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American Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp. A

American Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp. A is a blank check company in the Cayman Islands.1 It is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.1 Its shares trade on NYSE under the symbol AEXA.1

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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  • TickerAEXA on NYSE1
  • IndustryBlank Checks1
  • HeadquartersMenlo Park, California1
  • Incorporated inCayman Islands2
  • Business address506 Santa Cruz Ave. Suite 300, Menlo Park, Ca 940252
  • Filer category, Emerging growth company2

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We are blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses, which we refer to throughout this Annual Report as our initial business combination.3 From its latest annual report

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Financial statements

Every line of the balance sheet as filed: the last 1 fiscal year (annual) or 1 quarters (quarterly), latest first.7

Period ending2025-12-31
Cash$515.9K
Due from Sponsor$8.3K
Prepaid expenses$212.1K
Total current assets$736.3K
Long Term prepaid insurance$146.1K
Marketable securities held in Trust Account$348.4M
Total Assets$349.2M
Accrued expenses$16.2K
Accrued offering costs$85.0K
Total current liabilities$101.2K
Advisory Fee Payable$10.3M
Deferred underwriting fee payable$10.3M
Total Liabilities$20.8M
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, $0.0001 par value; 34,500,000 shares at redemption value of approximately $10.10 per share at December 31, 2025$348.4M
Preference shares, $0.0001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding at December 31, 2025$0
Additional paid-in capital$0
Accumulated deficit-$19.9M
Total Shareholders' Deficit-$19.9M
Total Liabilities, Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption, and Shareholders' Deficit$349.2M

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Corporate structure

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Major holders of American Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp. A

  • Goldman Sachs Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on American Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp. A, latest Aug 14, 2026 (4 filings since Nov 14, 2025)
  • AEXA Sponsor LLC Filed SCHEDULE 13G on American Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp. A, latest Nov 14, 2025
  • American Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp. A Menlo Park, California

Built from major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What American Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp. A reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$07 Dec 31, 2025

Properties, in its own words

We do not own any real estate or other physical properties. We currently maintain our executive offices at 506 Santa Cruz Ave., Suite 300, Menlo Park, CA 94025. The cost for the space is included in the up to $10,000 monthly fee that we may pay to an affiliate of our sponsor for accounting, bookkeeping, office space, IT support, research and professional, administrative and secretarial services. We consider our current office space adequate for our current operations.

Item 2 of the 10-K filed Mar 30, 2026.3

Leadership

Who has led American Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp. A, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Steven Trieu2025–now

Chief financial officer

  1. Jeffrey Vignos2025–now
Board members and other officers (3)

Timeline

  1. Sep 4, 20268-K Executive or director change13
  2. Dec 30, 2025New chief executive Steven Trieu becomes CEO8
  3. Oct 3, 20258-K Other events14
  4. Sep 29, 20258-K Entered a material agreement; Unregistered sale of shares; Executive or director change15

Calendar

Coming up

  1. Nov 11, 2026Reports results for the quarter ending Sep/202616

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

38 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 1 annual reports, 3 quarterly reports, 3 major events, 12 insider forms, 5 large holders, 14 other. The latest 20:

  1. Sep 8, 20263 EDGAR
  2. Sep 4, 20268-K EDGAR
  3. Aug 14, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
  4. Aug 12, 202610-Q EDGAR
  5. May 13, 202610-Q EDGAR
  6. May 11, 2026SCHEDULE 13G EDGAR
  7. Mar 30, 202610-K EDGAR
  8. Feb 12, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
  9. Dec 30, 20254/A EDGAR
  10. Dec 30, 20253/A EDGAR
  11. Dec 30, 20253/A EDGAR
  12. Dec 30, 20253/A EDGAR
  13. Dec 30, 20253/A EDGAR
  14. Nov 14, 2025SCHEDULE 13G EDGAR
  15. Nov 14, 202510-Q EDGAR
  16. Nov 14, 2025SCHEDULE 13G EDGAR
  17. Oct 3, 20258-K EDGAR
  18. Oct 1, 20254 EDGAR
  19. Sep 29, 20258-K EDGAR
  20. Sep 29, 2025424B4 EDGAR

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Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

SEC filer profile

How American Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp. A is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARAmerican Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp. A1
  • CIK0002079173
  • Employer ID (EIN)98-18713313
  • Filer statusNon-accelerated filer an emerging growth company; a smaller reporting company; a shell company3
  • Incorporated inCayman Islands3
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 311
  • Industry code (SIC)6770 Blank Checks1
  • SEC reviewing officeOffice of Real Estate & Construction, Division of Corporation Finance1
  • Business address506 Santa Cruz Ave. Suite 300, Menlo Park, CA 940251
  • Phone65052190071
  • Shares outstanding34,675,000 Common Class A shares; 14,785,714 Common Class B shares as of Mar 30, 20263
  • Public float$0 as of Jun 30, 20257
  • AuditorWithumSmith, New York, New York PCAOB ID 100; no auditor attestation of internal control over financial reporting3
  • On EDGAR sinceAug 18, 20251
  • Filings38 in all: 3 (6), 3/A (4), CORRESP (4), 10-Q (3), 8-K (3), SCHEDULE 13G (3), S-1/A (2), SCHEDULE 13G/A (2)1
    All 18 form types

    UPLOAD (2), 10-K (1), 4 (1), 4/A (1), 424B4 (1), 8-A12B (1), CERT (1), EFFECT (1), S-1 (1), S-1MEF (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Mar 30, 2026
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Aug 12, 2026
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Sep 4, 2026

Securities registered for trading

ClassSymbolExchange
Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value per shareAEXAThe New York Stock Exchange

From the cover page of the 10-K filed Mar 30, 2026 (Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act).3

Risk factors and legal proceedings

The risks American Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp. A names in Item 1A of its 10-K filed Mar 30, 2026: 77 risks under these headings, as written.3

  • General Risk Factors
  • We are a blank check company with no operating history and no revenues, and you have no basis on which to evaluate our ability to achieve our business objective.
  • Past performance by our management team, our advisors and their respective affiliates, including investments and transactions in which they have participated and businesses with which they have been associated, may not be indicative of future performance of an investment in the company.
  • Cyber incidents or attacks directed at us could result in information theft, data corruption, operational disruption and/or financial loss.
  • We may be a passive foreign investment company, or “PFIC,” which could result in adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. investors.
  • If our initial business combination involves a company organized under the laws of the United States (or any subdivision thereof), a U.S. federal excise tax could be imposed on us in connection with any redemptions of our Class A ordinary shares after or in connection with such initial business combination.
  • We are an emerging growth company and a smaller reporting company within the meaning of the Securities Act, and if we take advantage of certain exemptions from disclosure requirements available to emerging growth companies or smaller reporting companies, this could make our securities less attractive to investors and may make it more difficult to compare our performance with other public companies.
  • Changes in the market for directors and officers liability insurance could make it more difficult and more expensive for us to negotiate and complete an initial business combination.
  • Recent increases in inflation in the United States and elsewhere could make it more difficult for us to complete our initial business combination.
  • Risks Relating to our Search for, and Consummation of or Inability to Consummate, a Business Combination
  • Our public shareholders may not be afforded an opportunity to vote on our proposed initial business combination, and even if we hold a vote, holders of our founder shares and private placement shares will participate in such vote, which means we may complete our initial business combination even though a majority of our public shareholders do not support such a combination.
  • If we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination, our initial shareholders and management team have agreed to vote in favor of such initial business combination, regardless of how our public shareholders vote.
The other 66 risks
  • Your only opportunity to effect your investment decision regarding a potential business combination may be limited to the exercise of your right to redeem your shares from us for cash.
  • The ability of our public shareholders to redeem their shares for cash may make our financial condition unattractive to potential business combination targets, which may make it difficult for us to enter into a business combination with a target.
  • The ability of our public shareholders to exercise redemption rights with respect to a large number of our shares and the amount of deferred underwriting commissions may not allow us to complete the most desirable business combination or optimize our capital structure, and may substantially dilute your investment in us.
  • The ability of our public shareholders to exercise redemption rights with respect to a large number of our shares could increase the probability that our initial business combination would be unsuccessful and that you would have to wait for liquidation in order to redeem your shares.
  • The requirement that we complete our initial business combination within the completion window may give potential target businesses leverage over us in negotiating a business combination and may limit the time we have in which to conduct due diligence on potential business combination targets, in particular as we approach our dissolution deadline, which could undermine our ability to complete our initial business combination on terms that would produce value for our shareholders.
  • We may not be able to complete our initial business combination within the completion window, in which case we would redeem our public shares.
  • We may decide not to extend the term we have to consummate our initial business combination, in which case we would redeem our public shares.
  • If we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination, our sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors and their affiliates may elect to purchase shares from public shareholders, which may influence a vote on a proposed business combination and reduce the public “float” of our Class A ordinary shares.
  • If a shareholder fails to receive notice of our offer to redeem our public shares in connection with our initial business combination, or fails to comply with the procedures for submitting or tendering its shares, such shares may not be redeemed.
  • You are not entitled to protections normally afforded to investors of many other blank check companies subject to Rule 419 of the Securities Act.
  • If we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination and we do not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, and if you or a “group” of shareholders are deemed to hold in excess of 15% of our Class A ordinary shares, you will lose the ability to redeem all such shares in excess of 15% of our Class A ordinary shares.
  • Because of our limited resources and the significant competition for business combination opportunities, it may be more difficult for us to complete our initial business combination. If we are unable to complete our initial business combination, our public shareholders may receive only their pro rata portion of the funds in the trust account that are available for distribution to public shareholders.
  • If the net proceeds of our initial public offering and the sale of the private placement shares not being held in the trust account are insufficient to allow us to operate for the duration of the completion window, it could limit the amount available to fund our search for a target business or businesses and complete our initial business combination, and we will depend on loans from our sponsor or management team to fund our search and to complete our initial business combination.
  • If third parties bring claims against us, the proceeds held in the trust account could be reduced and the per-share redemption amount received by shareholders may be less than $10.00 per share.
  • Our directors may decide not to enforce the indemnification obligations of our sponsor, resulting in a reduction in the amount of funds in the trust account available for distribution to our public shareholders.
  • We may not have sufficient funds to satisfy indemnification claims of our directors and officers.
  • If, after we distribute the proceeds in the trust account to our public shareholders, we file a bankruptcy, winding up or insolvency petition or an involuntary bankruptcy, winding up or insolvency petition is filed against us that is not dismissed, a bankruptcy or insolvency court may seek to recover such proceeds, and the members of our board of directors may be viewed as having breached their fiduciary duties to our creditors, thereby exposing the members of our board of directors and us to claims of punitive damages.
  • If, before distributing the proceeds in the trust account to our public shareholders, we file a bankruptcy, winding up or insolvency petition or an involuntary bankruptcy, winding up or insolvency petition is filed against us that is not dismissed, the claims of creditors in such proceeding may have priority over the claims of our shareholders and the per-share amount that would otherwise be received by our shareholders in connection with our liquidation may be reduced.
  • Changes in laws or regulations, or a failure to comply with any laws and regulations, may adversely affect our business, including our ability to negotiate and complete our initial business combination, and results of operations.
  • Changes in international trade policies, tariffs and treaties affecting imports and exports may have a material adverse effect on our search for an initial business combination target or the performance or business prospects of a post-business combination company.
  • If we are deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act, we may be required to institute burdensome compliance requirements and our activities may be restricted, which may make it difficult for us to complete our initial business combination.
  • The target business with which we may ultimately consummate an initial business combination may be materially adversely affected by global geopolitical conditions, including those resulting from the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and the recent escalation of the conflict in the Middle East and Southwest Asia.
  • Military or other conflicts in Ukraine, the Middle East and Southwest Asia or elsewhere may lead to increased volume and price volatility for publicly traded securities, or affect the operations or financial condition of potential target companies, which could make it more difficult for us to consummate an initial business combination.
  • If we are unable to consummate our initial business combination within the completion window, our public shareholders may be forced to wait beyond the end of the completion window before redemption from our trust account.
  • Our shareholders may be held liable for claims by third parties against us to the extent of distributions received by them upon redemption of their shares.
  • We may not hold an annual general meeting until after the consummation of our initial business combination, which could delay the opportunity for our public shareholders to discuss company affairs with management, and the holders of our Class A ordinary shares will not have the right to vote on the appointment or removal of directors or continuing the company in a jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands until after the consummation of our initial business combination.
  • Because we are neither limited to evaluating a target business in a particular industry sector nor have we selected any target businesses with which to pursue our initial business combination, you will be unable to ascertain the merits or risks of any particular target business’s operations.
  • We may seek business combination opportunities in industries or sectors that may be outside of our management’s areas of expertise.
  • Although we have identified general criteria and guidelines that we believe are important in evaluating prospective target businesses, we may enter into our initial business combination with a target that does not meet such criteria and guidelines, and as a result, the target business with which we enter into our initial business combination may not have attributes entirely consistent with our general criteria and guidelines.
  • We may issue additional Class A ordinary shares or preference shares to complete our initial business combination or under an employee incentive plan after completion of our initial business combination. We may also issue Class A ordinary shares upon the conversion of the founder shares at a ratio greater than one-to-one as a result of the anti-dilution provisions contained therein. Any such issuances would dilute the interest of our shareholders and likely present other risks.
  • We may issue our shares to investors in connection with our initial business combination at a price which is less than the prevailing market price of our shares at that time.
  • Since only holders of our Class B ordinary shares will have the right to vote on the election of directors prior to our initial business combination, NYSE may consider us to be a “controlled company” within the meaning of NYSE’s rules and, as a result, we may qualify for exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements that would otherwise provide protection to shareholders of other companies.
  • Resources could be wasted in researching business combinations that are not completed, which could materially adversely affect subsequent attempts to locate and acquire or merge with another business. If we are unable to complete our initial business combination, our public shareholders may only receive their pro rata portion of the funds in the trust account that are available for distribution to public shareholders.
  • We may engage in a business combination with one or more target businesses that have relationships with entities that may be affiliated with our sponsor, officers, directors or existing holders which may raise potential conflicts of interest.
  • Since our sponsor, officers and directors, and any other holder of our founder shares may lose their entire investment in us if our initial business combination is not completed (other than with respect to public shares they may acquire during or after our initial public offering), a conflict of interest may arise in determining whether a particular business combination target is appropriate for our initial business combination.
  • The ownership interest of our sponsor may change, and our sponsor may divest its ownership interest in us before identifying a business combination, which could deprive us of key personnel.
  • We may issue notes or other debt securities, or otherwise incur substantial debt, to complete a business combination, which may adversely affect our leverage and financial condition and thus negatively impact the value of our shareholders’ investment in us.
  • We may only be able to complete one business combination with the proceeds of our initial public offering and the sale of the private placement shares, which will cause us to be solely dependent on a single business which may have a limited number of products or services. This lack of diversification may negatively impact our operations and profitability.
  • We may attempt to simultaneously complete business combinations with multiple prospective targets, which may hinder our ability to complete our initial business combination and give rise to increased costs and risks that could negatively impact our operations and profitability.
  • We may attempt to complete our initial business combination with a private company about which little information is available, which may result in a business combination with a company that is not as profitable as we suspected, if at all.
  • We do not have a specified maximum redemption threshold. The absence of such a redemption threshold may make it possible for us to complete our initial business combination with which a substantial majority of our shareholders do not agree.
  • In order to effectuate an initial business combination, SPACs have, in the recent past, amended various provisions of their charters and other governing instruments. We cannot assure you that we will not seek to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association or governing instruments in a manner that will make it easier for us to complete our initial business combination that our shareholders may not support.
  • We may be unable to obtain additional financing to complete our initial business combination or to fund the operations and growth of a target business, which could compel us to restructure or abandon a particular business combination.
  • Our sponsor controls the appointment of our board of directors until consummation of our initial business combination and will hold a substantial interest in us. As a result, it will appoint all of our directors prior to the consummation of our initial business combination and may exert a substantial influence on actions requiring a shareholder vote, potentially in a manner that you do not support.
  • We may not be able to complete an initial business combination because such initial business combination may be subject to regulatory review and approval requirements, including foreign investment regulations and review by government entities such as the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”), or may be ultimately prohibited.
  • Attractive targets for SPACs may become scarcer and there may be more competition for attractive targets, or such attractive targets may not be interested to consummate a business combination with a SPAC due to a negative public perception of mergers involving SPACs. This could increase the cost of our initial business combination and could even result in our inability to find a target or to consummate an initial business combination.
  • Adverse developments affecting the financial services industry, including events or concerns involving liquidity, defaults or non-performance by financial institutions, could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations, or our prospects.
  • Because we must furnish our shareholders with target business financial statements, we may lose the ability to complete an otherwise advantageous initial business combination with some prospective target businesses.
  • Compliance obligations under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act may make it more difficult for us to effectuate our initial business combination, require substantial financial and management resources, and increase the time and costs of completing an initial business combination.
  • Risks Relating to the Post-Business Combination Company
  • Subsequent to our completion of our initial business combination, we may be required to take write-downs or write-offs, restructuring and impairment or other charges that could have a significant negative effect on our financial condition, results of operations and our share price, which could cause you to lose some or all of your investment.
  • The officers and directors of an acquisition candidate may resign upon completion of our initial business combination. The loss of a business combination target’s key personnel could negatively impact the operations and profitability of our post-combination business.
  • Our management may not be able to maintain control of a target business after our initial business combination. We cannot provide assurance that, upon loss of control of a target business, new management will possess the skills, qualifications or abilities necessary to profitably operate such business.
  • We may have a limited ability to assess the management of a prospective target business and, as a result, may effect our initial business combination with a target business whose management may not have the skills, qualifications or abilities to manage a public company.
  • We may seek business combination opportunities with a high degree of complexity that require significant operational improvements, which could delay or prevent us from achieving our desired results.
  • Our initial business combination and our structure thereafter may not be tax-efficient to our shareholders. As a result of our business combination, our tax obligations may be more complex, burdensome and/or uncertain.
  • If our management following our initial business combination is unfamiliar with U.S. securities laws, they may have to expend time and resources becoming familiar with such laws, which could lead to various regulatory issues.
  • If we effect our initial business combination with a company located outside of the United States, we would be subject to a variety of additional risks that may adversely affect us.
  • Risks Relating to our Management Team
  • We are dependent upon our officers and directors and their loss, or a reduction in the amount of time they can dedicate to our initial business combination, could adversely affect our ability to operate.
  • Our ability to successfully effect our initial business combination and to be successful thereafter will be dependent upon the efforts of our key personnel, some of whom may join us following our initial business combination. The loss of key personnel could negatively impact the operations and profitability of our post-combination business.
  • Our key personnel may negotiate employment or consulting agreements with a target business in connection with a particular business combination, and a particular business combination may be conditioned on the retention or resignation of such key personnel. These agreements may provide for them to receive compensation following our initial business combination and, as a result, may cause them to have conflicts of interest in determining whether a particular business combination is the most advantageous.
  • Our officers and directors will allocate their time to other businesses thereby causing conflicts of interest in their determination as to how much time to devote to our affairs. This conflict of interest could have a negative impact on our ability to complete our initial business combination.
  • Our officers and directors presently have, and any of them in the future may have additional fiduciary, contractual or other obligations to other businesses and entities, including other blank check companies, and, accordingly, may have conflicts of interest in allocating their time and in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented.
  • Our officers, directors, security holders and their respective affiliates may have competitive pecuniary interests that conflict with our interests.
  • Members of our management team and board of directors have significant experience as founders, board members, officers, executives or employees of other companies. Certain of those persons have been, are currently, or may become, involved in litigation, investigations or other proceedings, including related to those companies or otherwise. This may have an adverse effect on us, which may impede our ability to consummate an initial business combination.
  • Members of our management team and affiliated companies may have been, and may in the future be, involved in civil disputes or governmental investigations unrelated to our business.
  • Our letter agreement with our sponsor, officers and directors may be amended without shareholder approval.

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