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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
On May 2, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Onyx Acquisition Co. I (the “Company”) received written notice from Benjamin Lerner, President of the Company, of his irrevocable and voluntary resignation as President of the Company (such resignation, the “Officer’s Resignation”) effective as of the date thereof (the “Effective Date”).
On May 2, 2024, and in connection with the Resignation, the Board appointed Matthew Vodola, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, as President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company (such appointment, the “Officer’s Appointment”) effective as of the Effective Date. Information regarding the full biography and background of Mr. Vodola are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2024, and such biography and background is incorporated herein by reference.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Vodola and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Vodola was appointment as President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. There are also no family relationships between Mr. Vodola and any director or officer of the Company and he has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction or proposed transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
The Board has approved the Officer’s Resignation and the Officer’s Appointment effective as of the Effective Time.
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SIGNATURES
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.
| Date: May 2, 2024 | ONYX ACQUISITION CO. I | |
| By: | /s/ Michael Stern | |
| Name: | Michael Stern | |
| Title: | Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | |
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