{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001213900-23-023355","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"EMAT","cik":"0001866226","company_name":"Evolution Metals & Technologies Corp.","filed_at":"2023-03-28T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:47.258649+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-17T13:43:57.032511+00:00","sec_items":["1.01","5.07","5.03","8.01","9.01"],"event_type":"other_material","sentiment":"negative","materiality_score":0.75,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.75,"confidence":"high","headline":"WTMA shareholders approve extension to Sep 2023; 41% of shares redeemed, trust cut to $37.7M","bullets":["Stockholders approved extending business combination deadline from Mar 30 to up to Sep 30, 2023, with $125K/month deposit.","Holders of 4,097,964 shares redeemed for ~$42.5M at ~$10.38/sh, reducing trust from ~$80.2M to ~$37.7M.","Merger agreement with WaveTech amended to extend closing deadline to April 30, 2023, subject to Acquiror Extension.","Charter and trust agreement amended to permit extension; 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(the “Company” or “WTMA”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company entered into an amendment to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated March 24, 2023, by and between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Company (the “Trust Agreement”).","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1866226/000121390023023355/0001213900-23-023355-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Material Agreements","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"amendment"},{"label":"Counterparty","value":"Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company"},{"label":"Value","value":"Amendment to Investment Management Trust Agreement regarding company extension"},{"label":"Effective","value":"2023-03-24"}],"fact_type":"material_agreement"},{"claim_id":"233e0c142c32e104ba094b1df23b0e36667bdcdf","claim":"Evolution Metals & Technologies Corp. shareholders approved Amend the Trust Agreement to extend the Combination Period up to September 30, 2023 at the 2023-03-24 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"2. Trust Amendment Proposal The stockholders approved the proposal to amend (the “Trust Amendment” and together with the Charter Amendment, the “Extensions”) the Trust Agreement, allowing the Company to extend the Combination Period for up to an additional six months, from March 30, 2023 to up to September 30, 2023 (the “Trust Amendment”), by depositing into the trust account the Extension Payment each additional one month extension in exchange for an Extension Note. The voting results were as follows: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 8,879,148 28,793 -0-","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1866226/000121390023023355/0001213900-23-023355-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-03-24"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"5e63d6be2513c41c5a3a21197a2ecc8ed3635a76","claim":"Evolution Metals & Technologies Corp. shareholders approved Amend the Company's Charter to extend the Combination Period up to September 30, 2023 at the 2023-03-24 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"1. Charter Amendment Proposal The stockholders approved the proposal to amend (the “Charter Amendment”) the Company’s Charter by allowing the Company to extend (the “Extension”) the date by which it has to consummate a business combination (the “Combination Period”) for up to an additional six months, from March 30, 2023 to up to September 30, 2023, by depositing into the trust account (the “trust account”) $125,000 for each additional one month extension (the “Extension Payment”) in exchange for a non-interest bearing, unsecured promissory note, convertible at the option of the holder, in full or in part, into units at a price of $10.00 per unit, which units will be identical to the private placement units issued in connection with the initial public offering of the Company’s units and repayable upon closing of a business combination (the “Extension Note”). The voting results were as follows: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 8,879,148 28,793 -0-","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1866226/000121390023023355/0001213900-23-023355-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"charter amendment"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-03-24"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"6163bc5cc507b62097c7658dc7e8b410e3000629","claim":"Evolution Metals & Technologies Corp. shareholders approved Ratify the selection of UHY LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2022 at the 2023-03-24 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"3. Auditor Proposal The stockholders ratified the selection by the Company’s audit committee of UHY LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. The voting results were as follows: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 6,517,656 2,104,087 286,198","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1866226/000121390023023355/0001213900-23-023355-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-03-24"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}