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, 2024

Quantum FinTech Acquisition Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-40009		85-3286402
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

4221 W. Boy Scout Blvd., Suite 300, Tampa, FL		33607
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(813) 257-9366

(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
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	QFTA	NYSE American LLC
Warrants, each warrant exercisable for one-half of one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50	QFTAW	OTC

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 ☒

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

As previously announced, on November 16, 2022, Quantum FinTech Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Quantum”), entered into a Business Combination Agreement (as amended from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”) by and among Quantum, Calculator New Pubco, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Quantum (“New Pubco”), Calculator Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Pubco, Calculator Merger Sub 2, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Pubco, AtlasClear, Inc., a Wyoming corporation (“AtlasClear”), Atlas FinTech Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation and Robert McBey. The transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement are hereinafter referred to as the “Business Combination.”

On January 8, 2024, Quantum and AtlasClear entered into Amendment No. 6 to the Business Combination Agreement (the “Amendment”). The Amendment amends the Business Combination Agreement to extend the date after which either Quantum or AtlasClear may terminate the Business Combination Agreement from January 8, 2024 to January 26, 2024.

The foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 2.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit No.		Description
2.1		Amendment No. 6 to Business Combination Agreement, dated as of January 8, 2024, by and between Quantum FinTech Acquisition Corporation and AtlasClear, Inc.
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.

	Quantum FinTech Acquisition Corporation

	By:	/s/ John Schaible
	Name:	John Schaible
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

Date: January 9, 2024

Quantum FinTech Acquisition Corp 8-K