ADRT Ault Disruptive Technologies Corporation

 

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): February 16, 2024

 

Ault Disruptive Technologies Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware	001-41171	86-2279256
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

11411 Southern Highlands Parkway, Suite 240, Las Vegas, Nevada 89141

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(949) 444-5464

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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

 

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

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 210.14d-2(b))

 

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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 Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one share of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share and three-fourths of one Redeemable Warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock		ADRTU		NYSE American LLC
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share		ADRT		NYSE American 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  x

 

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 5.03.

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

 

The information included in Item 5.07 is incorporated by reference in this item to the extent required.

 

Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On February 15, 2024, Ault Disruptive Technologies Corporation (the “Company”) held a special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”). At the Special Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved a proposal amending the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter Amendment”) to extend the date by which the Company must complete a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or similar business combination involving the Company and one or more businesses from February 20, 2024 to December 20, 2024 (the “Extension Amendment Proposal”).

 

Holders of 2,905,700 shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), held of record as of January 9, 2024, the record date for the Special Meeting, were present in person or by proxy at the meeting, representing approximately 94.84% of the voting power of the Common Stock as of the record date for the Special Meeting, and constituting a quorum for the transaction of business.

 

The voting results for the proposals were as follows:

 

Proposal No. 1: The Extension Amendment Proposal

 

For			Against			Abstain
2,883,626			22,015			59

 

 

Proposal No. 2: The Adjournment Proposal

 

For			Against			Abstain
2,883,626			22,015			59

 

Although the Adjournment Proposal received sufficient votes to be approved, no motion to adjourn was made because the adjournment of the Special Meeting was determined not to be necessary or appropriate.

 

In addition, on February 15, 2024, the Company filed the Charter Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. A copy of the Charter Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1.

 

Item 8.01.

Other Events.

 

On February 16, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing that (i) the stockholders have approved the Extension Amendment Proposal and (ii) the Company will allow stockholders that elected by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 13, 2024 to redeem their Common Stock in connection with the Special Meeting, to reverse their redemption requests by sending a DTC DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian) request to the Company's transfer agent, Continental Stock & Transfer Company by 4:15 p.m. Eastern Time, on Tuesday, February 20, 2024.

 

The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description
3.1		Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
99.1		Press Release Issued February 16, 2024.
101		Pursuant to Rule 406 of Regulation S-T, the cover page is formatted in Inline XBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language).
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101).

 

 

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: February 16, 2024	AULT DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
	By:	/s/ Henry Nisser
	Name:	Henry Nisser
	Title:	President and General Counsel

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 3.1

 

DelawareThe First StatePage 1 5204193 8100Authentication: 202820632SR# 20240528523Date: 02-15-24You may verify this certificate online at corp.delaware.gov/authver.shtmlI, JEFFREY W. BULLOCK, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF "AULT DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION", FILED IN THIS OFFICE ON THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY, A.D. 2024, AT 4:55 O`CLOCK P.M.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

Ault Disruptive Technologies Announces Offer of Reverse Redemptions in Connection with Vote to Extend Period to Consummate its Initial Business Combination

 

Las Vegas, NV – (Business Newswire – February 16, 2024) – Ault Disruptive Technologies Corporation, a special purpose acquisition company (the “Company”), today announced that it will allow those holders of shares of the Company's common stock originally sold as part of the units issued in its initial public offering that elected by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 13, 2024 to redeem their common stock in connection with the special meeting of stockholders held yesterday at 12:00 p.m. Eastern time (the “Special Meeting”), to reverse their redemption requests by sending a DTC DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian) request to the Company's transfer agent, Continental Stock & Transfer Company by 4:15 p.m. Eastern Time, Tuesday, February 20, 2024.

 

The Company proposed yesterday at the Special Meeting, to amend the Company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation to extend the date by which the Company must complete a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or similar business combination involving the Company and one or more businesses from February 20, 2024 to December 20, 2024 (the “Extension Amendment Proposal”). The Extension Amendment Proposal was approved.

 

In connection with the Special Meeting, the Company received requests to redeem 121,695 shares from its public stockholders. The per-share pro rata portion of the trust account on February 15, 2024 was approximately $11.72, excluding any taxes due or paid but not yet reimbursed by the trust. There are 2,942,180 non-redeemed shares remaining at the time of this press release, of which 2,875,000 are held by the Company’s sponsor Ault Disruptive Technologies Company, LLC.

 

About Ault Disruptive Technologies Corporation

 

Ault Disruptive Technologies Corporation, a Delaware corporation, is a blank check company incorporated in February 2021 whose business purpose is to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses, which we refer to as our initial business combination.

 

While we may pursue an initial business combination opportunity in any business, industry, sector or geographical location, we intend to focus on opportunities to acquire companies with innovative and emerging technologies, products or services that have the potential to transform major industries and radically impact society. We intend to acquire a target business or businesses with disruptive technologies that our management team believes can achieve mainstream adoption and create opportunities for long-term appreciation in value.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release contains statements that constitute "forward-looking statements." Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company's annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC. Copies are available on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.

 

Contacts

 

Redemption Contact

Continental Stock & Transfer Company SPAC Redemption Team

spacredemptions@continentalstock.com

 

Ault Disruptive Technologies Corporation

ir@aultdisruptive.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

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