UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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):

May 17, 2024

CACTUS ACQUISITION CORP. 1 LIMITED

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Cayman Islands	001-40981	N/A
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

4B Cedar Brook Drive
Cranbury, New Jersey	08512
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(609) 495-2222

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

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 redeemable warrant	CCTSU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share	CCTS	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable warrants, each warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50	CCTSW	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 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Promissory Note

On May 17, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note to ARWM Inc Pte. Ltd. (the “Lender”) with a principal amount up to $500,000 (the “Note”). The Note is repayable in full upon the earlier of (a) November 1, 2024, (b) the date of the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination or (c) the date of the liquidation of the Company (such earlier date, the “Maturity Date”). The Note bears no interest, however, an establishment fee, a line fee and an exit fee totaling in aggregate 9.0% per annum are payable on the Maturity Date.

If the Company does not consummate an initial business combination by the Maturity Date the Note will be repaid only from funds held outside of the Trust Account or will be forfeited, eliminated or otherwise forgiven. The foregoing description of the Note is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Note, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The disclosure contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K with respect to the Note is incorporated by reference in this Item 2.03.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

EXHIBIT NO.	DESCRIPTION
10.1	Promissory Note dated May 17, 2024
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.

CACTUS ACQUISITION CORP. 1 LIMITED
By:	/s/ Gary Challinor
Name:	Gary Challinor
Title:	Chief Executive Officer

Date: May 21, 2024