---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-25-019001"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HVII"
cik: "0001846416"
company_name: "Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII"
filed_at: "2025-10-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T02:33:44.728728+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII enters $1B all-stock merger with ONE Nuclear Energy

## Summary
- Business combination agreement signed Oct 22, 2025, valuing ONE Nuclear Energy at $1.0B equity.
- Consideration entirely in stock; no cash component; SPAC to domesticate from Cayman to Delaware.
- Up to 13.0M earnout shares issuable if stock hits $12.50, $15.00, or $17.50 for 20 of 30 days post-close.
- Post-merger company renamed ONE Nuclear, to trade on Nasdaq as 'ONEN'; management team from ONE.
- Closing subject to shareholder approval, SEC effectiveness; no minimum cash condition; outside date Apr 30, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-25-019001
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HVII
- cik: 0001846416
- company_name: Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII
- filed_at: 2025-10-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1846416/000149315225019001/0001493152-25-019001-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1846416/000149315225019001/form8-k.htm

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