# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001863719
**File Stem:** 0001829126-26-000737
**Filing Date:** 2026-1
**Character Count:** 20596
**Document Hash:** 19730e54064791bd3249512d6fadf1a4
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001829126-26-000737.hdr.sgml**: 20260129

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001829126-26-000737

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 17

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260120

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Other Events

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260129

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260129

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Everest Consolidator Acquisition Corp
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001863719
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** BLANK CHECKS [6770]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 05 Real Estate & Construction
- **EIN:** 862485792
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-41100
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26575141

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 4041 MACARTHUR BLVD
- **CITY:** NEWPORT BEACH
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 92660
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (949) 610-0835

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 4041 MACARTHUR BLVD
- **CITY:** NEWPORT BEACH
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 92660

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 8-K**

**CURRENT REPORT**

**PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)**

**OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

**Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 20, 2026**

**Everest Consolidator Acquisition Corporation**

**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)**

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| **Delaware** | **001-41100** | **86-2485792** |
| (State or other jurisdiction<br> of incorporation) | (Commission<br> File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer<br> Identification No.) |

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| **4041 MacArthur Blvd**<br> **Newport Beach, California** | **92660** |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |

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**(949) 610-0835**

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

**Not Applicable**

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: NONE

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| **Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one-half of one Warrant** | **EVCOU** | **OTC Markets Group, Inc.** |
| **Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share** | **EVCO** | **OTC Markets Group, Inc.** |
| **Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share** | **EVCOW** | **OTC Markets Group, Inc.** |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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| **Item 1.01** | **Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.** |

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On January 26, 2026, as approved by its stockholders at the meeting of stockholders held on January 20, 2026 (the "**Meeting**"), Everest Consolidator Acquisition Corporation (the "**Company**"), and its trustee, Equiniti Trust Company, LLC amended the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of November 23, 2021, as amended (the "**Trust Agreement**"), in order to extend the time the Company has to complete a business combination to December 31, 2026 (the "**Termination Date**"). At the Meeting, the shareholders of the Company approved the amendment.

The foregoing description of the amendment to the Trust Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the amendment, a copy of which is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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| **Item 5.03.** | **Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.** |

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The stockholders of the Company approved an amendment to the Company's certificate of incorporation to in order to extend the time the Company has to complete a business combination to the Termination Date. The amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on January 27, 2026.

The foregoing description of the amendment to the certificate of incorporation is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the amendment, a copy of which is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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| **Item 5.07.** | **Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.** |

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On January 20, 2026, the Company held the Meeting. On December 18, 2026, the record date for the Meeting, there were 7,144,980 shares of common stock entitled to be voted at the Annual Meeting. This included 2,832,480 Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share ("**Class A Shares**"), and 4,312,500 Class B shares, par value $0.0001 per share ("**Class B Shares**" and together being the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of the Company, referred to as the "**Shares**"). At the meeting, 5,108,350 or 71.50% of the Shares were represented in person or by proxy.

The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of the Company's stockholders at the Meeting are as follows:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**1.** **Extension Amendment** 

**Proposal**

Shareholders approved the amendment to the Company's certificate of incorporation to extend the date by which the Company may consummate a business combination to the Termination Date. Approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal required the approval of not less than 65% of the issued and outstanding Class A Shares and Class B Shares voting together. The Extension Amendment Proposal received the following votes:

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| **FOR** | **AGAINST** | **ABSTAIN** | **BROKER NON-VOTES** |
| 5079735 | 28615 | 0 | 0 |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**2.** **Trust Amendment** 

**Proposal**

Shareholders approved the amendment to the Trust Agreement to extend the date by which the Company may consummate a business combination to the Termination Date. Approval of the Trust Amendment Proposal the approval of not less than 65% of the issued and outstanding Class A Shares and Class B Shares voting together. The Trust Amendment Proposal received the following votes:

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| **FOR** | **AGAINST** | **ABSTAIN** | **BROKER NON-VOTES** |
| 5079735 | 28615 | 0 | 0 |

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| **Item 8.01.** | **Other Events.** |

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In connection with the shareholders' vote at the Meeting 15,886 Class A Shares were redeemed.

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| **Item 9.01.** | **Financial Statements and Exhibits.** |

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(c) Exhibits:

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| **Exhibit No.** | **Description** |
| 3.1 | [Amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation dated January 26, 2026](everestconso_ex3-1.htm) |
| 10.1 | [Amendment to the Investment Trust Management Agreement between the Company and the Trustee dated January 26, 2026](everestconso_ex10-1.htm) |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. |

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**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.

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|  | **Everest Consolidator Acquisition Corporation** | **Everest Consolidator Acquisition Corporation** |
| Dated: January 29, 2026 | By: | /s/ Adam Dooley |
|  | Name: | Adam Dooley |
|  | Title: | Chief Executive Officer |

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## Exhibit 3.1

**Exhibit 3.1**

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<u>Delaware</u> The First State Page 1 ***I, CHARUNI PATIBANDA-SANCHEZ, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF "EVEREST CONSOLIDATOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION", FILED IN THIS OFFICE ON THE TWENTY-SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY, A.D. 2026, AT 10:43 O`CLOCK A.M.* 5412930 8100Authentication: 202939359 SR# 20260304309Date: 01-28-26 You may verify this certificate online at corp.delaware.gov/authver.shtml** Sta te of Delaware Secretary of State Division of Corpora tions Delinred 10:43 A:VI 01127f2026 FILED 10:43 AM 01t27f2026 SR 20260304309 - FiieNu mber 5412930

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CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATim CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF EVEREST CONSOLIDATOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION Everest Consolidator Acquisition Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the *"DGCL"),* does hereby certify: L The name of the corporation is Everest Consolidator Acquisition Corporation. The corporation was originally incorporated pursuant to the DGCL on March 8, 2021, under the name of Everest Consolidator Acquisition Corporation. 2. The date of filing of the corporation's original Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware was March 8, 2021, and the date of filing the corporation's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware was November 23, 202 I . 3.The Board of Directors of the corporation has duly adopted resolutions setting forth proposed amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation (as amended and restated prior to the date hereof), declaring said amendment to be advisable and in the best interests of the corporation and its stockholders and authorizing the appropriate officers of the corporation to solicit the consent of the stockholders therefor, which resolutions setting forth the proposed amendment are substantially as follows: RESOLVED, that Section 9.2(d) of Article IX of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation is amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows: ..In the event that the Corporation has not completed an initial Business Combination by December 31, 2026 (the *"Termination Date"),* the Corporation shall (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but no more than ten business days thereafter subject to lawfully available funds therefor, redeem 100% of the Offering Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Corporation to pay its taxes, if any, and expenses related to the administration ofthe Trust Account (less up to $100,000 of such net interest to pay dissolution expenses), by (B) the number of then outstanding Offering Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish the rights of the Public Stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining stockholders and the Board, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to the Corporation's obligations under the DGCL to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law." 4.That thereafter, said amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 ofthe DGCL by the stockholders holding the requisite number of shares required. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the corporation has caused this •r,focate of Amfdment .·.to be signed this 26th day of January, 2026. *rJ 0-A.A- Adam Dooley Chief Executive Otlicer*

## Exhibit 10.1

**Exhibit 10.1**

**AMENDMENT TO THE**

**INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT**

This Amendment No. 5 (this "***Amendment***"), dated as of January 26, 2026, to the Investment Management Trust Agreement (as defined below) is made by and between Everest Consolidator Acquisition Corporation (the "***Company***") and Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, as trustee ("***Trustee***"). All terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Trust Agreement.

WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee entered into an Investment Management Trust Agreement dated as of November 23, 2021 (the "***Trust Agreement***");

WHEREAS, Section 1(i) of the Trust Agreement sets forth the terms that govern the liquidation of the Trust Account under the circumstances described therein;

WHEREAS, at a Special Meeting of stockholders of the Company held on August 24, 2023, the Company stockholders approved a proposal to amend (the "***First Extension Amendment***") the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to provide the Company's Board of Directors with the right to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination up to an additional six (6) times for one (1) month each time, from August 28, 2023 to February 28, 2024;

WHEREAS, at a Special Meeting of stockholders of the Company held on February 26, 2024, the Company stockholders approved a proposal to amend (the "***Second Extension Amendment***") the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to provide the Company's Board of Directors with the right to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination up to an additional six (6) times for one (1) month each time, from February 28, 2024 to August 28, 2024;

WHEREAS, at a Special Meeting of stockholders of the Company held on August 28, 2024, the Company stockholders approved a proposal to amend (the "***Third Extension Amendment***") the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to provide the Company's Board of Directors with the right to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination up to an additional three (3) times for one (1) month each time, from August 28, 2024 to November 23, 2024;

WHEREAS, at a Special Meeting of stockholders of the Company held on November 22, 2024, the Company stockholders approved a proposal to amend (the "***Fourth Extension Amendment***") the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to provide the Company's Board of Directors with the right to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination up to an additional six (6) times for one (1) month each time, from November 23, 2024 to May 23, 2025

WHEREAS, at a Special Meeting of stockholders of the Company held on January 20, 2026, the Company stockholders approved a proposal to amend (the "***Fifth Extension Amendment***") the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to provide the Company until December 31, 2026 to consummate a business combination; and

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Company is filing the Fifth Extension Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:

The Trust Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. Preamble. The text below is hereby added as the fifth WHEREAS clause in the preamble of the Trust Agreement:

"WHEREAS, the Company has until December 31, 2026 to complete a Business Combination (the "***Applicable Deadline***");

and"

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. Section 1(i). Section 1(i) of the Trust Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in full as follows:

"(i) Commence liquidation of the Trust Account only after and promptly after receipt of, and only in accordance with, the terms of a letter ("***Termination Letter***"), in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as either Exhibit A or Exhibit B, signed on behalf of the Company by its President, Chief Executive Officer or Chairman of the board of directors of the Company or other authorized officer of the Company and complete the liquidation of the Trust Account and distribute the Property in the Trust Account only as directed in the Termination Letter and the other documents referred to therein; provided, however, that in the event that a Termination Letter has not been received by the Trustee the Applicable Deadline ("***Last Date***"), the Trust Account shall be liquidated in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Termination Letter attached as Exhibit B hereto and distributed to the Public Stockholders as of the Last Date."

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. Section 1(m). Section 1(m) is hereby added to the Trust Agreement as follows:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(m) [intentionally omitted]

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. Exhibit E. Exhibit E is hereby deleted.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5. All other provisions of the Trust Agreement shall remain unaffected by the terms hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6. This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. A facsimile signature shall be deemed to be an original signature for purposes of this Amendment.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7. This Amendment is intended to be in full compliance with the requirements for an Amendment to the Trust Agreement as required by Section 6(d) of the Trust Agreement, and every defect in fulfilling such requirements for an effective amendment to the Trust Agreement is hereby ratified, intentionally waived and relinquished by all parties hereto.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction.

[Signature Page Follows]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Amendment to the Investment Management Trust Agreement as of the date first written above.

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| **EQUINITI TRUST COMPANY, LLC, AS TRUSTEE** | **EQUINITI TRUST COMPANY, LLC, AS TRUSTEE** |
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| **EVEREST CONSOLIDATOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION** | **EVEREST CONSOLIDATOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION** | **EVEREST CONSOLIDATOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION** |
| By: |  |  |
|  | Name: | Adam Dooley |
|  | Title: | Chief Executive Officer |

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