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 22, 2021 (March 16, 2021)



ROSS ACQUISITION CORP II
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands
 
001-40201
 
98-1578557
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)



1 Pelican Lane
Palm Beach, Florida 33480
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (561) 655-2615

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange on
which registered
Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share, $0.0001 par value, and one-third of one redeemable warrant
 
ROSS.U
 
The New York Stock Exchange
Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value
 
ROSS
 
The New York Stock Exchange
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share
 
ROSS WS
 
The New York Stock Exchange

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 March 16, 2021, Ross Acquisition Corp II (the “Company”) consummated its initial public offering (“IPO”) of 34,500,000 units (the “Units”), including the issuance of 4,500,000 Units as a result of the underwriter’s in the IPO (the “Underwriter”) exercise of its over-allotment option in full. Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”), and one-third of one redeemable warrant of the Company (each whole warrant, a “Warrant”), with each Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share for $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $345,000,000.

On March 16, 2021, simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO, the Company completed the private sale (the “Private Placement”) of an aggregate of 5,933,333 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) to Ross Holding Company LLC at a purchase price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $8,900,000.

A total of $345,000,000, comprised of $338,100,000 of the proceeds from the IPO (which amount includes $11,375,000 of the underwriter’s deferred discount) and $6,900,000 of the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, was placed in a U.S.-based trust account at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee.

An audited balance sheet as of March 16, 2021 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.

(d) Exhibits

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
Audited Balance Sheet as of March 16, 2021.

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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.

 
ROSS ACQUISITION CORP II
   
 
By:
/s/ Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.
 
Name:
Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.
 
Title:
Chief Executive Officer

Dated:          March 22, 2021

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