--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001140361-23-015392" form_type: "8-K" ticker: null cik: "0001863181" company_name: "Home Plate Acquisition Corp" filed_at: "2023-03-31T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-17T08:28:26.544571+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "negative" materiality_score: 0.9 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Home Plate Acquisition extends deadline to Oct 4, 2023; ~89% of Class A shares redeemed for ~$181M ## Summary - Stockholders approved extension of business combination deadline from April 4, 2023 to October 4, 2023. - Amendment allows Class B common stock to convert to Class A on a one-for-one basis prior to closing. - 17,727,065 Class A shares (approx. 89% of outstanding) redeemed for ~$181.2M ($10.22 per share). - Trust account reduced from $200M to ~$18.8M after redemptions and expenses. - Extension and conversion amendments passed with over 18.8M votes for, 459k against. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001140361-23-015392 - form_type: 8-K - cik: 0001863181 - company_name: Home Plate Acquisition Corp - filed_at: 2023-03-31T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: negative - materiality_score: 0.9 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9 - confidence: high - sec_items: 1.01, 5.03, 5.07, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1863181/000114036123015392/0001140361-23-015392-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1863181/000114036123015392/brhc10050678_8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-23-015392 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-23-015392.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-23-015392.txt ## Key facts - Governance Changes Home Plate Acquisition Corp: Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to extend business combination deadline to October 4, 2023 and provide Class B conversion right (effective 2023-03-30). - Change: charter amendment - Effective: 2023-03-30 source text: the Company filed an amendment (the “Extension Amendment”) to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “A&R Charter”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The Extension Amendment (i) extends the date by which the Company must consummate its initial business combination from April 4, 2023 to October 4, 2023 and (ii) provides holders of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class B Common Stock”) the right to convert any and all of their Class B Common Stock into the Company’s Class A common stock evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1863181/000114036123015392/0001140361-23-015392-index.htm - Material Agreements Home Plate Acquisition Corp amended Amendment No. 1 with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (effective 2023-03-30). - Action: amendment - Counterparty: Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company - Effective: 2023-03-30 source text: Home Plate Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “IMTA Amendment”) to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2021 (the “IMTA”). evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1863181/000114036123015392/0001140361-23-015392-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Home Plate Acquisition Corp shareholders approved Approve amendment to A&R Charter to provide holders of Class B Common Stock the right to convert to Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis prior to closing (Founder Share Amendment Proposal) at the 2023-03-30 meeting. - Proposal: charter amendment - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-03-30 source text: The Founder Share Amendment Proposal – To approve and amend the A&R Charter to provide holders of Class B Common Stock the right to convert any and all of their Class B Common Stock into Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis prior to the closing of a business combination at the election of the holder. For Against Abstain 18,878,168 459,003 1,003 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1863181/000114036123015392/0001140361-23-015392-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Home Plate Acquisition Corp shareholders approved Approve amendment to A&R Charter to extend business combination deadline from April 4, 2023 to October 4, 2023 (Extension Amendment Proposal) at the 2023-03-30 meeting. - Proposal: charter amendment - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-03-30 source text: The Extension Amendment Proposal – To approve and amend the A&R Charter to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination from April 4, 2023 to October 4, 2023. For Against Abstain 18,879,171 459,003 0 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1863181/000114036123015392/0001140361-23-015392-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Home Plate Acquisition Corp shareholders approved Approve amendment to Investment Management Trust Agreement to extend business combination deadline from April 4, 2023 to October 4, 2023 (Trust Amendment Proposal) at the 2023-03-30 meeting. - Proposal: charter amendment - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-03-30 source text: The Trust Amendment Proposal – To approve and amend the IMTA allowing the Company to extend the period of time required to consummate a business combination from April 4, 2023 to October 4, 2023. For Against Abstain 18,879,171 459,003 0 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1863181/000114036123015392/0001140361-23-015392-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.