Trump Media & Technology Group Corp 8-K, filed Sep 23, 2022
Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (DJT)
About this 8-K
Trump Media & Technology Group Corp filed this 8-K on September 23, 2022.
Items reported
- Item 1.02: Ended a material agreement
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| Item 1.02 | Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement |
As previously disclosed, on December 4, 2021, in support of Digital World Acquisition Corp.’s (“Digital World”) proposed business combination (the “Business Combination”) with Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (“TMTG”), Digital World entered into securities purchase agreements (the “SPAs”) with certain institutional investors (the “PIPE Investors”), pursuant to which the PIPE Investors agreed to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of Digital World’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”) at a purchase price of $1,000.00 per share, for an aggregate commitment of up to $1 billion in a private placement (the “PIPE”) to be consummated concurrently with the Business Combination. The shares are initially convertible into 29,761,905 shares of Digital World common stock, subject to upward adjustment as described herein. The PIPE is conditioned on the concurrent closing of the Business Combination and other customary closing conditions.
Pursuant to the SPAs, each of the PIPE Investors may terminate its respective SPA, among other things, if the closing of the PIPE has not occurred on or prior to September 20, 2022. Additionally, as reported in Digital World’s definitive proxy statement dated August 25, 2022, relating to its special meeting of stockholders, currently adjourned to October 10, 2022, it is possible that the parties will restructure the PIPE or renegotiate such arrangements in view of the PIPE closing conditions, evolving market and regulatory conditions.
Between September 19, 2022 and September 23, 2022, Digital World received termination notices from PIPE Investors representing approximately $138.5 million of the PIPE.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws with respect to the Business Combination between Digital World and TMTG, contemplated by an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 20, 2021 (as amended by the First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated May 11, 2022, and as it may further be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”). Digital World’s and TMTG’s actual results may differ from their expectations, estimates and projections and consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result” and similar expressions, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties.
Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including but not limited to: (i) the risk that the Business Combination and the PIPE may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect the price of Digital World’s securities, (ii) the risk that the Business Combination may not be completed by Digital World’s deadline for an initial business combination and the potential failure to obtain an extension of deadline if sought by Digital World, (iii) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the Business Combination or the PIPE, including the approval of the Merger Agreement by the stockholders of Digital World, (iv) the lack of a third-party fairness opinion in determining whether or not to pursue the Business Combination, (v) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement, (vi) the failure to achieve the minimum amount of cash available following any redemptions by Digital World stockholders, (vii) redemptions exceeding a maximum threshold or the failure to meet The Nasdaq Stock Market’s initial listing standards in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination, (viii) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the Business Combination or the PIPE on TMTG’s business relationships, operating results, and business
generally, (ix) risks that the Business Combination disrupts current plans and operations of TMTG, (x) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Digital World or against TMTG related to the Merger Agreement or the Business Combination, (xi) the risk of any investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or other regulatory authority relating to the Merger Agreement, the Business Combination or the PIPE and the impact they may have on consummating the Business Combination and PIPE, (xii) TruthSocial, TMTG’s initial product, and its ability to generate users and advertisers, (xiii) changes in domestic and global general economic conditions, (xiv) the risk that TMTG may not be able to execute its growth strategies, (xv) risks related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and response and geopolitical developments, (xvi) risk that TMTG may not be able to develop and maintain effective internal controls, (xvii) costs related to the Business Combination and the failure to realize anticipated benefits of the Business Combination or to realize estimated pro forma results and underlying assumptions, including with respect to estimated stockholder redemptions, and (xviii) those factors discussed in Digital World’s filings with the SEC, including the registration statement on Form S-4 (initially filed with the SEC on May 16, 2022 and as may be amended from time to time, the “Registration Statement”), which includes a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus and will include a definitive proxy statement/prospectus. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties that have been described in the “Risk Factors” section of the Registration Statement and other documents to be filed by Digital World from time to time with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and while Digital World and TMTG may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, they assume no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Neither of Digital World or TMTG gives any assurance that Digital World, TMTG, or the combined company, will achieve the expectations.
Participants in the Solicitation
Digital World and TMTG and certain of their respective directors, executive officers, other members of management and employees, under SEC rules, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the securityholders of Digital World in favor of the approval of the Business Combination. Securityholders of Digital World and other interested persons may obtain more information regarding the names and interests in the Business Combination of Digital World’s directors and officers in Digital World’s filings with the SEC, including the Registration Statement that has been filed with the SEC, which also contains the names and interests in the Business Combination of TMTG’s directors and officers. These documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated below.
No Offer or Solicitation
This Current Report on Form 8-K hereto shall not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the Business Combination. This Current Report on Form 8-K shall also not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any states or jurisdictions in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an exemption therefrom.
Important Information About the Transactions and Where to Find It
In connection with the Business Combination and PIPE, Digital World has filed with the SEC the Registration Statement, which includes a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus and will include a definitive proxy statement/prospectus. Digital World’s stockholders and other interested persons are advised to read the Registration Statement, including the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus and the amendments thereto and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and documents incorporated by reference therein filed in connection with the Business Combination, as these materials will contain important information about Digital World, TMTG, the Merger Agreement, the Business Combination and PIPE. When available, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials for the Business Combination will be mailed to stockholders of Digital World as of a record
date to be established for voting on the Business Combination. Stockholders of Digital World will also be able to obtain copies of the Registration Statement, the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC that will be incorporated by reference therein, without charge, once available, at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to: Digital World Acquisition Corp., 3109 Grand Ave, #450, Miami, FL 33133.
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.
| Dated: September 23, 2022 | DIGITAL WORLD ACQUISITION CORP. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Patrick Orlando | |||||
| Name: | Patrick Orlando | |||||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||||