WEL Integrated Wellness Acquisition Corp

 

 

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): December 11, 2023

 

INTEGRATED WELLNESS ACQUISITION CORP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Cayman Islands		001-41131		98-1615488
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

59 N. Main Street

Florida, NY 10921

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (845) 651-5039

 

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)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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, $0.0001 par value, and one-half of one redeemable warrant		WEL.U		The New York Stock Exchange
Class A ordinary shares included as part of the units		WEL		The New York Stock Exchange
Redeemable warrants included as part of the units		WEL.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 x

 

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 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On December 13, 2023, Integrated Wellness Acquisition Corp (the “Company”) issued a promissory note (the “Note”) in the aggregate principal amount of up to $1,500,000 (the “Extension Funds”) to Sriram Associates, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Sriram”), pursuant to which Sriram agreed to loan the Company up to $1,500,000 in connection with the extension of the Company’s termination date from December 13, 2023 to December 13, 2024.

 

The Company will deposit $125,000 per month (approximately $0.029 per public share (“Public Share”) that is not redeemed) into the Company’s trust account (the “Trust Account”) for each calendar month (commencing on December 14, 2023 and ending on the 13th day of each subsequent month) until December 13, 2024, or portion thereof, that is needed to complete an initial business combination, for up to an aggregate of $1,500,000.

 

The Note bears no interest and is repayable in full upon the earlier of (a) the date of the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination, and (b) the date of the liquidation of the Company.

 

The issuance of the Note was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Note, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.03

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

The disclosure contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference in this Item 2.03.

 

Item 5.03

Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

The disclosure contained in Item 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference in this Item 5.03.

 

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On December 11, 2023, the Company held an extraordinary general meeting in lieu of an annual general meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”). At the Meeting, the following proposals were considered and acted upon by the shareholders of the Company:

 

 

(a) a proposal to amend by special resolution the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, as amended (the “Charter Amendment”), to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate an initial business combination from December 13, 2023 to December 13, 2024 (or such earlier date as determined by the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) in its sole discretion) (the “Extension Amendment Proposal”);

  

(b) a proposal to amend by special resolution the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, as amended, to permit the Board, in its sole discretion, to elect to wind up the Company’s operations on an earlier date than December 13, 2024 (the “Liquidation Amendment Proposal”);

 

(c) a proposal to ratify, by way of ordinary resolution, the selection by the audit committee of the Board of BDO USA, LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023 (the “Auditor Ratification Proposal”); and

 

(d) a proposal to approve by ordinary resolution the adjournment of the Meeting i) to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of any of the foregoing proposals; or ii) sine die in the event that the holders of Public Shares have elected to redeem an amount of shares in connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Liquidation Amendment Proposal such that if such redemptions were consummated, the Company would not adhere to the continued listing requirements of the New York Stock Exchange, and the Board therefore determines that approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Liquidation Amendment Proposal is no longer in the best interests of the Company, and in such event the Company will ask its shareholders to vote only upon the Adjournment Proposal and not on the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Liquidation Amendment Proposal or the Auditor Ratification Proposal (the “Adjournment Proposal”).

 

The number of votes cast for or against, as well as the number of abstentions as to each proposal, are set forth below.

 

1.	Extension Amendment Proposal

 

For		Against		Abstain
5,657,463		449,434		0

 

Accordingly, the Extension Amendment Proposal was approved.

 

2.	Liquidation Amendment Proposal

 

For		Against		Abstain
6,106,897		0		0

 

Accordingly, the Liquidation Amendment Proposal was approved.

 

3.	Auditor Ratification Proposal

 

For		Against		Abstain
6,106,897		0		0

 

Accordingly, the Auditor Ratififcation Proposal was approved.

 

 

As there were sufficient votes at the time of the Meeting to approve each of the above proposals, the Adjournment Proposal, which had been previously voted on by proxy, was not presented to shareholders at the Meeting.

 

 

In connection with the Meeting, shareholders holding 1,136,155 of the Public Shares exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in the Trust Account. As a result, approximately $12.6 million (approximately $11.09 per share) will be removed from the Trust Account to pay such holders. Following redemptions, the Company will have 4,255,117 Public Shares outstanding.

 

The Company filed the Charter Amendment with the Cayman Islands Registrar of Companies on December 12, 2023. A copy of the Charter Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description
3.1		Amendments to the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, as amended
10.1		Promissory Note Issued to Sriram Associates, LLC, dated December 13, 2023
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

 

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.

 

	Integrated Wellness Acquisition Corp
	By:	/s/ Steven Schapera
		Name: Steven Schapera
		Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

Dated: December 14, 2023

 

 

 

Exhibit 3.1

 

AMENDMENTS TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF INTEGRATED WELLNESS ACQUISITION CORP, AS AMENDED

 

That Article 2.2 of the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Association as amended and currently in effect be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following new article 2.2:

 

“2.2

Without limitation to the preceding Article, the directors may so deal with the unissued Shares of the Company:

 

(a)

either at a premium or at par;

 

(b)

with or without preferred, deferred or other special rights or restrictions whether in regard to dividend, voting, return of capital or otherwise.

 

Notwithstanding the above, following an IPO and prior to a Business Combination, the Company may not issue additional Shares that would entitle the holders thereof to (a) receive funds from the Trust Account or (b) vote as a class with the Public Shares (i) on any Business Combination or on any other proposal presented to holders of Shares prior to or in connection with the completion of any Business Combination or (ii) to approve an amendment to these Articles to (x) extend the time to consummate a Business Combination beyond December 13, 2024 (or such earlier date as determined by the board of directors, in its sole discretion) or (y) amend the foregoing provisions of this Article.”

 

 

That Article 36.2 of the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Association as amended and currently in effect be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following new article 36.2:

 

“36.2

The Company has until December 13, 2024 (or such earlier date as determined by the board of directors, in its sole discretion) (such date being referred to as the Termination Date)) to consummate a Business Combination. In the event that the Company does not consummate a Business Combination on or before the Termination Date, such failure shall trigger an automatic redemption of the Public Shares (an Automatic Redemption Event) and the directors of the Company shall take all such action necessary to (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but no more than ten (10) Business Days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares to the holders of Public Shares, on a pro rata basis, in cash at a per-share amount equal to the applicable Per-Share Redemption Price; and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such Automatic Redemption Event, subject to the approval of the remaining Members and directors of the Company, liquidate and dissolve the Company, subject to the Company’s obligations under the Act to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other Applicable Law. In the event of an Automatic Redemption Event, only the holders of Public Shares shall be entitled to receive pro rata redeeming distributions from the Trust Account with respect to their Public Shares.”

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

THIS PROMISSORY NOTE (“NOTE”) HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). THIS NOTE HAS BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT ONLY AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF REGISTRATION OF THE RESALE THEREOF UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY IN FORM, SCOPE AND SUBSTANCE TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

PROMISSORY NOTE

	Dated as of December 13, 2023
Principal Amount: Up to $1,500,000	New York, New York

 

Integrated Wellness Acquisition Corp, a Cayman Islands exempted company and blank check company (the “Maker”), promises to pay to the order of Sriram Associates, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or its registered assigns or successors in interest (the “Payee”), or order, the principal sum of up to One Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars ($1,500,000) in lawful money of the United States of America, on the terms and conditions described below. All payments on this Note shall be made by check or wire transfer of immediately available funds or as otherwise determined by the Maker to such account as the Payee may from time to time designate by written notice in accordance with the provisions of this Note. This Note is being made in connection with Maker extending its termination date of December 13, 2023 for up to an additional twelve (12) months to December 13, 2024 (the “Extension”).

 

1. Principal. The principal balance of this Note shall be due and payable by the Maker on the earlier of (such date, the “Maturity Date”), subject to Section 13 below, (a) the date that Maker consummates its initial business combination and (b) the date of the liquidation of the Maker. Under no circumstances shall any individual, including, but not limited to, any officer, director, employee or shareholder of the Maker, be obligated personally for any obligations or liabilities of the Maker hereunder.

 

2. Interest. No interest shall accrue or be charged by Payee on the unpaid principal balance of this Note.

 

3. Drawdown Requests. The Payee will fund up to One Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars ($1,500,000) into the trust account (the “Trust Account”) of the Maker established in connection with its initial public offering (the “IPO”), such amounts to be for the benefit of eligible holders of the Maker’s unredeemed Class A ordinary shares upon redemption or liquidation of the Maker, all in accordance with the Maker’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, as amended on December 12, 2023. The principal of this Note may be drawn down in up to 12 monthly installments of approximately $125,000 per withdrawal until the earlier of (i) December 13, 2024 and (ii) the date on which the Maker consummates the Business Combination, upon written request from the Maker to the Payee (each, a “Drawdown Request”). Each Drawdown Request must be made before the 13th day of each applicable month, and state the amount to be drawn down. The precise amount of each Drawdown Request may vary as needed, in Maker’s discretion, to satisfy the monthly portion of funds to be deposited in the Trust Account. The Payee, in its sole discretion, shall fund each Drawdown Request via a wire transfer directly to the Trust Account no later than seven (7) calendar days from the beginning of each applicable month (13^th of each month); provided, however, that the maximum amount of drawdowns collectively under this Note shall not exceed One Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars ($1,500,000). Once an amount is drawn down under this Note, it shall not be available for future Drawdown Requests. Except as set forth herein, no fees, payments or other amounts shall be due to the Payee in connection with, or as a result of, any Drawdown Request by the Maker.

4. Application of Payments. All payments shall be applied first to payment in full of any costs incurred in the collection of any sum due under this Note, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, and then to the payment in full of any late charges and finally to the reduction of the unpaid principal balance of this Note.

 

5. Use of Proceeds. On or prior to the date of this Note, the Payee shall remit the full principal amount to the Maker. The Maker hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Payee, that the entire principal amount will be used by the Maker solely for purposes of making a payment for the Extension.

 

6. Events of Default. The following shall constitute an event of default (“Event of Default”):

 

(a) Failure to Make Required Payments. Failure by the Maker to pay the principal amount due pursuant to this Note within five (5) business days of the Maturity Date.

 

(b) Breach of Use of Proceeds. Failure by Maker to comply with the provisions of Section 5 of this Note.

 

 

(c) Voluntary Bankruptcy, Etc. The commencement by the Maker of a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, rehabilitation or other similar law, or the consent by it to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of any assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure of the Maker generally to pay its debts as such debts become due, or the taking of corporate action by the Maker in furtherance of any of the foregoing.

 

(d) Involuntary Bankruptcy, Etc. The entry of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of the Maker in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of the Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days.

 

7. Remedies.

 

(a) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 6(a) or Section 6(b) hereof, the Payee may, by written notice to the Maker, declare this Note to be due immediately and payable, whereupon the unpaid principal amount of this Note, and all other amounts payable hereunder, shall become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything contained herein or in the documents evidencing the same to the contrary notwithstanding.

 

(b) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 6(c) and 6(d), the unpaid principal balance of this Note, and all other sums payable with regard to this Note, shall automatically and immediately become due and payable, in all cases without any action on the part of the Payee.

 

8. Waivers. The Maker and all endorsers and guarantors of, and sureties for, this Note waive presentment for payment, demand, notice of dishonor, protest, and notice of protest with regard to this Note, all errors, defects and imperfections in any proceedings instituted by the Payee under the terms of this Note, and all benefits that might accrue to the Maker by virtue of any present or future laws exempting any property, real or personal, or any part of the proceeds arising from any sale of any such property, from attachment, levy or sale under execution, or providing for any stay of execution, exemption from civil process, or extension of time for payment, and the Maker agrees that any real estate that may be levied upon pursuant to a judgment obtained by virtue hereof or any writ of execution issued hereon, may be sold upon any such writ in whole or in part in any order desired by the Payee.

 

9. Unconditional Liability. The Maker hereby waives all notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default, or enforcement of the payment of this Note, and agrees that its liability shall be unconditional, without regard to the liability of any other party, and shall not be affected in any manner by any indulgence, extension of time, renewal, waiver or modification granted or consented to by the Payee, and consents to any and all extensions of time, renewals, waivers, or modifications that may be granted by the Payee with respect to the payment or other provisions of this Note, and agrees that additional makers, endorsers, guarantors, or sureties may become parties hereto without notice to the Maker or affecting the Maker’s liability hereunder.

 

10. Notices. All notices, statements or other documents which are required or contemplated by this Note shall be made in writing and delivered: (a) personally or sent by first class registered or certified mail, overnight courier service or facsimile or electronic transmission to the address designated in writing, (b) by facsimile to the number most recently provided to such party or such other address or fax number as may be designated in writing by such party or (c) by electronic mail, to the electronic mail address most recently provided to such party or such other electronic mail address as may be designated in writing by such party. Any notice or other communication so transmitted shall be deemed to have been given on the day of delivery, if delivered personally, on the business day following receipt of written confirmation, if sent by facsimile or electronic transmission, one (1) business day after delivery to an overnight courier service or five (5) days after mailing if sent by mail.

 

11. Construction. Construction; Governing Law; Venue; Waiver Of Jury Trial. THIS NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF. MAKER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS NOTE, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH PARTY HERETO ALSO HEREBY AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE LAW. NOTHING IN THIS NOTE SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE PAYEE OR ANY OTHER HOLDER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS NOTE AGAINST THE MAKER OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING IN RESPECT OF OR ARISING OUT OF THIS NOTE, THE PAYEE AND THE MAKER WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY, AND EACH OF MAKER AND PAYEE WAIVES (I) THE RIGHT TO INTERPOSE ANY SET-OFF OF ANY NATURE OR DESCRIPTION, (II) ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR VENUE, AND (III) ANY CLAIM FOR CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY OR SPECIAL DAMAGES.

 

12. Severability. Any provision contained in this Note which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

13. Trust Waiver. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, but subject to the following sentence of this Section 13, the Payee hereby waives any and all right, title, interest or claim of any kind (“Claim”) in or to any distribution of or from the trust account (the “Trust Account”) established in which the proceeds of the initial public offering (the “IPO”) conducted by the Maker (including the deferred underwriters’ discounts and commissions) and the proceeds of the sale of the warrants issued in a private placement that occurred prior to the closing of the IPO were deposited, as described in greater detail in Maker’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-260713) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the IPO (the “Registration Statement”), and hereby agrees not to seek recourse, reimbursement, payment or satisfaction for any Claim against the Trust Account for any reason whatsoever.

 

14. Amendment; Waiver. Any amendment hereto or waiver of any provision hereof may be made with, and only with, the written consent of the Maker and the Payee.

 

15. Assignment. No assignment or transfer of this Note or any rights or obligations hereunder may be made by the Maker (by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the Payee and any attempted assignment without the required consent shall be void.

 

[Remainder of page intentionally left blank. Signature page follows.]

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Maker, intending to be legally bound hereby, has caused this Note to be duly executed by the undersigned as of the day and year first above written.

  

	Integrated Wellness Acquisition Corp
	By:	/s/ Steven Schapera
		Name:	Steven Schapera
		Title:	Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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