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): March 13, 2026

ACTIVATE ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands		001-42992		N/A
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

71 Fort Street, PO Box 500

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands KY1-1106

(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)

(302) 207-9500

(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)

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 warrant	AEAQU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share	AEAQ	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants, each whole warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share	AEAQW	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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Conditions.

On March 13, 2026, Activate Energy Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. A copy of the Press Release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. In addition, the exhibit furnished herewith contain statements intended as “forward-looking statements” that are subject to the cautionary statements about forward-looking statements set forth in such exhibit.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated March 13, 2026.
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.

		Activate Energy Acquisition Corp.

Dated:	March 13, 2026	By:	/s/ Thomas Fontaine
		Name:	Thomas Fontaine
		Title:	Chief Executive Officer