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): February 28, 2023

 

INDEPENDENCE HOLDINGS CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Cayman Islands		001-40178		98-1572684
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

200 Park Avenue, 45th Floor

New York, NY 10166

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 704-3000

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:

 

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

 

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☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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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
Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-fifth of one redeemable warrant		ACQRU		The Nasdaq Capital Market
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share		ACQR		The Nasdaq Capital Market
Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share for $11.50 per share		ACQRW		The Nasdaq Capital Market

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 February 28, 2023, Independence Holdings Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing it will redeem all of its outstanding Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001, effective as of the close of business on March 10, 2023, because the Company will not consummate an initial business combination within the time period required by its Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1*		Press release, dated February 28, 2023
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

*	Furnished herewith.

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.

 

		Independence Holdings Corp.
		By:		/s/ John Lawrence Furlong
				Name:		John Lawrence Furlong
				Title:		Chief Executive Officer

Dated: February 28, 2023