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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): December 13, 2021

 

 

 

ESGEN Acquisition Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Cayman Islands

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation

or organization)

001-40927

(Commission
File Number)

98-1601409

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 

5956 Sherry Lane

Suite 1400

Dallas, TX 75225

(214) 987-6100

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

 

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 to the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨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 Symbols

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share, $0.0001 par value, and one-half of one redeemable warrant   ESACU   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A ordinary shares included as part of the units   ESAC   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants included as part of the units, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50   ESACW   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 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

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. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

On December 13, 2021, ESGEN Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, announcing that the holders of the Company’s units may elect to separately trade the Class A ordinary shares and warrants included in the units effective immediately. Those units not separated will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Global Market (the “Nasdaq”) under the symbol “ESACU,” and each of the Class A ordinary shares and warrants that are separated will trade on the Nasdaq under the symbols “ESAC” and “ESACW,” respectively. Holders of units will need to have their brokers contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent, to separate the units into Class A ordinary shares and warrants.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this Form 8-K:

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description of Exhibits

99.1   Press Release dated December 13, 2021.
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document)

 

 

 

 

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: December 13, 2021

 

  ESGEN ACQUISITION CORPORATION
   
   
  By: /s/ Nader Daylami
  Name: Nader Daylami
  Title: Chief Financial Officer