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 14, 2023

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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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:

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).

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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 14, 2023, Bellevue Life Sciences Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, announcing that the holders of the Company’s units (the “Units”) may elect to separately trade the shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), redeemable warrants (the “Warrants”) and rights (the “Rights”) comprising the Units commencing on or about March 17, 2023. Each Unit consists of one share of Common Stock, one redeemable Warrant, with each Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of Common Stock for $11.50 per share, subject to certain adjustments, and one Right, with each Right entitling the holder thereof to one-tenth (1/10) of one share of Common Stock. Units not separated will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “BLACU,” and the Common Stock, Warrants and Rights that are separated will trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols “BLAC,” “BLACW” and “BLACR,” respectively. Holders of the Units will need to have their brokers contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent, in order to separate the Units into the shares of Common Stock, Warrants and Rights.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

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: March 14, 2023