 NEW YORK, May 28, 2021 PRNewswire -- Northern Star Acquisition Corp. Northern Star NYSE: STIC, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, today announced that Northern Stars stockholders voted to approve its proposed merger with Barkbox, Inc. BARK or the Company, the leading global brand for dogs, at its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 28, 2021. The merger is scheduled to close on June 1, 2021 and the common stock and warrants of the combined company, which will be renamed The Original BARK Company, are set to commence trading on the New York Stock Exchange on June 2, 2021 under the new ticker symbols, BARK and BARK WS, respectively. 