Athena Consumer Acquisition (ACAQ) DEFA14AAdditional proxy soliciting materials

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES 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): December 15, 2022

ATHENA CONSUMER ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

442 5th Avenue

New York, NY 10018

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (970) 925-1572

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On December 15, 2022, Athena Consumer Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Athena”) issued a press release announcing that it intends to adjourn, without conducting any business, the special meeting of its stockholders (the “Extension Meeting”) scheduled to occur at 10:30 a.m., Eastern time, on December 16, 2022, and to reconvene the Extension Meeting at 9:00 a.m., Eastern time, on December 21, 2022. The Extension Meeting is to be held with respect to the amendment of Athena’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Extension Amendment”) to provide Athena with the right to extend the date (the “Deadline Date”) by which it must consummate an initial business combination (the “Extension”) up to six times for an additional one month each time, from January 22, 2023 to up to July 22, 2023, which is 21 months from the closing date of Athena’s initial public offering. The Extension Meeting will still be held virtually at https://www.cstproxy.com/athenaconsumerspac/2022.

In connection with the adjournment of the Extension Meeting, Athena is extending the deadline for holders of its shares of Class A common stock to exercise their right to redeem their shares for their pro rata portion of the funds available in Athena’s trust account, or to withdraw any previously delivered demand for redemption, to 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on December 19, 2022 (two business days before the adjourned Extension Meeting).

In addition, Athena announced that to mitigate the current uncertainty surrounding the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, in the event that redemptions of shares of Athena’s Class A common stock are effectuated in connection with the Extension Amendment on or before December 31, 2022, Athena Consumer Acquisition Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”), or a designee, will indemnify Athena for any excise tax liabilities with respect to any future redemptions that occur after December 31, 2022 and prior to or in connection with Athena’s initial business combination or liquidation to the extent that the payment of any such excise tax liabilities would otherwise reduce the pro rata amounts to be paid to holders of Athena’s shares of Class A common stock in connection with their exercise of redemption rights or receipt of liquidating distributions. Athena also announced that during the Extension period, Athena intends to continue to invest the assets held in its trust account in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations.

A copy of the press release issued by Athena is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

Athena has filed a definitive proxy statement (as amended, the “Extension Proxy Statement”) to be used at the Extension Meeting. Athena has mailed the Extension Proxy Statement to its stockholders of record as of November 17, 2022 in connection with the Extension Amendment. Investors and security holders of Stockholders are advised to read the Extension Proxy Statement and any amendments thereto, because these documents will contain important information about the Extension Amendment and Athena. Stockholders will also be able to obtain copies of the Extension Proxy Statement, without charge, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by directing a request to: Athena Consumer Acquisition Corp., 442 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10018.

Participants in the Solicitation

Athena and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies of Athena’s stockholders in connection with the Extension Amendment. Investors and security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names and interests of Athena’s directors and officers in Athena and the Extension Amendment in Athena’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 24, 2022, any subsequent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC and in the other reports Athena file with the SEC, including the Extension Proxy Statement. These documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above.

Forward Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “intend,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “seek,” “target”, “may”, “intend”, “predict”, “should”, “would”, “predict”, “potential”, “seem”, “future”, “outlook” or other similar expressions (or negative versions of such words or expressions) that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, conditions or results, and involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside Athena’s control, that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Important factors, among others, that may affect actual results or outcomes include: the risk that approval of Athena’s stockholders for the Extension Amendment is not obtained; the level of redemptions made by the Athena’s stockholders in connection with the Extension Amendment and its impact on the amount of funds available in the Athena’s trust account to complete an initial business combination; the ability of Athena and the Sponsor to enter into additional Non-Redemption Agreements; and those factors discussed in the Athena’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 24, 2022, any subsequent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC and in the other reports we file with the SEC, including the Extension Proxy Statement. Athena does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

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.