WINV 8-K
WinVest Acquisition Corp. (WINV)
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Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement or a Registrant.
As previously disclosed, on September 16, 2025, WinVest Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) issued an unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $180,000 (the “Promissory Note”) to WinVest SPAC LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), pursuant to which the Sponsor agreed to loan to the Company up to $180,000 in connection with the extension of the date (the “Termination Date”) by which the Company must consummate an initial business combination (“Business Combination”). The Promissory Note does not bear interest and matures upon the earlier of (a) the closing of a Business Combination and (b) the Company’s liquidation. The principal of the Promissory Note may be drawn down from time to time in up to six equal amounts of $30,000. In the event that the Company does not consummate a Business Combination, the Promissory Note will be repaid only from amounts remaining outside of the trust account (the “Trust Account”) established in connection with the Company’s initial public offering (the “IPO”), if any.
On February 10, 2026, the Company effected the sixth drawdown of $30,000 under the Promissory Note and caused the Sponsor to deposit such sum into the Trust Account in connection with the extension of the Termination Date from February 17, 2026 to March 17, 2026. Such amounts will be distributed either to: (i) all of the holders of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, issued as part of the units sold in the IPO (“Public Shares”) upon the Company’s liquidation, or (ii) holders of Public Shares who elect to have their shares redeemed in connection with the consummation of a Business Combination.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: February 13, 2026
| WINVEST ACQUISITION CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ Manish Jhunjhunwala | |
| Name: | Manish Jhunjhunwala | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer | |