Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 4, 2022 (February 2, 2022)

BLUE WORLD ACQUISITION CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands	001-41256	N/A
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)		Identification Number)

244 Fifth Avenue, Suite B-88

New York, NY 10001

(Address of principal executive offices)

(646) 998-9582

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, consisting of one Class A Ordinary Share, $0.0001 par value, one-half of one redeemable Warrant, each whole warrant to acquire one Class A Ordinary Share, and one Right to acquire one-tenth of one Class A Ordinary Share	BWAQU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share	BWAQ	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share	BWAQW	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Rights, each whole right to acquire one-tenth of one Class A Ordinary Share	BWAQR	The Nasdaq Global Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On February 2, 2022, Blue World Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) consummated an initial public offering (the “IPO”) of 9,200,000 units (the “Units”), which included 1,200,000 units issued upon the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option. Each Unit consists of one Class A Ordinary Share, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Class A Ordinary Share”), one-half of one redeemable warrant (the “Warrants”), each whole Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, and one right (the “Right”), each one Right entitling the holder thereof to exchange for one-tenth of one Class A Ordinary Share upon the completion of the Company’s initial business combination. The Units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $92,000,000.

On February 2, 2022, simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO, the Company completed the private sale (the “Private Placement”) of 424,480 units (the “Private Units”) including 378,480 Private Units to the Company’s sponsor, Blue World Holdings Limited (the “Sponsor”), and 46,000 Private Units to Maxim Group LLC (or its designees), the representative of the several underwriters (the “Representative”), respectively, at a purchase price of $10.00 per Private Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $4,244,800.

The proceeds of $ 92,920,000 ($10.10 per Public Unit) in the aggregate from the IPO and the Private Placement, were placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) established for the benefit of the Company’s public shareholders and the underwriters of the IPO with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee.

An audited balance sheet as of February 2, 2022, reflecting receipt of the proceeds upon consummation of the IPO and the Private Placement has been issued by the Company and is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibits

99.1		Audited Balance Sheet as of February 2, 2022.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.