---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001829126-26-000260"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BCAR"
cik: "0002065779"
company_name: "D. Boral ARC Acquisition I Corp."
filed_at: "2026-01-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T10:44:03.922670+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.9
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BCAR SPAC merges with Exascale Labs at $500M enterprise value; combined company to list on Nasdaq

## Summary
- Transaction valued at $500M; Exascale shareholders receive 50M newly issued PubCo shares at $10.00 each.
- Exascale provides AI compute infrastructure; reports consistent monthly revenue growth and a $300M+ qualified contract pipeline.
- Blue-chip customers include MIT, Lepton.ai (acquired by NVIDIA), Near Protocol, and others; $50M MOU with AI Nova.
- Post-merger board controlled by Exascale; majority shareholder agrees to 6-month lock-up on shares.
- Closing subject to BCAR shareholder approval, Nasdaq listing, and SEC proxy statement effectiveness.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001829126-26-000260
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BCAR
- cik: 0002065779
- company_name: D. Boral ARC Acquisition I Corp.
- filed_at: 2026-01-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.9
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2065779/000182912626000260/0001829126-26-000260-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2065779/000182912626000260/dboralarcacq1_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Material Agreements
  D. Boral ARC Acquisition I Corp. entered into Agreement and Plan of Merger with Exascale Labs Inc. valued at $500,000,000 (effective 2026-01-11).
  - Action: entry
  - Agreement: merger
  - Counterparty: Exascale Labs Inc.
  - Value: $500,000,000
  - Effective: 2026-01-11
  source text: On January 11, 2026, D. Boral ARC Acquisition I Corp. (“BCAR” or the “Company”) entered into the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among BCAR, D. Boral ARC Merger Corporation, a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of BCAR (“PubCo”), D. Boral Arc Merger Sub Inc. (“Merger Sub”), a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of BCAR, and Exascale Labs Inc.., a Delaware corporation (“Exascale”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2065779/000182912626000260/0001829126-26-000260-index.htm

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