---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-24-073420"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MACI"
cik: "0002016221"
company_name: "Melar Acquisition Corp. I/Cayman"
filed_at: "2024-06-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T03:44:27.303833+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Melar Acquisition Corp. I completes $160M IPO; $160M placed in trust

## Summary
- Closed IPO of 16M units at $10/unit, including partial over-allotment exercise; gross proceeds $160M.
- Simultaneously sold 5M private placement warrants at $1 each to sponsor and underwriters, raising $5M.
- Total of $160M ($10 per unit) deposited into trust account; can be used for initial business combination or redemption.
- Underwriters retain option to purchase up to 1.25M additional units for 45 days.
- Company led by CEO Gautam Ivatury, CFO Edward Lifshitz, COO Eric Lifshitz.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-24-073420
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MACI
- cik: 0002016221
- company_name: Melar Acquisition Corp. I/Cayman
- filed_at: 2024-06-20T23:59:59+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/2016221/000110465924073420/0001104659-24-073420-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2016221/000110465924073420/tm2417539d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-073420
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-073420.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-073420.txt

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.