UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
On February 3, 2023, Semper Paratus Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) held an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “EGM”) for the purpose of considering and voting on the Charter Amendment (as defined below) and, if presented, the proposal to adjourn the EGM to a later date.
Charter Amendment
At the EGM, the shareholders of the Company approved an amendment (the “Charter Amendment”) to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to extend the date by which the Company must consummate an initial business combination from February 8, 2023 to December 15, 2023. Under Cayman Islands law, the Charter Amendment took effect upon approval by the shareholders. The Company plans to file the Charter Amendment with the Cayman Islands General Registry within 15 days of the EGM.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Charter Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On February 3, 2023, the Company held the EGM for the purposes of considering and voting upon the Charter Amendment and, if presented, the proposal to adjourn the EGM to a later date. As of the record date of January 12, 2023, there were a total of 47,933,333 ordinary shares, including 35,950,000 Class A ordinary shares and 11,983,333 Class B ordinary shares, issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the EGM. On January 30, 2023, shareholders holding all of the issued and outstanding Class B ordinary shares of the Company elected to convert their Class B ordinary shares into Class A ordinary shares of the Company on a one-for-one basis. As a result, 11,983,333 of the Company’s Class B ordinary shares were cancelled and 11,983,333 of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares were issued to such converting Class B shareholders. There were 39,652,640 ordinary shares, all of which were Class A ordinary shares, present at the EGM in person or represented by proxy, or approximately 83% of the total shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the EGM, representing a quorum.
The Charter Amendment was approved by a special resolution of the Company’s shareholders, and received the following votes:
| For | Against | Abstain | |||||||
| 35,386,187 | 4,266,453 | 0 | |||||||
The adjournment proposal was not presented to the shareholders because there were sufficient votes to approve the Charter Amendment.
In connection with the EGM, shareholders holding approximately 32,116,947 ordinary shares (the “public shares”) exercised their right to redeem their shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in the Company’s trust account (the “Trust Account”). As a result, approximately $332 million (approximately $10.34 per public share) will be removed from the Trust Account to pay such holders and approximately $25 million will remain in the Trust Account. Following redemptions, the Company will have approximately 2,383,053 public shares outstanding.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibits are being filed herewith:
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 3.1 | Amendment to Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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.
| SEMPER PARATUS ACQUISITION CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ B. Ben Baldanza | |
| Name: | B. Ben Baldanza | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
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Dated: February 9, 2023 |
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Exhibit 3.1
AMENDMENT
TO THE
AMENDED AND RESTATED MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES
OF ASSOCIATION
OF
SEMPER PARATUS ACQUISITION CORPORATION
Extension Amendment Proposal
“RESOLVED, as a special resolution, that the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company be amended by the deletion of the existing Article 49.7 and Article 49.8 in their entirety and the insertion of the following language in its place:
| 49.7 | In the event that the Company does not consummate a Business Combination by December 15, 2023, or such later time as the Members may approve in accordance with the Articles, the Company shall: |
| (a) | cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; |
| (b) | as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-Share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company (less taxes payable and up to US$100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then Public Shares in issue, which redemption will completely extinguish public Members' rights as Members (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any); and |
| (c) | as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company's remaining Members and the Directors, liquidate and dissolve, |
subject in each case to its obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and other requirements of Applicable Law.
| 49.8 | In the event that any amendment is made to the Articles: |
| (a) | to modify the substance or timing of the Company's obligation to allow redemption in connection with a Business Combination or redeem 100 per cent of the Public Shares if the Company does not consummate a Business Combination by December 15, 2023, or such later time as the Members may approve in accordance with the Articles; or |
| (b) | with respect to any other provision relating to Members’ rights or pre-Business Combination activity, |
each holder of Public Shares who is not the Sponsor, a Founder, Officer or Director shall be provided with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares upon the approval or effectiveness of any such amendment at a per-Share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes, divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares. The Company’s ability to provide such redemption in this Article is subject to the Redemption Limitation.”
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