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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-094185"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KCAC-UN"
cik: "0002102713"
company_name: "Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. VI"
filed_at: "2026-03-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T20:05:48.720996+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. VI closes $230M IPO; units trade on NYSE

## Summary
- Closed IPO of 23M units at $10/unit, including full exercise of 3M-unit over-allotment; gross proceeds $230M.
- Net proceeds of $230M placed in trust account, available for initial business combination within 24 months.
- Sold 11.53M sponsor private placement warrants at $0.43 and 3.07M underwriter warrants at $0.75, raising $7.3M.
- Business focus: global automotive and automotive-related sectors, plus defense, energy, and artificial intelligence.
- Board expanded with six independent directors; audit, compensation, and nominating committees formed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-094185
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KCAC-UN
- cik: 0002102713
- company_name: Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. VI
- filed_at: 2026-03-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 3.02, 5.02, 5.03, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2102713/000119312526094185/0001193125-26-094185-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2102713/000119312526094185/d105262d8k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: e6b73dc279fe8a76a59430f96233e7f20392ebcd
  claim: Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. VI: Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association filed (effective 2026-03-04).
  evidence_excerpt: On March 4, 2026, the Company filed its Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2102713/000119312526094185/0001193125-26-094185-index.htm

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