Thomas D. Hennessy - 04 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII (HCIC)

Role: President, Director, 10%+ Owner
Signature: /s/ Thomas D. Hennessy
Issuer symbol: HCIC
Transactions as of: 04 Feb 2026
Net transactions value: +$6,710,000
Form type: 4
Filing time: 09 Feb 2026, 16:50:04 UTC
Previous filing: 16 Jan 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Hennessy Thomas D	President, Director, 10%+ Owner	195 US HWY 50, SUITE 207, ZEPHYR COVE	/s/ Thomas D. Hennessy	09 Feb 2026	0001789408

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	HCIC	Class A ordinary shares	Purchase	$6,710,000	+671,000		$10.00	671,000	06 Feb 2026	See Explanation of Responses	F1, F2

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	HCIC	Class B ordinary shares	Other	$0	+1,782,086	+23%	$0.000000	9,512,515	04 Feb 2026	Class A ordinary shares	1,782,086		See Explanation of Responses	F2, F3, F4
holding	HCIC	Class B ordinary shares						750,000	04 Feb 2026	Class A ordinary shares	750,000		Direct	F3

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Reflects the 671,000 Class A ordinary shares of the registrant that are included in the 671,000 private placement units of the registrant purchased by HC VIII Sponsor LLC ("Sponsor"). Each private placement unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one right to receive one-twelfth (1/12) of one Class A ordinary share upon the consummation of an initial business combination.
F2	Sponsor is the record holder of the securities reported herein. Hennessy Capital Group LLC is the sole manager of Sponsor. Daniel J. Hennessy, the registrant's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Thomas D. Hennessy, the registrant's President and a director, are the managing members of Hennessy Capital Group LLC. Consequently, each of Mr. Daniel Hennessy and Mr. Thomas Hennessy may be deemed the beneficial owner of securities held by Sponsor and have shared voting and dispositive control over such securities. Mr. Thomas Hennessy disclaims beneficial ownership over any securities owned by Sponsor in which he does not have any pecuniary interest.
F3	As described in the registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-291924) under the heading "Description of Securities-Founder Shares," the Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares at the time of the registrant's initial business combination, or at any time prior thereto at the option of the holder thereof, on a one-for-one basis, subject to certain adjustments described therein, and have no expiration date.
F4	Represents Class B ordinary shares issued by the registrant to Sponsor through a share dividend.