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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 23, 2023
TLG Acquisition One Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-39948 | 85-3310839 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
515 North Flagler Drive, Suite 520 West Palm Beach, FL | 33401 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (561) 945-8340
Not Applicable
(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 (17 CFR 230.425) |
☐ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
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 share of Class A common stock and one-third redeemable warrant | TLGA.U | New York Stock Exchange | ||
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share | TLGA | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Forward Purchase Agreement
On July 23, 2023, TLG Acquisition One Corp., a Delaware corporation (“TLG”), and Electriq Power, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Electriq”), entered into an agreement (a “Forward Purchase Agreement”) with (i) Meteora Special Opportunity Fund I, LP (“MSOF”), Meteora Capital Partners, LP (“MCP”) and Meteora Select Trading Opportunities Master, LP (“MSTO”) (with MSOF, MCP, and MSTO collectively referred to as “Seller”) for an OTC Equity Prepaid Forward Transaction. For purposes of the Forward Purchase Agreement, prior to the consummation of the previously disclosed business combination between TLG and Electriq (the “Business Combination”), TLG is referred to as the “Counterparty” and, after the consummation of the Business Combination, when TLG will be renamed “Electriq Power Holdings, Inc.,” Electriq Power Holdings, Inc. is referred to as the “Counterparty.” Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Forward Purchase Agreement.
Pursuant to the terms of the Forward Purchase Agreement, the Seller intends, but is not obligated, to purchase up to a number of shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of TLG (“TLG Common Stock”) in the aggregate amount equal to up to 9.9% of the total shares of TLG Common Stock outstanding following the closing of the Business Combination (the “Closing”), concurrently with the Closing pursuant to Seller’s FPA Funding Amount PIPE Subscription Agreement (as defined below), less the number of shares of TLG Common Stock purchased by Seller separately from third parties through a broker in the open market (“Recycled Shares”). Seller shall not be required to purchase an amount of TLG Common Stock such that following such purchase, Seller’s ownership would exceed 9.9% of the total TLG Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such purchase, unless Seller, at its sole discretion, waives such 9.9% ownership limitation. The Number of Shares subject to the Forward Purchase Agreement is subject to reduction following a termination of the Forward Purchase Agreement with respect to such shares as described under “Optional Early Termination” in the Forward Purchase Agreement. Seller intends to purchase shares of TLG Common Stock pursuant to the FPA Funding Amount PIPE Subscription Agreement and from third parties (other than Counterparty) through a broker in the open market (other than through Counterparty).
The Forward Purchase Agreement provides that $3,000,000 (the “Prepayment Shortfall”) will be paid by Seller to Counterparty not later than one local business day following the Closing (which amount shall be netted from the Prepayment Amount). Seller in its sole discretion may sell Shares at any time following the Trade Date at prices (i) at or above $6.67 during the first six months following the Closing Date and (ii) at any sales price thereafter, without payment by Seller of any Early Termination Obligation until the earlier of such time as the proceeds from the such sales equal 100% of the Prepayment Shortfall (such sales, “Shortfall Sales,” such Shares, “Shortfall Sale Shares,” and such proceeds at their maximum amount, the “Shortfall Sale Proceeds”). A sale of Shares is only (a) a “Shortfall Sale,” subject to the terms and conditions herein applicable to Shortfall Sale Shares, when a Shortfall Sale Notice is delivered under the Forward Purchase Agreement, and (b) an Optional Early Termination, subject to the terms and conditions herein applicable to Terminated Shares, when an OET Notice (as defined below) is delivered under the Forward Purchase Agreement, in each case the delivery of such notice in the sole discretion of the Seller.
The Forward Purchase Agreement provides that Seller will be paid directly an aggregate cash amount (the “Prepayment Amount”) equal to (x) the product of (i) the Number of Shares as set forth in a Pricing Date Notice and (ii) the redemption price per share as defined in Section 9.2(a) of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of TLG, as amended (the “Initial Price”), less (y) the Prepayment Shortfall.
The Counterparty will pay to Seller separately the Prepayment Amount required under the Forward Purchase Agreement directly from the Counterparty’s Trust Account maintained by Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company holding the net proceeds of the sale of the units in the Counterparty’s initial public offering and the sale of private placement warrants (the “Trust Account”) no later than the earlier of (a) one business day after the Closing Date and (b) the date any assets from the Trust Account are disbursed in connection with the Business Combination, except that to the extent the Prepayment Amount payable to Seller is to be paid from the purchase of Additional Shares by Seller pursuant to the terms of its FPA Funding Amount PIPE Subscription Agreement, such amount will
be netted against such proceeds, with Seller being able to reduce the purchase price for the Additional Shares by the Prepayment Amount. For the avoidance of doubt, any Additional Shares purchased by Seller will be included in the Number of Shares for its Forward Purchase Agreement for all purposes, including for determining the Prepayment Amount.
Following the Closing, the reset price (the “Reset Price”) shall initially be the Initial Price and subject to a $6.67 floor (the “Reset Price Floor”). The Reset Price shall be adjusted on the first scheduled trading day of every other week (each a “Reset Date”) commencing with the first week following the thirtieth day after the closing of the Business Combination to be the greatest of (a) the then-current Reset Price, (b) $6.67 and (c) the VWAP Price of the Shares of the prior two weeks; provided that the Reset Price may not be greater than the Initial Price and may be further reduced pursuant to a Dilutive Offering Reset or in the event the Seller, in its sole discretion, elects to extend the Valuation Date beyond six months following the closing of the Business Combination, which would eliminate the Reset Price Floor.
From time to time and on any date following the Business Combination (any such date, an “OET Date”), Seller may, in its absolute discretion, terminate its Forward Purchase Agreement in whole or in part by providing written notice to the Counterparty (the “OET Notice”), no later than the next Payment Date following the OET Date (which shall specify the quantity by which the Number of Shares shall be reduced (such quantity, the “Terminated Shares”)). The effect of an OET Notice shall be to reduce the Number of Shares by the number of Terminated Shares specified in such OET Notice with effect as of the related OET Date. As of each OET Date, the Counterparty shall be entitled to an amount from the Seller, and the Seller shall pay to the Counterparty an amount, equal to the product of (x) the number of Terminated Shares and (y) the Reset Price in respect of such OET Date. The payment date may be changed within a quarter at the mutual agreement of the parties.
The valuation date will be the earlier to occur of (a) the date that is six months after the date of the closing of the Business Combination (the date of the closing of the Business Combination, the “Closing Date”) pursuant to the Merger Agreement, or, at the election of Seller, in its sole discretion in the event the proceeds from Shortfall Sales do not equal 100% of the Prepayment Shortfall (unless such difference is paid in cash by Counterparty), the shorter of nine months following the Closing Date and until the proceeds from Shortfall Sales equal 100% of the Prepayment Shortfall and (b) the date specified by Seller in a written notice to be delivered to Counterparty at Seller’s discretion (which Valuation Date shall not be earlier than the day such notice is effective) after the occurrence of any of (v) a Seller VWAP Trigger Event, (w) a Delisting Event, (x) a Registration Failure, (y) a Shortfall Variance Registration Failure or (z) unless otherwise specified therein, upon any Additional Termination Event.
The “Maturity Consideration” means an amount equal to the product of (1) (a) the Number of Shares less (b) the number of Terminated Shares, multiplied by (2) $0.75 in the event of cash or, in the event of Shares, $1.00; and $2.00, solely in the event of a Registration Failure. On the Valuation Date, Seller shall be entitled to receive the Maturity Consideration in cash or, at the option of Counterparty (other than in the case of a Delisting Event), Shares based on 100% of the average daily VWAP Price over 30 scheduled trading days ending on the Valuation Date (such shares to be paid as Maturity Consideration, the “Maturity Shares”); provided that the Maturity Shares used to pay the Maturity Consideration (i) (a) are registered for resale under an effective registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) under which Seller may sell or transfer the Shares or (b) may be transferred by Seller without any restrictions including the requirement for the Counterparty to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2)) or the volume and manner of sale limitations under Rule 144 under the Securities Act and (ii) bear no restrictive legend (collectively, (i) and (ii) above, the “Share Conditions”); provided further that if the Maturity Shares do not satisfy the Share Conditions, Seller shall instead receive such number of Shares equal to the product of (a) three (3) multiplied by (b) the (i) the Number of Shares less (ii) the number of Terminated Shares, (the “Penalty Shares”); provided further that if the Penalty Shares satisfy the Share Conditions within 45 days after the Valuation Date, Seller shall return to Counterparty such number of Penalty Shares that are valued in excess of Maturity Consideration based on the 10-day VWAP ending on the date that such Shares satisfied the Share Conditions. Counterparty, at Seller’s option, will pay the Maturity Consideration on a net basis such that Seller retains a number of shares due to Counterparty upon the Valuation Date equal to the number of Maturity Shares or Penalty Shares payable to Seller, only to the extent the Number of Shares due to Counterparty upon the Valuation Date are equal to or more than the number of Maturity Shares or Penalty Shares payable to Seller, with any Maturity Consideration remaining due to be paid to Seller in newly issued Shares.
Seller has agreed to waive any redemption rights under TLG’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with respect to any TLG Common Stock purchased through the FPA Funding Amount PIPE Subscription Agreement and any Recycled Shares in connection with the Business Combination, that would require redemption by TLG of the Shares. Such waiver may reduce the number of shares of TLG Common Stock redeemed in connection with the Business Combination, and such reduction could alter the perception of the potential strength of the Business Combination. The Forward Purchase Agreement has been structured, and all activity in connection with such agreement has been undertaken, to comply with the requirements of all tender offer regulations applicable to the Business Combination, including Rule 14e-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
A copy of the Forward Purchase Agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and the foregoing description of the Forward Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.
FPA Funding Amount PIPE Subscription Agreement
On July 23, 2023, TLG entered into a subscription agreement (the “FPA Funding Amount PIPE Subscription Agreement”) with Seller.
Pursuant to the FPA Funding Amount PIPE Subscription Agreement and in connection with the Forward Purchase Agreement, and on the terms of and subject to the conditions set forth in the FPA Funding Amount PIPE Subscription Agreement, Seller agreed to subscribe for and purchase, and TLG agreed to issue and sell to Seller, on the Closing Date, an aggregate of a number of shares of TLG Common Stock up to the Maximum Number of Shares as set forth in the Forward Purchase Agreement (the “Subscribed Shares”) less the number of Recycled Shares, as defined in the Forward Purchase Agreement, provided, however, that Seller shall not be required to purchase an amount of shares of TLG Common Stock, such that following the issuance of the Subscribed Shares, its ownership would exceed 9.9% ownership of the total shares of TLG Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such issuance unless Seller at its sole discretion waives such 9.9% ownership limitation.
A copy of the FPA Funding Amount PIPE Subscription Agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.2 and the foregoing description of the FPA Funding Amount PIPE Subscription Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.
Item 3.02. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. |
The disclosure set forth above in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference herein. The securities of TLG that may be issued in connection with the FPA Funding Amount PIPE Subscription Agreement will not be registered under the Securities Act in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
Redemptions
In connection with the previously disclosed Special Meeting in Lieu of the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders in connection with the Business Combination, holders of TLG Common Stock have the right to elect to redeem all or a portion of their TLG Common Stock for a per share price calculated in accordance with Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of TLG. As of July 21, 2023, holders of approximately 98.6% or 7,836,608 shares of TLG Common Stock had validly elected to redeem their shares of TLG Common Stock for a pro rata portion of the trust account holding the proceeds from TLG’s initial public offering and the sale of private placement warrants, or approximately $10.63 per share and $83.3 million in the aggregate. TLG may accept reversals of elections to redeem shares of TLG Common Stock by holders of TLG Common Stock prior to the closing of the Business Combination.
Additionally, TLG and the Sponsor entered into a non-redemption agreement (the “Non-Redemption Agreement”) with Meteora Capital, LLC (“Meteora”) on June 28, 2023. Pursuant to the Non-Redemption Agreement, Meteora agreed not to redeem 100,000 shares of TLG Common Stock. The Non-Redemption Agreement is expected to increase the amount of funds that remain in TLG’s trust account.
The information required by Item 1.01, together with the Non-Redemption Agreement, will be filed with the SEC in a separate Current Report on Form 8-K.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
This communication relates to the proposed Business Combination involving TLG and Electriq. This communication may be deemed to be solicitation material in respect of the proposed Business Combination. The proposed Business Combination has been submitted to TLG’s stockholders for their consideration. In connection with the proposed Business Combination, TLG has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”), in which a joint proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus (“Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus”) was included. The information in the Form S-4 may be changed. TLG also intends to file other relevant documents with the SEC regarding the proposed Business Combination. The Form S-4 has been declared effective by the SEC and the definitive Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus is being mailed to TLG’s stockholders in connection with TLG’s solicitation of proxies for the vote of TLG’s stockholders, and Electriq’s stockholders in connection with Electriq’s solicitation of written consent, in connection with the proposed Business Combination and other matters as described in such Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus, and serves as the prospectus relating to the offer of the securities to be issued to Electriq’s stockholders in connection with the completion of the proposed Business Combination. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR INVESTMENT DECISION WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION, INVESTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS OF TLG AND INVESTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS OF ELECTRIQ AND OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT/CONSENT SOLICITATION STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS REGARDING THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND OTHER RELEVANT MATERIALS CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION.
The Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus, any amendments or supplements thereto and other relevant materials, and any other documents filed by TLG with the SEC, may be obtained once such documents are filed with the SEC free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or free of charge from TLG at https://tlgacquisitions.com/investor-relations/default.aspx or by directing a written request to TLG at 515 North Flagler Drive, Suite 520, West Palm Beach, FL 33401.
No Offer or Solicitation
This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Participants in the Solicitation
TLG, Electriq and certain of their respective executive officers, directors, other members of management and employees may, under the rules of the SEC, be deemed to be “participants” in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the proposed Business Combination.
Information regarding TLG’s directors and executive officers is available in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, which was filed with the SEC on March 20, 2023 (the “Annual Report”). To the extent that holdings of TLG’s securities have changed from the amounts reported in the Annual Report, such changes have been or will be reflected on Statements of Changes in Beneficial Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC. These documents may be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is contained in the Form S-4, the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus and other relevant materials relating to the proposed Business Combination to be filed with the SEC when they become available. Stockholders and other investors should read the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus carefully when it becomes available before making any voting or investment decisions.
Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Certain of these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “continue,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “outlook,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “scheduled,” “seek,” “should,” “will,” “would” or similar expressions, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. These statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of the management of TLG and Electriq. Although TLG and Electriq believe that their respective plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements are reasonable, neither TLG nor Electriq can assure you that either will achieve or realize these plans, intentions or expectations. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Generally, statements that are not historical facts, including statements concerning possible or assumed future actions, business strategies, events or results of operations, and any statements that refer to future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits:
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.
TLG ACQUISITION ONE CORP. | ||||||
Dated: July 24, 2023 | ||||||
By: | /s/ John Michael Lawrie | |||||
Name: | John Michael Lawrie | |||||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |