UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13
or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest
event reported): March 22, 2023 (
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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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 | ||
| The Stock Market LLC | ||||
| The Stock Market LLC | ||||
| The Stock Market LLC |
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Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
The information included in Item 5.07 is incorporated by reference in this item to the extent required.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On March 16, 2023, BYTE Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) held an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “Extraordinary General Meeting”). At the Extraordinary General Meeting, the Company’s shareholders approved amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Articles Amendments”) to extend the date by which the Company must complete a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination involving the Company and one or more businesses (a “business combination”) from March 23, 2023 to September 25, 2023 and to provide for the right of a holder of the Company’s Class B ordinary shares to convert into Class A ordinary shares on a one-for-one basis prior to the closing of an initial business combination.
The following is a tabulation of the votes with respect to the Extension Proposal and the Founder Share Amendment Proposal, which were approved by the Company’s shareholders:
| 1. | The Extension Proposal. A proposal to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Articles”) to extend the date by which the Company must (1) consummate a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination (an “initial business combination”), (2) cease its operations except for the purpose of winding up if it fails to complete such initial business combination, and (3) redeem all of the Class A ordinary shares, from March 23, 2023, to September 25, 2023 (the “Extended Date”). The Extension Proposal was approved. The final voting tabulation for this proposal was as follows: |
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||
| 28,248,645 | 898,679 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2. | The Founder Share Amendment Proposal. A proposal to amend the Company’s Articles to provide for the right of a holder of the Company’s Class B ordinary shares to convert into Class A ordinary shares on a one-for-one basis prior to the closing of an initial business combination at the election of the holder. The Founder Share Amendment Proposal was approved. The final voting tabulation for this proposal was as follows: |
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||
| 28,248,645 | 898,679 | 0 | ||||||||
In connection with the Extraordinary General Meeting, shareholders holding an aggregate of 30,006,034 shares of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares exercised their right to redeem their shares for approximately $10.18 per share of the funds held in the Company’s trust account, leaving approximately $24 million in cash in the trust account after satisfaction of such redemptions.
In addition, on March 16, 2023, the Company adopted the Charter Amendment, effective the same day. A copy of the Charter Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
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Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 3.1 | Amendment to the Registrant’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association. | |
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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.
| BYTE ACQUISITION CORP. | |||
| By: | /s/ Sam Gloor | ||
| Name: | Sam Gloor | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: March 22, 2023
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