---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-24-009745"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BRLS"
cik: "0001852973"
company_name: "Borealis Foods Inc."
filed_at: "2024-02-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T10:08:10.942557+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Oxus Acquisition Corp. shareholders approve business combination with Borealis Foods; ~$21.4M redeemed

## Summary
- Extraordinary general meeting on Feb 2, 2024 approved all proposals for the business combination with Borealis Foods Inc.
- Business Combination Proposal received 5,082,433 votes for and 66,210 against.
- Shareholders redeemed 1,886,751 Class A shares, removing ~$21.36M from trust ($11.32 per share).
- Continuance, governing documents, share issuance, and incentive plan proposals also passed.
- 78.58% of voting power present; adjournment not needed as sufficient votes were cast.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-24-009745
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BRLS
- cik: 0001852973
- company_name: Borealis Foods Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-02-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1852973/000121390024009745/0001213900-24-009745-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1852973/000121390024009745/ea192760-8k425_oxusacq.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-24-009745.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Borealis Foods Inc. shareholders approved Approve and adopt an equity incentive plan at the 2024-02-02 meeting.
  - Proposal: equity plan
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-02-02
  source text: The proposal to approve and adopt an equity incentive plan in substantially the form attached to the Proxy Statement as Annex K was approved.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1852973/000121390024009745/0001213900-24-009745-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Borealis Foods Inc. shareholders approved Approve Business Combination Agreement and transactions contemplated thereby at the 2024-02-02 meeting.
  - Proposal: merger approval
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-02-02
  source text: The proposal to approve the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby was approved.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1852973/000121390024009745/0001213900-24-009745-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Borealis Foods Inc. shareholders approved Issue more than 20% of current ordinary shares in connection with business combination at the 2024-02-02 meeting.
  - Proposal: merger approval
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-02-02
  source text: The proposal to issue more than 20% of the current total issued and outstanding ordinary shares of the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1852973/000121390024009745/0001213900-24-009745-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Borealis Foods Inc. shareholders approved Approve New Borealis Governing Documents - Declassification of Board of Directors sub-proposal at the 2024-02-02 meeting.
  - Proposal: charter amendment
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-02-02
  source text: Sub-proposal (b) - Declassification of Board of Directors For Against Abstentions 5,082,433 66,210 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1852973/000121390024009745/0001213900-24-009745-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Borealis Foods Inc. shareholders approved Approve New Borealis Governing Documents - Reduced Quorum Requirement sub-proposal at the 2024-02-02 meeting.
  - Proposal: charter amendment
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-02-02
  source text: Sub-proposal (c) - Reduced Quorum Requirement For Against Abstentions 5,082,433 66,210 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1852973/000121390024009745/0001213900-24-009745-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Borealis Foods Inc. shareholders approved Approve New Borealis Governing Documents - Establishment of Advance Notice Procedures sub-proposal at the 2024-02-02 meeting.
  - Proposal: charter amendment
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-02-02
  source text: Sub-proposal (d) - Establishment of Advance Notice Procedures For Against Abstentions 5,082,433 66,210 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1852973/000121390024009745/0001213900-24-009745-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Borealis Foods Inc. shareholders approved Approve New Borealis Governing Documents - Other Matters sub-proposal at the 2024-02-02 meeting.
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-02-02
  source text: Sub-proposal (e) - Other Matters For Against Abstentions 5,082,433 66,210 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1852973/000121390024009745/0001213900-24-009745-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Borealis Foods Inc. shareholders approved Approve continuance (domestication) and adoption of new articles and by-laws at the 2024-02-02 meeting.
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-02-02
  source text: The proposal to approve the Continuance (as defined in the Proxy Statement), and in connection therewith, the adoption of the articles and by-laws of New Borealis
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1852973/000121390024009745/0001213900-24-009745-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Borealis Foods Inc. shareholders approved Approve New Borealis Governing Documents - Unlimited Authorized Capital sub-proposal at the 2024-02-02 meeting.
  - Proposal: charter amendment
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-02-02
  source text: Sub-proposal (a) - Unlimited Authorized Capital For Against Abstentions 5,082,433 66,210 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1852973/000121390024009745/0001213900-24-009745-index.htm

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