<p><strong>纽约，NY，2026 年 2 月 4 日（全球新闻稿）--</strong> Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII（“公司”），一家特殊目的收购公司，今天宣布其增大规模的首次公开募股定价为 21,000,000 个单位，每个单位价格为 10.00 美元。这些单位将在纳斯达克全球市场（“纳斯达克”）上市，并于 2026 年 2 月 5 日（星期四）开始交易，股票代码为 “HCICU”。每个单位由一股 A 类普通股和一个在公司首次业务合并完成时获得一股 A 类普通股的权利（“股权权利”）组成。一旦构成单位的证券开始单独交易，公司的 A 类普通股和股权权利预计将在纳斯达克上市，股票代码分别为 “HCIC” 和 “HCICR”。此次发行预计将于 2026 年 2 月 6 日完成，具体以惯例的交割条件为准。</p>
<p>公司是一家新成立的空白支票公司，由 Daniel J. Hennessy 创立，旨在通过与一个或多个企业或实体进行合并、股份交换、资产收购、股份购买、重组或类似的商业组合。尽管公司保留在任何行业或业务中追求收购机会的权利，但公司打算将其目标业务的搜索重点放在工业创新和能源转型领域。</p>
<p>巴克莱资本公司和 Cohen &amp; Company Capital Markets（Cohen &amp; Company Securities, LLC 的一个部门）是此次发行的主要联合账簿管理人，Academy Securities, Inc.担任此次发行的共同管理人。公司已向承销商授予 45 天的选择权，以初始公开募股价格购买最多 3,150,000 个额外单位，以覆盖超额配售（如有）。</p>
<p>此次公开发行仅通过招股说明书进行。当招股说明书可用时，相关副本可从 Cohen &amp; Company Capital Markets 获取，地址为纽约，哥伦布圆环 3 号，24 楼，邮政编码 10019，注意：招股说明书部门，或通过电子邮件联系：capitalmarkets@cohencm.com，或从巴克莱资本公司获取，地址为纽约，长岛大道 1155 号，邮政编码 11717，或通过电子邮件联系：Barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com。</p>
<p>与这些证券相关的注册声明已向美国证券交易委员会（“SEC”）提交，并于 2026 年 2 月 4 日获得有效声明。本新闻稿不构成出售要约或购买要约的征求，也不应在任何州或司法管辖区进行这些证券的销售，除非在任何此类州或司法管辖区的证券法下注册或合格之前，此类要约、征求或销售是非法的。</p>
<p><strong>前瞻性声明</strong></p>
<p>本新闻稿包含构成 “前瞻性声明” 的陈述，包括关于首次公开募股、预期的交割日期和首次业务合并的搜索。无法保证上述讨论的发行将按照所述条款或时间完成，或根本不会完成，或公司最终将完成商业合并交易。前瞻性声明受多种条件的制约，其中许多超出公司的控制，包括在公司向 SEC 提交的注册声明和初步招股说明书的 “风险因素” 部分中列出的条件。这些文件的副本可在 SEC 的网站上获取，网址为 www.sec.gov。公司没有义务在本声明发布后更新这些声明，除非法律要求。</p>
<p><strong>联系方式：</strong></p>
<p>Nicholas Geeza</p>
<p>Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII</p>
<p>电子邮件：HCIC@hennessycapitalgroup.com</p>
<p>网站：http://hennessycapital8.com</p>
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<p>Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII 宣布其增发的 2100 万单位首次公开募股定价为每单位 10.00 美元，总计 2.1 亿美元。这些单位将于 2026 年 2 月 5 日在纳斯达克以 “HCICU” 符号交易。每个单位包括一股 A 类普通股和在业务合并时获得部分股份的权利。该发行预计将于 2026 年 2 月 6 日完成，具体情况需满足相关条件。巴克莱资本和 Cohen & Company 是此次发行的主承销商</p>

<p><strong>New York, NY, Feb. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --</strong> Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII (the “Company”), a special purpose acquisition company, announced today the pricing of its upsized initial public offering of 21,000,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit. The units will be listed on The Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”) and trade under the ticker symbol “HCICU” beginning tomorrow, Thursday, February 5, 2026. Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one right to receive one-twelfth (1/12) of a Class A ordinary share upon the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination (“Share Right”). Once the securities comprising the units begin separate trading, the Company’s Class A ordinary shares and the Share Rights are expected to be listed on Nasdaq under the symbols “HCIC” and “HCICR,” respectively. The offering is expected to close on February 6, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>纽约，NY，2026 年 2 月 4 日（全球新闻稿）--</strong> Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII（“公司”），一家特殊目的收购公司，今天宣布其增大规模的首次公开募股定价为 21,000,000 个单位，每个单位价格为 10.00 美元。这些单位将在纳斯达克全球市场（“纳斯达克”）上市，并于 2026 年 2 月 5 日（星期四）开始交易，股票代码为 “HCICU”。每个单位由一股 A 类普通股和一个在公司首次业务合并完成时获得一股 A 类普通股的权利（“股权权利”）组成。一旦构成单位的证券开始单独交易，公司的 A 类普通股和股权权利预计将在纳斯达克上市，股票代码分别为 “HCIC” 和 “HCICR”。此次发行预计将于 2026 年 2 月 6 日完成，具体以惯例的交割条件为准。</p>
</div><p>The Company is a newly incorporated blank check company founded by Daniel J. Hennessy formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. Although the Company reserves the right to pursue an acquisition opportunity in any business or industry, the Company intends to focus its search for a target business in the industrial innovation and energy transition sectors.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>公司是一家新成立的空白支票公司，由 Daniel J. Hennessy 创立，旨在通过与一个或多个企业或实体进行合并、股份交换、资产收购、股份购买、重组或类似的商业组合。尽管公司保留在任何行业或业务中追求收购机会的权利，但公司打算将其目标业务的搜索重点放在工业创新和能源转型领域。</p>
</div><p>Barclays Capital Inc. and Cohen &amp; Company Capital Markets, a division of Cohen &amp; Company Securities, LLC (“Cohen”), are the lead joint book-running managers of the offering, and Academy Securities, Inc. is acting as a co-manager of the offering. The Company has granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 3,150,000 units at the initial public offering price to cover over-allotments, if any.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>巴克莱资本公司和 Cohen &amp; Company Capital Markets（Cohen &amp; Company Securities, LLC 的一个部门）是此次发行的主要联合账簿管理人，Academy Securities, Inc.担任此次发行的共同管理人。公司已向承销商授予 45 天的选择权，以初始公开募股价格购买最多 3,150,000 个额外单位，以覆盖超额配售（如有）。</p>
</div><p>The public offering is being made only by means of a prospectus. When available, copies of the prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained from Cohen &amp; Company Capital Markets, 3 Columbus Circle, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10019, Attention: Prospectus Department, or by email at: capitalmarkets@cohencm.com or from Barclays Capital Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, or by email at Barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>此次公开发行仅通过招股说明书进行。当招股说明书可用时，相关副本可从 Cohen &amp; Company Capital Markets 获取，地址为纽约，哥伦布圆环 3 号，24 楼，邮政编码 10019，注意：招股说明书部门，或通过电子邮件联系：capitalmarkets@cohencm.com，或从巴克莱资本公司获取，地址为纽约，长岛大道 1155 号，邮政编码 11717，或通过电子邮件联系：Barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com。</p>
</div><p>A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and was declared effective on February 4, 2026. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>与这些证券相关的注册声明已向美国证券交易委员会（“SEC”）提交，并于 2026 年 2 月 4 日获得有效声明。本新闻稿不构成出售要约或购买要约的征求，也不应在任何州或司法管辖区进行这些证券的销售，除非在任何此类州或司法管辖区的证券法下注册或合格之前，此类要约、征求或销售是非法的。</p>
</div><p><strong>FORWARD-LOOKING</strong> <strong>STATEMENTS</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>前瞻性声明</strong></p>
</div><p>This press release contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements,” including with respect to the initial public offering, the anticipated closing date and search for an initial business combination. No assurance can be given that the offering discussed above will be completed on the terms or timing described, or at all, or that the Company will ultimately complete a business combination transaction. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s registration statement and preliminary prospectus for the Company’s initial public offering filed with the SEC. Copies of these documents are available on the SEC’s website, at www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>本新闻稿包含构成 “前瞻性声明” 的陈述，包括关于首次公开募股、预期的交割日期和首次业务合并的搜索。无法保证上述讨论的发行将按照所述条款或时间完成，或根本不会完成，或公司最终将完成商业合并交易。前瞻性声明受多种条件的制约，其中许多超出公司的控制，包括在公司向 SEC 提交的注册声明和初步招股说明书的 “风险因素” 部分中列出的条件。这些文件的副本可在 SEC 的网站上获取，网址为 www.sec.gov。公司没有义务在本声明发布后更新这些声明，除非法律要求。</p>
</div><p><strong>Contact:</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>联系方式：</strong></p>
</div><p>Nicholas Geeza</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Nicholas Geeza</p>
</div><p>Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII</p>
</div><p>Email: HCIC@hennessycapitalgroup.com</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>电子邮件：HCIC@hennessycapitalgroup.com</p>
</div><p>Website: http://hennessycapital8.com</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>网站：http://hennessycapital8.com</p>
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