Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. VIII

Item 8.01. Other Events. As previously reported, on August 31, 2026, Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. VIII (the “Company”) consummated its initial public offering (“IPO”) of 28,750,000 units (the “Units”), including the issuance of 3,750,000 Units as a result of the underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment option in full. Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”), and one-third of one redeemable warrant. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $287,500,000. Also as previously reported, on August 31, 2026, simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO, the Company completed the private sale (the “Private Placement”) of an aggregate of 8,000,000 private placement warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) to Inflection Point Holdings VIII LLC (the “Sponsor”) and Cohen and Company Capital Markets, a division of Cohen & Company Securities, LLC, as representative of the underwriters (the “Representative”) at a purchase price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $8,000,000. Of the 8,000,000 Private Placement Warrants, the Sponsor purchased 5,000,000 Private Placement Warrants and the Representative purchased 3,000,000 Private Placement Warrants. A total of $287,500,000 of the proceeds from the IPO and Private Placement, which amount includes up to $13,687,500 of the underwriters’ deferred discount, was placed in a U.S.-based trust account maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee. An audited balance sheet as of August 31, 2026 reflecting receipt of the proceeds upon consummation of the IPO and the Private Placement has been issued by the Company and is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.