Forge Nano Wins Shareholder Approval for Business Combination, Set to List on Nasdaq as NANO
Archimedes Tech SPAC Partners II Co. (Nasdaq: ATII), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, announced via GlobeNewswire on October 16, 2026, that at the Extraordinary General Meeting held that day, its shareholders voted to approve the previously announced business combination between ATII and Forge Nano, Inc., as well as all other proposals related to the business combination considered and voted upon at the meeting. The announcement was issued from Claymont, Delaware.
The business combination is currently expected to close in the coming days, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of remaining closing conditions. Upon closing, the combined company is expected to operate as Forge Nano Holdings, Inc., and its shares of common stock and warrants are expected to trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbols NANO and NANOW, respectively.
According to the announcement, Forge Nano is a U.S.-based semiconductor equipment and advanced materials company pioneering Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) technology for SI-era chip manufacturing and defense battery applications via its platform technology, Atomic Armor. The company describes Atomic Armor as a scalable, adaptable nano-scale coating system, and says the surface coatings produced by the process allow partners to unlock peak performance.
On procedure, the registration statement on Form S-4, which includes ATII's proxy statement/prospectus for the deal, was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 22, 2026. The results of the meeting, as tabulated by an independent inspector of elections, will be included in a current report on Form 8-K to be filed by ATII with the SEC. The announcement lists a document request address of Archimedes Tech SPAC Partners II Co., 2093 Philadelphia Pike #1968, Claymont, DE 19703, and notes the filings are also available on the SEC's website.
As for Archimedes II, the announcement says the company is led by Chairman Eric R. Ball and CEO Long Long and is comprised of technology investors, corporate-finance veterans, engineers and SPAC specialists. Archimedes II completed its $230 million IPO in February 2025. The team's prior SPAC, Archimedes Tech SPAC Partners Co., successfully closed its merger with SoundHound AI, Inc. in April 2022.
The announcement also lists forward-looking risk factors, including failure to satisfy closing conditions, possible legal proceedings, competition, delays in the construction and operation of production facilities, raw-material availability and cost, and changes in applicable laws or regulations, noting that additional risks are discussed in ATII's Annual Report on Form 10-K and in the registration statement.
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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