrant   WRACU   The New York Stock Exchange
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share   WRAC   The New York Stock Exchange
Redeemable Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50   WRACW   The New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

(b)       Effective October 23, 2021, Brent McIntosh, a director of Williams Rowland Acquisition Corp. (the “Registrant”) resigned his position as director. Mr. McIntosh had served as Chairman of the Nominating Committee. Tomago Collins has been appointed to serve as Chairman of that committee. The Registrant does not intend to fill the board vacancy but will reduce the size of its board from six to five members.

 

 

 

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.

 

Dated:  October 29, 2021  
   
WILLIAMS ROWLAND ACQUISITION CORP.  
   
By:  /s/ David B. Williams  
Name:  David B. Williams  
Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer