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Item 8.01. Other Events.
The board of directors of Viscogliosi Brothers Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) announced today that it has canceled the special meeting of stockholders scheduled to be held on July 3, 2023 and that it will be unable to consummate an initial business combination by July 11, 2023. Accordingly, promptly after July 11, 2023, the Company intends to dissolve and liquidate in accordance with the provisions of its amended and restated certificate of incorporation, and will redeem all of the outstanding public shares of common stock.
A press release, dated July 3, 2023, is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is furnished herewith. The information included in Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release, dated July 3, 2023.
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL Document
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Report”) includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements and factors that may cause such differences include, without limitation, the risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The Company expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.
Participants in the Solicitation
The Company and its directors, executive officers, other members of management and employees, under SEC rules, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the securityholders of the Company in favor of the approval of the Extension. Investors and security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of the Company’s directors and officers in the Proxy Statement, which may be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated below.
No Offer or Solicitation
This Report shall not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities. This communication shall also not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any states or jurisdictions in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
The Company urges investors, stockholders and other interested persons to read the Proxy Statement as well as other documents filed by the Company with the SEC, because these documents will contain important information about the Company and the Extension. Stockholders may obtain copies of the Proxy Statement, without charge, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by directing a request to the Company’s proxy solicitor, Advantage Proxy, Inc., P.O. Box 13581, Des Moines, WA 98198, Attn: Karen Smith, Toll Free Telephone: (877) 870-8565, Main Telephone: (206) 870-8565, E-mail: [email protected].
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: July 3, 2023
VISCOGLIOSI BROTHERS ACQUISITION CORP.
| By: | /s/ John J. Viscogliosi | |
| Name: | John J. Viscogliosi | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer |