UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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 3, 2022~~

August 9, 2022

PROVIDENT ACQUISITION CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Cayman Islands		001-39860		N/A
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Unit 11C/D, Kimley Commercial Building
142 – 146 Queen’s Road Central
Hong Kong		00000
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: + 852 2467 0338

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below): x 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))

x 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
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share	PAQC	Nasdaq Capital Market
Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50	PAQCW	Nasdaq Capital Market
Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant	PAQCU	Nasdaq Capital Market

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 71.01. ~~Regulation~~Entry FDinto ~~Disclosure~~a Material Definitive Agreement.

~~Furnished~~Assignment ~~as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated~~Assumption ~~into this Item 7.01 herein by reference is the investor call script dated March 3, 2022 that Provident Acquisition Corp. (“Provident”)~~ and ~~Perfect~~Consent Corp. (“Perfect”) have prepared in connection with the announcement of the proposed transactions involving Provident and Perfect (the “Business Combination”) and the PIPE financing in connection with the Business Combination.Agreement

~~The~~Upon ~~Exhibit~~requests ~~99.1~~from ~~being furnished pursuant~~certain toPIPE ~~Item~~Investors ~~7.01~~("PIPE ~~and~~Assignors") ~~will not be deemed~~ to betransfer ~~filed~~and ~~for~~assign ~~purposes~~their ofrights ~~Section 18~~and ofobligations under the ~~Securities~~respective ~~Exchange~~PIPE ~~Act~~Subscription Agreements ofto ~~1934,~~their asrespective ~~amended~~affiliates (~~the “Exchange~~"PIPE ~~Act”~~Assignees"), orfor ~~otherwise~~internal bereorganization ~~subject~~purposes, toon ~~the~~August ~~liabilities~~9, ~~of that section~~2022, Provident ~~nor~~Acquisition ~~will~~Corp. it(the be“Provident”), ~~deemed~~Perfect toCorp. be(“Perfect”), ~~incorporated~~each byPIPE ~~reference~~Assignor and ineach ~~any~~PIPE ~~filing~~Assignee ~~under~~entered ~~the~~into ~~Securities~~certain ~~Act~~assignment orassumption ~~the~~and ~~Exchange~~consent ~~Act,~~agreements ~~regardless~~(the of"Assignment ~~any~~Assumption ~~general~~and ~~incorporation~~Consent ~~language in such filings~~Agreement"). Each ~~This~~PIPE ~~Current Report~~Assignee will ~~not~~assume bethe ~~deemed~~respective anSubscription ~~admission~~Agreements, asincluding to the ~~materiality~~full amount of ~~any~~PIPE ~~information~~Assignors' inaggregate ~~this~~subscription under ~~Item~~such 7agreement.~~01, including Exhibit 99.1.~~

~~Forward-Looking~~The foregoing ~~Statements~~description of the Assignment Assumption and Consent Agreement is qualified in all respects by reference to the full text of the Assignment Assumption and Consent Agreements, which are attached as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

~~This~~Terms ~~Current Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning~~ of ~~Section 27A of~~ the ~~Securities~~PIPE ~~Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act that are based on beliefs~~Subscription ~~and~~Agreement ~~assumptions~~were ~~and~~disclosed on ~~information currently available to~~ Provident and Perfect. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the following words: “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “project,” “potential,” “continue,” “ongoing,” “target,” “seek” or the negative or plural of these words, or other similar expressions that are predictions or indicate future events or prospects, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including the capability of Perfect’s technology and Perfect’s business plans are also forward-looking statements. These statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward- looking statements. Although each of Provident and Perfect believes that it has a reasonable basis for each forward-looking statement contained in this Current Report~~, each~~ ~~of Provident and Perfect cautions you that these statements are based~~ on aForm ~~combination~~8-K ofdated ~~facts~~March ~~and factors currently known and projections of the future~~3, ~~which~~2022 ~~are inherently uncertain. In addition, there will be risks~~ and uncertainties described in the proxy statement/prospectus relating to the proposed transaction, which is expected to be filed by Perfect with the SEC, and other documents filed by Perfect or Provident from time to time with the SEC. These filings may identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Neither Provident nor Perfect can assure you that the forward-looking statements in this Current Report will prove to be accurate. These forward-looking statements are subject to a ~~number~~form of ~~risks~~PIPE ~~and~~Subscription uncertainties, including, among others, the ability to complete the Business Combination due to the failure to obtain approval from Provident’s shareholders or satisfy other closing conditions in the Business Combination Agreement~~, the occurrence~~ ofis ~~any~~filed event that could give rise to the termination of the Business Combination Agreement, the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination, the amount of redemption requests made by Provident’s public shareholders, costs related to the transaction, the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the risk that the transaction disrupts current plans and operations as aExhibit result of the announcement and consummation of the transaction, the outcome of any potential litigation, government or regulatory proceedings and other risks and uncertainties, including those to be included under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Registration Statement to be filed by Perfect with the SEC and those included under the heading “Risk Factors” in the annual report on Form 10~~-K for year ended December 31, 2020 of Provident and in its subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and other filings with the SEC~~.1 There may be additional risks that neither Provident nor Perfect presently knows or that Provident and Perfect currently believe are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward looking statementsthereunder. In light of the significant uncertainties in these forward-looking statements, you should not regard these statements as a representation or warranty by Provident, Perfect, their respective directors, officers or employees or any other person that Provident and Perfect will achieve their objectives and plans in any specified time frame, or at all. The forward-looking statements in this Current Report represent the views of Provident and Perfect as of the date of this Current Report. Subsequent events and developments may cause those views to change. However, while Provident and Perfect may update these forward-looking statements in the future, there is no current intention to do so, except to the extent required by applicable law. You should, therefore, not rely on these forward-looking statements as representing the views of Provident or Perfect as of any date subsequent to the date of this Current Report.

2FPA Joinder Agreement and Consent to Joinder Agreement

~~Additional~~Similarly, ~~Information~~upon requests from an FPA Investor, on August 9, 2022, an affiliate of the FPA Investor entered into a joinder agreement with the Provident and ~~Where~~the FPA Investor to ~~Find~~assume the rights and obligations of the FPA Investor under the Forward Purchase Agreement (such joinder agreement, the "FPA ItJoinder Agreement"). On the same date and prior to the entry into the FPA Joinder Agreement, Perfect provided a consent in writing to such joinder agreement upon Provident’s request (the “Consent to Joinder Agreement”).

~~Shareholders of Provident and other interested~~The ~~persons~~foregoing ~~are~~descriptions ~~encouraged~~of ~~to read, when available,~~ the ~~preliminary~~FPA ~~proxy~~Joinder ~~statement/prospectus~~Agreement ~~included~~and in the ~~Registration~~Consent ~~Statement as well as other documents~~ to beJoinder ~~filed~~Agreement ~~with~~are ~~the~~qualified ~~SEC~~in ~~because~~all ~~these~~respects ~~documents~~by ~~will contain important information about Provident, Perfect~~reference ~~and the proposed transaction. After the Registration Statement is declared effective, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus~~ to ~~be included in~~ the ~~Registration~~full ~~Statement~~text ~~will be mailed to shareholders~~ of ~~Provident as of a record date to be established for voting on~~ the ~~proposed~~FPA ~~transaction.~~Joinder ~~Before~~Agreement ~~making any voting or investment decision, investors~~ and ~~shareholders~~the ofConsent ~~Provident are urged~~ to ~~carefully read~~Joinder ~~the entire Registration Statement and proxy statement/prospectus~~Agreement, ~~when they become available~~respectively, ~~and~~which ~~any~~are ~~other~~attached ~~relevant documents filed with the SEC,~~ as ~~well~~Exhibits ~~as any amendments or supplements to these documents, because they will contain important information about the~~10.3 ~~proposed~~and ~~Business Combination~~10.4 ~~The~~hereto ~~documents~~and ~~filed~~incorporated by ~~Provident~~reference ~~with the SEC may be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s website at www~~herein.~~sec.gov.~~

~~Participants~~Terms inof the ~~Solicitation~~Forward Purchase Agreement were disclosed on Provident’s registration statement on Form S-1 dated December 22, 2020 and the executed version of the Forward Purchase Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.10 thereunder.

~~Provident and its directors and executive~~Item ~~officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from Provident’s shareholders with respect to the Business Combination~~3. A02 ~~list~~Unregistered ofSales ~~the names~~ of ~~those~~Equity ~~directors and executive officers and a description of their interests in Provident will be included in the proxy statement/prospectus for the Business Combination when available at www~~Securities.sec.gov. Information about Provident’s directors and executive officers and their ownership of Provident’s shares is set forth in Provident’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. Other information regarding the interests of the participants in the proxy solicitation will be included in the proxy statement/prospectus pertaining to the Business Combination when it becomes available. These documents can be obtained free of charge from the source indicated above.

~~Perfect and its directors and executive officers~~The ~~may~~disclosure ~~also~~set beforth ~~deemed~~above ~~to be participants~~ in ~~the~~Item ~~solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of Provident in connection with the Business Combination~~1.01 ~~A list~~ of ~~the~~this ~~names~~Current ofReport ~~such~~is ~~directors~~incorporated ~~and~~by ~~executive~~reference ~~officers and information regarding their interests in the proposed Business Combination will be included in the proxy statement/prospectus for the Business Combination when available~~herein.

NoForward-Looking ~~Offer or Solicitation~~ Statements

This Current Report iscontains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act that are based on beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to Provident and Perfect. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the following words: “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “project,” “potential,” “continue,” “ongoing,” “target,” “seek” or the negative or plural of these words, or other similar expressions that are predictions or indicate future events or prospects, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including the capability of Perfect’s technology and Perfect’s business plans are also forward-looking statements. These statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward- looking statements. Although each of Provident and Perfect believes that it has a ~~proxy~~reasonable basis for each forward-looking statement orcontained ~~solicitation~~in this Current Report, each of Provident and Perfect cautions you that these statements are based on a ~~proxy~~combination of facts and factors currently known and projections of the future, which are inherently uncertain. In addition, there will be risks and uncertainties described in the proxy statement/prospectus ~~consent~~relating to the proposed transaction, which is expected to be filed by Perfect with the SEC, and other documents filed by Perfect or ~~authorization~~Provident from time to time with ~~respect~~the SEC. These filings may identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to ~~any~~differ ~~securities~~materially orfrom those contained in ~~respect~~the forward-looking statements. Neither Provident nor Perfect can assure you that the forward-looking statements in this Current Report will prove to be accurate. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, among others, the ability to complete the Business Combination ~~and~~due ~~does~~to ~~not~~the ~~constitute~~failure anto obtain ~~offer~~approval from Provident’s shareholders or satisfy other closing conditions in the Business Combination Agreement, the occurrence of any event that could give rise to the termination of the Business Combination Agreement, the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits ~~sell~~of orthe Business Combination, the ~~solicitation~~amount of anredemption ~~offer~~requests made by Provident’s public shareholders, costs related to ~~buy~~the ~~any~~transaction, the ~~securities~~impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic, orthe risk that the transaction disrupts current plans and operations as a ~~solicitation~~result of the announcement and consummation of the transaction, the outcome of any ~~vote~~potential litigation, government or ~~approval~~regulatory proceedings and other risks and uncertainties, ~~nor~~including ~~shall~~those ~~there~~to be ~~any~~included ~~sale~~under ~~of securities~~the heading “Risk Factors” in ~~any~~the ~~jurisdiction~~preliminary proxy statement, as amended, filed by Provident with the SEC and those included under the heading “Risk Factors” in ~~which~~the ~~such~~annual ~~offer~~report on Form 10-K for year ended December 31, ~~solicitation~~2020 orof ~~sale~~Provident ~~would~~and in its subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and other filings with the SEC. There may be ~~unlawful~~additional ~~prior~~risks tothat ~~registration~~neither Provident nor Perfect presently knows or ~~qualification~~that ~~under~~Provident and Perfect currently believe are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the ~~securities~~forward ~~laws~~looking statements. In light of the significant uncertainties in these forward-looking statements, you should not regard these statements as a representation or warranty by Provident, Perfect, their respective directors, officers or employees or any ~~such~~other ~~jurisdiction~~person that Provident and Perfect will achieve their objectives and plans in any specified time frame, or at all. NoThe ~~offering~~forward-looking statements in this Current Report represent the views of ~~securities~~Provident ~~shall~~and bePerfect ~~made~~as ~~except~~of bythe ~~means~~date of athis ~~prospectus~~Current ~~meeting~~Report. Subsequent events and developments may cause those views to change. However, while Provident and Perfect may update these forward-looking statements in the ~~requirements~~future, there is no current intention to do so, except ofto the ~~Securities~~extent ~~Act~~required by applicable law. You should, therefore, not rely on these forward-looking statements as representing the views of Provident or anPerfect ~~exemption~~as ~~therefrom~~of any date subsequent to the date of this Current Report.

3Additional Information and Where to Find It

~~Item~~Shareholders 9of Provident and other interested persons are encouraged to read, when available, the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus included in the Registration Statement as well as other documents to be filed with the SEC because these documents will contain important information about Provident, Perfect and the proposed transaction.01 After the Registration Statement is declared effective, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus to be included in the Registration Statement will be mailed to shareholders of Provident as of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed transaction. ~~Financial~~Before ~~Statements~~making any voting or investment decision, investors and ~~Exhibits~~shareholders of Provident are urged to carefully read the entire Registration Statement and proxy statement/prospectus, when they become available, and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC, as well as any amendments or supplements to these documents, because they will contain important information about the proposed Business Combination. The documents filed by Provident with the SEC may be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

~~(d) Exhibits~~Participants in the Solicitation

Exhibit No.	Exhibit
99.1	Investor Call Script, dated March 3, 2022
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

Provident and its directors and executive officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from Provident’s shareholders with respect to the Business Combination. A list of the names of those directors and executive officers and a description of their interests in Provident will be included in the proxy statement/prospectus for the Business Combination when available at www.sec.gov. Information about Provident’s directors and executive officers and their ownership of Provident’s shares is set forth in Provident’s Amendment No. 2 to the Preliminary Statement on Schedule 14A. Other information regarding the interests of the participants in the proxy solicitation will be included in the proxy statement/prospectus pertaining to the Business Combination when it becomes available. These documents can be obtained free of charge from the source indicated above.

4Perfect and its directors and executive officers may also be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of Provident in connection with the Business Combination. A list of the names of such directors and executive officers and information regarding their interests in the proposed Business Combination will be included in the proxy statement/prospectus for the Business Combination when available.

~~SIGNATURES~~No Offer or Solicitation

~~Pursuant~~This Current Report is not a proxy statement or solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to ~~the~~any ~~requirements~~securities or in respect of the ~~Securities~~Business Combination and does ~~Exchange~~not ~~Act~~constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of ~~1934~~an offer to buy any securities, asor ~~amended~~a solicitation of any vote or approval, ~~the~~nor shall ~~registrant~~there ~~has~~be ~~duly~~any ~~caused~~sale ~~this~~of ~~report~~securities toin any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be ~~signed~~unlawful onprior ~~its~~to ~~behalf~~registration or byqualification under the ~~undersigned~~securities ~~hereunto~~laws ~~duly~~of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus ~~authorized~~meeting the requirements of the Securities Act, or an exemption therefrom.

~~Date:~~Item ~~March~~9.01 3,Financial ~~2022~~Statements and Exhibits.

~~PROVIDENT~~(a) Not ~~ACQUISITION CORP~~applicable. ~~By: /s/ Michael Aw Michael Aw Chief Executive Officer~~

~~[Signature~~(b) Not ~~Page to Form 8-K]~~applicable.

5(c) Not applicable.

(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Assignment, Assumption and Consent Agreement, dated August 9, 2022, among the Provident, Perfect, PT Wira Laju Rejeki and Guanzhong Bamboo Capital Pte. Ltd.
10.2		Assignment, Assumption and Consent Agreement, dated August 9, 2022, among the Provident, Perfect, PT Sensasi Istana Warna and Kofuku Ranea Capital Pte. Ltd.
10.3		Joinder Agreement, dated August 9, 2022, between the Provident, PT Nugraha Eka Kencana and Baltimore Investments Ltd.
10.4		Consent to Joinder Agreement, dated August 9, 2022, between the Provident and Perfect.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

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

Date: August 9, 2022

	PROVIDENT ACQUISITION CORP.

	By:	/s/ Michael Aw
		Michael Aw
		Chief Executive Officer

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