UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 15, 2023

ROSS ACQUISITION CORP II
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands
  
001-40201
  
95-1578557
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
  
(Commission File Number)
  
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1 Pelican Lane
Palm Beach, Florida
  
33480
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (561) 655-2615

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 to the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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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
  
Trading
Symbol(s)
  
Name of each
exchange on
which registered
Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share, $0.0001 par value per share, and one-third of one redeemable warrant
  
ROSS.U
  
New York Stock Exchange
Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value per share
   ROSS
  
New York Stock Exchange
Redeemable warrants included as part of the units, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share
  
ROSS.WS
  
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 ☒

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 5.03
Amendment to Memorandum and Articles of Association
 
On August 31, 2023, Ross Acquisition Corp II, a Cayman Islands exempted Company (the “Company”) filed a definitive proxy statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) relating to an extraordinary general meeting in lieu of annual meeting of shareholders of the Company (the “Extraordinary General Meeting”). At the Extraordinary General Meeting, shareholders approved amendments to JGGC’s amended and restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Articles”) to:
 
(i) extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination from September 16, 2023 to March 16, 2023; and
 
(ii) eliminate from the Articles the limitation that the Company shall not consummate a business combination or redeem shares if such actions would cause the Company’s net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 (the “Redemption Limitation”) in order to allow the Company to redeem public shares irrespective of whether such redemptions would breach the Redemption Limitation.
 
A copy of the amendment to the Articles is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On September 15, 2023, the Company held the Extraordinary General Meeting to approve (i) a proposal to amend the Company’s Articles to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate an initial business combination from September 16, 2023 to March 16, 2024 (the “Extension Amendment Proposal”), (ii) a proposal to amend the Company’s Articles to delete the limitations that the Company shall not consummate a business combination or redeem shares if such actions would cause the Company’s net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 (the “Redemption Limitation Amendment Proposal”), (iii) a proposal to elect Larry Kudlow as Class I director of the Company’s board of directors (the “Director Election Proposal” and, together with the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Redemption Limitation Amendment Proposal, the “Proposals”) and (iv) a proposal to allow the adjournment of the Extraordinary General Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Proposals (the “Adjournment Proposal”), each as more fully described in the proxy statement filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 31, 2023. As there were sufficient votes to approve the Proposals, the Adjournment Proposal was not presented to shareholders.

Holders of 13,323,890 ordinary shares of the Company held of record as of August 28, 2023, the record date for the Extraordinary General Meeting, were present in person or by proxy, representing approximately 89% of the voting power of the Company’s ordinary shares as of the record date for the Extraordinary General Meeting, and constituting a quorum for the transaction of business.

The voting results for the Proposals were as follows:

The Extension Amendment Proposal

For
  
Against
  
Abstain
13,321,356
   2,534 0

Accordingly, the Extension Amendment Proposal was approved.

The Redemption Limitation Amendment Proposal

For
  
Against
  
Abstain
13,287,420
  
36,370
  
100

Accordingly, the Redemption Limitation Amendment Proposal was approved.

The Director Election Proposal

For
  
Withhold
8,625,000
  
0

Accordingly, the Director Election Proposal was approved.

Item 8.01.
Other Events

In connection with the vote to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal, the holders of 1,339,804 Class A ordinary shares of the Company properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $10.74 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $14.4 million.

On September 15, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the results of the Extraordinary General Meeting. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit
  
Description
 
Amendment to Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association
 
Press Release, dated September 15, 2023
104
  
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

 
ROSS ACQUISITION CORP II
     
Date: September 15, 2023
    
     
 
By:
/s/ Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.
 
Name:
Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.
 
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer


Exhibit 3.1

AMENDMENT
TO THE
AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
ROSS ACQUISITION CORP II
(the “Company”)
RESOLUTIONS OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY

RESOLVED, as a special resolution, that articles 49.7 and 49.8 of the Amended and Restated Articles of Association of the Company be deleted and replaced as follows:

“49.7 In the event that the Company does not consummate a Business Combination by March 16, 2024 (or such earlier date as determined by the Board), or such later time as the Members may approve in accordance with the Articles, the Company shall:
 

 (a)
cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up;
 

 (b)
as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-Share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company (less taxes payable and up to US$100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then Public Shares in issue, which redemption will completely extinguish public Members’ rights as Members (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any); and
 

 (c)
as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining Members and the Directors, liquidate and dissolve,
 
subject in each case to its obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and other requirements of Applicable Law.”

“49.8 In the event that any amendment is made to the Articles:
 

 (a)
to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with a Business Combination or redeem 100 per cent of the Public Shares if the Company does not consummate a Business Combination by March 16, 2024, or such later time as the Members may approve in accordance with the Articles; or
 

 (b)
with respect to any other provision relating to Members’ rights or pre-Business Combination activity, each holder of Public Shares who is not the Sponsor, a Founder, Officer or Director shall be provided with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares upon the approval or effectiveness of any such amendment at a per-Share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes, divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares. The Company’s ability to provide such redemption in this Article is subject to the Redemption Limitation.”

RESOLVED, as a special resolution, that articles 49.2, 49.4 and 49.5 of the Amended and Restated Articles of Association of the Company be deleted and replaced as follows:

“49.2 Prior to the consummation of a Business Combination, the Company shall either:
 

 (a)
submit such Business Combination to its Members for approval; or
 

 (b)
provide Members with the opportunity to have their Shares repurchased by means of a tender offer for a per-Share repurchase price payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of such Business Combination, including interest earned on the Trust Account (net of taxes paid or payable, if any), divided by the number of then issued Public Shares.”

“49.4 At a general meeting called for the purposes of approving a Business Combination pursuant to this Article, in the event that such Business Combination is approved by Ordinary Resolution, the Company shall be authorised to consummate such Business Combination.”

“49.5 Any Member holding Public Shares who is not the Sponsor, a Founder, Officer or Director may, in connection with any vote on a Business Combination, elect to have their Public Shares redeemed for cash, in accordance with any applicable requirements provided for in the related proxy materials (the “IPO Redemption”), provided that no such Member acting together with any Affiliate of his or any other person with whom he is acting in concert or as a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate, or other group for the purposes of acquiring, holding, or disposing of Shares may exercise this redemption right with respect to more than 15 per cent of the Public Shares in the aggregate without the prior consent of the Company and provided further that any beneficial holder of Public Shares on whose behalf a redemption right is being exercised must identify itself to the Company in connection with any redemption election in order to validly redeem such Public Shares. If so demanded, the Company shall pay any such redeeming Member, regardless of whether he is voting for or against such proposed Business Combination, a per-Share redemption price payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, including interest earned on the Trust Account (such interest shall be net of taxes payable) and not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes, divided by the number of then issued Public Shares (such redemption price being referred to herein as the “Redemption Price”), but only in the event that the applicable proposed Business Combination is approved and consummated.”

 
Exhibit 99.1
 
Ross Acquisition Corp II Announces Shareholder Approval of Extension of Deadline to Complete a Business Combination
 
PALM BEACH, FL, September 15, 2023 — Ross Acquisition Corp II (NYSE:ROSS) (the “Company”) announced today that its shareholders approved amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to, amongst other things, extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination from September 16, 2023 to March 16, 2024 (such proposal, the “Extension Amendment Proposal”).

In connection with the vote to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal, the holders of 1,339,804 Class A ordinary shares of the Company properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $10.74 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $14.4 million. Approximately $54.2 million will remain in trust.
 
About Ross Acquisition Corp II
 
Ross Acquisition Corp II is a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by Ross Holding Company LLC, an affiliate of Wilbur L. Ross, Stephen J. Toy, and Nadim Z. Qureshi, for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or assets. Ross Acquisition Corp II completed its initial public offering in March 2021.
 
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
 
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company’s actual results may differ from their expectations, estimates and projections and consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements that are other than statements of historical facts. No representations or warranties, express or implied are given in, or in respect of, this press release. When we use words such as “may,” “will,” “intend,” “should,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” “estimate” or similar expressions that do not relate solely to historical matters, it is making 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 (the “SEC”).  All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on the Company’s 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 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 6, 2023 and other documents filed with the SEC. The Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date of this press release, except as required by applicable law.
 
Contact
 
Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.
(561) 655-2615
wross@rossacquisition2.com 


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