Bannix Acquisition Corp. Announces Monthly Extension to Complete its Initial Business Combination
Bannix Acquisition Corp. (BNIX) has announced a one-month extension of its deadline to complete an initial business combination. The new deadline is now August 14, 2024, extended from July 14, 2024. This marks the seventeenth extension approved by the company's board of directors.
The extension is part of a provision allowing up to six one-month extensions until September 14, 2024, as approved by stockholders on March 8, 2024. For each extension, the sponsor, Instant Fame , will deposit into the trust account a loan of either $25,000 or $0.05 per non-redeemed share, whichever is less.
- Extension provides additional time to complete initial business combination
- Stockholders previously approved multiple extension options
- Sponsor to provide additional funding for each extension
- Repeated extensions may indicate difficulties in finding suitable acquisition target
- Additional loans from sponsor could potentially lead to dilution for existing shareholders
WILMINGTON, Del., July 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bannix Acquisition Corp. (“Bannix”) announced today that its board of directors (the “Board”) has decided to extend the date by which Bannix must consummate an initial business combination (the “Deadline Date”) from July 14, 2024 for an additional month, to August 14, 2024.
As previously disclosed, at an annual meeting of its stockholders held on March 8, 2024, Bannix’s stockholders voted in favor of a proposal to amend Bannix’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as amended, the “Amended Charter”) to provide Bannix with the right to extend the Deadline Date up to six times for an additional one month each time (the “Extension”) until September 14, 2024.
Also as previously announced, if an Extension is implemented, the sponsor of Bannix, Instant Fame LLC (the “Sponsor”), or its designees will deposit into the trust account, as a loan, the lesser of (x)
On July 15, 2024, the Board, at the request of the Sponsor, decided to implement the seventeenth Extension and to extend the Deadline Date for an additional month to August 14, 2024.
About Bannix Acquisition Corp.
Bannix Acquisition 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.
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Contact :
Bannix Acquisition Corp
Douglas Davis, CEO
(302) 305-479
doug.davis@bannixacquisition.com
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