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, 2021 (December 20, 2021)

FTAC Emerald Acquisition Corp.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 701-9555

N/A

(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:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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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.

As previously disclosed on a Current Report on Form 8-K, FTAC Emerald Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), consummated its initial public offering (the “IPO”) of 22,000,000 units (the “Units”), on December 20, 2021. Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A Common Stock”), and one-half of one redeemable warrant of the Company (“Warrant”), with each whole Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock for $11.50 per share. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $220,000,000.

Simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO, the Company completed the private sale (the “Private Placement”) of an aggregate of 890,000 units (the “Private Placement Units”). The Private Placement Units were sold to Emerald ESG Sponsor, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”) at a purchase price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $8,900,000.

A total of $222,200,000, comprised of the proceeds from the IPO after offering expenses and a portion of the proceeds of sale of the Private Placement Units, was placed in a U.S.-based trust account (the “Trust Account”) maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee.

As of December 20, 2021, the balance of the Trust Account was $222,200,000. Except with respect to interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account that may be released to the Company to pay its taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest that may be needed to pay dissolution expenses, if any), the funds held in the Trust Account will not be released from the Trust Account until the earliest of (i) the completion of the Company’s initial business combination; (ii) the redemption of any public shares properly tendered in connection with a stockholder vote to amend the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation to (A) modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of its public shares if the Company does not complete its initial business combination within 18 months from the closing of the offering, or 21 months from the closing of the offering if the Company has executed a letter of intent, agreement in principle or definitive agreement for the initial business combination within 18 months from the closing of the offering but have not completed the initial business combination within such 18-month period or (B) with respect to any other material provision relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity; and (iii) the redemption of 100% of the Company’s public shares if the Company has not completed an initial business combination 18 months from the closing of the offering, or 21 months from the closing of the offering if the Company has executed a letter of intent, agreement in principle or definitive agreement for the initial business combination within 18 months from the closing of the offering but have not completed the initial business combination within such 18-month period, subject to applicable law.

An audited balance sheet as of December 20, 2021, reflecting receipt of the proceeds upon consummation of the IPO and the Private Placement, has been issued by the Company and is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: December 27, 2021