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): October 25, 2021 (October 29, 2021)

ExcelFin Acquisition Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-40933	86-2933776
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

473 Jackson St., Suite 300	94111
San Francisco, CA	(Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)

(415) 715-4377

(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:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one-half of one redeemable warrant	XFINU	The Nasdaq Stock Market
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share	XFIN	The Nasdaq Stock Market
Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50	XFINW	The Nasdaq Stock Market

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 October 25, 2021, ExcelFin Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) consummated the initial public offering (the “IPO”) of 23,000,000 units (“Units”). Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A Common Stock”), and one-half of one redeemable warrant of the Company, each whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock for $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $230,000,000.

Substantially concurrently with the consummation of the IPO, the Company completed the private sale of 11,700,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) at a purchase price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, to the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $11,700,000.

A total of $234,600,000, comprised of proceeds from the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, was placed in a U.S.-based trust account at U.S. Bank National Association, maintained by U.S. Bank National Association, acting as trustee. An audited balance sheet as of October 25, 2021 reflecting receipt of the proceeds upon consummation of the IPO and the Private Placement has been issued by the Company and is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statement and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this Form 8-K:

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibits
99.1	Audited Balance Sheet, as of October 25, 2021.

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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.

ExcelFin Acquisition Corporation

Date: October 29, 2021	By:	/s/ Logan Allin
	Name:	Logan Allin
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

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