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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Trust Agreement Amendment
As approved by its stockholders at the Special Meeting (defined below), Aquaron Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) entered into an amendment (the “Trust Agreement Amendment”) to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated October 3, 2022 (the “Trust Agreement”), with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee (“Trustee”). The Trust Agreement Amendment allows the Company to extend the date on which the Trustee must liquidate the trust account established by the Company in connection with the initial public offering (the “IPO”) of the Company (the “Trust Account”) if the Company has not completed its initial business combination (“Extension”), on a monthly basis up to twelve times from May 6, 2026 to May 6, 2027 (the later such date actually extended being referred to as the “Extended Date”), by depositing into the trust account $0.033 per public share for each one-month extension.
The Trust Agreement Amendment is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Promissory Note
The Company issued, on May 7, 2026, an unsecured promissory note in the total principal amount of $4,000 (the “Promissory Note”) to HUTURE Ltd. (“Huture”). The Promissory Note does not bear interest and the principal thereunder becomes due and payable upon the date on which the Company consummates a business combination with Huture (the “Business Combination”). In addition, the Promissory Note may be converted by the holder into shares of common stock of the Company identical to the common stock issued in the Company’s initial public offering at a price of $10.00 per unit (each unit consists of one share of common stock and one right to receive one-fifth (1/5) of a share of common stock).
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The disclosure regarding the Promissory Note contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference in this item to the extent required.
Item 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
The information disclosed in Item 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03 to the extent required herein.
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
Pursuant to the results of the Special Meeting (defined below), on May 7, 2026, the Company adopted and on the same date filed its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (in the form attached as Exhibit 3.1) allowing the Company to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination on a monthly basis up to twelve times from May 6, 2026 to May 6, 2027.
Such exhibit is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03. The information disclosed in Item 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this to the extent required herein.
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 7, 2026, the Company held the special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”). On April 23, 2026, the record date for the Special Meeting, there were 1,731,047 shares of common stock of the Company entitled to be voted at the Special Meeting. At the Special Meeting, 1,623,108 shares of common stock of the Company or 96.765%% of the shares entitled to vote at the Special Meeting were represented in person or by proxy.
| 1. | The Extension Amendment Proposal |
Stockholders approved the proposal to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to allow the Company to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination on a monthly basis up to twelve times from May 6, 2026 to May 6, 2027. Passage of the Extension Amendment Proposal required approval by a simple majority of the votes cast by such holders of the Company’s common stock as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or by proxy at the Special Meeting (the “Stockholders”). The voting results were as follows:
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | ||
| 1,623,071 | 37 | 0 |
| 2. | The Trust Amendment Proposal |
Stockholders approved the proposal to amend the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated October 3, 2022, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, to allow the Company to extend the date on which the Trustee must liquidate the Trust Account if the Company has not completed its initial business combination, on a monthly basis up to twelve times from May 6, 2026 to May 6, 2027 by depositing into the trust account $0.033 per public share for each one-month Extension. Passage of the Trust Amendment Proposal required approval by a simple majority of the votes cast by the Stockholders. The voting results were as follows:
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | ||
| 1,623,071 | 37 | 0 |
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On May 7, 2026, the Company made a deposit of $4,000 (the “Extension Payment”) to the Trust Account to extend the period of time the Company has to consummate an initial business combination from May 6, 2026 to June 6, 2027.
No Offer or Solicitation
This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent, or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of any business combination. This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any states or jurisdictions in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act, or an exemption therefrom.
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. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements and factors that may cause such differences include, without limitation, uncertainties relating to our ability to complete an initial Business Combination and other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in our filings with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including under the caption “Risk Factors” in the reports we file with the SEC. The Company expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 3.1 | Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Aquaron Acquisition Corp. dated May 7, 2026 | |
| 10.1 | Amendment to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated May 7, 2026, by and between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Registrant | |
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SIGNATURES
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.
Dated: May 12, 2026
AQUARON ACQUISITION CORP.
| By: | /s/ Yi Zhou | |
| Name: | Yi Zhou | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and Chairwoman of the Board of Directors |
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Exhibit 3.1
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO THE
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
AQUARON ACQUISITION CORP.
Aquaron Acquisition Corp., a corporation existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, by its Chief Executive Officer, hereby certifies as follows:
| 1. | The name of the corporation is Aquaron Acquisition Corp. |
| 2. | The date of filing of the corporation’s original Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware was March 11, 2021 (and it was thereafter amended by a Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation on June 3, 2021) and the date of filing the corporation’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware was August 9, 2022, which later was amended and restated by filing the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 4, 2022, June 29, 2023, April 30, 2024, and May 6, 2025 (the “Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”). |
| 3. | The Board of Directors of the corporation has duly adopted resolutions setting forth proposed amendments to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, declaring said amendment to be advisable and in the best interests of the corporation and its stockholders and authorizing the appropriate officers of the corporation to solicit the consent of the stockholders therefor, which resolutions setting forth the proposed amendment are substantially as follows: |
RESOLVED, that Article Sixth (E) of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation are hereby amended and restated in the entirety as follows:
“E. In the event that the Corporation does not consummate a Business Combination by May 6, 2026, or if the Corporation shall, in its sole discretion determine, elect to extend the amount of time to complete a Business Combination on a monthly basis up to twelve times to May 6, 2027 (the later such date actually extended being referred to as or, in each case if the Office of the Delaware Division of Corporations shall not be open for business (including filing of corporate documents) on such date the next date upon which the Office of the Delaware Division of Corporations shall be open, the “Termination Date”), the Corporation shall (i) cease all operations except for the purposes of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter redeem 100% of the IPO Shares for cash for a redemption price per share as described below (which redemption will completely extinguish such holders’ rights as stockholders, including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to approval of the Corporation’s then stockholders and subject to the requirements of the GCL, including the adoption of a resolution by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 275(a) of the GCL finding the dissolution of the Corporation advisable and the provision of such notices as are required by said Section 275(a) of the GCL, dissolve and liquidate the balance of the Corporation’s net assets to its remaining stockholders, as part of the Corporation’s plan of dissolution and liquidation, subject (in the case of (ii) and (iii) above) to the Corporation’s obligations under the GCL to provide for claims of creditors and other requirements of applicable law. In such event, the per share redemption price shall be equal to a pro rata share of the Trust Account plus any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Corporation to pay its taxes divided by the total number of IPO Shares then outstanding.”
| 4. | That thereafter, said amendment was duly adopted by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the DGCL. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the corporation has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be signed this day of May 7, 2026.
| /s/ Yi Zhou | ||
| Name: | Yi Zhou | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
Exhibit 10.1
AMENDMENT TO THE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO THE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT, AS AMENDED (this “Amendment”) is made as of May 7, 2026, by and between Aquaron Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York limited liability trust company (the “Trustee”). Capitalized terms contained in this Amendment, but not specifically defined in this Amendment, shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in that certain Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated October 3, 2022 and amended on June 29, 2023, April 30, 2024, and May 6, 2025 by and between the parties hereto (the “Trust Agreement”).
WHEREAS, $54,984,377 of the gross proceeds from the IPO and sale of the Private Placement Units was deposited into the Trust Account;
WHEREAS, Section 1(i) of the Trust Agreement, as amended, provides that the Trustee is to liquidate the Trust Account and distribute the Property in the Trust Account only after and promptly after (x) receipt of, and only in accordance with, the terms of a Termination Letter; or (y) the later of (1) May 6, 2024, and (2) such later date as provided in the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Last Date”) (the “Last Date”), provided a Termination Letter has not been received by the Trustee prior to such Last Date;
WHEREAS, Section 7(c) of the Trust Agreement provides that Section 1(i) of the Trust Agreement may only be amended with the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 50% or more of the shares of the Common Stock present or represented at the meeting, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company voting together as a single class;
WHEREAS, the Company obtained the requisite vote of the stockholders of the Company to approve this Amendment; and
WHEREAS, each of the Company and Trustee desire to amend the Trust Agreement as provided herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:
| 1. | Amendment to Section 1(i). Section 1(i) of the Trust Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: |
(i) Commence liquidation of the Trust Account only after and promptly after receipt of, and only in accordance with, the terms of a letter (“Termination Letter”), in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as either Exhibit A or Exhibit B, signed on behalf of the Company by its President, Chief Executive Officer or Chairman of the Board and Secretary or Assistant Secretary and, in the case of a Termination Letter in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as Exhibit A, acknowledged and agreed to by Chardan, and complete the liquidation of the Trust Account and distribute the Property in the Trust Account only as directed in the Termination Letter and the other documents referred to therein; provided, however, that in the event that a Termination Letter has not been received by the Trustee upon the date which is, the later of (1) May 6, 2027 and (2) such later date as provided in the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Last Date”), the Trust Account shall be liquidated in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Termination Letter attached as Exhibit B hereto and distributed to the Public Shareholders as of the Last Date.
| 3. | Amendments to Definitions. |
(i) Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Trust Agreement. The following defined term in the Trust Agreement shall be amended and restated in their entirety:
“Trust Agreement” shall mean that certain Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated October 3, 2022, by and between Aquaron Acquisition Corp. and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as amended by the Amendment No. 1 to Investment Management Trust Agreement dated June 29, 2023, the Amendment No. 2 to Investment Management Trust Agreement dated April 30, 2024, by the Amendment No.3 to the Investment Management Trust Agreement dated May 6, 2025, and by the Amendment No.4 to the Investment Management Trust Agreement dated [ ], 2026”; and
| 4. | Amendment to Exhibit F. Exhibit F of the Trust Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: |
EXHIBIT F
[Letterhead of Company]
[Insert date]
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
1 State Street, 30th Floor
New York, New York 10004
Attn: Francis Wolf and Celeste Gonzalez
Re: Trust Account — Extension Letter
Dear Mr. Wolf and Ms. Gonzalez:
Pursuant to paragraphs 1(i) and 1(n) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Aquaron Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Trustee”), dated as of October 3, 2022, as amended by the Amendment No. 1, dated June 29, 2023, the Amendment No. 2 to Investment Management Trust Agreement dated April 30, 2024, and by the Amendment No.3 to the Investment Management Trust Agreement dated May 6, 2025, and by the Amendment No.4 to the Investment Management Trust Agreement dated [ ], 2026 (the “Trust Agreement”), this is to advise you that the Company is extending the time available in order to consummate a Business Combination with the Target Businesses for an additional [•] month[s], from [•], 202_ to [•], 202_ (the “Extension”). Capitalized words used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Trust Agreement. This Extension Letter shall serve as the notice required with respect to Extension prior to the applicable termination date (as may be extended in accordance with Section 1(i) of the Trust Agreement). In accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement, we hereby authorize you to deposit the contribution in the amount of $[•] for such one-month extension until [•], 202_ (the “Contribution”), unless the Closing of the Company’s initial business combination shall have occurred, which will be wired to you, into the Trust Account investments upon receipt.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| Aquaron Acquisition Corp. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| 5.1. | Successors. All the covenants and provisions of this Amendment by or for the benefit of the Company or the Trustee shall bind and inure to the benefit of their permitted respective successors and assigns. |
| 5.2. | Severability. This Amendment shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Amendment or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Amendment a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable. |
| 5.3. | Applicable Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. |
| 5.4. | Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in several original or facsimile counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, and together shall constitute but one instrument. |
| 5.5. | Effect of Headings. The section headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Amendment and shall not affect the interpretation thereof. |
| 5.6. | Entire Agreement. The Trust Agreement, as modified by this Amendment, constitutes the entire understanding of the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, arrangements, promises and commitments, whether written or oral, express or implied, relating to the subject matter hereof, and all such prior agreements, understandings, arrangements, promises and commitments are hereby canceled and terminated. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.
| AQUARON ACQUISITION CORP. | |||
| By: | /s/ Yi Zhou | ||
| Name: | Yi Zhou | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||
| CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee | |||
| By: | /s/ Francis Wolf | ||
| Name: | Francis Wolf | ||
| Title: | Vice President | ||
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| Entity File Number | 001-41470 |
| Entity Registrant Name | AQUARON ACQUISITION CORP. |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0001861063 |
| Entity Tax Identification Number | 86-2760193 |
| Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | DE |
| Entity Address, Address Line One | 515 Madison Ave |
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| Entity Address, City or Town | New York |
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