PALOMA CAPITAL GROUP LLC 4

What Happened
Paloma Capital Group LLC, the sponsor of Paloma Acquisition Corp I and a reported 10% owner, purchased 14,500 ordinary shares as part of a private placement tied to the company's IPO over‑allotment closing. The units were acquired at $10.00 per unit for an aggregate purchase price of $145,000. These 14,500 ordinary shares were included in the Private Placement Units sold to the sponsor.

Key Details

• Transaction date: February 25, 2026 (period of report). Filing date: February 27, 2026.
• Price: $10.00 per unit; Total value: $145,000.
• Transaction type: P (purchase) — private placement concurrent with over‑allotment closing.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing.
• Footnote F1: Sponsor previously purchased 350,000 Private Placement Units at $10/unit at IPO and acquired these additional 14,500 units when the over‑allotment closed.
• Footnote F2: Anna Maria Staples is the manager of the sponsor and holds voting and investment discretion; she disclaims beneficial ownership beyond any pecuniary interest.
• Exhibits: Powers of Attorney for Paloma Capital Group LLC and Anna Maria Staples included (Exhibits 24.1, 24.2).
• Timeliness: Filing appears timely (filed two days after the reported transaction).

Context
This was an institutional sponsor purchase tied to the IPO’s over‑allotment/greenshoe process, not an executive individual buying or selling on open market signals. Purchases by sponsors in private placements are common in SPAC IPO structures and reflect the previously agreed private placement terms rather than an independent trading decision.