UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

~~Form~~ FORM 8-K

~~Pursuant~~CURRENT toREPORT PURSUANT ~~Section~~TO SECTION 13 or OR 15(d) OF ofTHE ~~the Securities~~SECURITIES ~~Exchange~~EXCHANGE ~~Act~~ACT ofOF 1934

~~September~~Date 18of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 1, 2024

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

COLLECTIVE AUDIENCE, INC.

(Exact ~~Name~~name of ~~Registrant~~registrant as ~~Specified~~specified in its ~~Charter~~ charter)

Delaware		001-40723		86-2861807
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(~~I.R.S.~~IRS Employer Identification No.)

85 Broad Street ~~16-079~~

New York, NY 10004

(Address of ~~Principal~~principal ~~Executive Offices~~executive ~~and~~offices, ~~Zip~~including zip ~~Code~~code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (808) 829-1057

N/A (~~808)~~Former ~~829-1057~~name or former address, if changed since last report)

(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~~symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (~~17 CFR~~ §230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (~~17 CFR~~ §240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

OnEffective ~~September~~November 181, 2024, ~~Collective~~the ~~Audience,~~board ~~Inc.~~of directors (the “~~Company~~Board”) ~~effectuated the resignation~~ of ~~Ms.~~Collective ~~Nadine~~Audience, ~~Watt~~Inc., a ~~member~~Delaware ofcorporation ~~the Board of Directors~~ (the “~~Board~~Company”) ~~pursuant~~, toappointed ~~the~~Mr. ~~provisions~~Gerald ofGarcia ~~that certain Voting Agreement, dated~~ as ~~of November 2, 2023, by and between~~ the ~~Company,~~Chief ~~Abri~~Financial ~~Ventures~~Officer I,of ~~LLC (~~the ~~“Sponsor”)~~ ~~and other parties thereto~~Company. MsMr. ~~Watt~~Garcia ~~was~~replaces ~~appointed~~Mr. toChristopher ~~the~~Andrews ~~board by the Sponsor~~ as ~~one~~Chief ofFinancial Officer ~~its~~who ~~initial~~resigned ~~designees~~from ~~to the~~his ~~post-closing~~role ~~Board~~as ~~following~~Interim ~~the~~Chief ~~closing~~Financial ofOfficer ~~the~~and ~~business~~Chief ~~combination~~Operating Officer on November 21, ~~2023~~2024. MsMr. ~~Watt~~Andrews’s resignation was not ~~the~~ a result of any ~~dispute~~disagreements ~~or disagreement~~ with the Company, or ~~the~~its ~~Board~~management, on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. of Mr. Andrews will continue on with the Company as an advisor with the Company’s “Advisor Collective” board.

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~~SIGNATURES~~There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Garcia and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Garcia was appointed as Chief Financial Officer. There are no family relationships between Mr. Garcia and any of the Company’s directors, executive officers or persons nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer. Mr. Garcia has not engaged in any related-person transactions required to be disclosed by Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

~~Pursuant~~Item to7.01 ~~the~~Regulation ~~requirements of~~FD ~~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.~~Disclosure

Dated: September 20, 2024	COLLECTIVE AUDIENCE, INC.
	By:	/s/ Peter Bordes
	Name:	Peter Bordes
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

On November 7, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Garcia’s appointment as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. A copy of that press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Exhibit 99.1 contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed in these forward-looking statements.

The information set forth under Item 7.01 of this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section. The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any incorporation by reference language in any such filing, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. This Current Report will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in this Current Report that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed herewith:

Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Press Release, dated November 7, 2024.
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.

Dated: November 7, 2024

	COLLECTIVE AUDIENCE, INC.

	By:	/s/ Peter Bordes
		Name: Peter Bordes
		Title: Chief Executive Officer

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