---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-012359"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HCIC"
cik: "0002099093"
company_name: "Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII"
filed_at: "2026-03-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T09:17:06.871459+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII units become separable into shares and rights on March 30, 2026

## Summary
- Holders of HCICU units may elect to separately trade Class A ordinary shares (HCIC) and rights (HCICR) from March 30, 2026.
- Units not separated will continue trading under the symbol HCICU on Nasdaq.
- Separation requires contacting Odyssey Transfer and Trust Company via broker.
- Company is a blank-check SPAC focused on industrial innovation and energy transition sectors.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-012359
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HCIC
- cik: 0002099093
- company_name: Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII
- filed_at: 2026-03-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2099093/000149315226012359/0001493152-26-012359-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2099093/000149315226012359/form8-k.htm

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