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 11, 2019
Monocle Acquisition Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
001-38801 (Commission File Number) |
83-1751907 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |||
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750 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1501 New York, NY (Address of principal executive offices) |
10022 (Zip Code) | ||||
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(212) 446-6981
Not Applicable |
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On February 11, 2019, Monocle Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) completed its initial public offering (“IPO”) of 17,250,000 units (“Units”), including the issuance of 2,250,000 Units as a result of the underwriters’ full exercise of their over-allotment option. Each Unit consists of one share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), and one redeemable warrant (“Warrant”), each Warrant exercisable to purchase one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, pursuant to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-228470). The Units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $172,500,000.
As previously reported on a Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company, on February 11, 2019, simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO, the Company completed a private placement (the “Private Placement”) of an aggregate of 717,500 units (the “Private Units”) at a price of $10.00 per Private Unit, generating total gross proceeds of $7,175,000.
A total of $174,225,000 of the net proceeds from the IPO and the Private Placement were deposited in a trust account established for the benefit of the Company’s public stockholders. An audited balance sheet as of February 11, 2019 reflecting receipt of the proceeds upon consummation of the IPO and the Private Placement has been issued by the Company and is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Audited Balance Sheet |
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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.
MONOCLE ACQUISITION CORPORATION | |||
| By: | /s/ Eric J. Zahler | ||
| Name: | Eric J. Zahler | ||
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Date: February 15, 2019