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    <submissionType>SCHEDULE 13G</submissionType>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share</securitiesClassTitle>
      <eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>04/30/2026</eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>
      <issuerInfo>
        <issuerCik>0002032379</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Willow Lane Acquisition Corp.</issuerName>
        <issuerCusips>
          <issuerCusipNumber>G9675P102</issuerCusipNumber>
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        <issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
          <com:street1>250 West 57th Street</com:street1>
          <com:street2>Suite 415</com:street2>
          <com:city>New York</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>NY</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>10107</com:zipCode>
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      <designateRulesPursuantThisScheduleFiled>
        <designateRulePursuantThisScheduleFiled>Rule 13d-1(b)</designateRulePursuantThisScheduleFiled>
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      <reportingPersonName>TOMS Capital Investment Management LP</reportingPersonName>
      <citizenshipOrOrganization>DE</citizenshipOrOrganization>
      <reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedNumberOfShares>
        <soleVotingPower>0.00</soleVotingPower>
        <sharedVotingPower>3902300.00</sharedVotingPower>
        <soleDispositivePower>0.00</soleDispositivePower>
        <sharedDispositivePower>3902300.00</sharedDispositivePower>
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      <reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedAggregateNumberOfShares>3902300.00</reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedAggregateNumberOfShares>
      <aggregateAmountExcludesCertainSharesFlag>N</aggregateAmountExcludesCertainSharesFlag>
      <classPercent>30.8</classPercent>
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        <issuerName>Willow Lane Acquisition Corp.</issuerName>
        <issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>250 West 57th Street, Suite 415, New York, New York, 10107</issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
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        <filingPersonName>This statement is filed by TOMS Capital Investment Management LP ("TCIM" or the "Reporting Person"), with respect to Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Class A Ordinary Shares"), of Willow Lane Acquisition Corp. (the "Issuer") held by, or acquirable within 60 days by, certain funds and accounts to which TCIM serves as the investment manager (the "TCIM Funds").

TCIM Management GP LLC ("TCIM GP") is the General Partner of TCIM, and Noam Gottesman is the Senior Member of TCIM GP. Each of TCIM and TCIM GP have established a management board which has been delegated responsibility for all aspects of the management and operation of TCIM and TCIM GP.

The filing of this statement should not be construed as an admission that the Reporting Person is, for the purposes of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owner of the securities reported herein.</filingPersonName>
        <principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>450 West 14th Street, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10014.</principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>
        <citizenship>Delaware</citizenship>
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        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <typeOfPersonFiling>IA</typeOfPersonFiling>
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      <item4>
        <amountBeneficiallyOwned>The information required by Item 4(a) is set forth in Row 9 of the cover page and is incorporated herein by reference.

The percentage set forth in this Schedule 13G is calculated based upon an aggregate of 12,650,000 Class A Ordinary Shares outstanding as of March 12, 2026, as reported in the Issuer's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 4, 2026.</amountBeneficiallyOwned>
        <classPercent>30.8%</classPercent>
        <numberOfSharesPersonHas>
          <solePowerOrDirectToVote>The information required by Item 4(c)(i) is set forth in Row 5 of the cover page and is incorporated herein by reference.</solePowerOrDirectToVote>
          <sharedPowerOrDirectToVote>The information required by Item 4(c)(ii) is set forth in Row 6 of the cover page and is incorporated herein by reference.</sharedPowerOrDirectToVote>
          <solePowerOrDirectToDispose>The information required by Item 4(c)(iii) is set forth in Row 7 of the cover page and is incorporated herein by reference.</solePowerOrDirectToDispose>
          <sharedPowerOrDirectToDispose>The information required by Item 4(c)(iv) is set forth in Row 8 of the cover page is incorporated herein by reference.</sharedPowerOrDirectToDispose>
        </numberOfSharesPersonHas>
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      <item5>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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      <item6>
        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <ownershipMoreThan5PercentOnBehalfOfAnotherPerson>See Item 2(a). TCIM Master Fund Ltd, a TCIM Fund, has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, more than 5 percent of the outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares.</ownershipMoreThan5PercentOnBehalfOfAnotherPerson>
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      <item7>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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      <item8>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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      <item9>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <certifications>By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under ?? 240.14a-11.</certifications>
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    <signatureInformation>
      <reportingPersonName>TOMS Capital Investment Management LP</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>/s/ Jacqueline Dagan</signature>
        <title>Jacqueline Dagan, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer</title>
        <date>05/07/2026</date>
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