Reported Late Wednesday, Biotech Acquisition Company Announces Liquidation; Will Not Implement The Extension Of The Time Period The Company Has To Complete An Initial Business Combination
Biotech Acquisition Company (the "Company") (NASDAQ:BIOT), announced today that it will not implement the extension of the time period the Company has to complete an initial business combination as approved by its shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders held on January 19, 2023 as a result of the investor being unable to deposit the requisite funds into the Company's trust account ("Trust Account") for the extension. As a result, the Company will dissolve and liquidate in accordance with the provisions of its Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, as amended (the "Charter") and will redeem all of the outstanding ordinary shares that were included in the units issued in its initial public offering (the "Public Shares"), at a per-share redemption price of approximately $10.15.
In order to provide for the disbursement of funds from the Trust account, the Company will instruct the trustee of the Trust Account to take all necessary actions to liquidate the securities held in the Trust Account. The proceeds of the Trust Account will be held in a non-interest bearing account while awaiting disbursement to the holders of the Public Shares. Record holders will receive their pro rata portion of the proceeds of the Trust Account by delivering their Public Shares to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company's transfer agent. Beneficial owners of Public Shares held in "street name," however, will not need to take any action in order to receive the redemption amount. The redemption of the Public Shares is expected to be completed within ten business days after January 27, 2023.
The Company's sponsor has agreed to waive its redemption rights with respect to its outstanding Class B ordinary shares issued prior to the Company's initial public offering. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to the Company's warrants, which will expire worthless.