Haymaker Acquisition Corp V sets share, warrant trading

Haymaker intends to concentrate its business-combination search on industrial, consumer and consumer-related products and services industries.

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Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Haymaker Acquisition Corp V said holders may elect to separate units into Class A ordinary shares and warrants for separate trading beginning November 9, 2026. Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-third of a redeemable warrant; each whole warrant is exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at $11.50 per share. No fractional warrants will be issued, and only whole warrants will trade. Units that remain intact continue trading under HYACU. To separate units, holders will need to have their brokers contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the transfer agent.

8-K Event Classification

2 items: 8.01, 9.01

2 items

Item 8.01 Other Events Other

Voluntary disclosure of events the company deems important to shareholders but not covered by other items.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibits

Financial statements, pro forma financial information, or exhibit attachments filed with this report.

Key Figures

Class A ordinary shares per unit: 1 share Redeemable warrant fraction per unit: One-third of one warrant Warrant exercise price: $11.50 per share

3 metrics

Class A ordinary shares per unit 1 share Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share.

Redeemable warrant fraction per unit One-third of one warrant Each unit includes one-third of one redeemable warrant.

Warrant exercise price $11.50 per share Each whole warrant entitles its holder to purchase one Class A ordinary share.

Key Terms

redeemable warrant, separation of Units, blank check company, business combination

4 terms

redeemable warrant financial

"one-third of one redeemable warrant of the Company"

A redeemable warrant is a financial tool that gives its holder the right to buy shares of a company at a fixed price within a certain period. If the holder chooses to do so, the company can buy back or cancel the warrant before it expires, often to encourage investment or manage share issuance. For investors, it provides an option to potentially buy shares at a favorable price while offering some flexibility for the issuing company.

separation of Units financial

"Separation of Units"

blank check company financial

"is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger"

A blank check company is a publicly listed shell that raises money from investors before naming a specific business to buy or merge with, similar to handing a cashier a signed check and asking them to fill in the payee later. It matters to investors because it offers a faster, often cheaper path for private firms to become public, but carries extra risk since returns depend on the organizers’ ability to find a good deal and on limited information about the future business.

business combination financial

"formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition"

A business combination happens when two or more companies join together to operate as one, like two friends merging their teams into a single group. This is important because it can change how companies grow, compete, and make money, often making them bigger and more powerful in the market.

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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): November 9, 2026

Haymaker Acquisition Corp V

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands		001-43476		98-1899739
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

515 North Flagler Drive

Suite 350

West Palm Beach, FL 33401

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (929) 280-1912

Not Applicable

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

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		HYACU		The New York Stock Exchange LLC
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share		HYAC		The New York Stock Exchange LLC
Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share		HYACW		The New York Stock Exchange LLC

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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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.

Separation of Units

On November 9, 2026, the Company issued a press release to announce that holders of the units issued in the Company’s initial public offering (the “Units”), each consisting 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, a “Warrant”), with each whole Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share for $11.50 per share, may elect to separately trade the Class A Ordinary Shares and the Warrants included in the units commencing on November 9, 2026. No fractional Warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole Warrants will trade. Those Units not separated will continue to trade on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “HYACU,” and the Class A Ordinary Shares and the Warrants are expected to trade on the NYSE under the symbols “HAYC” and “HYACW,” respectively. Holders of Units will need to have their brokers contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent, in order to separate the Units into Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants.

A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release of the Company, dated November 9, 2026
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File

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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.

		HAYMAKER ACQUISITION CORP V
		By:		/s/ Christopher Bradley
				Name: Christopher Bradley
				Title: Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chairman of the Board
Dated: November 9, 2026

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Exhibit 99.1

Haymaker Acquisition Corp V Announces the Separate Trading of its Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants Commencing November 9, 2026

New York, NY, November 9, 2026 (PRNewswire) – Haymaker Acquisition Corp V (NYSE: HYACU) (the “Company”) announced today that holders of the Company’s units may elect to separately trade the Class A ordinary shares and warrants underlying such units commencing on November 9, 2026. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole warrants will trade. The Class A ordinary shares and warrants that are separated will trade on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the ticker symbols “HYAC” and “HYACW,” respectively. Those units not separated will continue to trade under the symbol “HYACU.”

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Haymaker Acquisition Corp V

Haymaker Acquisition Corp V is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The Company’s efforts to identify a prospective target business will not be limited to a particular industry or geographic region. The Company intends to concentrate on companies in the industrial, consumer and consumer-related products and services industries.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements,” including with respect to the anticipated date that the Class A ordinary shares and warrants may begin to trade separately and the ability for those units not separated to continue to trade on the NYSE. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. Such forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company’s registration statement and final prospectus for the Company’s offering filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which could cause actual results to differ from the forward-looking statements. Copies are available on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. The Company expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based, except as required by law.

Contact

Christopher Bradley

Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

cbradley@mistralequity.com

Filing Exhibits & Attachments

5 documents

Press Releases

• EX-99.1 EX-99.1 4.5 KB

Other Documents

• EX-101 XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION SCHEMA 4.8 KB
• EX-101 XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION DEFINITION LINKBASE 14.6 KB
• EX-101 XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION LABEL LINKBASE 24.8 KB
• EX-101 XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION PRESENTATION LINKBASE 15.6 KB