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| Item 8.01. | Other Events |
On December 18, 2023, OPY Acquisition Corp. I (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it will be unable to consummate an initial business combination and intends to dissolve and liquidate in accordance with the provisions of its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (“Liquidation”).
As of the close of business on December 28, 2023, the Public Shares will be deemed cancelled, and each Public Share will represent only the right to receive a redemption amount equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay the Company’s franchise and income taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding Public Shares. The Company anticipates that the last day of trading of the Public Shares and the Company’s publicly traded units and warrants will be on or around December 27, 2023 and trading of Public Shares will be suspended effective before the opening of markets on December 28, 2023.
A copy of the press release dated December 18, 2023 is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 18, 2023 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
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: December 20, 2023
| OPY ACQUISITION CORP. I | ||
| By: | /s/ Jonathan B. Siegel | |
| Name: | Jonathan B. Siegel | |
| Title: | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | |