Charlton Aria Acquisition CorpCHAR
Redeem by
Oct 14, 2026passed
Shareholder meeting
Oct 19, 2026
The election deadline is when you must tender to take the trust. Miss it and you hold through whatever the meeting decides. Read from the proxy statement, not assumed from the meeting date.
“no later than October 14, 2026, or three (3) business days prior to the date of the Extraordinary General Meeting”
Cash in trust
$91.9M
$91,885,042
Trust per share
$10.81
Redemption value
IPO
Oct 2024
$85.0M raised
Combination deadline
Apr 25, 2026
Deadline passed
Filings on record
89
Latest Oct 8, 2026
Business combination
- Target
- Not disclosed in an indexed filing
- Announced
- Oct 7, 2026
Overview
Charlton Aria Acquisition Corp is a special purpose acquisition company incorporated in Cayman Islands and registered with the SEC under CIK 0002024459. It completed its initial public offering in Oct 2024, raising $85.0M in gross proceeds and listing on Nasdaq. Class A shares trade under the ticker CHAR, units under CHARU, rights under CHARR on Nasdaq. The vehicle is sponsored by Charlton Aria through ST Sponsor II Limited. The mandate targets generalist. Definitive business-combination agreement signed, closing pending.
“We intend to seek target companies that have underexploited expansion opportunities.”
Reading the filings
Arithmetic on what Charlton Aria Acquisition Corp has disclosed, written the way a desk would read it. These are observations, not a rating. Nothing here scores the vehicle or implies a view on it.
Trading at a premium to trust
At $10.96 the shares trade 1.39% above the $10.81 redemption floor. Above trust the market is paying for the announced or expected deal rather than for the cash, so the premium is what is at risk if the combination does not close.
Trust versus the $10 unit
The trust holds $10.81 per public share, 8.1% above the $10.00 the units were sold at. That spread is accrued interest on the trust and, where the charter provides for it, sponsor contributions paid in to buy more time. It is the floor a public shareholder can redeem at, not a valuation of the business.
Time on the clock
The stated combination deadline of Apr 25, 2026 has passed without a closing in our filing record. Either an extension was approved that we have not yet indexed, or the vehicle is in wind-down. Check the latest proxy statement.
Rights, not warrants
Each unit carried one right per unit, convertible into one-eighth of a share. A right converts automatically on closing rather than needing to be exercised at a strike, so it is dilution that arrives whatever the share price does — unlike a warrant, which only bites if the stock works. For a holder redeeming at the trust it is worth nothing either way; for one staying in, it is a certain claim rather than an option.
Underwriting
Clear Street led the offering. It has been named on 43 SPAC IPOs, book-running 34 of them, and 100% of its resolved vehicles closed a deal. The syndicate has no control over whether a sponsor finds a target, but the quality of the book at pricing shapes who ends up holding the units.
From listing to the date Charlton Aria Acquisition Corp must close a deal, extend again, or return the trust. The marker is today.
Filings per month since the first one. A vehicle that has gone quiet with a deadline ahead is a different proposition from one that is still working.
89 filings in all. 10 in the last three months, against a busiest month of 22.
Scores
Recomputed 3h agoThree readings of Charlton Aria Acquisition Corp, each an unweighted mean of the components shown beneath it, and each component a percentile against every live SPAC rather than an absolute we invented. They describe the setup, not the merit. How they are built
Edge
ModerateHow much does the structure protect a holder right now?
37/100
- Discount to trust15
-1.39%
- Trust accretion84
$10.81 per share
- Runway11
-177 days
Edge reads the setup, not the business. A vehicle can score well on protection and still be a poor place to leave money once a deal closes.
FOMO
HighHow much attention is this vehicle attracting right now?
86/100
- Filing activity83
6 in 30 days
- News coverage90
4 stories in 30 days
- News tone75
positive
- Premium to trust85
1.39%
- Deal freshness97
announced 12 days ago
Attention is not quality. FOMO rises on news volume and on the market paying above trust, both of which have preceded plenty of disappointments.
Potential
ElevatedHow likely is this vehicle to complete a combination, and at what scale?
62/100
- Lead bank record95
100.0%
- Bank franchise39
43 SPAC mandates
- Trust scale29
$92M
- Stage85
definitive agreement signed
Potential is about execution, not about the target. It says nothing about whether the eventual deal is worth owning, because the target is usually unknown when the score is computed.
These are derived measures, not ratings of investment merit. They carry no view on the target, no price target and no recommendation, and a high score is not a reason to buy anything.
News on Charlton Aria Acquisition Corp
Last 90 daysNews sentiment
PositiveAcross 3 recent stories, weighted towards the newest. Scored by our own headline classifier using finance- and SPAC-specific terms. It reads what a story is about, not what the shares are worth.
SEC filing history
Free tier: filings older than 24 hours- 425
Business-combination communication
Accession 0001213900-26-107746
- 8-K
Regulation FD disclosure
Items 7.01, 9.01 · Accession 0001213900-26-107744
- DEF 14A
Definitive proxy statement
Accession 0001213900-26-107429
- 425
Business-combination communication
Accession 0001213900-26-107415
- 8-K
Entry into a material definitive agreement; Regulation FD disclosure
Items 1.01, 7.01, 9.01 · Accession 0001213900-26-107409
- PRE 14A
PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT
Accession 0001213900-26-102408
- 8-K
Entry into a material definitive agreement
Items 1.01, 2.03, 3.02, 9.01 · Accession 0001213900-26-094383
- SCHEDULE 13G/A
Amended beneficial ownership report (passive)
Accession 0000886982-26-000405
- 10-Q
Quarterly report
Accession 0001213900-26-086235
- 8-K
Entry into a material definitive agreement; Regulation FD disclosure
Items 1.01, 2.03, 3.02, 7.01, 9.01 · Accession 0001213900-26-085406
- 8-K
Current report
Items 5.02, 9.01 · Accession 0001213900-26-082335
- 8-K
Other events
Item 8.01 · Accession 0001213900-26-072597
- 10-Q
Quarterly report
Accession 0001213900-26-069636
- UPLOAD
SEC staff comment letter
Accession 0000000000-26-006047
- CORRESP
Correspondence with SEC staff
Accession 0001213900-26-068763
- UPLOAD
SEC staff comment letter
Accession 0000000000-26-005680
- 10-K
Annual report
Accession 0001213900-26-061653
- 8-K
Notice of delisting or failure to satisfy a listing rule; Regulation FD disclosure
Items 3.01, 7.01, 9.01 · Accession 0001213900-26-061545
- NT 10-Q
Late quarterly report notification
Accession 0001213900-26-057157
- SCHEDULE 13G
Beneficial ownership report (passive)
Accession 0000886982-26-000224
- SCHEDULE 13G/A
Amended beneficial ownership report (passive)
Accession 0001628280-26-032389
- 8-K
Entry into a material definitive agreement; Regulation FD disclosure
Items 1.01, 2.03, 3.02, 7.01, 9.01 · Accession 0001213900-26-048040
- 8-K
Notice of delisting or failure to satisfy a listing rule; Regulation FD disclosure
Items 3.01, 7.01, 9.01 · Accession 0001213900-26-046227
- NT 10-K
Late annual report notification
Accession 0001213900-26-037418
- 8-K
Current report
Item 5.02 · Accession 0001213900-26-035518
- 8-K
Current report
Item 5.02 · Accession 0001213900-26-012849
- 4
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership
Accession 0001213900-26-012848
- SCHEDULE 13G/A
Amended beneficial ownership report (passive)
Accession 0001072613-25-000828
- SCHEDULE 13G/A
Amended beneficial ownership report (passive)
Accession 0001878495-25-000025
- 10-Q
Quarterly report
Accession 0001213900-25-108475
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Charlton Aria Acquisition Corp: questions answered
What is Charlton Aria Acquisition Corp (CHAR)?
Charlton Aria Acquisition Corp is a special purpose acquisition company incorporated in Cayman Islands and registered with the SEC under CIK 0002024459. It completed its initial public offering in Oct 2024, raising $85.0M in gross proceeds and listing on Nasdaq. Class A shares trade under the ticker CHAR, units under CHARU, rights under CHARR on Nasdaq. The vehicle is sponsored by Charlton Aria through ST Sponsor II Limited. The mandate targets generalist. Definitive business-combination agreement signed, closing pending.
How much does Charlton Aria Acquisition Corp hold in trust?
Approximately $91,885,042, or about $10.81 per public share, as at the most recent filing on record. Trust balances move: shareholders redeem at extension votes and at the combination vote, and sponsors pay contributions in to extend. Treat the figure as a point-in-time disclosure, not a running balance.
When must Charlton Aria Acquisition Corp complete a merger?
By Apr 25, 2026. If no combination closes by then the sponsor must seek a further extension or wind the vehicle up and return the trust.
What happens if Charlton Aria Acquisition Corp does not find a target in time?
The charter requires the vehicle to redeem 100% of the public shares and return the trust, pro rata, to public shareholders. That is the mechanism working as designed rather than a default. Founder shares and warrants are worthless in that outcome, which is why the sponsor's incentive is to get a deal done or to buy more time. Across the market, deadline lapsed without a deal; trust returned to public shareholders.
Can I redeem shares in Charlton Aria Acquisition Corp, and at what price?
Public shareholders may elect to redeem in connection with a combination vote and at each extension vote, at the pro-rata trust value on the relevant record date, most recently disclosed at about $10.81 per share. Redemption is a right attached to the public shares only; warrants and rights carry no claim on the trust. The mechanics and the deadline for electing are set out in the proxy statement for the vote in question.
What tickers does Charlton Aria Acquisition Corp trade under?
Class A shares trade as CHAR on Nasdaq, the units as CHARU, with rights as CHARR. Units trade first and separate into their component securities roughly 52 days after the IPO; only the Class A shares carry the redemption right against the trust.
Is the trust value the same as the share price for Charlton Aria Acquisition Corp?
No, and the gap between them is the whole trade. Trust per share is a disclosed, contractual figure of $10.81, being what a redeeming holder receives. The market price is whatever the shares change hands at: most recently $10.96, a premium of 1.39% to the redemption value. Quotes on this site are delayed and indicative; confirm on your own venue before trading.
Who sponsors Charlton Aria Acquisition Corp, and what is their track record?
ST Sponsor II Limited is the sponsor entity, part of the Charlton Aria franchise. This is the only vehicle we have attributed to that sponsor.
Which banks underwrote the Charlton Aria Acquisition Corp IPO?
Clear Street. Clear Street was credited as book-running manager on the cover. Syndicate membership and role are read from the prospectus cover and the underwriting section.
Is Charlton Aria Acquisition Corp tradeable, and where?
Yes. CHAR returned a live quote of $10.96 on Nasdaq. Quotes here are delayed and refreshed on a schedule rather than streamed, so treat the figure as indicative and confirm on your own venue. Units and warrants trade under their own symbols and are quoted separately.
Is Charlton Aria Acquisition Corp a good investment?
That is not a question this site answers. Charlton Aria Acquisition Corp is covered here as reference data: what the company filed, when it filed it, and what the numbers in those filings say. The Edge, FOMO and Potential scores on this page are derived measures with a published formula, not ratings of investment merit: they describe the setup, and every component is shown so you can take them apart. We publish no price targets and no recommendations, and nothing here should be read as advice. The figures are a starting point for your own work, and each one carries the accession number of the filing it came from.
Where does this Charlton Aria Acquisition Corp data come from?
Filings Charlton Aria Acquisition Corp submitted to the SEC under CIK 0002024459: the registration statement and final prospectus for the structure, quarterly and annual reports for the trust, current reports and proxy statements for deals, votes and extensions. Trust economics are taken from the registrant's own XBRL tags rather than parsed from prose, which is why they are exact. Every filing in the history above is listed with its accession number, which identifies the document uniquely on EDGAR; Pro accounts open it directly from the row.
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Last reconciled Oct 20, 2026
Every figure on this page is read from documents the registrants filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, principally the IPO prospectus (Form 424B4), quarterly and annual reports, current reports and proxy statements, the registrant's own XBRL tags for trust economics. Nothing is sourced from press coverage, from the companies themselves, or from a third-party aggregator. Where a filing does not disclose something, the field is left blank rather than estimated.
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