NorthStar Earth & Space Enterprises, Inc. filed Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement No. 333-297008 on Form F-4 with the SEC on November 9, 2026, as successor to Viking Acquisition Corp. I following the closing of their Business Combination on October 1, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Business Combination closed October 1, 2026: Viking Acquisition Corp. I completed its Business Combination with Legacy NorthStar Earth & Space Inc., with Viking reincorporating from the Cayman Islands to Canada under the Canada Business Corporations Act.
  • New ticker symbols on NYSE American: Trading of NorthStar's Common Shares and Public Warrants began on NYSE American on October 2, 2026, under the symbols "NSTR" and "NSTR.WS," respectively.
  • Prior Viking symbols retired: Before closing, Viking Class A Shares and Viking Warrants traded under "VACI" and "VACI.WT" on the New York Stock Exchange.
  • Share conversion: Each outstanding Class A ordinary share converted into one Common Share of NorthStar, no par value; each Class B ordinary share converted first into a Class A share and then into one Common Share.
  • New CUSIP numbers assigned: NorthStar's Common Shares carry CUSIP 666923107 and Public Warrants carry CUSIP 666923115.
  • Emerging growth company: The registrant indicated it qualifies as an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933.
  • No additional securities registered: According to the filing, no additional securities are being registered and no further registration fee is required.

NorthStar's Succession of Viking and Business Combination Details

According to the filing, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 is being filed pursuant to Rule 414(d) under the Securities Act of 1933 by NorthStar Earth & Space Enterprises, Inc. as successor to Viking Acquisition Corp. I, a Cayman Islands exempted company. The amendment is intended to, among other things, set forth additional information reflecting the Continuation and other material changes resulting from the succession and the Business Combination closing, and to provide financial statements and related notes of Viking and Legacy NorthStar. The original Registration Statement No. 333-297008 was declared effective as of August 12, 2026 and re-effective as of August 31, 2026.

The filing states that the Business Combination was governed by a Business Combination Agreement dated April 16, 2026, as amended on May 15, 2026 and July 15, 2026, among Viking, Viking NS Amalgamation Corp. ("NewCo"), and Legacy NorthStar. On October 1, 2026, Viking deregistered as a Cayman Islands exempted company and continued as a Canadian corporation under the CBCA. Following the Continuation, NewCo and Legacy NorthStar amalgamated, with NewCo surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of NorthStar, the filing disclosed. NorthStar is incorporated in Canada and maintains its principal executive offices at 384 Rue Saint-Jacques, #300, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 1S1.

The filing further notes that on October 7, 2026, NorthStar filed a Report on Form 20-F disclosing the closing of the Business Combination and certain related transactions. The rights of holders of Common Shares are now governed by the NorthStar Governing Documents and the CBCA, as described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. Documents filed by the company under the Exchange Act before the effective date of the Continuation, the filing states, "will not reflect the change in our jurisdiction of incorporation or capital structure."

What Was Disclosed

NorthStar Earth & Space Enterprises, Inc. filed a Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to its Form F-4 registration statement on November 9, 2026, disclosing the October 1, 2026 closing of its Business Combination with Legacy NorthStar, its reincorporation in Canada, and the commencement of trading on NYSE American:NSTR.