Staples Anna Maria 4
4 · PALOMA ACQUISITION CORP I · Filed Apr 7, 2026
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Paloma Acquisition (PALO) CEO Anna Maria Staples Forfeits 200,000 Shares
What Happened
Anna Maria Staples, manager of Paloma Acquisition Corp I's sponsor and identified on the Form 4, recorded a disposition/forfeiture of 200,000 Class B ordinary shares on April 4, 2026. The shares were disposed at $0.00, with no cash changing hands (derivative/forfeiture transaction). This was not an open-market sale by the insider but a forfeiture of shares held by the sponsor.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-04-04; Form 4 filed: 2026-04-07.
- Transaction type/code: Other acquisition or disposition (J) — reported as a disposition/forfeiture of derivative shares.
- Shares: 200,000 Class B ordinary shares; Price/Consideration: $0.00; Total value reported: $0.
- Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the filing for Ms. Staples or the Sponsor.
- Relevant footnotes:
- F1: Class B shares convert one-for-one into Class A shares at the SPAC’s initial business combination (or earlier at holder’s option).
- F2: The 200,000 Class B shares were forfeited to the issuer by the Sponsor at no cost due to expiration of the underwriters’ over‑allotment option.
- F3: Ms. Staples is manager of the Sponsor and may be deemed to have voting/investment discretion over Sponsor-held securities; she disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of any pecuniary interest.
Context: This was a sponsor forfeiture tied to the expiration of an over-allotment option, not a market sale by the executive. For retail investors, forfeitures like this are administrative/corporate-structure events rather than direct insider selling pressure.
Insider Transaction Report
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Class B ordinary shares
[F1][F2][F3]2026-04-04−200,000→ 3,525,000 total(indirect: See Footnote)→ Class A ordinary shares (200,000 underlying)
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]As described in the Issuer's registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-293083) (the "Registration Statement") under the heading "Description of Securities", the Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares at the time of the Issuer's initial business combination, or earlier at the option of the holder, on a one-for-one basis, subject to certain adjustments described therein and have no expiration date.
- [F2]200,000 Class B ordinary shares were forfeited to the Issuer by Paloma Capital Group LLC (the "Sponsor") at no cost, in connection with the expiration of the remaining portion of the underwriters' over-allotment option as described in the Registration Statement.
- [F3]Anna Maria Staples is the manager of the Sponsor, and as such, has voting and investment discretion with respect to, and may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of, the securities held by the Sponsor. Ms. Staples disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.