---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-21-149985"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ALSAF"
cik: "0001865111"
company_name: "Alpha Star Acquisition Corp"
filed_at: "2021-12-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T01:01:37.461194+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Alpha Star Acquisition Corporation completes $115M IPO, units begin trading on Nasdaq

## Summary
- Sold 10M units at $10/unit; underwriters fully exercised over-allotment for 1.5M additional units.
- Total gross proceeds of $115M (including $3.3M private placement) deposited into trust account.
- Sponsor A-Star Management purchased 330,000 private units for $3.3M.
- Units trade on Nasdaq under ALSAU; shares, rights, warrants to trade separately as ALSA, ALSAR, ALSAW.
- Offering expenses ~$2.8M; deferred underwriting commissions of $2.875M payable upon business combination.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-21-149985
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ALSAF
- cik: 0001865111
- company_name: Alpha Star Acquisition Corp
- filed_at: 2021-12-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 3.02, 5.03, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1865111/000110465921149985/0001104659-21-149985-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1865111/000110465921149985/tm2135327d1_8k.htm

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