UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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):

March 26, 2021

HH&L Acquisition Co.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Cayman Islands   001-40006   N/A
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

Suite 3508, One Exchange Square

8 Connaught Place

Central, Hong Kong

 

 

00000

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (852) 3752 2870

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share   HHLA   The New York Stock Exchange
Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50   HHLA WS   The New York Stock Exchange
Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant   HHLA.U   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 8.01.Other Events.

 

On March 26, 2021, HH&L Acquisition Co. (the “Company”) announced that the holders of the Company’s units (the “Units”) may elect to separately trade the Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A ordinary shares”), and warrants included in the Units commencing on March 29, 2021. Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one warrant to purchase one Class A ordinary share. Any Units not separated will continue to trade on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the symbol “HHLA.U”. Any underlying shares of Class A ordinary shares and warrants that are separated will trade on the NYSE under the symbols “HHLA” and “HHLA WS,” respectively. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole warrants will trade. Holders of Units will need to have their brokers contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent, in order to separate the holders’ Units into Class A ordinary shares and warrants.

 

A copy of the press release issued by the Company announcing the separate trading of the securities underlying the Units is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

  

Exhibit No.   Description
99.1   Press Release, dated March 26, 2021.

 

  

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: March 26, 2021

 

  HH&L Acquisition Co.
     
  By: /s/ Richard Qi Li
    Richard Qi Li
    Chief Executive Officer