8-K 1 tm2426986d1_8k.htm FORM 8-K

  

 

 

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

 

October 23, 2024

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

Aldel Financial II Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Cayman Islands   001-42377   98-1800702
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
 

(Commission File Number)

 

  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

104 S. Walnut Street, Unit 1A

Itasca, IL

  60143
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (847) 791 6817

 

N/A

(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

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Ordinary Shares   ALDF   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants   ALDF.W   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Units   ALDF.U   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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

Emerging growth company x

 

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 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On October 23, 2024, Aldel Financial II Inc. (the “Company”) consummated its initial public offering (“IPO”), which consisted of 23,000,000 units (the “Units”), including the exercise in full by the underwriter of an option to purchase up to 3,000,000 Units at the offering price to cover over-allotments. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $230,000,000. Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”), of the Company, and one-half of one redeemable warrant (each, a “Warrant”) of the Company, with each whole Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share for $11.50 per share.

 

Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, pursuant to the Private Placement Units Purchase Agreements, the Company completed (i) the private placement of an aggregate of 707,500 units (the “Private Placement Units”) to the Sponsor and BTIG, LLC, the representative of the underwriters, at $10.00 per Unit, each Unit consisting of one Class A Ordinary Share and one-half of one redeemable Warrant, each whole Warrant exercisable to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share of the Company, and (ii) the private placement of an aggregate of 1,000,000 warrants (“OTM Warrants” and, together with the Private Placement Units, the “Private Placement Securities”) at a price of $0.10 per warrant, each exercisable to purchase one share of Class A common stock at $15.00 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $100,000. Of those 707,500 Private Placement Units, the Sponsor purchased 477,500 Private Placement Units and BTIG, LLC purchased 230,000 Private Placement Units.

 

The OTM Warrants are identical to the Warrants sold in the IPO, except that the OTM Warrants will be non-redeemable and may be exercised on a cashless basis, in each case so long as they continue to be held by the Sponsor, or its permitted transferees. The Private Placement Units are identical to the Units sold in the IPO, except that the Private Units are subject to transfer restrictions. The Sponsor and BTIG, LLC were granted certain demand and piggyback registration rights in connection with the purchase of the Private Placement Securities.

 

The Private Placement Securities were issued pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as the transactions did not involve a public offering.

 

A total of $231,150,000, comprised of the proceeds from the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Securities (which amount includes $8,625,000 of the underwriter’s deferred discount), was placed in a U.S.-based trust account maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee.

 

An audited balance sheet as of October 23, 2024 reflecting receipt of the proceeds upon consummation of the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Securities has been issued by the Company and is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

The following exhibits are being filed herewith:

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
99.1   Audited Balance Sheet as of October 23, 2024.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

Dated: October 29, 2024

 

ALDEL FINANCIAL II INC.

 

By: /s/ Robert I. Kauffman  
Name: Robert I. Kauffman  
Title: Chief Executive Officer