UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 25, 2021

ARTISAN ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

+852 2523 1056

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

As previously reported, on May 18, 2021, Artisan Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), consummated its initial public offering (the “IPO”) of 30,000,000 units (the “Units”).

On May 25, 2021, the Company consummated the closing (the “Over-Allotment Closing”) of its sale of an additional 3,934,235 Units pursuant to the partial exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option (the “Over-Allotment Option”). The Units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $39,342,350. Simultaneously with the partial exercise of the Over-Allotment Option, the Company sold an additional 524,565 private placement warrants to its sponsor, Artisan LLC, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $786,847. Following the Over-Allotment Closing, an aggregate amount of $339,342,350 has been placed in the Company’s trust account established in connection with the IPO.

An audited balance sheet as of May 18, 2021 reflecting receipt of the proceeds upon consummation of the IPO has been issued by the Company and previously filed as Exhibit 99.1 to a Current Report on Form 8-K on May 25, 2021. The Company’s unaudited pro forma balance sheet as of May 18, 2021, adjusted for the Over-Allotment Closing on May 25, 2021 is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

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