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 27, 2023 (December 20, 2023)

HCM ACQUISITION CORP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands		001-41241		98-1581263
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

100 First Stamford Place, Suite 330

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:

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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-half of one Redeemable Warrant	HCMAU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share	HCMA	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share	HCMAW	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 December 20, 2023, HCM Acquisition Corp (the “Company”), in accordance with its amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, dated April 21, 2023, notified Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company of its intention to extend the period of time that the Company has to complete its initial business combination (the “Termination Date”) by an additional month, subject to our sponsor depositing $142,779.21 (the “Extension Deposit”) into the trust account. Our sponsor deposited the Extension Deposit into the trust account and the Company’s board of directors, on December 21, 2023, approved an extension by an additional month. As a result, the Termination Date was extended by one month to January 25, 2024.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

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 thereunto duly authorized.

			HCM Acquisition Corp

Date:	December 27, 2023	By:	/s/ James Bond
			James Bond Chief Financial Officer

HCM Acquisition Corp 8-K