UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF

SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

LaFayette Acquisition Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands	N/A
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

4 Rue Murillo Paris, France	75008
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

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

Title of each class to be so registered	Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered
Units, each consisting of one Ordinary Share, par value $0.0001 per share, and one Right to acquire one-tenth (1/10) of one Ordinary Share	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Rights, each Right to acquire one-tenth (1/10) of one Ordinary Share	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following box. ☒

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following box. ☐

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box. ☐

Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates: 333-290054

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

N/A

(Title of class)

Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to Be Registered.

The securities to be registered hereby are the units, ordinary shares, and rights to acquire ordinary shares of LaFayette Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”). The description of the units, ordinary shares, and rights contained in the section entitled “Description of Securities” in the prospectus included in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-290054), originally filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 5, 2025, as amended from time to time (the “Registration Statement”), to which this Form 8-A relates, is incorporated herein by reference. Any form of prospectus or prospectus supplement to the Registration Statement that includes such descriptions and that is subsequently filed is also incorporated by reference herein.

Item 2. Exhibits.

Pursuant to the Instructions as to Exhibits for Form 8-A, no exhibits are required to be filed because no other securities of the Company are registered on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC and the securities registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

Date: October 23, 2025	LAFAYETTE ACQUISITION CORP.
	By:	/s/ Christophe Charlier
	Name:	Christophe Charlier
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

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