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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No.)

 

 

Filed by the Registrant  ☒

Filed by a Party other than the Registrant  ☐

Check the appropriate box:

 

Preliminary Proxy Statement

 

Confidential, For Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))

 

Definitive Proxy Statement

 

Definitive Additional Materials

 

Soliciting Material Pursuant to § 240.14a-12

ARMADA ACQUISITION CORP. I

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if Other Than the Registrant)

Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):

 

No fee required.

 

Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.

 

Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a6(i)(1) and 0-11

 

 

 


 

 

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): January 30, 2023

 

 

Armada Acquisition Corp. I

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-40742   85-3810850

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

1760 Market Street, Suite 602

Philadelphia, PA 19103

(Address of principal executive offices)

(215) 543-6886

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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

Symbols

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Units, each consisting of one share of common stock, $0.0001 par value, and one-half of one redeemable warrant   AACI U   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share   AACI   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants, each exercisable for one share of common stock for $11.50 per share   AACI W   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 8.01

Other Events.

On January 30, 2023, Armada Acquisition Corp. I, a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or “AACI”), issued a press release announcing that its 2023 annual meeting of stockholders will be postponed from 1:00 pm Eastern Time on January 30, 2023 to 3:00 pm Eastern Time on January 31, 2023. The estimated redemption price per share as of January 31, 2023 will remain approximately $10.17 at the time of the annual meeting, as originally reported in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2023 annual meeting filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 5, 2023. The closing price of the Company’s common stock on January 27, 2023 was $10.56.

The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

Participants in the Solicitation

The Company and its directors and executive officers and other persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company’s shareholders in respect of the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders and the Extension Proposal and related matters. Information regarding the Company’s directors and executive officers is available in Company’s proxy statement for the 2023 annual meeting filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 5, 2023. Additional information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests are contained in the Proxy Statement (defined below).

No Offer or Solicitation

This communication shall 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 jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the 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.

Additional Information

The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a definitive proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) in connection with the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to consider and vote upon the Extension Proposal and other matters and, beginning on or about January 6, 2023, mailed the Proxy Statement and other relevant documents to its stockholders as of the December 15, 2022 record date for the Annual Meeting. The Company’s stockholders and other interested persons are advised to read the Proxy Statement and any other relevant documents that have been or will be filed with the SEC in connection with the Company’s solicitation of proxies for the Annual Meeting because these documents contain important information about the Company, the Extension Proposal and related matters. Stockholders may also obtain a free copy of the Proxy Statement, as well as other relevant documents that have been or will be filed with the SEC, without charge, at the SEC’s website located at www.sec.gov or by directing a request to: Armada Acquisition Corp. I, 1760 Market Street, Suite 602, Philadelphia, PA 19103, (215) 543-6886 or to: Okapi Partners, Attention: Chuck Garske /Jon Einsidler/ Christian Jacques, (212) 297-072, or Info@okapipartners.com

Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Form 8-K”) includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Statements regarding the estimated per share redemption price and related matters, as well as all other statements other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 8-K are forward-looking statements. When used in this Form 8-K, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions, as they relate to us or our management team, identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of management, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, the Company’s management. Actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors detailed in the Company’s filings with the SEC. All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting


on its behalf are qualified in their entirety by this paragraph. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and initial public offering prospectus. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

 

Exhibit

  

Description

99.1    Press release dated January 30, 2023
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document)


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: January 30, 2023

 

By:  

/s/ Stephen P. Herbert

Name:   Stephen P. Herbert
Title:   Chief Executive Officer and Chairman


Exhibit 99.1

Armada Acquisition Corp. I Announces Additional Postponement of its 2023 Annual Meeting to January 31, 2023

PHILADELPHIA, PA, January 30, 2023 /PR NEWSWIRE/ – Armada Acquisition Corp. I (the “Company” or “AACI”) announced today that its 2023 annual meeting of stockholders will be postponed from its scheduled date of 1:00 pm Eastern Time on Monday, January 30, 2023 to 3:00 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 31, 2023. The meeting can still be accessed virtually by visiting https://www.cstproxy.com/armadaacqi/2023. The record date for the meeting remains December 15, 2022.

The estimated redemption price per share as of January 31, 2023 will remain approximately $10.17 at the time of the annual meeting, as originally reported in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2023 annual meeting filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 5, 2023. The closing price of the Company’s common stock on January 27, 2023 was $10.56.

Stockholders who have previously submitted their proxies or otherwise voted and who do not want to change their vote need not take any action. Stockholders as of the record date can vote, even if they have subsequently sold their shares. Any stockholders who wish to change their vote and need assistance should contact Okapi Partners at (212) 297-0720, or Info@okapipartners.com. In connection with the postponement of the 2023 Annual Meeting, the Company has further extended the deadline for holders of the Company’s common stock issued in the Company’s initial public offering (the “public shares”) to submit their public shares for redemption in connection with the Extension Proposal until 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on January 30, 2023. Stockholders who wish to withdraw their previously submitted redemption request may do so prior to the rescheduled meeting by requesting that the transfer agent return such public shares prior to 1:00 pm Eastern Time on January 31, 2023.

Participants in the Solicitation

The Company and its directors and executive officers and other persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company’s shareholders in respect of the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders and the Extension Proposal and related matters. Information regarding the Company’s directors and executive officers is available in Company’s proxy statement for the 2023 annual meeting filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 5, 2023. Additional information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests are contained in the Proxy Statement (defined below).

No Offer or Solicitation

This communication shall 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 jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the 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.

Additional Information

The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a definitive proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) in connection with the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to consider and vote upon the Extension Proposal and other matters and, beginning on or about January 6, 2023, mailed the Proxy Statement and other relevant documents to its stockholders as of the December 15, 2022 record date for the Annual Meeting. The Company’s stockholders and other interested persons are advised to read the Proxy Statement and any other relevant documents that have been or will be filed with the SEC in connection with the Company’s solicitation of proxies for the Annual Meeting because these documents contain important information about the Company, the Extension Proposal and related matters. Stockholders may also obtain a free copy of the Proxy Statement, as well as other relevant documents that have been or will be filed with the SEC, without charge, at the SEC’s website located at www.sec.gov or by directing a request to: Armada Acquisition Corp. I, 1760 Market Street, Suite 602, Philadelphia, PA 19103, (215) 543-6886 or to: Okapi Partners, Attention: Chuck Garske /Jon Einsidler/ Christian Jacques, (212) 297-0720, or Info@okapipartners.com.


Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Statements regarding the estimated per share redemption price and related matters, as well as all other statements other than statements of historical fact included in this press release are forward-looking statements. When used in this press release, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions, as they relate to us or our management team, identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of management, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, the Company’s management. Actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors detailed in the Company’s filings with the SEC. All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are qualified in their entirety by this paragraph. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and initial public offering prospectus. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.

Contact

Media and Investors

Stephen P. Herbert

sherbert@armadaacq.com

Douglas M. Lurio

dlurio@armadaacq.com