Additional Proxy Soliciting Materials (definitive) (defa14a)

 

 

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 21, 2023

 

 

Marblegate Acquisition Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-40862		85-4249135
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

411 Theodore Fremd Avenue

Suite 206S

Rye, New York 10580

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: [phone]

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 share of Class A Common Stock and one-half of one redeemable warrant		GATEU		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share		GATE		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants, each exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at a price of $11.50		GATEW		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 8.01 Other Events.

Supplement to the Definitive Proxy Statement

On June 5, 2023, the Company filed a definitive proxy statement (the “Definitive Proxy Statement”) for the solicitation of proxies in connection with a special meeting of the Company’s stockholders to be held on June 27, 2023 (the “Special Meeting”) to consider and vote on, among other proposals, a proposal to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to extend the period by which the Company is required to consummate its initial business combination (the “Extension Amendment Proposal”).

SUPPLEMENT TO THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT OF

MARBLEGATE ACQUISITION CORP.

Dated June 5, 2023

The Company is providing additional information to its stockholders, as described in this supplement to the Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on June 5, 2023, in connection with the Special Meeting to be held on June 27, 2023. These disclosures should be read in connection with the Definitive Proxy Statement, which should be read in its entirety. To the extent that the information set forth herein differs from or updates information contained in the Definitive Proxy Statement, the information set forth herein shall supersede or supplement the information in the Definitive Proxy Statement. Defined terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Definitive Proxy Statement. The Company makes the following supplemental disclosures.

Terms used herein, unless otherwise defined, have the meanings set forth in the Definitive Proxy Statement.

1% Excise Tax

Notwithstanding any statements to the contrary in the Definitive Proxy Statement, the Company will not use, now or in the future, any funds in the Trust Account, including any interest thereon, to pay for any excise tax imposed under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

Conversion of Class B Common Stock

The Company has been advised by the Sponsor that promptly following the Conversion Amendment, if the Conversion Amendment Proposal is approved, the Sponsor intends to convert a number of its shares of Class B common stock into shares of Class A common stock, such that no holder of Public Shares will own 10% or more of our outstanding shares of common stock.

 

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Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events involving, or future performance of, the Company. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “pro forma”, “may”, “should”, “could”, “might”, “plan”, “possible”, “project”, “strive”, “budget”, “forecast”, “expect”, “intend”, “will”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “predict”, “potential” or “continue”, or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar terminology. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by the Company and its management, are inherently uncertain. Certain risks and uncertainties are set forth in the section entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K dated April 3, 2023, relating to certain risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in the definitive proxy statement to be delivered to the Company’s stockholders, including those set forth under “Risk Factors” therein, and other documents filed to be filed with the SEC by the Company.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

The Company has filed with the SEC a definitive proxy statement (the “Definitive Proxy Statement”) in connection with the Special Meeting and, beginning on June 8, 2023, mailed the Definitive Proxy Statement and other relevant documents to its stockholders as of the June 2, 2023 record date for the Special Meeting. The Company’s stockholders and other interested persons are advised to read the Definitive Proxy Statement and any other relevant documents that have been or will be filed with the SEC in connection with the Company’s solicitation of proxies for the Special Meeting because these documents will contain important information about the Company, the Special Meeting, and related matters. Stockholders may also obtain a free copy of the Definitive Proxy Statement, as well as other relevant documents that have been or will be filed with the SEC, without charge, at the SEC’s website located at www.sec.gov.

Participants in the Solicitation

The Company and its directors and executive officers may be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company’s stockholders in connection with the Special Meeting. Additional information regarding the identity of these potential participants and their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is set forth in the Definitive Proxy Statement. You may obtain free copies of these documents using the sources indicated above.

 

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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.

Date: June 21, 2023

 

Marblegate Acquisition Corp.
By:		/s/ Jeffrey Kravetz
Name:		Jeffrey Kravetz
Title:		Chief Financial Officer