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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

 

September 22, 2023

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

Yotta Acquisition Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware   001-41357   N/A

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

1185 Avenue of the AmericasSuite 301

New YorkNY 10036

  10036
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 612-1400

 

N/A

(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
   
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act

 

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   YOTAU   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Common Stock   YOTA   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants   YOTAW   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Rights   YOTAR   The 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 5.03 AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS; CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR.

 

The disclosure set forth in Item 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF A MATTER TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

 

On September 22, 2023, the Company held a Special Meeting of Stockholders (the “Special Meeting”). The record date for the stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Special Meeting was August 7, 2023. At the close of business on that date, the Company had 7,303,594 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to be voted at the Special Meeting. Of the 7,303,594 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to be voted at the Special Meeting, 6,096,911shares (or 83.48%), constituting a quorum, were represented in person or by proxy at the Special Meeting. At the Special Meeting, three proposals were submitted to the Company’s stockholders. The proposals are described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Proposal 4 was not voted on at the Special Meeting. The final voting results were as follows:

 

Proposal 1

 

The Company’s stockholders approved the 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 from September 22, 2023 to August 22, 2024 the “Extended Termination Date”), based upon the voting results set forth below.

 

For Against Abstain
5,712,254 384,637 0

 

Proposal 2

 

The Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s investment management trust agreement, dated as of April 19, 2022, as amended on April 19, 2023, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, to provide that the time for the Company to complete its initial business combination under the Trust Agreement shall be extended from September 22, 2023 to August 22, 2024 (the “Second Trust Amendment”) without depositing any additional funds the trust account based upon the voting results set forth bleow.

 

For Against Abstain
5,456,938 261,869 0

 

Proposal 3

 

A proposal to amend Article Sixth, Paragraph D. of the Amended Charter to modify the net tangible asset requirement to state that the Company will not consummate any business combination unless it (i) has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 upon consummation of such business combination, or (ii) is otherwise exempt from the provisions of Rule 419 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Approval of the NTA Amendment Proposal required the affirmative vote of at least upon the voting results set forth below.

 

For Against Abstain
5,867,411 229,480 20

 

The Company had solicited proxies to approve an adjournment proposal but this proposal was not presented at the meeting.

 

The Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation on September 22, 2023 reflecting the amendments approved at the Special Meeting. A copy of the Company’s Certificate of Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated by reference.

 

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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

The following exhibit is filed herewith:

 

Exhibit No.   Description of Exhibits
3.1   Certificate of Amendment
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

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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: September 28, 2023 Yotta Acquisition Corporation
     
  By: /s/ Hui Chen
  Name: Hui Chen
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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