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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): August 21, 2024
IRIS ACQUISITION CORP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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001-40167 |
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85-3901431 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
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(Commission
File Number) |
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
3rd Floor Zephyr House
122 Mary Street, George
Town
PO Box 10085
Grand Cayman KY1-1001, Cayman Islands
(Address of principal executive
offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code: 971 43966949
(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:
Title of each class |
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Trading
Symbol(s) |
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Name of each
exchange on
which registered |
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Units, each consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock and one-fourth of one Redeemable Warrant |
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IRAAU |
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The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share |
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IRAA |
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The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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Warrants, each exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock $11.50 per share |
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IRAAW |
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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 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 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy
a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
As previously reported, Iris Acquisition Corp (the “Company”) received a written notice from the Listing Qualifications
Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) indicating that the Company had failed to comply with Nasdaq Listing
Rule IM-5101-2 (“Rule IM-5101-2”), which requires that a special purpose acquisition company must complete one or more business
combinations within 36 months of the effectiveness of its IPO registration statement (the “Nasdaq Deadline”). The Company
submitted a request for a hearing with Nasdaq to appeal the delisting determination on March 12, 2024. On May 2, 2024, the Company received
a written notice from the Listing Qualifications Department of Nasdaq, notifying the Company that because it no longer met the minimum
500,000 publicly held shares requirement for The Nasdaq Capital Market under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(d)(2), this deficiency was an additional
basis for delisting and the Company would also need to address this deficiency at the Hearing. On May 21, 2024, the Company received a
response from the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”) granting the Company’s request for continued listing on The Nasdaq
Capital Market. The Company has until September 3, 2024, to demonstrate compliance with all applicable requirements for initial listing
on The Nasdaq Global Market by the Company’s successor, Iris Parent Holding Corp.
On August 21, 2024, the Company received a
written notice (the “Notice”) from Nasdaq that pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(d)(2), the Company’s failure to
timely file Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 (the “Q2 2024 Form 10-Q”) by August 19, 2024 serves as an additional
basis for delisting. On August 23, 2024, the Company filed the Q2 2024 Form 10-Q.
Pursuant to the Notice,
the Company must present its views with respect to this additional deficiency to the Panel in writing no later than August 28, 2024.
The Company intends to
present its views with respect to this additional deficiency to the Panel in writing no later than August 28, 2024.
Forward Looking Statements
Certain information contained
in this report consists of forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that
involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Words such as “will,” “would,” “may,”
“intends,” “anticipates,” “potential,” and similar expressions, or the use of future tense, identify
forward-looking statements, but their absence does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Such forward-looking statements are
not guarantees of performance and actual actions or events could differ materially from those contained in such statements. For example,
there can be no assurance that Nasdaq will grant the Company any relief from delisting or that the Company can ultimately meet applicable
Nasdaq requirements for any such relief, that the Company will regain compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules in the future, or otherwise
meet Nasdaq compliance standards. The forward-looking statements contained in this report speak only as of the date of this report and
the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in information, events or circumstances
after the date of this report, unless required by law.
Item 9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
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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IRIS ACQUISITION CORP |
Dated: August 26, 2024 |
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By: |
/s/ Sumit Mehta |
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Name: Sumit Mehta |
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Title: Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
August 26, 2024
Iris Acquisition Corp
(Nasdaq: IRAA) (the “Company”) today announced that as previously reported, the Company received a written notice from the
Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) indicating that the Company had failed to comply
with Nasdaq Listing Rule IM-5101-2 (“Rule IM-5101-2”), which requires that a special purpose acquisition company must complete
one or more business combinations within 36 months of the effectiveness of its IPO registration statement (the “Nasdaq Deadline”).
The Company submitted a request for a hearing with Nasdaq to appeal the delisting determination on March 12, 2024. On May 2, 2024, the
Company received a written notice from the Listing Qualifications Department of Nasdaq, notifying the Company that because it no longer
met the minimum 500,000 publicly held shares requirement for The Nasdaq Capital Market under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(d)(2), this deficiency
was an additional basis for delisting and the Company would also need to address this deficiency at the Hearing. On May 21, 2024, the
Company received a response from the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”) granting the Company’s request for continued
listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market. The Company has until September 3, 2024, to demonstrate compliance with all applicable requirements
for initial listing on The Nasdaq Global Market by the Company’s successor, Iris Parent Holding Corp.
On August 21, 2024, the Company received a written
notice (the “Notice”) from Nasdaq that pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(d)(2), the Company’s failure to timely file
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 (the “Q2 2024 Form 10-Q”) by August 19, 2024 serves as an additional basis for
delisting. On August 23, 2024, the Company filed the Q2 2024 Form 10-Q.
Pursuant to the Notice, the Company must present
its views with respect to this additional deficiency to the Panel in writing no later than August 28, 2024.
The Company intends to present its views with
respect to this additional deficiency to the Panel in writing no later than August 28, 2024.
Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
Certain information contained
in this report consists of forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that
involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Words such as “will,” “would,” “may,”
“intends,” “anticipates,” “potential,” and similar expressions, or the use of future tense, identify
forward-looking statements, but their absence does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Such forward-looking statements are
not guarantees of performance and actual actions or events could differ materially from those contained in such statements. For example,
there can be no assurance that Nasdaq will grant the Company any relief from delisting or that the Company can ultimately meet applicable
Nasdaq requirements for any such relief, that the Company will regain compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules in the future, or otherwise
meet Nasdaq compliance standards. The forward-looking statements contained in this report speak only as of the date of this report and
the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in information, events or circumstances
after the date of this report, unless required by law.
Company Contact
Marketing & Communications Team
ssg@arrcap.com
Attn: Omkar Halady
Tel: +971 4 3966949
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