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): September 18, 2023
PEARL HOLDINGS ACQUISITION CORP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Cayman Islands | | 001-41165 | | 98-1593935 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
| 767 Third Avenue, 11th Floor New York, New York | | 10017 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(212) 457-1540
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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 Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant | | PRLHU | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share | | PRLH | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 | | PRLHW | | 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.
Pursuant to its articles of association, Pearl Holdings Acquisition Corp, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), has exercised its second three-month extension for completion of an initial business combination until December 17, 2023, on the terms set forth in the articles of association, as a result of having entered into a letter of intent with respect to a potential initial business combination. No assurances can be made that a definitive agreement will be entered into, or that the Company will complete an initial business combination.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. The Company has based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may cause actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the letter of intent and whether or not the Company will enter into a definitive agreement or consummate an initial business combination, or the timing of any of the foregoing. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. The Company’s SEC filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | PEARL HOLDINGS ACQUISITION CORP |
| Date: September 18, 2023 | |
| | By: | /s/ Craig E. Barnett |
| | | Name: | Craig E. Barnett |
| | | Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
