8-K 1 tm218895d1_8k.htm FORM 8-K

 

 

 

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): March 8, 2021 (March 5, 2021)

 

 

 

ALKURI GLOBAL ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware 001-40011 85-4768339
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

4235 Hillsboro Pike, Suite 300

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (615) 632-0303

 

Ark Global Acquisition Corp.
(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:

 

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

 

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 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 share of Class A common stock and one-fourth of one redeemable warrant     KURIU   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share     KURI   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants, each warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock, each at an exercise price of $11.50 per share   KURIW   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.03.Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Years.

 

On March 5, 2021, we filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a Certificate of Amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to change our corporate name from Ark Global Acquisition Corp. to Alkuri Global Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”), effective March 8, 2021. A copy of the Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is attached as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

 

From and after March 8, 2021, our units, warrants and common stock will trade on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the ticker symbols “KURIU”, “KURIW” and “KURI”, respectively. Outstanding unit certificates of the Company are not affected by the name change; they continue to be valid and need not be exchanged.

 

On March 5, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the corporate name change. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.
  Description
3.1   Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
99.1   Press release dated March 5, 2021 announcing the corporate name change.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

  ALKURI GLOBAL ACQUISITION CORP.
     
  By: /s/ Richard Williams
    Name:  Richard Williams
    Title: Chief Executive Officer
     
Dated: March 8, 2021