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
January 14, 2026
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Rising Dragon Acquisition Corp.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Cayman Islands | 001-42368 | n/a | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| No. 604, Yixing Road, Wanbolin District, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, People’s Republic of China | 030024 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +86 18817777987
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| , and one Right entitling the holder to receive one-tenth of an Ordinary Share | The Stock Market LLC | |||
| The Stock Market LLC | ||||
| Rights | RDACR | 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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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
The disclosure contained in Item 2.03 is incorporated by reference in this Item 1.01.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
On January 14, 2026, Rising Dragon Acquisition Corp. (the “Company” or “Rising Dragon”) issued two unsecured promissory notes, each with a principal amount of $50,000 (the “Notes”), one to Aurora Beacon LLC, the Company’s sponsor, and one to SZG Limited, the designee of HZJL Cayman Limited, the counterparty to the previously announced agreement and plan of merger dated as of January 27, 2025, pursuant to which a proposed business combination among HZJL Cayman Limited, Rising Dragon, Purchaser and Merger Sub would occur. The Notes do not bear interest and mature upon closing of the Company’s initial business combination. The proceeds of the Notes have been deposited in the Company’s trust account in connection with extending the business combination completion window until February 15, 2026. In addition, the Notes may be converted by the holder into units of the Company identical to the units issued in the Company’s initial public offering at a price of $10.00 per unit.
The foregoing description of the Notes is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Notes, copies of which are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 and are incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits:
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 10.1 | Form of Promissory Note | |
| 10.2 | Form of Promissory Note | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: January 16, 2026
| RISING DRAGON ACQUISITION CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ Lulu Xing | |
| Name: | Lulu Xing | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
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