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): January 9, 2023

BIOTECH ACQUISITION COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands		001-39935		N/A
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

545 West 25th Street, 20th Floor

New York, New York 10001

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 227-1905

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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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-half of one redeemable warrant	BIOTU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A ordinary shares included as part of the units	BIOT	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable warrants included as part of the units	BIOTW	The Nasdaq Stock 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 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

On January 9, 2023, Biotech Acquisition Company (the “Company”) received written notice (the “Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) indicating that the Company is not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5620(a), due to the Company’s failure to hold an annual meeting of shareholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Notice is only a notification of deficiency, not of imminent delisting, and has no current effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s securities on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

The Notice states that the Company has until February 23, 2023 to submit a plan to regain compliance with Listing Rule 5620(a). The Company intends to submit a plan to regain compliance with Listing Rule 5620(a) within the required timeframe. If Nasdaq accepts the Company’s plan, Nasdaq may grant the Company an extension of up to 180 calendar days from the fiscal year end, or until June 29, 2023, to evidence compliance with Listing Rule 5620(a). If Nasdaq does not accept the Company’s plan, the Company will have the opportunity to appeal the decision in front of a Nasdaq Hearings Panel.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File

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.

Dated: January 11, 2023

BIOTECH ACQUISITION COMPANY

By:	/s/ Michael Shleifer
	Name:	Michael Shleifer
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

Biotech Acquisition Co 8-K