- Northern Star Acquisition (STIC +1.6%) announces that the company's stockholders have voted to approve its proposed merger with pet subscription service company Barkbox.
- The merger is scheduled to close on June 1, 2021 and the shares of the combined company, which will be renamed "The Original BARK Company", are set to commence trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the new ticker symbol "BARK".
- BarkBox's merger with the special-purpose acquisition company to go public via a $1.6B deal including debt, was reported by the The Wall Street Journal, in December last year.