---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001829126-26-006336"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "COPL"
cik: "0002045473"
company_name: "Copley Acquisition Corp"
filed_at: "2026-06-11T10:00:34+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T10:05:12.515917+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Copley Acquisition Corp signs definitive merger with Ignite Proteomics; $150M equity value

## Summary
- Aggregate Merger Consideration is $150M ($10.00 per Pubco share), payable in Pubco common stock.
- Pubco to pay $4M cash to Sponsor Payment Recipient at closing; Sponsor distinct from Sponsor.
- Closing requires ≥$15M SPAC trust cash (after redemptions) and ≥$7.5M net proceeds from Ignite's financing.
- Post-closing board: 7 members designated by Ignite, ≥4 independent; CEO/CFO to be Ignite's current officers.
- Termination date: Sept 30, 2026; if SPAC Minimum Cash Condition unmet, Copley reimburses Ignite up to $1.5M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001829126-26-006336
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: COPL
- cik: 0002045473
- company_name: Copley Acquisition Corp
- filed_at: 2026-06-11T10:00:34+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2045473/000182912626006336/0001829126-26-006336-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2045473/000182912626006336/copleyacq_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Material Agreements
  Copley Acquisition Corp entered into Business Combination Agreement with Ignite Proteomics, LLC, Ignite Proteomics Holdings, Inc., and others valued at $150,000,000 (effective 2026-06-10).
  - Action: entry
  - Agreement: merger
  - Counterparty: Ignite Proteomics, LLC, Ignite Proteomics Holdings, Inc., and others
  - Value: $150,000,000
  - Effective: 2026-06-10
  source text: On June 10, 2026, Copley Acquisition Corp, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“ Copley ” or “ SPAC ”), entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the “ Business Combination Agreement ”) with Ignite Proteomics, LLC
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2045473/000182912626006336/0001829126-26-006336-index.htm

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