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): November 9, 2022

ATHLON ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-39870

85-3331021

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File No.)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

c/o Causeway Media Partners

44 Brattle Street

Cambridge, MA

02138

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 855-6333

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 share of Class A common stock and one-half of one redeemable warrant	SWETU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share	SWET	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock, each at an exercise price of $11.50 per share	SWETW	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 8.01.

Other Events.

On November 9, 2022, Athlon Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that, due to its anticipated inability to consummate an initial business combination within the time period required by its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter”), the Company intends to dissolve and liquidate in accordance with the provisions of the Charter and will redeem all of the outstanding shares of Class A common stock that were included in the units issued in its initial public offering. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Athlon Acquisition Corp. Press Release dated November 9, 2022

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K may be deemed to constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Certain of these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “assumes,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “seeks,” or other similar expressions. Such statements may include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company’s intention to redeem all of its outstanding public shares, the Company’s cash position or cash held in the Company’s trust account, the expected per-share redemption price, or the timing when the Company’s public shares will cease trading on Nasdaq. These statements are based on current expectations on the date of this Current Report and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ significantly. The Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements, whether as the result of new developments or otherwise. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

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.


ATHLON ACQUISITION CORP.

By:		/s/ David Poltack
Name:		David Poltack
Title:		Chief Financial Officer

Dated: November 9, 2022

Athlon Acquisition Corp. 8-K