8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 1, 2013 (January 28, 2013)

CHART ACQUISITION CORP.

 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-35762	45-2853218
(State or other jurisdiction of  incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer  Identification Number)

c/o The Chart Group, LP 75 Rockefeller Plaza, 14th Floor New York, NY	10019
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (212) 350-8205

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 to the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01   Other Events

Separate Trading of Common Stock and Warrants

On February 1, 2013, Chart Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) announced that the holders of the Company’s units (the “Units”) may elect to separately trade the common stock and warrants included in the Units commencing on February 4, 2013. Each Unit consists of one share of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and one warrant to purchase one share of common stock.  Those Units not separated will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “CACGU” and each of the underlying common stock and warrants are expected to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols “CACG” and “CACGW”, respectively.  Holders of Units will need to have their brokers contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent, in order to separate the Units into common stock and warrants.

A copy of the Press Release issued by the Company announcing the separate trading of the securities underlying the Units is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Forfeiture of Founder Shares

As a result of the underwriters’ over-allotment option expiring unexercised, on January 28, 2013 certain of the Company’s initial shareholders forfeited an aggregate of 281,250 shares of common stock of the Company. As a result of such forfeiture, there are 9,750,000 shares of common stock of the Company issued and outstanding as of the date of this report.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release dated February 1, 2013

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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.

Dated:   February 1, 2013	CHART ACQUISITION CORP.
	By:	/s/ Michael LaBarbera
		Name: Michael LaBarbera
		Title: Chief Financial Officer

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

CHART ACQUISITION CORP. COMMON STOCK AND WARRANTS

TO COMMENCE TRADING SEPARATELY ON FEBRUARY 4, 2013

NEW YORK, February 1, 2013 —/PRNewswire/ - Chart Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”)(Nasdaq: CACGU), a newly-organized blank check company formed for the purpose of acquiring or merging with an operating business, today announced that the holders of the Company’s units may elect to separately trade the common stock and warrants underlying the units commencing February 4, 2013. Those units not separated will continue to trade on the The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “CACGU” and the common stock and the warrants are expected to trade under the symbols “CACG” and “CACGW”, respectively.

A registration statement relating to the units and the underlying securities has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 13, 2012.  This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. Copies of the final prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained for free by visiting the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission website at http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1527349/000121390012006801/d30022.htm Alternatively, copies of the prospectus related to this offering may be obtained from Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. at 60 Wall Street, New York, New York 10016, or by email at prospectus.cpdg@db.com or Cowen and Company LLC at c/o Broadridge Financial Services, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY, 11717, Attn: Prospectus Department, Phone: (631) 274-2806, Fax: (631) 254-7140.

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Contact Information:

Michael LaBarbera

Chief Financial Officer

212-350-8275