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): August 11, 2021
AfterNext HealthTech Acquisition Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Cayman Islands | 001-40737 | 98-159329 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
301 Commerce Street., Suite 3300 Fort Worth, Texas | 76102 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(817) 871-4000
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(s) | Name of each exchange on | ||
| Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-third of one redeemable warrant | AFTR.U | The New York Stock Exchange | ||
| Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share | AFTR | The New York Stock Exchange | ||
| Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share | AFTR WS | The New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On August 16, 2021, AfterNext HealthTech Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) consummated its initial public offering (the “IPO”) of 25,000,000 units (the “Units”). Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”), and one-third of one redeemable warrant (the “Public Warrants”), each whole Public Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $250,000,000. Further, in connection with the IPO, the Company entered into the following agreements, forms of which were previously filed as exhibits to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-257815):
| • | an Underwriting Agreement, dated August 11, 2021, by and among the Company, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and BofA Securities, Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named therein, which contains customary representations and warranties and indemnification of the underwriters by the Company, attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1; |
| • | a Warrant Agreement, dated August 12, 2021, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent (the “Warrant Agreement”), which sets forth the expiration and exercise price of and procedure for exercising the Warrants (as defined below); certain adjustment features of the terms of exercise; provisions relating to redemption and cashless exercise of the Warrants; certain registration rights of the holders of Warrants; provision for amendments to the Warrant Agreement; and indemnification of the warrant agent by the Company under the Warrant Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1; |
| • | a Letter Agreement, dated August 11, 2021, among the Company, the Sponsor and each executive officer and director of the Company, pursuant to which the Sponsor and each executive officer and director of the Company has agreed to vote any Class A Ordinary Shares and Class F ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 (the “Class F Ordinary Shares”), of the Company held by him, her or it in favor of the Company’s initial business combination; to facilitate the liquidation and winding up of the Company if an initial business combination is not consummated within the required time period; to certain transfer restrictions with respect to the Company’s securities; to certain indemnification obligations of the Sponsor; and the Company has agreed not to enter into a definitive agreement regarding an initial business combination without the prior consent of the Sponsor, attached here as Exhibit 10.1; |
| • | an Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated August 12, 2021, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee, which establishes the trust account that will hold the net proceeds of the IPO and certain of the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Warrants (as defined below), and sets forth the responsibilities of the trustee; the procedures for withdrawal and direction of funds from the trust account; and indemnification of the trustee by the Company under the agreement, attached here as Exhibit 10.2; |
| • | a Registration Rights Agreement, dated August 11, 2021, among the Company and AfterNext HealthTech Sponsor, Series LLC (the “Sponsor”) and certain other holders of the Company’s securities, which provides for customary demand and piggy-back registration rights for the Sponsor and such holders, attached here as Exhibit 10.3; and |
| • | a Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement, dated August 11, 2021, between the Company and the Sponsor, pursuant to which the Sponsor purchased 4,666,667 private placement warrants, each exercisable to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share at $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment, at a price of $1.50 per warrant (the “Private Placement Warrants” and, together with the Public Warrants, the “Warrants”), attached here as Exhibit 10.4. |
The above descriptions are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the applicable agreement, each of which is incorporated by reference herein and filed herewith as Exhibits 1.1, 4.1, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4, respectively.
Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
Substantially concurrently with the consummation of the IPO and the issuance and sale of the Units, the Company consummated the private sale of 4,666,667 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant, generating total proceeds of $7,000,000. The Private Placement Warrants, which were purchased by the Sponsor, are identical to the Public Warrants, so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees, they (i) may be exercised for cash or on a cashless basis, (ii) subject to certain limited exceptions, will be subject to transfer restrictions until 30 days following the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination and (iii) the holders of Private Placement Warrants are entitled to certain registration rights. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by holders other than the Sponsor or its permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by the Company in all redemption scenarios and exercisable by holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants. The Private Placement Warrants have been issued pursuant to, and are governed by the Warrant Agreement.
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On August 11, 2021, in connection with the IPO, A.G. Breitenstein, Dr. Julie Gerberding, Christopher H. Hunter, Bill Miller and Bharat Sundaram (collectively, the “New Directors”) were appointed to the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”). Effective August 11, 2021, (i) each of Christopher H. Hunter, A.G. Breitenstein and Bharat Sundaram were appointed to the audit committee, (ii) each of Dr. Julie Gerberding, Bill Miller and Christopher H. Hunter were appointed to the compensation committee and (iii) each of Bharat Sundaram, A.G. Breitenstein and Bill Miller were appointed to the nominating and corporate governance committee.
Following the appointment of the New Directors, the Board is comprised of three classes. The term of office of the first class of directors, consisting of R. Halsey Wise, Nehal Raj and A.G. Breitenstein, will expire at the Company’s first annual general meeting. The term of office of the second class of directors, consisting of Anthony Colaluca, Dr. Julie Gerberding and Bill Miller, will expire at the second annual general meeting. The term of office of the third class of directors, consisting of Jeffrey Rhodes, Christopher H. Hunter and Bharat Sundaram, will expire at the third annual general meeting.
The Company will enter into indemnity agreements with the New Directors and reimburse the New Directors for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with fulfilling their roles as directors. In August 2021, the Sponsor transferred 40,000 Class F Ordinary Shares to each of the New Directors. Other than the foregoing, none of the New Directors are party to any arrangement or understanding with any person pursuant to which they were appointed as directors, nor are they party to any transactions required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K involving the Company.
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On August 11, 2021 and in connection with the IPO, the Company adopted its Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association. The Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association is filed herewith as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On August 11, 2021, the Company issued a press release, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, announcing the pricing of the IPO.
On August 16, 2021, the Company issued a press release, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, announcing the closing of the IPO.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and 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.
Dated: August 16, 2021
| AFTERNEXT HEALTHTECH ACQUISITION CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ R. Halsey Wise | |
| Name: | R. Halsey Wise | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
