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):September 21, 2023 (September 21, 2023)

HCM ACQUISITION CORP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands
  
001-41241
  
98-1581263
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
  
(Commission File Number)
  
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

100 First Stamford Place, Suite 330
Stamford, CT 06902
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 930-2200

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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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-half of one Redeemable Warrant
  
HCMAU
  
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share   HCMA   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share
   HCMAW   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 (§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 8.01
Other Events.

On September 21, 2023, HCM Acquisition Corp (the “Company”), in accordance with its amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, dated April 21, 2023, notified Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company of its intention to extend the period of time that the Company has to complete its initial business combination (the “Termination Date”) by an additional month, subject to our sponsor depositing $142,779.21 (the “Extension Deposit”) into the trust account. Our sponsor deposited the Extension Deposit into the trust account and the Company’s board of directors, on September 21, 2023, approved an extension by an additional month. As a result, the Termination Date was extended by one month to October 25, 2023.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)
Exhibit. The following exhibit is filed with this Form 8-K:

Exhibit No.
  
Description
104
  
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)



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.

 
HCM Acquisition Corp
     
Date: September 27, 2023
By:
/s/ James Bond
 
Name:
James Bond
 
Title:
Chief Financial Officer