KCHVU SPAC allows unit separation; rights list as KCHVR on Nasdaq

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Kochav Defense Acquisition Corp. filed an 8-K announcing that, beginning 21 July 2025, investors may separate the KCHVU units sold in its IPO. Each unit contains (i) one Class A ordinary share and (ii) one right to receive 1⁄7 of a Class A share following the SPAC’s initial business combination. After separation:

• Units will continue to trade on Nasdaq as KCHVU
• Class A ordinary shares will trade as KCHV
• Rights will trade as KCHVR

Unit holders that wish to separate must have their brokers contact the transfer agent, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, to exchange certificates. No financial results, guidance, or transaction details were provided. The filing includes a related press release (Exhibit 99.1) and reiterates the company’s emerging-growth-company status. Other sections contain only standard regulatory check-boxes and signature blocks.

Insights

SPAC Analyst

TL;DR: Routine SPAC milestone; improves liquidity but adds no new valuation data—overall neutral impact.

The 8-K simply starts the separate trading of Kochav Defense’s units, shares, and rights, a standard procedural step occurring roughly 45 days post-IPO. While the change can marginally enhance market liquidity and price discovery for each security class, it does not alter the SPAC’s cash in trust, warrant structure, or timeline toward a business combination. No sponsor-related extensions, redemptions, or target announcements were disclosed. As such, today’s news is administratively important but not financially material.

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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): July 16, 2025

Kochav Defense Acquisition Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands		001-42670		98-1836086
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

575 Fifth Avenue

14^th Floor

New York, NY 10017

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (646) 257-4214

Not Applicable

(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:

☐ 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))

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 right		KCHVU		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share		KCHV		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Rights, each right entitling the holder to receive one-seventh (1/7) of one Class A ordinary share upon the consummation of the initial business combination		KCHVR		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.

Separate Trading of Class A Ordinary Shares and Share Rights

On July 16, 2025, Kochav Defense Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) announced that, commencing on July 21, 2025, the holders of the units issued in its initial public offering (the “Units”), each Unit consisting of one Class A ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Ordinary Share”), and one right to receive one-seventh (1/7) of one Class A Ordinary Share of the Company upon the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination (the “Share Rights”), may elect to separately trade the Class A Ordinary Shares and the Share Rights included in the Units. Any Units not separated will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “KCHVU.” The Class A Ordinary Shares and the Share Rights are expected to trade on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbols “KCHV” and “KCHVR,” 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 Share Rights.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release dated July 16, 2025.

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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.

	KOCHAV DEFENSE ACQUISITION CORP.
Date: July 16, 2025	By:	/s/ Menachem Shalom
		Name: Menachem Shalom
		Title: Chief Executive Officer

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FAQ

When can Kochav Defense (KCHVU) unit holders begin separate trading?

Beginning 21 July 2025, investors may trade the components separately.

What symbols will Kochav Defense securities trade under after separation?

Units: KCHVU; Class A shares: KCHV; Rights: KCHVR.

What does each right entitle the holder to receive?

Each right gives the holder 1⁄7 of one Class A ordinary share once the initial business combination closes.

How do investors separate Kochav Defense units?

Brokers must contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company to split units into shares and rights.

Does the 8-K include any financial results or new merger targets?

No. The filing is limited to the administrative separation announcement and a press release (Ex. 99.1).