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Item 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
On May 7, 2024, Global Blockchain Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) received a letter (the “Total Shareholders Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that it is not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(2), which requires the Company to maintain at least 400 total holders for continued listing on the Nasdaq Global Market. The Total Shareholders Notice stated that the Company has until June 21, 2024 to provide Nasdaq with a plan to regain compliance. If the plan is accepted, Nasdaq may grant an extension of up to 180 calendar days from the date of the Total Shareholders Notice to evidence compliance. If Nasdaq does not accept the Company’s plan, the Company will have the opportunity to appeal that decision to a Nasdaq Hearings Panel.
The Total Shareholders Notice has no immediate effect on the listing of the Company’s securities, and the Company’s securities continue to trade on the Nasdaq Global Market.
The Company intends to provide Nasdaq, on or prior to June 21, 2024, with the Company’s plan to meet the requirements under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(2), and will evaluate available options to regain compliance. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to regain compliance under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(2), or will otherwise be in compliance with other Nasdaq listing criteria.
By filing this Current Report on Form 8-K, the Company discloses its receipt of the Total Shareholders Notice in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(b).
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
The information included in Item 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference in this Item 5.02 to the extent required herein.
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws.
The information included in Item 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference in this Item 5.03 to the extent required herein.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On March 7, 2024, the Company held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”), at which the Company’s stockholder of record voted on the proposals set forth below, each of which is described in detail in the proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 26, 2024, which was first mailed by the Company to its stockholders on or about April 26, 2024.
As of March 28, 2024, the record date for the Meeting, there were 7,191,880 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Meeting. A total of 6,368,520 shares of the Common Stock, representing approximately 88.55% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Common Stock, were present in person by virtual attendance or represented by proxy at the Meeting, constituting a quorum for the Meeting. The final voting results for each proposal submitted to the stockholders of record of the Company at the Meeting are included below.
Each of the proposals described below was approved by the Company’s stockholders of record. In connection with the proposal to amend the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, 1,683,527 shares of the Company’s common stock were redeemed (the “Redemption”), with 5,508,353 shares of Common Stock remaining outstanding after the Redemption; 745,853 shares of Common Stock remaining outstanding after the Redemption are shares issued in connection with our initial public offering (the “Public Shares”). Our public stockholders will continue to have the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of our initial business combination at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount on deposit in the trust account as of two business days prior to the vote to approve the consummation of our initial business combination, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable) divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, subject to the limitations described herein.
If we are unable to complete an initial business combination on or before May 12, 2024, as extended monthly for up to six additional months at the election of the Company and only upon contribution of $25,000 per month, ultimately until as late as November 12, 2024 (unless the stockholders approve a further amendment to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination), we will: (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) 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 (which interest shall be net of taxes payable, and less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses) divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining stockholders and our board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to our obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.
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Set forth below are the final voting results for the proposals:
Proposal 1:
Election of Directors: To elect the following seven (7) director nominees to the Board of Directors to serve for a one-year term ending at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successor is duly elected and qualified:
| Election of Directors | For | Against | Abstentions | |||||||||
| DAVID METCALF | 6,368,520 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| MAX HOOPER | 6,368,520 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| ALLEN WEISS | 6,368,520 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| DAVID RUTTENBERG | 6,368,520 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| KATYA FISHER | 6,368,520 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| CHRIS ENSEY | 6,368,520 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| PAUL C. JEFFRIES | 6,368,520 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Proposal 2:
To ratify the appointment of WithumSmith+Brown, PC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.
| For | Against | Abstentions | ||||||||
| 6,368,520 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Proposal 3:
A proposal to amend the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, which we refer to as the “charter”, to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination or, if it fails to do so, cease its operations and redeem or repurchase 100% of the shares of the Company’s common stock issued in the Company’s initial public offering, from May 12, 2024, monthly for up to six additional months at the election of the Company and only upon the monthly contribution of the lesser of (A) $25,000 or (B) $0.05 per outstanding public share, ultimately until as late as November 12, 2024.
| For | Against | Abstentions | ||||||||
| 6,364,154 | 4,366 | 0 | ||||||||
Proposal 4:
A proposal to approve the amendment to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated May 9, 2022, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Company, to authorize the extension subject to Proposal 1 above and its implementation by the Company.
| For | Against | Abstentions | ||||||||
| 6,364,154 | 4,366 | 0 | ||||||||
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | ||
| 3.1 | Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Global Blockchain Acquisition Corporation, dated May 8, 2024 | ||
| 10.1 | Form of Amendment to the Investment Management Trust Agreement | ||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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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.
| GLOBAL BLOCKCHAIN ACQUISITION CORP. | ||
| Date: May 9, 2024 | By: | /s/ Max Hooper |
| Name: | Max Hooper | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
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