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
March 22, 2024
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
KEEN VISION ACQUISITION CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| British Virgin Islands | | 001-41753 | | n/a |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
37 Greenbriar Drive Summit, New Jersey | | 07901 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 609-1394
N/A
(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: None.
| Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Units, each consisting of one ordinary share and one redeemable warrant to acquire one ordinary share | | KVACU | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Ordinary Shares, $0.0001 par value | | KVAC | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Warrants, each exercisable for one ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 | | KVACW | | 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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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 8.01 Other Events.
On March 22, 2024, Keen Vision Acquisition Corporation (the “Company” or “KVAC”) entered into a non-binding letter of intent (the “LOI”) with a business combination target (the “Target”), regarding a potential business combination involving the Target and its subsidiaries (the “Proposed Transaction”). The Target is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company based in Boston, U.S., focusing on i) the research, development, manufacture and use of self-developed pioneering human stem cell-based bioengineering technology platform for novel drug discovery; and ii) the development of next-generation cell and gene therapies for a range of difficult-to-treat or incurable diseases. With a pipeline of therapeutic candidates, the Target’s several experimental gene therapies have already obtained U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) Investigational New Drug (IND) approvals as ongoing clinical trials at multiple premier hospitals in the U.S. with active patient enrolments.
The LOI is non-binding and no agreement providing for any Proposed Transaction or any other transaction or the participation by either party therein will be deemed to exist unless and until definitive agreements have been executed. As of the date hereof, KVAC has not entered into any definitive agreements, for the purpose of effecting into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. Pursuant to the IPO prospectus dated July 24, 2023, (Registration No. 333-269659) filed by KVAC for the initial public offering (the “IPO”), the Company is entitled to an automatic six-month extension to complete a business combination (the “Automatic Extension Period”) after the execution of the LOI and has 15 months from the closing of its IPO, or October 27, 2024, to complete its initial business combination period.
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.
| Dated: March 25, 2024 | |
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| KEEN VISION ACQUISITION CORPORATION | |
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| By: | /s/ WONG, Kenneth K.C. | |
| Name: | WONG, Kenneth K.C. | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
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