UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 22, 2021

 

 FTAC ATHENA ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Cayman Islands		001-40096		98-1566664
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703 Philadelphia, PA		19104
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (215) 701-9555

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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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).

 

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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. ☐

 

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 Class A ordinary share and one-fourth of one redeemable warrant		FTAAU		NASDAQ Capital Market
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share		FTAA		NASDAQ Capital Market
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share		FTAAW		NASDAQ Capital Market

 

 

  

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On February 25, 2021, FTAC Athena Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) consummated the sale of 25,000,000 units (the “Units”) in its initial public offering (the “IPO”), which includes 3,000,000 Units purchased by the Underwriters to cover over-allotments. Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (“Ordinary Shares”), and one-fourth of one redeemable warrant (each, a “Warrant”), where each whole Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Ordinary Share for $11.50 per share. The Units were sold in the IPO at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit for gross proceeds of $250,000,000 (before underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses). Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement (defined below), the Company granted the underwriters in the IPO (the “Underwriters”) a 45-day option to purchase up to 3,300,000 additional Units solely to cover over-allotments, if any (the “Over-Allotment Option”); and on February 24, 2021, the Underwriters notified the Company that they were partially exercising the Over-Allotment Option for 3,000,000 Units and waiving the remainder of the Over-Allotment Option. As a result of the Underwriters’ determination not to fully exercise the Over-Allotment Option, certain of the Company’s initial shareholders forfeited an aggregate of 100,000 Class B ordinary shares of the Company.   Immediately following the consummation of the IPO, there were an aggregate of 34,213,333 ordinary shares of the Company issued and outstanding.

 

In connection with the closing of 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. 333-252242) for the IPO, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on January 20, 2021 (as amended, the “Registration Statement”):

 

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An Underwriting Agreement, dated February 22, 2021 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), between the Company and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., as representative of the Underwriters (“Cantor”);

 

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An Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated February 22, 2021, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company;

 

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A Warrant Agreement, dated February 22, 2021, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company;

 

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A Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 22, 2021, between the Company and certain security holders of the Company;

 

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A Letter Agreement, dated February 22, 2021, by and among the Company, its officers and directors and certain of the Company’s security holders;

 

	●	A Placement Unit Subscription Agreement, dated February 22, 2021, between the Company and FTAC Athena Sponsor, LLC;
	●	A Placement Unit Subscription Agreement, dated February 22, 2021, between the Company and Cantor; and

 

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An Administrative Services Agreement, dated February 22, 2021, between the Company and FTAC Athena Sponsor, LLC.

 

A description of the material terms of each of these agreements is included in the Registration Statement and incorporated herein by this reference.

 

 

Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

Simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO, the Company consummated the issuance and sale (“Private Placement”) of 660,000 Units (the “Placement Units”) in a private placement transaction at a price of $10.00 per Placement Unit, generating gross proceeds of $6,600,000. The Placement Units were purchased by Cantor (100,000 Units) and one of the Company’s sponsors, FTAC Athena Sponsor, LLC (560,000 Units). The Warrants included in the Placement Units are identical to the Warrants included in the IPO Units except that, so long as they are held by Cantor, the Sponsor or their permitted transferees (a) they are not redeemable by the Company (subject to certain limited exceptions), (b) they (including the underlying Ordinary Shares) may not be transferred, assigned or sold until 30 days after the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination, subject to certain limited exceptions, and (c) they may be exercised on a cashless basis. No underwriting discounts or commissions were paid with respect to such sale. The issuance of the Placement Units was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Item 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

 

The disclosure set forth under Item 5.03 is incorporated herein by this reference.

  

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

 

On February 22, 2021, in connection with the IPO, the Company filed its amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (the “Amended and Restated Memorandum”) with the Cayman Islands General Registry. A description of the material terms of the Amended and Restated Memorandum is included in the Registration Statement and incorporated herein by this reference. In addition, a copy of the Amended and Restated Memorandum is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by this reference.

 

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

A total of $250,000,000 of the net proceeds from the IPO and the Private Placement (which includes approximately $10,600,000 of the Underwriters’ deferred discount) were placed in a trust account established for the benefit of the Company’s public shareholders at JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee. Except for the withdrawal of interest to pay taxes (or up to $100,000 for dissolution expenses if a business combination is not consummated), none of the funds held in the trust account will be released until the earlier of (i) the completion of the Company’s initial business combination, (ii) in connection with a shareholder vote to amend the Amended and Restated Memorandum (A) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of its Ordinary Shares if it does not complete an initial business combination within 24 months from the completion of the IPO or (B) with respect to the other provisions relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-business combination activity or (iii) the redemption of all Ordinary Shares issued in the IPO if the Company is unable to consummate an initial business combination within 24 months from the completion of the IPO.

 

A copy of the press release issued by the Company on February 22, 2021 regarding the pricing of the IPO is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

A copy of the press release issued by the Company on February 25, 2021 regarding the closing of the IPO is included as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.		Description
1.1		Underwriting Agreement, dated February 22, 2021, between the Company and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.
3.1		Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, filed with the Cayman Islands General Registry on February 22, 2021.
4.1		Warrant Agreement, dated February 22, 2021, between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Company.
10.1		Letter Agreement, dated February 22, 2021, by and among the Company and certain security holders, officers and directors of the Company.
10.2		Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated February 22, 2021, between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Company.
10.3		Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 22, 2021, between the Company and certain security holders of the Company.
10.4		Placement Unit Subscription Agreement, dated February 22, 2021, between the Company and FTAC Athena Sponsor, LLC.
10.5		Placement Unit Subscription Agreement, dated February 22, 2021, between the Company and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.
10.6		Administrative Services Agreement, dated February 22, 2021, between the Company and FTAC Athena Sponsor, LLC.
99.1		Press Release dated February 22, 2021 (pricing of the IPO).
99.2		Press Release dated February 25, 2021 (closing of the IPO).

 

 

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.

 

Dated: February 26, 2021	FTAC ATHENA ACQUISITION CORP.
	By:	/s/ Amanda Abrams
	Name:	Amanda Abrams
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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