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 20, 2023
Digital World Acquisition Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-40779 | 85-4293042 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
3109 Grand Ave, #450
Miami, FL 33133
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (305) 735-1517
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 | 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 | DWACU | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share | DWAC | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
Redeemable Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 | DWACW | 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 ☒
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 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On November 20, 2022, Digital World Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) issued a promissory note (the “Note”) to a certain accredited investor (the “Holder”) in the aggregate principal amount of $500,000.00.
The Note was issued as payment of certain legal costs and expenses to a law firm in connection with certain legal procedures related to the previously announced initial business combination with Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (the “Business Combination”).
The Note bears no interest and is payable in full upon consummation of the Business Combination. Upon the approval of the Company’s stockholders and the approval of the requisite number of institutional investors, with which the Company entered into certain securities purchase agreements on December 4, 2021, the full amount under the Note is payable in units of the Company (the “Conversion Units”), with the total Conversion Units to be issued to equal: (x) the portion of the principal amount of the respective Note being converted divided by (y) the conversion price of ten dollars ($10.00), rounded up to the nearest whole number of units.
The issuance of the Note was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of promissory note, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03. | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The disclosure contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference in this Item 2.03.
Item 3.02 | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. |
The disclosure contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference in this Item 3.02.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number | Description | |
10.1 | Form of Promissory Note. | |
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.
Digital World Acquisition Corp. | ||||||
Dated: November 22, 2023 | By: | /s/ Eric Swider | ||||
Name: | Eric Swider | |||||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |