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): July 21, 2023

GENERATION ASIA I ACQUISITION LIMITED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(345) 814-5580

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

Not Applicable

(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 (§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 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

On July 21, 2023, Generation Asia I Acquisition Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), issued a non-convertible unsecured promissory note to Generation Asia LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), for a collective principal amount of $870,000 (the “Promissory Note”). On July 21, 2023, Company deposited $125,000 of such principal amount (the “Extension Payment”) into the trust account with Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company established in connection with the Company’s initial public offering. The Extension Payment was made in connection with the extension of the business combination period of the Company from July 23, 2023 on a monthly basis up to July 23, 2024 (the date which is 30 months from the closing date of the Company’s initial public offering) approved by the shareholders of the Company on July 13, 2023, extending the combination period until August 23, 2023 (the “Extension”). The Extension Payment constitutes the first monthly contribution as previously disclosed in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement.

The Promissory Note bears no interest and is repayable in full upon the consummation of a business combination by the Company.

A copy of the Promissory Note is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Current Report”) and is incorporated herein by reference. The disclosure as set forth in this Item 2.03 is intended to be a summary only and is qualified in its entirely by reference to such Promissory Note.

Exhibit 8.01. Other Events

On July 21, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the Extension. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

SIGNATURE

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.