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): April 11, 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 No.) |
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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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 | | USCTU | | The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC |
| Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share | | USCT | | The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC |
| Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share, each at an exercise price of $11.50 per share | | USCTW | | 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 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
On April 11, 2023, TKB Critical Technologies 1 (the “Company”) received a letter (the “MVPHS Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Department (the “Staff”) of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that for the last 30 consecutive trading days prior to the date of the MVPHS Notice, the Company’s minimum market value of publicly held shares was less than $15.0 million, which does not meet the requirement for continued listing on The Nasdaq Global Market, as required by Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(b)(2)(C) (the “MVPHS Rule”).
On April 13, 2023, the Company demonstrated compliance with the MVPHS Rule by filing an amended Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 which included an updated beneficial ownership table. On April 14, 2023, the Staff notified the Company that it has regained compliance with the MVPHS Rule.
SIGNATURES
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 I |
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| | By: | /s/ Angela Blatteis |
| | Name: | Angela Blatteis |
| | Title: | Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer |
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| Dated: April 14, 2023 | | |
