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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-23-050051"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ESHA"
cik: "0001918661"
company_name: "ESH Acquisition Corp."
filed_at: "2023-06-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T21:53:48.113270+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ESH Acquisition Corp. prices IPO of 10M units at $10, closes 11.5M units; $116.7M in trust

## Summary
- IPO of 10,000,000 units at $10/unit (underwriter option for 1.5M) closed at 11,500,000 units for $115M gross proceeds.
- Private placement of 7,470,000 Private Warrants at $1 each generated $7.47M from Sponsor, I-Bankers, and Dawson James.
- Total of $116,725,000 deposited in trust; each unit consists of one Class A share and one right (1/10 share upon business combination).
- Board appointed: James Francis, Christina Francis, Al Weiss, Jonathan Gordon, Christopher Ackerley, Thomas Wolber; audit, compensation, and governance committees formed.
- Joint book-running managers: I-Bankers Securities and IB Capital; co-manager: Dawson James. Units trade on Nasdaq under ESHAU.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-23-050051
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ESHA
- cik: 0001918661
- company_name: ESH Acquisition Corp.
- filed_at: 2023-06-20T23:59:59+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, 5.02, 5.03, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1918661/000121390023050051/0001213900-23-050051-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1918661/000121390023050051/ea180555-8k_eshacq.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Al Weiss was appointed as Director at ESH Acquisition Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On June 13, 2023, concurrent with the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, James Francis, Christina Francis, Al Weiss, Jonathan Gordon, Christopher Ackerley and Thomas Wolber were appointed to the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1918661/000121390023050051/0001213900-23-050051-index.htm
- Executive change
  Thomas Wolber was appointed as Director at ESH Acquisition Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On June 13, 2023, concurrent with the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, James Francis, Christina Francis, Al Weiss, Jonathan Gordon, Christopher Ackerley and Thomas Wolber were appointed to the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1918661/000121390023050051/0001213900-23-050051-index.htm
- Executive change
  James Francis was appointed as Director at ESH Acquisition Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On June 13, 2023, concurrent with the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, James Francis, Christina Francis, Al Weiss, Jonathan Gordon, Christopher Ackerley and Thomas Wolber were appointed to the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1918661/000121390023050051/0001213900-23-050051-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jonathan Gordon was appointed as Director at ESH Acquisition Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On June 13, 2023, concurrent with the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, James Francis, Christina Francis, Al Weiss, Jonathan Gordon, Christopher Ackerley and Thomas Wolber were appointed to the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1918661/000121390023050051/0001213900-23-050051-index.htm
- Executive change
  Christopher Ackerley was appointed as Director at ESH Acquisition Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On June 13, 2023, concurrent with the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, James Francis, Christina Francis, Al Weiss, Jonathan Gordon, Christopher Ackerley and Thomas Wolber were appointed to the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1918661/000121390023050051/0001213900-23-050051-index.htm
- Executive change
  Christina Francis was appointed as Director at ESH Acquisition Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On June 13, 2023, concurrent with the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, James Francis, Christina Francis, Al Weiss, Jonathan Gordon, Christopher Ackerley and Thomas Wolber were appointed to the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1918661/000121390023050051/0001213900-23-050051-index.htm
- Governance Changes
  ESH Acquisition Corp.: Adopted Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation effective June 13, 2023 in connection with IPO (effective 2023-06-13).
  - Change: charter amendment
  - Effective: 2023-06-13
  source text: On June 13, 2023, in connection with the IPO, the Company adopted its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the "Amended Charter"), effective June 13, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1918661/000121390023050051/0001213900-23-050051-index.htm

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