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 28, 2024
RF ACQUISITION CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-41332 | 61-1991323 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
111 Somerset, #05-06
Singapore 238164
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +65 6904 0766
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:
| x | 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, one redeemable warrant, and one right to receive one-tenth of one share of Class A Common Stock | RFACU | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| Share of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | RFAC | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share | RFACW | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| Rights, each right receives one-tenth of one share of Class A Common Stock | RFACR | 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 x
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 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
On November 28, 2024, an article featuring quotes from Keith Liu, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Publishing of GCL Group (as defined in the Merger Agreement), was published on GamesIndustry.biz. As previously disclosed, on October 18, 2023, RF Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“SPAC”), entered into an agreement and plan of merger (as amended by that certain First Amendment to Merger Agreement dated December 1, 2023, that certain Second Amendment to Merger Agreement dated December 15, 2023, that certain Third Amendment to Merger Agreement dated January 31, 2024, that certain Fourth Amendment to Merger Agreement dated September 30, 2024 and as it may be further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”) with GCL Global Holdings Ltd, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“PubCo”), Grand Centrex Limited, a British Virgin Islands business company, GCL Global Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company limited by shares (the “Company”), and, for limited purposes set forth therein, RF Dynamic LLC (the “Sponsor”).
The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to liabilities under that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings. This Current Report on Form 8-K will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information contained in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1.
Important Information for Investors and Stockholders
This document relates to a proposed transaction among SPAC, PubCo and the Company. This document does not constitute an offer to sell or exchange, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or exchange, any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, sale or exchange would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. PubCo filed a registration statement on Form F-4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 28, 2024, which included a document that serves as a prospectus and proxy statement, referred to as a proxy statement/prospectus. A proxy statement/prospectus will be sent to all SPAC stockholders. SPAC and PubCo also will file other documents regarding the proposed transaction with the SEC. Before making any voting decision, investors and security holders of SPAC are urged to read the registration statement, the proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction as they become available because they will contain important information about the proposed transaction.
Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the registration statement, the proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC by SPAC or PubCo through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.
Participants in the Solicitation
SPAC, PubCo, the Company and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from SPAC’s stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction. A list of the names of the respective directors and executive officers of SPAC, PubCo and the Company, and information regarding their interests in the business combination, is contained in the proxy statement/prospectus. You may obtain free copies of these documents as described in the preceding paragraph.
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 any securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such other jurisdiction.
Forward-Looking Statements
All statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K other than statements of historical facts, contain certain statements that are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “intend,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “seek,” “target,” “continue,” “may” or other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters, but the absence of these words does not mean a statement is not forward looking. Indications of, and guidance or outlook on, future earnings, dividends or financial position or performance are also forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially, and potentially adversely, from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Most of these factors are outside SPAC’s and the Company’s control and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to: (i) the occurrence of any event, change, or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement; (ii) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against SPAC and/or the Company following the announcement of the Merger Agreement and the transactions; (iii) the inability to complete the proposed transactions, including due to failure to obtain approval of the stockholders of SPAC, certain regulatory approvals, or the satisfaction of other conditions to Closing in the Merger Agreement; (iv) the occurrence of any event, change, or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement or could otherwise cause the transaction to fail to close; (v) the inability to maintain the listing of SPAC shares on the Nasdaq Stock Market following the proposed transactions; (vi) the risk that the proposed transactions disrupt the Company’s current plans and operations as a result of the announcement and consummation of the proposed transactions; (vii) the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the proposed transactions, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of the Company to grow and manage growth profitably, and the ability of the Company to retain its key employees; (viii) costs related to the proposed transactions; (ix) changes in applicable laws or regulations; and (x) the possibility that the Company or SPAC may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors. The foregoing list of factors is not exclusive. Additional information concerning certain of these and other risk factors is included under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Registration Statement filed by PubCo with the SEC and those included under the heading “Risk Factors” in SPAC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 25, 2024, and the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on June 26, 2024, August 23, 2024 and November 20, 2024, respectively. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained herein. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning SPAC, PubCo and the Company, the transactions or other matters attributable to SPAC, PubCo, the Company or any person acting on their behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Each of SPAC, PubCo and the Company expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in their expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any statement is based, except as required by law.
Item 9.01 Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | “From distributor to developer: GCL’s ambition to create Asian IPs for the world,” published by GamesIndustry.biz on November 28, 2024. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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.
| RF Acquisition Corp. | ||
| By: | /s/ Tse Meng Ng | |
| Name: | Tse Meng Ng | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
Date: December 2, 2024
