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): August 3, 2021 (August 3, 2021)
CHAVANT CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-39726 | 98-1591717 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
445 Park Avenue, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10022
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 745-1086
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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 ordinary share and three-quarters of one redeemable warrant | CLAYU | The Nasdaq Stock Exchange LLC | ||
| Ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share | CLAY | The Nasdaq Stock Exchange LLC | ||
| Redeemable warrants, each warrant exercisable for one ordinary share, each at an exercise price of $11.50 per share | CLAYW | The Nasdaq Stock Exchange LLC |
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:
| ¨ | 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)) |
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 August 3, 2021, Chavant Capital 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, announcing that the holders of the Company’s units (the “Units”) may elect to separately trade the ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), and warrants (the “Warrants”) included in the Units commencing on or about August 10, 2021. Each Unit consists of one Ordinary Share and three-quarters of one redeemable Warrant to purchase one Ordinary Share. Any Units not separated will continue to trade on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “CLAYU”, and the Ordinary Shares and Warrants will separately trade on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols “CLAY” and “CLAYW”, respectively. Holders of Units will need to have their brokers contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent, in order to separate the Units into Ordinary Shares and Warrants.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated August 3, 2021. |
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.
| CHAVANT CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP. | |||
| By: | /s/ Jiong Ma | ||
| Name: | Jiong Ma | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Dated: August 3, 2021 | |||