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): September 11, 2024

DENALI CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands	001-41351	98-1659463
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

437 Madison Avenue 27th Floor New York, New York	10022
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (646) 978-5180

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:

☒ Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

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 redeemable warrant	DECAU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share	DECA	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share	DECAW	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.

On September 11, 2024, Denali Capital Acquisition Corp. issued a press release announcing that it deposited $15,036.74 into the Trust Account in order to extend the period of time it has to consummate a business combination by one month, from the current deadline of September 11, 2024 to October 11, 2024, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statement and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated September 11, 2024
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	DENALI CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
Date: September 11, 2024	By:	/s/ Lei Huang
	Name:	Lei Huang
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

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