SEC Form 425 filed by FTAC Emerald Acquisition Corp.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 16, 2024

FTAC EMERALD ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 701-9555

Not Applicable

(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:

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

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).

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On December 17, 2024, FTAC Emerald Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“FTAC Emerald” or the “Company”), held a special meeting of its stockholders (the “Meeting”). At the Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved (A) an amendment (the “Charter Amendment”) to the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate its initial business combination from December 20, 2024 to December 20, 2025 (or such earlier date as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors); and (B) an amendment (the “Trust Amendment”) to the Company’s Investment Management Trust Agreement dated December 15, 2021, with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee (the “Trust Agreement”), to allow the trustee to liquidate the trust account (as amended, the “Trust Account”) established in connection with the Company’s initial public offering (“IPO”) at such time as may be determined by the Company as set forth in the Charter Amendment.

The Charter Amendment was filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on December 17, 2024, and in connection therewith, the Company entered into the Trust Amendment to extend the term of the Trust Agreement.

The foregoing descriptions of the Trust Amendment and the Charter Amendment do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of such documents, copies of which are filed as Exhibits 3.1 and 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

On December 17, 2024, the Company received a written notice (the “Notice”) from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) that the Company’s securities will be delisted from The Nasdaq Stock Market by reason of the failure of the Company to complete its initial business combination by December 15, 2024 (36 months from the effectiveness of its IPO registration statement) as required by IM-5101-2. Accordingly, trading in the Company’s Class A Common Stock, Units and Warrants will be suspended at the opening of business on December 24, 2024 and a Form 25-NSE will be filed by Nasdaq with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which will remove the Company’s securities from listing and registration on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

The Company has applied to trade its Class A Common Stock, Units and Warrants on the OTCQB Market operated on The OTC Market systems ("OTC Market") under the symbols "FLDD,” “FLDDU” and “FLDDW." In the event that the Company’s Class A Common Stock, Units and Warrants are not admitted to trading on the OTCQB Market, we expect the securities to be quoted on the OTC Markets’ Pink Market.  There is no guarantee, however, that a broker will continue to make a market in the Company’s securities or that trading thereof will continue on the OTC Market or otherwise.

Notwithstanding the delisting of the Company’s securities from Nasdaq, it remains the intention of the Company to continue to pursue the previously announced initial business combination as well as the listing of its Common Stock and Warrants on The Nasdaq Stock Market in connection therewith. However, there can be no assurance that the initial business combination will ultimately be successful or the Company’s securities will ultimately be listed on Nasdaq.

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

At the Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved the Charter Amendment, the Trust Amendment and a proposal to approve the adjournment of the Meeting from time to time if determined by the chairperson of the Meeting to be necessary or appropriate (the “Adjournment Proposal”).

Charter Amendment

Trust Amendment

Adjournment Proposal

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

In connection with the approval and implementation of the Charter Amendment, the holders of 112,068 publicly outstanding shares of Class A common stock of the Company (“Public Shares”) exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $11.01878 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $1,234,852. Following such redemptions, 4,645,816 Public Shares remain outstanding.

On December 16, 2024, the Company issued a press release to announce that it has changed the trading symbol of its Class A Common Stock from ‘FLD’ to ‘FLDD’ effective on December 18, 2024. On December 18, 2024, the Company issued a press release to announce the results of the Meeting. Copies of the press releases are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference. Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 are being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and will not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise be subject to the liabilities of that section, nor will they be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

Important Information About the Proposed Business Combination and Where to Find It

This document relates to a proposed transaction between Fold, Inc. and FTAC Emerald. This document does not constitute an offer to sell or exchange, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or exchange, any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, sale or exchange would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. The parties have filed a registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC, which includes a document that will serve as a prospectus and proxy statement of FTAC Emerald, referred to as a proxy statement/prospectus. A proxy statement/prospectus will be sent to all FTAC Emerald stockholders. FTAC Emerald also will file other documents regarding the proposed transaction with the SEC. Before making any voting decision, investors and security holders of FTAC Emerald are urged to read the registration statement, the proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction as they become available because they will contain important information about the proposed transaction.

Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the registration statement, the proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC by FTAC Emerald through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, these documents, when available, can be obtained free of charge by directing a request to: FTAC Emerald Acquisition Corp., 2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703, Philadelphia, PA 19104, or by emailing [email protected].

Participants in the Solicitation

Fold and FTAC Emerald and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from FTAC Emerald’s stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction. A list of the names of the directors and executive officers of FTAC Emerald and information regarding their interests in the business combination will be contained in the proxy statement/prospectus when available. You may obtain free copies of these documents as described in the preceding paragraph.

This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of any securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such other jurisdiction.

Forward-Looking Statements

The information in this document includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws with respect to the proposed transaction between Fold and FTAC Emerald. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “intend,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “seek,” “target” or other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding estimates and forecasts regarding Fold’s business, net proceeds from the proposed transaction, potential benefits of the proposed transaction and the potential success of Fold’s market and growth strategies, and expectations related to the terms and timing of the proposed transaction. These statements are based on various assumptions and on the current expectations of FTAC Emerald and Fold’s management and are not predictions of actual performance. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on by any investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of FTAC Emerald and Fold. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including: (i) the risk that the proposed transaction may not be completed in a timely manner or at all; (ii) the risk that the proposed transaction may not be completed by FTAC Emerald ’s business combination deadline and the potential failure to obtain an extension of the business combination deadline; (iii) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the proposed transaction, including the approval of the proposed transaction by the stockholders of FTAC Emerald and the receipt of certain governmental and regulatory approvals; (iv) the failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction; (v) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the proposed transaction on Fold’s business relationships, performance, and business generally; (vi) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against FTAC Emerald or Fold related to the business combination agreement or the proposed transaction; (vii) the ability to quote FTAC Emerald’s securities on the NASDAQ or OTC; (viii) the ability to address the market opportunity for Fold’s products and services; (ix) the risk that the proposed transaction may not generate the expected net proceeds for the combined company; (x) the ability to implement business plans and other expectations after the completion of the proposed transaction, and identify and realize additional opportunities; (xi) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the business combination agreement; (xii) the risk of downturns, new entrants and a changing regulatory landscape in the highly competitive industry in which Fold operates; and (xiii) those factors discussed in FTAC Emerald’s filings with the SEC under the headings “Risk Factors,” and other documents of FTAC Emerald filed, or to be filed, with the SEC. If any of these risks materialize or Fold’s assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that neither FTAC Emerald nor Fold presently know or that FTAC Emerald and Fold currently believe are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements reflect FTAC Emerald’s and Fold’s expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this document. While FTAC Emerald and Fold may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, each specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing FTAC Emerald’s and Fold’s assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this document. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

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.

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