| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Non-Redemption Agreements
As previously disclosed in the Proxy Statement (as defined below) filed by Black Mountain Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”), the Company has called a special meeting on November 17, 2023 (the “Special Meeting”) to approve, among other proposals, the Extension Amendment Proposal (as defined below).
As previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Black Mountain Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 8, 2023, the Company and Black Mountain Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”) intended to enter into one or more Non-Redemption Agreements (as defined below) in connection with the Special Meeting.
Between November 14, 2023 and November 17, 2023, the Company and the Sponsor entered into separate non-redemption agreements (the “Non-Redemption Agreements”) with a number of stockholders (collectively, the “Investors”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Investors agreed to not redeem (or validly rescind any redemption requests on) up to an aggregate of 1,946,932 shares of Public Stock (as defined below) held by the Investors (the “Non-Redeemed Shares”) in connection with the Special Meeting in exchange for the Sponsor transferring to the Investors up to an aggregate of 608,416 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), initially purchased in a private placement prior to the Company’s initial public offering (the “Founder Shares”) held by the Sponsor immediately following the consummation of an initial business combination if the Investors continue to hold such Non-Redeemed Shares through the Special Meeting. The Founder Shares are not entitled to receive funds from the Trust Account (as defined below) through redemptions or otherwise and will remain subject to the existing transfer restrictions.
The Non-Redemption Agreements were not expected to increase the likelihood that all of the proposals to be voted on at the Special Meeting are approved by the Company’s stockholders but were expected to increase the amount of funds that remain in the Trust Account following the Special Meeting.
The foregoing description of the Non-Redemption Agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of Non-Redemption Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and incorporated by reference herein.
Second Amended and Restated Investment Management Trust Agreement
As approved by the stockholders of the Company at the Special Meeting the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company entered into the Second Amended and Restated Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2023 (the “Second A&R IMTA”). The Second A&R IMTA reflects the Monthly Extension Option (as defined below).
The foregoing description of the Second A&R IMTA is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Second A&R IMTA, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
As approved by the Company’s stockholders at the Special Meeting, the Company filed the Third Amended and Restated Charter (the “Amended Charter”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on November 17, 2023 in order to implement the Monthly Extension Option.
The foregoing description of the Amended Charter is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended Charter, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On November 17, 2023, the Company convened the Special Meeting, and the Company’s stockholders voted on the proposals set forth below, each of which is described in greater detail in the definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (File No. 001-40907), filed by the Company with the SEC on October 24, 2023, as supplemented by the proxy supplements filed with the SEC on November 8, 2023, November 13, 2023 and November 17, 2023 (the “Proxy Statement”).
There were 11,843,226 shares of common stock issued and outstanding at the close of business on October 20, 2023, the record date (the “Record Date”) for the Special Meeting. At the Special Meeting, there were 9,626,810 shares present either by proxy or online, representing approximately 81.3% of the total outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock as of the Record Date.
A summary of the voting results for each proposal is set forth below.
Proposal No. 1 – The Extension Amendment Proposal
The stockholders approved and adopted the Amended Charter to allow the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), without another stockholder vote, to elect to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination, involving the Company and one or more businesses or entities (such date, the “Deadline Date”) up to six times for an additional one month each time (the “Monthly Extension Option” and each monthly extension, an “Extension Period”) without depositing any additional funds into the trust account (the “Trust Account”) established in connection with the Company’s initial public offering (the “IPO” and such proposal, the “Extension Amendment Proposal”). The voting results were as follows:
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions |
9,502,964 | | 123,846 | | 0 |
Proposal No. 2 – The Trust Amendment Proposal
The stockholders approved and adopted the Second A&R IMTA to reflect the Monthly Extension Option (the “Trust Amendment Proposal”). The voting results were as follows:
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions |
| 9,502,964 | | 123,846 | | 0 |
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