---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-24-000318"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DFNS"
cik: "0001787518"
company_name: "T3 Defense Inc."
filed_at: "2024-01-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T05:24:55.586765+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 1.0
calibrated_materiality_score: 1.0
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Nukkleus completes business combination with Brilliant Acquisition; begins trading on Nasdaq

## Summary
- Merger closed Dec. 22, 2023; Brilliant changed name to Nukkleus Inc. and re-domiciled to Delaware.
- Old Nukk stockholders received ~10.5M shares; own ~78.3% of combined company.
- Holders of 330,345 Brilliant shares redeemed for ~$11.57/share, totaling ~$3.82M.
- Post-combination shares outstanding: 13,899,713 Nukkleus common stock and 6,701,000 warrants.
- Lock-up agreement prohibits selling of shares for two years from closing date.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-24-000318
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DFNS
- cik: 0001787518
- company_name: T3 Defense Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-01-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 1.0
- calibrated_materiality_score: 1.0
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.01, 5.06, 3.03, 9.01, 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 7.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1787518/000121390024000318/0001213900-24-000318-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1787518/000121390024000318/ea190904-8k_nukkleus.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-24-000318.txt

## Key facts
- M&A Transactions
  T3 Defense Inc. completed an acquisition involving Old Nukk for 10,500,000 shares of Brilliant Common Stock (closed 2023-12-22).
  - Action: acquisition
  - Counterparty: Old Nukk
  - Consideration: 10,500,000 shares of Brilliant Common Stock
  - Closing: 2023-12-22
  source text: outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Old Nukk (“Old Nukk Common Stock”) were cancelled in exchange for the right to receive a pro-rata portion of 10,500,000 shares of common stock of Brilliant (“Brilliant Common Stock”). Each outstanding option to purchase shares of Old Nukk Common Stock (whether vested or unvested) was assumed
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1787518/000121390024000318/0001213900-24-000318-index.htm
- Material Agreements
  T3 Defense Inc. entered into Lock-Up Agreement with Sponsor, certain stockholders of Brilliant and certain former equity holders of Old Nukk.
  - Action: entry
  - Counterparty: Sponsor, certain stockholders of Brilliant and certain former equity holders of Old Nukk
  source text: In connection with the Closing, the Sponsor, certain stockholders of Brilliant and certain former equity holders of Old Nukk (each, a “ Lock-up Holder ”) entered into an agreement (the “ Lock-Up Agreement ”)
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1787518/000121390024000318/0001213900-24-000318-index.htm
- Material Agreements
  T3 Defense Inc. entered into Registration Rights Agreement with Brilliant, Nukkleus and the other parties thereto.
  - Action: entry
  - Counterparty: Brilliant, Nukkleus and the other parties thereto
  source text: Nukkleus entered into a registration rights agreement (the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”), pursuant to which, Brilliant, Nukkleus and the other parties thereto agreed to, among other things, file a resale shelf registration statement
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1787518/000121390024000318/0001213900-24-000318-index.htm

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