UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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):
July 2, 2024
CACTUS ACQUISITION CORP. 1 LTD.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Cayman Islands | | 001-40981 | | N/A |
| (State or other jurisdiction | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | | | | Identification No.) |
4B Cedar Brook Drive | | |
Cranbury, New Jersey | | 08512 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(609) 495-2222
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
| ☐ | | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ☐ | | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ☐ | | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ☐ | | 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-half redeemable warrant | | CCTSU | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share | | CCTS | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Redeemable warrants, each warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 | | CCTSW | | 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 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
July 2, 2024, Cactus Acquisition Corp. 1 Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), executed a one-month extension to July 31, 2024 of its exclusive non-binding heads of agreement with Tembo e-LV B.V. (“Tembo”), a private company incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands and a subsidiary of VivoPower International PLC (Nasdaq: VVPR, “VivoPower”), regarding a potential business combination transaction. The extension is intended to provide additional time to finalize the definitive business combination agreement relating to the proposed transaction with Tembo as well as the completion of an independent fairness opinion. The Company entered into the non-binding heads of agreement with Tembo on April 2, 2024.
The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and shall not be incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language contained in such filing, unless otherwise expressly stated in such filing.
Forward-Looking Statements
This communication includes certain statements that may constitute “forward-looking statements” for purposes of the U.S. federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterisations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements may include, for example, statements about the achievement of performance hurdles, or the benefits of the events or transactions described in this communication and the expected returns therefrom. These statements are based on the Company’s current expectations or beliefs and are subject to risk, uncertainty, and changes in circumstances. Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by the statements herein due to changes in economic, business, competitive and/or regulatory factors, and other risks and uncertainties affecting the operation of the Company’s business. These risks, uncertainties and contingencies include changes in business conditions, fluctuations in customer demand, changes in accounting interpretations, management of rapid growth, intensity of competition from other providers of products and services, changes in general economic conditions, geopolitical events and regulatory changes, and other factors set forth in the Company’s filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The information set forth herein should be read in light of such risks. The Company is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any obligation to, update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions or otherwise.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
If a definitive business combination agreement relating to the proposed transaction is executed, a full description of the terms of the transaction will be included in a registration statement on Form F-4 (the “Registration Statement”), which will include a proxy statement/prospectus, to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Shareholders of the Company and other interested persons are advised to read, when available, the Registration Statement, including the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus, any amendments thereto and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus. The Company, Tembo and VivoPower may also file other documents with the SEC regarding the proposed transaction. The definitive proxy statement/prospectus will be sent to the shareholders of the Company as of the record date established for voting on the proposed transaction and will contain important information about the Company, VivoPower, Tembo, the proposed transaction and other related matters. Shareholders of the Company and other interested persons will be able to obtain copies of the Registration Statement, including the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus contained therein, the definitive proxy statements/prospectus and the other documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction, without charge, once available, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Participants in the Solicitation
The Company, Tembo, VivoPower and their respective directors and officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies of the Company’s shareholders in connection with the proposed transaction. Information regarding the persons who may, under SEC rules, be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies of the Company’s shareholders in connection with the proposed transaction and other matters to be voted upon at the meeting of the Company’s shareholders will be set forth in the Registration Statement for the transaction when available.
No Offer or Solicitation
This communication shall not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent, or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the proposed transaction. This communication shall also not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any states or jurisdictions in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an exemption therefrom.
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.
| | CACTUS ACQUISITION CORP. 1 LTD. |
| | |
| | By: | /s/ Gary Challinor |
| | Name: | Gary Challinor |
| | Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Date: July 2, 2024
