American Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp. A filings document the SPAC's formation as a Cayman Islands blank-check company, its NYSE-listed Class A ordinary shares and the capital structure established around its initial public offering. The 8-K record covers the IPO closing, sponsor private placement shares issued to AEXA Sponsor LLC, proceeds placed in a U.S.-based trust account maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company as trustee, and an audited balance sheet reflecting the offering proceeds.
American Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp. A (AEXA) reported the initial ownership of one of its directors, Michael Kaiway Teng, on a Form 3. Teng is shown as directly holding 150,000 Class B Ordinary Shares, which are founder shares.
According to the company’s prior Registration Statement, these Class B Ordinary Shares automatically convert into Class A Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis upon completion of AEXA’s initial business combination and the occurrence of specified share-price or change-of-control conditions, or in any event on or prior to the tenth anniversary of that business combination.
American Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp. A (AEXA) reported that on September 1, 2026, Michael Teng was appointed to its board of directors, effective immediately, and named to the board’s audit committee.
The board determined that Mr. Teng qualifies as an independent director under applicable SEC and New York Stock Exchange rules. In connection with his appointment, he entered into a joinder to the existing letter agreement with the company’s sponsor and insiders, a joinder to the company’s Registration Rights Agreement, and an indemnity agreement. The company will reimburse him for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred as a director. On September 1, 2026, the sponsor transferred 150,000 Class B shares to Mr. Teng. The company states that, apart from this transfer and related agreements, there are no other arrangements for his appointment or related-party transactions requiring disclosure.
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and its subsidiary Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC report beneficial ownership of 1,444,735 Class A ordinary shares of AMERICAN ACQUIS, representing 4.2% of the outstanding Class A shares. All of these shares are reported with shared voting power and shared dispositive power, with no sole voting or dispositive authority. The filing is made on a passive ownership basis for a parent holding company and its broker-dealer/investment adviser subsidiary and confirms ownership of 5 percent or less of the class.
American Acquisition Corp. A, a Cayman Islands blank check company, reported results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2026. Total assets were $355.1 million, driven by $354.5 million of marketable securities held in a Trust Account for a future business combination. Cash outside the trust was $226,626, with a working capital surplus of $293,903.
The company has not begun operating activities and generated no operating revenue; net income came from interest on trust investments. Net income was $2.8 million for the quarter and $5.7 million for the first half, primarily from $3.1 million and $6.2 million of interest, respectively, offset by modest general and administrative expenses. A total of 34.5 million Class A Public Shares are redeemable at approximately $10.28 per share.
Management states the company must complete a business combination by September 29, 2027 (the Completion Window) or redeem public shares and liquidate. Given limited cash outside the trust and uncertainty about securing a suitable target or additional financing, the company concludes that there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.
American Acquisition Corp. A, a Cayman Islands-based SPAC, reported unaudited results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. Total assets were $352,086,600, including $351,429,323 of marketable securities in its Trust Account and cash of $281,505 held outside the trust.
The company generated net income of $2,911,392, driven by $3,063,161 of interest income on Trust Account securities and general and administrative expenses of $151,769. Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption were carried at a redemption value of $351,429,323, or about $10.19 per share.
Management disclosed a working capital surplus of $532,790 but noted substantial doubt about the company’s ability to continue as a going concern if it cannot complete a Business Combination or secure additional financing within its combination period ending September 29, 2027.
American Acquisition Corp. A ownership disclosure: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC report shared voting and dispositive power over 2,112,896 shares of Class A ordinary shares, representing 6.1% of the class as shown on the cover page. The filing is a joint Schedule 13G submission and includes a Joint Filing Agreement executed 04/03/2026.
American Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp. A, a Cayman Islands SPAC listed on the NYSE, files its annual report describing its structure and strategy to complete an initial business combination. The company has not begun operations or generated revenues and exists to merge with a private business.
In September 2025 it completed an IPO of 34,500,000 Class A ordinary shares at $10.00 each and placed $345,000,000 into a U.S. Treasury–backed trust. As of March 30, 2026, 34,675,000 Class A and 14,785,714 Class B shares were outstanding.
The SPAC has a 24‑month completion window, extendable to 27 months if a definitive deal is signed, to close a business combination meeting NYSE’s 80% of trust‑asset value test. Public shareholders receive redemption rights around any deal or liquidation, while founder and private placement shares waive most redemption and liquidation claims.
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC filed an amended Schedule 13G reporting beneficial ownership in American Acquisition Corp. A Class A ordinary shares. They report beneficial ownership of 1,419,759 shares, representing 4.1% of the class as of the event date.
The firms report shared voting and dispositive power over all of these shares and no sole voting or dispositive power. They state the securities were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business, and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of the issuer.
American Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp. A insider entities reported the acquisition of 175,000 Class A ordinary shares on 09/29/2025 at $10 per share. The shares were acquired directly by AEXA Sponsor LLC under a Private Placement Shares Purchase Agreement dated September 25, 2025.
The filing lists AEXA Sponsor LLC, SC SPAC Holdings LLC and Chamath Palihapitiya as reporting persons, each identified as both a director (by deputization) and a 10% owner. SC SPAC Holdings and Mr. Palihapitiya may be deemed to beneficially own the shares through their interests and control of the Sponsor, while disclaiming beneficial ownership except for their pecuniary interests.
This is an amendment to a Form 4 originally filed on September 25, 2025, updating the reporting structure to use SC SPAC Holdings LLC’s own CIK codes without changing the underlying beneficial ownership.
American Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp. A filed an amended initial ownership report showing sponsor-related holdings in the company’s shares. The filing reports derivative ownership of 12,021,429 Class A ordinary shares underlying Class B founder shares held in the name of AEXA Sponsor LLC, which is managed by Chamath Palihapitiya. These Class B shares automatically convert into Class A shares on a one-for-one basis upon certain share price or change-of-control conditions after the company’s initial business combination, and 1,607,143 of the Class B shares are subject to forfeiture if the underwriters do not fully exercise their over-allotment option. The amendment clarifies that SC SPAC Holdings LLC is now identified with its own CIK as a reporting owner, with no change to its beneficial ownership.