VBOCU Viscogliosi Brothers Acquisition 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

 

July 3, 2023

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

Viscogliosi Brothers Acquisition Corp.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware		001-41206		85-4044240
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

505 Park Avenue, 14th Floor New York, NY		10022
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 583-9700

 

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

 

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock		VBOC		The Nasdaq Global Market
Warrants		VBOCW		The Nasdaq Global Market
Units		VBOCU		The Nasdaq Global Market

 

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 8.01. Other Events.

 

The board of directors of Viscogliosi Brothers Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) announced today that it has canceled the special meeting of stockholders scheduled to be held on July 3, 2023 and that it will be unable to consummate an initial business combination by July 11, 2023. Accordingly, promptly after July 11, 2023, the Company intends to dissolve and liquidate in accordance with the provisions of its amended and restated certificate of incorporation, and will redeem all of the outstanding public shares of common stock.

 

A press release, dated July 3, 2023, is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is furnished herewith. The information included in Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filing.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)  Exhibits

 

99.1 Press Release, dated July 3, 2023.

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL Document

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Report”) includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements and factors that may cause such differences include, without limitation, the risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The Company expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.

 

Participants in the Solicitation

 

The Company and its directors, executive officers, other members of management and employees, under SEC rules, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the securityholders of the Company in favor of the approval of the Extension. Investors and security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of the Company’s directors and officers in the Proxy Statement, which may be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated below.

 

No Offer or Solicitation

 

This Report shall not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities. This communication 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 states or jurisdictions in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom.

 

Additional Information and Where to Find It

 

The Company urges investors, stockholders and other interested persons to read the Proxy Statement as well as other documents filed by the Company with the SEC, because these documents will contain important information about the Company and the Extension. Stockholders may obtain copies of the Proxy Statement, without charge, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by directing a request to the Company’s proxy solicitor, Advantage Proxy, Inc., P.O. Box 13581, Des Moines, WA 98198, Attn: Karen Smith, Toll Free Telephone: (877) 870-8565, Main Telephone: (206) 870-8565, E-mail: ksmith@advantageproxy.com.

 

 

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: July 3, 2023

 

VISCOGLIOSI BROTHERS ACQUISITION CORP.

 

By:	/s/ John J. Viscogliosi
Name:	John J. Viscogliosi
Title:	Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

Viscogliosi Brothers Acquisition Corp. Announces Intent to Liquidate

 

New York, NY July 3, 2023 -- Viscogliosi Brothers Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) announced today that it has canceled the special meeting of stockholders scheduled to be held on July 3, 2023 and that it will be unable to consummate an initial business combination by July 11, 2023. Accordingly, promptly after July 11, 2023, the Company intends to dissolve and liquidate in accordance with the provisions of its amended and restated certificate of incorporation, and will redeem all of the outstanding public shares of common stock.

 

Record holders as of July 11, 2023 will receive their pro rata portion of funds from the trust account of the Company (the “Trust Account”) as soon as practicable after July 11, 2023. Beneficial owners of the shares of common stock held in “street name” will not need to take any action in order to receive the redemption amount. The redemption of the shares of common stock is expected to be completed within ten business days of July 11, 2023.

 

The Company’s sponsor waived its liquidation rights with respect to its outstanding common stock issued prior to the Company’s IPO. There will be no liquidating distributions with respect to the Company’s warrants.

 

About Viscogliosi Brothers Acquisition Corp.

 

Viscogliosi Brothers Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company incorporated in Delaware whose business purpose is to effect a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release may include, and oral statements made from time to time by representatives of the Company may include, “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. Statements regarding possible business combinations and the financing thereof, and related matters, as well as all other statements other than statements of historical fact included in this press release are forward-looking statements. When used in this press release, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions, as they relate to us or our management team, identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of management, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, the Company’s management. Actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors detailed in the Company’s filings with the SEC. All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are qualified in their entirety by this paragraph. 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 registration statement and prospectus for the Company’s initial public offering filed with the SEC. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.

 

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