SEC Form DEFA14A filed by Goal Acquisitions Corp.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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):

August 6, 2024

GOAL Acquisitions Corp.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (888) 717-7678

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On August 6, 2024, stockholders of Goal Acquisitions Corp. (the “Company”) approved an amendment (the “Trust Agreement Amendment”) to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated February 10, 2021, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Continental”) (the “Trust Agreement”), to change the date on which Continental must commence liquidation of the amount on deposit in the trust account (the “Trust Account”) established in connection with the Company’s initial public offering from August 8, 2024 to May 8, 2025 (the “New Termination Date”).

The foregoing description of the Trust Agreement Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to 10.1 which is incorporated herein by reference.

On August 6, 2024, the Company’s stockholders also approved an amendment (the “Charter Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (the “Charter”) to (i) extend the initial period of time by which the Company has to consummate an initial business combination to the New Termination Date and (ii) make other administrative and technical changes in the Charter in connection with the New Termination Date, in each case, pursuant to an amendment in the form set forth in Annex A of the proxy statement. The Company filed the Charter Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on August 8, 2024.

The foregoing description of the Charter Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit 3.1 which is incorporated herein by reference.

At the Special Meeting, the following proposals were considered and acted upon by the stockholders of the Company: (a) a proposal to approve the Charter Amendment (the “Charter Amendment Proposal”); (b) a proposal to approve the Trust Agreement Amendment (the “Trust Amendment Proposal” and together with the Charter Amendment Proposal, the “Amendment Proposals”); and (c) a proposal to approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting from time to time to solicit additional proxies in favor of the Amendment Proposals or if otherwise determined by the chairperson of the Special Meeting to be necessary or appropriate (the “Adjournment Proposal”).

On July 12, 2024, the record date for the Special Meeting, there were 7,500,419 shares of common stock of the Company entitled to be voted at the Special Meeting. At the Special Meeting, 6,646,645 shares of common stock of the Company, or 88.62% of the shares entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, were represented in person or by proxy. The number of votes cast for or against, as well as the number of abstentions as to each proposal, are set forth below.

1. Charter Amendment Proposal

Accordingly, the Charter Amendment Proposal was approved.

2. Trust Amendment Proposal

Accordingly, the Early Termination Trust Amendment Proposal was approved.

3. Adjournment Proposal

Accordingly, the Adjournment Proposal was approved.

In connection with the stockholders’ approval and implementation of the Charter Amendment Proposal, the holders of 41,152 Public Shares exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $10.84 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $446,088. Following such redemptions, 173,017 Public Shares remain outstanding and the Company expects to have approximately $1,875,640 remaining in the Trust Account.

(d) Exhibits

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: August 8, 2024