Current Report · Items 1.01, 3.02, 5.03, 8.01, 9.01 · 8-K

Leader's Advantage Acquisition Corp.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement · Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities · Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year · Other Events

Filed Sep 23, 2026Accepted Sep 23, 2026, 4:13 PM EDTCIK 2109823Accession 0001213900-26-102625

Company context

Corp. Leader’s Advantage Acquisition Corp. is a newly organized blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The Company intends to focus on completing a business combination with an established business of scale poised for continued growth, within the healthcare, specialty chemicals, pharmaceutical, and defense industries.

Current securities

LEDRUNKNOWN · EQUITY · Current LEDRUNASDAQ · UNIT · Current LEDRWUNKNOWN · WARRANT · Current

Recent company filings

Disclosure sections

Items 1.01, 3.02, 5.03, 8.01, 9.01

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Item 1.01Item 1.01 - Entry into Material Agreement

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On September 21, 2026, Leader’s Advantage Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) consummated its initial public offering (the “IPO”) of 15,000,000 units (the “Units”). Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A Ordinary Shares”), and one-half of one redeemable warrant of the Company (“Warrant”), with each whole Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A ordinary share for $11.50 per share. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $150,000,000. The Company has granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 2,250,000 Units at the initial public offering price to cover over-allotments, if any. In connection with the IPO, the Company entered into the following agreements, forms of which were previously filed as exhibits to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-296772) related to the IPO, originally filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on September 14, 2026 (as amended, the “Registration Statement”): An Underwriting Agreement, dated September 17, 2026, by and among the Company, Clear Street LLC and D. Boral Capital LLC (the “Underwriters”), a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. A Warrant Agreement, dated September 17, 2026, by and between the Company and Odyssey Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 4.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. An Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated September 17, 2026, by and between the Company and Odyssey Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. A Registration Rights Agreement, dated September 17, 2026, by and among the Company, the Company’s sponsor, Leader’s Advantage Company, LLC (the “Sponsor”) and the Underwriters, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. A Private Placement Shares Purchase Agreement, dated September 17, 2026 (the “Underwriter Shares Purchase Agreement”), by and among the Company and the Underwriters, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.3(a) hereto and incorporated herein by reference. A Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement, dated September 17, 2026 (the “Sponsor Warrant Purchase Agreement”), by and between the Company and the Sponsor, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.3(b) hereto and incorporated herein by reference. A Letter Agreement, dated September 17, 2026, by and among the Company, its officers, its directors and the Sponsor, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.4 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. An Administrative Services Agreement, dated September 17, 2026, by and among the Company and the Sponsor, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.5 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 3.02Item 3.02 - Unregistered Sales of Equity

Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, pursuant to the Underwriter Shares Purchase Agreement, the Company completed the private sale of an aggregate of 193,125 Class A ordinary shares (the “Private Placement Shares”) to the Underwriters at a purchase price of $10.00 per Private Placement Share, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $1,931,250. The Private Placement Shares are identical to the Class A ordinary shares included in the Units sold as part of the Units in the IPO, except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement. No underwriting discounts or commissions were paid with respect to such sale. The issuance of the Private Placement Shares was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, pursuant to the Sponsor Warrant Purchase Agreement, the Company completed the private sale of an aggregate of 1,750,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) to the Sponsor at a purchase price of $2.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $3,500,000. The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Warrants included in the Units sold as part of the Units in the IPO, except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement. No underwriting discounts or commissions were paid with respect to such sale. The issuance of the Private Placement Warrants was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 5.03Item 5.03 - Amendments to Articles/Bylaws

Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. The Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Memorandum and Articles”) was approved on September 17, 2026. A description of the Memorandum and Articles is contained in the section of the prospectus, dated September 17, 2026 pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act (the “Prospectus”), entitled “Description of Securities” and is incorporated herein by reference. The description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Memorandum and Articles, which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 5.03 by reference. Item 8.01. Other Events. A total of $151,125,000 of the proceeds from the IPO (which amount includes $6,000,000 of the underwriter’s deferred discount) was placed in a U.S.-based trust account maintained by Odyssey Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee. Except with respect to interest earned on the funds held in the trust account that may be released to the Company to pay its taxes (less up to $100,000 interest to pay dissolution expenses), the funds held in the trust account will not be released from the trust account until the earliest of (i) the completion of the Company’s initial business combination, (ii) the redemption of any of the Company’s public shares properly submitted in connection with a stockholder vote to amend the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (a) to modify the substance or timing of its obligation to redeem 100% of the Company’s public shares if it does not complete its initial business combination within 18 months from the closing of the IPO or (b) with respect to any other provision relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity and (iii) the redemption of the Company’s public shares if it is unable to complete its initial business combination within 18 months from the closing of the IPO, subject to applicable law. On September 17, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of the IPO, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. On September 21, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the IPO, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 8.01Item 8.01 - Other Events

Item 8.01. Other Events. A total of $151,125,000 of the proceeds from the IPO (which amount includes $6,000,000 of the underwriter’s deferred discount) was placed in a U.S.-based trust account maintained by Odyssey Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee. Except with respect to interest earned on the funds held in the trust account that may be released to the Company to pay its taxes (less up to $100,000 interest to pay dissolution expenses), the funds held in the trust account will not be released from the trust account until the earliest of (i) the completion of the Company’s initial business combination, (ii) the redemption of any of the Company’s public shares properly submitted in connection with a stockholder vote to amend the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (a) to modify the substance or timing of its obligation to redeem 100% of the Company’s public shares if it does not complete its initial business combination within 18 months from the closing of the IPO or (b) with respect to any other provision relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity and (iii) the redemption of the Company’s public shares if it is unable to complete its initial business combination within 18 months from the closing of the IPO, subject to applicable law. On September 17, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of the IPO, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. On September 21, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the IPO, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Filed exhibits (3)

EX-4.1 (by filename) ea030630401ex4-1.htm

Exhibit 4.1 Execution Copy WARRANT AGREEMENT THIS WARRANT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of September 17, 2026, is by and between Leader’s Advantage Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), and Odyssey Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation, as warrant agent (in such capacity, the “Warrant Agent,” and also referred to herein as the “Transfer Agent”). WHEREAS, the Company is engaged in an initial public offering (the “Offering”) of units of the Company’s equity securities, each such unit comprised of one Class A ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A Shares”) and one-half of one Public Warrant (as defined below) (the “Units”) and, in connection therewith, has determined to issue and deliver up to 7,500,000 warrants (or up to 8,625,000 warrants if the Over-allotment Option (as defined below) is exercised in full) to public investors in the Offering (the “Public Warrants”); WHEREAS, the Company entered into that certain Sponsor Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement with Leader’s Advantage Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), pursuant to which the Sponsor agreed to p…

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EX-99.1 (by filename) ea030630401ex99-1.htm

Exhibit 99.1 Leader’s Advantage Acquisition Corp. Announces Pricing of $150 Million Initial Public Offering Mount Laurel Township, NJ, Sept. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leader’s Advantage Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”), a blank check company whose business purpose is to effect a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses, announced today that it has priced its initial public offering of 15,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit. Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant. The units will be listed on the Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”) and will begin trading tomorrow, September 18, 2026, under the ticker symbol “LEDRU." Each whole warrant is exercisable to purchase one Class A ordinary share of the Company at a price of $11.50 per share. Only whole warrants are exercisable and will trade. Once the securities comprising the units begin separate trading, the Class A ordinary shares and warrants are expected to be listed on the Nasdaq under the symbols “LEDR” and “LEDRW,” respectively. The offering is expected to close on September 21, 20…

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EX-99.2 (by filename) ea030630401ex99-2.htm

Exhibit 99.2 Leader’s Advantage Acquisition Corp. Announces Closing of $150,000,000 Initial Public Offering Mt laurel Township, NJ, Sept. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leader’s Advantage Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: LEDRU) (the “Company”), a blank check company whose business purpose is to effect a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses, announced today the closing of its previously announced initial public offering of 15,000,000 units. The units were sold at a price of $10.00 per unit. The Company’s units began trading on September 18, 2026 on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “LEDRU”. Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant. Each whole warrant is exercisable to purchase one Class A ordinary share of the Company at a price of $11.50 per share. Only whole warrants are exercisable and will trade. Once the securities comprising the units begin separate trading, the Class A ordinary shares and warrants are expected to be listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbols “LEDR” and “LEDRW,” respectively. The Compa…

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