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): September 27, 2022
CIIG CAPITAL PARTNERS II, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | | 001-40802 | | 86-1477978 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
40 West 57th Street 29th Floor New York, New York | | 10019 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 796-4796
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 share of Class A Common Stock and one-half of one Redeemable Warrant | | CIIGU | | The Nasdaq Stock Market |
| Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share | | CIIG | | The Nasdaq Stock Market |
| Redeemable Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 | | CIIGW | | The Nasdaq Stock Market |
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 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
On September 27, 2022, CIIG Capital Partners II, Inc. (the “Company”) received a deficiency notice from the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that, as a result of the resignation of Kristen O’Hara, a member of the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) on April 21, 2022, the Company is not in compliance with the continued listing requirements set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605 regarding the composition of the Board, because a majority of the Board is not comprised of independent directors.
The Nasdaq letter further provided that consistent with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605(b)(1)(A), Nasdaq will provide the Company with a cure period in order to regain compliance with such rule until the earlier to occur of (i) its next annual stockholders meeting or April 21, 2023; or (ii) if the next annual stockholders’ meeting is held before October 18, 2022, then the Company must evidence compliance no later than October 18, 2022.
The Company expects to regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605 prior to the expiration of the cure period provided by Nasdaq.
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: September 29, 2022
| | | CIIG CAPITAL PARTNERS II, INC. |
| | | |
| | By: | /s/ Gavin Cuneo |
| | | Name: | Gavin Cuneo |
| | | Title: | Co-Chief Executive Officer |
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