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): January 18, 2023
TKB CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES 1
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Cayman Islands | 001-40959 | 98-1601095 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
400 Continental Blvd, Suite 600
El Segundo, CA 90245
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 426-2055
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On January 18, 2023, pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of TKB Critical Technologies 1 (the “Company”), TKB Sponsor I, LLC (“Sponsor”), the holder of an aggregate of 5,650,000 of the Company’s outstanding Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class B Shares”), elected to convert each outstanding Class B Share held by it on a one-for-one basis into Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A Shares”) of the Company, with immediate effect. Following such conversion, as of January 18, 2023, the Company had an aggregate of 28,650,000 Class A Shares issued and outstanding and 100,000 Class B Shares issued and outstanding.
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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.
| TKB Critical Technologies 1 | ||
| Date: January 18, 2023 | By: | /s/ Angela Blatteis |
| Name: | Angela Blatteis | |
| Title: | Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer | |
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