Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII shareholders approved a business combination with ONE Nuclear Energy LLC at an extraordinary general meeting on August 24, 2026. The transaction involves the merger of a subsidiary into ONE Nuclear, followed by HVII's domestication from the Cayman Islands to Delaware and adoption of new organizational documents. Voting results showed strong support for the Business Combination (19,348,112 for), Domestication (6,203,333 for), and director elections. Preliminary redemption requests totaled 18,807,662 Class A ordinary shares, representing approximately 95% of public shares. The closing remains subject to Nasdaq listing approval and other conditions. Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII operates as a blank check company focused on effecting a merger with ONE Nuclear Energy LLC in the nuclear energy sector.

Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII filed a Form 8-K under Item 7.01 to furnish an investor presentation and transcript from a joint update call held on August 20, 2026, with ONE Nuclear Energy LLC regarding their pending business combination. The SEC declared the related Form S-4 registration statement effective on August 3, 2026, and HVII mailed definitive proxy materials to shareholders as of the July 31, 2026 record date for a vote on the transaction. Management outlined ONE Nuclear's strategy to deploy behind-the-meter natural gas power generation as an immediate revenue bridge while developing small modular reactor sites, targeting gigawatt-scale projects in East Texas and New Mexico with modeled annual revenues of approximately $660 million per facility. The company highlighted key hires including CFO Ann Anthony and CDO Chris Hansmeyer, and confirmed that existing ONE Nuclear equity holders are rolling 100% of their interest into the combined entity without cashing out. Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII is a blank check company (SPAC) organized to effect a merger, capital stock issuance, or other business combination with one or more operating businesses.

Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII announced that the SEC declared effective its Form S-4 registration statement for a proposed business combination with ONE Nuclear Energy LLC. The combined entity will operate as ONE Nuclear Energy Inc., trading on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "ONEN." An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders to approve the transaction is scheduled for August 24, 2026, with a record date of July 31, 2026. Shareholders may exercise redemption rights until 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on August 20, 2026. Upon closing, Hennessy VII's rights will convert into common stock, and the company will be renamed ONE Nuclear Energy Inc. This is a special purpose acquisition company focused on identifying and acquiring companies in the industrial technology and energy transition sectors.