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): January 31, 2025
GLOBAL STAR ACQUISITION INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
| 001-41506 | 86-2508938 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1641 International Drive Unit 208
McLean, VA
22102
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 703-790-0717
(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 share of Class A Common Stock, one Redeemable Warrant, and one Right | GLSTU | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | GLST | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| Redeemable Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share | GLSTW | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| Rights, exchangeable into one-tenth of one share of Class A common Stock | GLSTR | 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 3.01 | Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing. |
As previously disclosed, on November 25, 2024, Global Star Acquisition Inc. (the “Company”) received a letter from the listing qualifications department staff (the “Staff”) of The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) indicating that the Company was not in compliance with Nasdaq’s Listing Rule 5450(b)(2)(B) because the Company had not, as of November 18, 2024, maintained a minimum of 1,100,000 publicly held shares, as required under the Nasdaq continued listing standards for The Nasdaq Global Market. Under Nasdaq Listing Rules, the Company had 45 calendar days or until January 9, 2025, to submit a plan to regain compliance with Rule 5450(b)(2)(B). Separately, on August 1, 2024, we received a notice from the Staff notifying us that the Company is not in compliance with Listing Rule 5450(a)(2) (the “Minimum Public Holders Rule”), which requires the Company to have at least 400 total holders for continued listing on The Nasdaq Global Market.
We submitted the plan to regain compliance in a timely manner, and Nasdaq advised the Company that it had determined to grant the Company an extension until January 28, 2025, to regain compliance with the Rule.
The Company was unable to regain compliance with the Rule prior to the end of the plan period (January 28, 2025). As a result, on January 31, 2025, the Company received a delist determination letter from Nasdaq advising the Company that Nasdaq had determined that the Company did not meet the terms of the extension. As a result, unless the Company requests an appeal of Nasdaq’s determination, trading of the Company’s common stock will be suspended at the opening of business on February 11, 2025, and a Form 25-NSE will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which will remove the Company’s common stock from listing and registration on Nasdaq.
The Company may submit a hearing request to the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”), which request is expected to stay any delisting action by Nasdaq at least until the hearing process concludes and any extension granted by the Panel expires. Notwithstanding the foregoing, there can be no assurance that the Panel will grant the Company’s request or an additional extension period, or that the Company will ultimately regain compliance with all applicable requirements for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements regarding the Company’s ability to regain compliance Nasdaq Listing Rule; the Company’s intent to monitor its publicly held shares and take all reasonable measures available to the Company for continued listing on The Nasdaq Global Market; and the Company’s success in appealing any delisting determination.
In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “outlook,” “aim,” “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “due,” “estimate,” “expect,” “goal,” “intend,” “may,” “objective,” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” “positioned,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would” and other similar expressions that are predictions of or indicate future events and future trends, or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions which may cause actual results to differ materially from any results expressed or implied by any forward-looking statement, including, but not limited to, the Company’s ability to regain compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rule; and the other important factors outlined under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 15, 2024, as such factors may be updated from time to time in its other filings with the SEC, which are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in its forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot guarantee future results. The Company has no obligation, and does not undertake any obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statement made in this Current Report on Form 8-K to reflect changes since the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, except as may be required by law.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Global Star Acquisition Inc. | ||
| Date: February 4, 2025 | By: | /s/ Anthony Ang |
| Anthony Ang | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
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