---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-26-044043"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "YHC"
cik: "0001843165"
company_name: "LQR House Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T06:09:57.894278+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# LQR House to acquire NZ brokerage Fusion Five Continents for ~$126.9M; appoints two new directors

## Summary
- Acquires 24% initially for $28.08M in USDT; remaining 76% for $98.8M in USDT, subject to regulatory approval.
- Target is Fusion Five Continents Securities, a NZ brokerage enabling securities trading with stablecoin deposits.
- Board appoints Yuting 'Tina' Luo and Hoi Ho George Wong as independent directors; $48k yearly cash fee each.
- Initial closing by April 24, 2026; second closing after regulatory approvals; payment in Tether (USDT).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-26-044043
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: YHC
- cik: 0001843165
- company_name: LQR House Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1843165/000121390026044043/0001213900-26-044043-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1843165/000121390026044043/ea0286448-8k_lqrhouse.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-26-044043
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-26-044043.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-26-044043.txt

## Key facts
- Material Agreements
  LQR House Inc. entered into Share Purchase Agreement with Fusion Five Continents Securities Limited, a New Zealand limited company, and Dean Shields as the seller valued at $28,080,000 payable in Tether (USDT) for initial 24% (effective 2026-04-11).
  - Action: entry
  - Agreement: equity purchase
  - Counterparty: Fusion Five Continents Securities Limited, a New Zealand limited company, and Dean Shields as the seller
  - Value: $28,080,000 payable in Tether (USDT) for initial 24%
  - Effective: 2026-04-11
  source text: On April 11, 2026, LQR House Inc. (the “ Company ”) entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) with Fusion Five Continents Securities Limited, a New Zealand limited company (the “ Target ”), and Dean Shields as the seller, pursuant to which the Company agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Target in multiple closings.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1843165/000121390026044043/0001213900-26-044043-index.htm

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