Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. IV S-1/A, filed Jan 28, 2026

Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. IV (SVIV)

S-1/A 2026-01-28

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Cayman Islands	6770	N/A
(State or Other Jurisdiction of	(Primary Standard Industrial	(IRS Employer
Incorporation or Organization)	Classification Code Number)	Identification Number)

Alan Annex, Esq.	Alexandra Low	Michael J. Blankenship
Jason Simon, Esq.	Appleby (Cayman)	Winston & Strawn LLP
Greenberg Traurig, LLP	Ltd. 9 Floor, 60 Nexus Way	800 Capitol Street
1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1000	Camana Bay Grand	Suite 2400
McLean, Virginia 22102	Cayman KY1-1104	Houston, Texas 77002
Tel: (703) 749-1300	Tel.: (345) 949-4900	Tel: (713) 651-2600

Large accelerated filer	¨	Accelerated filer	¨
Non-accelerated filer	x	Smaller reporting company	x
		Emerging growth company	x


Exhibit		Description
1.1 **		Form of Underwriting Agreement
3.1 *		Memorandum and Articles of Association dated October 9, 2025
3.2 **		Form of Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association
4.1 **		Specimen Unit Certificate
4.2 **		Specimen Class A Ordinary Share Certificate
4.3**		Specimen Warrant Certificate (included in Exhibit 4.4)
4.4**		Form of Warrant Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Registrant
5.1 **		Opinion of Appleby (Cayman) Ltd.
5.2 *		Opinion of Greenberg Traurig, LLP
10.1 *		Promissory Note, dated November 7, 2025, issued to Spring Valley Acquisition IV Sponsor, LLC
10.2*		Form of Subscription Agreement, dated October 27, 2025
10.3 **		Form of Letter Agreement among the Registrant, its directors and officers and Spring Valley Acquisition IV Sponsor, LLC
10.4 **		Form of Investment Management Trust Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Registrant
10.5 **		Form of Registration Rights Agreement between the Registrant and certain security holders
10.6 **		Form of Private Placement Warrant Subscription Agreement between the Registrant and Spring Valley Acquisition IV Sponsor, LLC
10.7 **		Form of Private Placement Warrant Subscription Agreement between the Registrant and the Underwriters
10.8 **		Form of Indemnity Agreement
10.9 **		Form of Administrative Services Agreement
14**		Form of Code of Ethics and Business Conduct
23.1 *		Consent of WithumSmith+Brown, PC
23.2 **		Consent of Appleby (Cayman) Ltd., Cayman Islands (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.3 *		Consent of Greenberg Traurig, LLP (included in Exhibit 5.2)
24*		Power of Attorney (included on signature page to the initial filing of this Registration Statement)
99.1 *		Consent of David Buzby
99.2 *		Consent of Debora Frodl
99.3 *		Consent of Richard Thompson
99.4 **		Audit Committee Charter
99.5 **		Compensation Committee Charter
99.6 **		Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter
99.7 **		Clawback Policy
101.INS*		Inline XBRL Instance Document — the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCH*		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL*		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF*		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB*		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE*		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104*		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
107*		Filing Fee Table

Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. IV

By:	/s/ Christopher Sorrells
	Name:	Christopher Sorrells
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)

Name	Position	Date
/s/ Christopher Sorrells	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal
Christopher Sorrells	Executive Officer)	January 28, 2026

/s/ Jeff Schramm	Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and
Jeff Schramm	Accounting Officer)	January 28, 2026

	SPRING VALLEY ACQUISITION CORP. IV

	By:
	Name:	Christopher Sorrells
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

	Accepted on the date first above written.

	COHEN & COMPANY CAPITAL MARKETS,
	A DIVISION OF COHEN & COMPANY SECURITIES, LLC,
	as a Representative of the several Underwriters

	By:
	Name:	Jerry Serowik
	Title:	Senior Managing Director

	CLEAR STREET LLC
	as a Representative of the several Underwriters

	By:
	Name:	Ryan Gerey
	Title:	COO Investment Banking

	NUMBER OF UNITS U-
SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS	CUSIP: G01900 201

TEN COM	— as tenants in common	UNIF GIFT MIN ACT —	________Custodian ________
TEN ENT	— as tenants by the entireties		(Cust) (Minor) under Uniform Gifts to Minors

JT TEN	— as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common		Act (State)

	CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, as Warrant Agent

	By:
		Name:
		Title:

CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, AS WARRANT AGENT

By:
	Name:
	Title

		(i)	one Class A ordinary share of a par value of US$0.0001 of the Company ("Class A Ordinary Shares"); and

		(ii)	and one-fourth of one redeemable warrant, each whole warrant exercisable to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share at a price of US$11.50 per Class A Ordinary Share ("Warrants");

		(b)	all Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants issued as part of the Units; and

		(c)	all Class A Ordinary Shares that may be issued upon exercise of the Warrants included in the Units.

	This opinion letter is given in accordance with the terms of the Legal Matters section of the Registration Statement.

	1.	Documents Reviewed

	We have reviewed originals, copies, drafts or conformed copies of the following documents:

	1.1	The certificate of incorporation dated 9 October, 2025, and the memorandum and articles of association of the Company as registered or adopted on 9 October, 2025. the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company as adopted at the time the Registration Statement becomes effective (together, the “Memorandum and Articles”).

	1.2	The written resolutions of the board of directors of the Company dated 27 October, 2025 and on or about the date the Registration Statement becomes effective (together, the “Resolutions”) and the corporate records of the Company maintained at its registered office in the Cayman Islands.

	1.3	A certificate of good standing with respect to the Company issued by the Registrar of Companies (the “Certificate of Good Standing”).

	1.4	The Registration Statement.

	1.5	A draft of the form of the unit certificate representing the Units (the “Unit Certificate”).

	1.6	A draft of the form of the warrant agreements and the warrant certificate constituting the Warrants (the “Warrant Documents”).

	1.7	A draft of the underwriting agreement between the Company and the Representatives.

	The documents listed in paragraphs 1.5 to 1.7 inclusive above shall be referred to collectively herein as the “Documents”.

	2	ASSUMPTIONS

	The following opinions are given only as to, and based on, circumstances and matters of fact existing and known to us on the date of this opinion letter. These opinions only relate to the laws of the Cayman Islands which are in force on the date of this opinion letter. In giving the following opinions, we have relied (without further verification) upon the completeness and accuracy, as at the date of this opinion letter, and the Certificate of Good Standing. We have also relied upon the following assumptions, which we have not independently verified:

	2.1	The choice of laws of the State of New York as the governing law of the Documents has been made in good faith and would be regarded as a valid and binding selection which will be upheld by the courts of the State of New York and any other relevant jurisdiction (other than the Cayman Islands) as a matter of the State of New York and all other relevant laws (other than the laws of the Cayman Islands).

	2.2	Copies of documents, conformed copies or drafts of documents provided to us are true and complete copies of, or in the final forms of, the originals.

	2.3	All signatures, initials and seals are genuine.

	2.4	No invitation has been or will be made by or on behalf of the Company to the public in the Cayman Islands to subscribe for any of the Units, the Warrants or the Ordinary Shares.

	2.5	No monies paid to or for the account of any party under the Documents or any property received or disposed of by any party to the Documents in each case in connection with the Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby represent or will represent proceeds of criminal conduct or criminal property or terrorist property (as defined in the Proceeds of Crime Act (As Revised) and the Terrorism Act (As Revised), respectively).

	2.6	There is nothing under any law (other than the laws of the Cayman Islands) which would or might affect the opinions set out below. Specifically, we have made no independent investigation of the laws of New York.

	Save as aforesaid we have not been instructed to undertake and have not undertaken any further enquiry or due diligence in relation to the transaction the subject of this opinion letter.

	3	OPINIONS

	Based upon, and subject to, the foregoing assumptions and the qualifications set out below, and having regard to such legal considerations as we deem relevant, we are of the opinion that:

	3.1	The Company has been duly incorporated as an exempted company with limited liability and is validly existing and in good standing with the Registrar of Companies under the laws of the Cayman Islands.

	3.2	The Class A Ordinary Shares to be offered and issued by the Company as contemplated by the Registration Statement have been duly authorised for issue, and when issued by the Company against payment in full of the consideration as set out in the Registration Statement and in accordance with the terms set out in the Registration Statement, such Class A Ordinary Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. As a matter of Cayman Islands law, a share is only issued when it has been entered in the register of members (shareholders).

	3.3	The execution, delivery and performance of the Unit Certificate and the Warrant Documents have been authorised by and on behalf of the Company and, once the Unit Certificate and the Warrant Documents have been executed and delivered by any director or officer of the Company, the Unit Certificate and the Warrant Documents will be duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Company and will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms.

	4	QUALIFICATIONS

		The opinions expressed above are subject to the following qualifications:

	4.1	The obligations assumed by the Company under the Documents will not necessarily be enforceable in all circumstances in accordance with their terms. In particular:

		(a)	enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, reorganisation, readjustment of debts or moratorium or other laws of general application relating to protecting or affecting the rights of creditors;

		(b)	enforcement may be limited by general principles of equity. For example, equitable remedies such as specific performance may not be available, inter alia, where damages are considered to be an adequate remedy;

		(c)	where obligations are to be performed in a jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands, they may not be enforceable in the Cayman Islands to the extent that performance would be illegal under the laws of that jurisdiction; and

		(d)	some claims may become barred under relevant statutes of limitation or may be or become subject to defences of set off, counterclaim, estoppel and similar defences.

	4.2	To maintain the Company in good standing with the Registrar of Companies under the laws of the Cayman Islands, annual filing fees must be paid and returns made to the Registrar of Companies within the time frame prescribed by law.

	4.3	Under Cayman Islands law, the register of members (shareholders) is prima facie evidence of title to shares and this register would not record a third party interest in such shares. However, there are certain limited circumstances where an application may be made to a Cayman Islands court for a determination on whether the register of members reflects the correct legal position. Further, the Cayman Islands court has the power to order that the register of members maintained by a company should be rectified where it considers that the register of members does not reflect the correct legal position. As far as we are aware, such applications are rarely made in the Cayman Islands and for the purposes of the opinion given in paragraph 3.2, there are no circumstances or matters of fact known to us on the date of this opinion letter which would properly form the basis for an application for an order for rectification of the register of members of the Company, but if such an application were made in respect of the Class A Ordinary Shares, then the validity of such shares may be subject to re-examination by a Cayman Islands court.

	4.4	In this opinion letter the phrase “non-assessable” means, with respect to the issuance of shares, that a shareholder shall not, in respect of the relevant shares and in the absence of a contractual arrangement, or an obligation pursuant to the memorandum and articles of association, to the contrary, have any obligation to make further contributions to the Company’s assets (except in exceptional circumstances, such as involving fraud, the establishment of an agency relationship or an illegal or improper purpose or other circumstances in which a court may be prepared to pierce or lift the corporate veil).

	We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the references to our firm under the headings “Legal Matters”, “Risk Factors”, “Shareholders’ Suits” and “Enforcement of Civil Liabilities” in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement. In providing our consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under section 7 of the Act or the Rules and Regulations of the Commission thereunder.

	We offer no opinion: (i) as to any laws other than the laws of the Cayman Islands, and we have not, for the purposes of this opinion, made any investigation of the laws of any other jurisdiction, and we express no opinion as to the enforceability, meaning, validity, or effect of references in the Documents to statutes, rules, regulations, codes or judicial authority of any jurisdiction other than the Cayman Islands; or (ii) except to the extent that this opinion expressly provides otherwise, as to the commercial terms of, or the validity, enforceability or effect of the documents reviewed (or as to how the commercial terms of such documents reflect the intentions of the parties), the accuracy of representations, the fulfilment of warranties or conditions, the occurrence of events of default or terminating events or the existence of any conflicts or inconsistencies among the documents and any other agreements into which the Company may have entered or any other documents.

	The opinions in this opinion letter are strictly limited to the matters contained in the opinions section above and do not extend to any other matters. We have not been asked to review and we therefore have not reviewed any of the ancillary documents relating to the Documents and express no opinion or observation upon the terms of any such document.

	This opinion letter is addressed to you and may be relied upon by you, your counsel and purchasers of Units pursuant to the Registration Statement. This opinion letter is limited to the matters detailed herein and is not to be read as an opinion with respect to any other matter.

	Yours faithfully


	Appleby (Cayman) Ltd.

Sincerely,

SPONSOR:
Spring Valley Acquisition IV Sponsor, LLC

By:
Name:	Christopher Sorrells
Title:	Chief Executive Officer
INSIDERS:
Name:
	Christopher Sorrells

Name:
	Jeff Schramm

Name:
	Robert Kaplan

Name:
	David Buzby

Name:
	Debora Frodl

Name:
	Richard Thompson

CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee

By:
Name:	Francis Wolf
Title:	Vice President

SPRING VALLEY ACQUISITION CORP. IV

By:
Name:	Christopher Sorrells
Title:	Chief Executive Officer

Fee Item	Time and method of payment	Amount
Initial set-up fee	Initial closing of Offering by wire transfer.	$4,000.00
Trustee administration fee	Payable monthly after Year 1. First year fee WAIVED. Payment to be made monthly thereafter by wire transfer or check.	$1,000.00
Transaction processing fee for disbursements to Company under Section 1	Billed to Company following disbursement made to Company under Section 1	WAIVED
Paying Agent services as required pursuant to Section 1(i) and 1(k)	Billed to Company upon delivery of service pursuant to Section 1(i), 1(j) and 1(k)	Included in monthly fee

Very truly yours,

Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. IV

By:
Name:
Title:

Agreed and acknowledged by: Cohen & Company Capital Markets, a division of Cohen and Company Securities, LLC

By:
Name:
Title:

COMPANY:

SPRING VALLEY ACQUISITION CORP. IV, a Cayman Islands exempted company

By:
Name:	Christopher Sorrells
Title:	Chief Executive Officer

HOLDERS:

SPRING VALLEY ACQUISITION IV SPONSOR, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

By:
Name:	Christopher Sorrells
Title:	Chief Executive Officer

COHEN & COMPANY CAPITAL MARKETS, a division of Cohen and Company Securities, LLC

By:
Name:	Jerry Serowik
Title:	Senior Managing Director

CLEAR STREET LLC

By:
Name:	Ryan Gerety
Title:	COO Investment Banking

COMPANY:

SPRING VALLEY ACQUISITION CORP. IV

By:
	Name:	Christopher Sorrells
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

PURCHASER:

SPRING VALLEY ACQUISITION IV SPONSOR, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

By:
	Name:	Christopher Sorrells
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

	By:
	Name:	[·]
	Address: c/o Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. IV
	2100 McKinney Avenue, Suite 1675
	Dallas, TX 75201


	SPRING VALLEY ACQUISITION CORP. IV

	By:
	Name:
	Title:

	Very truly yours,
	Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. IV

	By:
		Name: Christopher Sorrells
		Title: Chief Executive Officer


AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED BY:

Spring Valley Acquisition IV Sponsor, LLC

By:
	Name: Christoher Sorrells
	Title: Chief Executive Officer