Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. I (CCIR) 8-KIndex to Financial Statement

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 15, 2024

COHEN CIRCLE ACQUISITION CORP. I

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 701-9555

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On October 15, 2024, Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. I (the “Company”) consummated the sale of 23,000,000 units (the “Units”) in its initial public offering (the “IPO”), including the exercise in full by the underwriters of an option to purchase up to 3,000,000 Units at the offering price to cover over-allotments. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $230,000,000. Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”), and one-third of one redeemable warrant of the Company (each, a “Warrant”), with each whole Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share for $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as provided in the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1, initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 20, 2024 (File No. 333-282271). 

On October 15, 2024, simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO, the Company consummated the issuance and sale (“Private Placement”) of 715,000 Units (the “Placement Units”) in a private placement transaction at a price of $10.00 per Placement Unit, generating gross proceeds of $7,150,000. The Placement Units were purchased by Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., the sole book-running manager for the IPO (270,000 Units), and one of the Company’s sponsors, Cohen Circle Sponsor I, LLC (445,000 Units).

A total of $231,150,000 of the net proceeds from the IPO and the Private Placement (which includes $9,800,000 of the Underwriters’ deferred discount) were placed in a trust account established for the benefit of the Company’s public shareholders, with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee.

An audited balance sheet as of October 15, 2024 reflecting receipt of the proceeds upon consummation of 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.

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.

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