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

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 20, 2026

Abony Acquisition Corp. I

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands		001-43133		N/A
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1700 S Lamar Blvd, Suite #338 Austin, Texas		78704
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(512) 553-1770

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

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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 and one-third of one redeemable warrant	AACOU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share	AACO	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50	AACOW	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 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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 reported, on February 20, 2026, Abony Acquisition Corp. I (the “Company”) consummated its initial public offering (“IPO”) of 23,000,000 units (the “Units”), including the issuance of 3,000,000 Units as a result of the underwriters’ full exercise of their over-allotment option. Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”), and one-third of one redeemable warrant of the Company (each whole warrant, a “Warrant”), with each Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share for $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $230,000,000.

Also as previously reported, on February 20, 2026, simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO, the Company completed the private sale (the “Private Placement”) of an aggregate of 695,000 units (the “Private Placement Units”) to Abony Sponsor I LLC, the Company’s sponsor (the “Sponsor”), and BTIG, LLC (“BTIG”) at a purchase price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $6,950,000. Of those 695,000 Private Placement Units, the Sponsor purchased 465,000 Private Placement Units and BTIG, LLC 230,000 Private Placement Units.

A total of $230,000,000 of the proceeds from the IPO and Private Placement, which amount includes $8,050,000 of the underwriters’ deferred commission, was placed in a U.S.-based trust account maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee.

An audited balance sheet as of February 20, 2026 reflecting receipt of the proceeds upon consummation of the IPO and the Private Placement has been issued by the Company and is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Audited Balance Sheet as of February 20, 2026
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURE

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.

	Abony acquisition corp. i

	By:	/s/ Lorne Abony
	Name:	Lorne Abony
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

Date: February 26, 2026

Abony Acquisition Corp. I 8-K