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): July 12, 2023
Data Knights Acquisition Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
001-40386 | 86-2076743 | |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Unit G6, Frome Business Park, Manor Road
Frome
United Kingdom, BA11 4FN
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code +44 203 833 4000
(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:
Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered | ||
Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | DKDCA | 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 8.01. | Other Events |
On July 12, 2023, Data Knights Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing that it caused to be deposited $122,920 into the Company’s Trust account, allowing the Company to extend the period of time it has to consummate its initial business combination by one month from July 11, 2023 to August 11, 2023 (the “Extension”). The Extension is the eighth of nine one-month extensions permitted under the Company’s governing documents.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release dated July 12, 2023 | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (Embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
DATA KNIGHTS ACQUISITION CORP. | ||
Date: July 12, 2023 | By: | /s/ Barry Anderson |
Barry Anderson | ||
Chief Executive Officer |