UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands	98-1813620
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
195 US Hwy 50, Suite 309 Zephyr Cove, Nevada	89448
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class to be so registered	Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered
Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one right	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Rights, each right entitling the holder to receive one-twelfth (1/12) of one Class A ordinary share	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following box. ☒

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following box. ☐

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box. ☐

Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates:

333-283087

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

The securities to be registered hereby are units, Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, and rights to receive Class A ordinary shares of Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII (the “Registrant”). The description of the units, Class A ordinary shares and rights contained in the section entitled “Description of Securities” in the Registrant’s prospectus forming part of its Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-283087), initially filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 8, 2024, as thereafter amended and supplemented from time to time (as so amended and supplemented, the “Registration Statement”), to which this Form 8-A relates, is incorporated by reference herein. Any form of prospectus or prospectus supplement to the Registration Statement that includes such descriptions and that is subsequently filed is also incorporated by reference herein.

Item 2. Exhibits.

Pursuant to the instructions as to exhibits for Form 8-A, no exhibits are required to be filed, because no other securities of the Registrant are registered on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, and the securities registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

Date: January 16, 2025	Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII
	By:	/s/ Nicholas Geeza
		Nicholas Geeza Chief Financial Officer

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