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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):
April 2, 2021
Whole
Earth Brands, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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001-38880
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38-4101973
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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125 S. Wacker Drive
Suite 3150
Chicago, IL 60606
(Address of principal executive offices, including
zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code: (312) 840-6000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since
last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K
filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which
registered
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Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share
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FREE
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The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
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Warrants to purchase one-half of one share of common stock
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FREEW
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The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
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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 x
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.
Whole
Earth Brands, Inc. (the “Company”), currently intends to hold its first Annual Meeting of Stockholders
(the “Annual Meeting”) on June 9, 2021, solely by means of remote communication (i.e., a virtual-only
stockholder meeting) in lieu of an in-person meeting as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic at a time and location determined and to
be specified in the Company’s definitive proxy statement related to the Annual Meeting.
Under
the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company has set April 12, 2021 as the deadline for submitting
a shareholder proposal for inclusion in the Company’s proxy materials for the Annual Meeting pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Accordingly, in order for a stockholder proposal to be considered for inclusion
in the Company’s proxy materials for the Annual Meeting, the proposal must be received by the Secretary of the Company at the Company’s
principal executive offices at 125 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 3150, Chicago, Illinois 60606, no later than the close of business
on such date, and comply with the procedures and requirements set forth in Rule 14a-8.
In
accordance with the advance notice requirements contained in the Bylaws of the Company (the “Bylaws”), for director
nominations or other business to be brought before the Annual Meeting by a stockholder, other than Rule 14a-8 proposals described
above, written notice to the Secretary of the Company must be delivered to, or be mailed and received at, the principal executive offices
of the Company no later than the close of business on April 12, 2021. These stockholder notices also must comply with the requirements
of the Bylaws and will not be effective otherwise.
SIGNATURE
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.
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Whole Earth Brands, Inc.
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Dated: April 2, 2021
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By:
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/s/ Andrew Rusie
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Name:
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Andrew Rusie
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Title:
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Chief Financial Officer
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