AFARU Aura FAT Projects Acquisition Corporation

 

 

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): December 11, 2023

 

Aura FAT Projects Acquisition Corp

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Cayman Islands		001-901886		00-0000000N/A
(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

1 Phillip Street, #09-00

Royal One Phillip

Singapore, 048692

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code +65-3135-1511

 

 

(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:

 

☒	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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 Class A Ordinary Share and one Redeemable Warrant		AFARU		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A Ordinary Share, $0.0001 par value per share		AFAR		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable Warrants, each warrant exercisable for one Class A Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share		AFARW		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 3.01

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

 

On December 11, 2023, Aura FAT Projects Acquisition Corp, a Cayman Islands exempted company limited by shares, with company registration number 384483 (the “Company”), received a written notice from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) indicating that since the Company’s Market Value of Listed Securities was less than $50 million, the Company was no longer in compliance with the Nasdaq Global Market continued listing criteria set forth in Listing Rule 5450(b)(2)(A), which requires the Company to maintain a Market Value of Listed Securities of at least $50 million (the “MVLS Notice”). The MVLS Notice additionally indicates that the Company, pursuant to the Listing Rules, has a compliance period of 180 calendar days in which it can regain compliance. Further, the MVLS Notice states that, if at any time during the compliance period the Company closes at $50 million or more for a minimum of ten consecutive business days, Nasdaq will provide written confirmation of compliance and the matter will be closed.

 

The MVLS Notice serves only as a notification of deficiency, not of imminent delisting, and has no current effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s securities. The MVLS Notice does not have a current effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s securities on the Nasdaq Global Market. The Company intends to take action to regain compliance with Rule 5450(b)(2)(A) within the 180 calendar day compliance period. While the Company is exercising diligent efforts to maintain the listing of its ordinary shares on Nasdaq Global Market, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to regain or maintain compliance with Nasdaq Global Market MVLS requirement.

 

Item 8.01.

Other Events.

 

On December 15, 2023, the Company, issued a press release announcing that it caused to be deposited $50,000 into the Company’s trust account for its public shareholders, allowing the Company to extend the date by which the Company must consummate an initial business combination by one month from December 18, 2023 to January 18, 2024 (the “Extension”). This Extension is permitted under the Company’s governing documents.

 

A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference.

 

Item 9.01.

Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Press Release dated December 15, 2023.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded with the Inline XRBL 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.

 

	AURA FAT PROJECTS ACQUISITION CORP
Date: December 15, 2023	By:	/s/ David Andrada
		David Andrada
		Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

Aura FAT Projects Acquisition Corp Confirms Funding to Extend Period to Consummate Initial Business Combination

 

Singapore – December 15, 2023 – Aura FAT Projects Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ: AFARU, AFAR, AFARW), a special purpose acquisition company (the “Company”), announced that today it caused to be deposited $50,000 into the Company’s trust account for its public shareholders, allowing the Company to extend the period of time it has to consummate its initial business combination by one month—from December 18, 2023 to January 18, 2024 (the “Extension”). This Extension is permitted under the Company’s governing documents.

 

About Aura FAT Acquisition Corp

Aura FAT Acquisition Corp is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. While it will not be limited to a particular industry or geographic region, the Company intends to focus its search on new emerging technology companies with an acute growth potential in Southeast Asia and Australasia in sectors such as the Web 3.0, blockchain, cryptocurrency, digital ledger, e-gaming and other new financial technology services sectors. The Company is led by its Co-Chief Executive Officer, David Andrada.

 

Forward Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from the forward-looking statements, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company’s preliminary registration and proxy statement filed on September 13, 2023 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Copies are available on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. The Company expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.

 

Contact:

Aura FAT Projects Acquisition Corp

1 Phillip Street, #09-00,

Royal One Phillip, Singapore, 048692

Attn:

Telephone No.: +65-3135-1511

 

 

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