Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIIIHCIC
Cash in trust
$245M
$244,651,743
Trust per share
$10.34
Redemption value
IPO
Feb 2026
$237M raised
Combination deadline
Feb 5, 2028
474 days remaining
Filings on record
30
Latest Aug 12, 2026
Overview
Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII is a special purpose acquisition company incorporated in Nevada and registered with the SEC under CIK 0002099093. It completed its initial public offering in Feb 2026, raising $237M in gross proceeds and listing on Nasdaq. Class A shares trade under the ticker HCIC, units under HCICU, rights under HCICR on Nasdaq. The vehicle is sponsored by Hennessy Capital through HC VIII Sponsor LLC. The mandate targets energy transition, industrials. IPO closed, trust funded, no definitive agreement announced.
“we intend to focus our search for a target business in the industrial innovation and energy transition sectors.”
Reading the filings
Arithmetic on what Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII 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 discount to trust
At $9.98 the shares change hands 3.46% below the $10.34 they can be redeemed for. A holder buying here is paid that spread to carry deadline and redemption risk until the vote, and the trust keeps accreting underneath it.
Trust versus the $10 unit
The trust holds $10.34 per public share, 3.4% 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
474 days to the Feb 5, 2028 deadline. The vehicle is early in its search window, and the deadline is not yet the binding constraint.
Rights, not warrants
Each unit carried one right per unit, convertible into one-twelfth (1/12) 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.
Sponsor record
Hennessy Capital has launched 6 vehicles. Of the 5 that have resolved, 5 closed a combination and 0 liquidated, a 100% completion rate. A sponsor's record is not a forecast, but it does tell you whether the team has taken a deal across the line before.
Underwriting
Barclays led the offering. It has been named on 53 SPAC IPOs, book-running 43 of them, and 62% 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 Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII 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.
30 filings in all. 1 in the last three months, against a busiest month of 22.
Scores
Recomputed 2d agoThree readings of Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII, 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
HighHow much does the structure protect a holder right now?
79/100
- Discount to trust96
3.46%
- Trust accretion60
$10.34 per share
- Runway81
477 days
- Sponsor record77
100.0%
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
LowHow much attention is this vehicle attracting right now?
1/100
- Filing activity0
0 in 30 days
- News coverage0
0 stories in 30 days
- Premium to trust4
-3.46%
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?
56/100
- Sponsor record77
100.0%
- Lead bank record39
45.7%
- Bank franchise47
38 SPAC mandates
- Trust scale75
$245M
- Stage40
searching
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 Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII
Last 90 daysNothing in the last 90 days that names this vehicle. We attribute a story only when the release carries the ticker or the registered name, so an empty section means no press release or wire story matched — not that nothing was published. The filings below are the primary record either way.
SEC filing history
Free tier: filings older than 24 hours- 10-Q
Quarterly report
Accession 0001493152-26-037364
- SCHEDULE 13G
Beneficial ownership report (passive)
Accession 0000919574-26-002932
- SCHEDULE 13G
Beneficial ownership report (passive)
Accession 0000905148-26-002231
- 10-Q
Quarterly report
Accession 0001493152-26-022515
- 10-K
Annual report
Accession 0001493152-26-013683
- 8-K
Other events
Items 8.01, 9.01 · Accession 0001493152-26-012359
- 8-K
Other events
Items 8.01, 9.01 · Accession 0001493152-26-006405
- 3
Initial statement of beneficial ownership
Accession 0001493152-26-006197
- 3
Initial statement of beneficial ownership
Accession 0001493152-26-005834
- 4
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership
Accession 0001493152-26-005800
- 4
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership
Accession 0001493152-26-005795
- 4
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership
Accession 0001493152-26-005791
- 8-K
Entry into a material definitive agreement; Other events
Items 1.01, 3.02, 5.02, 5.03, 8.01, 9.01 · Accession 0001493152-26-005574
- 424B4
Final IPO prospectus
Accession 0001493152-26-005394
- EFFECT
Notice of effectiveness
Accession 9999999995-26-000441
- 3
Initial statement of beneficial ownership
Accession 0001493152-26-005159
- 3
Initial statement of beneficial ownership
Accession 0001493152-26-005157
- 3
Initial statement of beneficial ownership
Accession 0001493152-26-005155
- 3
Initial statement of beneficial ownership
Accession 0001493152-26-005153
- 3
Initial statement of beneficial ownership
Accession 0001493152-26-005151
- 3
Initial statement of beneficial ownership
Accession 0001493152-26-005149
- 3
Initial statement of beneficial ownership
Accession 0001493152-26-005147
- S-1MEF
Registration of additional IPO securities
Accession 0001493152-26-005135
- CERT
Exchange listing certification
Accession 0001354457-26-000138
- 8-A12B
Registration of securities on an exchange
Accession 0001493152-26-005071
- CORRESP
Correspondence with SEC staff
Accession 0001493152-26-004791
- CORRESP
Correspondence with SEC staff
Accession 0001493152-26-004790
- S-1/A
S-1/A
Accession 0001493152-26-004789
- UPLOAD
SEC staff comment letter
Accession 0000000000-26-000460
- S-1
Registration statement for the initial public offering
Accession 0001493152-25-026017
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Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII: questions answered
What is Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII (HCIC)?
Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII is a special purpose acquisition company incorporated in Nevada and registered with the SEC under CIK 0002099093. It completed its initial public offering in Feb 2026, raising $237M in gross proceeds and listing on Nasdaq. Class A shares trade under the ticker HCIC, units under HCICU, rights under HCICR on Nasdaq. The vehicle is sponsored by Hennessy Capital through HC VIII Sponsor LLC. The mandate targets energy transition, industrials. IPO closed, trust funded, no definitive agreement announced.
How much does Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII hold in trust?
Approximately $244,651,743, or about $10.34 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 Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII complete a merger?
By Feb 5, 2028. 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 Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII 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 Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII, 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 $10.34 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 Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII trade under?
Class A shares trade as HCIC on Nasdaq, the units as HCICU, with rights as HCICR. 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 Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII?
No, and the gap between them is the whole trade. Trust per share is a disclosed, contractual figure of $10.34, being what a redeeming holder receives. The market price is whatever the shares change hands at: most recently $9.98, a discount of 3.46% to the redemption value. Quotes on this site are delayed and indicative; confirm on your own venue before trading.
Who sponsors Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII, and what is their track record?
HC VIII Sponsor LLC is the sponsor entity, part of the Hennessy Capital franchise. That franchise has launched 6 vehicles in total, of which 5 closed a combination and 0 liquidated, a 100% completion rate on resolved vehicles. Named principals: Daniel J. Hennessy.
Which banks underwrote the Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII IPO?
Barclays, Cohen & Company, Academy Securities. Barclays and Cohen & Company were credited as book-running managers on the cover. Syndicate membership and role are read from the prospectus cover and the underwriting section.
Is Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII tradeable, and where?
Yes. HCIC returned a live quote of $9.98 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 Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII a good investment?
That is not a question this site answers. Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII 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 Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII data come from?
Filings Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII submitted to the SEC under CIK 0002099093: 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.
Compiled by the SPACListing research desk
Last reconciled Oct 19, 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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