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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-25-077438"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MKLY"
cik: "0002067592"
company_name: "McKinley Acquisition Corp"
filed_at: "2025-08-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T12:37:58.540311+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# McKinley Acquisition Corp closes $150M SPAC IPO of 15M units at $10/unit

## Summary
- IPO of 15,000,000 units priced at $10.00 per unit, gross proceeds $150 million.
- Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one right (1/10 share upon business combination).
- Underwriters granted 45-day option to purchase up to 2.25M additional units.
- Net proceeds of $150M placed in trust account until business combination or redemption.
- Simultaneous private placement of 465,000 units to sponsor, Clear Street, and Brookline.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-25-077438
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MKLY
- cik: 0002067592
- company_name: McKinley Acquisition Corp
- filed_at: 2025-08-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 3.02, 5.03, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2067592/000121390025077438/0001213900-25-077438-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2067592/000121390025077438/ea0253114-8k_mckinley.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-25-077438
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-25-077438.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-25-077438.txt

## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  McKinley Acquisition Corp: Filed amended and restated memorandum and articles of association in connection with IPO (effective 2025-08-11).
  - Change: charter amendment
  - Effective: 2025-08-11
  source text: On August 11, 2025, in connection with the IPO, the Company filed its amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (the “ Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association ”) with the Cayman Islands Registrar of Companies, which was effective on August 11, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2067592/000121390025077438/0001213900-25-077438-index.htm

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