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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Matthews Shawn
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

HCM Acquisition Corp [ HCMA ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__X__ Director                    __X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman and CEO
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

C/O HCM ACQUISITION CORP, 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, SUITE 330
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

3/20/2024
(Street)

STAMFORD, CT 06902
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Ordinary Shares 3/20/2024  J  1,250,000 D (1)8,737,500 I See Footnote (1)
Class A Ordinary Shares 3/20/2024  J  8,737,500 D (2)(3)0 I See Footnote (2)(3)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security3. Trans. Date3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
CodeV(A)(D)Date ExercisableExpiration DateTitleAmount or Number of Shares
Private Placement Warrants  (4)3/20/2024  D     10,500,000   (4) (4)Class A Ordinary Shares 10,500,000  (5)0 I See Footnote (5)

Explanation of Responses:
(1) HCM Investor Holdings, LLC (the "Sponsor") delivered 1,250,000 class A ordinary shares to certain vendors of Murano Global Investments PLC ("Murano") immediately prior to the closing of the business combination pursuant to that certain Amended & Restated Business Combination, dated August 2, 2023, as amended on December 31, 2023 (the "Business Combination Agreement") in exchange for the satisfaction and cancellation of $12,500,000.00 in aggregate principal amount of amounts due from Murano pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement, dated August 2, 2023, by and among the Sponsor, holders of the Issuer's Class B ordinary shares, and Murano PV, S.A. de C.V, as amended on December 31, 2023 (the "Sponsor Support Agreement").
(2) The reporting person disposed of all Issuer equity securities effective as of the consummation of the business combination and ceased to be a reporting person with respect to the Issuer.
(3) Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, each issued and outstanding share of the Issuer's ordinary shares automatically converted into the right to receive Murano ordinary shares on a one-to-one basis upon the consummation of such business combination.
(4) Each Private Placement Warrant is exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share. If the Issuer had not completed its business combination, the Private Placement Warrants would have expired worthless.
(5) The Sponsor forfeited its Private Placement Warrants in connection with the closing of the business combination pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director10% OwnerOfficerOther
Matthews Shawn
C/O HCM ACQUISITION CORP
100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, SUITE 330
STAMFORD, CT 06902
XXChairman and CEO
HCM Investor Holdings, LLC
C/O HCM INVESTOR HOLDINGS, LLC
100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, SUITE 330
STAMFORD, CT 06902

X


Signatures
/s/ Shawn Matthews, by James Bond, Attorney-in-Fact3/22/2024
**Signature of Reporting PersonDate

/s/ HCM Investor Holdings, LLC, by James Bond, Attorney-in-Fact3/22/2024
**Signature of Reporting PersonDate


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