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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. VI (KCAC-UN)

Kensington Capital agrees to merge with Nth Cycle at $585 million enterprise value

Neutral Impact 5 of 5 m&a Written later

Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. VI, a special purpose acquisition company, signed a business combination agreement on July 21, 2026, with critical minerals refiner Nth Cycle, Inc. Kensington will become a Delaware corporation renamed Nth Cycle Holdings, Inc., and its shares are expected to trade on the NYSE under the symbol NTH. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to shareholder approvals and other conditions, and implies a pro forma enterprise value of approximately $585 million.

Key points

  • Business combination agreement signed July 21, 2026; closing expected in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to Kensington shareholder and Nth Cycle stockholder approvals
  • Implied pro forma enterprise value of approximately $585 million, assuming no Kensington redemptions
  • Up to $230 million in Kensington trust proceeds, subject to redemptions, plus a common stock PIPE of up to $100 million, with $40 million committed to date
  • Nth Cycle holders to receive New Nth Cycle common stock based on 50,700,200 shares divided by fully diluted capital, plus up to 20,000,000 earnout shares

The filing

CompanyKensington Capital Acquisition Corp. VI (KCAC-UN)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 22, 2026, 8:44 AM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-311388

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement3.02 Unregistered Equity Sale7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

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