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): October 22, 2024

Marblegate Acquisition Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-40862

85-4249135

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

411 Theodore Fremd Avenue

Suite 206S

Rye, New York 10580

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (914) 415-4081

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:

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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 and one-half of one redeemable warrant	GATEU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	GATE	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants, each exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at a price of $11.50	GATEW	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 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On October 22, 2024, Marblegate Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) issued a promissory note (the “Note”) in the principal amount of up to $250,000 to Marblegate Special Opportunities Master Fund, L.P., a member of the Company’s sponsor (the “Payee”). The Note was issued in connection with advances the Payee has made, and may make in the future, to the Company for working capital expenses. The Note bears no interest and is due and payable upon the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which the Company consummates its initial business combination and (ii) the date that the winding up of the Company is effective. At the election of the Payee, all or a portion of the unpaid principal amount of the Note may be converted into shares of Class A common stock of the Company (the “Conversion Shares”), equal to: (x) the portion of the principal amount of the Note being converted, divided by (y) $10.00, rounded up to the nearest whole number of shares. The Conversion Shares will be identical to the shares of Class A common stock included in the units issued by the Company to its sponsor and the representative of the underwriters in a private placement in connection with the Company’s initial public offering. The Conversion Shares are entitled to the registration rights set forth in the Note.

The issuance of the Note was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Note, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.03.

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The disclosure contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference in this Item 2.03.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:


Exhibit		Description

10.1		Promissory Note, dated October 22, 2024.

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.

Date: October 28, 2024


Marblegate Acquisition Corp.

By:		/s/ Jeffrey Kravetz
Name:		Jeffrey Kravetz
Title:		Chief Financial Officer

Marblegate Acquisition Corp. 8-K