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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Emmis Acquisition Corp. (EMIS)

Emmis Acquisition Corp. closes $115 million IPO, places proceeds in trust account

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 financing Written later

On September 26, 2025, blank check company Emmis Acquisition Corp. closed its initial public offering of 11.5 million units at $10.00 each, raising $115 million in gross proceeds, including the full exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option. The full $115 million was placed in a U.S.-based trust account held for a future business combination, which the company has not yet identified. If the company does not complete a business combination within 18 months, it will redeem all public shares, so shareholders depend on that outcome.

Key points

  • 11,500,000 units sold at $10.00 each, including 1,500,000 from the full over-allotment exercise, for $115 million in gross proceeds
  • 367,500 private placement units sold at $10.00 each for $3.675 million: 310,000 to sponsor Emmis Capital Sponsor LLC and 57,500 to I-Bankers Securities Inc.
  • $115 million held in a trust account maintained by Equiniti Trust Company LLC, acting as trustee
  • Company has until 18 months from the IPO closing to complete a business combination, or redeem 100% of public shares

The filing

CompanyEmmis Acquisition Corp. (EMIS)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 2, 2025, 3:14 PM ET
Accession number0001213900-25-095324

Items reported: 8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 11:46 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 October 02, 2025.

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