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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): December 19, 2022

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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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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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 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 December 19, 2022, HCM Acquisition Corp (the “Company”) issued a press release, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K providing additional information with respect to the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company’s shareholders currently scheduled to proceed at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time, on Tuesday, December 20, 2022.

Participants in the Solicitation
The Company and its directors and executive officers and other persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company’s shareholders in respect of the extension. Information regarding the Company’s directors and executive officers is available in its annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC. Additional information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests are contained in the Proxy Statement (defined below).

No Offer or Solicitation

This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Additional Information

The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a definitive proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) in connection with an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) to consider and vote upon the Extension Amendment (as defined in the Press Release) and other matters and, beginning on November 25, 2022, mailed the Proxy Statement and other relevant documents to its shareholders as of the November 23, 2022, the record date for the Meeting. The Company’s shareholders and other interested persons are advised to read the Proxy Statement and any other relevant documents that have been or will be filed with the SEC in connection with the Company’s solicitation of proxies for the Meeting because these documents will contain important information about the Company, the Extension Amendment and related matters. Shareholders may also obtain a free copy of the Proxy Statement, as well as other relevant documents that have been or will be filed with the SEC, without charge, at the SEC’s website located at www.sec.gov or by directing a request to Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. at 631-254-7400.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)
Exhibits
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
Press Release, dated December 19, 2022.


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
     
Dated: December 19, 2022
By:
/s/ James Bond
 
   
Name: James Bond
   
Title: Chief Financial Officer