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): January 7, 2021
Benessere Capital Acquisition Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 001-39836 | | 85-3223033 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
777 SW 37th Avenue, Suite 510
Miami, FL 33135-3250
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (561) 467-5200
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 |
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock, one Right and three-fourths of one Redeemable Warrant | | BENEU | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | | BENE | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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Rights, exchangeable into one-tenth of one share of Class A Common Stock | | BENER | | 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 | | BENEW | | 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 x
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.
On January 7, 2021, Benessere Capital Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), consummated its initial public offering (the “IPO”) of 10,000,000 units (the “Units”). Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A Common Stock”), one right to receive one-tenth (1/10) of one Class A Common Stock upon the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination (“Right”) and three-fourths 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 $100,000,000. The Company granted the underwriters in the IPO a 45-day option to purchase up to 1,500,000 additional Units solely to cover over-allotments, if any.
On January 7, 2021, simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Company completed the private sale (the “Private Placement”) of 360,000 units (the “Private Placement Units”) to ARC Global Investments LLC at a purchase price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $3,600,000.
A total of $101,500,000, comprised of $97,900,000 of the proceeds from the IPO (which amount includes $3,000,000 of the underwriters’ deferred discount) and $3,600,000 of the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Units, was placed in a U.S.-based trust account maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee.
An audited balance sheet as of January 7, 2021 reflecting receipt of the proceeds upon consummation of the IPO and the Private Placement has been issued by the Company and is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statement and 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.
Dated: January 13, 2021
| BENESSERE CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP. |
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| By: | /s/ Patrick Orlando |
| | Patrick Orlando |
| | Chief Executive Officer |