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| EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE, DATED MARCH 19, 2021 - African Gold Acquisition Corp | ea138090ex99-1_africangold.htm |
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): March 19, 2021
African Gold Acquisition Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Cayman Islands | 001-40121 | N/A | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
322 West 52nd Street, #2322
New York, NY
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (860) 214-3714
Not Applicable
(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 (17 CFR 230.425) |
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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 | ||
| Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and three-quarters of one Redeemable Warrant | AGAC.U | The New York Stock Exchange | ||
| Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share | AGAC | The New York Stock Exchange | ||
| Redeemable Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 | AGAC.WS | The New York Stock Exchange |
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 March 19, 2021, African Gold Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, announcing that the holders of the units may elect to separately trade the Class A ordinary shares and the warrants comprising the units commencing on March 25, 2021. Those units not separated will continue to trade on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “AGAC.U,” and the Class A common stock and warrants that are separated will trade on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbols “AGAC” and “AGAC.WS,” respectively. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole warrants will trade. Holders of units will need to instruct their brokers to contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent, to separate their units into Class A ordinary shares and warrants.
Item 9.01 Financial Statement and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated March 19, 2021 |
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.
| African Gold Acquisition Corporation | |||
| By: | /s/ Christopher Chadwick | ||
| Name: | Christopher Chadwick | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Dated: March 19, 2021 | |||