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): December 20, 2022
Golden Falcon Acquisition Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-39816 | 85-2738750 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 850 Library Avenue, Suite 204 Newark, Delaware |
19711 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(970) 315-2644
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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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-half of one redeemable Warrant | GFX.U | The New York Stock Exchange | ||
| Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | GFX | The New York Stock Exchange | ||
| Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 | GFX WS | 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 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
The information disclosed in Item 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01 to the extent required herein. As approved by its stockholders at the special meeting (defined below), on December 20, 2022, Golden Falcon Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company entered into an amendment to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated December 17, 2020, by and between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Company (the “Trust Agreement”). A copy of the amendment to the Trust Agreement is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 5.03. | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
The information disclosed in Item 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03 to the extent required herein. As approved by its stockholders at the special meeting, on December 20, 2022, the Company filed a certificate of amendment to its amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Charter”) which became effective upon filing. A copy of the certificate of amendment to the Charter is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On December 20, 2022, the Company held a special meeting in lieu of its 2022 annual meeting of stockholders (the “special meeting”). On November 7, 2022, the record date for the special meeting, there were 43,125,000 shares of common stock outstanding entitled to be voted at the special meeting (consisting of 34,500,000 shares of Class A common stock and 8,625,000 shares of Class B common stock of the Company), approximately 88.7% of which were represented in person or by proxy at the special meeting.
The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the special meeting are as follows:
1. Charter Amendment Proposal
The stockholders approved the proposal to amend the Company’s Charter (the “Charter Amendment”) , to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination (the “Extension”) for an additional six months, from December 22, 2022 to June 22, 2023 or such earlier date as determined by the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) (such later date, the “Extended Date”). The voting results were as follows:
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON- VOTES | |||
| 30,849,816 | 885,387 | 155,025 | 6,363,593 |
2. Trust Amendment Proposal
The stockholders approved the proposal to amend the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of December 17, 2020, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and (the “Trust Agreement”), in the form set forth as Annex B to the proxy statement (the “Trust Amendment”), to provide for the Extension to the Extended Date pursuant to the Charter Amendment. The voting results were as follows:
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON- VOTES | |||
| 30,849,616 | 885,387 | 155,225 | 6,363,593 |
3. Director Proposal
The stockholders approved the proposal to re-elect two directors to the Board, with each such director to serve until the second annual meeting of stockholders following the special meeting or until his or her successor is elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows:
| FOR | WITHHELD | BROKER NON- VOTES | ||||
| Isabelle Amiel Azoulai |
27,387,372 | 4,502,856 | 6,363,593 | |||
| Mikael Breuer-Weil |
31,001,524 | 888,704 | 6,363,593 |
4. Auditor Ratification Proposal
The stockholders approved the proposal to ratify the selection by the Company’s audit committee of Marcum, LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. The voting results were as follows:
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON- VOTES | |||
| 37,308,446 | 677,267 | 268,108 | 0 |
As there were sufficient votes to approve the proposals, the “Adjournment Proposal” described in the Proxy Statement was not presented to stockholders.
| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
In connection with the votes to approve the Extensions, the holders of 30,291,421 shares of Class A common stock of the Company properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $10.11 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $306.3 million, leaving approximately $42.6 million in the trust account.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(c) Exhibits:
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 3.1 | Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Golden Falcon Acquisition Corp., dated December 20, 2022. | |
| 10.1 | Amendment to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated December 20, 2022, by and between Golden Falcon Acquisition Corp. and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
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.
| GOLDEN FALCON ACQUISITION CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ Makram Azar | |
| Name: | Makram Azar | |
| Title: |
Chief Executive Officer | |
Date: December 27, 2022
Exhibit 3.1
CERTIFICATE TO AMENDMENT
TO THE
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
GOLDEN FALCON ACQUISITION CORP.
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Golden Falcon Acquisition Corp., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY AS FOLLOWS:
1. The name of the Corporation is “Golden Falcon Acquisition Corp.” The original certificate of incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on August 24, 2020 (the “Original Certificate”). The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amended and Restated Certificate”) was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December 20, 2020;
2. This Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation amends the Amended and Restated Certificate.
3. This Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation and the stockholders of the Corporation in accordance with Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
4. The text of Sections 9.1(b), 9.2(a), 9.2(d), 9.2(e), 9.2(f) and 9.7 are hereby amended and restated to read in full as follows:
9.1(b) Immediately after the Offering, a certain amount of the net offering proceeds received by the Corporation in the Offering (including the proceeds of any exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option) and certain other amounts specified in the Corporation’s registration statement on Form S-1, as initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on December 1, 2020, as amended (the “Registration Statement”), was deposited in a trust account (the “Trust Account”), established for the benefit of the Public Stockholders (as defined below) pursuant to a trust agreement described in the Registration Statement. Except for the withdrawal of interest income (if any) to pay the Corporation’s taxes, if any, none of the funds held in the Trust Account (including the interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account) will be released from the Trust Account until the earliest to occur of (i) the completion of the initial Business Combination, (ii) the redemption of 100% of the Offering Shares (as defined below) if the Corporation does not complete its initial Business Combination by June 22, 2023 or such earlier date as determined by the Board (the “Termination Date”), subject to applicable law, and (iii) the redemption of Offering Shares in connection with a stockholder vote to approve an amendment to this Amended and Restated Certificate that (A) to modify the substance or timing of the Corporation’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with the initial Business Combination or certain amendments to the Amended and Restated Certificate or to redeem 100% of the Offering Shares if the Corporation has not completed an initial Business Combination by the Termination Date or (B) with respect to any other provisions relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity (as described in Section 9.7). Holders of shares of the Common Stock included as part of the units sold in the Offering (the “Offering Shares”) (whether such Offering Shares were purchased in the Offering or in the secondary market following the Offering and whether or not such holders are Golden Falcon Sponsor Group, LLC (the “Sponsor”) or the officers or directors of the Corporation, or any affiliates of any of the foregoing) are referred to herein as “Public Stockholders.”
9.2(a) Prior to the consummation of the initial Business Combination, the Corporation shall provide all holders of Offering Shares with the opportunity to have their Offering Shares redeemed upon the consummation of the initial Business Combination pursuant to, and subject to the limitations of, Sections 9.2(b) and 9.2(c) (such rights of such holders to have their Offering Shares redeemed pursuant to such Sections, the “Redemption Rights”) hereof for cash equal to the applicable redemption price per share determined in accordance with Section 9.2(b) hereof (the “Redemption Price”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Amended and Restated Certificate, there shall be no Redemption Rights or liquidating distributions with respect to any warrant issued pursuant to the Offering.
9.2(d) In the event that the Corporation has not completed an initial Business Combination by the Termination Date, the Corporation shall (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but no more than ten business days thereafter subject to lawfully available funds therefor, redeem the Offering Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account not previously released to the Corporation to pay its taxes, if any (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of the then outstanding Offering Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish rights of the Public Stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining stockholders and the Board in accordance with applicable law, dissolve and liquidate, subject in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) to the Corporation’s obligations under the DGCL to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.
9.2(e) If the Corporation offers to redeem the Offering Shares in conjunction with a stockholder vote on an initial Business Combination, the Corporation shall consummate the proposed initial Business Combination only if such initial Business Combination is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of the Common Stock that are voted at a stockholder meeting held to consider such initial Business Combination.
9.2(f) [RESERVED].
9.7 If, in accordance with Section 9.1(a), any amendment is made to Section 9.2(d) that would affect the substance or timing of the Corporation’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with the Corporation’s initial Business Combination or amendments to this Amended and Restated Certificate prior thereto or to redeem 100% of the Offering Shares if the Corporation does not complete an initial Business Combination by the Termination Date or with respect to any other provision relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity, the Public Stockholders shall be provided with the opportunity to redeem their Offering Shares upon approval of any such amendment, at a per-share price, payable in cash, 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 Corporation to pay its taxes, divided by the number of the then outstanding Offering Shares.
[Signature Page to Follow]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Golden Falcon Acquisition Corp. has caused this Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate to be duly executed in its name and on its behalf by an authorized officer as of the date first set forth above.
| GOLDEN FALCON ACQUISITION CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ Makram Azar | |
| Name: Makram Azar | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
[Signature Page to Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Golden Falcon Acquisition Corp.]
Exhibit 10.1
AMENDMENT TO INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT TO THE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made effective as of December 20, 2022, by and between Golden Falcon Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York limited purpose trust company (the “Trustee”), and amends that certain Investment Management Trust Agreement, effective as of December 17, 2020 (the “Trust Agreement”), by and between the parties hereto. Capitalized terms contained in this Amendment, but not specifically defined in this Amendment, shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Trust Agreement.
WHEREAS, a total of $345,000,000 of the gross proceeds of the IPO and sale of private placement warrants was placed in the Trust Account;
WHEREAS, Section 1(i) of the Trust Agreement provides that the Trustee is to commence liquidation of the Trust Account and distribute the Property in the Trust Account, including interest not previously released to the Company to pay its tax obligations (less up to $100,000 of interest that may be released to the Company to pay dissolution expenses, if applicable), only after and promptly after (x) receipt of, and only in accordance with, the terms of a Termination Letter in a form substantially similar to that attached to the Trust Agreement as Exhibit B or Exhibit C, as applicable, or (y) upon the date which is the later of (i) 24 months after the closing of the IPO and (ii) such later date as may be approved by the Company’s stockholders in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Charter”) if a Termination Letter has not been received by the Trustee prior to such date, in which case the Trust Account shall be liquidated in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Termination Letter attached to the Trust Agreement as Exhibit C and the Property in the Trust Account shall be distributed to the Public Stockholders of record as of such date;
WHEREAS, Section 7(d) of the Trust Agreement provides that Section 1(i) may not be modified, amended or deleted without the affirmative vote of sixty five percent (65%) or more of the then issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock and shares of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company, voting together as a single class (the “Consent of the Stockholders”);
WHEREAS, at a special meeting of stockholders held on or prior to the date hereof (the “Special Meeting”), the Company obtained the Consent of the Stockholders to approve this Amendment;
WHEREAS, at the Special Meeting, the stockholders of the Company also voted to approve an amendment to the Charter in accordance with the terms of the Charter (as amended and as may be further amended from time to time, the “Amended Charter”); and
WHEREAS, each of the Company and Trustee desires to amend the Trust Agreement as provided herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendments to the Trust Agreement.
(a) Section 1(i) of the Trust Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
“(i) Commence liquidation of the Trust Account only after and promptly after (x) receipt of, and only in accordance with, the terms of a letter from the Company (“Termination Letter”), in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as either Exhibit B or Exhibit C, as applicable, signed on behalf of the Company by its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Secretary or other authorized officer of the Company, and complete the liquidation of the Trust Account and distribute the Property in the Trust Account, including interest not previously released to the Company to pay its tax obligations (less up to $100,000 of interest that may be released to the Company to pay dissolution expenses, if applicable), only as directed in the Termination Letter and the other documents
referred to therein; or (y) the Termination Date (as defined in the Company’s Charter, as amended) if a Termination Letter has not been received by the Trustee prior to such date, in which case, the Trust Account shall be liquidated in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Termination Letter attached as Exhibit C hereto and the Property in the Trust Account, including interest not previously released to the Company to pay its tax obligations (less up to $100,000 of interest that may be released to the Company to pay dissolution expenses, if applicable), shall be distributed to the Public Stockholders of record as of such date (excluding up to $100,000 of interest which may be used for dissolution expenses); provided further, that the Trustee has no obligation to monitor or question the Company’s position that an allocation has been made for taxes payable;
(b) Exhibit B of the Trust Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as set forth in Exhibit B to this Amendment.
2. References.
(a) All references to the “Trust Agreement” (including “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder,” “hereby” and “this Agreement”) in the Trust Agreement shall refer to the Trust Agreement as amended by this Amendment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, references to the effective date of the Trust Agreement (as amended hereby) and terms of similar import shall in all instances continue to refer to December 17, 2020.
(b) All references to the “amended and restated certificate of incorporation” in the Trust Agreement and terms of similar import shall mean the Amended Charter.
3. Miscellaneous Provisions.
3.1. Successors. All the covenants and provisions of this Amendment by or for the benefit of the Company or the Trustee shall bind and inure to the benefit of their permitted respective successors and assigns.
3.2. Severability. This Amendment shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Amendment or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Amendment a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.
3.3. Applicable Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
3.4. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in several original or facsimile counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, and together shall constitute but one instrument.
3.5. Effect of Headings. The section headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Amendment and shall not affect the interpretation thereof.
3.6 Entire Agreement. The Trust Agreement, as modified by this Amendment, constitutes the entire understanding of the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, arrangements, promises and commitments, whether written or oral, express or implied, relating to the subject matter hereof, and all such prior agreements, understandings, arrangements, promises and commitments are hereby canceled and terminated.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Amendment as of the date first set forth above.
| CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee | ||
| By: | /s/ Francis Wolf | |
| Name: | Francis Wolf | |
| Title: | Vice President | |
| GOLDEN FALCON ACQUISITION CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ Makram Azar | |
| Name: | Makram Azar | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
[Signature Page to Amendment to Investment Management Trust Agreement]