UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

July 31, 2025

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

A Paradise Acquisition Corp.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

British Virgin Islands		001- 42769		n/a
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

The Sun’s Group Center

29th Floor, 200 Gloucester Road,

Wan Chai, Hong Kong

n/a

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +852 9583 3199

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share, with no par value, and one right to receive one-eighth of one Class A ordinary share	APADU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A ordinary shares, with no par value	APAD	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Rights	APADR	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01. Other Events

As previously disclosed, on July 31, 2025, A Paradise Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) consummated its initial public offering (“IPO”) of 20,000,000 units (the “Units”). Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share of the Company, with no par value (“Ordinary Share”), and one right to receive one-eighth of one Ordinary Share upon the consummation of an initial business combination. The Units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $200,000,000. The Company granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to 3,000,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any.

As of July 31, 2025, a total of $200,000,000 of the proceeds generated from the IPO, the private placement with A Paradise (Holdings) Corp., the Company’s sponsor, and the private placement with Cohen and Company Capital Markets, a division of Cohen & Company Securities, LLC, the representative of the underwriters, which consummated simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, were deposited in a trust account established for the benefit of the Company’s public shareholders.

An audited balance sheet as of July 31, 2025 reflecting receipt of the proceeds upon consummation of the IPO and the private placement is included with this report as Exhibit 99.1

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Audited Balance Sheet dated July 31, 2025

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: August 7, 2025

A PARADISE ACQUISITION CORP.

By:	/s/ Claudius Tsang
Name:	Claudius Tsang
Title:	Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

AParadise Acquisition Corp. 8-K