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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001929980-23-000203"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001852736"
company_name: "Tristar Acquisition I Corp."
filed_at: "2023-09-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T17:53:24.297260+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Tristar Acquisition I Corp. issues $2.125M promissory notes, appoints new CEO and CIO

## Summary
- Issued $2,125,000 in unsecured promissory notes to officers and affiliates for working capital and potential extension funding.
- Chunyi (Charlie) Hao resigned as CEO, appointed President and Chairman of the board, effective September 13, 2023.
- Xiaoma (Sherman) Lu appointed CEO; Ri (Richard) Yuan appointed Chief Investment Officer, both effective immediately.
- Notes carry no interest, mature upon earlier of initial business combination or liquidation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001929980-23-000203
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001852736
- company_name: Tristar Acquisition I Corp.
- filed_at: 2023-09-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.03, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1852736/000192998023000203/0001929980-23-000203-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1852736/000192998023000203/tris_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001929980-23-000203.txt

## Key facts
- Debt Financings
  Tristar Acquisition I Corp. incurred senior notes of $2,125,000 with Company's officers and their affiliates at no interest maturing earlier of closing of an initial business combination and Company's liquidation.
  - Instrument: senior notes
  - Principal: $2,125,000
  - Counterparty: Company's officers and their affiliates
  - Rate: no interest
  - Maturity: earlier of closing of an initial business combination and Company's liquidation
  - Event: incurrence
  source text: On September 13, 2023, Tristar Acquisition I Corp. (the “ Company ”) issued unsecured promissory notes (the “ Notes ”) in an aggregate amount of $2,125,000 to the Company’s officers and their affiliates, for the Company’s working capital (including potential extension funding) needs. The Notes do not bear interest and mature upon the earlier of the closing of an initial business combination by the Company and the Company’s liquidation.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1852736/000192998023000203/0001929980-23-000203-index.htm
- Executive change
  Chunyi (Charlie) Hao was appointed as President and Chairman at Tristar Acquisition I Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President and Chairman
  source text: the directors of the Company appointed (a) Chunyi (Charlie) Hao, as the President of the Company and as Chairman of the board of directors of the Company
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1852736/000192998023000203/0001929980-23-000203-index.htm
- Executive change
  Chunyi (Charlie) Hao resigned as Chief Executive Officer at Tristar Acquisition I Corp..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On September 13, 2023, effective immediately, Chunyi (Charlie) Hao submitted his resignation as Chief Executive Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1852736/000192998023000203/0001929980-23-000203-index.htm
- Executive change
  Ri (Richard) Yuan was appointed as Chief Investment Officer at Tristar Acquisition I Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Investment Officer
  source text: (c) Ri (Richard) Yuan as Chief Investment Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1852736/000192998023000203/0001929980-23-000203-index.htm

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