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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
As approved by the shareholders of AlphaTime Acquisition Corp (the “Company” or “AlphaTime”), by ordinary resolution, at an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders held on December 28, 2023 (the “Meeting”), on December 28, 2023, the Company entered into an amendment (the “Trust Agreement Amendment”) to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of December 30, 2022, with Equiniti Trust Company, LLC (f/k/a American Stock Transfer & Trust Company) (as amended, the “Trust Agreement”). Pursuant to the Trust Agreement Amendment, the Company has extended the date by which it has to complete a business combination from January 4, 2024, (the “Termination Date”) up to ten (10) times, with the first extension comprised of three months, and the subsequent nine (9) extensions comprised of one month each from the Termination Date, or extended date, as applicable, to January 4, 2025, by providing five days’ advance notice to the trustee prior to the applicable Termination Date, or extended date, and depositing into the trust account (the “Trust Account”) $55,000 for each monthly extension (the “Extension Payment”) until January 4, 2025 (assuming a business combination has not occurred) in exchange for a non-interest bearing, unsecured promissory note payable upon the consummation of a business combination (the “Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal”).
The foregoing description of the Trust Agreement Amendment is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Trust Agreement Amendment which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
As approved by the Company’s shareholders at the Meeting on December 28, 2023, by special resolution, the Company deleted the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Existing Charter”) on December 28, 2023, in their entirety, and adopted the Company’s Third Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association in the form set forth in Annex A to the definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 8, 2023 (the “Extension Amendment”), reflecting the extension of the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination from the Termination Date up to ten (10) times, the first extension comprised of three months, and the subsequent nine (9) extensions comprised of one month each (each an “Extension”) up to January 4, 2025 (i.e., for a period of time ending up to 24 months after the consummation of its initial public offering (the “IPO”)) for a total of twelve (12) months after the Termination Date (assuming a business combination has not occurred).
The foregoing description of the Extension Amendment is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Form of Third Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On December 28, 2023, the Company held the Meeting. At the Meeting, the Company’s shareholders approved the following proposals: (1) a proposal to approve by special resolution the Extension Amendment (the “Extension Amendment Proposal”), (2) a proposal to approve by ordinary resolution the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal, and (3) a proposal to adjourn the Meeting to a later date if, based upon the tabulated vote at the time of the Meeting, there are not sufficient votes to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal (the “Adjournment Proposal”).
The Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal presented at the Meeting were approved by the Company’s shareholders. The final voting results for each proposal are set forth below.
Proposal No. 1 – Extension Amendment Proposal
The Extension Amendment Proposal was approved by special resolution of the Company’s shareholders, and received the following votes:
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | ||
| 6,048,680 | 915,964 | 0 |
Proposal No. 2 – Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal
The Trust Agreement Amendment Proposal was approved by ordinary resolution of the Company’s shareholders, and received the following votes:
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | ||
| 6,048,680 | 915,964 | 0 |
Proposal No. 3 – Adjournment Proposal
The Adjournment Proposal was approved by ordinary resolution of the Company’s shareholders, and received the following votes:
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | ||
| 6,048,680 | 915,964 | 0 |
Item 8.01. Other Events.
In connection with the shareholders’ vote at the Meeting, 2,160,774 ordinary shares of the Company exercised their right to redeem such shares (the “Redemption”) for a pro rata portion of the funds held in the Trust Account. As a result, approximately $23,302,146 (approximately $10.78 per share) will be removed from the Trust Account to pay such holders and approximately $51,108,602 will remain in the Trust Account. Following the aforementioned redemptions, AlphaTime will have 6,873,426 ordinary shares outstanding.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 3.1 | Form of Third Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, adopted on December 28, 2023. | |
| 10.1 | Amendment to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated December 28, 2023, by and between AlphaTime Acquisition Corp and Equiniti Trust Company, LLC. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded with 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.
| ALPHATIME ACQUISITION CORP | ||
| By: | /s/ Dajiang Guo | |
| Name: | Dajiang Guo | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
Dated: January 4, 2024