Recent 8-K filings for SPKL

• October 5, 2026, 6:01 AM ET other material materiality 0.50 neutral item 8.01

  Spark I extends SPAC deal deadline to March 29, 2027; 609,668 shares redeemed, $19.0M left in trust

  Shareholders at the September 25, 2026 EGM approved extending the initial business combination deadline from September 29, 2026 to March 29, 2027.

• October 2, 2026, 4:10 PM ET regulatory materiality 0.80 negative item 3.01

  Spark I delisted from Nasdaq after missing Sept 29 SPAC deadline; SPKL to move to OTC Pink

  Nasdaq notice dated Sept 30, 2026: Spark I failed to complete an initial business combination by Sept 29, 2026, the 36-month deadline under IM-5101-2.

• October 2, 2026, 4:05 PM ET M&A materiality 0.25 neutral item 7.01item 9.01

  Spark I posts Q4 2026 investor deck on pending ZincFive SPAC merger; proxy filed Sept 30 not yet effective

  Investor deck (Exhibit 99.1, Q4 2026) covers the previously announced business combination between Spark I Acquisition Corp (SPKL) and ZincFive, Inc.; tagged "The Power of Good Chemistry".

• September 30, 2026, 4:54 PM ET other material materiality 0.30 neutral item 8.01

  Spark I corrects redemption price to ~$11.60/share, adds $0.10/share trust deposit before ZincFive deal vote

  Amendment restates Item 8.01 of the Sept. 29, 2026 filing solely to correct the estimated redemption price; revised figure is approximately $11.60 per public share.

• September 29, 2026, 5:22 PM ET other material materiality 0.40 neutral item 1.01item 2.03item 3.02item 5.03item 5.07item 7.01item 8.01item 9.01

  Spark I extends deal deadline to March 29, 2027; adds $0.10/share trust top-up

  Shareholders approved extending the initial business combination deadline from Sept 29, 2026 to March 29, 2027; vote was 7,074,069 for, 57,456 against, 0 abstentions.

• June 11, 2026, 8:12 AM ET M&A materiality 0.80 neutral item 1.01item 3.02item 7.01item 9.01 ◈ Material Agreements

  Spark I Acquisition (SPKL) to merge with ZincFive at $600M equity value

  ZincFive, a nickel-zinc battery company, valued at $600M; SPKL to acquire via two-step merger.

• May 18, 2026, 4:30 PM ET regulatory materiality 0.70 negative item 3.01 ◈ Listing & Compliance Notices

  Spark I Acquisition receives Nasdaq deficiency notice for minimum total holders rule

  On May 14, 2026, Nasdaq notified Spark I it lacks at least 400 total holders, violating Listing Rule 5450(a)(2).

• March 2, 2026, 6:59 PM ET other materiality 0.10 neutral item 5.07

  Spark I Acquisition Corp. annual meeting elects three Class II directors and ratifies auditor

  Stockholders elected Kurtis Jang, Shin-Bae Kim, and Ho Min (Jimmy) Kim as Class II directors with 100% of votes cast.

• January 30, 2026, 6:59 PM ET regulatory materiality 0.50 negative item 3.01 ◈ Listing & Compliance Notices

  Spark I Acquisition Corp receives Nasdaq deficiency notice for failure to hold annual meeting

  Received Nasdaq notice on Jan 27, 2026 for non-compliance with annual meeting Rule 5620(a).

• July 14, 2025, 7:59 PM ET other material materiality 0.80 neutral item 3.02item 5.03item 5.07item 8.01item 9.01 ◈ Governance Changes

  Spark I Acquisition extends business combination deadline to Sept 2026; ~$84.8M redeemed

  Shareholders approved extension of business combination deadline from July 11, 2025 to September 29, 2026.

• June 27, 2025, 7:59 PM ET other material materiality 0.65 neutral item 1.01item 2.03item 8.01item 9.01

  Spark I extends SPAC deadline to Sep 2026, sponsor pledges up to $825K; renews Kneron LOI

  Sponsor SLG SPAC Fund LLC to make monthly deposits up to $55K or $0.015/share into trust, max $825K, in exchange for promissory note.

• April 10, 2025, 7:59 PM ET other material materiality 0.40 neutral item 4.01item 9.01 ◈ Auditor Changes ×2

  Spark I Acquisition Corp changes certifying accountant from Marcum to CBIZ

  Marcum LLP dismissed as auditor; CBIZ CPAs P.C. engaged on April 8, 2025.

• January 29, 2025, 6:59 PM ET debt materiality 0.50 neutral item 2.03item 3.02item 9.01

  Spark I Acquisition Corp enters $1.9M promissory note with sponsor for working capital

  Issued unsecured promissory note to sponsor SLG SPAC Fund LLC for up to $1,900,000; $840,000 drawn at closing.

• November 7, 2024, 6:59 PM ET other materiality 0.10 neutral item 5.07

  Spark I Acquisition shareholders re-elect directors, ratify Marcum as auditor at Nov 7 meeting

  Annual meeting held Nov 7, 2024; 83.25% of shares represented (13,671,223 of 16,422,078).

• October 21, 2024, 7:59 PM ET M&A materiality 0.60 neutral item 7.01

  Spark I Acquisition signs non-binding LOI for business combination with Kneron

  SPKL signed non-binding LOI with Kneron, a full-stack edge AI solutions provider (San Diego, CA).

• October 18, 2023, 7:59 PM ET other material materiality 0.50 neutral item 8.01item 9.01

  Spark I Acquisition Corp closes $100M IPO and $8.5M private placement

  IPO of 10,000,000 units at $10.00/unit, gross proceeds $100,000,000.

• October 12, 2023, 7:59 PM ET other material materiality 0.75 neutral item 1.01item 3.02item 5.03item 8.01item 9.01

  Spark I Acquisition closes $100M IPO, targets late-stage Asia tech startups >$1B

  IPO of 10M units at $10.00/unit, gross $100M; units began trading on Nasdaq as SPKLU on Oct 6.

Materiality & sentiment trend

Max materiality 0.80 · Median 0.50 · Most common event other_material

0 positive 3 negative 14 neutral

source · SPKL on sec.gov