8-K

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): August 16, 2022

8i Acquisition 2 Corp.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

British Virgin Islands	001-40462	n/a
(State or other jurisdiction of  incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

c/o 6 Eu Tong Seng Street

#08-13 Singapore 059817

(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +65-6788 0388

(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:

☐	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 consisting of one Ordinary Share, no par value, one Redeemable Warrant to acquire one-half (1/2) of one Ordinary Share, and one Right to acquire one-tenth of an Ordinary Share	LAXXU	NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Ordinary Shares included as part of the Units	LAX	NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Redeemable Warrants included as part of the Units	LAXXW	NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Rights included as part of the Units	LAXXR	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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

On August 16, 2022, 8i Acquisition 2 Corp. (the “Company”) issued an unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $200,000 (the “Note”) to Mr. Tan Meng Dong (James), the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. The Note does not bear interest and matures upon closing of a business combination by the Company. In addition, the Note may be converted by the holder into units of the Company identical to the units issued in the Company’s initial public offering at a price of $10.00 per unit.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit	Description
10.1	Promissory Note dated August 16, 2022
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

SIGNATURES

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 17, 2022
8i Acquisition 2 Corp.
By:	/s/ Meng Dong (James) Tan
Name:	Meng Dong (James) Tan
Title:	Chief Executive Officer

EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

 

 

 

 

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