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accession: "0001104659-23-119169"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001897971"
company_name: "Global Lights Acquisition Corp"
filed_at: "2023-11-16T23:59:59+00:00"
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event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# Global Lights Acquisition Corp closes $69M IPO on Nasdaq

## Summary
- IPO of 6.9M units at $10/unit, raising $69M gross; over-allotment fully exercised.
- Concurrent private placement: 350,000 units to sponsor for $3.5M.
- Trust account funded with $69.345M, including deferred underwriting fee.
- Amended and restated memorandum and articles of association adopted Nov. 10.
- Directors appointed: Chengzhong Li, Jincheng Ma, Rongyu Chi (independent).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-23-119169
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001897971
- company_name: Global Lights Acquisition Corp
- filed_at: 2023-11-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 3.02, 5.02, 5.03, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1897971/000110465923119169/0001104659-23-119169-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1897971/000110465923119169/tm2135925d30_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-119169.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jincheng Ma was appointed as Director at Global Lights Acquisition Corp.
  - Action: became
  - Role: Director
  source text: Effective on November 13, 2023, in connection with the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, Messrs. Chengzhong Li, Jincheng Ma and Rongyu Chi became directors of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1897971/000110465923119169/0001104659-23-119169-index.htm
- Executive change
  Chengzhong Li was appointed as Director at Global Lights Acquisition Corp.
  - Action: became
  - Role: Director
  source text: Effective on November 13, 2023, in connection with the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, Messrs. Chengzhong Li, Jincheng Ma and Rongyu Chi became directors of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1897971/000110465923119169/0001104659-23-119169-index.htm
- Executive change
  Rongyu Chi was appointed as Director at Global Lights Acquisition Corp.
  - Action: became
  - Role: Director
  source text: Effective on November 13, 2023, in connection with the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, Messrs. Chengzhong Li, Jincheng Ma and Rongyu Chi became directors of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1897971/000110465923119169/0001104659-23-119169-index.htm
- Governance Changes
  Global Lights Acquisition Corp: Adopted Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association on November 10, 2023 (effective 2023-11-10).
  - Change: charter amendment
  - Effective: 2023-11-10
  source text: On November 10, 2023, the Company adopted and filed its Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1897971/000110465923119169/0001104659-23-119169-index.htm
- Material Agreements
  Global Lights Acquisition Corp entered into Underwriting Agreement with Chardan Capital Markets, LLC valued at $69,000,000 gross proceeds (effective 2023-11-13).
  - Action: entry
  - Agreement: underwriting
  - Counterparty: Chardan Capital Markets, LLC
  - Value: $69,000,000 gross proceeds
  - Effective: 2023-11-13
  source text: the Company entered into the following agreements, the forms of which were previously filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement: ● an Underwriting Agreement, dated November 13, 2023, between the Company and Chardan Capital Markets, LLC, the representative of the underwriters of the IPO
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1897971/000110465923119169/0001104659-23-119169-index.htm

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