UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 14, 2023
PORTAGE FINTECH ACQUISITION CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Cayman Islands | | 001-40639 | | 98-1592069 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
280 Park Avenue, 29F East New York, NY | | 10017 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Coe) |
(212) 380-5605
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: | | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered: |
Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share, $0.0001 par value, and one-third of one redeemable warrant | | PFTAU | | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
Class A ordinary shares included as part of the units | | PFTA | | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
Redeemable warrants included as part of the units, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50 | | PFTAW | | 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.
Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Non-Redemption Agreement
On July 14, 2023, July 17, 2023, July 18, 2023 and July 19, 2023, Portage Fintech Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) and PFTA I LP, an Ontario limited partnership (the “Sponsor”), entered into non-redemption agreements (each, a “Non-Redemption Agreement”) with certain unaffiliated third parties (each, a “Holder,” and collectively, the “Holders”) in exchange for the Holder or Holders agreeing either not to request redemption in connection with the Extension (as defined below) or to reverse any previously submitted redemption demand in connection with the Extension with respect to an aggregate of approximately 2 million Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A ordinary shares”), of the Company sold in its initial public offering (the “IPO”) at the extraordinary general meeting called by the Company to, among other things, approve an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to extend the date by which the Company must consummate an initial business combination from 24 months from the completion of the Company’s IPO to 36 months from the completion of the Company’s IPO or such earlier date as is determined by the board of directors of the Company to be in the best interests of the Company (the “Extension”). In consideration of the foregoing agreement, immediately prior to, and substantially concurrently with, the closing of an initial business combination, (i) the Sponsor (or its designees or transferees) will surrender and forfeit to the Company for no consideration an aggregate of approximately 0.6 million shares of the Company’s Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, held by the Sponsor (the “Forfeited Shares”) and (ii) the Company shall issue to the Holders a number of Class A ordinary shares equal to the Forfeited Shares.
The foregoing description of the Non-Redemption Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of Non-Redemption Agreement filed hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) 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.
| PORTAGE FINTECH ACQUISITION CORPORATION |
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Date: July 20, 2023 | By: | /s/ Ajay Chowdhery |
| Name: | Ajay Chowdhery |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer |