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): January 8, 2026

ALPHATIME ACQUISITION CORP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands

001-41584

N/A

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

500 5th Avenue, Suite 938

New York, NY 10110

(Address of principal executive offices)

(347) 627-0058

(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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one ordinary share, one redeemable warrant and one right	ATMCU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share	ATMC	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share	ATMCW	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Rights, each right entitling the holder thereof to one-tenth of one ordinary share	ATMCR	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 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

On January 8, 2026, the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) notified AlphaTime Acquisition Corp (the “Company”) that on January 13, 2026, it would announce that it will delist the Company’s ordinary shares, warrants, rights and units as a result of the Company exceeding the maximum three-year period permitted for a special purpose acquisition company to complete an initial business combination following its initial public offering. The Company’s securities were suspended on January 7, 2026, and have not traded on Nasdaq since December 9, 2025. Nasdaq will file a Form 25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission to complete the delisting. The delisting will become effective ten days after the Form 25 is filed. The Company intends to seek to have its securities quoted on the OTC Markets following the delisting.

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.

	AlphaTime Acquisition Corp

Date: January 13, 2026	By:	/s/ Gan Kim Hai
	Name:	Gan Kim Hai
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer