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): November 2126, 2024 (November 1925, 2024)

CHARLTON ARIA ACQUISITION CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands	001-42386	N/A
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)		Identification Number)

221 W 9th St #848 ~~Wilmington, DE 19801 (Address of principal executive offices)~~

Wilmington, DE 19801

(Address of principal executive offices)

909-214-2482

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, consisting of one Class A ordinary share, $0.0001 par value, and one Right to acquire one-eighth of one Class A ordinary share	CHARU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share	CHAR	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Rights, each whole right to acquire one-eighth of one Class A ordinary share	CHARR	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 3 8.~~02.~~01 ~~Unregistered~~Other ~~Sales of Equity Securities~~Events.

~~The~~On November ~~information~~25, 2024, Charlton Aria Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) announced that holders of the Company’s units may elect to separately trade the Class A ordinary shares and rights included in ~~Item~~its ~~8.01~~units, iscommencing ~~incorporated~~on ~~into~~or ~~this~~about ~~Item by~~November ~~reference~~26, 2024.

~~Item~~The Class 8A ordinary shares and rights will trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbols “CHAR” and “CHARR”, respectively.01 ~~Other~~Units ~~Events~~not separated will continue to trade on Nasdaq under the symbol “CHARU.”

~~As previously disclosed on a Current Report on~~On ~~Form~~November ~~8-K filed on October 27, 2024, on October~~ 25, 2024, ~~Charlton Aria Acquisition Corporation (~~the “Company”) ~~consummated the~~issued ~~initial~~a ~~public~~press ~~offering~~release (announcing the ~~“IPO”)~~separation of ~~7,500,000~~ units ~~(the “Units”)~~. ~~Each Unit consists of one Class~~ A ~~ordinary share,~~copy ~~$0.0001 par value per share (each, a “Class A Ordinary Share”), and one right (each, a “Right”), each one Right entitling the holder thereof to exchange for one-eighth~~ of ~~one~~this ~~Class~~press Arelease ~~Ordinary~~is ~~Share~~attached ~~upon the completion of the Company’s~~as ~~initial~~Exhibit ~~business combination~~99.1 ~~The~~hereto ~~Units~~and ~~were~~is ~~sold~~incorporated atherein anby ~~offering price of $10~~reference.~~00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $75,000,000.~~

~~Substantially concurrently with the closing of~~Item ~~the IPO, the Company completed the private sale of 240,000 units (the “Private Units”) to the Company’s sponsor,~~9.01 ~~ST Sponsor~~Financial IIStatements ~~Limited (the “Sponsor”). Each Private Unit consists of one Class A Ordinary Share~~ and ~~one right~~Exhibits. The Private Units were sold at a purchase price of $10.00 per Private Units, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $2,400,000. The Private Units are identical to the Units sold in the IPO, subject to limited exceptions as further described in the Final Prospectus (File No. 333-282313) filed by the Company on October 24, 2024. The Company also issued to the Clear Street LLC, the representative of the underwriters of the IPO (the “Representative”), 75,000 Class A Ordinary Shares as part of the underwriting compensation (the “Representative Shares”) on the closing of the IPO.

In connection with the IPO, the underwriters were granted an option to purchase up to 1,125,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any (the “Over-allotment Option”). On November 19, 2024, the Representative exercised the Over-allotment Option in part, and purchased 1,000,000 Units (the “Option Units”), generating gross proceeds of $10,000,000. Simultaneously with the issuance and sale of the Option Units, the Company completed a private placement sale of 15,000 Private Units (the “Additional Private Units”) to the Sponsor at a purchase price of $10.00 Private Units, generating gross proceeds of $150,000. The Company also issued additional 10,000 Representative Shares to the Representative.

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibits

99.1		Press Release dated November 25, 2024
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

In connection with the offering of the Option Units and the sale of Additional Private Units, the proceeds of $10,025,000 from the proceeds of the offering of the Option Units and the sale of Additional Private Units were placed in the trust account established for the benefit of the Company’s public shareholders and the underwriters of the IPO, with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee.1

The Company’s unaudited pro forma balance sheet as of October 25, 2024, reflecting the receipts of the proceeds of the offering of the Option Units and the sale of Additional Private Units on November 19, 2024, is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.SIGNATURES

OnPursuant to ~~November~~the ~~19,~~requirements ~~2024,~~of the ~~Company~~Securities ~~issued~~Exchange aAct ~~press~~of ~~release~~1934, a ~~copy~~the ofregistrant ~~which~~has isduly ~~attached~~caused asthis ~~Exhibit~~report ~~99.2~~ to ~~this~~be ~~Current~~signed ~~Report~~ on ~~Form~~its ~~8-K,~~behalf ~~announcing~~ by the ~~closing~~undersigned ofhereunto ~~the~~duly ~~Option Units~~authorized.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

	Charlton Aria Acquisition Corporation

		/s/ Yuanmei Ma
	Name:	Yuanmei Ma
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Date: November 26, 2024

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibits
99.1		Unaudited Pro Forma Balance Sheet as of October 25, 2024.
99.2		Press Release, dated November 19, 2024.

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.

	Charlton Aria Acquisition Corporation
	By:	/s/ Yuanmei Ma
	Name:	Yuanmei Ma
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer
Date: November 21, 2024

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