8-K
Trailblazer Merger Corp I (TBMC)
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):July 29, 2025
Trailblazer Merger Corporation I
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-41668 | 87-3710376 |
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| (State or other jurisdiction<br><br>of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer<br><br>Identification No.) |
| 510 Madison Avenue<br><br> <br>Suite 1401<br><br> <br>New York, NY | 10022 | |
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| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (
212
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586-8224
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:
| ☒ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act |
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| ☐ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act |
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| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act |
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| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
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| Common Stock | TBMC | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Rights | TBMCR | 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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On July 29, 2025, Trailblazer Merger Corporation I (the “Company”) entered into a Second Amended and Restated Promissory Note (the “Note”) with Trailblazer Sponsor Group, LLC, pursuant to which (i) the maturity date of the Note was amended to be the later of September 15, 2025 or the closing of the Company’s initial business combination and (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the Note will be converted into preferred stock of the Corporation at the closing of the initial business Combination.
A copy of the Amendment is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The disclosures set forth in this Item 1.01 are intended to be summaries only and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Amendment.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligationunder an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The disclosure contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference in this Item 2.03.
Item 8.01 Other Events
Extension of Business Combination Period to August 31, 2025
As previously disclosed, on September 26, 2024, the Company held an annual meeting of stockholders to consider, among other things, proposals to amend the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation in order to extend the time the Company has to complete its initial business combination from September 30, 2024 to September 30, 2025, or such earlier date as determined by the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), in its sole discretion, and to allow the Company, without another stockholder vote, to elect to extend the termination date by one additional month each, for a total of twelve additional months, until September 30, 2025, unless the closing of the Company’s initial business combination shall have occurred prior thereto.
The Company has funded the extension that had previously been approved by the Board by depositing $83,286.56 into the Trust Account, thereby extending the time available to the Company to consummate its initial business combination from July 31, 2025 to August 31, 2025.
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Important InformationAbout the Business Combination and Where to Find It
On July 22, 2024, Trailblazer Merger Corporation I (“Parent”), a Delaware corporation, entered into a merger agreement, by and among Parent, Trailblazer Merger Sub, Ltd., an Israeli company and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), Trailblazer Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Holdings”), and Cyabra Strategy Ltd., a private company organized in Israel (the “Company”) (as it may be amended and/or restated from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”). The Merger Agreement provides that, among other things and upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, (a) Parent shall merge with and into Holdings and Holdings shall be the survivor of such merger (the “Parent Merger” and all references to Parent subsequent to the Parent Merger shall be intended to refer to Holdings as the survivor of the Parent Merger) and (b) Merger Sub shall merge with and into the Company, with the Company being the surviving entity (the “Merger”), following which Merger Sub will cease to exist and the Company will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the “Surviving Corporation”). In connection with the Merger, Parent will be renamed “Cyabra, Inc.”
The Merger will be submitted to shareholders of Parent for their consideration. Holdings has filed a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) with the SEC which includes a preliminary proxy statement of Parent and a preliminary prospectus of Holdings (a “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”). Once the Registration Statement has been declared effective, a definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus will be mailed to Parent’s shareholders as of a record date to be established for voting on the Merger. Parent may also file other relevant documents regarding the Merger with the SEC. Parent’s shareholders and other interested persons are advised to read the preliminary Proxy Statement/Prospectus and any amendments thereto and, once available, the definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus, in connection with Parent’s solicitation of proxies for its special meeting of shareholders to be held to approve, among other things, the Merger, because these documents will contain important information about Holdings, Parent, the Company and the Merger. Shareholders may also obtain a copy of any preliminary or definitive proxy statement, once available, as well as other documents filed with the SEC regarding the Merger and other documents filed with the SEC by Holdings or Parent, without charge, at the SEC’s website located at www.sec.gov or by directing a request to: Parent’s Chief Development Officer at 510 Madison Avenue, Suite 1401, New York, NY 10022.
Participants inthe Solicitation
Parent and the Company and certain of their respective directors, executive officers and other members of management and employees may be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies with respect to the Merger under the rules of the SEC. Information about the directors and executive officers of Parent and the Company and a description of their interests in Parent, the Company and the Merger are set forth in Parent’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, which was filed with the SEC on March 25, 2025, and/or will be contained in the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus when available, which documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above.
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Forward-LookingStatements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains statements that are not historical facts but are “forward-looking statements” for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to statements regarding the anticipated benefits of the Merger, the anticipated timing of the Merger, the implied enterprise value, future financial condition and performance of the Company and the combined company after the Closing and expected financial impacts of the Merger, the satisfaction of closing conditions to the Merger, the level of redemptions of Parent’s public stockholders and the products and markets and expected future performance and market opportunities of the Company. Forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “should,” “would,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “predict,” “potential,” “seem,” “seek,” “future,” “outlook,” and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward looking. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this Current Report on Form 8-K, and on the current expectations of Parent’s and Company’s management and are not predictions of actual performance. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on by any investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of Parent and the Company. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to: (i) the risk that the transaction may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect the price of Parent’s securities, (ii) the risk that the transaction may not be completed by Parent’s business combination deadline and the potential failure to obtain an extension of the business combination deadline if sought by Parent, (iii) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the transaction, including the adoption of the Merger Agreement by the stockholders of Parent and the Company, (iv) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement, (v) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the transaction on the Company’s business relationships, performance, and business generally, (vi) risks that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans of the Company and potential difficulties in Company employee retention as a result of the proposed transaction, (vii) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against the Company or against Parent related to the Merger Agreement or the proposed transaction, (viii) the ability to maintain the listing of Parent’s securities on Nasdaq, (ix) the price of Parent’s securities may be volatile due to a variety of factors, including changes in the competitive and highly regulated industries in which the Company plans to operate, variations in performance across competitors, changes in laws and regulations affecting the Company’s business and changes in the combined capital structure, and (x) the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations after the completion of the proposed transaction, and identify and realize additional opportunities. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties as set forth in the section entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in Parent’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, which was filed with the SEC on March 25, 2025, and/or will be contained in the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus when available, and in those other documents that Parent has filed, or will file, with the SEC. The risks and uncertainties above are not exhaustive, and there may be additional risks that neither Parent nor Company presently know or that Parent and Company currently believe are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition, forward looking statements reflect Parent’s and Company’s expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. Parent and Company anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause Parent’s and Company’s assessments to change. However, while Parent and Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, Parent and Company specifically disclaim any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Parent’s and Company’s assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K . Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements.
No Offer or Solicitation
This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation to purchase, any securities in any jurisdiction, or the solicitation of any vote, consent or approval in any jurisdiction in connection with the Merger, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of any securities in any jurisdiction where, or to any person to whom, such offer, solicitation or sale may be unlawful under the laws of such jurisdiction. This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute either advice or a recommendation regarding any securities. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act, or an exemption therefrom.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| EXHIBIT NO. | DESCRIPTION |
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| 10.1 | Second Amended and Restated Promissory Note, dated July 29, 2025 |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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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.
| Dated: August 4, 2025 | |
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| TRAILBLAZER MERGER CORPORATION I | |
| By: | /s/ Arie Rabinowitz |
| Name: | Arie Rabinowitz |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
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Exhibit 10.1
THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). THIS NOTE HAS BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT ONLY AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF REGISTRATION OF THE RESALE THEREOF UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY IN FORM, SCOPE AND SUBSTANCE TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED PROMISSORY NOTE
| Principal Amount: $4,030,000.00 | Dated as of July 29, 2025 |
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Trailblazer Merger Corporation I, a Delaware corporation (the “Maker”), promises to pay to the order of Trailblazer Sponsor Group, LLC or his registered assigns or successors in interest (the “Payee”) the principal sum of Four Million Thirty Thousand Dollars ($4,030,000.00) in lawful money of the United States of America (the “Outstanding Principal Balance”) , on the terms and conditions described below. All payments on this Note shall be made by check or wire transfer of immediately available funds or as otherwise determined by the Maker to such account as the Payee may from time to time designate by written notice in accordance with the provisions of this Note. This Note further amends and restates in its entirety that certain Amended and Restated Promissory Note, dated as of March 24 2025, as amended, previously issued by Maker to Payee.
| 1. | Principal. The principal balance of this Promissory Note (this “Note”) shall be payable on the later of September 15, 2025 or the closing of Maker’s initial business combination; provided, however that in the event that Maker completes an initial business combination, all of the Outstanding Principal Balance will convert into a new class of preferred stock of Maker or its successor with a total stated value of such preferred stock equal to 200% of the Outstanding Principal Amount, the terms of which shall be substantially similar to the terms of the PIPE Term Sheet dated July 3, 2025 except that the initial conversion price shall be equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (i) $42,000,000, and (ii) the number of outstanding shares of Maker at the closing of the initial business combination on a fully diluted basis assuming the full exercise of all options and warrants (excluding the warrants issued in connection with the PIPE financing) and full conversion of all securities of Maker convertible into equity securities. |
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| 2. | Interest. No interest shall accrue on the unpaid principal balance of this Note. |
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| 3. | Payments; Application of Payments. All payments shall be applied first to payment in full of any costs incurred in the collection of any sum due under this Note, including (without limitation) reasonable attorney’s fees, then to the payment in full of any late charges and finally to the reduction of the unpaid principal balance of this Note. |
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| 4. | Events of Default. The following shall constitute an event of default (“Event of Default”): |
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| (a) | Failure to Make Required Payments. Failure by Maker to pay the principal of this Note within five (5) business days following the date when due. |
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| (b) | Voluntary Liquidation, Etc. The commencement by Maker of a proceeding relating to its bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, rehabilitation or other similar action, or the consent by it to the appointment of, or taking possession by, a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator (or other similar official) for Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of any assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure of Maker generally to pay its debts as such debts become due, or the taking of corporate action by Maker in furtherance of any of the foregoing. |
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| (c) | Involuntary Bankruptcy, Etc. The entry of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of maker in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, for the appointing of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) for Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of the affairs of Maker, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days. |
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5. Remedies.
| (a) | Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 4(a) hereof, Payee may, by written notice to Maker, declare this Note to be due immediately and payable, whereupon the unpaid principal amount of this Note, and all other amounts payable thereunder, shall become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything contained herein or in the documents evidencing the same to the contrary notwithstanding. |
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| (b) | Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Sections 4(b) and 4(c), the unpaid principal balance of this Note, and all other sums payable with regard to this Note, shall automatically and immediately become due and payable, in all cases without any action on the part of Payee. |
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| 6. | Waivers. Maker and all endorsers and guarantors of, and sureties for, this Note waive presentment for payment, demand, notice of dishonor, protest, and notice of protest with regard to the Note, all errors, defects and imperfections in any proceedings instituted by Payee under the terms of this Note, and all benefits that might accrue to Maker by virtue of any present or future laws exempting any property, real or personal, or any part of the proceeds arising from any sale of any such property, from attachment, levy or sale under execution, or providing for any stay of execution, exemption from civil process, or extension of time for payment; and Maker agrees that any real estate that may be levied upon pursuant to a judgment obtained by virtue hereof, on any writ of execution issued hereon, may be sold upon any such writ in whole or in part in any order desired by Payee. |
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| 7. | Unconditional Liability. Maker hereby waives all notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default, or enforcement of the payment of this Note, and agrees that its liability shall be unconditional, without regard to the liability of any other party, and shall not be affected in any manner by any indulgence, extension of time, renewal, waiver or modification granted or consented to by Payee, and consents to any and all extensions of time, renewals, waivers, or modifications that may be granted by Payee with respect to the payment or other provisions of this Note, and agrees that additional makers, endorsers, guarantors, or sureties may become parties hereto without notice to Maker or affecting Maker’s liability hereunder. |
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| 8. | Notices. Any notice called for hereunder shall be deemed properly given if (i) sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, (ii) personally delivered, (iii) dispatched by any form of private or governmental express mail or delivery service providing receipted delivery or (iv) sent by facsimile or (v) sent by email or (vi) to the following addresses or to such other address as either party may designate by notice in accordance with this Section: |
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If to Maker:
Trailblazer Merger Corporation I
510 Madison Avenue
Suite 1401
New York, NY 10022
If to Payee:
Trailblazer Sponsor Group, LLC
510 Madison Avenue
Suite 1401
New York, NY 10022
| Notice shall be deemed given on the earlier of (i) actual receipt by the receiving party, (ii) the date shown on a facsimile transmission confirmation, (iii) the date reflected on a signed delivery receipt, or (iv) two (2) Business Days following tender of delivery or dispatch by express mail or delivery service. |
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| 9. | Construction. THIS NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF. |
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| 10. | Jurisdiction. The courts of New York have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection with this agreement (including a dispute relating to any noncontractual obligations arising out of or in connection with this agreement) and the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New York. |
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| 11. | Severability. Any provision contained in this Note which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. |
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| 12. | Trust Waiver. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Payee hereby waives any and all right, title, interest or claim of any kind (“Claim”) in or to any amounts contained in the trust account in which the proceeds of the initial public offering (the “IPO”) conducted by the Maker and the proceeds of the sale of securities in a private placement to occur prior to the effectiveness of the IPO, as described in greater detail in the registration statement and prospectus to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the IPO, will be placed, and hereby agrees not to seek recourse, reimbursement, payment or satisfaction for any Claim from the trust account or any distribution therefrom for any reason whatsoever. |
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| 13. | Amendment; Waiver. Any amendment hereto or waiver of any provision hereof may be made with, and only with, the written consent of the Maker and the Payee. |
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| 14. | Assignment. No assignment or transfer of this Note or any rights or obligations hereunder may be made by any party hereto (by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other party hereto and any attempted assignment without the required consent shall be void. |
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| 15. | Further Assurance. The Maker shall, at its own cost and expense, execute and do (or procure to be executed and done by any other necessary party) all such deeds, documents, acts and things as the Payee may from time to time require as may be necessary to give full effect to this Promissory Note. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker, intending to be legally bound hereby, has caused this Note to be duly executed on the day and year first above written.
| TRAILBLAZER MERGER CORPORATION I | |
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| By: | /s/ Arie Rabinowitz |
| Name: | Arie Rabinowitz |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED:
| TRAILBLAZER SPONSOR GROUP, LLC | |
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| By: | /s/ Joseph Hammer |
| Name: | Joseph Hammer |
| Title: | Manager |
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