TWND Tailwind Acquisition Corp

As previously disclosed, on February 27, 2023, Nuburu, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a petition in the Delaware Court of Chancery (the “Court of Chancery”) pursuant to Section 205 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “Petition”) seeking to validate and declare effective (1) the filing and effectiveness of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company currently in effect and (2) the shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and the shares of the Company’s preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, issued in reliance on the validity of such Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company. Concurrently with the Petition, the Company filed a motion to expedite the hearing on the Petition.

On March 1, 2023, the Court of Chancery granted the motion to expedite and scheduled a hearing on the merits of the Petition for March 14, 2023 at 1:50 p.m. Eastern Time, in the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center, 500 N. King Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801.

This Current Report on Form 8-K constitutes notice of the hearing and a copy of the Petition is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. If any stockholder of the Company wishes to express a position on the Petition, such stockholders of the Company may (i) appear at the hearing or (ii) file a written submission with the Register in Chancery, Leonard L. Williams Justice Center, 500 North King Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, referring to the case caption, In re Nuburu, Inc., C.A. No. 2023-0250-LWW (Del. Ch.), in advance of the hearing, and any such written submission should be emailed to the Company’s counsel, F. Troupe Mickler, Ashby & Geddes, P.A., at tmickler@ashbygeddes.com.