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): December 1831, 2024

GLOBAL STAR ACQUISITION INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-41506		86-2508938
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1641 International Drive Unit 208

McLean, VA

22102

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 703-790-0717

(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 share of Class A Common Stock, one Redeemable Warrant, and one Right	GLSTU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share	GLST	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share	GLSTW	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Rights, exchangeable into one-tenth of one share of Class A common Stock	GLSTR	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).

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Item 38.01. ~~Notice~~Other ~~of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing~~Events.

On December 1831, 2024, Global Star Acquisition Inc. (the “Company”) ~~received~~issued a ~~letter~~press from the listing qualifications department staff (the “Staff”) of The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) indicating that based upon Nasdaq’s review of the Company’s Market Value of Publicly Held Shares (“MVPHS”) for the last 30 consecutive business days prior to the date of the letterrelease, ~~the~~a ~~Company~~copy ~~no longer meets the requirements~~ of ~~Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(b)(2)(C),~~ which ~~requires~~is ~~listed~~attached ~~securities~~hereto toas ~~maintain~~Exhibit ~~a minimum MVPHS of $15,000,000 (the “MVPHS Requirement”)~~99.1 ~~The Company intends to monitor the market value of the Company’s listed securities~~ and ~~may,~~is ifincorporated ~~appropriate,~~herein ~~consider~~by ~~available options to regain compliance with the MVPHS Requirement~~reference.

~~Under~~Item ~~Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(D), the Company has a period of 180 calendar days (or until June 17, 2025) to regain compliance with the MVPHS Requirement~~9.01. IfFinancial atStatements any time during this compliance period the Company’s MVPHS closes at $15,000,000 or more for a minimum of ten consecutive business days, Nasdaq will provide the Company with written confirmation of compliance and ~~this matter will be closed~~Exhibits. In the event the Company does not regain compliance with the rule prior to the expiration of the compliance period, it will receive written notification that its securities are subject to delisting. At that time, the Company may appeal the delisting determination to a Nasdaq hearing’s panel.

The Company is working diligently to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s listing rules. This notification has no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s common stock on Nasdaq. This announcement is made in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(b), which requires prompt disclosure of receipt of a deficiency notification.

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibits
99.1		Press Release, dated December 31, 2024.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

Cautionary Statement Regarding 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. All statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements regarding the Company’s ability to regain compliance Nasdaq Listing Rule; the Company’s intent to monitor its publicly held shares and take all reasonable measures available to the Company for continued listing on The Nasdaq Global Market; and the Company’s success in appealing any delisting determination.

In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “outlook,” “aim,” “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “due,” “estimate,” “expect,” “goal,” “intend,” “may,” “objective,” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” “positioned,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would” and other similar expressions that are predictions of or indicate future events and future trends, or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions which may cause actual results to differ materially from any results expressed or implied by any forward-looking statement, including, but not limited to, the Company’s ability to regain compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rule; and the other important factors outlined under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 15, 2024, as such factors may be updated from time to time in its other filings with the SEC, which are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in its forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot guarantee future results. The Company has no obligation, and does not undertake any obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statement made in this Current Report on Form 8-K to reflect changes since the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, except as may be required by law.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Global Star Acquisition Inc.
Date: December 27, 2024	By:	/s/ Anthony Ang
Date: December 31, 2024	By:	/s/ Anthony Ang
		Anthony Ang
		Chief Executive Officer

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