Item 8.01 Other Events.
On
June 26, 2023, the Company filed a supplement (the “Proxy Supplement”) to its proxy statement dated June 15, 2023 (the
“Extension Proxy Statement”). The Proxy Supplement announces (i) that the Company plans to open the Meeting as scheduled on
June 26, 2023, at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time, subject to the consent of the shareholders of the Company constituting a quorum as set out
in the Company's amended and restated articles of association, and then immediately adjourn the Meeting to June 28, 2023 at 11:30 a.m.
Eastern Time; and (ii) that because the Company intends to adjourn the Meeting to June 28, 2023, the redemption deadline will be extended
to 5:00 p.m. on June 26, 2023.
Shareholders
who have previously submitted shares for redemption or who have voted by proxy do not need to do anything prior to the Meeting unless
they change their decision as to redemption or voting.
The foregoing description
of the Proxy Supplement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of such document, which was filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 26, 2023, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Additional Information
and Where to Find It
The
Company filed the Extension Proxy Statement to be used to seek shareholder approval of the Extension, among other things. The Company
mailed the Extension Proxy Statement to its shareholders of record as of June 9, 2023 on or about June 15, 2023. The Company filed the
Proxy Supplement to the Extension Proxy Statement on June 26, 2023. Investors and security holders of the Company are advised to read
the Extension Proxy Statement, the Proxy Supplement and any other amendments or supplements thereto, because these documents contain or
will contain important information about the Extension and the Company. Shareholders will also be able to obtain copies of the Extension
Proxy Statement and the Proxy Supplement, without charge, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by directing a request to: TKB
Critical Technologies 1, 400 Continental Blvd, Suite 600, El Segundo, CA 90245.
Participants in the
Solicitation
The
Company and its directors and executive officers may be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies with respect to the Extension
under the rules of the SEC. Information about the directors and executive officers of the Company and a description of their interests
in the Company and the Extension are set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2022, as amended (the “Annual Report”), the Extension Proxy Statement, and the Proxy Supplement. These documents can be obtained
free of charge from the sources indicated above.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain
statements made in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibits hereto are “forward looking statements” within the meaning
of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this Current
Report on Form 8-K and such exhibits, the words “estimates,” “projected,” “expects,” “anticipates,”
“forecasts,” “plans,” “intends,” “believes,” “seeks,” “may,” “will,”
“should,” “future,” “propose” and variations of these words or similar expressions (or the negative
versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees
of future performance, conditions or results, and involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important
factors, many of which are outside the Company’s control, that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from
those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Important factors, among others, that may affect actual results or outcomes include:
the risk that approval of the Company’s shareholders for the Extension is not obtained; the inability of the Company to enter into
a definitive agreement with respect to an initial business combination within the time provided in the Company’s amended and restated
memorandum and articles of association; the level of redemptions made by the Company’s shareholders in connection with the Extension
and its impact on the amount of funds available in the Company’s trust account to complete an initial business combination; and
those factors discussed in the Annual Report under the heading “Risk Factors,” and other documents of the Company filed, or
to be filed, with the SEC. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as
a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.