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):  March 13, 2020

East Stone Acquisition Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

British Virgin Islands	001-39233	N/A
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

25 Mall Road, Suite 330

Burlington, MA 01803

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 202 9128

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
Units, each consisting of one Ordinary Share, one Right and one Warrant	ESSCU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Ordinary Shares, no par value	ESSC	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Rights, exchangeable into one-tenth of one Ordinary Share	ESSCR	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants, each exercisable for one-half of one Ordinary Share, each whole Ordinary Share exercisable for $11.50 per share	ESSCW	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Item 8.01. Other Events.

Separate Trading of Ordinary Shares, Warrants and Rights

On March 13, 2020, East Stone Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) announced that the holders of the Company’s units (the “Units”) may elect to separately trade the securities underlying such Units commencing on March 17, 2020. Each Unit consists of one ordinary share, no par value (“Ordinary Share”), one warrant to purchase one-half (1/2) of one Ordinary Share and one right to receive one-tenth (1/10) of one Ordinary Share at the closing of the Company’s initial business combination. Any Units not separated will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “ESSCU.” Any underlying Ordinary Shares, warrants and rights that are separated are expected to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols “ESSC,” “ESSCW” and “ESSCR,” respectively. Holders of Units will need to have their brokers contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent, in order to separate the holders’ Units into Ordinary Shares, warrants and rights.

A copy of the Press Release issued by the Company announcing the separate trading of the securities underlying the Units is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits
Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release dated March 13, 2020

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.

	East Stone Acquisition Corporation
Date: March 13, 2020	By:	/s/ Xiaoma (Sherman) Lu
		Name: Xiaoma (Sherman) Lu
		Title: Chief Executive Officer