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 4, 2024
Keyarch Acquisition Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Cayman Islands | 001-41243 | 98-1600074 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
275 Madison Avenue, 39th Floor
New York, NY 10016
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 914-434-2030
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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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 | ||
| The Stock Market LLC | ||||
| The Stock Market LLC | ||||
| The Stock Market LLC | ||||
| The 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).
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Introductory Note
On April 4, 2024 (the “Closing Date”), Keyarch Acquisition Corporation, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company” or “Keyarch”), and ZOOZ Power Ltd. (TASE: ZOOZ), a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Israel (“ZOOZ”), consummated (the “Closing”) their previously announced business combination (the “Business Combination”), pursuant to that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2023 (as amended on February 9, 2024, March 8, 2024 and March 15, 2024, the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among Keyarch, ZOOZ, ZOOZ Power Cayman, a Cayman Islands exempted company and direct, wholly owned subsidiary of ZOOZ (“Merger Sub”), Keyarch Global Sponsor Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company, in the capacity as representative of specified shareholders of Keyarch after the effective time of the Business Combination, and, by a joinder agreement, Dan Weintraub in the capacity as representative of the pre-Closing shareholders of ZOOZ after the effective time of the Business Combination. Pursuant to the Closing, Keyarch became a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of ZOOZ.
In connection to the Closing of the Business Combination, ZOOZ’s ordinary shares and warrants will begin trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbols “ZOOZ” and “ZOOZW”, respectively, on April 5, 2024.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
Attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K is the press release issued by Keyarch announcing the consummation of the Business Combination.
A copy of this press release is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference in its entirety as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated April 4, 2024. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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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.
| KEYARCH ACQUISITION CORPORATION | |||
| By: | /s/ Kai Xiong | ||
| Name: | Kai Xiong | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Dated: April 4, 2024 | |||
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