8-K

UnitedStates

SECURITIESAND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington,D.C. 20549

Form8-K

CurrentReport

Pursuantto Section 13 or 15(d) of the

SecuritiesExchange Act of 1934

December13, 2021

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

8iACQUISITION 2 CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +852 9258 9728

N/A

(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:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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Item8.01 Other Events

On December 13, 2021, 8i Acquisition 2 Corp. (the “Company”) announced that holders of the Company’s units may elect to separately trade the ordinary shares, warrants and rights included in its units, commencing on or about December 14, 2021.

The ordinary shares, warrants and rights will trade on the Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbols LAX, LAXXW and LAXXR, respectively. Units not separated will continue to trade on Nasdaq under the symbol LAXXU. On December 13, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the separation of units. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item9.01 Financial Statements and 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.

Exhibit99.1

8iAcquisition 2 Corp. Announces the Separate Trading of its Ordinary Shares, Warrants and Rights, Commencing December 14, 2021

Singapore– December 13, 2021 – 8i Acquisition 2 Corp. (NASDAQ: LAXXU) (the “Company”), a newly organized blank check company incorporated as a British Virgin Islands business company and led by Chief Executive Officer, Meng Dong (James) Tan, today announced that commencing December 14, 2021, holders of the units sold in the Company’s initial public offering may elect to separately trade the Company’s ordinary shares, warrants and rights included in the units.. No fractional rights or warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole rights and warrants will trade. The ordinary shares, warrants and rights that are separated will trade on The Nasdaq Global Market (“NASDAQ”) under the symbols “LAX,” “LAXXW,” and “LAXXR,”. Those units not separated will continue to trade on NASDAQ under the symbol “LAXXU.” Holders of units will need to have their brokers contact American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent, in order to separate the units into ordinary shares, warrants and rights.The units began trading on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol “LAXXU” on November 22, 2021. The offering was made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the prospectus relating to this offering may be obtained from Maxim Group LLC, 300 Park Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10022, or by accessing the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov.

Thispress release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securitiesin any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification underthe securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About8i Acquisition 2 Corp.

8i Acquisition 2 Corp. is a blank check company, also commonly referred to as a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities.

Forward-LookingStatements

This press release contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements,” including with respect to the Company’s search for an initial business combination. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of 8i Acquisition 2 Corp., including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of 8i Acquisition 2 Corp.’s registration statement and preliminary prospectus for the initial public offering filed with the SEC. Copies are available on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. 8i Acquisition 2 Corp. undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.

ContactInformation:

At the Company:

William Yap, CFA

Chief Financial Officer

Email: ir@8icorp.com

Phone: +65 6788-0388

Investor Relations:

Sherry Zheng

Weitian Group LLC

Email: shunyu.zheng@weitian-ir.com

Phone: +1 718-213-7386