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| EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - Duddell Street Acquisition Corp. | dp140239_ex9901.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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):
November 6, 2020 (November 2, 2020)
DUDDELL STREET ACQUISITION CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
its Charter)
| Cayman Islands | 333-249207 | N/A | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
|
8/F Printing House, 6 Duddell Street Hong Kong |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: + 852 3468 6200 |
| Not Applicable |
| (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 Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share | DSAC | Nasdaq Capital Market | ||
| Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 | DSACW | Nasdaq Capital Market | ||
| Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant | DSACU | 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 November 2, 2020, Duddell Street Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) consummated its initial public offering (“IPO”) of 17,500,000 units (the “Units”). Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”), and one-half of one redeemable warrant of the Company (“Warrant”), each whole Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share for $11.50 per share. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $175,000,000.
Substantially concurrently with the closing of the IPO, the Company completed the private sale (the “Private Placement”) of 5,500,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) to Duddell Street Holdings Limited at a purchase price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $5,500,000.
A total of $175,000,000, comprised of $171,500,000 of the proceeds from the IPO, including $6,125,000 of the underwriters’ deferred discount, and $3,500,000 of the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, was placed in a U.S.-based trust account at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee. An audited balance sheet as of November 2, 2020 reflecting receipt of the proceeds upon consummation of the IPO and the Private Placement 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
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Audited Balance Sheet, as of November 2, 2020 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: November 6, 2020
| DUDDELL STREET ACQUISITION CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ Manoj Jain | |
| Manoj Jain | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||