Item 8.01. Other Events.

On December 19, 2022, HCM Acquisition Corp (the "Company") issued a press release, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K providing additional information with respect to the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company's shareholders currently scheduled to proceed at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time, on Tuesday, December 20, 2022.

Participants in the Solicitation The Company and its directors and executive officers and other persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company's shareholders in respect of the extension. Information regarding the Company's directors and executive officers is available in its annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC. Additional information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests are contained in the Proxy Statement (defined below).

No Offer or Solicitation

This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Additional Information

The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a definitive proxy statement (the "Proxy Statement") in connection with an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting") to consider and vote upon the Extension Amendment (as defined in the Press Release) and other matters and, beginning on November 25, 2022, mailed the Proxy Statement and other relevant documents to its shareholders as of the November 23, 2022, the record date for the Meeting. The Company's shareholders and other interested persons are advised to read the Proxy Statement and any other relevant documents that have been or will be filed with the SEC in connection with the Company's solicitation of proxies for the Meeting because these documents will contain important information about the Company, the Extension Amendment and related matters. Shareholders may also obtain a free copy of the Proxy Statement, as well as other relevant documents that have been or will be filed with the SEC, without charge, at the SEC's website located at www.sec.gov or by directing a request to Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. at 631-254-7400.

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