UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~January~~ 26February 18, 2026

ART TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands		001-43040		98-1881297
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703

Philadelphia, PA

19104

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (267) 703-4396

Not Applicable

(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(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-fourth of one redeemable warrant	ARTCU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-fourth of one warrant	ARTCU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share	ARTC	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share	ARTCW	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Item 85.0102. ~~Other~~Departure ~~Events~~of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

AsOn ~~previously~~February ~~disclosed~~18, ~~Art~~2026, ~~Technology~~Daniela ~~Acquisition Corp~~B. ~~(the~~Loftus ~~“Company”)~~was ~~consummated~~appointed ~~its~~to ~~initial public offering (~~the ~~“IPO”)~~Board of ~~22,000,000 units~~Directors (the “~~Units~~Board”) ~~on January 7, 2026. Each Unit consists~~ of ~~one~~Art ~~Class~~Technology AAcquisition ~~ordinary share of the Company, par value $0~~Corp.~~0001~~ ~~per share~~ (~~“Class A Shares”), and one-fourth of one redeemable warrant of~~ the ~~Company (~~“~~Warrant~~Company”),. ~~with~~Ms. ~~each~~Loftus ~~whole~~was ~~Warrant~~determined ~~entitling~~by the ~~holder~~Board ~~thereof~~ to ~~purchase~~be ~~one~~independent ~~Class~~under Athe ~~Share~~rules ~~for~~and ~~$11.50~~regulations ~~per share. The Units were sold at a price~~ of ~~$10.00~~the ~~per~~Nasdaq ~~Unit,~~Stock ~~generating~~Market ~~gross~~and ~~proceeds to~~ the ~~Company~~Securities and ofExchange ~~$220,000,000~~Commission.

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An unaudited balance sheet as of January 26, 2026, reflecting receipt of the proceeds upon consummation of the IPO, associated private placements, and the underwriter’s full exercise of its over-allotment option, has been issued by the Company and is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.SIGNATURE

OnPursuant ~~January~~to ~~26, 2026,~~ the ~~Company issued~~requirements ~~a press release announcing~~ of the ~~underwriter’s~~Securities ~~full~~Exchange ~~exercise~~Act of ~~its~~1934, ~~over-allotment~~the ~~option,~~registrant ahas ~~copy~~duly ofcaused ~~which~~this isreport ~~attached~~to asbe ~~Exhibit 99.2~~signed toon ~~this~~its ~~Current~~behalf ~~Report~~by onthe ~~Form~~undersigned ~~8-K~~hereunto duly authorized.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Dated: February 24, 2026	ART TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION CORP.

	By:	/s/ R. Maxwell Smeal
	Name:	R. Maxwell Smeal
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Unaudited balance sheet of the Company as of January 26, 2026.
99.2		Press release dated January 26, 2026
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: January 29, 2026	ART TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION CORP.
	By:	/s/ R. Maxwell Smeal
	Name:	R. Maxwell Smeal
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

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