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 15, 2022 (April 13, 2022)
SEMPER PARATUS ACQUISITION CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Cayman Islands | | 001-41002 | | N/A |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
767 Third Avenue, 38th Floor
New York, NY 10017
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (646)807-8832
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 |
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| Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share, and one-half of one Redeemable Warrant | | LGSTU | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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| Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, included as part of the Units | | LGST | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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| Redeemable Warrants, each exercisable for one Class A ordinary share for $11.50 per share, included as part of the Units | | LGSTW | | 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 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 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers. |
(b) On April 13, 2022, Philippe J. Kurzweil voluntarily resigned, effective immediately, as the Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Semper Paratus Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”).
(c) Effective as of April 13, 2022, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Jeff Rogers to serve as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Secretary. Mr. Rogers has served as President of the Company since November 2021 and will continue to serve in that role. For additional information regarding Mr. Rogers, including his biography, see Item 10 in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2022 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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.
| | SEMPER PARATUS ACQUISITION CORPORATION |
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| | By: | /s/ B. Ben Baldanza |
| | Name: | B. Ben Baldanza |
| | Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
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| Dated: April 15, 2022 | | |
