UNITED ~~STATES~~ ~~SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549~~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~~SECURITIES ofEXCHANGE ~~Report~~ACT ~~(Date of~~OF ~~earliest event reported): October 12, 2022~~1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 31, 2023

MALACCA STRAITS ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands		001-39383		N/A
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Unit 601-2

St. George’s Building

2 Ice House Street Central, Hong Kong

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +852 21060888

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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-half of one Redeemable Warrant	MLACU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share	MLAC	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A Ordinary Share for $11.50 per share	MLACW	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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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).

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Item 1 2.~~01.~~03 ~~Entry~~Creation ~~into~~of a ~~Material~~Direct ~~Definitive~~Financial ~~Agreement.~~Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant

~~On October 17, 2022,~~ Malacca Straits Acquisition Company Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”) , issued aan ~~promissory~~unsecured promissory note (the “Note”), indated ~~the~~March ~~aggregate~~31, ~~principal~~2023, in the amount of up to $~~153~~1,~~655~~000,000 to Malacca Straits Management Company Limited~~, the~~. ~~sponsor~~The proceeds of the ~~Company~~Note ~~(the~~will ~~“Sponsor”),~~be used for costs in connection with the ~~extension of the termination date for the~~ Company’s initial business combination (the “~~Initial~~ Business Combination”) ~~from~~and ~~October~~as ~~17,~~general ~~2022~~working ~~to July 17, 2023 (the “Termination Date”), which extension was approved at the Annual Meeting (defined below) held on October 12, 2022~~capital.

The Note ~~bears~~is no non-interest bearing and ispayable ~~repayable~~(subject into ~~full~~the ~~upon~~waiver against trust provisions) on the earlier of (ai) the date ofon ~~the~~which ~~consummation of~~ the ~~Initial~~ Business Combination~~, or~~ is consummated and (bii) the date of the liquidation of the Company. ~~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~~A ~~foregoing~~copy ~~description~~of isthe ~~qualified~~Note inis ~~its~~attached ~~entirety~~as byExhibit ~~reference~~10.1 to ~~the~~this ~~Note,~~Current aReport ~~copy~~on ofForm ~~which~~8-K and is ~~attached~~incorporated asherein ~~Exhibit~~by 10reference.1 ~~hereto~~The disclosures set forth in this Item 2.03 are intended to be summaries only and ~~is incorporated~~are ~~herein~~qualified in their entirety by reference to the Note.

Item 2 9.~~03.~~01 ~~Creation of a Direct~~ Financial ~~Obligation~~Statements orand ~~an Obligation Under an Off-balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant~~Exhibits.

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

Item 5.03 Amendments to Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

Exhibit Number		Description

10.1		Promissory Note, dated March 31, 2023, issued by Malacca Straits Acquisition Company Limited to Malacca Straits Management Company Limited
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

On October 12, 2022, the Company held its 2022 annual general meeting (the “Annual Meeting”) of shareholders. At the Annual Meeting, the Extension Amendment Proposal (as defined below) to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (“Charter Amendment”) was approved. Under Cayman Islands law, the Charter Amendment took effect upon approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal (as defined below). A copy of the Charter Amendment is attached as Exhibit 3.1 ~~hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.~~

~~Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.~~SIGNATURE

~~At the Annual Meeting on October~~Pursuant ~~12, 2022, the Company’s shareholders were presented the proposals~~ to ~~(i) appoint five directors to serve on~~ the ~~Company’s board~~requirements of ~~directors (~~the ~~“Board”)~~Securities ~~until~~Exchange ~~the~~Act ~~2023 annual general meeting~~ of ~~the Company or until their successors are appointed and qualified~~1934, ~~(ii) ratify~~ the ~~selection~~registrant byhas ~~the~~duly ~~audit~~caused ~~committee~~this ofreport ~~WithumSmith+Brown, PC (“Withum”)~~ to ~~serve as~~be ~~the~~signed ~~Company’s~~on ~~independent~~its ~~registered~~behalf ~~public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2022 (the “Auditor Ratification Proposal”), and (iii) to extend the date~~ by ~~which the Company must consummate a business combination from October 17, 2022 to~~ ~~July 17, 2023 (or such earlier date as determined by~~ the ~~Board)~~undersigned byhereunto ~~amending~~duly ~~the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Extension Amendment Proposal”)~~authorized. ~~The proposal to adjourn the Annual Meeting to a later date was not presented because there were enough votes to approve each of the foregoing proposals.~~

Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the foregoing proposals. Pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, directors are appointed by the affirmative vote of a majority of the holders of the Class B ordinary shares of the Company (the “Class B Ordinary Shares”) who attend and vote at the Annual Meeting. The approval of the Auditor Ratification Proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the holders of the ordinary shares of the Company (including Class A ordinary shares and Class B Ordinary Shares, together, the “Ordinary Shares”) who attend and vote at the Annual Meeting. The approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of at least two-thirds of holders of Ordinary Shares who attend and vote at the Annual Meeting.

	MALACCA STRAITS ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED

	By:	/s/ Gordon Lo
		Name: Gordon Lo
		Title: Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

Dated: March 31, 2023

All five director nominees were elected as directors with the following vote from the holders of Class B Ordinary Shares:

	For	Withhold
Gordon Lo	3,593,750	0
Stanley Wang	3,593,750	0
Vince Ming Shu Leung	3,593,750	0
Ping He	3,593,750	0
Eugene TY Tan	3,593,750	0

The appointment of Withum as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 was ratified with the following vote from the holders of Ordinary Shares:

For		Against		Abstentions
6,657,495		221		0

The Extension Amendment Proposal was approved with the following vote from the holders of Ordinary Shares:

For		Against		Abstentions
6,657,676		40		0

In connection with the vote to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal, the holders of 4,188,197 Class A ordinary shares properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $10.33 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $43,282,728 in connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal.

The Sponsor has agreed to loan to the Company up to $153,654.12 to deposit into the Company’s trust account (the “Trust Account”) in an amount of $17,072.68 per month to extend the Termination Date on a month-by-month basis through July 17, 2023 as necessary (the “Monthly Extension Amount”). The Monthly Extension Amount will be deposited into the Trust Account commencing on October 17, 2022, and within seven (7) calendar days from the beginning of such calendar month (or portion thereof) until July 17, 2023. The Sponsor will have the sole discretion whether to continue extending for additional calendar months until July 17, 2023 (or such earlier date as determined by the Board).

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this Form 8-K:

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibits
3.1		Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, filed on October 14, 2022.
10.1		Promissory Note issued to Malacca Straits Management Company Limited, dated October 17, 2022.
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.

Dated: October 17, 2022

MALACCA STRAITS ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED By: /s/ Gordon Lo Name: Gordon Lo Title: Chief Executive Officer

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