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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): February
26, 2024
NOCTURNE ACQUISITION CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Cayman Islands |
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
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(Commission
File Number) |
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(IRS. Employer
Identification No.) |
P.O. Box 25739
Santa Ana, CA 91799
(Address of principal executive offices, including
zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area
code: (650) 953-0312
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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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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:
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Trading Symbol(s) |
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Name of each exchange on which registered |
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The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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MBTCR |
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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.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
The extraordinary general meeting
of the shareholders of Nocturne Acquisition Corporation (“Nocturne” or the “Company”) to vote on the proposed
business combination with Cognos Therapeutics, Inc. (“Cognos,” such merger, the “Merger,” and such meeting, the
“Extraordinary General Meeting”) originally scheduled for Tuesday, January 30, 2024, has been postponed further to Tuesday,
March 19, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (the “Postponed Meeting”). The Postponed Meeting will be held virtually. The Company
plans to continue to solicit proxies from shareholders during the period prior to the Postponed Meeting.
On February 25, 2024, the Company’s
board of directors approved the extension of the date by which the Company must consummate an initial business combination by one additional
month, from March 5, 2024 to April 5, 2024.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Statements contained in this Current
Report on Form 8-K that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking
statements generally relate to future events or the Company’s future financial or operating performance. In some cases, you can
identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,”
“plans,” “anticipates,” “could,” “intends,” “target,” “projects,”
“contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue”
or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern the Company’s expectations, strategy, plans or
intentions. Such forward-looking statements do not constitute guarantees of future performance and are subject to a variety of risks and
uncertainties. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future
events or developments or otherwise.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
A full description of the terms
of that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated December 30, 2022 (as further amended), by and among Nocturne,
Cognos, and Nocturne Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Nocturne, in connection with the proposed
Merger is provided in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-273986), which includes a prospectus with respect to the combined
company’s securities to be issued in connection with the Merger and a proxy statement with respect to the Extraordinary General
Meeting to vote on the Merger. The definitive proxy statement/prospectus included in the Registration Statement has been mailed to stockholders
of Nocturne as of the record date of December 29, 2023. Stockholders are also able to obtain a copy of the Registration Statement, including
the proxy statement/prospectus, and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) without
charge, by directing a request to Nocturne Acquisition Corporation, P.O Box 25739, Santa Ana, CA 92799, Attention Thomas Ao. The preliminary
and definitive proxy statement/prospectus included in the Registration Statement can also be obtained, without charge, at the SEC’s
website (www.sec.gov).
Participants in Solicitation
Nocturne, Cognos and their respective
directors and officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Nocturne’s stockholders in connection
with the proposed business combination. Information about Nocturne’s directors and executive officers and their ownership of Nocturne’s
securities is set forth in Nocturne’s filings with the SEC. Additional information regarding the interests of those persons and
other persons who may be deemed participants in the proposed business combination may be obtained by reading the Registration Statement
when it becomes available. You may obtain free copies of these documents as described in the preceding paragraph.
Safe Harbor Statement
This Current Report on Form 8-K
is not a proxy statement or solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the potential
transaction and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities of Nocturne, the combined company
or Cognos, nor shall there be any sale of any such securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale
would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction. No offer of securities
shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act.
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.
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