Filing Details

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. )*

 

AIB Acquisition Corporation

(Name of Issuer)

 

Class A Ordinary Shares, $0.0001 par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

G0R45S109

(CUSIP Number)

 

Eric Chen

Chief Executive Officer

875 Third Avenue, Suite M204A

New York, New York, 10022

Telephone: (585) 678-1198

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to

Receive Notices and Communications)

 

January 21, 2022

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), Rule 13d-1(f) or Rule 13d-1(g), check the following box. ☐

 

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See section 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

*

The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or other subject to the liabilities of that section of Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).  

  

 

       

CUSIP No. G0R45S109

 

1	Names of Reporting Person.   AIB LLC
2	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a)  ☐ (b)  ☐
3	SEC Use Only
4	Source of Funds (See Instructions)   WC
5	Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6	Citizenship or Place of Organization
	Delaware

Number of  Shares Beneficially Owned by  Each  Reporting  Person With	7	Sole Voting Power   2,501,875 (1)
	8	Shared Voting Power (see Item 5 below)   0
	9	Sole Dispositive Power   2,501,875 (1)
	10	Shared Dispositive Power (see Item 5 below)   0

11	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person   2,501,875 (1)(2)
12	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares ☐
13	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)   22.2%
14	Type of Reporting Person   OO

   

(1)

Includes (i) 2,156,250 of the Issuer’s Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value (“Class B Ordinary Shares”), which are automatically convertible into the Issuer’s Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value (“Class A Ordinary Shares” and together with the Class B Ordinary Shares, the “Ordinary Shares”) at the time of the Issuer’s initial business combination and as more fully described under the heading “Description of Securities—Founder Shares” in the Issuer’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-260594) and (ii) 345,625 Class A Ordinary Shares underlying units (each unit consisting of one Class A Ordinary Share and one right to receive one-tenth (1/10) of one Class A Ordinary Share upon the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination), acquired pursuant to a Unit Subscription Agreement by and between AIB LLC and the Issuer.

 

(2)

Excludes 34,562 shares which may be acquired upon the conversion of 345,625 rights upon the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination.

 

 

CUSIP No. G0R45S109

 

1	Names of Reporting Person.   Eric Chen
2	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a)  ☐ (b)  ☐
3	SEC Use Only
4	Source of Funds (See Instructions)   OO
5	Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6	Citizenship or Place of Organization
	Canada

Number of  Shares Beneficially Owned by  Each  Reporting  Person With	7	Sole Voting Power   0
	8	Shared Voting Power (see Item 5 below)   2,501,875 (1)
	9	Sole Dispositive Power   0
	10	Shared Dispositive Power (see Item 5 below)   2,501,875 (1)

11	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person   2,501,875 (1)(2)
12	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares ☐
13	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)   22.2%
14	Type of Reporting Person   IN

   

(1)

Includes (i) 2,156,250 of the Issuer’s Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value (“Class B Ordinary Shares”), which are automatically convertible into the Issuer’s Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value (“Class A Ordinary Shares” and together with the Class B Ordinary Shares, the “Ordinary Shares”) at the time of the Issuer’s initial business combination and as more fully described under the heading “Description of Securities—Founder Shares” in the Issuer’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-260594) and (ii) 345,625 Class A Ordinary Shares underlying units (each unit consisting of one Class A Ordinary Share, and one right to receive one-tenth (1/10) of one Class A Ordinary Share upon the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination), acquired pursuant to a Unit Subscription Agreement by and between AIB LLC and the Issuer. Eric Chen has voting and dispositive control over the securities held by the AIB LLC and accordingly may deemed to have beneficial ownership of securities reported herein. Mr. Chen disclaims any ownership of securities reported herein other than to the extent of any pecuniary interest he may have therein, directly or indirectly.

(2)

Excludes 34,562 shares which may be acquired upon the conversion of 345,625 rights upon the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination.

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

This Schedule 13D is filed on behalf of AIB LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”) and Eric Chen (the “Reporting Persons”).

 

Item 1.

Security and Issuer

 

Securities acquired: Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value (“Class A Ordinary Shares”)

 

Issuer: AIB Acquisition Corporation (the “Issuer”)

875 Third Avenue, Suite M204A

New York, New York 10022

 

Item 2.

Identity and Background

 

(a)

This statement is filed by:

 

(i)

the Sponsor, which is the holder of record of approximately 22.2% of the issued and outstanding shares of all classes of ordinary shares of the Issuer (11,252,225) outstanding as of January 21, 2022, based on the number of issued and outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares (9,095,975) and Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value (“Class B Ordinary Shares” and together with the Class A Ordinary Shares, the “Ordinary Shares”) (2,156,250).

 

(ii)

Eric Chen, the managing member of the Sponsor.

 

All disclosures herein with respect to any Reporting Person are made only by the Reporting Person. Any disclosures herein with respect to persons other than the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief after making inquiry to the appropriate party.

 

(b) The address of the principal business and principal office of each of the Reporting Persons is 875 Third Avenue, Suite M204A, New York, New York 10022.

 

(c) The Sponsor’s principal business is to act as the Issuer’s sponsor in connection with the IPO (as defined below) and potential business combination.

 

(d) None of the Reporting Persons has, during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).

 

(e) None of the Reporting Persons has, during the last five years, been a party to civil proceeding of a judicial administrative body of competent jurisdiction and, as a result of such proceeding, was, or is subject to, a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, Federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

 

(f) The Sponsor is a Delaware limited liability company. Eric Chen is a citizen of Canada.

  

Item 3.

Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

 

The aggregate purchase price for the Ordinary Shares currently beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons was $3,481,250. The source of these funds was the working capital of the Sponsor.

   

Item 4.

Purpose of the Transaction

 

In connection with the organization of the Issuer, on July 30, 2021, 1,437,500 Class B Ordinary Shares (the “Founder Shares”) were purchased by the Sponsor for the amount of $25,000, pursuant to a Securities Subscription Agreement, dated July 30, 2021, between the Sponsor and the Issuer (the “Purchase Agreement”), as more fully described in Item 6 of this Schedule 13D which information is incorporated herein by reference. On September 13, 2021, the Issuer effected a share dividend of 0.5 shares for each Class B Ordinary Share outstanding, resulting in an aggregate of 2,156,250 Founder Shares outstanding.

 

 

On January 21, 2022, simultaneously with the consummation of the Issuer’s initial public offering (the “IPO”), the Sponsor purchased 345,625 units (“Placement Units”) of the Issuer at $10.00 per Placement Unit, pursuant to a Unit Subscription Agreement, dated January 18, 2022, by and between the Issuer and the Sponsor (the “Subscription Agreement”), as more fully described in Item 6 of this Schedule 13D, which information is incorporated herein by reference. Each Placement Unit consists of one Class A Ordinary Share and one right to receive one-tenth (1/10) of one Class A Ordinary Share upon the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination (as described more fully in the Issuer’s Final Prospectus dated January 18, 2022).

 

The Ordinary Shares owned by the Reporting Persons have been acquired for investment purposes. The Reporting Persons may make further acquisitions of Ordinary Shares from time to time and, subject to certain restrictions, may dispose of any or all of the Ordinary Shares held by the Reporting Persons at any time depending on an ongoing evaluation of the investment in such securities, prevailing market conditions, other investment opportunities and other factors. However, certain of such shares are subject to certain lock-up restrictions as further described in Item 6 below.

 

Except for the foregoing, the Reporting Persons have no plans or proposals which relate to, or could result in, any of the matters referred to in paragraphs (a) and (c) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.

 

With respect to paragraph (b) of Item 4, the Issuer is a newly organized blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. Under various agreements between the Issuer and the Reporting Persons as further described in Item 6 below, the Reporting Persons have each agreed (A) to vote the Founder Shares, the Ordinary Shares included in the Placement Units and any public shares owned by them in favor of any proposed business combination, (B) not to propose an amendment to the Issuer’s Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association with respect to the Issuer’s pre-business combination activities prior to the consummation of such a business combination, (C) not to redeem any shares (including the Founder Shares and the Ordinary Shares included in the Placement Units) into the right to receive cash from the trust account in connection with a shareholder vote to approve the Issuer’s proposed initial business combination or a vote to amend the provisions of the Issuer’s Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-business combination activity and (D) that the Founder Shares (as defined below) and the Ordinary Shares included in the Placement Units shall not participate in any liquidating distribution upon winding up if a business combination is not consummated. The Reporting Persons may, at any time and from time to time, review or reconsider their positions, change their purposes or formulate plans or proposals with respect to the Issuer.

 

Item 5.

Interest in Securities of the Issuer

 

(a)-(b) The aggregate number and percentage of Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons (on the basis of a total of 11,252,225 Ordinary Shares, based on (x) the number of issued and outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares (9,095,975) and Class B ordinary shares (2,156,250)) are as follows: 

 

AIB LLC
a)		Amount beneficially owned: 2,501,875		Percentage: 22.2%
b)		Number of shares to which the Reporting Person has:
	i.	Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:		2,501,875
	ii.	Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:		0
	iii.	Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:		2,501,875
	iv.	Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:		0

  

Eric Chen
a)		Amount beneficially owned: 2,501,875		Percentage: 22.2%
b)		Number of shares to which the Reporting Person has:
	i.	Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:		0
	ii.	Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:		2,501,875
	iii.	Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:		0
	iv.	Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:		2,501,875

 

 

Eric Chen has voting and dispositive power over the Ordinary Shares held by the Sponsor. As such, he may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the Ordinary Shares held directly by the Sponsor. Such person disclaims any beneficial ownership of the reported shares other than to the extent of any pecuniary interest he may have therein, directly or indirectly.

   

(c) None of the Reporting Persons has effected any transactions of the Issuer’s Ordinary Shares during the 60 days preceding the date of this report, except as described in Item 6 of this Schedule 13D which information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

(d) Not applicable.

 

(e) Not applicable.

 

Item 6.

Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

 

Founder Securities Purchase Agreement between the Issuer and Sponsor

 

In connection with the organization of the Issuer, on July 30, 2021, 1,437,500 Founder Shares were purchased by the Sponsor for the amount of $25,000, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. The Purchase Agreement provided that up to 281,250 Founder Shares purchased by the Sponsor are subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriters of the IPO do not exercise their over-allotment option in full. On September 13, 2021, the Issuer effected a share dividend of 0.5 shares for each Class B ordinary share outstanding, resulting in an aggregate of 2,156,250 Founder Shares outstanding.

 

Under the Purchase Agreement, the Sponsor acknowledged that the Founder Shares would be subject to certain lock-up provisions to be contained in the Insider Letter (as defined below). The description of the lock-up is described further under “Insider Letter” in this Item 6 below.

 

The description of the Securities Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 originally filed by the Issuer with the SEC on October 29, 2021 (and is incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit 10.1).

 

Unit Subscription Agreement between the Issuer and Sponsor

 

On January 21, 2022, simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO, the Sponsor purchased 345,625 Placement Units pursuant to the Subscription Agreement. The Placement Units and the securities underlying the Placement Units are subject to a lock-up provision in the Subscription Agreement, which provides that such securities shall not be transferable, saleable or assignable until 30 days after the consummation of the Issuer’s initial business combination, subject to certain limited exceptions as described in the Insider Letter.

  

The description of the Subscription Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement, a copy of which was filed by the Issuer as Exhibit 10.5 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Issuer with the SEC on January 24, 2022 (and is incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit 10.2). 

 

Insider Letter

 

On January 18, 2022, in connection with the IPO, the Issuer and the Sponsor entered into a letter agreement (the “Insider Letter”). Pursuant to the Insider Letter, the Sponsor agreed (A) to vote the Founder Shares, the Ordinary Shares included in the Placement Units and any public shares in favor of any proposed business combination, (B) not to propose an amendment to the Issuer’s Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association with respect to the Issuer’s pre-business combination activities prior to the consummation of such a business combination, (C) not to redeem any shares (including the Founder Shares and the Ordinary Shares included in the Placement Units) into the right to receive cash from the trust account in connection with a shareholder vote to approve the Issuer’s proposed initial business combination or a vote to amend the provisions of the Issuer’s Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-business combination activity and (D) that the Founder Shares and the Ordinary Shares included in the Placement Units shall not participate in any liquidating distribution upon winding up if a business combination is not consummated. The Sponsor also agreed that in the event of the liquidation of the Trust Account, it will indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer against any and all loss, liability, claims, damage and expense whatsoever which the Issuer may become subject as a result of any claim by any vendor or other person who is owed money by the Issuer for services rendered or products sold to or contracted for the Issuer, or by any target business with which the Issuer has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, but only to the extent necessary to ensure that such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense does not reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account; provided that such indemnity shall not apply if such vendor or prospective target business executes an agreement waiving any claims against the Trust Account.

 

 

The Insider Letter provides that the Sponsor may not transfer any Founder Shares (except to certain permitted transferees as described in the Insider Letter) until the earlier of (i) six months after the date of the consummation of the Issuer’s initial business combination or (ii) the date on which the Issuer completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the Issuer’s shareholders having the right to exchange their Class A Ordinary Shares for cash, securities or other property. Additionally, the Sponsor may not transfer any Placement Units (including the Ordinary Shares and rights comprising the Placement Units) until 30 days after the completion of the Issuer’s initial business combination.

 

The description of the Insider Letter is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement, a copy of which was filed by the Issuer as Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed by the Issuer with the SEC on January 24, 2022 (and is incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit 10.3).  

 

Registration Rights Agreement

 

On January 18, 2022, in connection with the IPO, the Issuer and the Sponsor entered into a registration rights agreement, pursuant to which the Sponsor was granted certain demand and “piggyback” registration rights, which will be subject to customary conditions and limitations, including the right of the underwriters of an offering to limit the number of shares offered. The summary of such registration rights agreement contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement, a copy of which was filed by the Issuer as Exhibit 10.3 to the Form 8-K filed by the Issuer with the SEC on January 24, 2022 (and is incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit 10.4).

 

Item 7.

Material to be Filed as Exhibits

 

Exhibit 10.1		Securities Subscription Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2021, by and between the Issuer and the Sponsor (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by the Issuer with the SEC on October 29, 2021).
Exhibit 10.2		Unit Subscription Agreement, dated as of January 18, 2022, by and between the Issuer and the Sponsor (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Issuer with the SEC on January 24, 2022).
Exhibit 10.3		Insider Letter, dated as of January 18, 2022, by and between the Issuer, the Sponsor, and the Issuer’s officers and directors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Issuer with the SEC on January 24, 2022).
Exhibit 10.4		Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 18, 2022, by and between the Issuer and certain security holders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Issuer with the SEC on January 24, 2022).
Exhibit 99.1		Joint Filing Agreement, by and between the Reporting Persons.

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Date: January 31, 2022	AIB LLC
	By:	/s/ Eric Chen
		Name:  Eric Chen
		Title: Managing Member

  

Date: January 31, 2022		/s/ Eric Chen
		Eric Chen

  

 

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