Cantor Equity Partners, Inc. Class A Ordinary Shares (CEP)
Filed: 20 Aug 24, 4:15pm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 20, 2024 (August 14, 2024)
CANTOR EQUITY PARTNERS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Cayman Islands | 001-42250 | 98-1576482 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
110 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 938-5000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share | CEP | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On August 14, 2024, Cantor Equity Partners, Inc. (the “Company”) consummated its initial public offering (“IPO”) of 10,000,000 Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Shares”). The Shares were sold at a price of $10.00 per Share, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $100,000,000.
Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, pursuant to a private placement shares purchase agreement with Cantor EP Holdings, LLC (the “Sponsor”), the Company completed the private sale (the “Private Placement”) of 300,000 Class A ordinary shares (the “Private Placement Shares”) to the Sponsor at a purchase price of $10.00 per Private Placement Share, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $3,000,000.
A total of $100,000,000, or $10.00 per Share, comprised of the net proceeds from the IPO and the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Shares, was placed in a U.S.-based trust account maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee.
An audited balance sheet as of August 14, 2024 reflecting the receipt of the proceeds from the IPO and the Private Placement has been issued by the Company and is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Audited Balance Sheet as of August 14, 2024. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| CANTOR EQUITY PARTNERS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Howard W. Lutnick | |
| Name: | Howard W. Lutnick | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| Dated: August 20, 2024 | ||
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