8-K 1 tm2119394d17_8k.htm FORM 8-K

 

 

  

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 16, 2021

 

AP Acquisition Corp

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Cayman Islands   AP Acquisition Corp   98-1601227
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  001-41176   (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

  

Unit 2710, 27/F The Center

99 Queen's Road Central

Hong Kong

N/A
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

852 2918-0050

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

 

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 Class A ordinary share, $0.0001 par value, and one-half of one redeemable warrant   APCA-U   New York Stock Exchange
Class A ordinary shares included as part of the units   APCA   New York Stock Exchange
Redeemable warrants included as part of the units, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50   APCA-W   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 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Emerging growth company x

 

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 December 16, 2021, the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-261440) (the “Registration Statement”) relating to the initial public offering (the “IPO”) of AP Acquisition Corp (the “Company”) was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. On AP Acquisition Corp, the Company consummated the IPO of 17,250,000 units (the “Units”). Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”), and one-half of one redeemable warrant (the “Public Warrants”), each whole Public Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. The Units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $172,500,000. The Company granted the underwriters of the IPO a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 2,250,000 Units which was exercised in full. Further, in connection with the IPO, the Company entered into the following agreements, forms of which were previously filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement:

 

an Underwriting Agreement, dated December 16, 2021, between the Company and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as representative of the underwriters named therein, which contains customary representations and warranties and indemnification of the underwriter by the Company;
   
  a Warrant Agreement, dated December 16, 2021, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent (the “Warrant Agreement”), which sets forth the expiration and exercise price of and procedure for exercising the Warrants (as defined below); certain adjustment features of the terms of exercise; provisions relating to redemption and cashless exercise of the Warrants; certain registration rights of the holders of Warrants; provision for amendments to the Warrant Agreement; and indemnification of the warrant agent by the Company under the agreement;
   
a Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement, dated December 16, 2021, between the Company and AP Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”), pursuant to which the Sponsor purchased 10,625,000 private placement warrants, each exercisable to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share at $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment, at a price of $1.00 per warrant (the “Private Placement Warrants” and, together with the Public Warrants, the “Warrants”);
   
an Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated December 16, 2021, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee, which establishes the trust account that will hold the net proceeds of the IPO and certain of the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, and sets forth the responsibilities of the trustee; the procedures for withdrawal and direction of funds from the trust account; and indemnification of the trustee by the Company under the agreement;
   
a Registration and Shareholder Rights Agreement, dated December 16, 2021, among the Company, the Sponsor and certain shareholders of the Company, which provides for customary demand and piggy-back registration rights for the Sponsor, and customary piggy-back registration rights for such other equity holders, as well as certain transfer restrictions applicable to the Sponsor with respect to the Company’s securities, and, upon and following consummation of our initial business combination, the right of the Sponsor to nominate three individuals for election to the Company’s board of directors;
   
a Letter Agreement, dated December 16, 2021, among the Company, the Sponsor and each executive officer and director of the Company, pursuant to which the Sponsor and each executive officer and director of the Company has agreed to vote any equity of the Company held by him, her or it in favor of the Company’s initial business combination; to facilitate the liquidation and winding up of the Company if an initial business combination is not consummated within 18 months of the date hereof; to certain transfer restrictions with respect to the Company’s securities; to certain indemnification obligations of the Sponsor; and the Company has agreed not to enter into a definitive agreement regarding an initial business combination without the prior consent of the Sponsor;
   
an Administrative Services Agreement, dated December 16, 2021, between the Company and the Sponsor, pursuant to which the Sponsor has agreed to make available office space, secretarial and administrative services, as may be required by the Company from time to time, for $10,000 per month until the earlier of the Company’s initial business combination or liquidation; and
   
Indemnity Agreements, each dated December 16, 2021, between the Company and each of its executive officers and directors.

 

The above descriptions are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the applicable agreement, each of which is incorporated by reference herein and filed herewith as Exhibits 1.1, 4.1, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9 and 10.10, respectively.

 

 

 

Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

Simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO and the issuance and sale of the Units, the Company consummated the private placement of 10,625,000 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, to the Sponsor, generating total proceeds of $10,625,000. No underwriting discounts or commissions were paid with respect to the Private Placement. The Private Placement was conducted as a non-public transaction and, as a transaction by an issuer not involving a public offering, is exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance upon Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The Private Placement Warrants are substantially similar to the Public Warrants, except that if held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees, they (i) may be exercised for cash or on a cashless basis, (ii) are not subject to being called for redemption (except in certain circumstances when the Public Warrants are called for redemption and a certain price per Class A Ordinary Share threshold is met) and (iii) subject to certain limited exceptions, will be subject to transfer restrictions until 30 days following the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by holders other than the Sponsor or its permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by the Company in all redemption scenarios and exercisable by holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants. The Private Placement Warrants have been issued pursuant to, and are governed by the Warrant Agreement.

 

Item 5.03. Amendments to Memorandum and Articles of Association.

 

On December 16, 2021 and in connection with the IPO, the Company adopted its Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association. The Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association is filed herewith as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

On December 16, 2021, the Company issued a press release, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference, announcing the pricing of the IPO. On December 21, 2021, the Company issued a press release, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference, announcing the closing of the IPO.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

1.1 Underwriting Agreement, dated December 16, 2021, by and between the Company and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
3.1 Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association
4.1 Warrant Agreement, dated December 16, 2021, between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Company
10.1 Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement, dated December 16, 2021, between the Company and AP Sponsor LLC
10.2 Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated December 16, 2021, between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Company
10.3 Registration and Shareholder Rights Agreement, dated December 16, 2021, among the Company, AP Sponsor LLC and the other holders party thereto
10.4 Letter Agreement, dated December 16, 2021, among the Company, and AP Sponsor LLC and each director and executive officer of the Company
10.5 Administrative Services Agreement, dated December 16, 2021, between the Company and AP Sponsor LLC
10.6 Indemnity Agreement, dated December 16, 2021, between the Company and Richard Lee Folsom
10.7 Indemnity Agreement, dated December 16, 2021, between the Company and Keiichi Suzuki
10.8 Indemnity Agreement, dated December 16, 2021, between the Company and Shankar Krishnamoorthy
10.9 Indemnity Agreement, dated December 16, 2021, between the Company and Henrik Baek Jorgensen
10.10 Indemnity Agreement, dated December 16, 2021, between the Company and Helena Anderson
99.1 Press Release, dated December 16, 2021
99.2 Press Release, dated December 21, 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.

 

Dated: December 22, 2021

 

  AP Acquisition Corp
   
  /s/ Keiichi Suzuki
  Name: Keiichi Suzuki
  Title: Chief Executive Officer and Director