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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-25-120795"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AEAQ"
cik: "0002083689"
company_name: "Activate Energy Acquisition Corp."
filed_at: "2025-12-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T13:25:07.589541+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Activate Energy Acquisition Corp. closes SPAC IPO of 23M units at $10/unit, raising $230M gross

## Summary
- Sold 23M units, including 3M over-allotment, at $10 each, raising $230M gross proceeds.
- Privately placed 645K units (415K to sponsor, 230K to underwriters) for $6.45M.
- $230M placed in trust account; transaction costs total $13.24M (cash fees $4.6M, deferred $8.05M, other $0.59M).
- Balance sheet as of Dec 5, 2025: $920,681 cash, $6.87M accumulated deficit, shareholders' deficit $6.87M.
- Company has 24 months from IPO to complete an initial business combination, targeting oil & gas.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-25-120795
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AEAQ
- cik: 0002083689
- company_name: Activate Energy Acquisition Corp.
- filed_at: 2025-12-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2083689/000121390025120795/0001213900-25-120795-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2083689/000121390025120795/ea0269035-8k_activate.htm

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