Current Report Filing (8-k)

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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): June 28, 2022

Blue Ocean Acquisition Corp

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands	001-41112	98-1593951
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification  No.)

2 Wisconsin Circle, 7th Floor
Chevy Chase, MD		20815
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

[phone]

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant	BOCNU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share	BOCN	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50	BOCNW	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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 ☒

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. ☐

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Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On June 28, 2022, Paul Bascobert informed Blue Ocean Acquisition Corp (the “Company”) that he intends to resign from his position as Chief Executive Officer, effective September 18, 2022. Mr. Bascobert will remain a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company following his resignation as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Bascobert’s resignation was not the result of any dispute or disagreement with the Company or the Board on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.

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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.

	Blue Ocean Acquisition Corp
Date: June 29, 2022	By:	/s/ Ankur Manglik
	Name:	Ankur Manglik
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

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