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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

June 27, 2022 (June 26, 2022)

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

 

 

BROOKLINE CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-39488   85-1260244

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

280 Park Avenue, Suite 43W

New York, NY 10017

(Address of principal executive offices)

(646) 603-6716

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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 share of Common Stock, one-half of one Redeemable Warrant   BCACU   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share   BCAC   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock for $11.50 per share   BCACW   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 June 26, 2022, Brookline Capital Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“BCAC”), entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to the Business Combination Agreement dated as of March 17, 2022 among BCAC, Project Barolo Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Apexigen, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Business Combination Agreement”), in order to increase the number of directors of the BCAC Board and the board of directors of the Surviving Corporation upon the Effective Time (such capitalized terms as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) from seven to eight directors, and to increase the number of directors selected by Apexigen from six to seven directors. The Amendment is filed as Exhibit 2.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

 

Exhibit    Description
2.1    Amendment No. 1 to Business Combination Agreement dated as of June 26, 2022 among Brookline Capital Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation, Project Barolo Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Apexigen, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
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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: June 27, 2022

 

By:  

/s/ Dr. Samuel P. Wertheimer

Name:   Dr. Samuel P. Wertheimer
Title:   Chief Executive Officer and Chairman