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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-23-079135"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FLD"
cik: "0001889123"
company_name: "Fold Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-09-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T09:21:37.431666+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# FTAC Emerald extends business combination deadline to Jan 19, 2024; ~$96.8M redeemed

## Summary
- Stockholders approved extension of initial business combination deadline from Sep 20, 2023 to Jan 19, 2024 (or earlier at Board's discretion).
- 9,239,192 Public Shares redeemed at ~$10.4762/share for aggregate ~$96.8M; 15,630,150 Public Shares remain outstanding.
- Sponsors converted all Class B shares to Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis, but waived rights to trust proceeds.
- Trust agreement amended to allow liquidation on or before Jan 19, 2024, or earlier date if Board determines.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-23-079135
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FLD
- cik: 0001889123
- company_name: Fold Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-09-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 5.03, 5.07, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1889123/000121390023079135/0001213900-23-079135-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1889123/000121390023079135/ea185490-8k_ftacemerald.htm

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## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  Fold Holdings, Inc.: Stockholders approved an amendment to the articles of incorporation.
  - Change: charter amendment
  source text: At the Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved the Charter Amendment
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1889123/000121390023079135/0001213900-23-079135-index.htm
- Material Agreements
  Fold Holdings, Inc. amended Trust Amendment with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (effective 2023-09-19).
  - Action: amendment
  - Counterparty: Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
  - Effective: 2023-09-19
  source text: and (B) an amendment (the “Trust Amendment”) to the Company’s Investment Management Trust Agreement dated December 15, 2021, with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee (the “Trust Agreement”),
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1889123/000121390023079135/0001213900-23-079135-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.