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 12(g) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Western Acquisition Ventures Corp.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	86-3720717
(State of Incorporation or Organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
42 Broadway, 12th Floor New York, New York	10004
(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 Registered	Name of Each Exchange on Which Each Class is to be Registered
Units, each consisting of one share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and one Redeemable Warrant	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, included as part of the units	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable warrants included as part of the units, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50	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.  x

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: 333-260384 (if applicable)

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

N/A

(Title of Class)

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

The securities to be registered hereby are the units, shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and redeemable warrants to purchase shares of common stock of Western Acquisition Ventures Corp. (the “Company”). The description of the units, common stock and warrants contained in the section entitled “Description of Securities” in the prospectus included in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-260384) initially filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on October 20, 2021, as amended from time to time (the “Registration Statement”), to which this Form 8-A relates, is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the securities included in any form of prospectus or prospectus supplement to the Registration Statement that includes such descriptions and that is subsequently filed by the Company with the Commission is also incorporated by reference herein.

Item 2. Exhibits.

Pursuant to the instructions for Form 8-A, no exhibits are required to be filed, because no other securities of the registrant 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.

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.

western Acquisition Ventures Corp.
By:	/s/ Stephen Christoffersen
	Stephen Christoffersen
	Chief Executive Officer

Dated: January 10, 2022