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): May 2, 2024 (April 26, 2024)
Twelve Seas Investment Company II
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 001-40123 | | 85-2141273 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
228 Park Avenue S.
Suite 89898
New York, New York
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (917) 361-1177
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:
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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 |
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| Units, each consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock and one-third of one Redeemable Warrant | | TWLVU | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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| Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | | TWLV | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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| Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock for $11.50 per share | | TWLVW | | 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 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
On April 26, 2024, Twelve Seas Investment Company II, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), received a notice (the “Notice”) from the staff of the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”), dated April 23, 2024, as a result of its failure to timely file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 (the “Form 10-K”). The Notice advised the Company that it was not in compliance with Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements under the timely filing criteria established in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1).
As reported by the Company in its Form 12b-25 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 2, 2024, the Company was unable to file its Form 10-K within the prescribed time period without unreasonable effort or expense. The extension period provided under SEC Rule 12b-25 expired on April 16, 2024. The Company is working diligently to complete the necessary work to finalize and file the Form 10-K as soon as practicable.
Pursuant to the Notice, the Company had seven days, or until April 30, 2024, to request a stay of the suspension and delisting of the Company’s securities, pending a Hearings Panel decision. The Company presented their views at the hearings conference on May 2, 2024. There can be no assurance that, following the hearing, such a stay will be granted or that the Company will be able to regain compliance with all applicable requirements for continued listing. If the trading of the Company’s securities is suspended, the Company’s securities will cease to be quoted on Nasdaq and may be traded on the over-the-counter market.
On May 2, 2024, the Company issued a press release regarding receipt of the Notice. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 3.01.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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.
| | TWELVE SEAS INVESTMENT COMPANY II |
| | By: | /s/ Dimitri Elkin |
| | | Name: | Dimitri Elkin |
| | | Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
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| Dated: May 2, 2024 | | |
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