Form 8-K

8-K — Catalyst Acquisition Corp.

Accession: 0001213900-26-100217

Filed: 2026-09-15

Period: 2026-09-15

CIK: 0002104391

SIC: 6770 (BLANK CHECKS)

Item: Other Events

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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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 15, 2026

CATALYST ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its

charter)

Cayman Islands

001-43418

30-1472067

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1007 Ocean Avenue, Suite 501

Santa Monica, CA 90403

(Address of principal executive offices, including

zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including

area code: (310) 404-1687

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 communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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 right

CATLU

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share

CATL

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Rights, each entitling the holder to receive one-seventh (1/7) of one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share

CATLR

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.

Separate Trading of Class A Ordinary Shares

and Rights

On September 15, 2026, Catalyst

Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) announced that, commencing on September 17, 2026, the holders of the units issued

in its initial public offering (the “Units”), each Unit consisting of one Class A ordinary share of the Company, par

value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Ordinary Share”), and one right to receive one-seventh (1/7) of one Class A Ordinary

Share upon the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination (the “Right”), may elect to separately

trade the Class A Ordinary Shares and the Rights included in the Units. No fractional Rights will be issued upon separation of the Units

and only whole Rights will trade. Any Units not separated will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol “CATLU.”

The Class A Ordinary Shares and the Rights are expected to trade on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbols “CATL” and “CATLR,”

respectively. Holders of Units will need to have their brokers contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company’s

transfer agent, in order to separate the Units into Class A Ordinary Shares and Rights.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Press Release dated September 15, 2026.

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.

CATALYST ACQUISITION CORP.

Date: September 15, 2026

By:

/s/ Steven P. Beeks

Name:

Steven P. Beeks

Title:

Co-Chief Executive Officer

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Exhibit 99.1

Catalyst Acquisition Corp. Announces the Separate

Trading of its Class A Ordinary Shares and Rights, Commencing September 17, 2026

SANTA MONICA, CA, Sept. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Catalyst

Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: CATLU) (the “Company”) announced today that, commencing September 17, 2026, holders of the

units sold in the Company’s initial public offering may elect to separately trade the Company’s Class A ordinary shares and

rights included in the units. No fractional rights will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole rights will trade. The Class

A ordinary shares and rights that are separated will trade on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbols “CATL” and “CATLR,”

respectively. Those units not separated will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol “CATLU.”

This press release shall not constitute an offer

to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities of the Company, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state

or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities

laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Catalyst Acquisition Corp.

Catalyst Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company,

also commonly referred to as a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation,

share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. While the

Company may pursue a business combination in any business or industry, it intends to focus on opportunities in traditional and digital

media sectors including, but not limited to, video game companies, mobile gaming, publishers, studios, and media platforms.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may include, and oral statements

made from time to time by representatives of the Company may include, “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. Statements regarding

possible business combinations and the financing thereof, and related matters, as well as all other statements other than statements of

historical fact included in this press release are forward-looking statements. When used in this press release, words such as “anticipate,”

“believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,”

“may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,”

“should,” “would” and similar expressions, as they relate to us or our management team, identify forward-looking

statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of management, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently

available to, the Company’s management. Actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements

as a result of certain factors detailed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are qualified in their entirety

by this paragraph. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company,

including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company’s registration statement and prospectus for the Company’s

initial public offering filed with the SEC. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after

the date of this release, except as required by law.

Company Contact

Catalyst Acquisition Corp.

(310) 404-1687

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