UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 14, 2025
WINVEST ACQUISITION CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 001-40796 | | 86-2451181 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
125 Cambridgepark Drive, Suite 301
Cambridge, Massachusetts
02140
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 658-3094
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 Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Units, each consisting of one share of Common Stock, one redeemable Warrant, and one right | | WINVU | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | | WINV | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Warrants to acquire 1/2 of a share of Common Stock | | WINVW | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Rights to acquire one-fifteenth of one share of Common Stock | | WINVR | | 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 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 14, 2025, WinVest Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein, announcing the extension of the date by which the Company must consummate an initial business combination from January 17, 2025 to February 17, 2025.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by reference in such a filing. Furthermore, the furnishing of information under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is not intended to constitute a determination by the Company that the information contained herein, including the exhibits hereto, is material or that the dissemination of such information is required by Regulation FD.
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.
Dated: January 14, 2025
| | WINVEST ACQUISITION CORP. |
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| | By: | /s/ Manish Jhunjhunwala |
| | Name: | Manish Jhunjhunwala |
| | Title: | Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer |
