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): February 5, 2021 (February 2, 2021)

 

The Music Acquisition Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware		001-39985		85-3819449
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

9000 W. Sunset Blvd #1500

Hollywood, CA 90069

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (747) 203-7219

 

Not Applicable
(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:

 

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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 share of Class A Common Stock and one-half of one Redeemable Warrant		TMAC.U		The New York Stock Exchange
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share		TMAC		The New York Stock Exchange
Warrants, each exercisable for one share Class A Common Stock for $11.50 per share		TMAC WS		The New York Stock Exchange

 

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 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On February 2, 2021, The Music Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), consummated its initial public offering (the “IPO”) of 23,000,000 units (the “Units”) which included the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase up to an additional 3,000,000 Units at the IPO price to cover over-allotments. Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A Common Stock”), and one-half of one redeemable warrant of the Company (“Warrant”), with each whole Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock for $11.50 per share. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $230,000,000.

 

In connection with the IPO, the Company entered into the following agreements, forms of which were previously filed as exhibits to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-252152) related to the IPO, originally filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on January 15, 2021 (as amended, the “Registration Statement”):

 

	●	An Underwriting Agreement, dated February 2, 2021, by and among the Company, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
	●	A Warrant Agreement, dated February 2, 2021, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 4.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
	●	A Letter Agreement, dated February 2, 2021, by and among the Company, its officers, its directors and the Company’s sponsor, Music Acquisition Sponsor, LLC (the “Sponsor”), a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
	●	An Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated February 2, 2021, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
	●	A Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 2, 2021, by and between the Company, its directors and the Sponsor, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.3 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
	●	A Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement, dated February 2, 2021 (the “Warrant Subscription Agreement”), by and between the Company and the Sponsor, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.4 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

  

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An Administrative Services Agreement, dated February 2, 2021, by and between the Company and Hallwood Media, LLC, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.5 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

  

Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, pursuant to the Warrant Subscription Agreement, the Company completed the private sale of an aggregate of 6,600,000 Warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) to the Sponsor at a purchase price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $6,600,000. The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Warrants included in the Units sold as part of the Units in the IPO, except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement. No underwriting discounts or commissions were paid with respect to such sale. The issuance of the Private Placement Warrants was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

Effective as of February 2, 2021, the following individuals were appointed to the board of directors of the Company: Michael Levitt, Ben Silverman and Tunde Balogun. Additional information regarding, among other things, each individual’s background, board committee membership and compensatory arrangements is contained in the Registration Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.03. Amendments to Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

On February 2, 2021, in connection with the IPO, the Company filed its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, effective the same day. The terms of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation are set forth in the Registration Statement and are incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is attached as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

A total of $230,000,000, comprised of $225,400,000 of the proceeds from the IPO (which amount includes $8,050,000 of the underwriters’ deferred discount) and $4,600,000 of the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, was placed in a U.S.-based trust account at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee. Except with respect to interest earned on the funds held in the trust account that may be released to the Company to pay its taxes (less up to $100,000 interest to pay dissolution expenses), the funds held in the trust account will not be released from the trust account until the earliest of (i) the completion of the Company’s initial business combination (including the release of funds to pay any amounts due to any public stockholders who properly exercise their redemption rights in connection therewith), (ii) the redemption of any of the Company’s public shares properly submitted in connection with a stockholder vote to amend the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (a) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to offer redemption rights in connection with any proposed initial business combination or to redeem 100% of the Company’s public shares if it does not complete its initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of the IPO or (b) with respect to any other material provision relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity and (iii) the redemption of the Company’s public shares if it is unable to complete its initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of the IPO, subject to applicable law.

 

 

On February 2, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of the IPO, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

On February 5, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the IPO, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

The following exhibits are being filed herewith:

 

Exhibit No.		Description
1.1		Underwriting Agreement, dated February 2, 2021, by and among the Company, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.
3.1		Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
4.1		Warrant Agreement, dated February 2, 2021, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent.
10.1		Letter Agreement, dated February 2, 2021, by and among the Company, its officers, its directors and the Sponsor.
10.2		Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated February 2, 2021, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee.
10.3		Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 2, 2021, by and between the Company, its directors and the Sponsor.
10.4		Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement, dated February 2, 2021, by and between the Company and the Sponsor.
10.5		Administrative Services Agreement, dated February 2, 2021, by and between the Company and Hallwood Media, LLC.
99.1		Press Release, dated February 2, 2021.
99.2		Press Release, dated February 5, 2021.

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

	The Music Acquisition Corporation
	By:	/s/ Neil Jacobson
		Name:	Neil Jacobson
		Title:	Chief Executive Officer
Dated: February 5, 2021

 

 

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