Form 8-K
8-K — Flag Ship Acquisition Corp
Accession: 0001829126-26-003762
Filed: 2026-04-22
Period: 2026-04-17
CIK: 0001850059
SIC: 6770 (BLANK CHECKS)
Item: Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing
Item: Regulation FD Disclosure
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
April 17, 2026
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
FLAG SHIP ACQUISITION CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Cayman Islands
001-42138
00-0000000
N/A
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
26 Broadway, Suite 934
New York, New York 10004
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip
Code)
(646)-362-0256
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area
Code
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 (see General Instruction
A.2. below):
☐
Written communication 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 communication pursuant to
Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐
Pre-commencement communication 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 Ordinary Share, $0.001 par value, and one right
FSHPU
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Ordinary Shares,
$0.001 par value
FSHP
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Rights
to receive one-tenth (1/10th) of one Ordinary Share
FSHPR
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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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 a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
On April 17, 2026, Flag Ship Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”)
received a deficiency letter (the “Notice”) from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
(“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that it was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) as a result of its failure
to timely file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 (the “Form 10-K”), as required for
continued listing on The Nasdaq Global Market.
Under Nasdaq’s Listing Rules, the Company must submit a plan
to regain compliance with Nasdaq within 60 calendar days of the date of the Notice. If the Company’s plan is accepted, then Nasdaq
can grant an exception of up to 180 calendar days from the date that the Form 10-K should have been filed, or October 12, 2026. The Notice
has no immediate effect on the listing of the Company’s ordinary shares. The Company continues to work diligently to complete the
Form 10-K. There can be no assurance, however, that the Company will be able to regain compliance with the listing requirements discussed
above or otherwise satisfy the other Nasdaq listing criteria.
Item 7.01.
Regulation FD Disclosure.
On April 22, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the
receipt of the Notice. A copy of the press release is being furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information
contained or incorporated by reference in this Item 7.01, including the press release furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1, shall not be
deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”),
or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, except as shall
be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item
9.01.
Financial
Statement and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.
Flag
Ship Acquisition Corporation
Dated:
April 22, 2026
By:
/s/
Matthew Chen
Name:
Matthew
Chen
Title:
Chief
Executive Officer
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Exhibit 99.1
Flag
Ship Acquisition Corp Receives Nasdaq Notification of Non-Compliance with Listing Rules
New York, NY, April 22, 2026 – Flag Ship Acquisition
Corp (NASDAQ: FSHP) (the “Company”), a special purpose acquisition company, announced that on April 17, 2026, it received
a letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) advising the Company that the Company
does not comply with Nasdaq’s Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) for continued listing because the Company had not timely filed its Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 (the “Form 10-K”). Nasdaq has informed the Company that it
has until June 16, 2026 to submit a plan to regain compliance with respect to this delinquent report. If Nasdaq approves the Company’s
plan, it has the discretion to grant the Company an extension of up to 180 calendar days from the due date of the Form 10-K (or until
October 12, 2026) to regain compliance.
Nasdaq’s Listing Rules also require that the Company make a public
announcement disclosing receipt of the notification letter by issuing a press release within four business days of the date of such notice.
The Company is working diligently to complete the Form 10-K. This notification has no immediate effect on the listing of the Company’s
securities on Nasdaq. There can be no assurance, however, that the Company will be able to regain compliance with the listing requirements
discussed above or otherwise satisfy the other Nasdaq listing criteria.
About Flag Ship Acquisition Corporation
Flag Ship is a blank check company, also commonly referred to as a
Special Purpose Acquisition Company, or SPAC, formed for the purpose of acquiring, engaging in a share exchange, share reconstruction
and amalgamation, purchasing all or substantially all of the assets of, entering into contractual arrangements, or engaging in any other
similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. Flag Ship’s efforts to identify a target business have not
been limited to a particular industry or geographic region. Flag Ship is sponsored by Whale Management Corporation, a BVI business company
with limited liability. As previously disclosed, the Company has entered into a definitive agreement for a business combination with Great
Future Technology Inc.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release includes certain “forward-looking” statements,
as that term is defined under the federal securities laws. Such forward-looking statements, including the successful consummation of the
Company’s initial business combination, are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from
the forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events.
These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words or phrases such as “aspire,” “expect,”
“estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,”
“plan,” “may,” “will,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,”
“could,” “should,” “believe(s),” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,”
“future,” “opportunity,” seek,” “intend,” “strategy,” or the negative version of
those words or phrases or similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance
on any forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date hereof, and, except as required by law, the
Company assumes no obligation and does not intend to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the
date hereof.
For further information, please contact:
Matthew
Chen | Chief Executive Officer
Phone: (212) 884-2667
Email: mchen@flagshipac.com
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