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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 29, 2023

Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition II Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware |  | 001-441151 |  | 86-2962208
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |  | (Commission File Number) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

321 North Clark Street, Suite 2440

Chicago, IL 60654

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

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 262-5642

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 to 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 pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class |  | Trading Symbols |  | 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 |  | XPDBU |  | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share |  | XPDB |  | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants included as part of the units, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 |  | XPDBW |  | 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 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Investment Agreement

On September 29, 2023, Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition II Corp. (“XPDB”) entered into an Investment Agreement (the “Investment Agreement”) with Montana Technologies LLC (“Montana”), Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (“CATL”), CATL US Inc., an affiliate of CATL (“CATL US”) and Contemporary Amperex Technology USA Inc. an affiliate of CATL (“CATL USA,” and, together with CATL US and CATL, the “CATL Parties”), pursuant to which the CATL Parties agreed, among other things, that they will not, directly or indirectly, (i) acquire any additional units of XPDB following the consummation of its proposed business combination with Montana (the “Business Combination,” and such surviving company, the “Post-Combination Company”), (ii) seek election to, or to place a representative on, Montana’s board of managers or the board of directors of the Post-Combination Company, or (iii) acquire any securities of the Post-Combination Company if, following such acquisition, the CATL Parties and their affiliates would hold, in the aggregate, an interest in the Post-Combination Company of greater than 9.8% on either an economic or voting basis (the “CATL Ownership Limit”). In the event the CATL Parties and their affiliates exceed the CATL Ownership Limit, the CATL Parties have agreed, following written notice from the Post-Combination Company, to divest within five business days such number of Post-Combination Company securities as shall be necessary to cause the CATL Ownership Limit not to be exceeded. In addition, at any time the CATL Ownership Limit is exceeded, the CATL Parties have agreed to vote any voting power they hold in excess of 9.8% in accordance with the recommendation of the board of directors of the Post-Combination Company.

The CATL Parties agreed that they will not, and will cause their affiliates not to, access, obtain, or seek to access or obtain Montana or the Post-Combination Company’s trade secrets, know-how, or other confidential, proprietary, or competitively sensitive information (excluding any such information that Montana is obligated to provide to CATL US, CAMT, or CAMT’s subsidiaries pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Joint Venture Agreement for CAMT, dated as of September 29, 2023, by and among Montana, CAMT Climate Solutions, Ltd. (“CAMT”) and CATL US), including by reverse engineering, or seeking to reverse engineer, any of Montana’s products.

Montana has agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to assist CATL USA in selling, prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, units of Montana representing at least 2% of Montana's issued and outstanding units at a price per unit that is not materially lower than the price per unit implied by the valuation of Montana in connection with the Business Combination. In so assisting CATL USA, Montana is not obligated to incur any expenses or grant any concessions, nor is it obligated to prioritize any sale by CATL USA over its own capital raising or financing activities.

The Investment Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and may be terminated only with the written consent of the parties thereto.

The foregoing summary of the Investment Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Investment Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

Furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference is the investor presentation to be presented to certain potential investors in connection with the Business Combination.

The information set forth below under this Item 7.01, including the exhibits attached hereto, is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Additional Information about the Proposed Transactions and Where to Find It

In connection with the proposed Business Combination, XPDB has filed a registration statement on Form S-4 (as amended to date, the “Registration Statement”) that includes a preliminary prospectus and preliminary proxy statement of XPDB. The proxy statement/prospectus is not yet effective. The definitive proxy statement/prospectus, when it is declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), will be sent to all XPDB stockholders as of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed Business Combination and the other matters to be voted upon at a meeting of XPDB’s stockholders to be held to approve the proposed Business Combination and other matters (the “Special Meeting”). XPDB may also file other documents regarding the proposed Business Combination with the SEC. The definitive proxy statement/final prospectus will contain important information about the proposed Business Combination and the other matters to be voted upon at the Special Meeting and may contain information that an investor will consider important in making a decision regarding an investment in XPDB’s securities. Before making any voting decision, investors and security holders of XPDB and other interested parties are urged to read the Registration Statement and the proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed Business Combination as they become available because they will contain important information about the proposed Business Combination.

Investors and security holders will also be able to obtain free copies of the definitive proxy statement/final prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC by XPDB through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to XPDB, 321 North Clark Street, Suite 2440, Chicago, IL 60654 or by contacting Morrow Sodali LLC, XPDB’s proxy solicitor, for help, toll-free at (800) 662-5200 (banks and brokers can call collect at (203) 658-9400).

INVESTMENT IN ANY SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SEC OR ANY OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITY NOR HAS ANY AUTHORITY PASSED UPON OR ENDORSED THE MERITS OF THE OFFERING OR THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

Participants in the Solicitation

XPDB, Montana and certain of their respective directors, executive officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from XPDB’s stockholders with respect to the proposed Business Combination. A list of the names of those directors and executive officers of XPDB and a description of their interests in XPDB is set forth in XPDB’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Additional information regarding the interests of those persons and other persons who may be deemed participants in the proposed Business Combination may be obtained by reading the Registration Statement. The documents described in this paragraph are available free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to XPDB, 321 North Clark Street, Suite 2440, Chicago, IL 60654. Additional information regarding the names and interests of such participants will be contained in the Registration Statement for the proposed Business Combination when available.

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Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this Report on Form 8-K (this “Report”) may be considered “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and within the meaning of the federal securities laws with respect to the proposed Business Combination between XPDB and Montana, including statements regarding the benefits of the proposed Business Combination, the anticipated timing of the proposed Business Combination, the likelihood and ability of the parties to successfully consummate the proposed Business Combination, the amount of funds available in the trust account as a result of shareholder redemptions or otherwise, the impact, cost and performance of the AirJouletm technology once commercialized, the services offered by Montana and the markets in which Montana operates, business strategies, debt levels, industry environment, potential growth opportunities and the effects of regulations and XPDB’s or Montana’s projected future results. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “believe,” “predict,” “project,” “potential,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “future,” “forecast,” “opportunity,” “target,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions (including the negative versions of such words or expressions).

Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this document, including but not limited to: (i) the risk that the proposed Business Combination may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect the price of XPDB securities; (ii) the risk that the proposed Business Combination may not be completed by XPDB’s business combination deadline and the potential failure to obtain an extension of the business combination deadline if sought by XPDB; (iii) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the proposed Business Combination, including the approval of the proposed Business Combination by XPDB’s stockholders, the satisfaction of the minimum aggregate transaction proceeds amount following redemptions by XPDB’s public stockholders and the receipt of certain governmental and regulatory approvals; (iv) the failure to obtain financing to complete the proposed Business Combination and to support the future working capital needs of Montana; (v) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the proposed Business Combination on Montana’s business relationships, performance, and business generally; (vi) risks that the proposed Business Combination disrupts current plans of Montana and potential difficulties in Montana’s employee retention as a result of the proposed Business Combination; (vii) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against XPDB or Montana related to the agreement and the proposed Business Combination; (viii) changes to the proposed structure of the Business Combination that may be required or appropriate as a result of applicable laws or regulations or as a condition to obtaining regulatory approval of the Business Combination; (ix) the ability to maintain the listing of XPDB’s securities on the NASDAQ; (x) the price of XPDB’s securities, including volatility resulting from changes in the competitive and highly regulated industries in which Montana plans to operate, variations in performance across competitors, changes in laws and regulations affecting Montana’s business and changes in the combined capital structure; (xi) the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations after the completion of the proposed Business Combination, including the possibility of cost overruns or unanticipated expenses in development programs, and the ability to identify and realize additional opportunities; (xii) the enforceability of Montana’s intellectual property, including its patents, and the potential infringement on the intellectual property rights of others, cyber security risks or potential breaches of data security; and (xiii) other risks and uncertainties set forth in the section entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in XPDB’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K that are available on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) at www.sec.gov and other documents filed, or to be filed with the SEC by XPDB, including the Registration Statement. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. There may be additional risks that neither XPDB or Montana presently know or that XPDB or Montana currently believe are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties that will be described in XPDB’s definitive proxy statement contained in the Registration Statement, including those under “Risk Factors” therein, and other documents filed by XPDB from time to time with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and XPDB and Montana assume no obligation and, except as required by law, do not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Neither XPDB nor Montana gives any assurance that either XPDB or Montana will achieve its expectations.

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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibit |  | Description
10.1 |  | Investment Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2023, by and among Montana Technologies LLC, Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition II Corp., Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited, CATL US INC. and Contemporary Amperex Technology USA Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement filed with the SEC on October 2, 2023).
99.1 |  | Investor Presentation, dated October 4, 2023.
104 |  | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within Inline XBRL document).

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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: October 4, 2023

| POWER& DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE ACQUISITION II CORP.
| By: | /s/ Patrick C. Eilers
| Name: | Patrick C. Eilers
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer

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