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QSEA · Current Report (Form 8-K) · Filed March 11, 2026

Quartzsea Acquisition Corp — Current Report (Form 8-K)

Form
8-K
Filed
March 11, 2026
Period
Mar 3, 2026
Ticker
QSEA
Accession
0001829126-26-002190
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Amends underwriter deal to set 4% deferred commission payable from trust at business combination, capped by remaining funds after redemptions.

About Quartzsea Acquisition Corp
Market cap
$120M
1Y TSR
+4.1%
Sector
Industrials
CEO
Qi Gong
Last annual meeting: Jun 16, 2026 · View full Quartzsea Acquisition Corp profile →

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 3, 2026

 

Quartzsea Acquisition Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Cayman Islands   001-42555   00-0000000N/A
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

1185 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 304

New York, NY

  10036
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 612-1400

 

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 to 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 exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one ordinary share and one right   QSEAU   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share   QSEA   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Rights, each right entitling the holder to receive one-fifth of one ordinary share   QSEAR   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 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On March 3, 2026, Quartzsea Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Underwriting Agreement (the “Amendment”) with Polaris Advisory Partners, LLC (f/k/a SPAC Advisory Partners), a division of Kingswood Capital Partners LLC, as representative of the several underwriters (the “Representative”), and Kingswood Capital Partners LLC.

 

The Amendment amends that certain Underwriting Agreement, dated March 17, 2025, by and between the Company, the Representative, and Kingswood Capital Partners LLC, to revise the calculation and payment terms of the deferred underwriting commission.

 

Pursuant to the Amendment, the Deferred Underwriting Commission will be payable from the trust account upon consummation of the Company’s initial business combination and equals 4.00% of the gross proceeds from the sale of the firm units and option units, subject to a cap equal to 4.00% of the funds remaining in the trust account after giving effect to all properly submitted redemptions in connection with the initial business combination. The Amendment also clarifies that the underwriters may waive the Deferred Underwriting Commission prior to the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination.

 

The foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
10.1   Amendment No. 1 to Underwriting Agreement, dated March 3, 2026, by and among Quartzsea Acquisition Corporation, Polaris Advisory Partners, LLC (f/k/a SPAC Advisory Partners), a division of Kingswood Capital Partners LLC, as representative of the several underwriters, and Kingswood Capital Partners LLC
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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.

 

  Quartzsea Acquisition Corporation
     
Date: March 11, 2026 By: /s/ Qi Gong
  Name: Qi Gong
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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When did Quartzsea Acquisition Corp file this 8-K?
Quartzsea Acquisition Corp (QSEA) filed this Current Report (Form 8-K) with the SEC on March 11, 2026. The accession number assigned by EDGAR is 0001829126-26-002190.
What does an 8-K disclose?
Form 8-K is the SEC's current-report form, used to disclose material events between periodic reports (10-K / 10-Q). Triggers include CEO/CFO departures, acquisitions, bankruptcies, earnings releases, auditor changes, changes in fiscal year, and amendments to corporate governance. Each 8-K is keyed to one or more Item numbers (1.01 through 9.01).
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Amends underwriter deal to set 4% deferred commission payable from trust at business combination, capped by remaining funds after redemptions. This is Boardroom Alpha's one-line summary of the current report; see the full filing text above for the formal disclosure.
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