{"url_path":"/sec/bcarw/8-k/2026-05-19/item-8-01","section_key":"item-8-01","section_title":"Item 8.01 Other Events.**","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-05-19","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2065779/0001829126-26-005456-index.html","accession_number":"0001829126-26-005456","cik":"0002065779","ticker":"BCAR","issuer_name":"D. Boral ARC Acquisition I Corp.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2065779/0001829126-26-005456-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0002065779","primary_entity_name":"D. Boral ARC Acquisition I Corp."},"word_count":887,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"**Item\n8.01. Other Events.**\n\n \n\nAs previously announced, on January 11, 2026, D. Boral ARC Acquisition\nI Corp. (“BCAR”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among BCAR, D. Boral ARC Merger Corporation, a Delaware\ncorporation and wholly owned subsidiary of BCAR (“PubCo”), D. Boral Arc Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned\nsubsidiary of BCAR, and Exascale Labs Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Exascale”). On\nMay 19, 2026, Exascale issued a press release announcing its partnership with Compal Electronics,\nInc. (Compal; TWSE: 2324), a global IT solutions leader, for a joint exhibition at COMPUTEX Taipei 2026. COMPUTEX 2026 (theme: *“AI\nTogether”*) will be held June 2–5, 2026 in Taipei, spanning Nangang Exhibition Center (Halls 1 & 2), the Taipei World\nTrade Center (TWTC), and the Taipei International Convention Center (TICC).\n\n \n\nFurnished\nas Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated into this Item 8.01 by reference is the press release that Exascale issued to announce its partnership\nwith Compal for COMPUTEX Taipei 2026.\n\n \n\nThe\ninformation in this Item 8.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and will not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section\n18 of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise be subject to the liabilities of that section,\nnor will it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or Exchange Act.\n\n \n\n**Forward\nLooking Statements**\n\n \n\nThis\nCurrent Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These forward-looking\nstatements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the proposed business combination, including the expected structure\nand timing of the transaction, the anticipated benefits and synergies of the merger, Exascale’s future growth plans, market opportunity\nand demand for Exascale’s services, the projected growth rate of the global Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Market, and\nthe expected listing of the combined company’s shares on Nasdaq. These statements are based on the current expectations of Exascale\nand BCAR management and are not predictions of actual performance. Forward-looking\nstatements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed\nor implied in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including, for example, changes in general economic conditions, the outcome of regulatory\nreviews, the rate of adoption of artificial intelligence technologies requiring high-performance computing, and the risk that the transaction\nmay not be completed in a timely manner or at all. Additional risks and uncertainties that could affect the combined company and the\nbusiness combination are included under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking Statements” in BCAR\nand PubCo filings\nwith the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including the Form S-4 registration statement that was\nfiled by PubCo in connection with the proposed transaction. Nothing in this Current Report on Form 8-K should be regarded as a representation\nby any person that the forward-looking statements set forth herein will be achieved or that any of the contemplated results of such statements\nwill be achieved. Except as required by law, neither Exascale nor BCAR undertakes any duty to update or revise any forward-looking statements,\nwhether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.\n\n \n\n**Additional\nInformation**\n\n \n\nIn\nconnection with the proposed business combination, PubCo filed a registration statement on Form S-4, which includes a proxy statement/prospectus\nto be mailed to BCAR’s shareholders regarding the proposed transaction. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR INVESTMENT DECISION, INVESTORS\nAND SECURITY HOLDERS OF BCAR AND EXASCALE ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY/PROSPECTUS (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND\nALL OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED OR THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, as\nthey will contain important information about Exascale, BCAR, and the proposed business combination. Investors will be able to obtain\nfree copies of these documents (when available) and other documents filed with the SEC by BCAR and PubCo through the SEC’s website\nat www.sec.gov.\n\n \n\n1\n\n \n\n \n\n**Participants\nin the Solicitation**\n\n \n\nBCAR\nand its directors and executive officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from its shareholders with respect\nto the proposed business combination. A list of the names of those directors and executive officers and a description of their interests\nin BCAR will be included in the proxy statement/prospectus for the proposed business combination when available at www.sec.gov.\n\n \n\nExascale\nand its directors and executive officers may also be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of\nExascale in connection with the proposed business combination. A list of the names of such directors and executive officers and information\nregarding their interests in the proposed business combination will be included in the proxy statement/prospectus for the proposed business\ncombination.\n\n \n\n**No\nOffer or Solicitation**\n\n \n\nThis\nCurrent Report on Form 8-K is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer\nto buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction where such offer, solicitation, or sale would be\nunlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of that jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made\nexcept by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an exemption\nfrom such requirements.\n\n \n\n2"}