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): August 4, 2025

Rigel Resource Acquisition Corp

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Cayman Islands		001-41022		98-1594226
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

7 Bryant Park 1045 Avenue of the Americas, Floor 25 New York, NY		10018
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(646) 453-2672

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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:
None		None		None

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Item 1.01.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Promissory Note

On August 4, 2025, Rigel Resource Acquisition Corp, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), entered into a Promissory Note (the “August 2025 Working Capital Loan”) with Rigel Resource Acquisition Holding LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company (the “Sponsor”). Pursuant to the August 2025 Working Capital Loan, the Sponsor has agreed to loan to the Company up to $1,000,000 to be used for working capital purposes. The loan will not bear any interest, and will be repayable by the Company to the Sponsor upon the earlier of the date by which the Company must complete an initial business combination pursuant to its amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (as amended from time to time) and the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination.

The foregoing description of the August 2025 Working Capital Loan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the August 2025 Working Capital Loan, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

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Item 9.01.

Financial Statement and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibits
10.1		Promissory Note, dated as of August 4, 2025, by and between Rigel Resource Acquisition Corp and Rigel Resource Acquisition Holding LLC.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

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

	RIGEL RESOURCE ACQUISITION CORP

Date: August 8, 2025	By:	/s/ Jonathan Lamb
	Name:	Jonathan Lamb
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

Rigel Resource Acquisition Corp. 8-K