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): March 21, 2023

BlueRiver Acquisition Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (210) 832 3305

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 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Emerging growth company  x

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 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

On March 13, 2023, BlueRiver Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) filed a Form 8-K announcing that the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) had halted trading in its securities due to the Company’s failure to meet a continued listing standard. As disclosed in that Form 8-K, the Company was working to transfer its listing to the NYSE American LLC (“NYSE American”).

On March 21, 2023, the Company was approved for listing on the NYSE American. It expects to begin trading on the NYSE American on March 24, 2023. In connection with listing on the NYSE American, the Company will voluntarily delist from the NYSE. Following the transfer of its listing, the Company intends to continue to file the same periodic reports and other information it currently files with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

Forward Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “intend,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “seek,” “target”, “may”, “intend”, “predict”, “should”, “would”, “predict”, “potential”, “seem”, “future”, “outlook” or other similar expressions (or negative versions of such words or expressions) that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On March 21, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the approval for listing on the NYSE American. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

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.

Dated: March 21, 2023