Form 8-K

8-K — NorthStrive Acquisition Corp I.

Accession: 0001213900-26-095697

Filed: 2026-08-31

Period: 2026-08-31

CIK: 0002133719

SIC: 6770 (BLANK CHECKS)

Item: Other Events

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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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):

August 31, 2026

NorthStrive Acquisition Corp I.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its

charter)

Cayman Islands

001-43452

N/A

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation

or organization)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

120 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA

92660

(Address of principal executive offices, including

zip code)

(888) 445-4886

(Registrant’s telephone number, including

area code)

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 Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Units, each consisting of one Class A Ordinary Share, par value $0.0001 per share, one warrant, and one right to acquire 1/4th of one Class A Ordinary Share

NSAIU

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Class A Ordinary Shares included as part of the Units

NSAI

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Rights included as part of the Units

NSAIR

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Warrants, each warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share

NSAIW

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant

is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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. ☐

Item 8.01. Other Events

On August 31, 2026, NorthStrive Acquisition Corp

I. (the “Company”) announced that, commencing on September 2, 2026, the holders of its units (the “Units”)

issued in its initial public offering, each Unit consisting of one Class A ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share

(the “Class A Ordinary Shares”), one right entitling the holder to receive one-fourth (1/4th) of one Class

A Ordinary Share upon the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination (each, a “Right”) and one

redeemable warrant (the “Warrant”), with each Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A Ordinary

Share for $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment, may elect to separately trade the Class A Ordinary Shares, the Rights and the Warrants

included in the Units. No fractional Rights or Warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole Rights or Warrants

will trade. Any Units not separated will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol NSAIU.

The Class A Ordinary Shares, Rights and Warrants are expected to trade on Nasdaq under the symbols “NSAI,” “NSAIR,”

and “NSAIW,” respectively. Holders of Units will need to have their brokers contact VStock Transfer, LLC, the Company’s

transfer agent, in order to separate the Units into Class A Ordinary Shares, Rights and Warrants.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Press Release dated August 31, 2026

104

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SIGNATURES

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: August 31, 2026

NORTHSTRIVE ACQUISITION CORP I.

By:

/s/ Michel Tamer

Name:

Michel Tamer

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

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Exhibit 99.1

NorthStrive Acquisition Corp I. Announces the

Separate Trading of its Class A Ordinary Shares,

Rights and Warrants, Commencing September 2, 2026

NEW YORK, NY, August 31, 2026 – NorthStrive Acquisition Corp I. (the “Company”), a newly organized special purpose acquisition

company formed as a Cayman Islands exempted company, today announced that, commencing September 2, 2026, holders of its units sold in

the Company’s initial public offering may elect to separately trade the Company’s Class A ordinary shares, rights and warrants

included in the units. No fractional rights or warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole rights and warrants

will trade. The Class A ordinary shares, the rights and the warrants are expected to be traded on the Nasdaq under the symbols “NSAI,”

“NSAIR,” and “NSAIW,” respectively. Those units not separated will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Stock Market

under the symbol “NSAIU.”

NorthStrive Acquisition Corp I.

NorthStrive Acquisition Corp I. is a blank check company incorporated

in the Cayman Islands as a Cayman Islands exempted company for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset

acquisition, share purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities.

We have not selected any business combination target, although we intend to focus our search for a target business on companies engaged

in the manufacturing sector serving high-growth demand markets, including, but not limited to, aerospace and defense, industrial technology,

and critical supply chains.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may include, and oral statements made from time

to time by representatives of the Company may include, “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A

of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Statements regarding

possible business combinations and the financing thereof, and related matters, as well as all other statements other than statements of

historical fact included in this press release are forward-looking statements. When used in this press release, words such as “anticipate,”

“believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,”

“may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,”

“should,” “would” and similar expressions, as they relate to us or our management team, identify forward-looking

statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of management, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently

available to, the Company’s management. Actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements

as a result of certain factors detailed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are qualified in their entirety

by this paragraph. 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 prospectus for the Company’s

initial public offering filed with the SEC. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after

the date of this release, except as required by law.

Contact: Dealflow@northstrivespac1.com

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