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 31, 2023 (January 30, 2023)
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, New York 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.
On January 30, 2023, shareholders (the “Initial Shareholders”) holding all of the issued and outstanding Class B ordinary shares (the “Founder Shares”) of Semper Paratus Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) elected to convert their Class B ordinary shares into Class A ordinary shares of the Company (“Class A Shares”) on a one-for-one basis (the “Conversion”). As a result, 11,983,333 of the Company’s Class B ordinary shares were cancelled and 11,983,333 Class A Shares were issued to such converting Class B stockholders. The Initial Shareholders agreed that all of the terms and conditions applicable to the Founder Shares set forth in the Letter Agreement, dated November 3, 2021, by and among the Company, its officers, its directors and the Initial Shareholders (the “Letter Agreement”), shall continue to apply to the Class A Shares that the Founder Shares converted into, including the voting agreement, transfer restrictions and waiver of any right, title, interest or claim of any kind to the Trust Account (as defined in the Letter Agreement) or any monies or other assets held therein.
As disclosed in the definitive proxy statement the Company filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 20, 2023, and amended and supplemented on January 26, 2023, 47,933,333 of the Company’s ordinary shares, consisting of (i) 35,950,000 Class A Shares and (ii) 11,983,333 Founder Shares, were issued and outstanding as of January 12, 2023. Following the Conversion, the Company has 47,933,333 Class A Shares issued and outstanding and no Class B ordinary shares issued and outstanding. A shareholder’s voting power consists of the combined voting power of the Class A Shares and Founder Shares owned beneficially by such shareholder. On all matters to be voted upon at the extraordinary general meeting of the Company’s shareholders to be held on February 3, 2023 (the “Meeting”), the holders of the Class A Shares and Founder Shares will vote together as a single class. Therefore, there has been no impact to the votes required to approve the proposals or the counting of the votes at the Meeting as a result of the Conversion.
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: January 31, 2023 | | |
