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): May 11, 2021

Data Knights Acquisition Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

Trident Court, 1 Oakcroft Road

Chessington Surrey KT9 1BD

United Kingdom

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 011-44-208-090-2009

(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:

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

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).

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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. ¨

On May 11, 2021, Data Knights Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) completed its initial public offering (the “Offering”) of 11,500,000 units (“Units”), including the issuance of 1,500,000 Units as a result of the underwriter’s full exercise of its over-allotment option. Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A Common Stock”), and one redeemable warrant (“Warrant”), each Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment, pursuant to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File Nos. 333-254029). The Units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $115,000,000.

As previously reported on a Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company, on May 11, 2021, simultaneously with the consummation of the Offering, the Company completed a private placement of an aggregate of 585,275 units (the “Private Placement Units”) at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit, generating total gross proceeds of $5,852,750 (the “Private Placement”).

A total of $117,300,000, comprised of the proceeds from the Offering and the proceeds of the Private Placement, net of the underwriting commissions, discounts, and offering expenses, was deposited in a trust account established for the benefit of the Company’s public stockholders. An audited balance sheet as of May 11, 2021 reflecting receipt of the proceeds upon consummation of the Offering and the Private Placement has been issued by the Company and is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

(d) Exhibits.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.