Ault Disruptive Technologies Announces Offer of Reverse Redemptions in Connection with Vote to Extend Period to Consummate its Initial Business Combination
17 June 2023 - 1:39AM
Business Wire
Ault Disruptive Technologies Corporation, a special purpose
acquisition company (the “Company”), today announced that it
will allow those holders of shares of the Company's common stock
originally sold as part of the units issued in its initial public
offering that elected by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 14, 2023 to
redeem their common stock (“Redeeming Stockholders”) in
connection with the special meeting of stockholders held yesterday
at 12:00 Eastern time (the “Special Meeting”), to reverse
their redemption requests by sending a DTC DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal
At Custodian) request to the Company's transfer agent, Continental
Stock & Transfer Company by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time today,
Friday, June 16, 2023.
The Company proposed yesterday at the Special Meeting, to amend
the Company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation to
(i) extend the date by which the Company must complete a merger,
share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase,
recapitalization, reorganization or similar business combination
involving the Company and one or more businesses (a “Business
Combination”) from June 20, 2023 to September 20, 2023 (the
“Termination Date”) and to allow the Company, without
another stockholder vote, to elect to extend the Termination Date
to consummate a Business Combination on a monthly basis up to five
times by an additional one month each time after September 20,
2023, upon the request by Ault Disruptive Technologies Company, LLC
(the “Sponsor”), and approval by the Company’s board of
directors until February 20, 2024 or a total of up to eight months,
unless the closing of a Business Combination shall have occurred
prior thereto and (ii) delete (a) the limitation that the Company
shall not consummate a Business Combination if it would cause the
Company’s net tangible assets (as determined in accordance with
Rule 3a51-1(g)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (or any successor rule)) to be less than $5,000,0001
following such redemptions and (b) the limitation that the Company
shall not redeem public shares that would cause the Company’s net
tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 following such
redemptions (collectively, the “Proposals”). The Proposals
were approved.
In connection with the Special Meeting, the Company received
requests to redeem 11,353,225 shares from its public stockholders.
The per-share pro rata portion of the trust account on June 14,
2023 was approximately $10.61. There are 3,021,775 non-redeemed
shares remaining at the time of this press release, of which
2,875,000 are held by the Sponsor.
About Ault Disruptive Technologies Corporation
Ault Disruptive Technologies Corporation, a Delaware
corporation, is a blank check company incorporated in February 2021
whose business purpose is to effect a merger, capital stock
exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or
similar business combination with one or more businesses, which we
refer to as our initial business combination.
While we may pursue an initial business combination opportunity
in any business, industry, sector or geographical location, we
intend to focus on opportunities to acquire companies with
innovative and emerging technologies, products or services that
have the potential to transform major industries and radically
impact society. We intend to acquire a target business or
businesses with disruptive technologies that our management team
believes can achieve mainstream adoption and create opportunities
for long-term appreciation in value.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements that constitute
"forward-looking statements." Forward-looking statements are
subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the
control of the Company, including those set forth in the Risk
Factors section of the Company's annual report on Form 10-K filed
with the SEC. Copies are available on the SEC's website,
www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these
statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release,
except as required by law.
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