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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-23-078808"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001848437"
company_name: "Cartica Acquisition Corp"
filed_at: "2023-07-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T12:10:07.353329+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cartica shareholders approve extension to April 2024; ~$200M redeemed from trust

## Summary
- At June 30 extraordinary meeting, shareholders approved extension of business combination deadline from July 7, 2023 to April 7, 2024.
- Shareholders holding 18,785,585 Class A shares redeemed for ~$200.4M ($10.67 per share), removing about 75% of trust account.
- Sponsor Cartica Acquisition Partners converted 4,750,000 Class B shares into Class A shares; post-redemption 8.96M Class A & 1M Class B outstanding; Sponsor holds ~53% of Class A.
- Suresh Singamsetty appointed Chief Investment Officer effective July 6, 2023; he continues as director.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-23-078808
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001848437
- company_name: Cartica Acquisition Corp
- filed_at: 2023-07-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 3.02, 5.02, 5.03, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1848437/000110465923078808/0001104659-23-078808-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1848437/000110465923078808/tm2320759d1_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Suresh Singamsetty was appointed as Chief Investment Officer at Cartica Acquisition Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Investment Officer
  source text: On July 6, 2023, the Company appointed Suresh Singamsetty, a director of the Company, as Chief Investment Officer of the Company, effective immedately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1848437/000110465923078808/0001104659-23-078808-index.htm
- Governance Changes
  Cartica Acquisition Corp: Amended amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to extend business combination deadline from July 7, 2023 to April 7, 2024 (effective 2023-06-30).
  - Change: charter amendment
  - Effective: 2023-06-30
  source text: On June 30, 2023, the Company held an extraordinary general meeting in lieu of an annual meeting (the “Meeting”) to amend the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (the “Charter Amendment”) to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination from July 7, 2023 to April 7, 2024 (the “Extension Amendment Proposal”)
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1848437/000110465923078808/0001104659-23-078808-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Cartica Acquisition Corp shareholders approved Extension Amendment Proposal - to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination from July 7, 2023 to April 7, 2024 at the 2023-06-30 meeting.
  - Proposal: charter amendment
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-30
  source text: The final voting results for the Extension Amendment Proposal were as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 19,098,662 2,349,092 0 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1848437/000110465923078808/0001104659-23-078808-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Cartica Acquisition Corp shareholders approved Auditor Ratification Proposal - to ratify the selection of Marcum LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023 at the 2023-06-30 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-30
  source text: The final voting results for the Auditor Ratification Proposal were as follows : For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 20,873,936 573,818 0 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1848437/000110465923078808/0001104659-23-078808-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.