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): March 29, 2023 (March 23, 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 | ||
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).
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| Item 3.01. | Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing |
On March 23, 2023, Semper Paratus Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) received a notice (the “Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications division of the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) stating that the Company has not paid certain fees required by Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(f) and that the Company will be delisted unless it appeals such determination. As of the date of the Notice, the Company’s past due fee balance totaled $151,000. If the Company elects not to appeal, trading of its Class A ordinary shares will be suspended at the opening of business on April 3, 2023 and a Form 25-NSE will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which will remove the Company’s securities from listing and registration on Nasdaq.
The Company intends to pay the outstanding balance owed to Nasdaq and may appeal Nasdaq’s determination to a Hearings Panel.
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 | ||
| By: | /s/ B. Ben Baldanza | |
| Name: B. Ben Baldanza | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
Dated: March 29, 2023