---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-26-069699"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MACI"
cik: "0002016221"
company_name: "Melar Acquisition Corp. I/Cayman"
filed_at: "2026-06-17T21:00:19+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-17T21:03:39.110325+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Melar shareholders approve extension to Dec 2026; ~$131.5M redeemed (12M shares) at $10.89

## Summary
- Amendment extends deadline for business combination by up to 6 months, from June 20, 2026 to December 20, 2026.
- Extension approved with 15.7M votes for, 3.3M against, 1.3M broker non-votes.
- Holders of 12,076,077 Public Shares redeemed for ~$10.89/share, totalling ~$131.5M.
- After redemptions, only 3,923,923 Public Shares remain outstanding (down from ~16M).
- Auditor ratification (WithumSmith+Brown, PC) for fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2026 also approved.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-26-069699
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MACI
- cik: 0002016221
- company_name: Melar Acquisition Corp. I/Cayman
- filed_at: 2026-06-17T21:00:19+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2016221/000121390026069699/0001213900-26-069699-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2016221/000121390026069699/ea0295024-8k_melar1.htm

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## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  Melar Acquisition Corp. I/Cayman: Extended the deadline for completing a business combination from June 20, 2026 to up to December 20, 2026, on a monthly basis, by amending the Articles (effective 2026-06-16).
  - Change: charter amendment
  - Effective: 2026-06-16
  source text: On June 16, 2026, at the Meeting, the Company’s shareholders approved, among other things, an amendment to the Articles (the “ Extension Amendment ”) to extend the end of the Combination Period on a monthly basis up to six (6) times, from June 20, 2026 through December 20, 2026, or such earlier date as determined by the Company’s board of directors (the “ Board ”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2016221/000121390026069699/0001213900-26-069699-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Melar Acquisition Corp. I/Cayman shareholders approved Auditor Ratification Proposal to ratify the selection by the Board’s Audit Committee of WithumSmith+Brown, PC to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  source text: The Auditor Ratification Proposal was approved with the following vote from the holders of the Ordinary Shares: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 16,788,360 3,458,663 0 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2016221/000121390026069699/0001213900-26-069699-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Melar Acquisition Corp. I/Cayman shareholders approved Extension Amendment to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a Business Combination on a monthly basis, up to six (6) times, from June 20, 2026 through December 20, 2026, or such earlier date as determined by the Board.
  - Proposal: charter amendment
  - Outcome: passed
  source text: The Extension Amendment Proposal was approved with the following vote from the holders of the Ordinary Shares: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 15,687,094 3,284,050 0 1,275,879
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2016221/000121390026069699/0001213900-26-069699-index.htm

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