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 14, 2023
Quantum FinTech Acquisition Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-40009 | 85-3286402 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 4221 W. Boy Scout Blvd., Suite 300, Tampa, FL | 33607 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(813) 257-9366
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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 | ||
| Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | QFTA | NYSE American LLC | ||
| Warrants, each warrant exercisable for one-half of one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 | QFTAW | OTC |
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).
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
As previously announced, on November 16, 2022, Quantum FinTech Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Quantum”), entered into a Business Combination Agreement (as amended from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”) by and among Quantum, Calculator New Pubco, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Quantum (“New Pubco”), Calculator Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Pubco, Calculator Merger Sub 2, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Pubco, AtlasClear, Inc., a Wyoming corporation (“AtlasClear”), Atlas FinTech Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation and Robert McBey. The transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement are hereinafter referred to as the “Business Combination.”
On December 14, 2023, Quantum and AtlasClear entered into Amendment No. 5 to the Business Combination Agreement (the “Amendment”). The Amendment amends the Business Combination Agreement to extend the date after which either Quantum or AtlasClear may terminate the Business Combination Agreement from December 8, 2023 to January 8, 2024.
The foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 2.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits:
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 2.1 | Amendment No. 5 to Business Combination Agreement, dated as of December 14, 2023, by and between Quantum FinTech Acquisition Corporation and AtlasClear, Inc. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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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.
| Quantum FinTech Acquisition Corporation | ||
| By: | /s/ John Schaible | |
| Name: | John Schaible | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| Date: December 15, 2023 | ||
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