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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Illumination Acquisition Corp. I (ILLU)

Illumination Acquisition Corp I prices $200 million IPO of 20 million units at $10.00

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 financing Written later

Illumination Acquisition Corp I, a company formed to pursue a business combination, had its IPO registration declared effective on February 26, 2026, and priced 20,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit, or $200,000,000 in total. The offering is expected to close on March 2, 2026, and four independent directors were appointed to the board the same day, with the company also adopting an amended and restated charter. The filing mainly files executed agreements and the amended charter, and the company's press release says it has not yet named a target, with a focus on growth companies in sectors including nuclear, artificial intelligence/high performance computing, technology, industrial growth and financial services.

Key points

  • Priced 20,000,000 units at $10.00 each, or $200,000,000, per the February 26, 2026 press release
  • Units expected to trade on Nasdaq as ILLUU from February 27, 2026; Class A shares and warrants to trade as ILLU and ILLUW once separated
  • Offering expected to close March 2, 2026; BTIG, LLC is sole book-running manager, with a 45-day option for up to 3,000,000 additional units
  • Directors James Manning, Paul Mann, Anthony DiGiandomenico and Eric Helenek appointed February 26, 2026, all stated as independent

The filing

CompanyIllumination Acquisition Corp. I (ILLU)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMar 2, 2026, 4:30 PM ET
Accession number0001206774-26-000110

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement5.02 Director / Officer Change5.03 Bylaw / Charter Amendment8.01 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 March 02, 2026.

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