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

March 18, 2023

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Williams Rowland Acquisition Corp.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware		001-40659		86-2603800
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

450 Post Road East

Westport, CT

06880

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 353-7610

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one share of Common Stock and one-half of one Redeemable Warrant	WRACU	NYSE American LLC
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	WRAC	NYSE American LLC
Redeemable Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50	WRACW	NYSE American LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On March 18, 2023, Tomago Collins informed the board of Williams Rowland Acquisition Corp. (the “Registrant” that he was resigning. He had served as Chair of the Nominating Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee.

Effective March 20, 2023, Youlanda D. Deveaux was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Registrant to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Collins’ resignation. Ms. Deveaux will serve on the Audit, Compensation and Nominating Committees. There are no transactions between Ms. Deveaux and the Registrant of the type that would be required to be described by Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Ms. Deveaux serves as Regional Vice President for the Caribbean and Latin America for Mandara Spa (Bahamas) Ltd which is part of OneSpaWorld Group. She is a turnaround specialist experienced at identifying growth potential , business development, human resources, management and financial control systems for regional high-end luxury businesses at five-star resorts in three Caribbean countries.

SIGNATURES

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 22, 2023

WILLIAMS ROWLAND ACQUISITION CORP.

By:	/s/ David B. Williams
Name:	David B. Williams
Title:	Co-Chief Executive Officer

Williams Rowland Acquisition Corp. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update