| SEC FILE NUMBER | ||
| 001-39640 | ||
| CUSIP NUMBER | ||
G7823W 102 G7823W 110 G7823W 128 | ||
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 12b-25
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
| (Check One): | ☐ Form 10-K ☐ Form 20-F ☐ Form 11-K ☒ Form 10-Q ☐ Form 10-D ☐ Form N-CEN ☐ Form N-CSR | |
For Period Ended: March 31, 2021 | ||
| ☐ Transition Report on Form 10-K | ||
| ☐ Transition Report on Form 20-F | ||
| ☐ Transition Report on Form 11-K | ||
| ☐ Transition Report on Form 10-Q | ||
For the Transition Period Ended: _________________ | ||
| Nothing in this form shall be construed to imply that the Commission has verified any information contained herein. |
If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above, identify the Item(s) to which the notification relates:
PART I — REGISTRANT INFORMATION
Sarissa Capital Acquisition Corp.
Full Name of Registrant
Not applicable
Former Name if Applicable
660 Steamboat Rd.
Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)
Greenwich, CT 06830
City, State and Zip Code
PART II — RULES 12b-25(b) AND (c)
If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or expense and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the following should be completed. (Check box if appropriate)
| ☒ | (a) | The reasons described in reasonable detail in Part III of this form could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense; | ||
| (b) | The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report on Form 10-K, Form 20-F, 11-K, Form N-SAR, or N-CSR, or portion thereof, will be filed on or before the fifteenth calendar day following the prescribed due date; or the subject quarterly report of transition report on Form 10-Q, or subject distribution report on Form 10-D, or portion thereof, will be filed on or before the fifth calendar day following the prescribed date; and | |||
| (c) | The accountant’s statement or other exhibit required by Rule 12b-25(c) has been attached if applicable. | |||
PART III — NARRATIVE
State below in reasonable detail why the Form 10-K, 20-F, 11-K, 10-Q, 10-D, N-SAR, N-CSR or the transition report portion thereof, could not be filed within the prescribed time period. (Attach extra sheets if needed.)
Sarissa Capital Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) is unable to file, without unreasonable effort and expense, its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 (the “Form 10-Q”) for the reasons set forth below.
On April 12, 2021, the Acting Director of the Division of Corporation Finance and Acting Chief Accountant of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued the “Staff Statement on Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Warrants Issued by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”)” (the “Statement”), which clarified guidance for all SPAC-related companies regarding the accounting and reporting for their warrants. Following review of the SEC Statement, the Company is evaluating the accounting treatment of its public and private placement warrants (the “Warrants”) and the impact of the Statement on its financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2021
The Company is working diligently to complete the Form 10-Q as soon as possible; however, based on the foregoing, the Company is unable to complete and file the Form 10-Q by the required due date without unreasonable effort and expense. The Company does, however, expect to file such report within five calendar days thereof, but can provide no assurance that it will be able to file by such time.
PART IV — OTHER INFORMATION
| (1) | Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this notification | |||||||||||
Patrice Bonfiglio, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | 203 | 302-2335 | ||||||||||
| (Name) | (Area Code) | (Telephone Number) | ||||||||||
| (2) | Have all other periodic reports required under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 during the preceding 12 months or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed? If answer is no, identify report(s). Yes ☒ No ☐ | |||||||||||
| (3) | Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of operations from the corresponding period for the last fiscal year will be reflected by the earnings statements to be included in the subject report or portion thereof? Yes ☐ No ☒ | |||||||||||
| If so, attach an explanation of the anticipated change, both narratively and quantitatively, and, if appropriate, state the reasons why a reasonable estimate of the results cannot be made. | ||||||||||||
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Forward Looking Statements
This Form 12b-25 includes “forward looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “forecast,” “intend,” “seek,” “target,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “estimate,” “plan,” “outlook,” and “project” and other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. Such forward looking statements with respect to revenues, earnings, performance, strategies, prospects and other aspects of the business of Sarissa Capital Acquisition Corp. are based on current expectations that are subject to risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those indicated by such forward looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, those risk factors described in the Company’s annual, quarterly reports and subsequent reports filed with the SEC, as amended from time to time. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
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Sarissa Capital Acquisition Corp.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: May 17, 2021 | By: | /s/ Patrice Bonfiglio | ||||
| Name: | Patrice Bonfiglio | |||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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