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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001213900-24-002182
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240109
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240109

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FTAC Emerald Acquisition Corp.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001889123
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BLANK CHECKS [6770]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	05 Real Estate & Construction
		IRS NUMBER:				862170416
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-41168
		FILM NUMBER:		24522611

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2929 ARCH ST., ,SUITE 1703
		CITY:			PHILADELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19103
		BUSINESS PHONE:		215-701-9555

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2929 ARCH ST., ,SUITE 1703
		CITY:			PHILADELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19103

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Emerald ESG Acquisition Corp
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20211019
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<DESCRIPTION>DEFINITIVE ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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(defined below). This Amendment solely amends and restates Items 8.01 and 9.01 as identified below. This Amendment does not amend any
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or any of the proposals to be acted upon at the Meeting. The deadline for public stockholders of the Company to elect to redeem (the &#8220;Optional
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extension amendment to the Investment Management Trust Agreement and (iii) an adjournment proposal (collectively, the &#8220;Proposals&#8221;),
each as described in the Company&#8217;s amended definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#8220;SEC&#8221;)
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as Exhibit 99.1. The information in Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed &#8220;filed&#8221; for purposes of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange
Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.</P>

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Reform Act of 1995. Certain of these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as &#8220;believes,&#8221;
&#8220;expects,&#8221; &#8220;intends,&#8221; &#8220;plans,&#8221; &#8220;estimates,&#8221; &#8220;assumes,&#8221; &#8220;may,&#8221;
&#8220;should,&#8221; &#8220;will,&#8221; &#8220;seeks,&#8221; or other similar expressions. Such statements may include, but are not
limited to, statements regarding shareholder approval of the Proposals and related redemptions, the amount of funds that may be available
in the Trust Account following the extension, if approved, and the Company&#8217;s ability to complete an initial business combination
within the required time period. These statements are based on current expectations on the date of this Current Report on Form&#160;8-K
and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ significantly, including those risks set forth
in the Proxy Statement and the Company&#8217;s most recent Annual Report on Form&#160;10-K and other documents filed with the SEC. Copies
of such filings are available on the SEC&#8217;s website at www.sec.gov. The Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise
any such forward-looking statements, whether as the result of new developments or otherwise. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance
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the Company with the SEC on December 29, 2023 (the &#8220;Proxy Statement&#8221;), which has been mailed to the Company&#8217;s shareholders
of record as of the record date for the Meeting. Investors and security holders of the Company are advised to read the Proxy Statement
because it contains important information about the Meeting and the Company. Investors and security holders of the Company may also obtain
a copy of the Proxy Statement, as well as other relevant documents that have been or will be filed by the Company with the SEC, without
charge and once available, at the SEC&#8217;s website at www.sec.gov or by directing a request to: FTAC Emerald Acquisition Corp., 2929
Arch Street, Suite 1703, Philadelphia, PA 19104.</P>

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or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus
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