Attached files
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| EX-23.1 - EXHIBIT 23.1 - Kairos Acquisition Corp. | tm211834d1_ex23-1.htm |
| EX-5.2 - EXHIBIT 5.2 - Kairos Acquisition Corp. | tm211834d1_ex5-2.htm |
| EX-5.1 - EXHIBIT 5.1 - Kairos Acquisition Corp. | tm211834d1_ex5-1.htm |
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 5, 2021.
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Kairos Acquisition Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Cayman Islands | 6770 | N/A | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
c/o Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105
917-783-4057
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of
Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
Peter Bang
Chief Executive Officer
c/o Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105
917-783-4057
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
Copies to:
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Barry I. Grossman, Esq. Benjamin S. Reichel, Esq. Fax: (212) 370-7889 |
Michael Johns Michael Lockwood Maples and Calder PO Box 309, Ugland House Grand CaymanKY1-1104 Cayman Islands Tel: (345) 949-8066 |
Derek J. Dostal, Esq. Deanna L. Kirkpatrick, Esq. New York, NY 10017 Tel: (212) 450-4000 Fax: (212) 450-5800 |
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 check the following box. ¨
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. x 333-251553
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
| Large accelerated filer | ¨ | Accelerated filer | ¨ | |||
| Non-accelerated filer | x | Smaller reporting company | x | |||
| Emerging growth company | x |
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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ¨
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
| Title of Each Class of Security Being Registered | Amount Being Registered | Proposed Maximum Offering Price per Security(1) | Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price(1) | Amount of Registration Fee | ||||||||||||
| Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share, $0.0001 par value, and one-half of one redeemable warrant(2) | 4,600,000 | $ | 10.00 | $ | 46,000,000 | $ | 5,018.60 | |||||||||
| Class A ordinary shares included as part of the units(3) | 4,600,000 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Redeemable warrants included as part of the units(4) | 2,300,000 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 46,000,000 | $ | 5,018.60 | (5) | |||||||||||
| (1) | Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. |
| (2) | Represents only the additional number of securities being registered. Does not include the securities that the Registrant previously registered on the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-251553). |
| (3) | Pursuant to Rule 416(a), there are also being registered an indeterminable number of additional securities as may be issued to prevent dilution resulting from share splits, share dividends or similar transactions. |
| (4) | No fee pursuant to Rule 457(g). |
| (5) | The Registrant previously registered securities having a proposed maximum aggregate offering price of $230,000,000 on its Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-251553), which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 5, 2021. In accordance with Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, an additional number of securities having a proposed maximum offering price of $46,000,000 is hereby registered, which includes securities issuable upon the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option. |
The Registration Statement shall become effective upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with Rule 462 (b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement on Form S-1 is being filed with respect to the registration of 4,600,000 additional units of Kairos Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands company (the “Registrant”), each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant, pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and General Instruction V to Form S-1. Each whole warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to certain adjustments, and only whole warrants are exercisable. This Registration Statement relates to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-251553) (the “Prior Registration Statement”), initially filed by the Registrant on December 21, 2020 and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 5, 2021. The required opinions of counsel and related consents and independent registered public accountant’s consent are attached hereto and filed herewith. Pursuant to Rule 462(b), the contents of the Prior Registration Statement, including the exhibits thereto, are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.
CERTIFICATION
The Registrant hereby certifies to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) that (1) it has instructed its bank to pay the filing fee set forth on the cover page of this Registration Statement by a wire transfer of such amount to the Commission’s account at U.S. Bank as soon as practicable (but no later than the close of business as of January 6, 2021), (2) it will not revoke such instructions, (3) it has sufficient funds in the relevant account to cover the amount of such filing fee and (4) it will confirm receipt of such instructions by its bank during regular business hours no later than January 6, 2021.
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
(a) Exhibits. All exhibits filed with or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (SEC File No. 333-251553) are incorporated by reference into, and shall be deemed a part of, this Registration Statement, and the following additional exhibits are filed herewith, as part of this Registration Statement:
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in New York, New York, on the 5th day of January 2021.
| Kairos Acquisition Corp. | |||
| By: | /s/ Peter Bang | ||
| Name: | Peter Bang | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and Director | ||
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities on January 5, 2021.
| Name | Position | |
| /s/ Peter Bang | Chief Executive Officer and Director | |
| Peter Bang | (Principal Executive Officer) | |
| /s/ Jerry de St. Paer | Chief Financial Officer | |
| Jerry de St. Paer | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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AUTHORIZED U.S. REPRESENTATIVE
Pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of Kairos Acquisition Corp. has signed this Registration Statement in the City of New York, State of New York, on January 5, 2021.
Authorized U.S. Representative
| By: | /s/ Peter Bang | |
| Name: Peter Bang | ||
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