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): February 26, 2021
Cartesian Growth Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Cayman Islands | 001-40103 | N/A | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | Identification No.) |
| 505 Fifth Avenue, 15th Floor | ||
| New York, New York | 10017 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(212) 461-6363
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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 and one-third of one Warrant | GLBLU | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share | GLBL | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 | GLBLW | 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 (§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 8.01. Other Events.
On February 26, 2021, Cartesian Growth Corporation, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), consummated its initial public offering (the “Offering”) of 34,500,000 units (the “Units”), including the issuance of 4,500,000 Units as a result of the underwriters’ full exercise of their overallotment option. Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share of the Company, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”) and one-third of one warrant of the Company (each, a “Warrant”), each whole Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment, pursuant to the Company’s registration statements on Form S-1 (File No. 333-252784 and 333-253428). The Units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $345,000,000.
As previously reported on a Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company, on February 26, 2021, simultaneously with the consummation of the Offering, the Company completed a private placement of an aggregate of 8,900,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds of $8,900,000 (the “Private Placement”).
A total of $345,000,000 of the net proceeds from the Offering and the Private Placement was deposited in a trust account established for the benefit of the Company’s public shareholders. An audited balance sheet as of February 26, 2021 reflecting receipt of the proceeds upon consummation of the Offering and the Private Placement has been issued by the Company and is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report of Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Audited Balance Sheet as of February 26, 2021 |
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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.
| Cartesian growth corporation | |
| By: | /s/ Peter Yu | |
| Name: | Peter Yu | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
Date: March 4, 2021
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