UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 16, 2022 (August 10, 2022)
Hainan Manaslu Acquisition Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Cayman Islands | | 001-41474 | | N/A |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
B3406, 34F, West Tower, Block B
Guorui Building, 11 Guoxing Avenue
Haikou, Hainan Province, People’s Republic of China | | 570203 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +86-898-65315786
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 |
| Units, each consisting of one ordinary share, one redeemable warrant, and one right | | HMACU | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share | | HMAC | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Redeemable warrants, each warrant entitling the holder to purchase one ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share | | HMACW | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Rights, each right entitling the holder to receive one-tenth of one ordinary share | | HMACR | | 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 ☒
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 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On August 15, 2022, Hainan Manaslu Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) consummated its initial public offering (the “IPO”) of 6,900,000 units (the “Units”), including 900,000 additional Units issued pursuant to the full exercise by the underwriter of its over-allotment option (the “Over-Allotment Option”). Each Unit consists of one ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share of the Company (the “Ordinary Shares”), one redeemable warrant (the “Public Warrants”), each Public Warrant exercisable to purchase one Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, and one right to receive one-tenth (1/10) of one Ordinary Share upon the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination. The Units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating total gross proceeds of $69,000,000.
In connection therewith and the closing of the IPO, the Company entered into the following agreements, the forms of which were previously filed as exhibits to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-261340) related to the IPO, originally filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on November 24, 2021 (the “Registration Statement”). On August 10, 2022, the Registration Statement was declared effective by the Commission.
| | ● | An Underwriting Agreement, dated August 10, 2022, between the Company and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., as representative of the several underwriters; |
| | ● | An Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated August 10, 2022, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee; |
| | ● | A Warrant Agreement, dated August 10, 2022, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent; |
| | ● | A Rights Agreement, dated August 10, 2022, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as rights agent; |
| | ● | A Registration Rights Agreement, dated August 10, 2022, by and between the Company and the Company’s sponsor, Bright Winlong LLC (the “Sponsor”); |
| | ● | A Letter Agreement, dated August 10, 2022, by and among the Company, its officers, its directors and the Sponsor; and |
| | ● | A Private Placement Units Subscription Agreement, dated August 10, 2022, by and between the Company and the Sponsor. |
Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
Simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO and the sale of the Units, the Company consummated the private placement (the “Private Placement”) of 341,500 Units (the “Placement Units”), each Placement Unit consisting of one Ordinary Share, one warrant and one right, to the Sponsor at a price of $10.00 per Placement Unit, generating total proceeds of $3,415,000. The Placement Units (and the underlying securities) are identical to the Units sold in the IPO, except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement. No underwriting discounts or commissions were paid with respect to such sale. The issuance of the Placement Units was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 5.03. Amendments to Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On August 11, 2022, in connection with the IPO, the Company filed its Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association with the Cayman Islands General Registry, effective the same day. The terms of the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association are set forth in the Registration Statement and are incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association is attached as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
A total of $70,035,000 of the net proceeds from the IPO and the Private Placement were placed in a U.S.-based trust account established for the benefit of the Company’s public shareholders and maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee. Except with respect to interest earned on the funds held in the trust account that may be released to the Company to pay its taxes, if any, the funds in the trust account will not be released until the earliest of (i) the completion of the Company’s initial business combination, (ii) the redemption of any public shares properly tendered in connection with a shareholder vote to amend the Company's Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to (A) modify the substance or timing of the Company's obligation to redeem 100% of its public shares if the Company does not complete its initial business combination within nine months from the closing of the IPO (or up to 18 months from the closing of the IPO if the Company extends the period of time to consummate a business combination) or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-business combination activity and (iii) the redemption of all of the Company’s public shares if the Company is unable to complete its initial business combination within nine months from the closing of the IPO (or up to 18 months from the closing of the IPO if the Company extends the period of time to consummate a business combination), subject to applicable law.
Copies of the press releases issued by the Company announcing the pricing of the IPO and the closing of the IPO are included as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| 1.1 | | Underwriting Agreement, dated August 10, 2022, between the Company and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. as representative of the several underwriters |
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| 3.1 | | Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association |
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| 4.1 | | Warrant Agreement, dated August 10, 2022, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company |
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| 4.2 | | Rights Agreement, dated August 10, 2022, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company |
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| 10.1 | | Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated August 10, 2022, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company |
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| 10.2 | | Registration Rights Agreement, dated August 10, 2022, by and among the Company and the Sponsor |
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| 10.3 | | Letter Agreement, dated August 10, 2022, by and among the Company, its officers and directors and the Sponsor |
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| 10.4 | | Private Placement Units Subscription Agreement, dated August 10, 2022, by and between the Company and the Sponsor |
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| 99.1 | | Press Release Announcing Pricing of IPO |
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| 99.2 | | Press Release Announcing Closing of IPO |
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.
| Date: August 16, 2022 | Hainan Manaslu Acquisition Corp. |
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| | By: | /s/ Zhifan Zhou |
| | | Name: | Zhifan Zhou |
| | | Title: | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
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