UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 3, 2021 (January 28, 2021)
BIOTECH ACQUISITION COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Cayman Islands | 001-39935 | N/A | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
545 West 25th Street, 20th Floor New York, NY | 10001 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 227-1905
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:
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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, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share, $0.0001 par value, and one-half of one redeemable warrant | BIOTU | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| Class A ordinary shares included as part of the units | BIOT | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| Redeemable warrants included as part of the units, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 | BIOTW | 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 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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 8.01 Other Events.
On January 28, 2021, Biotech Acquisition Company (the “Company”) consummated its initial public offering (“IPO”) of 23,000,000 units (“Units”), which included a full exercise by the underwriters of the IPO of their over-allotment option. Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (each a “Class A Ordinary Share”), and one-half of one redeemable warrant of the Company (each whole warrant, a “Public Warrant”), with each Public Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share for $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $230,000,000.
Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Company completed a private sale of 6,000,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) to Biotech Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”) at a purchase price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $6,000,000.
A total of $230,000,000, consisting of $226,000,000 of net proceeds from the IPO (which amount includes $8,650,000 of deferred underwriting commissions) and $4,000,000 of proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, was placed in a U.S.-based trust account with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee.
An audited balance sheet of the Company as of January 28, 2021, reflecting receipt of the proceeds from the IPO and the Private Placement, has been issued by the Company and is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Audited Balance Sheet as of January 28, 2021. |
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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.
| BIOTECH ACQUISITION COMPANY | ||
| Dated: February 3, 2021 | By: | /s/ Michael Shleifer |
| Name: | Michael Shleifer | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
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