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): June 2, 2022
EDTECHX HOLDINGS ACQUISITION CORP. II
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 001-39792 | 85-2190936 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer | ||
of Incorporation) | Identification No.) |
22 Soho Square, London, WID 4NS, United Kingdom
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(44) 207 070 7080
(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 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 | ||
The Stock Market LLC | ||||
The Stock Market LLC | ||||
The 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 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information included in Item 5.07 is incorporated by reference in this item to the extent required herein.
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws.
The information included in Item 5.07 is incorporated by reference into this item to the extent required.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 2, 2022, EdtechX Holdings Acquisition Corp. II (“Parent”) held a special meeting of stockholders (“Meeting”). An aggregate of 11,503,814 shares of Parent’s common stock, which represents a quorum of the outstanding common stock entitled to vote as of the record date of April 26, 2022, were represented in person or by proxy at the Meeting.
Parent’s stockholders voted on the following proposal at the Meeting, which was approved:
(1) Proposal No. 1 — The Extension Amendment Proposal — a proposal to amend Parent’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation to extend the date by which Parent has to consummate a business combination from June 15, 2022 to December 15, 2022. The following is a tabulation of the votes with respect to this proposal, which was approved by Parent’s stockholders:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
10,465,501 | 1,038,313 | 0 | 0 |
Holders of an aggregate of 9,195,721 shares of Parent’s Class A common stock exercised their right to redeem their shares for an aggregate of $93,377.626.32 in cash.
Following the Meeting, Parent filed the amendment to its amended and restated certificate of incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. A copy of the amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1.
As previously disclosed, IBIS Capital Sponsor II LLC and IBIS Sponsor II EdtechX LLC, limited liability companies affiliated with certain of Parent’s officers and directors (collectively, the “sponsors”), agreed that if the Extension Amendment Proposal was approved, they or their affiliates would lend to Parent for every month of the Extension Amendment Proposal that is needed to consummate a business combination the lesser of an aggregate of (i) $100,000 and (ii) $0.033 per share for each public share that was not redeemed in connection with the stockholder vote (such loans being referred to herein as the “Contributions”). An aggregate of 2,304,279 public shares were not redeemed in connection with the stockholder vote. As a result, the sponsors will make a Contribution of $76,041.21 for each month of the Extension that is needed to consummate a business combination. Each Contribution will be deposited in the trust account established in connection with Parent’s initial public offering on or prior to the 15th day of each month during the Extension with the first Contribution being deposited on or prior to June 15, 2022. A copy of the promissory note evidencing the first Contribution is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.
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Additional Information and Where to Find It
Parent intends to hold presentations for certain of its stockholders, as well as other persons who might be interested in purchasing Parent’s securities, in connection with the proposed transactions with the Company. This Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibits hereto, may be distributed to participants at such presentations.
Parent intends to file a registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC (“Registration Statement”), which will include a document that serves as a prospectus and proxy statement of Parent, referred to as a proxy statement/prospectus, and certain related documents, to be used at the meeting of Parent’s stockholders to approve the proposed business combination and related matters. Investors and securityholders of Parent are urged to read the Registration Statement, the proxy statement/prospectus, and any amendments thereto, and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction as they become available because they will contain important information about Parent, the Company, and the proposed transaction. The definitive proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to Parent’s stockholders as of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed business combination and related matters. Investors and securityholders will be able to obtain free copies of the Registration Statement, the proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC by Parent, once such documents are filed, through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.
The documents filed by Parent with the SEC also may be obtained free of charge upon written request to Parent at 22 Soho Square, London, W1D 4NS, United Kingdom.
Participants in Solicitation
Parent, the Company, and certain of their respective directors and executive officers, under SEC rules, may be deemed to be participants in the eventual solicitation of proxies from Parent’s stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction. A list of the names of such directors and executive officers and information regarding their interests in the proposed business combination will be contained in the proxy statement/prospectus when available. You may obtain free copies of these documents as described in the preceding paragraphs.
No Offer or Solicitation
This Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibits hereto shall not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the proposed transaction. This Current Report on Form 8-K also shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of any securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such other jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act.
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Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements included in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibits hereto are not historical facts but are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “should,” “would,” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” “seem,” “seek,” “future,” “outlook,” and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding estimates and forecasts of other financial and performance metrics and projections of market opportunity.
These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this Current Report on Form 8-K, and on the current expectations of Parent’s and the Company’s management and are not predictions of actual performance. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on by any investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of Parent and the Company. Some important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in any forward-looking statements could include changes in domestic and foreign business, market, financial, political and legal conditions. Further, these forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including: the conditions to the completion of the Merger, including the required approval by Parent’s stockholders, may not be satisfied on the terms expected or on the anticipated schedule; the parties’ ability to meet expectations regarding the timing and completion of the Merger; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement; the approval by Parent’s stockholders of an amendment to Parent’s organizational documents to extend the date by which Parent must complete its initial business combination in order to have adequate time to close the proposed transaction; the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Parent related to the Merger or the Merger Agreement; the amount of the costs, fees, expenses and other charges related to the Merger; the risk that any required regulatory approvals are not obtained, are delayed or are subject to unanticipated conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the proposed business combination; the ability to maintain the listing of Parent’s securities on a national securities exchange; the price of Parent’s securities may be volatile due to a variety of factors, including changes in the highly competitive industries in which Parent plans to operate or the Company operates, variations in operating performance across competitors, changes in laws and regulations affecting Parent’s or the Company’s business and changes in the combined capital structure; failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the proposed business combination; the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations after the completion of the proposed transaction, and identify and realize additional opportunities; risks relating to the uncertainty of the projected financial information with respect to the Company; the Company’s ability to successfully expand its service offerings; risks that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans and operations of the Company and potential difficulties in Company employee retention as a result of the proposed transaction; competition; the uncertain effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; and those factors discussed in the Registration Statement, proxy statement/prospectus, and other documents filed, or to be filed, by Parent with SEC. If any of these risks materialize or Parent’s or the Company’s assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that neither Parent nor the Company presently know or that Parent and the Company currently believe are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements.
These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements reflect Parent’s and the Company’s expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views only as of the date they are made. Parent and the Company anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause Parent’s and the Company’s assessments to change. Parent and the Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, Parent and the Company assume no obligation and do not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Parent’s and the Company’s assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. Neither Parent nor the Company gives any assurance that either Parent or the Company or the combined company will achieve its expectations. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements.
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Any financial projections in this Current Report on Form 8-K or the exhibits hereto are forward-looking statements that are based on assumptions that are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond Parent’s and the Company’s control. While all projections are necessarily speculative, Parent and the Company believe that the preparation of prospective financial information involves increasingly higher levels of uncertainty the further out the projection extends from the date of preparation. The assumptions and estimates underlying the projected results are inherently uncertain and are subject to a wide variety of significant business, economic and competitive risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the projections. The inclusion of projections in this Current Report on Form 8-K should not be regarded as an indication that Parent and the Company, or their respective representatives and advisors, considered or consider the projections to be a reliable prediction of future events.
This Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibits hereto, is not intended to be all-inclusive or to contain all the information that a person may desire in considering an investment in Parent or the Company and is not intended to form the basis of an investment decision in Parent or the Company. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning Parent and the Company, the proposed business combination or other matters and attributable to Parent, the Company, or any person acting on their behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above.
Item 9.01. Financial Statement and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
Exhibit | Description | |
3.1 | Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. | |
10.1 | Promissory Note. | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL). |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: June 3, 2022
EDTECHX HOLDINGS ACQUISITION CORP. II | ||
By: | /s/ Benjamin Vedrenne-Cloquet | |
Name: | Benjamin Vedrenne-Cloquet | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
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Exhibit 3.1
AMENDMENT
TO THE
AMENDED AND RESTATED
OF
EDTECHX HOLDINGS ACQUISITION CORP. II
Pursuant to Section 242 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law
The undersigned, being a duly authorized officer of EDTECHX HOLDINGS ACQUISITION CORP. II (the “Corporation”), a corporation existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, does hereby certify as follows:
1. | The name of the Corporation is EdtechX Holdings Acquisition Corp. II |
2. | The Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation was filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 27, 2020, and an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December 10, 2020. |
3. | This Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation further amends the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation. |
4. | This Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 65% of the outstanding shares of common stock at a meeting of stockholders in accordance with ARTICLE SIXTH of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the provisions of Sections 242 the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. |
5. | Section A.3 of ARTICLE SIXTH is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety as follows: |
3. | “Termination Date” means December 15, 2022. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation this 2nd day of June 2022.
/s/ Benjamin Vedrenne-Cloquet | |
Benjamin Vedrenne-Cloquet Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 10.1
PROMISSORY NOTE
June 3, 2022
$76,041.21 |
EdtechX Holdings Acquisition Corp. II (“Maker”) promises to pay to the order of IBIS Capital Limited or its successors or assigns (“Payee”) the principal sum of Seventy Six Thousand Forty One dollars and Twenty One Cents ($76,041.21) in lawful money of the United States of America, on the terms and conditions described below.
1. Principal. The principal balance of this Note shall be repayable on the consummation of the Maker’s initial merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities (a “Business Combination”). Payee understands that if a Business Combination is not consummated, this Note will not be repaid and all amounts owed hereunder will be forgiven except to the extent that the Maker has funds available to it outside of its trust account established in connection with its initial public offering.
2. Interest. No interest shall accrue on the unpaid principal balance of this Note.
3. Application of Payments. All payments shall be applied first to payment in full of any costs incurred in the collection of any sum due under this Note, including (without limitation) reasonable attorneys’ fees, then to the payment in full of any late charges and finally to the reduction of the unpaid principal balance of this Note.
4. Events of Default. The following shall constitute Events of Default:
(a) Failure to Make Required Payments. Failure by Maker to pay the principal of this Note within five (5) business days following the date when due.
(b) Voluntary Bankruptcy, Etc. The commencement by Maker of a voluntary case under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or any other applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, rehabilitation or other similar law, or the consent by it to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator (or other similar official) of Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of any assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure of Maker generally to pay its debts as such debts become due, or the taking of corporate action by Maker in furtherance of any of the foregoing.
(c) Involuntary Bankruptcy, Etc. The entry of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of maker in an involuntary case under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, as now or hereafter constituted, or any other applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days.
5. Remedies.
(a) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 4(a), Payee may, by written notice to Maker, declare this Note to be due and payable, whereupon the principal amount of this Note, and all other amounts payable thereunder, shall become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything contained herein or in the documents evidencing the same to the contrary notwithstanding.
(b) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Sections 4(b) and 4(c), the unpaid principal balance of, and all other sums payable with regard to, this Note shall automatically and immediately become due and payable, in all cases without any action on the part of Payee.
6. Intentionally Omitted.
7. Waivers. Maker and all endorsers and guarantors of, and sureties for, this Note waive presentment for payment, demand, notice of dishonor, protest, and notice of protest with regard to the Note, all errors, defects and imperfections in any proceedings instituted by Payee under the terms of this Note, and all benefits that might accrue to Maker by virtue of any present or future laws exempting any property, real or personal, or any part of the proceeds arising from any sale of any such property, from attachment, levy or sale under execution, or providing for any stay of execution, exemption from civil process, or extension of time for payment; and Maker agrees that any real estate that may be levied upon pursuant to a judgment obtained by virtue hereof, on any writ of execution issued hereon, may be sold upon any such writ in whole or in part in any order desired by Payee.
8. Unconditional Liability. Maker hereby waives all notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default, or enforcement of the payment of this Note, and agrees that its liability shall be unconditional, without regard to the liability of any other party, and shall not be affected in any manner by any indulgence, extension of time, renewal, waiver or modification granted or consented to by Payee, and consents to any and all extensions of time, renewals, waivers, or modifications that may be granted by Payee with respect to the payment or other provisions of this Note, and agree that additional makers, endorsers, guarantors, or sureties may become parties hereto without notice to them or affecting their liability hereunder.
9. Notices. Any notice called for hereunder shall be deemed properly given if (i) sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, (ii) personally delivered, (iii) dispatched by any form of private or governmental express mail or delivery service providing receipted delivery, (iv) sent by telefacsimile or (v) sent by e-mail, to the following addresses or to such other address as either party may designate by notice in accordance with this Section:
If to Maker:
EdtechX Holdings Acquisition Corp. II
c/o IBIS Capital Limited
22 Soho Square
London, W1D 4NS United Kingdom
If to Payee:
IBIS Capital Limited
22 Soho Square
London, W1D 4NS United Kingdom
Notice shall be deemed given on the earlier of (i) actual receipt by the receiving party, (ii) the date shown on a telefacsimile transmission confirmation, (iii) the date on which an e-mail transmission was received by the receiving party’s on-line access provider (iv) the date reflected on a signed delivery receipt, or (vi) two (2) Business Days following tender of delivery or dispatch by express mail or delivery service.
10. Construction. This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the domestic, internal law, but not the law of conflict of laws, of the State of New York.
11. Severability. Any provision contained in this Note which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker, intending to be legally bound hereby, has caused this Note to be duly executed the day and year first above written.
EDTECHX HOLDINGS ACQUISITION CORP. II | ||
By: | ||
Name: | Benjamin Vedrenne-Cloquet | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
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