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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Armada Acquisition Corp. III (AACI)

Armada Acquisition Corp. III closes $248.5 million IPO of 24.85 million units

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 financing Written later

Armada Acquisition Corp. III, a blank check company, completed its initial public offering on February 19, 2026, selling 24,850,000 units at $10.00 each for gross proceeds of $248.5 million. The full $248.5 million was placed in a U.S.-based trust account, and the filing states the company has not selected a target business, so trust funds stay in the account until a business combination or redemption.

Key points

  • IPO closed February 19, 2026: 24,850,000 units at $10.00 each, including 2,350,000 units from a partial over-allotment exercise.
  • $248.5 million placed in a trust account maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
  • Private placement of 672,000 units at $10.00 each to the sponsor and underwriters, for gross proceeds of $6.72 million.
  • Sponsor forfeited 345,083 Class B ordinary shares after the partial over-allotment exercise, leaving it with 8,252,834.

The filing

CompanyArmada Acquisition Corp. III (AACI)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 25, 2026, 5:11 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-072073

Items reported: 8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 11:48 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 25, 2026.

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