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
June 2, 2023
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
FORTUNE RISE ACQUISITION CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | | 001-40990 | | 86-1850747 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
13575 58th Street North, Suite 200
Clearwater, Florida | | 33760 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 727-440-4603
(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:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.
| 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 Warrant | | FRLAU | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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| Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | | FRLA | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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| Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 | | FRLAW | | 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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws. |
On June 2, 2023, Fortune Rise Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware an amendment (the “Extension Amendment”) to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation to amend the monthly extension amounts to be paid by Fortune Rise Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”) (or its affiliates), to extend the period of time for the Company to consummate a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination involving the Company to be made upon the request of the Sponsor, and approval by the Company’s board of directors, from an amended price per unredeemed share of Class A common stock of $0.0625 to the lower of $100,000 or $0.05 per unredeemed share of Class A Common Stock.
The Company’s stockholders approved the Extension Amendment at a special meeting of stockholders of the Company (the “Special Meeting”) on June 2, 2023. The foregoing description of the Extension Amendment is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Extension Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On June 2, 2023, at the Special Meeting, a total of 5,468,633 (or 65.17%) of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock held of record as of May 8, 2023, the record date for the Special Meeting, were present either in person or by proxy, which constituted a quorum. The Company’s stockholders voted on the following proposals at the Special Meeting, each of which received sufficient votes (more than 65%) for approval. The final vote tabulation for each proposal is set forth below.
Proposal 1. To approve and adopt the Extension Amendment Proposal.
| For | | Against | | Abstained |
| 5,468,633 | | 1,385,479 | | 203 |
Proposal 2. To approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary or appropriate, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal.
| For | | Against | | Abstained |
| 5,478,838 | | 1,375,478 | | 0 |
The Company’s stockholders approved the Extension Amendment Proposal. Although the adjournment proposal would have received sufficient votes to be approved, no motion to adjourn was made because the adjournment of the Special Meeting was determined not to be necessary or appropriate.
In connection with the Special Meeting, stockholders holding 1,666,080 public shares of Class A common stock properly exercised their right to redeem their shares (and did not withdraw their redemption) for cash at a redemption price of approximately $10.76 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $17,929,540. Following such redemptions, approximately $38,902,350 will be left in trust (once the redemptions are processed) and 3,614,952 public shares of Class A common stock remain outstanding. The disclosure above regarding redemptions is provided on a preliminary basis and is subject to change.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
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.
| | Fortune Rise Acquisition Corporation |
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| Date: June 2, 2023 | By: | /s/ J. Richard Iler |
| | Name: | J. Richard Iler |
| | Title: | Principal Executive Officer |
