Item 8.01. Other Events.

On June 2, 2021, OceanTech Acquisitions I Corp. (the "Company") consummated its initial public offering (the "IPO") of 10,000,000 units (the "Units"). Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share ("Common Stock") and one redeemable warrant ("Public Warrant"), each whole Public Warrant exercisable into one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share. The Units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $100,000,000. Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the underwriters in the IPO retain a 45-day option to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,500,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any.

On June 2, 2021, simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO, the Company completed the private placement ("Private Placement") of an aggregate 4,571,000 warrants ("Placement Warrants"), of which 3,871,000 Placement Warrants were purchased by OceanTech Acquisitions I Sponsors LLC and 700,000 Placement Warrants were purchased by Maxim Group LLC (and/or its designees), generating total proceeds of $4,571,000.

A total of $101,000,000, comprised of $100,000,000 of the proceeds from the IPO (which amount includes $3,500,000 of the underwriters' deferred discount) and $4,571,000 of the proceeds of the sale of the Placement Warrants, was placed in a U.S.-based trust account maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee.

An audited balance sheet as of June 2, 2021, reflecting receipt of the proceeds upon consummation of the IPO and the Private Placement has been issued by the Company and is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

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