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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On November 9, 2022, Athlon Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that, due to its anticipated inability to consummate an initial business combination within the time period required by its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter”), the Company intends to dissolve and liquidate in accordance with the provisions of the Charter and will redeem all of the outstanding shares of Class A common stock that were included in the units issued in its initial public offering. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | Athlon Acquisition Corp. Press Release dated November 9, 2022 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K may be deemed to constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Certain of these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “assumes,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “seeks,” or other similar expressions. Such statements may include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company’s intention to redeem all of its outstanding public shares, the Company’s cash position or cash held in the Company’s trust account, the expected per-share redemption price, or the timing when the Company’s public shares will cease trading on Nasdaq. These statements are based on current expectations on the date of this Current Report and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ significantly. The Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements, whether as the result of new developments or otherwise. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
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.
| ATHLON ACQUISITION CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ David Poltack | |
| Name: | David Poltack | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
Dated: November 9, 2022