UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
April 22, 2022 (
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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Wanchai, |
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| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area
code:
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth Alberton 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).
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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.
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
one redeemable warrant, and one right |
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for one-half (1/2) of one ordinary share |
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Item 1.02. Termination of Material Definitive Agreement
As previously disclosed, on April 13, 2022, Alberton Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) was notified by SolarMax Technology, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“SolarMax”) that it intended to terminate an agreement and plan of merger, dated as of October 27, 2020 (as amended, the “Merger Agreement”) because it reasonably believed that the proposed merger (the “Merger”) between the Company and SolarMax would not be completed by April 26, 2022.
On April 20, 2022, the Company received a written notice from SolarMax that SolarMax terminates the Merger Agreement pursuant to the termination clause provided in the Merger Agreement.
Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing
On April 22, 2022, the Company received the determination notice from the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (“the Panel”) to delist the Company’s shares from Nasdaq and suspend trading in those shares effective at the open of trading of April 26, 2022 because the Company is not expected to complete the initial business combination by April 26, 2022.
The Company will liquidate its trust account and distribute payments to public shareholders of the record date of April 26, 2022.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On April 22, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing the above events.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibits Number | Exhibit Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated April 22, 2022. |
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: April 22, 2022 | ||
| ALBERTON ACQUISITION CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Guan Wang | |
| Name: Guan Wang Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||