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 2, 2022 (May 2, 2022)

PATRIA LATIN AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Cayman Islands	001-41321	N/A
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

18 Forum Lane, 3rd floor, Camana Bay, PO Box 757, Grand Cayman	KY1-9006
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

+1 345 640 4900

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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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 Class A ordinary share, $0.0001 par value, and one-half of one redeemable warrant	PLAOU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A ordinary shares, included as part of the units	PLAO	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable warrants, included as part of the units, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50	PLAOW	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 ☒

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 8.01. Other Events.

On May 2, 2022, Patria Latin American Opportunity Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, announcing that the holders of the Company’s units (the “Units”) may elect to separately trade the shares of Class A ordinary shares and warrants comprising the Units commencing on May 4, 2022. Those Units not separated will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “PLAOU,” and each of the Class A ordinary shares and warrants that are separated will trade on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbols “PLAO” and “PLAOW,” respectively.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this Form 8-K:

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated May 2, 2022.

SIGNATURES

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.

Date: May 2, 2022

PATRIA LATIN AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY ACQUISITION CORP.
By:	/s/ José Augusto Gonçalves de Araújo Teixeira
	José Augusto Gonçalves de Araújo Teixeira
	Chief Executive Officer