Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
As approved by its stockholders at the special meeting of stockholders held on
March 10, 2023 (the "Special Meeting"), BurTech Acquisition Corp. (the
"Company") entered into an amendment to the investment management trust
agreement dated as of December 10, 2021, with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
Company (the "Trust Amendment"). Pursuant to the Trust Amendment, the Company
has the right to extend the time to complete a business combination until
December 15, 2023, with no additional payments to the Company's trust account
(the "Extension").
The foregoing description of the Trust Amendment does not purport to be complete
and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the Trust
Amendment, filed hereto as Exhibit 10.1, and is incorporated by reference
herein.
On March 1, 2023, through March 10, 2023, BurTech LP LLC, the sponsor of the
Company (the "Sponsor"), entered into agreements ("Non-Redemption Agreements")
with several unaffiliated third parties in exchange for them agreeing not to
redeem an aggregate of 4,597,648 shares ("Non-Redeemed Shares") of the Company's
shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, sold in its initial
public offering (the "Class A Shares"), at the Special Meeting. In exchange for
the foregoing commitments not to redeem such shares, the Sponsor has agreed to
transfer to such investors and the Sponsor's financial advisor in connection
therewith, an aggregate of 1,274,412 of the Company's shares of Class B common
stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Class B Shares"), held by the Sponsor,
immediately following consummation of an initial business combination if they
continued to hold such Non-Redeemed Shares through the Special Meeting.
The foregoing summary of the Non-Redemption Agreements does not purport to be
complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of
Non-Redemption Agreement previously filed by the Company as Exhibit 10.1 to the
Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 1, 2023 and incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year.
As approved by its stockholders at the Special Meeting held on March 10, 2023,
the Company filed an amendment to its second amended and restated certificate of
incorporation (the "Charter") with the Delaware Secretary of State (the "Charter
Amendment"), (a) giving the Company the right to extend the date by which it has
to complete a business combination to December 15, 2023, and (b) to change
Section 9.2 (a) of the Charter to modify the net tangible asset requirement to
state that the Company will not consummate any business combination unless it
(i) has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 upon consummation of such
Business Combination, or (ii) is otherwise exempt from the provisions of Rule
419 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On March 10, 2023, the Company held the Special Meeting. On January 26, 2023,
the record date for the Special Meeting, there were 34,429,500 shares of common
stock entitled to be voted at the Special Meeting. This includes 28,750,000
shares of Class A Shares, and 9,487,500 Class B Shares (together being the
outstanding shares of the Company's common stock, referred to as the "Shares").
At the meeting, 30,034,162 or 78.55% of such Shares were represented in person
or by proxy.
The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of the Company's
stockholders at the Special Meeting are as follows:
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1. Charter Amendment
Stockholders approved the proposal to amend the Company's Charter: (a) giving
the Company the right to extend the date by which it has to complete a business
combination to December 15, 2023, and (b) to change Section 9.2 (a) of the
Charter to modify the net tangible asset requirement to state that the Company
will not consummate any business combination unless it (i) has net tangible
assets of at least $5,000,001 upon consummation of such Business Combination, or
(ii) is otherwise exempt from the provisions of Rule 419 promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Adoption of the Charter Amendment required
approval by the affirmative vote of at least 65% of the Company's Shares. The
voting results, representing 76.44% of the Company's Shares, were as follows:
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES
29,228,117 750,000 56,045 0
On March 10, 2023, the Company filed the Charter Amendment with the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware. A copy of the Charter Amendment is attached
hereto as Exhibit 3.1.
2. Trust Amendment
Stockholders approved the proposal to amend the Company's investment management
trust agreement, dated as of December 10, 2021 by and between the Company and
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company to allow the Company to extend the
time to complete a business combination until December 15, 2023, with no
additional payments to the Company's trust account. Adoption of the Trust
Amendment required approval by the affirmative vote of at least 65% of the
Company's Shares. The voting results, representing 76.44% of the Company's
Shares, were as follows:
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES
29,228,117 750,000 56,045 0
Item 8.01. Other Events.
In connection with the stockholders' vote at the Special Meeting of Stockholders
held by the Company on March 10, 2023, 22,119,297 shares were tendered for
redemption. As a result, approximately $228 million (approximately $10.31 per
share) will be removed from the Company's trust account to pay such holders,
without taking into account additional allocation of payments to cover any tax
obligation of the Company, such as franchise taxes, but not including any excise
tax, since that date. Following redemptions, the Company will have 6,630,703
shares of Class A common stock outstanding, and approximately $68 million will
remain in the Company's trust account.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits:
Exhibit No. Description
3.1 Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of BurTech Acquisition Corp. dated March 10, 2023
10.1 Amendment to the investment management trust agreement of December
10, 2021, between BurTech Acquisition Corp. and Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company dated March 10, 2023
10.2 Form of Non-Redemption Agreement (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K, filed with
the SEC on March 1, 2023)
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