byNordic Acquisition Corporation Announces Extension of Deadline to Complete Business Combination

Rhea-AI Summary

byNordic Acquisition (NASDAQ: BYNO) has announced a one-month extension to complete its business combination, depositing $40,312 into its Trust Account. This extends the deadline from January 12, 2025, to February 12, 2025. This marks the sixth of up to twelve possible one-month extensions allowed under the company's amended certificate of incorporation from August 8, 2024. The board of directors can continue to extend the termination date monthly until August 12, 2025, or until the closing of the initial business combination, without requiring additional stockholder votes.

Positive

• Board has flexibility to extend deadline up to six more times without shareholder approval
• Company maintains compliance with SPAC requirements through timely extension deposit

Negative

• Additional $40,312 required for extension reduces trust account value
• Sixth extension indicates potential challenges in finding/closing suitable business combination
• Continued extensions may signal deal uncertainty and execution risks

Insights

SPAC Analyst

The $40,312 deposit into the trust account by byNordic Acquisition represents a standard SPAC extension payment, calculated at approximately $0.0625 per share for maintaining the trust account. This is their sixth extension, indicating ongoing negotiations or due diligence with potential merger targets.

The extension pattern suggests two critical insights: First, while the company has secured more time, utilizing half of their available extensions could signal challenges in finalizing a deal. Second, with a February deadline approaching and six more potential extensions available until August 2025, the SPAC maintains flexibility but faces increasing pressure to announce a target.

For SPAC arbitrage investors, the extension maintains the trust value while providing additional optionality. The relatively small extension payment indicates minimal dilution to the trust value, preserving the theoretical floor price near the trust value per share. However, the repeated extensions without a definitive agreement announcement could suggest difficulties in current negotiations or valuation gaps with potential targets in the current market environment.

New York, NY, Jan. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- byNordic Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: BYNO (“BYNO” or the “Company”), a special purpose acquisition company, announced today that the Company has timely deposited into the Company’s trust account (the “Trust Account”), an aggregate of $40,312, in order to extend the period of time the Company has to complete a business combination for an additional one (1) month period, from January 12, 2025 to February 12, 2025 (the “Extension”). The Extension is the sixth of up to twelve (12) one-month extensions permitted under the August 8, 2024 amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation that allows the Company’s board of directors, in its sole discretion and without another stockholder vote, to elect to extend the termination date by one additional month each time up until August 12, 2025, or the closing of the Company’s initial business combination.

About byNordic Acquisition Corporation

byNordic Acquisition Corporation, led by Chief Executive Officer Michael Hermansson, is a special purpose acquisition company formed with the purpose of entering into a business combination with one or more businesses. While the Company may pursue an initial business combination with a company in any sector or geography, it intends to focus its search on high technology growth companies based in the northern part of Europe.

Forward Looking Statements 

This press release may include, and oral statements made from time to time by representatives of the Company may include, “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Statements regarding possible business combinations and the financing thereof, and related matters, as well as all other statements other than statements of historical fact included in this press release are forward-looking statements. When used in this press release, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions, as they relate to us or our management team, identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of management, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, the Company’s management. Actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors detailed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are qualified in their entirety by this paragraph. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company’s registration statement and prospectus for the Company’s initial public offering filed with the SEC. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.

byNordic Acquisition Corporation Contact:

Michael Hermansson
+46 707 294100
ir@bynordic.se

FAQ

How much did BYNO deposit for its January 2025 deadline extension?

byNordic Acquisition deposited $40,312 into its Trust Account for the January 2025 extension.

When is BYNO's new deadline to complete its business combination?

The new deadline is February 12, 2025, extended from January 12, 2025.

How many more extensions can BYNO potentially request?

BYNO can request up to six more monthly extensions, as this is the sixth of twelve possible extensions permitted until August 12, 2025.

Does BYNO need shareholder approval for these monthly extensions?

No, under the August 8, 2024 amendment, BYNO's board of directors can elect to extend the deadline without shareholder approval.

What is the final possible extension date for BYNO's business combination?

The final possible extension date is August 12, 2025, unless a business combination is completed before then.