--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001213900-26-051635" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "GCGR" cik: "0002108962" company_name: "General Catalyst Global Resilience Merger Corp." filed_at: "2026-05-04T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-05-15T00:06:57.709787+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "positive" materiality_score: 0.6 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # General Catalyst SPAC closes $402.5M IPO; units trade on Nasdaq under GCGRU ## Summary - IPO of 40,250,000 units (including full overallotment of 5.25M) at $10.00/unit for gross proceeds of $402.5M. - Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-fourth of one redeemable warrant (exercise price $11.50). - Concurrent private placement of 905,000 units to sponsor GCGR Sponsor LLC for $9.05M, subject to 30-day post-business-combination lock-up. - SPAC targets global resilience sectors: aerospace & defense, industrials, energy, and other mission-oriented opportunities. - Units began trading April 30, 2026 on Nasdaq; shares and warrants expected to list separately under GCGR and GCGRW. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001213900-26-051635 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: GCGR - cik: 0002108962 - company_name: General Catalyst Global Resilience Merger Corp. - filed_at: 2026-05-04T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: positive - 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/2108962/000121390026051635/0001213900-26-051635-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2108962/000121390026051635/ea0288464-8k_general.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-26-051635 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-26-051635.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-26-051635.txt ## Source-grounded claims - claim_id: 4a53b00c7c8ad0fc31189a4bb64802f3fe0ef913 claim: General Catalyst Global Resilience Merger Corp.: Adopted Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association in connection with the IPO (effective 2026-04-29). evidence_excerpt: On April 29, 2026 and in connection with the IPO, the Company adopted its Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2108962/000121390026051635/0001213900-26-051635-index.htm - claim_id: 111c67644ced69a58b8cd52b719d436fa96fa0a0 claim: General Catalyst Global Resilience Merger Corp. entered into Private Placement GRAIL Securities Purchase Agreement with GCGR Sponsor LLC (effective 2026-04-29). evidence_excerpt: the Private Placement GRAIL Securities Purchase Agreement, dated April 29, 2026, between the Company and GCGR Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”), pursuant to which the Sponsor purchased 905,000 GRAIL securities in a private placement evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2108962/000121390026051635/0001213900-26-051635-index.htm - claim_id: a58804cd034b780e576535aa3535769a2880e0bd claim: General Catalyst Global Resilience Merger Corp. entered into Warrant Agreement with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (effective 2026-05-01). evidence_excerpt: the Warrant Agreement, dated May 1, 2026, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent (the “Warrant Agreement”), which sets forth the expiration and exercise price of and procedure for exercising the Warrants evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2108962/000121390026051635/0001213900-26-051635-index.htm - claim_id: d134c6765a1f6ad172d97a2c2624999dd8293015 claim: General Catalyst Global Resilience Merger Corp. entered into Underwriting Agreement with Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (effective 2026-04-29). evidence_excerpt: the Underwriting Agreement, dated April 29, 2026, among the Company and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as the sole bookrunning manager, which contains customary representations and warranties and indemnification of the underwriters by the Company evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2108962/000121390026051635/0001213900-26-051635-index.htm - claim_id: dc6fcd700b897ddd3aed55aac65538e0c0775d15 claim: General Catalyst Global Resilience Merger Corp. entered into Investment Management Trust Agreement with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (effective 2026-05-01). evidence_excerpt: the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated May 1, 2026, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee, which establishes the trust account that will hold the net proceeds of the IPO and certain of the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement GRAIL Securities evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2108962/000121390026051635/0001213900-26-051635-index.htm - claim_id: fecd57e2d466a00448b646e754c97f9f91470ff9 claim: General Catalyst Global Resilience Merger Corp. entered into Registration and Shareholder Rights Agreement with GCGR Sponsor LLC and certain of the Company’s directors (effective 2026-04-29). evidence_excerpt: the Registration and Shareholder Rights Agreement, dated April 29, 2026, among the Company, the Sponsor and certain of the Company’s directors, which provides for customary demand and piggy-back registration rights for the Sponsor and the holders thereunder evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2108962/000121390026051635/0001213900-26-051635-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. 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