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 the report (Date of earliest event reported): November 22, 2021
ROSE HILL ACQUISITION CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Cayman Islands | 001-40900 | N/A | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
981 Davis Dr NW, Atlanta, Georgia | 30327 | |||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (607) 279 2371
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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 and one-half of one redeemable warrant |
ROSEU | Nasdaq Global Market | ||
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share |
ROSE | Nasdaq Global Market | ||
Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share, each at an exercise price of $11.50 per share |
ROSEW | Nasdaq Global 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 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Departure of Director
On November 22, 2021, Ricardo Vazquez, a Class I director of the Board of Directors (the Board) of Rose Hill Acquisition Corporation (the Company), provided notice of his resignation as a member of the Board, effective immediately. Mr. Vazquezs resignation was not the result of a disagreement with the Company or the Board or any matter relating to the Companys operations, policies or practices.
Appointment of Director
On November 23, 2021, Katia Bouazza was appointed, effective immediately, to the Board as a Class I director to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Vazquezs resignation. There is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Bouazza and the Company or any other person pursuant to which she was elected as a director. Ms. Bouazza has also been appointed as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.
Ms. Bouazza will enter into the Companys standard form of indemnity agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.5 to the Companys Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed with the SEC on September 21, 2021 (File No. 333-259532).
The press release announcing Ms. Bouazzas appointment as director of the Company is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is filed herewith.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
The following document is filed as an exhibit to this report.
Exhibit |
Description | |
99.1 | Press release |
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.
ROSE HILL ACQUISITION CORPORATION | ||||||
Date: November 23, 2021 | By: | /s/ Albert Hill IV | ||||
Name: |
Albert Hill IV | |||||
Title: |
Co-Chief Financial Officer and Director |