Form 8-K Mercator Acquisition For: Jul 10

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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): July 10, 2026

Mercator Acquisition Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands		001-43389		98-1905384
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

85 Washington St, 1F

Stamford, CT 06902

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 930-2200

Not applicable

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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	MRCOU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share	MRCO	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Redeemable Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share	MRCOW	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 8.01 Other Events

On July 10, 2026, Mercator Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) consummated its initial public offering (the “IPO”) of 17,250,000 units, including 2,250,000 units issued pursuant to the full exercise by the underwriter of its over-allotment option (the “Units”). Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A Ordinary Shares”), and one-half of one redeemable warrant of the Company (“Warrant”), with each whole Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share for $11.50 per share. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit.

On July 8, 2026, simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO the Company completed the private sale (the “Private Placement”) of an aggregate of 4,500,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) to Mercator Investor Holdings, LLC (the “Sponsor”) and Clear Street LLC (the “Underwriter”) at a purchase price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $4,500,000.

A total of $172,500,000 of the proceeds from the IPO (which amount includes $7,350,000 of the Underwriter’s deferred discount) was placed in a U.S.-based trust account maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee.

An audited balance sheet as of July 8, 2026, reflecting receipt of the proceeds from the IPO and the Private Placement has been issued by the Company and is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Audited Balance Sheet as of February 13, 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.