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OceanLight Acquisition Corporation Announces Pricing of $100 Million Initial Public Offering

OceanLight Acquisition Corporation Prices $100 Million Initial Public Offering to Begin Nasdaq Trading

By Derek Hwang
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OceanLight Acquisition Corporation, a Cayman Islands incorporated blank check company, priced an IPO of 10 million units at $10 each, expected to list on Nasdaq under ticker OCLTU. Each unit includes one ordinary share, rights to fractional shares upon business combination, and redeemable warrants. The offering is set to close on August 10, 2026, with typical underwriting arrangements and legal counsel noted.

OceanLight Acquisition Corporation Announces Pricing of $100 Million Initial Public Offering
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Key Points

  • OceanLight Acquisition Corporation completed pricing a $100 million IPO of units, each including shares, fractional rights, and warrants.
  • The company's securities will begin trading on Nasdaq with symbols OCLTU for units, OCLT for ordinary shares, and OCLTW for warrants.
  • The company is a blank check SPAC aiming to acquire a business, providing investors exposure to future mergers and acquisitions activity.

NEW YORK, Aug. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OceanLight Acquisition Corporation, a blank check company incorporated in the Cayman Islands as an exempted company (the “Company”), today announced the pricing of its initial public offering (“IPO”) of 10,000,000 units at an offering price of $10.00 per unit, with each unit consisting of one ordinary share, one right to receive one-fourth (1/4) of one ordinary share upon the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination, and one redeemable warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustments. The units are expected to trade on The Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”) under the ticker symbol “OCLTU” beginning today, August 7, 2026. The Company expects the IPO to close on August 10, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. Once the securities comprising the units begin separate trading, the ordinary shares and the warrants are expected to be traded on Nasdaq under the symbols “OCLT”, “OCLTR” and “OCLTW” respectively.

Polaris Advisory Partners LLC, a division of Kingswood Capital Partners LLC, is acting as the sole book-running manager for the offering.

The Company has granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to 1,500,000 additional units at the initial public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions, to cover over-allotments, if any.

Celine and Partners, P.L.L.C. is serving as US legal counsel to the Company and O’Melveny & Meyers LLP is serving as legal counsel to Polaris, a division of Kingswood Capital Partners LLC, in the offering.

A registration statement on Form S-1 relating to the securities (File No. 333-296802) was previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and was declared effective on August 7, 2026 pursuant to Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This offering is being made only by means of a prospectus forming part of the effective registration statement. Copies of the final prospectus, when available, may be obtained on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of the prospectus may be obtained, when available, by contacting Kingswood Capital Partners, LLC, 126 East 56th Street, Suite 22S, New York, NY 10022, or by calling 212-487-1080 or emailing [email protected].     

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.

Contact: [email protected]            


Risks

  • As a blank check company, OceanLight faces uncertainty regarding the identification and completion of a suitable acquisition target.
  • The stock price may experience volatility if the company fails to complete a business combination within the required timeframe.
  • Investors are exposed to typical SPAC risks including dilution from warrants and future shares upon acquisition.

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