---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-210160"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NOTE"
cik: "0001823466"
company_name: "FiscalNote Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-08-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T06:05:11.735933+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 1.0
calibrated_materiality_score: 1.0
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# FiscalNote completes de-SPAC merger, begins trading on NYSE as NOTE and NOTE.WS

## Summary
- DSAC and FiscalNote merger closed July 29, 2022; New FiscalNote now public on NYSE under tickers NOTE and NOTE.WS.
- DSAC public shareholders redeemed 11,408,314 shares for ~$114.3M; backstop parties purchased shares at $10.00 each.
- New $150M term loan credit agreement entered with Runway Growth Finance Corp. and Orix Growth Capital LLC.
- Each previously outstanding DSAC warrant adjusted to 1.571 warrants; exercise price reduced from $11.50 to $7.32 per share.
- Sponsor and certain stockholders subject to 180-day lock-up; co-founders locked up for 12 months from closing.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-210160
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NOTE
- cik: 0001823466
- company_name: FiscalNote Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-08-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 1.0
- calibrated_materiality_score: 1.0
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.01, 9.01, 3.02, 3.01, 3.03, 8.01, 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.06
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823466/000119312522210160/0001193125-22-210160-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823466/000119312522210160/d349681d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Gerald Yao was appointed as Chief Strategy Officer, Global Head of ESG at FiscalNote Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Strategy Officer, Global Head of ESG
  source text: Effective as of the Closing, the executive officers of the Company are: • Timothy Hwang, Chief Executive Officer; • Gerald Yao, Chief Strategy Officer, Global Head of ESG; • Jon Slabaugh, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Corporate Development; • Josh Resnik, President, General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer; • Krystal Putman-Garcia, Chief Marketing Officer and General Manager of Advocacy; • Reed Fawell, Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer; and • Vibha Jain Miller, Senior Vice President of People and Diversity, Equality, Inclusion, Belonging and Accessibility.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823466/000119312522210160/0001193125-22-210160-index.htm
- Executive change
  Michael J. Callahan was appointed as Director at FiscalNote Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: • Class II directors: Michael J. Callahan, Manoj Jain, Keith Nilsson and Gerald Yao;
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823466/000119312522210160/0001193125-22-210160-index.htm
- Executive change
  Stanley McChrystal was appointed as Director at FiscalNote Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: • Class I directors: Key Compton, Timothy Hwang and Stanley McChrystal;
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823466/000119312522210160/0001193125-22-210160-index.htm
- Executive change
  Vibha Jain Miller was appointed as Senior Vice President of People and Diversity, Equality, Inclusion, Belonging and Accessibility at FiscalNote Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Senior Vice President of People and Diversity, Equality, Inclusion, Belonging and Accessibility
  source text: Effective as of the Closing, the executive officers of the Company are: • Timothy Hwang, Chief Executive Officer; • Gerald Yao, Chief Strategy Officer, Global Head of ESG; • Jon Slabaugh, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Corporate Development; • Josh Resnik, President, General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer; • Krystal Putman-Garcia, Chief Marketing Officer and General Manager of Advocacy; • Reed Fawell, Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer; and • Vibha Jain Miller, Senior Vice President of People and Diversity, Equality, Inclusion, Belonging and Accessibility.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823466/000119312522210160/0001193125-22-210160-index.htm
- Executive change
  Keith Nilsson was appointed as Director at FiscalNote Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: • Class II directors: Michael J. Callahan, Manoj Jain, Keith Nilsson and Gerald Yao;
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823466/000119312522210160/0001193125-22-210160-index.htm
- Executive change
  Timothy Hwang was appointed as Director at FiscalNote Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: • Class I directors: Key Compton, Timothy Hwang and Stanley McChrystal;
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823466/000119312522210160/0001193125-22-210160-index.htm
- Executive change
  Reed Fawell was appointed as Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer at FiscalNote Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer
  source text: Effective as of the Closing, the executive officers of the Company are: • Timothy Hwang, Chief Executive Officer; • Gerald Yao, Chief Strategy Officer, Global Head of ESG; • Jon Slabaugh, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Corporate Development; • Josh Resnik, President, General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer; • Krystal Putman-Garcia, Chief Marketing Officer and General Manager of Advocacy; • Reed Fawell, Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer; and • Vibha Jain Miller, Senior Vice President of People and Diversity, Equality, Inclusion, Belonging and Accessibility.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823466/000119312522210160/0001193125-22-210160-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jon Slabaugh was appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at FiscalNote Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Corporate Development
  source text: Effective as of the Closing, the executive officers of the Company are: • Timothy Hwang, Chief Executive Officer; • Gerald Yao, Chief Strategy Officer, Global Head of ESG; • Jon Slabaugh, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Corporate Development; • Josh Resnik, President, General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer; • Krystal Putman-Garcia, Chief Marketing Officer and General Manager of Advocacy; • Reed Fawell, Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer; and • Vibha Jain Miller, Senior Vice President of People and Diversity, Equality, Inclusion, Belonging and Accessibility.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823466/000119312522210160/0001193125-22-210160-index.htm
- Executive change
  Manoj Jain was appointed as Director at FiscalNote Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: • Class II directors: Michael J. Callahan, Manoj Jain, Keith Nilsson and Gerald Yao;
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823466/000119312522210160/0001193125-22-210160-index.htm
- Executive change
  Timothy Hwang was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at FiscalNote Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Effective as of the Closing, the executive officers of the Company are: • Timothy Hwang, Chief Executive Officer; • Gerald Yao, Chief Strategy Officer, Global Head of ESG; • Jon Slabaugh, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Corporate Development; • Josh Resnik, President, General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer; • Krystal Putman-Garcia, Chief Marketing Officer and General Manager of Advocacy; • Reed Fawell, Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer; and • Vibha Jain Miller, Senior Vice President of People and Diversity, Equality, Inclusion, Belonging and Accessibility.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823466/000119312522210160/0001193125-22-210160-index.htm
- Executive change
  Krystal Putman-Garcia was appointed as Chief Marketing Officer and General Manager of Advocacy at FiscalNote Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Marketing Officer and General Manager of Advocacy
  source text: Effective as of the Closing, the executive officers of the Company are: • Timothy Hwang, Chief Executive Officer; • Gerald Yao, Chief Strategy Officer, Global Head of ESG; • Jon Slabaugh, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Corporate Development; • Josh Resnik, President, General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer; • Krystal Putman-Garcia, Chief Marketing Officer and General Manager of Advocacy; • Reed Fawell, Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer; and • Vibha Jain Miller, Senior Vice President of People and Diversity, Equality, Inclusion, Belonging and Accessibility.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823466/000119312522210160/0001193125-22-210160-index.htm
- Executive change
  Josh Resnik was appointed as President, General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer at FiscalNote Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President, General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer
  source text: Effective as of the Closing, the executive officers of the Company are: • Timothy Hwang, Chief Executive Officer; • Gerald Yao, Chief Strategy Officer, Global Head of ESG; • Jon Slabaugh, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Corporate Development; • Josh Resnik, President, General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer; • Krystal Putman-Garcia, Chief Marketing Officer and General Manager of Advocacy; • Reed Fawell, Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer; and • Vibha Jain Miller, Senior Vice President of People and Diversity, Equality, Inclusion, Belonging and Accessibility.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823466/000119312522210160/0001193125-22-210160-index.htm
- Executive change
  Brandon Sweeney was appointed as Director at FiscalNote Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: • Class III directors: Anna Sedgley, Brandon Sweeney and Conrad Yiu.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823466/000119312522210160/0001193125-22-210160-index.htm
- Executive change
  Key Compton was appointed as Director at FiscalNote Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: • Class I directors: Key Compton, Timothy Hwang and Stanley McChrystal;
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823466/000119312522210160/0001193125-22-210160-index.htm
- Executive change
  Anna Sedgley was appointed as Director at FiscalNote Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: • Class III directors: Anna Sedgley, Brandon Sweeney and Conrad Yiu.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823466/000119312522210160/0001193125-22-210160-index.htm
- Executive change
  Gerald Yao was appointed as Director at FiscalNote Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: • Class II directors: Michael J. Callahan, Manoj Jain, Keith Nilsson and Gerald Yao;
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823466/000119312522210160/0001193125-22-210160-index.htm
- Executive change
  Conrad Yiu was appointed as Director at FiscalNote Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: • Class III directors: Anna Sedgley, Brandon Sweeney and Conrad Yiu.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823466/000119312522210160/0001193125-22-210160-index.htm

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