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): December 2, 2024
INTEGRATED WELLNESS ACQUISITION CORP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Cayman Islands |
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001-41131 |
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98-1615488 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1441 Broadway, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10018
(Address of principal executive offices, including
zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code: (917) 397-7625
Not
Applicable
(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:
| x | Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each
class |
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Trading Symbol(s) |
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Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share, $0.0001 par value, and one-half of one redeemable warrant |
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WEL.U |
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The New York Stock Exchange |
| Class A ordinary shares included as part of the units |
|
WEL |
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The New York Stock Exchange |
| Redeemable warrants included as part of the units |
|
WEL.WS |
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The New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company x
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 7.01 Regulation
FD Disclosure.
On December 2, 2024, Integrated
Wellness Acquisition Corp, a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability (“WEL”) and Btab Ecommerce Group,
Inc. (“Btab”) jointly announced the confidential submission of a draft registration statement on Form S-4 by IWAC Holding
Company Inc., a newly created holding company organized under the laws of Delaware (“Pubco”) with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on November 19, 2024 relating to its previously announced proposed business combination
(the “Business Combination”) with Btab.
A
copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Important Information
About the Business Combination and Where to Find It
In
connection with the Business Combination, Pubco intends to file with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4, which will include
a prospectus for Pubco’s securities and a proxy statement for WEL’s shareholders (the “Registration Statement”).
The Registration Statement has not been filed with or declared effective by the SEC. Promptly after the Registration Statement is declared
effective by the SEC, WEL will mail the definitive proxy statement and a proxy card to its shareholders. Investors and securityholders
of WEL and other interested persons are advised to read, when available, the preliminary proxy statement to be filed with the SEC, and
amendments thereto, and the definitive proxy statement in connection with WEL’s solicitation of proxies for the special meeting
to be held to approve the Business Combination Agreement and the Business Combination and other documents filed in connection with the
proposed Business Combination because these documents will contain important information about Btab, WEL, Pubco following the consummation
of the Business Combination, the Business Combination Agreement and the Business Combination. The definitive proxy statement will be mailed
to WEL’s shareholders as of a record date to be established in the future for voting on the Business Combination Agreement and the
Business Combination. The Registration Statement, including the definitive proxy statement, the preliminary proxy statement and other
relevant materials in connection with the Business Combination (when they become available), and any other documents filed by WEL with
the SEC, may be obtained free of charge at the SEC's website (www.sec.gov) or by writing to: Integrated Wellness Acquisition Corp, 1441
Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY 10018, Attention: Mr. Matthew Malriat.
Participants in
the Solicitation
WEL,
Btab and their respective directors, executive officers, other members of management and employees may be deemed participants in the solicitation
of proxies from WEL’s shareholders with respect to the Business Combination. Investors and securityholders may obtain more detailed
information regarding the names and interests in the Business Combination of WEL’s directors and officers in WEL’s filings
with the SEC, including, when filed with the SEC, the preliminary proxy statement and the amendments thereto, the definitive proxy statement,
and other documents filed with the SEC, and such information with respect to Btab’s directors and executive officers will also be
included in the proxy statement.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This Current Report on
Form 8-K contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws with respect to the proposed Business
Combination between WEL and Btab, including without limitation statements regarding the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination,
the anticipated timing of the Business Combination, the implied enterprise value, future financial condition and performance of Btab and
Pubco after the Closing and expected financial impacts of the Business Combination, the satisfaction of closing conditions to the Business
Combination, the pre-money valuation of Btab (which is subject to certain inputs that may change prior to the Closing of the Business
Combination and is subject to adjustment after the Closing of the Business Combination), the level of redemptions of WEL’s public
shareholders and the products and markets and expected future performance and market opportunities of Btab. These forward-looking statements
generally are identified by the words “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,”
“intend,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “may,”
“should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely
result” and similar expressions, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking
statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions
and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties.
Many factors could cause
actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including but not limited
to: (i) the risk that the proposed Business Combination may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect
the price of WEL’s securities; (ii) the risk that the proposed Business Combination may not be completed by WEL’s business
combination deadline and the potential failure to obtain an extension of the business combination deadline if sought by WEL; (iii) the
failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the Business Combination, including the approval of the Business Combination
Agreement by the shareholders of WEL; (iv) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination
of the Business Combination Agreement; (v) the failure to achieve the minimum amount of cash available following any redemptions by WEL’s
shareholders; (vi) redemptions exceeding a maximum threshold or the failure to meet the New York Stock Exchange’s initial listing
standards in connection with the consummation of the contemplated Business Combination; (vii) the effect of the announcement or pendency
of the Business Combination on Btab’s business relationships, operating results, and business generally; (viii) risks that the proposed
Business Combination disrupts current plans and operations of Btab; (ix) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against
Btab or against WEL related to the Business Combination Agreement or the proposed Business Combination; (x) changes in the markets in
which Btab competes, including with respect to its competitive landscape, technology evolution or regulatory changes; (xi) changes in
domestic and global general economic conditions; (xii) risk that Btab may not be able to execute its growth strategies; (xiii) risk that
Btab may not be able to develop and maintain effective internal controls; (xiv) costs related to the Business Combination and the failure
to realize anticipated benefits of the Business Combination or to realize estimated pro forma results and underlying assumptions, including
with respect to estimated shareholder redemptions; (xv) the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the proposed Business Combination
and to achieve its commercialization and development plans, and identify and realize additional opportunities, which may be affected by,
among other things, competition, the ability of Btab to grow and manage growth economically and hire and retain key employees; (xvi) Btab’s
limited operating history, its limited financial resources, domestic or global economic conditions, activities of competitors, and the
presence of new or additional competition, and conditions of equity markets; and (xvii) those factors discussed in WEL’s filings
with the SEC and that that will be contained in the proxy statement relating to the proposed Business Combination.
The
foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties
that will be described in the “Risk Factors” section of the preliminary proxy statement and the amendments thereto, the definitive
proxy statement, and other documents to be filed by WEL from time to time with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking
statements, and while Btab and WEL may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, they assume no obligation
to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required
by applicable law. Neither of Btab or WEL gives any assurance that Btab or WEL, or Pubco, will achieve its expectations.
No Offer or Solicitation
This
Current Report on Form 8-K will not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in
respect of the Business Combination. This Current Report on Form 8-K will also not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of
an offer to buy any securities, nor will there be any sale of securities in any states or jurisdictions in which such offer, solicitation
or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities
will be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act, or an exemption therefrom.
Item 9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) |
Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished with this Form 8-K: |
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.
| Integrated Wellness Acquisition Corp |
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| By: |
/s/ Suren Ajjarapu |
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Name: Suren Ajjarapu |
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Title: Chief Executive Officer |
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Dated: December 3, 2024
Exhibit 99.1
Integrated Wellness Acquisition Corp. and Btab
E-Commerce Group, Inc. Announce Filing of Draft Registration Statement on Form S-4 with the SEC
Sydney, Australia and New York, NY, December
02, 2024 — Integrated Wellness Acquisition Corp (NYSE: WEL) (“WEL”), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition
company, and Btab Ecommerce Group, Inc., (OTC: BBTT) (“Btab”), a global e-commerce and digital supply chain solutions provider,
today jointly announced the confidential submission of a draft registration statement on Form S-4 by IWAC Holding Company Inc., a newly
created holding company organized under the laws of Delaware (“Pubco”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
The Registration Statement relates to the proposed
business combination between WEL and Btab, previously announced on May 31st, 2024. The combined company will seek to be listed
on one of the national exchanges.
Completion of the proposed transaction is subject
to regulatory approval, the approval of WEL’s shareholders and other customary closing conditions.
About Integrated Wellness Acquisition Corp:
Integrated Wellness Acquisition Corp (NYSE: WEL) is a special purpose acquisition company listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Formed to effect a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, recapitalization, reorganization, or similar business combination,
WEL focuses on opportunities in the health, nutrition, fitness, wellness, and beauty sectors, particularly products, devices, applications,
and technology driving growth within these fields.
About Btab Ecommerce Group, Inc.: Btab
Ecommerce Group (OTC: BBTT) is an e-commerce company operating in Australia, Asia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Btab provides
affordable e-commerce services and supplies technology and products to small businesses, empowering them to compete in underserved market
segments. Btab aims to expand its reach into Europe and the Americas, providing small businesses with access to products and services
typically unavailable to them. Btab believes that e-commerce growth in Asia will be substantial well into the next decade, driven by
increasing internet adoption and rising spending power. For additional information, visit https://btabcorp.com.
Important Information
About the Business Combination and Where to Find It
In connection with the
Business Combination, Pubco intends to file with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4, which will include a prospectus for Pubco’s
securities and a proxy statement for WEL’s shareholders (the “Registration Statement”). The Registration Statement
has not been filed with or declared effective by the SEC. Promptly after the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC,
WEL will mail the definitive proxy statement and a proxy card to its shareholders. Investors and securityholders of WEL and other interested
persons are advised to read, when available, the preliminary proxy statement to be filed with the SEC, and amendments thereto, and the
definitive proxy statement in connection with WEL’s solicitation of proxies for the special meeting to be held to approve the Business
Combination Agreement and the Business Combination and other documents filed in connection with the proposed Business Combination because
these documents will contain important information about Btab, WEL, Pubco following the consummation of the Business Combination, the
Business Combination Agreement and the Business Combination. The definitive proxy statement will be mailed to WEL’s shareholders
as of a record date to be established in the future for voting on the Business Combination Agreement and the Business Combination. The
Registration Statement, including the definitive proxy statement, the preliminary proxy statement and other relevant materials in connection
with the Business Combination (when they become available), and any other documents filed by WEL with the SEC, may be obtained free of
charge at the SEC's website (www.sec.gov) or by writing to: Integrated Wellness Acquisition Corp, 1441 Broadway, 6th Floor New York,
NY 10018, Attention: Mr. Matthew Malriat.
Participants in the
Solicitation
WEL, Btab and their respective
directors, executive officers, other members of management and employees may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from
WEL’s shareholders with respect to the Business Combination. Investors and securityholders may obtain more detailed information
regarding the names and interests in the Business Combination of WEL’s directors and officers in WEL’s filings with the SEC,
including, when filed with the SEC, the preliminary proxy statement and the amendments thereto, the definitive proxy statement, and other
documents filed with the SEC, and such information with respect to Btab’s directors and executive officers will also be included
in the proxy statement.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This press release contains
certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws with respect to the proposed Business Combination
between WEL and Btab, including without limitation statements regarding the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination, the anticipated
timing of the Business Combination, the implied enterprise value, future financial condition and performance of Btab and Pubco after the
Closing and expected financial impacts of the Business Combination, the satisfaction of closing conditions to the Business Combination,
the pre-money valuation of Btab (which is subject to certain inputs that may change prior to the Closing of the Business Combination and
is subject to adjustment after the Closing of the Business Combination), the level of redemptions of WEL’s public shareholders and
the products and markets and expected future performance and market opportunities of Btab. These forward-looking statements generally
are identified by the words “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,”
“intend,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “may,”
“should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely
result” and similar expressions, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking
statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions
and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties.
Many factors could cause
actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this press release, including but not limited to: (i)
the risk that the proposed Business Combination may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect the price
of WEL’s securities; (ii) the risk that the proposed Business Combination may not be completed by WEL’s business combination
deadline and the potential failure to obtain an extension of the business combination deadline if sought by WEL; (iii) the failure to
satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the Business Combination, including the approval of the Business Combination Agreement by
the shareholders of WEL; (iv) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the
Business Combination Agreement; (v) the failure to achieve the minimum amount of cash available following any redemptions by WEL’s
shareholders; (vi) redemptions exceeding a maximum threshold or the failure to meet the New York Stock Exchange’s initial listing
standards in connection with the consummation of the contemplated Business Combination; (vii) the effect of the announcement or pendency
of the Business Combination on Btab’s business relationships, operating results, and business generally; (viii) risks that the proposed
Business Combination disrupts current plans and operations of Btab; (ix) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against
Btab or against WEL related to the Business Combination Agreement or the proposed Business Combination; (x) changes in the markets in
which Btab competes, including with respect to its competitive landscape, technology evolution or regulatory changes; (xi) changes in
domestic and global general economic conditions; (xii) risk that Btab may not be able to execute its growth strategies; (xiii) risk that
Btab may not be able to develop and maintain effective internal controls; (xiv) costs related to the Business Combination and the failure
to realize anticipated benefits of the Business Combination or to realize estimated pro forma results and underlying assumptions, including
with respect to estimated shareholder redemptions; (xv) the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the proposed Business Combination
and to achieve its commercialization and development plans, and identify and realize additional opportunities, which may be affected by,
among other things, competition, the ability of Btab to grow and manage growth economically and hire and retain key employees; (xvi) Btab’s
limited operating history, its limited financial resources, domestic or global economic conditions, activities of competitors, and the
presence of new or additional competition, and conditions of equity markets; and (xvii) those factors discussed in WEL’s filings
with the SEC and that that will be contained in the proxy statement relating to the proposed Business Combination.
The foregoing list of
factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties that will be described
in the “Risk Factors” section of the preliminary proxy statement and the amendments thereto, the definitive proxy statement,
and other documents to be filed by WEL from time to time with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and
while Btab and WEL may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, they assume no obligation to update
or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by
applicable law. Neither of Btab or WEL gives any assurance that Btab or WEL, or Pubco, will achieve its expectations.
No Offer or Solicitation
This press release will
not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the Business Combination.
This press release will also not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor will there be
any sale of securities in any states or jurisdictions in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration
or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities will be made except by means of a prospectus
meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act, or an exemption therefrom.
Media Contacts:
| · | Mr.
Matthew Malriat
Chief Financial Officer
Integrated Wellness Acquisition Corp
Email: info@integratedwellnessspac.com |
| | | |
| · | Mr.
Binson Lau
Chief Executive Officer
Btab Ecommerce Group, Inc.
Email: info@btabcorp.com |
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