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): February 24, 2021
KL Acquisition Corp
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 001-39850 | | 85-2734828 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
111 West 33rd Street
Suite 1910
New York, NY 10120
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 782-3482
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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 | | KLAQU | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | | KLAQ | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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Redeemable Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 | | KLAQW | | 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 þ
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 8.01. Other Events.
Separate Trading of Units, Class A Common Stock and Warrants
As previously reported, on January 12, 2021, KL Acquisition Corp, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), consummated its initial public offering of 28,750,000 units (the “Units”), which included 3,750,000 units issued pursuant to the full exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option. Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A Common Stock”), and one-third of one redeemable warrant of the Company (“Warrant”), with each whole Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock for $11.50 per share. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $287,500,000.
On February 24, 2021, the Company issued a press release, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, announcing that the holders of the Units may elect to separately trade shares of the Class A Common Stock and the Warrants comprising the Units commencing on March 1, 2021. Those Units not separated will continue to trade on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “KLAQU,” and the Class A Common Stock and Warrants that are separated will trade on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols “KLAQ” and “KLAQW,” respectively. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole Warrants will trade. Holders of Units will need to instruct their brokers to contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent, to separate their Units into shares of Class A Common Stock and Warrants.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit is filed herewith:
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.
Dated: February 24, 2021
| KL Acquisition Corp |
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| By: | /s/ Doug Logigian |
| | Name: | Doug Logigian |
| | Title: | Chief Executive Officer |