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): March 1, 2024 (March 1, 2024)
Edify Acquisition Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 001-39899 | | 85-3274503 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
888 7th Avenue, Floor 29
New York, NY 10106
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 603-2800
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Title of each class | | Trading Symbol | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Units, each consisting of one share of Common Stock and one Warrant to acquire one-half of a share of Common Stock | | EACPU | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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Common Stock, par value $0.0001 | | EAC | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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Warrants | | EACPW | | 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.
Introductory Note
As previously announced, on December 18, 2022, Edify Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Buyer”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended, the “Merger Agreement”) by and among Buyer, Edify Merger Sub, Inc., a Nevada corporation and direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Buyer (“Merger Sub”), and Unique Logistics International, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), pursuant to which, among other things and subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, Merger Sub would merge with and into the Company, with the Company being the surviving corporation of the Merger and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Buyer.
Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
On March 1, 2024, Buyer, Merger Sub and Company entered into a Mutual Termination Agreement (“Mutual Termination Agreement”), pursuant to which the parties mutually agreed to terminate the Merger Agreement effective as of such date, after taking several factors into consideration.
As a result of the termination of the Merger Agreement, the Merger Agreement is of no further force and effect, and certain transaction agreements entered into in connection with the Merger Agreement will either be terminated or no longer be effective, as applicable, in accordance with their respective terms, including, but not limited to: the Sponsor Support Agreement, dated as of December 16, 2022, by and among Edify Acquisition Corp., Colbeck Edify Holdings, LLC, Unique Logistics International, Inc. and the other parties thereto; the Lock-Up Agreement, dated as of December 16, 2022, by and among Edify Acquisition Corp. and the other parties thereto; and the Company Voting and Support Agreement, dated as of December 16, 2022, by and among Edify Acquisition Corp., Unique Logistics International, Inc., Frangipani Trade Services, Inc. and Great Eagle Freight Limited.
The foregoing descriptions of the Merger Agreement and the Mutual Termination Agreement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, which was previously filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by Buyer on December 19, 2022, and the Mutual Termination Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
The Exhibit Index is incorporated by reference herein.
EXHIBIT INDEX
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.
| Edify Acquisition Corp. |
Dated: March 1, 2024 | |
| By: | /s/ Morris Beyda |
| | Name: | Morris Beyda |
| | Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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