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): November 15, 2024

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.)

1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor

New York, NY 10105

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +1-202-741-3677

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On November 15, 2024, Kyle Ingvald Parent resigned as a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cartica Acquisition Corp (the “Company”) as well as a member of each of the Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Audit Committee of the Board. Mr. Parent’s departure was not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to its operations, policies or practices.

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.

	Cartica Acquisition Corp

Date: November 21, 2024	By:	/s/ Suresh Guduru
	Name:	Suresh Guduru
	Title:	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer