Samos Energy Acquisition Corp — Form 8-K

Samos Energy Acquisition Corp (a blank-check company) completed its initial public offering on July 13, 2026, raising $230,000,000 gross from 23,000,000 units at $10.00/unit (including full 3,000,000 over-allotment exercise). The company also sold 6,000,000 private placement warrants for $6,000,000 to Sponsor (4M warrants) and Cantor Fitzgerald (2M warrants). All $230M in IPO proceeds was placed in trust for an eventual merger with an energy-sector target. Underwriting fees total $13,800,000 ($4M cash + $9.8M deferred). The company holds $231.9M in total assets but has a shareholder deficit of $9.1M due to offering costs and warrant valuations.