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): November 2, 2023
ARYA SCIENCES ACQUISITION CORP IV
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Cayman Islands
| 001-40122
| 98-1574672
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| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
51 Astor Place, 10th Floor
New York, NY |
| 10003
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| (Address of principal executive offices) |
| (Zip Code) |
(212) 284-2300
(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 |
Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share
| ARYD
| The Nasdaq Capital Market
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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.
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| Item 2.03. | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement or a Registrant. |
Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this item 2.03.
On November 2, 2023, ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp IV (the “Company”) approved the sixth one-month extension of the time period during which it may consummate an initial business combination (such time period, the “Business Combination Period”). In connection with this extension of the Business Combination Period to December 2, 2023 (the “Extension”), the Company drew an aggregate of $140,000 (the “Extension Funds”) from the unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of up to $900,000 (the “Third Promissory Note”), dated September 27, 2023, by and between the Company and ARYA Sciences Holdings IV (the “Sponsor”). As provided for in the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (as amended, the “A&R Memorandum and Articles of Association”), the Company will deposit the Extension Funds into the trust account that was established by the Company in connection with its initial public offering (the “Trust Account”). The Company also drew $25,000 under the Third Promissory Note for general working capital purposes.
The Extension is the sixth of nine one-month extensions permitted under the A&R Memorandum and Articles of Association. As previously disclosed, the Third Promissory Note allows the Company to use the funds drawn under the Third Promissory Note for general corporate purposes and the funding of the deposits into the Trust Account that the Company is required to make pursuant to its A&R Memorandum and Articles of Association in connection with the optional extensions that may be requested by the Sponsor. Any loans under the Third Promissory Note will not bear any interest. In the event that the Company does not consummate a business combination, the Third Promissory Note will be repaid from funds held outside of the Trust Account or will be forfeited, eliminated or otherwise forgiven. The maturity date of any loans under the Third Promissory Note may be accelerated upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the Third Promissory Note).
The foregoing description of the Third Promissory Note is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Third Promissory Note, which is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| | Third Promissory Note, dated September 27, 2023 and issued to ARYA Sciences Holdings IV (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the 8-K filed on September 27, 2023 by the registrant). |
| 104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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.
| Dated: November 2, 2023 | ARYA SCIENCES ACQUISITION CORP IV |
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| By: | /s/ Michael Altman |
| Name: | Michael Altman |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
