Launch Two files S-4 for proposed NuCube merger
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Launch Two Acquisition Corp. (LPBB) reported that, together with NuCube Energy, Inc., it has publicly filed a registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC, with NuCube as co-registrant, in connection with their previously announced proposed business combination. The Form S‑4 includes a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus for Launch Two shareholders and has not yet been declared effective.
Closing of the business combination will depend on approval by Launch Two’s shareholders and NuCube’s stockholders and other customary conditions, and there is no assurance it will be completed. The disclosure highlights extensive forward‑looking statements and risk factors, including deal completion risk, listing risk for the combined company, regulatory and licensing challenges for NuCube’s advanced nuclear microreactor business, and potential legal proceedings.
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- Form S-4 publicly filed with NuCube as co-registrant, marking a key step toward completing the proposed business combination and beginning the formal proxy and registration process with the SEC.
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- The filing emphasizes that completion of the business combination is uncertain, subject to shareholder approvals, listing conditions, regulatory and licensing risks for advanced nuclear microreactors, and potential legal proceedings.
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UNITED STATES
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
As previously reported on Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), on June 30, 2026, Launch Two Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“SPAC” or “Launch Two”), entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”) with NuCube Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its successors, “NuCube” or the “Company”), Tesseract Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of SPAC (“Merger Sub”), Jay McEntee, in the capacity as the representative, from and after the Effective Time, for the shareholders of SPAC as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and their successors and assigns (other than the Company Stockholders) and IdealabAZ, Inc., a Delaware corporation, in the capacity as representative, from and after the Effective Time, for the Company Stockholders as of immediately prior to the Effective Time. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Business Combination Agreement.
On September 15, 2026, Launch Two and NuCube announced the recent filing by Launch Two and NuCube of a registration statement relating to the Business Combination on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) with the SEC. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
Launch Two and NuCube have filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 with the SEC, which includes a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus to SPAC shareholders in connection with SPAC’s solicitations of proxies from its shareholders with respect to the transactions related to the proposed business combination (the “Business Combination”) among Launch Two, NuCube and Merger Sub pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement and other matters to be described in the Registration Statement, and a prospectus relating to the offer of the securities to be issued in connection with the Business Combination. After the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents will be mailed to the shareholders of SPAC as of a record date to be established for voting on the Business Combination and will contain important information about the Business Combination and related matters. Shareholders of SPAC and other interested persons are advised to read, when available, these materials (including any amendments or supplements thereto) and any other relevant documents, because they will contain important information about Launch Two, NuCube and the Business Combination. Shareholders and other interested persons will also be able to obtain copies of the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, and other relevant materials in connection with the Business Combination, without charge, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by directing a request to: Launch Two Acquisition Corp., 180 Grand Avenue, Suite 1530, Oakland, California 94612, Attn: Jay McEntee, Chief Executive Officer. The information contained on, or that may be accessed through, the websites referenced in this communication in each case is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a part of, this communication.
Participants in Solicitation
NuCube and Launch Two and their respective directors, managers and executive officers may be deemed under SEC rules to be participants in the solicitation of proxies of Launch Two’s shareholders in connection with the Business Combination. Investors and security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names and interests of Launch Two’s directors and officers in the Business Combination in Launch Two’s filings with the SEC, including the IPO Prospectus (as defined below). To the extent that holdings of Launch Two’s securities have changed from the amounts reported in the IPO Prospectus, such changes have been or will be reflected on Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC. Information regarding the persons who may, under SEC rules, be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies of Launch Two’s shareholders in connection with the Business Combination will be set forth in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus included in the Registration Statement for the Business Combination, which will be filed by Launch Two and NuCube with the SEC. Investors, shareholders and other interested persons are urged to read the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents that will be filed with the SEC carefully and in their entirety as they become available because they will contain important information about the Business Combination. Investors, shareholders and other interested persons will be able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents containing important information about NuCube and Launch Two through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.
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No Offer or Solicitation
A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the SEC but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective; and this Report does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities, or a solicitation of any proxy, vote, consent, or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an exemption therefrom.
NEITHER THE SEC NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES REGULATORY AGENCY HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THE BUSINESS COMBINATION DESCRIBED HEREIN, PASSED UPON THE MERITS OR FAIRNESS OF THE BUSINESS COMBINATION OR ANY RELATED TRANSACTIONS OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY CONSTITUTES A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws with respect to the parties and the Business Combination, including expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions, plans, prospects, financial results or strategies regarding NuCube, Launch Two, the post-Business Combination company (the “Combined Company”), and statements regarding the anticipated benefits and timing of the completion of the Business Combination, the assets held by NuCube and by Launch Two, advanced nuclear energy, microreactor deployment, industrial power generation, AI data center energy demand and related energy infrastructure trends, the anticipated business of the Combined Company, NuCube and the markets in which they operate, planned business strategies, including, without limitation, NuCube’s plans to deploy its microreactor technologies to support industrial, manufacturing and data center energy needs, plans and use of proceeds, objectives of management for future operations of NuCube, expected operating costs of the Combined Company and its subsidiaries, the upside potential and opportunity for investors, the Combined Company and NuCube’s plan for value creation and strategic advantages, market size and growth opportunities, regulatory conditions, competitive position and the interest of other corporations in similar business strategies, technological and market trends, future financial condition and performance and expected financial impacts of the Business Combination, the satisfaction of closing conditions to the Business Combination and the level of redemptions of Launch Two’s public shareholders, and the parties’ respective or collective expectations, intentions, strategies, assumptions, or beliefs about future events, results of operations, or performance or that do not solely relate to historical or current facts. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “potential,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions; but this Current Report on Form 8-K may include other forward-looking information and data that are not preceded by any of the foregoing words. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events or conditions that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including, but not limited to: the risk that the Business Combination may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect the price of Launch Two’s securities; the risk that the Business Combination may not be completed by Launch Two’s business combination deadline or any extension thereto; the failure by the parties to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the Business Combination, including the approval of Launch Two’s shareholders; the failure of the Combined Company to obtain or maintain the listing of its securities on the Nasdaq Stock Market or the New York Stock Exchange after closing of the Business Combination; costs related to the Business Combination; changes in business, market, financial, political and regulatory conditions; risks relating to NuCube’s or the Combined Company’s anticipated operations and business, including, without limitation, NuCube’s plans to design, license, commercialize and deploy its microreactor technologies, including the costs, timeline, regulatory approvals and risks associated therewith; risks related to increased competition in the industries in which the Combined Company will operate; risks that after consummation of the Business Combination, the Combined Company may experience difficulties managing its growth, expanding operations, or executing its strategies; risks relating to the licensing, regulatory approval, construction, deployment and operation of advanced nuclear reactor technologies and related energy infrastructure; the outcome of any potential legal proceedings that may be instituted against NuCube, Launch Two, or others following announcement of the Business Combination; and those risk factors discussed in documents that NuCube or Launch Two have filed, or will file, with the SEC.
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The foregoing list of risk factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of the (i) final prospectus of Launch Two dated as of October 7, 2024 and filed by Launch Two with the SEC on October 8, 2024 (the “IPO Prospectus”), (ii) the annual report on Form 10-K filed by Launch Two with the SEC on March 27, 2026, (iii) the Registration Statement, which includes a proxy statement/prospectus of Launch Two, and other documents filed or to be filed by Launch Two and NuCube from time to time with the SEC. These materials do or will identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that neither Launch Two nor NuCube presently knows or that Launch Two and NuCube currently believe are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and none of the parties or any of their representatives assumes any obligation and do not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. None of the parties nor any of their representatives gives any assurance that any of Launch Two, NuCube, or the Combined Company will achieve its expectations.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated September 15, 2026. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded with the Inline XRBL document). |
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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.
Dated: September 15, 2026
| Launch Two Acquisition Corp. | ||
| By: | /s/ Jay McEntee | |
| Name: | Jay McEntee | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
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Exhibit 99.1
NUCUBE ENERGY AND LAUNCH TWO ACQUISITION CORP. ANNOUNCE PUBLIC FILING OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4 WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho & OAKLAND, Calif. – Sep. 15, 2026 – NuCube Energy, Inc. (“NuCube”), an advanced-nuclear technology company productizing factory-built microreactors, and Launch Two Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: LPBB) (“Launch Two”), a special purpose acquisition company, today jointly announced that Launch Two has publicly filed a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on September 11, 2026, with NuCube named as a co-registrant, in connection with the proposed business combination between NuCube and Launch Two. This public filing follows the confidential submission of a draft registration statement on Form S-4 by Launch Two and NuCube, which was previously announced on August 4, 2026. The Registration Statement includes a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus and has not yet been declared effective by the SEC.
The Registration Statement relates to the proposed business combination between Launch Two and NuCube, announced on June 25, 2026. Closing of the proposed transaction is subject to approval by Launch Two’s shareholders and NuCube’s stockholders, among other customary closing conditions.
Further details regarding the proposed transaction are included in Launch Two’s Registration Statement. Launch Two’s units, Class A ordinary shares and warrants are listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbols “LPBBU,” “LPBB” and “LPBBW,” respectively.
About NuCube Energy, Inc.
NuCube Energy, Inc. is an advanced nuclear technology company developing factory-built microreactors that deliver firm, carbon-free electricity and high-temperature process heat at the point of use. The Company’s NuSun™ platform is built around a solid-state, heat-pipe-cooled reactor that eliminates the coolant pumps and complex heat exchangers, as well as large pressure vessels found in conventional reactors, supporting a passively safe, walk-away design intended to simplify licensing, lower lifecycle cost and accelerate commercial scaling compared to other advanced nuclear technologies.
NuCube operates an integrated develop-build-operate model spanning site selection and licensing, factory fabrication, fuel procurement, long-life operation, and commercialization through reactor sales, operations-as-a-service, and technology licensing. For more information, visit www.nucube.energy.
About Launch Two Acquisition Corp.
Launch Two Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: LPBB) is a special purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
Launch Two and NuCube have filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 with the SEC, which includes a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus to SPAC shareholders in connection with SPAC’s solicitations of proxies from its shareholders with respect to the transactions related to the proposed business combination (the “Business Combination”) among Launch Two, NuCube and Tesseract Merger Sub Inc. pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, dated June 25, 2026, between the parties (the “Business Combination Agreement”), and other matters to be described in the Registration Statement, and a prospectus relating to the offer of the securities to be issued in connection with the Business Combination. After the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents will be mailed to the shareholders of SPAC as of a record date to be established for voting on the Business Combination and will contain important information about the Business Combination and related matters. Shareholders of SPAC and other interested persons are advised to read, when available, these materials (including any amendments or supplements thereto) and any other relevant documents, because they will contain important information about Launch Two, NuCube and the Business Combination. Shareholders and other interested persons will also be able to obtain copies of the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, and other relevant materials in connection with the Business Combination, without charge, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by directing a request to: Launch Two Acquisition Corp., 180 Grand Avenue, Suite 1530, Oakland, California 94612, Attn: Jay McEntee, Chief Executive Officer. The information contained on, or that may be accessed through, the websites referenced in this communication in each case is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a part of, this communication.
Participants in Solicitation
NuCube and Launch Two and their respective directors, managers and executive officers may be deemed under SEC rules to be participants in the solicitation of proxies of Launch Two’s shareholders in connection with the Business Combination. Investors and security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names and interests of Launch Two’s directors and officers in the Business Combination in Launch Two’s filings with the SEC, including the IPO Prospectus. To the extent that holdings of Launch Two’s securities have changed from the amounts reported in the IPO Prospectus, such changes have been or will be reflected on Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC. Information regarding the persons who may, under SEC rules, be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies of Launch Two’s shareholders in connection with the Business Combination will be set forth in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus included in the Registration Statement for the Business Combination, which will be filed by Launch Two and NuCube with the SEC. Investors, shareholders and other interested persons are urged to read the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents that will be filed with the SEC carefully and in their entirety as they become available because they will contain important information about the Business Combination. Investors, shareholders and other interested persons will be able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents containing important information about NuCube and Launch Two through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.
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No Offer or Solicitation
A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the SEC but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective; and this press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities, or a solicitation of any proxy, vote, consent, or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an exemption therefrom.
NEITHER THE SEC NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES REGULATORY AGENCY HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THE BUSINESS COMBINATION DESCRIBED HEREIN, PASSED UPON THE MERITS OR FAIRNESS OF THE BUSINESS COMBINATION OR ANY RELATED TRANSACTIONS OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESS RELEASE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY CONSTITUTES A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws with respect to the parties and the Business Combination, including expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions, plans, prospects, financial results or strategies regarding NuCube, Launch Two, the post-Business Combination company (the “Combined Company”), and statements regarding the anticipated benefits and timing of the completion of the Business Combination, the assets held by NuCube and by Launch Two, advanced nuclear energy, microreactor deployment, industrial power generation, AI data center energy demand and related energy infrastructure trends, the anticipated business of the Combined Company, NuCube and the markets in which they operate, planned business strategies, including, without limitation, NuCube’s plans to deploy its microreactor technologies to support industrial, manufacturing and data center energy needs, plans and use of proceeds, objectives of management for future operations of NuCube, expected operating costs of the Combined Company and its subsidiaries, the upside potential and opportunity for investors, the Combined Company and NuCube’s plan for value creation and strategic advantages, market size and growth opportunities, regulatory conditions, competitive position and the interest of other corporations in similar business strategies, technological and market trends, future financial condition and performance and expected financial impacts of the Business Combination, the satisfaction of closing conditions to the Business Combination and the level of redemptions of Launch Two’s public shareholders, and the parties’ respective or collective expectations, intentions, strategies, assumptions, or beliefs about future events, results of operations, or performance or that do not solely relate to historical or current facts. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “potential,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions; but this press release may include other forward-looking information and data that are not preceded by any of the foregoing words. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements.
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Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events or conditions that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this press release, including, but not limited to: the risk that the Business Combination may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect the price of Launch Two’s securities; the risk that the Business Combination may not be completed by Launch Two’s business combination deadline or any extension thereto; the failure by the parties to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the Business Combination, including the approval of Launch Two’s shareholders; the failure of the Combined Company to obtain or maintain the listing of its securities on the Nasdaq Stock Market or the New York Stock Exchange after closing of the Business Combination; costs related to the Business Combination; changes in business, market, financial, political and regulatory conditions; risks relating to NuCube’s or the Combined Company’s anticipated operations and business, including, without limitation, NuCube’s plans to design, license, commercialize and deploy its microreactor technologies, including the costs, timeline, regulatory approvals and risks associated therewith; risks related to increased competition in the industries in which the Combined Company will operate; risks that after consummation of the Business Combination, the Combined Company may experience difficulties managing its growth, expanding operations, or executing its strategies; risks relating to the licensing, regulatory approval, construction, deployment and operation of advanced nuclear reactor technologies and related energy infrastructure; and the outcome of any potential legal proceedings that may be instituted against NuCube, Launch Two, or others following announcement of the Business Combination.
The foregoing list of risk factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of the Registration Statement, which includes a proxy statement of Launch Two, and other documents filed or to be filed by Launch Two and NuCube from time to time with the SEC. These materials do or will identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that neither Launch Two nor NuCube presently knows or that Launch Two and NuCube currently believe are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and none of the parties or any of their representatives assumes any obligation and do not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. None of the parties nor any of their representatives gives any assurance that any of Launch Two, NuCube, or the Combined Company will achieve its expectations.
Investor Relations Contact:
Gateway Group
Georg Venturatos, Patrick Hall
949-574-3860
NuCube@gateway-grp.com
Media Relations Contact:
NuCube Energy
media@nucube.energy
Gateway Group
Zach Kadletz
949-574-3860
NuCube@gateway-grp.com
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