Flag Ship Acquisition Corp. Ordinary Shares (FSHP) Form 3 Flag Ship Acquisition / Matthew Chen ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Chen Matthew

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O FLAG SHIP ACQUISITION CORPORATION

26 BROADWAY, SUITE 934

(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10004

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/17/2024

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Flag Ship Acquisition Corp [ FSHP ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
Chairman and CEO

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Ordinary Shares, $0.001 par value	1,725,000(1)	I(2)	By Whale Management Corporation

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. The ordinary shares reported in Table I include up to 225,000 shares that are subject to forfeiture to the extent the underwriters of the initial public offering of the Issuer's securities do not exercise in full their over-allotment option as described in the Issuer's registration statement.

2. Whale Management Corporation (the "Sponsor") is the record holder of the shares reported herein. The Reporting Person is the sole owner of the voting securities of the Sponsor and may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the securities held of record by the Sponsor. However, the Reporting Person disclaims any such beneficial ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest.

	/s/ Matthew Chen	06/18/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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