UNITED STATESSECURITIES 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 23, 2021
LDH Growth Corp I
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Cayman Islands | | 001-40229 | | 98-1562246 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
600 Brickell Avenue, Suite 2650 Miami, FL | | 33138 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (786) 524-1028
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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| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) 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 Class A ordinary share and one-fifth redeemable warrant | | LDHAU | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share | | LDHA | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at exercise price of $11.50 per share | | LDHAW | | 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). |
| ☐ | 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. |
On March 23, 2021, LDH Growth Corp I (the “Company”) consummated its initial public offering (“IPO”) of 23,000,000 units (the “Units”), including the issuance of 3,000,000 Units as a result of the underwriters’ exercise of its over-allotment option in full. Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A ordinary shares”), and one-fifth of one redeemable warrant of the Company. Each whole warrant is exercisable to purchase one Class A ordinary share of the Company at a price of $11.50 per share. Only whole warrants are exercisable. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $230,000,000 (before underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses).
Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, pursuant to the Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement, the Company completed the private sale (the “Private Placement”) of 5,266,667 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) to LDH Sponsor LLC at a purchase price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $7,900,000.
On March 23, 2021, a total of $230,000,000, comprised of $225,400,000 of the proceeds from the IPO (which amount includes $8,050,000 of the underwriters’ deferred discount payable to the underwriters solely in the event that the Company completes an initial business combination, subject to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, dated March 18, 2021, by and between the Company, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as underwriters) and $4,600,000 of the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, was placed in a U.S.-based trust account at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee.
An audited balance sheet as of March 23, 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 Statements and Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | | Description |
| | Audited Balance Sheet as of March 23, 2021. |
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: March 29, 2021 | LDH GROWTH CORP I |
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| | By: | /s/ Michel Combes
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| | | Name: Michel Combes |
| | | Title: President |
