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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): April 9, 2024
NAUTICUS ROBOTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware |  | 001-40611 |  | 87-1699753
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |  | (Commission File Number) |  | (IRS Employer Identification No.)

17146 Feathercraft Lane, Suite 450, Webster, TX 77598
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 942-9069
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 |  | KITT |  | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants |  | KITTW |  | 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 x
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 April 9, 2024, Nauticus Robotics, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release (the "Press Release") providing its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2023 and announcing that it will hold a conference call to discuss its operating results. The press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), is not subject to the liabilities of that section and is not deemed incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On April 9, 2024, in the Press Release the Company provided a link to a video of the testing activities of its Aquanaut Mk2 vehicle in the Gulf of Mexico. The video shows testing of the Aquanaut Mk2 vehicle to depths of greater than 1200 meters, in-water maneuvers of the Aquanaut Mk2 vehicle, and the ability of the Aquanaut Mk2 vehicle to hover above the seabed at a height of approximately 0.8 meters. The video is available on the Company's YouTube channel at youtube.com/@nauticusrobotics. The link for direct access to the video is https://youtu.be/GyPD1E-vqHA.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit |  | Description
99.1 |  | Press release, dated April 9, 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: April 9, 2024 | Nauticus Robotics, Inc.
| By: | /s/ Nicholas J. Bigney
|  | Name: | Nicholas J. Bigney
|  | Title: | General Counsel