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): October 27, 2023
OceanTech Acquisitions I Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
| 001-40450 | 85-2122558 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
515 Madison Avenue, Suite 8133
New York, New York 10022
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (929) 412-1272
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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 Class A Common Stock and one Redeemable Warrant | OTECU | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | OTEC | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| Redeemable Warrants, each exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share | OTECW | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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 8.01. | Other Events. |
On October 30, 2023, OceanTech Acquisitions I Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing that it caused to be deposited $30,000 into the Company’s trust account on October 27, 2023, for its public stockholders, allowing the Company to extend the period of time it has to consummate its initial business combination by one month from November 2, 2023 to December 2, 2023 (the “Extension”). The Extension is the sixth of twelve, 1-month extensions permitted under the Company’s governing documents.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated October 30, 2023 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (Embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
OCEANTECH ACQUISITIONS I CORP.
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| Date: October 30, 2023 | By: | /s/ Suren Ajjarapu |
| Name: Suren Ajjarapu | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||