UNITED ~~STATES SECURITIES~~ ~~AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION~~STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(dD) ~~OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934~~

~~Date of~~OF ~~Report~~THE ~~(Date~~SECURITIES ofEXCHANGE ~~earliest~~ACT ~~event~~OF ~~reported): April 19, 2021~~1934

~~ION ACQUISITION~~Date ~~CORP~~of 1Report ~~LTD.~~(Date of earliest event reported): April 29, 2021

ION Acquisition Corp 1 Ltd.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands	001-39581	N/A
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

89 Medinat Hayehudim Street Herzliya 4676672, Israel (Address of principal executive offices, including ZIP code)

~~Herzliya 4676672,~~+972 ~~Israel~~(9) 970-3620

(~~Address of~~Registrant’s ~~principal~~telephone ~~executive offices~~number, including area ~~zip~~ code)

~~Registrant’s telephone~~Not ~~number, including area code: +972 (9) 970-3620~~Applicable

~~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:

☒ 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~~☐ Soliciting material pursuant to ~~Section~~Rule 14a-12~~(b)~~ ofunder the Exchange Act: (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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

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

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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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-fifth of one redeemable warrant	IACA.U	New York Stock Exchange
Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share	IACA	New York Stock Exchange
Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50	IACA WS	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 74.~~01 Regulation~~02 FDNon-Reliance ~~Disclosure~~on Previously Issued Financial Statements or Related Audit Report or Completed Interim Report.

~~Furnished as~~On ~~Exhibit~~April ~~99.1~~12, ~~hereto~~2021, isthe anActing ~~updated~~Director ~~investor~~of ~~presentation,~~the Division ~~dated~~of ~~April~~Corporation ~~19,~~Finance ~~2021,~~and ~~prepared~~Acting inChief ~~respect~~Accountant of the ~~proposed~~Securities ~~transaction~~and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) together issued ~~involving~~a ~~Taboola.com~~statement regarding the accounting and reporting considerations for warrants issued by special purpose acquisition companies entitled “Staff Statement on Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Warrants Issued by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“~~Taboola~~SPACs”)” (the “SEC Statement”). Specifically, the SEC Statement focused on certain settlement terms and provisions related to certain tender offers following a business combination as well as provisions that provided for potential changes to the settlement amounts dependent upon the characteristics of the holder of the warrant, which terms are similar to those contained in the warrant agreement, dated as of October 1, 2020, by and between ION Acquisition Corp 1 Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company” or “ION”), and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, ~~such~~a ~~transaction~~New York limited purpose trust company, as warrant agent. As a result of the SEC Statement, the Company reevaluated the accounting treatment of (i) the 5,175,000 redeemable warrants (the “~~Business~~Public ~~Combination~~Warrants”) that were included in the units issued by the Company in its initial public offering (the “IPO”) and (ii) the 7,175,000 warrants that were issued to the Company’s initial shareholders in a private placement that closed concurrently with the closing of the IPO (together with the Public Warrants, the “Warrants”), and determined to classify the Warrants as derivative liabilities on the balance sheet and measured at fair value at inception and at each reporting date, with changes in fair value recognized in the statement of operations in the period of change. The Company previously accounted for the Warrants as components of equity.

~~Furnished~~On April 29, 2021, after consultation with Kost asForer ~~Exhibit~~Gabbay & ~~99.2~~Kasierer, ~~herein~~a member of Ernst & Young Global, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm (the “Independent Accountants”), the Company’s management and the audit committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Audit Committee”) concluded that it is aappropriate ~~press~~to ~~release~~restate the Company’s previously issued audited financial statements as of December 31, ~~dated~~2020, ~~April~~including 19the audited balance sheet as of October 6, ~~2021~~2020, ~~announcing~~and ~~Taboola~~for the period from August 6, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020 (the “Relevant Period”), which were included in the Company’s ~~selected~~Annual ~~preliminary~~Report ~~first~~on Form ~~quarter~~10-K, originally filed with the SEC on March 22, 2021. Considering such restatement, the Company concluded that such audited financial ~~results~~statements should no longer be relied upon. The Company will file an amendment to its Annual Report on Form 10-K as of December 31, 2020 and for the period from August 6, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020, which will include the restated audited financial statements from the Relevant Periods. The restatement primarily related to consideration of the factors in determining whether to classify contracts that may be settled in an entity’s own stock as equity of the entity or as an asset or liability.

~~The information~~Going ~~in this Item 7.01~~forward, ~~Exhibit~~unless ~~99.1,~~we ~~and~~amend ~~Exhibit 99.2 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of~~ the ~~Securities~~terms ~~Exchange Act~~ of ~~1934~~our warrant agreement, aswe ~~amended~~expect ~~(the~~to ~~“Exchange~~continue ~~Act”),~~to orclassify ~~otherwise~~our ~~subject~~warrants toas liabilities ~~under that section~~, ~~and~~which ~~shall~~would ~~not~~require beus ~~deemed~~ to beincur ~~incorporated by reference into~~ the ~~filings~~cost of ~~ION under~~ measuring the ~~Securities~~fair ~~Act~~value orof the ~~Exchange Act~~warrant liabilities, ~~regardless~~and ofwhich ~~any~~may ~~general~~have ~~incorporation~~an ~~language~~adverse ineffect ~~such filings. This Current Report~~ on ~~Form~~our ~~8-K~~results ~~will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality~~ of ~~any information in this Item 7~~operations.~~01, Exhibit 99.1 or Exhibit 99.2 attached hereto.~~

~~Important~~The Company’s management and the Audit Committee ~~Information~~have ~~About~~discussed the ~~Business~~matters ~~Combination~~disclosed ~~and~~in ~~Where~~this Current Report on Form 8-K pursuant to ~~Find~~this ItItem 4.02 with the Independent Accountants.

InImportant ~~connection~~Information ~~with~~About the ~~proposed~~ Business Combination, ~~ION intends to file with the Securities~~ and ~~Exchange~~Where ~~Commission (“SEC”) the Registration Statement on Form F-4 required~~ to beFind prepared in connection with the proposed transaction (the “Registration Statement”) which will include a proxy statement/prospectus and certain other related documents, which will include both the proxy statement to be distributed to holders of shares of ION Class A Shares in connection with ION’s solicitation of proxies for the vote by ION’s shareholders with respect to the Business Combination and other matters as may be described in the Registration Statement, as well as the prospectus relating to the offer and sale of the securities of Taboola to be issued in the Business Combination. ION’s shareholders and other interested persons are advised to read, when available, the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus included in the Registration Statement and the amendments thereto and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, as these materials will contain important information about Taboola, ION and the Business Combination. After the Registration Statement is declared effective, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to shareholders of ION as of a record date to be established for voting on the Business Combination and other matters as may be described in the Registration Statement. Shareholders of ION will also be able to obtain copies of the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC that may be incorporated by reference therein, without charge, once available, at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to: ION Acquisition Corp 1 Ltd., 89 Medinat Hayehudim Street, Herzliya 4676672, Israel, Attention: Secretary, +972 (9) 970-3620.It

~~Participants~~In connection with the proposed transaction involving Taboola.com Ltd. (“Taboola”) and ION (such transaction, the “Business Combination”), Taboola, intends to file with the SEC the Registration Statement on Form F-4 required to be prepared in connection with the ~~Solicitation~~proposed transaction (the “Registration Statement”) which will include a proxy statement/prospectus and certain other related documents, which will include both the proxy statement to be distributed to holders of shares of ION Class A Shares in connection with ION’s solicitation of proxies for the vote by ION’s shareholders with respect to the Business Combination and other matters as may be described in the Registration Statement, as well as the prospectus relating to the offer and sale of the securities of Taboola to be issued in the Business Combination. ION’s shareholders and other interested persons are advised to read, when available, the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus included in the Registration Statement and the amendments thereto and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, as these materials will contain important information about Taboola, ION and the Business Combination. After the Registration Statement is declared effective, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to shareholders of ION as of a record date to be established for voting on the Business Combination and other matters as may be described in the Registration Statement. Shareholders of ION will also be able to obtain copies of the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC that may be incorporated by reference therein, without charge, once available, at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to: ION Acquisition Corp 1 Ltd., 89 Medinat Hayehudim Street, Herzliya 4676672, Israel, Attention: Secretary, +972 (9) 970-3620.

ION and its directors and executive officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from ION’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 ION is contained in ION’s registration statement on Form S-1, which was filed with the SEC on October 1, 2020 and is available free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to ION Acquisition Corp 1 Ltd., 89 Medinat Hayehudim Street, Herzliya 4676672, Israel, Attention: Secretary, +972 (9) 970-3620. Additional information regarding the interests of such participants will be contained in the Registration Statement when available.

~~Taboola and~~Participants ~~its directors and executive officers may also be deemed to be participants~~ in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of ION in connection with the Business Combination. A list of the names of such directors and executive officers and information regarding their interests in the Business Combination will be contained in the Registration Statement when available.Solicitation

~~Forward-Looking~~Taboola and its directors and executive officers ~~Statements~~may also be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of ION in connection with the Business Combination. A list of the names of such directors and executive officers and information regarding their interests in the Business Combination will be contained in the Registration Statement when available.

~~This Current Report on Form 8~~Forward-KLooking includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. ION’s and Taboola’s actual results may differ from their expectations, estimates and projections and consequently, you should not rely on these forward looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “believes,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, ION’s and Taboola’s expectations with respect to future performance and anticipated financial impacts of the Business Combination, the satisfaction of the closing conditions to the Business Combination, and the timing of the completion of the Business Combination. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. Most of these factors are outside ION’s and Taboola’s control and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to: (1) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement or could otherwise cause the Business Combination to fail to close; (2) the outcome of legal proceedings that have or may be instituted against ION and Taboola; (3) the inability to complete the Business Combination, including due to failure to obtain the requisite approval of shareholders or other conditions to closing in the Merger Agreement; (4) the receipt of an unsolicited offer from another party for an alternative business transaction that could interfere with the Business Combination; (5) the inability to obtain or maintain the listing of the ordinary shares of the post-acquisition company on The New York Stock Exchange following the Business Combination; (6) the risk that the announcement and consummation of the Business Combination disrupts current plans and operations; (7) the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of the combined company to grow and manage growth profitably and retain its key employees; (8) costs related to the Business Combination; (9) changes in applicable laws or regulations; (10) the possibility that Taboola or the combined company may be adversely affected by other economic, business, competitive and/or factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic; and (11) other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in the proxy statement/prospectus relating to the Business Combination, including those under “Risk Factors” in the Registration Statement, and in ION’s other filings with the SEC. ION cautions that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive. ION cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. ION does not undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.Statements

NoThis Current Report on Form 8-K includes “forward-looking ~~Offer~~statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. ION’s and Taboola’s actual results may differ from their expectations, estimates and projections and consequently, you should not rely on these forward looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “believes,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, ION’s and Taboola’s expectations with respect to future performance and anticipated financial impacts of the Business Combination, the satisfaction of the closing conditions to the Business Combination, and the timing of the completion of the Business Combination. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. Most of these factors are outside ION’s and Taboola’s control and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to: (1) the occurrence of any event, change or ~~Solicitation~~other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement or could otherwise cause the Business Combination to fail to close; (2) the outcome of legal proceedings that have or may be instituted against ION and Taboola; (3) the inability to complete the Business Combination, including due to failure to obtain the requisite approval of shareholders or other conditions to closing in the Merger Agreement; (4) the receipt of an unsolicited offer from another party for an alternative business transaction that could interfere with the Business Combination; (5) the inability to obtain or maintain the listing of the ordinary shares of the post-acquisition company on The New York Stock Exchange following the Business Combination; (6) the risk that the announcement and consummation of the Business Combination disrupts current plans and operations; (7) the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of the combined company to grow and manage growth profitably and retain its key employees; (8) costs related to the Business Combination; (9) changes in applicable laws or regulations; (10) the possibility that Taboola or the combined company may be adversely affected by other economic, business, competitive and/or factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic; and (11) other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in the proxy statement/prospectus relating to the Business Combination, including those under “Risk Factors” in the Registration Statement, and in ION’s other filings with the SEC. ION cautions that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive. ION cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. ION does not undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the Business Combination. This Current Report on Form 8-K shall also not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any states or jurisdictions in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No ~~offering~~Offer ~~of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of section 10 of the Securities Act,~~ or ~~an exemption therefrom.~~Solicitation

~~Item~~This 9Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the Business Combination.01 This Current ~~Financial~~Report ~~Statements~~on ~~and~~Form ~~Exhibits~~8-K shall also not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any states or jurisdictions in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of section 10 of the Securities Act, or an exemption therefrom.

~~(d) Exhibits~~2

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Investor Presentation, dated April 19, 2021.
99.2		Press Release, dated April 19, 2021.

SIGNATURE

2Pursuant 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.

~~SIGNATURE~~ION Acquisition Corp 1 Ltd.

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.

Date: April 29, 2021

By:

/s/ Anthony Reich

Name:

Anthony Reich

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

ION ACQUISITION CORP 1 LTD.
By:	/s/ Anthony Reich
	Name:	Anthony Reich
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Date: April 19, 2021

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