Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): March 14, 2023

Cartica Acquisition Corp

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands		001-41198		N/A
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1775 I Street NW, Suite 910

Washington, D.C. 20006

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +1-202-367-3003

Not Applicable

(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:

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered

Units, each consisting of one Class A Ordinary Share and one-half of one Redeemable Warrant	CITEU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Class A Ordinary Share, par value $0.0001 per share	CITE	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Redeemable Warrants	CITEW	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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).

Emerging growth company x

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. ¨

Item 8.01. Other Events.

As previously disclosed,on October 13, 2022, Cartica Acquisition Corp, a Cayman Islands exempted corporation (the “Company”), was advised by Cartica Management, LLC (“Cartica Management”), the management company for both Cartica Investors, LP and Cartica Investors II, LP (together, the “Cartica Funds”) that the Cartica Funds will be liquidated in the first half of 2023 (the “Liquidation”).

The Cartica Funds, which are affiliates of Cartica Acquisition Partners, LLC, the sponsor of the Company, entered into a forward purchase agreement at the time of the Company’s initial public offering, pursuant to which the Cartica Funds agreed to subscribe for an aggregate of up to 3,000,000 Class A ordinary shares (the “Forward Purchase Shares”) for $10.00 per share, or up to $30,000,000 in the aggregate, in a private placement to close substantially concurrently with the closing of the Company’s initial business combination (the “Initial Business Combination”), subject to approval at such time by the investment committee of Cartica Management.

On March 14, 2023, the Company received a written notice from Cartica Management advising the Company that the investment committee of Cartica Management has determined that it will not approve the purchase of any Forward Purchase Shares and therefore the Cartica Funds will not purchase any of the Forward Purchase Shares in connection with the Initial Business Combination or otherwise. As a result, the Company may lack sufficient funds to consummate the Initial Business Combination.

SIGNATURE

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