SEC Form 3
FORM 3 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year) 03/13/2023 |
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
OceanTech Acquisitions I Corp. [ OTEC ] |
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4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||
Class B common stock | (1) | (1) | Class A common stock | 2,581,500 | (1) | D(2) | |
Warrants | (3) | (3) | Class A common stock | 5,869,880 | 1 | D(2) |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. As described in the issuer's registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-255151) under the heading "Description of Securities-Founder Shares", the Class B common stock, par value $0.0001, will automatically convert into Class A common stock, par value $0.0001, of the issuer at the time of the issuer's initial business combination transaction on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment for share splits, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like, and certain anti-dilution rights and have no expiration date. |
2. This Form 3 is being filed by Aspire Acquisition LLC, the sponsor of the issuer (the "Sponsor"). Surendra Ajjarapu, the issuer's director and Chief Executive Officer is the manager of the Sponsor. Mr. Ajjarapu may be deemed to beneficially own shares held by the Sponsor by virtue of his control over the Sponsor. Mr. Ajjarapu disclaims beneficial ownership of the Class B common stock and warrants held by the Sponsor, except to the extent of his respective pecuniary interest. |
3. Each warrant will become exercisable on the later of 12 months from the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering and 30 days the date of completion of the Issuer's initial business combination. Each warrant will expire five years after the completion of the Issuer's initial business combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation. |
/s/ Surendra Ajjarapu, by Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP with Power of Attorney | 04/21/2023 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. |