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XRPN / XRPNW: October 9 merger catalyst, 824% borrow fee, and the warrant pricing disconnect

I’ve been following the Evernorth/Armada merger closely, particularly the warrant structure.

Three developments deserve attention:

1. The merger: The latest SEC guidance expects the business combination to close around October 9, with post-merger Nasdaq trading expected October 12. I haven’t yet verified a filing confirming completion.

2. Warrant amendment: On October 5, Armada removed the original 30-day post-closing exercise delay. The contractual exercise date is now tied to completion of the business combination because the IPO anniversary has passed. Registration and settlement conditions remain important.

3. Borrowing pressure: Interactive Brokers’ reported XRPN borrow fee reached 824.77% with zero shares available. That’s an extraordinary lending-market constraint, although it doesn’t establish current short interest or guarantee a squeeze.

Using Thursday’s XRPN close of $24.20 and XRPNW around $4.58, the warrant’s theoretical intrinsic reference is $12.70.

The question is how that spread converges after closing. Warrants could rise, common shares could fall, or both.

I’m particularly interested in the final capitalization, redemption count, registration of warrant shares, and when brokers will actually process exercises.

Has anyone confirmed the latest warrant-share registration status or transfer-agent exercise timeline?

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u/SpACmAn2019 — 6 days ago
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My first purchase. When did you buy?

It’s funny hearing people complain about waiting one or two years for price appreciation. I’m going six years strong.

Patience separates the holders from the sellers.

u/Semi-Retired-Murse — 9 days ago

Who actually believes XRP will surpass Bitcoin

I really need to see these reasons or the thoughts why?
Xrp has barely had a significant ATH. Maybe this time will be a lot different. But nothing has beat Bitcoin. So why are some soo involved in xrp? And in firm believing this is some holy coin. When I saw it sprayed on a football field I knew this was some bull… how else are you supposed to advertise this? 😭

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u/Desperate-Grade9152 — 10 days ago

XRPNW warrant agreement amended TODAY — the 30-day post-close exercise delay has been removed

This is materially different from what I had been modeling previously.

Armada filed an 8-K on October 5 amending the XRPNW warrant agreement.

The amendment specifically changes Section 3.2 by deleting the words:

“thirty days after”

from the exercise provision.

The filed amendment says the warrants now become exercisable on the later of:

1. consummation of the business combination

or

2. 12 months after the closing of the SPAC IPO

The IPO closed May 22, 2025, so the 12-month condition has already been satisfied.

That means if the Evernorth transaction closes on October 7 as currently expected, the contractual 30-day post-closing delay we had been discussing is no longer there.

The amendment explicitly says it was made to conform the warrant agreement to the terms originally described in the IPO prospectus.

This matters a LOT for the common/warrant spread.

Tonight:

XRPN traded around ~$26 after hours

while

XRPNW traded around ~$4.45 after hours

The warrant strike remains $11.50.

So if XRPN were actually trading at $26 once exercise is available:

$26 - $11.50 = $14.50 intrinsic value

versus a warrant around ~$4.45.

That does NOT mean XRPNW automatically becomes $14.50.

The common can continue falling, the closing still has to occur, execution/settlement mechanics matter, and post-close supply can change the common dramatically.

But the reason we previously used to justify such a gigantic warrant discount — “you have to wait another 30 days after closing” — has now been explicitly removed from the agreement.

And that may explain why the warrants are strengthening tonight even while the common is getting crushed.

This also creates a completely different dynamic for Oct. 7/8:

Before amendment:
Common could remain artificially scarce for another month while warrants sat behind the exercise wall.

After amendment:
Once the business combination closes, that 30-day wall is gone.

That means common/warrant convergence may happen much faster than we were expecting.

And importantly, convergence can still happen in BOTH directions:

XRPNW up

and/or

XRPN down

Tonight we are clearly seeing the second one happening aggressively while the warrant holds up.

The next things I’m watching:

• confirmation of the Oct. 7 closing

• exact redemption count

• actual post-close XRPN price

• how quickly exercised warrants can settle through DTC

• final post-close capitalization

This is the most important XRPNW filing I’ve seen in this setup so far.

If anyone sees another clause in the warrant agreement that materially limits exercise immediately after closing, please post it. I’d rather stress-test this than hype it.

$XRPN $XRPNW $XRP

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u/SpACmAn2019 — 9 days ago

What were we thinking?!

We really wanted the clarity act to pass even though it was created by a bunch of corrupt politicians with ulterior motives. In hindsight I’m so happy that didn’t happen. We now have rules from the SEC and CFTC, the people who actually deal with regulating commodities and securities on a daily basis.

Sure those rules aren’t permanent but that’s a good thing also. We get to see what works and what doesn’t and by the time the clarity act is remade, there won’t be room for political bs, only the rules and regulations that are already working.

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u/DeeW2017 — 8 days ago

XRPL web hosted Storefront

I’ve been doing some digging to find an XRPL related web hosted storefront. Does anything like Shopify exist on the XRPL ledger where every product can be handled in RLUSD or XRP? What XRPL related projects exist where I can open a storefront to buy and sell real goods? I’m talking about real tangible physical goods like hosting an apparel storefront. (I’m not talking about listing NFT’s) Do any kinds of storefront options currently exist?

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u/Distinct_Pomelo1085 — 8 days ago

Test

I want to see how many people in the xrp space know about treasury companies… What do yall think? Should xrp be doing what MSTR and ASST is doing? How many of all know about this stuff? I’m genuinely curious I’m if in too deep or following along with retail. It’s my test

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u/Desperate-Grade9152 — 10 days ago