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Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (Form 3)

FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
AQR Capital Management Holdings, LLC
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/24/2025
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
IB Acquisition Corp. [IBAC]
(Last) (First) (Middle)
ONE GREENWICH PLAZA, SUITE 130
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
(Street)
GREENWICH, CT 06830
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 455,698 I AQR Global Alternative Investment Offshore Fund, L.P.(1)(2)
Common Stock 185,392 I AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund(1)
Common Stock 132,556 I AQR Absolute Return Master Account, L.P.(1)(2)
Common Stock 98,692 I AQR Apex MS Master Account, L.P.(1)(2)
Common Stock 87,205 I AQR TA Global Alpha Fund, L.P.(1)(2)
Common Stock 82,838 I AQR Corporate Arbitrage Master Account, L.P.(1)(2)
Common Stock 34,263 I AQR TA Legacy Fund, LLC(1)(2)
Common Stock 20,677 I AQR UCITS Funds - AQR Apex UCITS Fund(1)
Common Stock 7,470 I AQR DELTA Master Account, L.P.(1)(2)
Common Stock 5,358 I AQR UCITS Funds - AQR Corporate Arbitrage UCITS Fund(1)
Common Stock 3,497 I AQR Arbitrage MA Offshore Fund, L.P.(1)(2)
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Rights (3) (3) Common Stock 402,687 (3) I AQR Global Alternative Investment Offshore Fund, L.P.(1)(2)
Rights (3) (3) Common Stock 43,870 (3) I AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund(1)
Rights (3) (3) Common Stock 51,712 (3) I AQR Apex MS Master Account, L.P.(1)(2)
Rights (3) (3) Common Stock 49,910 (3) I AQR TA Global Alpha Fund, L.P.(1)(2)
Rights (3) (3) Common Stock 84,248 (3) I AQR Absolute Return Master Account, L.P.(1)(2)
Rights (3) (3) Common Stock 65,671 (3) I AQR Corporate Arbitrage Master Account, L.P.(1)(2)
Rights (3) (3) Common Stock 17,813 (3) I AQR UCITS Funds - AQR Corporate Arbitrage UCITS Fund(1)
Rights (3) (3) Common Stock 14,969 (3) I AQR TA Legacy Fund, LLC(1)(2)
Rights (3) (3) Common Stock 9,073 (3) I AQR DELTA Master Account, L.P.(1)(2)
Rights (3) (3) Common Stock 1,641 (3) I AQR Arbitrage MA Offshore Fund, L.P.(1)(2)
Equity Swap (4) 04/10/2030 Common Stock 27,685 (4) I AQR UCITS Funds - AQR Corporate Arbitrage UCITS Fund(1)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
AQR Capital Management Holdings, LLC
ONE GREENWICH PLAZA
SUITE 130
GREENWICH, CT 06830
X
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
ONE GREENWICH PLAZA
SUITE 130
GREENWICH, CT 06830
X
AQR Arbitrage LLC
ONE GREENWICH PLAZA
SUITE 130
GREENWICH, CT 06830
X

Signatures

/s/ AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS, LLC, /s/ Henry Parkin, Authorized Signatory 10/01/2025
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, /s/ Henry Parkin, Authorized Signatory 10/01/2025
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ AQR ARBITRAGE, LLC, /s/ Henry Parkin, Authorized Signatory 10/01/2025
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) AQR Capital Management, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of AQR Capital Management Holdings, LLC. AQR Arbitrage, LLC is deemed to be controlled by AQR Capital Management, LLC. AQR Capital Management, LLC and AQR Arbitrage, LLC act as investment manager to each of AQR Global Alternative Investment Offshore Fund, L.P., AQR Corporate Arbitrage Master Account, L.P., AQR TA Global Alpha Fund, L.P., AQR Absolute Return Master Account, L.P., AQR Apex MS Master Account, L.P., AQR TA Legacy Fund, LLC, AQR DELTA Master Account, L.P., AQR Arbitrage MA Offshore Fund, L.P. AQR Capital Management, LLC serves as the investment manager, and AQR Arbitrage, LLC as sub-advisor, to the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund, an open-end registered investment company, to AQR UCITS Funds - AQR Apex UCITS Fund, and to AQR UCITS Funds - AQR Corporate Arbitrage UCITS Fund.
(2) AQR Capital Management GP Ltd. is the general partner of AQR Global Alternative Investment Offshore Fund, L.P. AQR Corporate Arbitrage GP, LLC is the general partner of AQR Corporate Arbitrage Master Account, L.P. AQR Tax Advantaged GP II, LLC is the general partner of AQR TA Global Alpha Fund, L.P. AQR Principal Global Asset Allocation, LLC is the general partner of AQR Absolute Return Master Account, L.P. AQR Apex MS GP, LLC is the general partner of AQR Apex MS Master Account, L.P. AQR Capital Management II, LLC is the general partner of AQR TA Legacy Fund, LLC. CNH Principal Partners I, LLC is the general partner of AQR Arbitrage MA Offshore Fund, L.P. AQR Capital Management III, LLC is the general partner of AQR DELTA Master Account, L.P.
(3) The rights will receive one-twentieth (1/20) of one share of Common Stock upon consummation of the issuer's initial business combination.
(4) These Swap transactions are cash settled, which entitle either the Reporting Person or Counterparty to cash payment based on prevailing prices at the time of settlement.

Remarks:
This Form 3 is being filed to solely due to the redemption of 10,009,120 shares of the issuer's Common Stock by Company stockholders other than the Reporting Persons, after which the Reporting Persons' aggregate beneficial ownership was above 15% based on 5,739,970 shares of Common Stock remaining outstanding, as of Sep 24, 2025, following such redemption.
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