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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-005574"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HCIC"
cik: "0002099093"
company_name: "Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII"
filed_at: "2026-02-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T04:11:36.093334+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII closes upsized $241.5M IPO, units trade on Nasdaq

## Summary
- Priced 24.15M units at $10.00 each, including full exercise of 3.15M over-allotment; gross proceeds $241.5M.
- Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one right to receive 1/12 of a Class A share upon business combination.
- $241.5M deposited into trust account; funds released only upon business combination, redemption, or failure to complete deal within 24 months.
- Sponsor purchased 671,000 private placement units at $10.00 each, generating $6.71M in additional gross proceeds.
- Company to focus on targets in industrial innovation and energy transition sectors; new board of directors appointed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-005574
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HCIC
- cik: 0002099093
- company_name: Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII
- filed_at: 2026-02-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 3.02, 5.02, 5.03, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2099093/000149315226005574/0001493152-26-005574-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2099093/000149315226005574/form8-k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: e08b50bfbc0a69a66947115fcf3a39c7a269a393
  claim: Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII: Filed Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association effective February 4, 2026 (effective 2026-02-04).
  evidence_excerpt: On February 4, 2026, in connection with the IPO, the Company filed its Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands, which became effective the same day.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2099093/000149315226005574/0001493152-26-005574-index.htm

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