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 30, 2020 (December 22, 2020)
APEX TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 001-39048 | 83-4461709 | ||
(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) |
(Commission
File Number) |
(IRS
Employer
Identification No.) |
533 Airport Blvd, Suite 400 Burlingame, California |
94010 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (619) 736-6855
Not Applicable
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
☒ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
☐ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e 4(c)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name
of each exchange on
which registered |
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Units, each consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock and one-half of one Redeemable Warrant | APXTU | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC | ||
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | APXT | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC | ||
Warrants, each exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock for $11.50 per share | APXTW | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
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.
On December 30, 2020, Apex Technology Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Business Combination Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Amendment”). The Amendment amends that certain Business Combination Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Business Combination Agreement”), dated November 23, 2020, by and among the Company, Athena Technology Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub 1”), Athena Technology Merger Sub 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Merger Sub 2”) and AvePoint, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“AvePoint”). Under the Business Combination Agreement, Merger Sub 1 will be merged with and into AvePoint (the “First Merger”), with AvePoint surviving the First Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and promptly following the First Merger, AvePoint will be merged with and into Merger Sub 2 (the “Second Merger”), with Merger Sub 2 surviving the Second Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The Amendment updates certain defined terms and a schedule to the Business Combination Agreement.
The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1, and the Business Combination Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 23, 2020, each of which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On December 22, 2020, the Company held its 2020 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Meeting”). At the Meeting, stockholders (i) re-elected two directors to serve as the Class I directors on the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) until the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified and (ii) ratified the selection by the audit committee of the Board of WithumSmith+Brown, PC (“Withum”) to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020.
Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals:
Proposal No. 1 – Election of directors
David Chao and Donna Wells were re-elected to serve as the Class I directors. The voting results were as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
David Chao | 20,466,689 | 0 | 4,102,847 | N/A | ||||||||||
Donna Wells | 20,470,767 | 0 | 4,098,769 | N/A |
Proposal No. 2 – Ratification of independent registered public accounting firm
The stockholders ratified the selection of Withum to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020. The voting results were as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
24,522,969 | 20,747 | 25,820 | N/A |
Important Information About the Business Combination and Where to Find It
In connection with the proposed Business Combination, Apex intends to file the Proxy with the SEC. Apex will mail a definitive proxy statement and other relevant documents to its stockholders. Apex’s stockholders and other interested persons are advised to read, when available, the preliminary proxy statement and any amendments thereto and the definitive proxy statement and documents incorporated by reference therein filed in connection with the Business Combination, as these materials will contain important information about AvePoint, Apex and the Business Combination. When available, the definitive proxy statement and other relevant materials for the Business Combination will be mailed to stockholders of AvePoint as of a record date to be established for voting on the Business Combination. INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER RELEVANT MATERIALS CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY AND THE TRANSACTION. Stockholders will also be able to obtain copies of the preliminary proxy statement, the definitive proxy statement and other documents filed with the SEC that will be incorporated by reference therein, without charge, once available, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to: Apex Technology Acquisition Corp., 533 Airport Blvd., Suite 400, Burlingame, CA 94010, Attention: Secretary, (619) 736-6855.
Participants in the Solicitation
Apex and its directors and executive officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from Apex’s stockholders with respect to the Business Combination. A list of the names of those directors and executive officers and a description of their interests in Apex is contained in Apex’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, which was filed with the SEC on March 27, 2020 and is available free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to Apex Technology Acquisition Corp., 533 Airport Blvd., Suite 400, Burlingame, CA 94010, Attention: Secretary, (619) 736-6855. Additional information regarding the interests of such participants will be contained in the Proxy.
AvePoint and its directors and executive officers may also be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Apex in connection with the Business Combination. A list of the names of such directors and executive officers and information regarding their interests in the Business Combination will be included in the Proxy.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit is being filed herewith:
Exhibit No. | Description | |
1.1* | Amendment No. 1 to the Business Combination Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated December 30, 2020. |
* Certain exhibits and schedules to this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601(a)(5). The Company agrees to supplementally furnish a copy of any omitted exhibit or schedule to the SEC upon its request.
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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 30, 2020
APEX TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ Jeff Epstein | |
Name: | Jeff Epstein | |
Title: | Co-Chief Executive Officer |
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Exhibit 1.1
Execution Version
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
This Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) to the Business Combination Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of November 23, 2020 (the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among by and among Apex Technology Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Apex”), Athena Technology Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Athena Technology Merger Sub 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Second Merger Sub” and, together with First Merger Sub, “Merger Subs” and each, a “Merger Sub”), and AvePoint, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), is made and entered into as of December 30, 2020 by and among Apex, Merger Subs and the Company. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Business Combination Agreement.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Apex, the Merger Subs and the Company are parties to the Business Combination Agreement (the “Parties”);
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend the Business Combination Agreement as set forth in this Amendment; and
WHEREAS, Section 9.04 of the Business Combination Agreement provides that, prior to the Effective Time, the Business Combination Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the Parties.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the covenants and agreements contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, Parties agree as follows:
Agreement
1. Amendment to the Business Combination Agreement.
(a) The definition of “Election Percentage” in Section 1.01 of the Business Combination Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:
“Election Percentage” means with respect to any Electing Stockholder that has properly made and not revoked or lost an Election in accordance with Section 3.02, the percentage of cash elected by such holder in such Election; provided, that such percentage shall be rounded to the nearest fourth decimal place and not be greater than the Maximum Election Percentage.
(b) The definition of “Eligible Apex IPO Underwriting Fees” in Section 1.01 of the Business Combination Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:
“Eligible Apex IPO Underwriting Fees” means (a) if the Apex Public Stockholder Redemption Rate is equal to 10% or less, 100% of the Apex IPO Underwriting Fees, (b) if the Apex Public Stockholder Redemption Rate is 40% or more, none of the Apex IPO Underwriting Fees and (c) if the Apex Public Stockholder Redemption Rate is greater than 10% but equal to or less than 40%, a portion of the Apex IPO Underwriting Fees equal to (i) 40% minus the Apex Public Stockholder Redemption Rate divided by (ii) 30%.
(c) The definition of “Maximum Election Percentage” in Section 1.01 of the Business Combination Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:
“Maximum Election Percentage” means 12.6780%.
(d) Schedule C of the Business Combination Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the form of Schedule C set forth in Exhibit A to this Amendment. Notwithstanding Section 9.04 of the Business Combination Agreement, the parties to this Agreement agree that Schedule C of the Business Combination Agreement may be updated jointly by Parent and the Company, without an amendment to the Business Combination Agreement, following the determination of the Per Share Amount and prior to the Effective Time; provided, that the sum of (i) the Aggregate Named Executive Cash-Settled Option Consideration plus (ii) the cash consideration payable with respect to the Named Executive Cash-Settled Shares pursuant to the Named Executive Equity Agreements shall not exceed the Available Named Executive Cash Amount.
2 Effect of Amendment. Except as expressly provided herein, this Amendment shall not constitute an amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of the Business Combination Agreement or any rights or obligations of any party under or in respect of the Business Combination Agreement. Except as modified by this Amendment, the Business Combination Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. Upon the execution of this Amendment by the Parties, each reference in the Business Combination Agreement to “this Agreement” or the words “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein” or words of similar effect referring to the Business Combination Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Business Combination Agreement as amended by this Amendment, and a reference to the Business Combination Agreement in any other instrument or document shall be deemed a reference to the Business Combination Agreement as amended by this Amendment. This Amendment shall be subject to, shall form a part of, and shall be governed by, the terms and conditions set forth in the Business Combination Agreement, as amended by this Amendment.
3. General. Article X of the Business Combination Agreement shall apply to this Amendment mutatis mutandis.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.
APEX TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION CORP. | ||
By | /s/ Jeff Epstein | |
Name: | Jeff Epstein | |
Title: | Co-Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | |
ATHENA TECHNOLOGY MERGER SUB, INC. | ||
By | /s/ Kimberly Kit | |
Name: | Kimberly Kit | |
Title: | President and Secretary | |
ATHENA TECHNOLOGY MERGER SUB 2, LLC | ||
By | /s/ Kimberly Kit | |
Name: | Kimberly Kit | |
Title: | President and Secretary | |
AVEPOINT, INC. | ||
By | /s/ Brian Brown | |
Name: | Brian Brown | |
Title: | Chief Legal Counsel and COO |
(Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Business Combination Agreement)
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