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): April 29, 2021

Nocturne Acquisition Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands	001-40259	N/A
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

7244 Carrizo Drive

La Jolla, CA 92037

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858)-228-7142

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:

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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 ordinary share, $0.0001 par value, and one right	MBTCU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Ordinary Shares included as part of the Units	MBTC	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Rights included as part of the Units	MBTCR	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  ☒

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.

Separate Trading of Units, Ordinary Shares and Rights

On April 29, 2021, Nocturne Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, announcing that, commencing on May 3, 2021, the holders of units issued in its initial public offering (the “Units”), each consisting of one ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), and one right (“Rights”) to receive one-tenth (1/10) of one Ordinary Share upon consummation of the Company’s initial business combination, may elect to separately trade the Ordinary Shares and Rights included in the Units. The Ordinary Shares and the Rights are expected to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols “MBTC” and “MBTCR,” respectively. The Units not separated will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “MBTCU.” 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 Ordinary Shares and Rights.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated April 29, 2021

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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.

	Nocturne Acquisition Corporation
	By:	/s/ Henry Monzon
		Name: Henry Monzon
		Title: Chief Executive Officer
Dated: April 29, 2021

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