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
December 13, 2021
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
8i ACQUISITION 2 CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| British Virgin Islands | 333-256455 | n/a | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
c/o 6 Eu Tong Sen Street #08-13 Singapore 059817 Tel: +65-6788 0388 Fax: +65 6788 0068 |
n/a | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +852 9258 9728
N/A
(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 |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Units, each consisting of one Ordinary Share, no par value, one Redeemable Warrant to acquire one-half (1/2) of one Ordinary Share, and one Right to acquire one-tenth of an Ordinary Share | LAXXU | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| Ordinary Shares included as part of the Units | LAX | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| Redeemable Warrants included as part of the Units | LAXXW | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| Rights included as part of the Units | LAXXR | 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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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 8.01 Other Events
On December 13, 2021, 8i Acquisition 2 Corp. (the “Company”) announced that holders of the Company’s units may elect to separately trade the ordinary shares, warrants and rights included in its units, commencing on or about December 14, 2021.
The ordinary shares, warrants and rights will trade on the Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbols LAX, LAXXW and LAXXR, respectively. Units not separated will continue to trade on Nasdaq under the symbol LAXXU. On December 13, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the separation of units. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 13, 2021 |
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.
| 8i Acqusition 2 Corp. | ||
| Date: December 14, 2021 | By: | /s/ Meng Dong (James) Tan |
| Name: | Meng Dong (James) Tan | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |