UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

~~Pursuant~~PURSUANT toTO ~~Section~~ SECTION 13 orOR 15(d)

ofOF ~~the~~THE ~~Securities~~SECURITIES ~~Exchange~~EXCHANGE ~~Act~~ACT ofOF 1934

Date of ~~report~~Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~June 16~~March 23, ~~2025~~2026

~~AltEnergy~~ALTENERGY ~~Acquisition~~ACQUISITION ~~Corp~~CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-40984		86-2157013
(State or other jurisdictionof incorporation)		(CommissionFile Number)		(~~I.R.S.~~IRS EmployerIdentification No.)

600 Lexington Avenue
9th Floor
New York, NY		10022
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

600 Lexington Avenue

~~(203)~~9th ~~299-1400~~Floor

~~(Registrant’s~~New ~~telephone number~~York, ~~including~~NY ~~area code)~~10022

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 299-1400

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	TradingSymbol(s)	Name of each exchangeon which registered
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one- half of one Warrant	AEAEU	OTC Pink Open Market
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one-half of one redeemable warrant	AEAEU	OTC Pink Open Market
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share	AEAE	OTC Pink Open Market
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50	AEAEW	OTC Pink Open Market
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock, each at an exercise price of $11.50 per share	AEAEW	OTC Pink Open Market

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 15.02. ~~Termination~~Departure of ~~Material~~Directors ~~Definitive~~or ~~Agreement~~Certain ~~Other~~Officers; ~~Events~~Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

AsResignation ~~previously reported, AltEnergy Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) on February 14, 2025, entered into the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan~~ of ~~Merger~~Michael ~~(the~~Salvator ~~“Merger~~as ~~Agreement”)~~Director ~~by and among the Company, Car Tech Merger Sub, LLC, Car Tech Merger Sub II, LLC, and Car Tech, LLC (“Car Tech”).~~

On ~~June~~March 1623, ~~2025~~2026,Michael Salvator submitted to the Company’s ~~received~~Board aof ~~notice~~Directors (the “~~Termination Notice~~Board”) notice of his resignation from ~~Car~~his ~~Tech~~position ~~stating~~as ~~that~~a itdirector ~~was~~of ~~terminating~~the Company (including the ~~Merger~~Compensation ~~Agreement~~and ~~pursuant~~Audit Committees of the Board), with such resignation to ~~Section~~be 10effective immediately.~~1(i)~~ ofHis ~~the~~resignation ~~Merger~~as ~~Agreement~~a director did not result from any disagreement with ~~immediate~~the ~~effect~~Board on any matter related to the operations, policies, or practices of the Company.

OnResignation June 18, 2025, the Company sent a letter to CarTech in response to the Termination Notice stating that the Company believes that the termination by Car Tech is invalid due to Car Tech’s previous and continuing breaches of ~~certain~~Jonathan ~~key~~Darnell ~~representations, warranties and covenants under the Merger Agreement that materially contributed to the failure of the Mergers to be consummated on or before the Outside Date~~ as ~~provided~~Chief inFinancial ~~Section 10.1(i)~~Officer ~~of the Merger Agreement. The Company further reserved all rights in full to pursue any an all remedies available to it under the Merger Agreement and at law.~~

~~For~~On ~~more~~March 23, ~~information~~2026, ~~concerning~~Jonathan Darnell submitted to the ~~Merger~~Company’s ~~Agreement~~Board ~~please~~of ~~see~~Directors (the ~~text~~“Board”) notice of ~~the~~his ~~Merger~~resignation ~~Agreement~~from ~~which~~his ~~was~~position ~~previously~~as ~~filed~~Chief asFinancial ~~Exhibit~~Officer, ~~2.1~~with such resignation to ~~the~~be ~~Company’s~~effective ~~Current~~immediately. ~~Report~~His onresignation ~~Form~~as ~~8-K~~Chief ~~filed~~Financial Officer did not result from any disagreement with the ~~Securities~~Board ~~and~~on ~~Exchange~~any ~~Commission~~matter onrelated ~~February 14~~to the operations, ~~2025~~policies, ~~which~~or ispractices ~~incorporated~~of ~~herein~~the ~~by this reference~~Company.

Election of Andrew Schoff

On March 26, 2026, the Board elected Andrew Schoff as a director of the Company, effective immediately, to serve in such capacity until a successor has been elected and qualified, or until his resignation or removal. Mr. Schoff will serve as a member of the Company’s Compensation Committee and Audit Committee.

Mr. Schoff, age 44, is the Founder and CIO of S3 Management LLC, a single family office that invests primarily in public equities. Previously, Mr. Schoff was a Founding Partner of Tide Point Capital, where he was a portfolio manager with expertise in the Industrial, Energy, Consumer and related macro landscape. Prior to founding Tide Point in 2012, from 2008 to 2011, he was a Senior Analyst at Harbor Watch Capital, where he focused on the industrials, aerospace & defense, transports, energy and construction industries. Prior to Harbor Watch, Andrew worked at Diamondback Capital as a Senior Analyst where he followed the industrial and capital goods sectors. Mr. Schoff began his career as an Associate at Prudential Equity Group working on a top-ranked team that was recognized by both The Wall Street Journal and Institutional Investor. At Prudential, he covered multinational conglomerates operating in the general industrial, aerospace, energy and healthcare industries. Andrew has developed deep relationships with corporate management and industry contacts through his career. Mr. Schoff graduated from Hamilton College with a B.A. in Economics

There are no family relationships between Mr. Schoff and any director or executive officer of the Company. To the best knowledge of the Company, there is no understanding or arrangement between Mr. Schoff and any other person pursuant to which he was elected as a director of the Company. To the best knowledge of the Company, neither Mr. Schoff nor any of his immediate family members is a party to any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Appointment of Andrea Dobi

On March 26, the Board appointed Andrea Dobi as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective immediately, to serve in such capacity until a successor has been elected and qualified, or until her resignation or removal.

Ms. Dobi, age 52, has served as Secretary of the Company since inception. She is the Chief Operating Officer of AltEnergy, LLC, a private equity firm focused on alternative energy investing, where she has been working since September 2009. Prior to joining AltEnergy, Ms. Dobi was employed at J.H. Whitney & Co., a middle-market private equity firm based in New Canaan, Connecticut. Ms. Dobi graduated from Fairfield University.

There are no family relationships between Ms. Dobi and any director or executive officer of the Company. To the best knowledge of the Company, there is no understanding or arrangement between Andrea and any other person pursuant to which Ms. Dobi was elected as a director of the Company. To the best knowledge of the Company, neither Ms. Dobi nor any of her immediate family members is a party to any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

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.

ALTENERGY ACQUISITION CORP. By: /s/ Russell Stidolph Name: Russell Stidolph Title: Chief Executive Officer

~~Date~~Dated: ~~June 23~~March 26, ~~2025~~2026

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