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): February 22, 2022

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)

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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.

Separate Trading of Units, Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants

On February 22, 2022, Cartica Acquisition Corp (the “Company”) announced that, commencing on February 25, 2022, the holders of units issued in its IPO (the “Units”), each consisting of one Class A ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Ordinary Share”), and one half of one warrant of the Company (“Warrant”), with each whole Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share for $11.50 per share, may elect to separately trade Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants included in the Units. No fractional Warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole Warrants will trade. The Units not separated will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “CITEU.” Shares of Class A Ordinary Share and the Warrants are expected to trade on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbols “CITE” and “CITEW,” 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 Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated February 22, 2022

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
	By:	/s/  Sanjeev Goel
		Name: Sanjeev Goel
		Title:   Chief Executive Officer
Dated: February 22, 2022