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): January 22, 2021
ALTITUDE ACQUISITION CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-39772 | 85-2533565 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
400 Perimeter Center Terrace Suite
151
Atlanta, Georgia 30346
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1(800) 950 2950
Not Applicable
(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-half of one redeemable warrant | ALTUU | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share | ALTU | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock, each at an exercise price of $11.50 per share | ALTUW | 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).
Emerging growth company ☒
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. |
On January 22, 2021, Altitude Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, announcing that the holders of the Company’s units (the “Units”) may elect to separately trade the shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), and warrants (the “Warrants”) included in the Units commencing on or about January 29, 2021. Each Unit consists of one share of Class A Common Stock and one-half of one redeemable Warrant to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock. Any Units not separated will continue to trade on The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “ALTUU”, and the Class A Common Stock and Warrants will separately trade on Nasdaq under the symbols “ALTU” and “ALTUW”, respectively. No fractional Warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole Warrants will trade. Holders of Units will need to have their brokers contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent, in order to separate the Units into shares of Class A Common Stock and Warrants.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated January 22, 2021. | |
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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.
| ALTITUDE ACQUISITION CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ Gary Teplis | |
| Name: Gary Teplis Title: President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Dated: January 22, 2021
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