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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): July 23, 2025
Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. I
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Cayman Islands |
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001-42369 |
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98-1634072 |
(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation) |
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(Commission
File Number) |
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.) |
2929 Arch Street |
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Suite #1703 |
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Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania |
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19104 |
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) |
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(Zip
Code) |
(215)
701-9555
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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:
☒ |
Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the
Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
☐ |
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
☐ |
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
☐ |
Pre-commencements communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of each class |
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Trading
Symbol(s) |
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Name
of each exchange on which registered |
Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-third of one redeemable warrant |
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CCIRU |
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The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share |
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CCIR |
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The
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share |
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CCIRW |
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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).
Emerging
growth company ☒
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
July 23, 2025, Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. I (the “Company”) determined to postpone the Company’s extraordinary
general meeting of its shareholders (the “Extraordinary General Meeting”) from the previously scheduled date of Monday, August
11, 2025.
The
Extraordinary General Meeting will now be held on Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. There is no change to the location,
the record date, the purpose or any of the proposals to be acted upon at the Extraordinary General Meeting. The live-webcast for the
Extraordinary General Meeting will be available by visiting https://www.cstproxy.com/cohencircle/2025.
The
Company’s shareholders are entitled to request that the Company redeem all or a portion of their shares for cash in connection
with the Extraordinary General Meeting until 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on August 8, 2025 (two business days prior to the Extraordinary
General Meeting).
Important
Information About the Business Combination and Where to Find It
In
connection with the previously announced Business Combination, PubCo has filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form F-4, which
includes a preliminary prospectus/proxy statement and will include a definitive prospectus/proxy statement and other relevant documents,
to be distributed to the Company’s shareholders in connection with the Company’s solicitation of proxies for the vote by
the Company’s shareholders with respect to the Business Combination and other matters as described in the registration statement,
as well as the prospectus relating to the offer and sale of the securities of PubCo to be issued in connection with the Business Combination.
THIS
CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS OR ANY OTHER
DOCUMENT THAT THE COMPANY WILL SEND TO ITS SHAREHOLDERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE BUSINESS COMBINATION.
INVESTORS
AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED
WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE BUSINESS COMBINATION AND THE PARTIES
TO THE BUSINESS COMBINATION. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain copies of these documents and other documents filed
with the SEC free of charge at www.sec.gov. The definitive proxy statement/final prospectus will be mailed to the Company’s shareholders
as of a record date to be established for voting on the Business Combination. The Company’s shareholders will also be able to obtain
copies of the proxy statement/prospectus without charge, once available, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or by directing a
request to: Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. I, 2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104.
Participants
in the Solicitation
The
Company, the Kyivstar Group, the Seller, and VEON Ltd. (“VEON”), and their respective directors, executive officers, other
members of management, and employees, under SEC rules, may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies of the Company’s
shareholders in connection with the Business Combination. Investors and security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding
the names and interests in the Business Combination of the directors and officers of the Company, the Kyivstar Group and VEON in the
registration statement on Form F-4 filed with the SEC by PubCo, which include the proxy statement of the Company for the Business Combination.
Information about the Company’s directors and executive officers is also available in the Company’s filings with the SEC.
Forward-Looking
Statements
Certain
statements made herein are not historical facts but may be considered “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act, Section 21E of the Exchange Act and the “safe harbor” provisions under the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as “believe,” “may,”
“will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,”
“should,” “would,” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” “seem,” “seek,”
“future,” “outlook” or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar terminology or expressions
that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These forward-looking statements include,
but are not limited to, statements regarding future events, the Business Combination among the Company, PubCo and Kyivstar, the estimated
or anticipated future results and benefits of the combined company following the Business Combination, including the likelihood and ability
of the parties to successfully consummate the Business Combination, future opportunities for the combined company.
These
statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions
and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. All statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K that do not relate
to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements relating to,
among other things, the Business Combination, the expected timing of closing of the Business Combination, the expected impact of the
Business Combination, including PubCo being the first U.S.-listed pure play Ukrainian investment opportunity, potential investor interest
and the percentage of VEON’s ownership interest in the equity of PubCo following the closing of the Business Combination. These
statements are based VEON, the Company and Kyivstar on management’s current expectations. These statements are neither promises
nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause Kyivstar’s, PubCo’s,
VEON’s or the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance
or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including, but not limited
to, the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Business Combination (including
as a result of a termination of the Business Combination Agreement and/or any related agreements between the relevant parties); the outcome
of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against the Company, Kyivstar or VEON, any of its subsidiaries or others following the
announcement of the Business Combination; the inability to complete the Business Combination due to the failure to obtain the necessary
shareholder approvals or to satisfy other conditions to closing; changes to the proposed structure of the Business Combination or the
business combination contemplated thereunder that may be required or appropriate as a result of applicable laws or regulations; the decision
by the SEC to deem effective the Registration Statement; the ability to meet the Nasdaq listing standards upon closing of the Business
Combination and admission of PubCo for trading on the Nasdaq; the risk that the Business Combination disrupts current plans and operations
of VEON as a result of the announcement and consummation of the Business Combination; the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits
of the Business Combination, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of PubCo to grow, retain its management
and key employees; costs related to the Business Combination; changes in applicable laws or regulations; the escalation or de-escalation
of war between Russia and Ukraine and other risks and uncertainties set forth in the sections entitled "Risk Factors"
and "Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" in the registration statement on Form F-4 filed with
the SEC by PubCo on June 5, 2025. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which VEON, Kyivstar
and the Company cannot predict with accuracy and some of which neither VEON, the Company nor Kyivstar might even anticipate. The forward-looking
statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K speak only as of the date of this filing. VEON and Kyivstar do not undertake
to publicly update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after such date or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated
events, except as required by U.S. federal securities laws.
No
assurances can be made that the parties will successfully close the Business Combination, or close the Business Combination on the timeframe
currently contemplated. The Business Combination is subject to the approval of the Company’s shareholders, the approval of the
Registration Statement by the SEC, as well as other regulatory approvals and customary conditions to closing.
No
Offer or Solicitation
This
Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities in
respect of the Business Combination. This Current Report on Form 8-K is for informational purposes only and is neither an offer to purchase,
nor a solicitation of an offer to sell, subscribe for or buy any securities in any jurisdiction, nor shall there be any sale, issuance
or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law. No offer of securities shall be made except by means
of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act.
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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Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. I |
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Date: July 23, 2025 |
By: |
/s/ Betsy Z. Cohen |
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Name: |
Betsy Z. Cohen |
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Title: |
President and Chief Executive Officer |