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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-24-075257"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MACI"
cik: "0002016221"
company_name: "Melar Acquisition Corp. I/Cayman"
filed_at: "2024-06-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T01:14:58.611701+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 closes IPO of 16M units at $10/unit, raises $160M

## Summary
- Gross IPO proceeds $160M from 16,000,000 units; each unit has one Class A share and one-half warrant.
- Simultaneous private placement of 5,000,000 warrants at $1.00 each to sponsor and underwriters for $5M.
- $160M placed in trust account with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust; $10.00 per unit held for redemptions.
- Transaction costs of $10.2M include $3M cash and $6.6M deferred underwriting fees.
- Audited balance sheet as of June 20, 2024 filed as Exhibit 99.1; cash and trust total $161.7M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-24-075257
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MACI
- cik: 0002016221
- company_name: Melar Acquisition Corp. I/Cayman
- filed_at: 2024-06-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2016221/000110465924075257/0001104659-24-075257-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2016221/000110465924075257/tm2418121d1_8k.htm

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