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): August 8, 2023

Bannix Acquisition Corp.

  (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (323) 682-8949

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On April 17, 2023, Bannix Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) entered into a binding letter of intent (the “Letter of Intent”) with EVIE Autonomous Ltd. (“EVIE”), a company formed in England and Wales which has developed a universally controllable electric vehicle platform for first-mile and last mile deliver, people transportation, cargo transport and machine operations (“EVIE”) pursuant to which the Company will acquire 100% of the outstanding equity interests of EVIE (the “Transaction”). On June 23, 2023, the Company entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”) with EVIE Autonomous Group Ltd, a private company formed under the Laws of England and Wales (“EVIE Group” and the parent company of EVIE) and the shareholder of EVIE Group (the “EVIE Shareholder”) pursuant to which the Company will acquire 100% of the outstanding equity interests of EVIE Group (the “Transaction”).

GBT Technologies Inc. (“GBT”) is also a party to the Letter of Intent pursuant to which the Company agreed to acquire the “Apollo System” which is intellectual property covered by patent application (publication number 2022/0405966) filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office. This patent application describes a machine learning driven technology that controls radio wave transmissions, analyzes their reflections data, and constructs 2D/3D images of stationary and moving objects. The Apollo system is based on radio waves and can detect an entity’s moving and stationary positions, enabling imaging technology to show these movements and positions on a screen in real time. This includes an AI technology that controls the radio waves transmission and analyzes the reflections. The goal is to integrate the Apollo System as an efficient driver monitoring system, detecting impaired or distracted drivers, providing audible and visual alerts.

On August 8, 2023 the Company entered into a Patent Purchase Agreement (“PPA”) with GBT Tokenize Corp. (“Tokenize”), a which is 50% owned of GBT, which provided its consent, to acquire the entire right, title, and interest of certain patents and patent applications providing an intellectual property basis for a machine learning driven technology that controls radio wave transmissions, analyzes their reflections data, and constructs 2D/3D images of stationary and in motion objects, (the “Patents”). The closing date of the PPA will immediately follow the closing of the Transaction described in that certain Business Combination Agreement. The Purchase Price is set at 5% of the consideration that the Company is paying to the shareholders of EVIE Group under the Business Combination Agreement (“BCA”). The BCA sets the consideration to be paid by the Company at $850 million and, in turn, the consideration in the PPA to be paid to Tokenize is $42.5 million.

The Company and Tokenize agree that the final Purchase Price at closing will be equal to 5% of the total consideration that the Company is paying under the BCA to the EVIE Shareholders. If the final Purchase Price is less than $30 million, Tokenize has the option to cancel the PPA. In accordance therewith, the Company agrees to pay, issue and deliver to Tokenize, $42,500,000 in series a preferred stock to Tokenize, which such terms will be more fully set forth in the Series A Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of prior to the Closing Date. The Series A Preferred Stock will have stated value of face value of $1,000 per share and is convertible, at the option of the Seller, into shares of common stock of Purchaser at 5% discount to the VWAP during the 20 trading days prior to conversion, and in any event not less than $1.00. The Series A Preferred Stock will not have voting rights and will be entitled to dividends only in the event of liquidation. The Series A Preferred Stock will have a 4.99% beneficial ownership limitation.

Series A Preferred Stock and the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock (the “Conversion Shares”) shall be subject to a lock-up beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the earliest of (i) the six (6) months after such date, (ii) a Change in Control, or (iii) written consent of Purchaser (the “Seller Lockup Period”)

Forward Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including statements regarding future events, our future financial performance, business strategy, and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. The Company has attempted to identify forward-looking statements by terminology including “anticipates,” “believes,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” or “should,” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. The forward-looking statements made herein are based on the Company’s current expectations. Actual results could differ materially from those described or implied by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including, without limitation, its limited operating history, competitive factors in the Company’s and EVIE’s industry and market, and other general economic conditions. The forward-looking statements made herein are based on the Company’s current expectations, assumptions, and projections, which could be incorrect. The forward-looking statements made herein speak only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, except as otherwise required by law.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

If the Definitive Agreement is entered into in connection with the proposed Transaction, the Company will prepare a proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) to be filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and mailed to its stockholders. The Company urges its investors and other interested persons to read, when available, the Proxy Statement, as well as other documents filed with the SEC, because these documents will contain important information about the proposed Transaction. The Proxy Statement, once available, can be obtained, without charge, at the SEC’s website (http://www.sec.gov).

No Offer or Solicitation

This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of any business combination. This Current Report on Form 8-K shall also 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 states or jurisdictions in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to 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.

Participants in the Solicitation

The Company and certain of its respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies, in favor of the approval of the proposed Transaction related matters. Information regarding the Company’s directors and executive officers is contained in Bannix’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the SEC on April 11, 2023. Additional information regarding the interests of those participants and other persons who may be deemed participants in the Transaction may be obtained by reading the Proxy Statement and other relevant documents filed with the SEC when they become available.

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

SIGNATURES

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.