secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Charlton Aria Acquisition Corp (CHAR)
CIK:        0002024459
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-07T12:29:53+00:00
Accession:  0001213900-26-107409
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.95
Item codes: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

Charlton Aria to combine with KQC Quantum and KQC Korea in SPAC merger
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- On October 6, 2026, Charlton Aria entered a Business Combination Agreement with KQC Quantum, KQC MS Limited, KQC Korea and sponsor ST Sponsor II Limited.
- Merger consideration uses $80,000,000 Equity Value; each Charlton Aria share converts into Parent Class A stock, expected to be one share, with Rights converting at 1/8 share.
- Parent Legacy Holders can receive up to 1,500,000 Earnout Shares in three 500,000-share tranches if Parent stock hits $12.50, $15.00 or $20.00 for 20 of 30 trading days.
- Closing needs at least $30,000,000 cash; termination outside date is June 30, 2027, extendable 60 days if S-4 is filed but not effective; expense cap is $2,500,000.
- Sponsor holds 255,000 Class A shares and 1,905,000 Founder Shares; Supporting Parent Stockholders hold 910,621 Parent shares under support agreements.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2024459/000121390026107409/0001213900-26-107409-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2024459/000121390026107409/ea0307796-8k425_charlton.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-26-107409

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