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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-24-011793"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001824884"
company_name: "Edoc Acquisition Corp."
filed_at: "2024-03-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T06:24:56.298956+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Edoc Acquisition closes merger with Australian Oilseeds; now trades as COOT on Nasdaq

## Summary
- Business combination completed March 21, 2024; EDOC merged into Merger Sub, becoming wholly owned subsidiary of Pubco.
- Pubco ordinary shares and warrants began trading on Nasdaq March 22 under symbols COOT and COOTW.
- 650,039 public shares redeemed; post-closing capital: 23,224,102 ordinary shares and 9,629,000 warrants.
- Lock-up waivers permit Sponsor distribution of 1,485,153 insider shares and 414,000 private units; some lock-up restrictions released.
- New Pubco board: Menaka Athukorala, Kevin Chen, Kapil Singh, Gowri Shankar, Gary Seaton; Gary Seaton CEO and Chairman, Bob Wu CFO.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-24-011793
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001824884
- company_name: Edoc Acquisition Corp.
- filed_at: 2024-03-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.01, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1824884/000149315224011793/0001493152-24-011793-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1824884/000149315224011793/form8-k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-24-011793.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Gary Seaton was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at Edoc Acquisition Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Gary Seaton as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman and Bob Wu as Chief Financial Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1824884/000149315224011793/0001493152-24-011793-index.htm
- Executive change
  Yan Michael Li departed as director at Edoc Acquisition Corp..
  - Action: ceased
  source text: each of Kevin Chen, Bob Ai, Gang Li, Yan Michael Li and Zintao Zheng ceased to be director and/or officers of EDOC.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1824884/000149315224011793/0001493152-24-011793-index.htm
- Executive change
  Gang Li departed as director at Edoc Acquisition Corp..
  - Action: ceased
  source text: each of Kevin Chen, Bob Ai, Gang Li, Yan Michael Li and Zintao Zheng ceased to be director and/or officers of EDOC.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1824884/000149315224011793/0001493152-24-011793-index.htm
- Executive change
  Menaka Athukorala was appointed as Director at Edoc Acquisition Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Menaka Athukorala, Kevin Chen, Kapil Singh, Gowri Shankar and Gary Seaton were appointed to serve as directors of Pubco
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1824884/000149315224011793/0001493152-24-011793-index.htm
- Executive change
  Bob Ai departed as director at Edoc Acquisition Corp..
  - Action: ceased
  source text: each of Kevin Chen, Bob Ai, Gang Li, Yan Michael Li and Zintao Zheng ceased to be director and/or officers of EDOC.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1824884/000149315224011793/0001493152-24-011793-index.htm
- Executive change
  Kevin Chen was appointed as Director at Edoc Acquisition Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Menaka Athukorala, Kevin Chen, Kapil Singh, Gowri Shankar and Gary Seaton were appointed to serve as directors of Pubco
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1824884/000149315224011793/0001493152-24-011793-index.htm
- Executive change
  Bob Wu was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Edoc Acquisition Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Gary Seaton as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman and Bob Wu as Chief Financial Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1824884/000149315224011793/0001493152-24-011793-index.htm
- Executive change
  Gary Seaton was appointed as Chairman at Edoc Acquisition Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chairman
  source text: Gary Seaton as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman and Bob Wu as Chief Financial Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1824884/000149315224011793/0001493152-24-011793-index.htm
- Executive change
  Kapil Singh was appointed as Director at Edoc Acquisition Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Menaka Athukorala, Kevin Chen, Kapil Singh, Gowri Shankar and Gary Seaton were appointed to serve as directors of Pubco
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1824884/000149315224011793/0001493152-24-011793-index.htm
- Executive change
  Kevin Chen departed as director at Edoc Acquisition Corp..
  - Action: ceased
  source text: each of Kevin Chen, Bob Ai, Gang Li, Yan Michael Li and Zintao Zheng ceased to be director and/or officers of EDOC.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1824884/000149315224011793/0001493152-24-011793-index.htm
- Executive change
  Zintao Zheng departed as director at Edoc Acquisition Corp..
  - Action: ceased
  source text: each of Kevin Chen, Bob Ai, Gang Li, Yan Michael Li and Zintao Zheng ceased to be director and/or officers of EDOC.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1824884/000149315224011793/0001493152-24-011793-index.htm
- Executive change
  Gary Seaton was appointed as Director at Edoc Acquisition Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Menaka Athukorala, Kevin Chen, Kapil Singh, Gowri Shankar and Gary Seaton were appointed to serve as directors of Pubco
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1824884/000149315224011793/0001493152-24-011793-index.htm
- Executive change
  Gowri Shankar was appointed as Director at Edoc Acquisition Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Menaka Athukorala, Kevin Chen, Kapil Singh, Gowri Shankar and Gary Seaton were appointed to serve as directors of Pubco
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1824884/000149315224011793/0001493152-24-011793-index.htm
- Governance Changes
  Edoc Acquisition Corp.: Adopted amended and restated memorandum and articles of association upon consummation of business combination, becoming wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco.
  - Change: charter amendment
  source text: In connection with the consummation of the Business Combination, at the Effective Time of the Business Combination, EDOC adopted an amended and restated memorandum and articles of association which are substantially in the form as described in the Proxy Statement, in accordance with EDOC becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco in connection with the Merger.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1824884/000149315224011793/0001493152-24-011793-index.htm
- M&A Transactions
  Edoc Acquisition Corp. underwent a change of control involving Australian Oilseeds Holdings Limited (closed 2024-03-21).
  - Action: change of control
  - Counterparty: Australian Oilseeds Holdings Limited
  - Closing: 2024-03-21
  source text: On March 21, 2024, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, the following transactions occurred at the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”): ● EDOC merged with and into Merger Sub, with EDOC continuing as the surviving entity, as a result of which: (i) EDOC became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco, and (ii) each issued and outstanding security of EDOC immediately prior to the Effective Time was automatically be cancelled, in exchange for the right of the holder thereof to receive substantially identical securities of Pubco, and ● Pubco acquired all of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of AOI (the “Purchased Shares”) from the Sellers in exchange for ordinary shares of Pubco, par value $0.0001 per share (“Pubco Ordinary Shares”)
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1824884/000149315224011793/0001493152-24-011793-index.htm

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