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): February 28, 2023
Oxus Acquisition Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Cayman Islands | | 001-40778 | | N/A |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
300/26 Dostyk Avenue Almaty, Kazakhstan | | 050020 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
+7(727)355-8021
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
| ☒ | 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 class A ordinary share and one Warrant | | OXUSU | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share | | OXUS | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 | | OXUSW | | 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 8.01. Other Events.
On February 28, 2023, Oxus Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) convened and then adjourned, without conducting any business, the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of the Company (the “Extraordinary General Meeting”), originally scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on February 28, 2023, to recommence at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on March 2, 2023 as a virtual meeting via live webcast at www.cstproxy.com/oxusacquisition/2023 and the offices of Greenberg Traurig, LLP, located at One Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, NY 10017, United States of America.
The Extraordinary General Meeting is being held for the purposes of considering and voting on (a) a proposal to amend the Company’s charter to extend the date by which the Company must consummate an initial business combination from March 8, 2023 to up to December 8, 2023, or such earlier date as determined by the Company’s board of directors (the “Extension”) and (b) a proposal to amend the Company’s charter to provide for the right of the holders of Class B ordinary shares to convert into Class A ordinary shares on a one-for-one basis prior to the closing of a business combination at the election of such holder. Each such proposal is described in more detail in the definitive proxy statement related to the Extraordinary General Meeting filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 10, 2023 (the “Definitive Proxy Statement”).
The record date for the Extraordinary General Meeting remains the close of business on January 25, 2023.
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
Forward Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Certain of these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “assumes,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “seeks,” or other similar expressions. Such statements may include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the approval of certain proposals at the Extraordinary General Meeting or the implementation of the Extension. These statements are based on current expectations on the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ significantly, including those risks set forth in the Definitive Proxy Statement, the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other documents filed with the SEC. Copies of such filings are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements, whether as the result of new developments or otherwise. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
The Definitive Proxy Statement has been mailed to the Company’s shareholders of record as of the record date for the Extraordinary General Meeting. Investors and security holders of the Company are advised to read the Definitive Proxy Statement because it contains important information about the Extraordinary General Meeting and the Company. Investors and security holders of the Company may also obtain a copy of the Definitive Proxy Statement, as well as other relevant documents that have been or will be filed by the Company with the SEC, without charge and once available, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, at Oxus’s website at www.oxusacquisition.com or by written request to Oxus at Oxus Acquisition Corp., 300/26 Dostyk Avenue, Almaty, Kazakhstan 050020.
Participants in the Solicitation
The Company and certain of its directors and executive officers and other persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company’s shareholders in respect of the proposals to be considered and voted on at the Extraordinary General Meeting. Information concerning the interests of the directors and executive officers of the Company is set forth in the Definitive Proxy Statement, which may be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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.
| | oxus acquisition corp. |
| | |
| | By: | /s/ Kanat Mynzhanov |
| | | Name: | Kanat Mynzhanov |
| | | Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Date: February 28, 2023
