Hennessy Capital Group LLC 4
4 · Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII · Filed Feb 9, 2026
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Hennessy Capital (HCIC) Sponsor Buys 671,000 Shares
What Happened HC VIII Sponsor LLC (the registrant's sponsor and a 10% owner) acquired 671,000 Class A ordinary shares as part of private-placement units on 2026-02-06 for $10.00 each, a $6,710,000 cash outlay. The filing also reports an acquisition of 1,782,086 derivative shares on 2026-02-04 at $0.00 (these are Class B/other founder-type shares or rights). The $6.71M purchase is a cash purchase of private-placement units (generally considered a bullish/commitment signal versus a sale).
Key Details
- Transaction dates: Feb 4, 2026 (derivative/Class B acquisition, code J) and Feb 6, 2026 (private placement purchase, code P).
- Purchase price: 671,000 shares at $10.00 each = $6,710,000; 1,782,086 derivative shares reported at $0.00.
- Shares held after these transactions (reported by Sponsor): 2,453,086 total interests (671,000 Class A from the units + 1,782,086 Class B/derivative interests).
- Footnotes of note:
- F1: The 671,000 shares are included in private-placement units (each unit = one Class A share + a right to receive 1/12 of a Class A upon a business combination).
- F2: Sponsor is the record holder; Hennessy Capital Group LLC is Sponsor’s manager; Daniel J. Hennessy and Thomas D. Hennessy are managing members and may be deemed beneficial owners.
- F3/F4: The Class B ordinary shares convert into Class A shares one-for-one upon the initial business combination (no expiration) and some Class B shares were issued via a share dividend.
- Filing date: Form 4 filed 2026-02-09 covering the Feb 4 and Feb 6 transactions.
Context
- These transactions are by the Sponsor (a 10% owner/institutional affiliate), not an unrelated independent executive; sponsor purchases and founder-class shares are common in SPACs and reflect capital commitment and structural ownership rather than routine open-market insider trading.
- The derivative/Class B shares reported at $0 represent founder shares/convertible interests that typically convert into Class A shares at a business combination; they are not a cash purchase.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
HC VIII Sponsor LLC
10% Owner
Transactions
- Purchase
Class A ordinary shares
[F1][F2]2026-02-06$10.00/sh+671,000$6,710,000→ 671,000 total - Other
Class B ordinary shares
[F3][F4][F2]2026-02-04+1,782,086→ 9,512,515 total→ Class A ordinary shares (1,782,086 underlying)
Footnotes (4)
- [F1]Reflects the 671,000 Class A ordinary shares of the registrant that are included in the 671,000 private placement units of the registrant purchased by HC VIII Sponsor LLC ("Sponsor"). Each private placement unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one right to receive one-twelfth (1/12) of one Class A ordinary share upon the consummation of an initial business combination.
- [F2]Sponsor is the record holder of the securities reported herein. Hennessy Capital Group LLC is the sole manager of Sponsor. Daniel J. Hennessy, the registrant's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Thomas D. Hennessy, the registrant's President and a director, are the managing members of Hennessy Capital Group LLC. Consequently, each of Mr. Daniel Hennessy and Mr. Thomas Hennessy may be deemed the beneficial owner of securities held by Sponsor and have shared voting and dispositive control over such securities. Each of Mr. Daniel Hennessy and Mr. Thomas Hennessy disclaims beneficial ownership over any securities owned by Sponsor in which he does not have any pecuniary interest.
- [F3]As described in the registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-291924) under the heading "Description of Securities-Founder Shares," the Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares at the time of the registrant's initial business combination, or at any time prior thereto at the option of the holder thereof, on a one-for-one basis, subject to certain adjustments described therein, and have no expiration date.
- [F4]Represents Class B ordinary shares issued by the registrant to Sponsor through a share dividend.