Monterey Innovation Acquisition Corp. filed SEC Form 8-K: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
The information disclosed in Item 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01 to the extent required herein. As approved by its stockholders at the special meeting (defined below), on July 3, 2023, Monterey Innovation Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company entered into an amendment to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated September 30, 2021, as amended, by and between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Company (the “Trust Agreement”). A copy of the amendment to the Trust Agreement is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
The information disclosed in Item 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03 to the extent required herein. As approved by its stockholders at the special meeting, on July 3, 2023, the Company filed a certificate of amendment to its amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Charter”) which became effective upon filing. A copy of the certificate of amendment to the Charter is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On July 3, 2023, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders (the “special meeting”). On June 9, 2023, the record date for the special meeting, there were 4,894,384 shares of common stock of the Company entitled to be voted at the special meeting, approximately 84.28% of which were represented in person or by proxy at the special meeting.
The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the special meeting are as follows:
1. Charter Amendment Proposal
The stockholders approved the proposal to amend (the “Charter Amendment”) the Company’s Charter by allowing the Company to further extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination (the “Combination Period”) from July 5, 2023 to up to nine (9) times by an additional month each time (or up to April 5, 2024) (as extended, the “Extended Date”) by depositing into the trust account $100,000 for each additional month extension. The voting results were as follows:
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
3,772,142 | 335,243 | 17,600 | — |
2. Trust Amendment Proposal
The stockholders approved the proposal to amend (the “Trust Amendment” and together with the Charter Amendment, the “Extensions”) the Trust Agreement, allowing the Company to extend the Combination Period from July 5, 2023 to the Extended Date by depositing into the trust account $100,000 for each additional month extension. The voting results were as follows:
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
3,772,142 | 335,243 | 17,600 | — |
Item 8.01. Other Events.
In connection with the votes to approve the Extensions, the holders of 558,454 shares of common stock of the Company properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $10.835 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $6,050,967, leaving approximately $15,829,486 in the trust account.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits:
Exhibit No. | Description | |
3.1 | Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Monterey Innovation Acquisition Corp., dated July 3, 2023. | |
10.1 | Amendment to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated July 3, 2023, by and between Monterey Innovation Acquisition Corp. and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company. | |
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.
Monterey Innovation Acquisition Corp. | ||
By: | /s/ Murat Omur | |
Name: Murat Omur | ||
Title: Chief Executive Officer |
Date: July 10, 2023