Form 8-K filed by GIGCAPITAL5, INC. on 2022-09-23
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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

September 23, 2022

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

 

 

GIGCAPITAL5, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-40839   86-1728920

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

1731 Embarcardero Rd., Suite 200

Palo Alto, CA 94303

(Address of principal executive offices)

(650) 276-7040

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e 4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbols

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Units, each consisting of one share of common stock, $0.0001 par value, and one redeemable warrant   GIA.U   New York Stock Exchange
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share   GIA   New York Stock Exchange
Redeemable warrants, each full warrant exercisable for one share of common stock for an exercise price of $11.50 per share   GIA.WS   New York Stock Exchange

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.

As disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K that GigCapital 5, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), filed on September 29, 2021 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), the Company previously entered into an Investment Management Trust Agreement (the “IMTA”), dated September 23, 2021, with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“CST”), as trustee, On September 23, 2022, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment (the “IMTA Amendment”) to the IMTA that extends the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination transaction from September 28, 2022 (the date which is 12 months from the closing date of the Company’s initial public offering of units) on a monthly basis up to March 28, 2023 by depositing into the trust account (the “Trust Account”), as described in the Definitive Proxy Statement on Form DEF 14A as filed by the Company with the SEC on September 12, 2022 (the “Definitive Proxy Statement”) for each one-month extension $160,000. Following such approval by the Company’s stockholders, the Company and CST entered into the IMTA Amendment on September 23, 2022.

The foregoing description of the IMTA Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the IMTA Amendment, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.03

Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

On September 23, 2022, the Company held a special meeting of its stockholders (the “Special Meeting”). At the Special Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation that extends the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination transaction from September 28, 2022 on a monthly basis up to March 28, 2023 (the date which is 18 months from the closing date of the Company’s initial public offering of units) by depositing $160,000 into the Trust Account for each one month extension. The certificate of amendment was filed with the Delaware Secretary of State and has an effective date of September 23, 2022.

The foregoing description of the certificate of amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the certificate of amendment, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 3.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

At the Special Meeting, of the 29,545,000 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote, 25,077,481 shares were represented, constituting a quorum. The final results for the matter submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Special Meeting are as follows:

Proposal 1: The stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination transaction from September 28, 2022 on a monthly basis up to March 28, 2023 (i.e., for a period of time ending 18 months from the consummation of its initial public offering), must deposit into the Trust Account for each one-month extension funds equal to $160,000, by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstained

23,167,778

  1,909,703   0

Proposal 2: The stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Investment Management Trust Agreement to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination transaction six (6) times for an additional one (1) month each time from September 28, 2022 to March 28, 2023 (i.e., for a period of time ending 18 months from the consummation of its initial public offering) by depositing into the Trust Account for each one-month extension, the sum of $160,000, by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstained

23,167,778

  1,909,703   0

No other items were presented for stockholder approval at the Special Meeting.


Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

The information set forth below under this Item 7.01 is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

In connection with Proposal 1 to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination transaction from September 28, 2022 on a monthly basis up to March 28, 2023 (the date which is 18 months from the closing date of the Company’s initial public offering of units), stockholders elected to redeem 18,985,950 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), which represents approximately 82.55% of the shares that were part of the units that were sold in the Company’s initial public offering. Following such redemptions, approximately $40,541,905 will remain in the trust account and 4,014,050 shares of Common Stock will remain issued and outstanding.

On September 23, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing the results of the Special Meeting. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Number

    
  3.1    Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
10.1    Amendment to the Investment Management Trust Agreement
99.1    Press Release, dated September 23, 2022
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).


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.

Dated: September 23, 2022

 

GIGCAPITAL5, INC.
By:  

/s/ Dr. Raluca Dinu

Name:   Dr. Raluca Dinu
Title:   Chief Executive Officer, President, Secretary, and Director
EX-3.1

Exhibit 3.1

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO THE

AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

GIGCAPITAL5, INC.

GigCapital5, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), does hereby certify:

1. The name of the corporation is GigCapital5, Inc. The corporation was originally incorporated pursuant to the DGCL on January 19, 2021, under the name of GigCapital5, Inc.

2. The date of filing of the corporation’s original Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware was January 19, 2021, and the date of filing the corporation’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware was September 23, 2021.

3. The Board of Directors of the corporation has duly adopted resolutions setting forth proposed amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation (as amended and restated prior to the date hereof), declaring said amendment to be advisable and in the best interests of the corporation and its stockholders and authorizing the appropriate officers of the corporation to solicit the consent of the stockholders therefor, which resolutions setting forth the proposed amendment are substantially as follows:

RESOLVED, that Section 9.1(b) of Article IX of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation is amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

“Immediately after the Offering, a certain amount of the net offering proceeds received by the Corporation in the Offering (including the proceeds of any exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option) and certain other amounts specified in the Corporation’s registration statement on Form S-1, as initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 9, 2021, as amended (the “Registration Statement”), shall be deposited in a trust account (the “Trust Account”), established for the benefit of the Public Stockholders (as defined below) pursuant to a trust agreement described in the Registration Statement. Except for the payment of deferred underwriting commissions and the withdrawal of interest to pay taxes, none of the funds held in the Trust Account (including the interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account) will be released from the Trust Account until the earliest to occur of (i) the completion of the initial Business Combination, (ii) the redemption of 100% of the Offering Shares (as defined below) if the Corporation is unable to complete its initial Business Combination within 12 months from the closing of the Offering, provided that GigAcquisitions5, LLC may decide to extend the date by which it has to consummate a business combination up to six (6) times for an additional one (1) month each time (or up to 18 months from the closing date of the Offering), provided that GigAcquisitions5, LLC (or its designees) must deposit into the Trust Account for each one-month extension funds equal to $160,000, in exchange for a non-interest bearing, unsecured promissory note), and (iii) the redemption of shares in connection with a vote seeking to amend any provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate relating to the Corporation’s pre-initial Business Combination activity and related stockholders’ rights (as described in Section 9.7). Holders of shares of Common Stock included as part of the units sold in the Offering (the “Offering Shares”) (whether such Offering Shares were purchased in the Offering or in the secondary market following the Offering and whether or not such holders are Founders (as such term is defined in the Registration Statement), officers or directors of the Corporation, or affiliates of any of the foregoing) are referred to herein as “Public Stockholders. The gross proceeds from the issuance of such promissory notes pursuant to subpart (ii) above of this Section 9.1(b) will be added to the proceeds from the Offering to be held in the Trust Account and shall be used in accordance with this Article IX to fund the redemption of the Offering Shares that have not been previously redeemed.”


4. That thereafter, said amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the DGCL by written consent of stockholders holding the requisite number of shares required by statute given in accordance with and pursuant to Section 228 of the DGCL.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the corporation has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be signed this 23rd day of September, 2022.

 

/s/ Dr. Raluca Dinu

Dr. Raluca Dinu

Chief Executive Officer, President, and Secretary

EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

AMENDMENT TO

THE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT

This Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”), dated as of September 23, 2022, to the Investment Management Trust Agreement (as defined below) is made by and between GigCapital5, Inc., a Delaware corporation. (the “Company”) having its principal office located at 1731 Embarcadero Rd., Suite 200, Palo Alto, CA 94303, and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee (“Trustee”). All terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Trust Agreement.

WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee entered into an Investment Management Trust Agreement dated as of September 23, 2021 (the “Trust Agreement”);

WHEREAS, Section 1(i) of the Trust Agreement sets forth the terms that govern the liquidation of the Trust Account under the circumstances described therein; and

WHEREAS, at an special meeting of the Company held on September 23, 2022, the Company’s stockholders approved (i) a proposal to amend the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “A&R COI”) giving the Company the right to extend the date by which it has to consummate a business combination six (6) times for an additional one (1) month each time, from September 28, 2022 to March 28, 2023 (i.e., for a period of time ending 18 months from the consummation of its initial public offering); and (ii) a proposal to amend the Trust Agreement requiring the Company to deposit the sum of $160,000 into the Trust Account for each one-month extension from September 28, 2022.

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:

1. Section 1(i) of the Trust Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“(i) Commence liquidation of the Trust Account only after and promptly after (x) receipt of, and only in accordance with, the terms of a letter from the Company (“Termination Letter”) in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as either Exhibit A or Exhibit B signed on behalf of the Company by the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company or by the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) or other authorized officer of the Company, and, in the case of a Termination Letter in a form substantially similar to the attached hereto as Exhibit A, acknowledged and agreed to by the Representatives, and complete the liquidation of the Trust Account and distribute the Property in the Trust Account, including interest (less up to $100,000 of interest that may be released to the Company to pay dissolution expenses in the case of a Termination Letter in the form of Exhibit B hereto and which interest shall be net of any taxes payable), only as directed in the Termination Letter and the other documents referred to therein, or (y) the date which is the later of (i) 12 months after the closing of the IPO, provided that the Company may, but is not obligated to, extend the period of time to consummate its initial Business Combination six (6) times by an additional one month each time (for a total of up to 18 months to complete its initial Business Combination); further provided that upon each one-month extension of the period of time to consummate an initial Business Combination, the Sponsor (or its designees) must deposit into the Trust Account funds equal to the sum of $160,000, in exchange for a non-interest bearing, unsecured promissory note, and (ii) such later date as may be approved by the Company’s stockholders in accordance with the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Amended and Restated Certificate”) if a Termination Letter has not been received by the Trustee prior to such date, in which case the Trust Account shall be liquidated in accordance with the procedures set forth in the form of letter attached hereto as Exhibit B and the Property in the Trust Account, including interest (less up to $100,000 of interest that may be released to the Company to pay dissolution expenses in the case of a Termination Letter in the form of Exhibit B hereto and which interest shall be net of any taxes payable), shall be distributed to the Public Stockholders of record as of such date; provided, however, that in the event the Trustee receives a Termination Letter in a form substantially similar to Exhibit B hereto, or if the Trustee begins to liquidate the Property because it has received no such Termination Letter by the date specified in clause (y) of this Section 1(i), the Trustee shall keep the Trust Account open until twelve (12) months following the date the Property has been distributed to the Public Stockholders;”


2. A new Exhibit E is hereby added to the Trust Agreement to read as follows:

[Letterhead of Company]

[Insert date]

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company

1 State Street, 30th Floor

New York, N.Y. 10004

Attn: Francis Wolf and Celeste Gonzalez

 

  Re:

Trust Account — Extension Letter

Gentlemen:

Pursuant to paragraph 1(i) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between GigCapital5, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Company”), and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Trustee”), dated as of September 23, 2021 (“Trust Agreement”), this is to advise you that the Company is extending the time available in order to consummate a Business Combination with the Target Businesses for an additional one (1) month, from            to            (the “Extension”). Capitalized words used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Trust Agreement.

This Extension Letter shall serve as the notice required with respect to the extension prior to the applicable deadline.

In accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement, we hereby authorize you to deposit $160,000, which will be wired to you, into the Trust Account investments upon receipt.

 

Very truly yours,
GIGCAPITAL5, INC.
By:    
 

Dr. Raluca Dinu

Chief Executive Officer, President, Secretary, and Director

 

cc:

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

William Blair & Company, L.L.C.

3. All other provisions of the Trust Agreement shall remain unaffected by the terms hereof.

4. This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. A facsimile signature or electronic signature shall be deemed to be an original signature for purposes of this Amendment.

5. This Amendment is intended to be in full compliance with the requirements for an Amendment to the Trust Agreement as required by Section 6(c) of the Trust Agreement, and every defect in fulfilling such requirements for an effective amendment to the Trust Agreement is hereby ratified, intentionally waived and relinquished by all parties hereto.


6. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction.

[signature page follows]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Amendment to the Investment Management Trust Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee
By:   /s/ Francis Wolf
Name:   Francis Wolf
Title:   Vice President
GIGCAPITAL5, INC.
By:   /s/ Raluca Dinu
Name:   Raluca Dinu
Title:   Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary

[Signature Page to Amendment to the Investment Management Trust Agreement]

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

GigCapital5, Inc. Announces Stockholder Approval of Extension Amendments to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Investment Management Trust Agreement

Palo Alto, CA – September 23, 2022 – GigCapital5, Inc. (“GigCapital5” or the “Company”) (NYSE: GIA.U; GIA; GIA.WS), a blank check company, also commonly referred to as a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities, today announced that its stockholders approved a change of the extension terms of the combination period by the end of which it has to consummate a business combination, allowing the Company to extend such date six (6) times for an additional one (1) month each time, from September 28, 2022 to March 28, 2023 (the date which is 18 months from the closing date of GigCapital5’s initial public offering) (the extension, the “Extension”) by depositing $160,000 into the Trust Account for each one month extension. As the Company has not yet announced a business combination, the Company’s board of directors currently believes that without the Extension, there will not be sufficient time to complete such a transaction.

About GigCapital5

GigCapital5 is a blank check company, also commonly referred to as a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. While GigCapital5’s efforts to identify a target business may span many industries, the focus of GigCapital5’s search is for prospects within the technology, media and telecommunications, aerospace and defense, advanced medical equipment, intelligent automation and sustainable industries. GigCapital5 was sponsored by GigAcquisitions5, LLC, which was founded by GigFounders, LLC, each a member entity of GigCapital Global, and formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting GigCapital5 will be those that we have anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, including that the GigCapital5 stockholders will approve the transaction, that such stockholders will not exercise their redemption rights related to the GigCapital5 trust account and the ability of the post-combination company to meet the NYSE listing standards. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ are discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” and in other sections of GigCapital5’s filings with the SEC, and in GigCapital5’s current and periodic reports filed or furnished from time to time with the SEC. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to GigCapital5 as of the date hereof, and GigCapital5 assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

In connection with the Extension, GigCapital5 filed a definitive proxy statement (the “Definitive Statement”) containing a notice of special meeting and definitive proxy statement of GigCapital5. GigCapital5’s stockholders and other interested persons are advised to read the Definitive Statement, including any amendments thereto and other documents filed in connection with GigCapital5’s solicitation of proxies for its special meeting of stockholders to be held to approve, among other things, the Extension.


Stockholders may obtain a copy of the preliminary or definitive proxy statement, as well as other documents filed with the SEC by GigCapital5, without charge, at the SEC’s website located at www.sec.gov or by directing a request to Brad Weightman, Chief Financial Officer, GigCapital5, Inc., 1731 Embarcadero Rd., Suite 200, Palo Alto, CA 94303, or by telephone at (650) 276-7040, or by contacting Morrow Sodali LLC, GigCapital5’s proxy solicitor, toll-free at (800) 662-5200.

Participants in the Solicitation

GigCapital5 and its respective directors and executive officers and other persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitations of proxies from GigCapital5 stockholders in respect of the Extension. Information regarding GigCapital5’s directors and executive officers is available in its final prospectus filed with the SEC under Rule 424(b)(4) on September 27, 2021. Additional information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests is contained in the proxy statement related to the proposed business combination, which was filed on a Form DEF 14A on September 12, 2022, and which can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above.

No Offer or Solicitation

This press release shall not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the business combination. This press release shall also not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

GigCapital5, Inc. Contact:

Brian Ruby

Managing Director, ICR

Brian.Ruby@icrinc.com