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2025-06-10
Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II
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2025-06-25
Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II
References: June 24, 2025
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2025-05-23
Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II
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| 2025-06-26 | Company Response | Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II | N/A | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-06-26 | Company Response | Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II | N/A | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-06-25 | Company Response | Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II | N/A | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-06-25 | SEC Comment Letter | Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II | N/A | 377-07920 | Read Filing View |
| 2025-06-10 | Company Response | Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II | N/A | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-06-09 | SEC Comment Letter | Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II | N/A | 377-07920 | Read Filing View |
| 2025-05-23 | Company Response | Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II | N/A | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-05-16 | SEC Comment Letter | Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II | N/A | 377-07920 | Read Filing View |
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| 2025-06-25 | SEC Comment Letter | Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II | N/A | 377-07920 | Read Filing View |
| 2025-06-09 | SEC Comment Letter | Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II | N/A | 377-07920 | Read Filing View |
| 2025-05-16 | SEC Comment Letter | Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II | N/A | 377-07920 | Read Filing View |
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2025-06-26 - CORRESP - Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II
CORRESP 1 filename1.htm Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II 2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703 Philadelphia, PA 19104 June 26, 2025 VIA EDGAR United States Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Attention: Stacie Gorman and David Link Re: Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed May 23, 2025 File No. 333-287538 Dear Ms. Gorman: Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II (the "Registrant") hereby requests acceleration of effectiveness of the above referenced Registration Statement so that it will become effective at 4:00PM eastern time on Monday, June 30, 2025, or as soon as practicable thereafter. Very truly yours, /s/ R. Maxwell Smeal R. Maxwell Smeal Chief Financial Officer
2025-06-26 - CORRESP - Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II
CORRESP 1 filename1.htm Clear Street LLC 150 Greenwich St. Floor 45 New York, New York 10007 June 26, 2025 VIA EDGAR U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, NE Washington, DC 20549 Attention: Stacie Gorman and David Link Re: Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II Registration Statement on Form S-1 Initially filed May 23, 2025, as amended File No. 333-287538 Dear Ms. Gorman and Mr. Link, Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), the undersigned hereby joins in the request of Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement be accelerated so as to permit it to become effective at 4:00 p.m. ET on Monday, June 30, 2025, or as soon thereafter as practicable. Pursuant to Rule 460 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Act, the undersigned wishes to advise you that there will be distributed to each underwriter or dealer who is reasonably anticipated to participate in the distribution of the security, as many copies of the proposed form of preliminary prospectus as appears to be reasonable to secure adequate distribution of the preliminary prospectus. The undersigned advises that it has complied and will continue to comply with the requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. [Signature page follows] Very truly yours, Clear Street LLC By: /s/Ryan Gerety Name: Ryan Gerety Title: Managing Director cc: Stevens & Lee [Signature Page to Underwriter's Acceleration Request]
2025-06-25 - CORRESP - Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II
CORRESP 1 filename1.htm Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II 2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703 Philadelphia, PA 19104 June 25, 2025 VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION Stacie Gorman Office of Real Estate & Construction U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 100 F Street NE Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed June 10, 2025 File No. 333-287538 Dear Ms. Gorman: On behalf of Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II (the " Company "), we submit this letter in response to comments of the staff (the " Staff ") of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the " Commission ") contained in its letter dated June 24, 2025 relating to Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of the Company filed with the Commission on June 10, 2025 (the " Registration Statement "). We are concurrently filing via EDGAR Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement (the " Amendment "). Set forth below are the Company's responses to the Staff's comments. For ease of reference, the Staff's comment is reproduced below in bold and is followed by the Company's response. In addition, unless otherwise indicated, all references to page numbers in such response are to page numbers in the Amendment submitted concurrently herewith. Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Founder shares, page 19 1. We note disclosure on page 23, and elsewhere in the filing, that "if the non-managing sponsor investors purchase a substantial number of our units, then the non-managing sponsor investors will potentially have different interests than other public shareholders in approving our initial business combination.…" Please revise to clarify that regardless of the number of units they purchase, non-managing sponsor investors will have different interests than other public shareholders in that they will be incentivized to vote for a business combination due to their indirect interest in founder shares and their placement warrants. The Company acknowledges the Staff's comment and has revised the Amendment on pages 23, 31, 68, 128, 132 and 156 to clarify that the non-managing sponsor investors will have different interests and will be incentivized to vote for a business combination, even if they do not purchase public shares. If you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact Mark Rosenstein, the Company's legal counsel, at 610-205-6050. Sincerely yours, /s/ R. Maxwell Smeal R. Maxwell Smeal Chief Financial Officer Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II
2025-06-25 - UPLOAD - Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II File: 377-07920
<DOCUMENT> <TYPE>TEXT-EXTRACT <SEQUENCE>2 <FILENAME>filename2.txt <TEXT> June 24, 2025 Betsy Cohen Chief Executive Officer Cohen Circle Aqusition Corp. II 2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703 Philadelphia, PA 19104 Re: Cohen Circle Aqusition Corp. II Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed June 10, 2025 File No. 333-287538 Dear Betsy Cohen: We have reviewed your amended registration statement and have the following comment. Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing the requested information. If you do not believe our comment applies to your facts and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing any amendment to your registration statement and the information you provide in response to this letter, we may have additional comments. Unless we note otherwise, any references to prior comments are to comments in our June 7, 2025 letter. Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Founder shares, page 19 1. We note disclosure on page 23, and elsewhere in the filing, that "if the non-managing sponsor investors purchase a substantial number of our units, then the non-managing sponsor investors will potentially have different interests than other public shareholders in approving our initial business combination. " Please revise to clarify that regardless of the number of units they purchase, non-managing sponsor investors will have different interests than other public shareholders in that they will be incentivized to vote for a business combination due to their indirect interest in founder shares and their placement warrants. Please contact Eric McPhee at 202-551-3693 or Wilson Lee at 202-551-3468 if you June 24, 2025 Page 2 have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Stacie Gorman at 202-551-3585 or David Link at 202-551-3356 with any other questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Real Estate & Construction cc: Mark E. Rosenstein, Esq. </TEXT> </DOCUMENT>
2025-06-10 - CORRESP - Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II
CORRESP 1 filename1.htm Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II 2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703 Philadelphia, PA 19104 June 10, 2025 VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION Stacie Gorman Office of Real Estate & Construction U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 100 F Street NE Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed May 23, 2025 File No. 333-287538 Dear Ms. Gorman: On behalf of Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II (the " Company "), we submit this letter in response to comments of the staff (the " Staff ") of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the " Commission ") contained in its letter dated June 7, 2025 relating to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of the Company filed with the Commission on May 23, 2025 (the " Registration Statement "). We are concurrently filing via EDGAR Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement (the " Amendment "). Set forth below are the Company's responses to the Staff's comments. For ease of reference, each of the Staff's comments is reproduced below in bold and is followed by the Company's response. In addition, unless otherwise indicated, all references to page numbers in such responses are to page numbers in the Amendment submitted concurrently herewith. Registration Statement on Form S-1 Cover Page 1. We note your response to prior comment 1. We note your disclosure in paragraph 8 that "The Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares in connection with the consummation of our initial business combination . . . ." We also note your statement that "If we increase or decrease the size of the offering, we will effect a share capitalization or a share repurchase or redemption or other appropriate mechanism, as applicable, with respect to our Class B ordinary shares immediately prior to the consummation of the offering in such amount as to maintain the ownership of founder shares by our sponsor, on an as-converted basis, at 25% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares upon the consummation of this offering." This statement appears to indicate that it is possible that all Class B shares may be converted to Class A shares prior to the initial business combination upon consummation of the offering. Supplementally advise us whether the Class B shares will be converted to Class A shares prior to the initial business combination. The Company supplementally advises the Staff that pursuant to clause 17.2(a) of the Company's Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, holders of the Class B shares have the right to convert such Class B shares into Class A shares at any time and from time to time prior to the initial business combination; however, the Company is not aware of any present intention to do so. Risk Factors, page 47 2. We note your forum provision in clause 52 of your Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association. Please add risk factor disclosure to address the risks of this provision and also revise your disclosure in your section "Description of Securities" section starting on page 171 to disclose this provision. The Company acknowledges the Staff's comment and has added the requested disclosure with respect to the forum provision on pages 79 and 185. Proposed Business Sponsor Information, page 117 3. We note your response to prior comment 9. We note you disclosed that "R. Maxwell Smeal, our Chief Financial Officer, and Amanda Abrams, our Vice Chairman, serve as officers of our sponsor and will participate in the direction and management of our company." Please disclose if they will own direct or indirect material interests in your sponsor and clarify the nature and amount of their interests, as required by Item 1603(a)(7) of Regulation S-K. The Company acknowledges the Staff's comment and has revised the sponsor information on page 117, as Ms. Abrams will only serve as a director of the SPAC and not an officer of the sponsor. Underwriting, page 201 4. We were not able to locate your response to prior comment 11 and reissue. We note your disclosure that, with respect to 75% of the deferred underwriting commission, you have sole discretion as to whether to pay this amount. Please clarify what factors the company and the sponsor will consider in determining whether to use discretion either to pay this amount or not pay the remainder of the deferred payment. Additionally, please clarify why the underwriters have agreed to potentially give up 75% of the deferred compensation. The Company acknowledges the Staff's comment and has updated the Underwriting section at page 203 to discuss the factors surrounding the payment of the deferred underwriting commission, and the rationale behind the Company's ability to potentially withhold up to 75%. Information not Required in Prospectus Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules. Exhibit 10.2, page II-2 5. We note that clause 1 of the letter agreement states: "The Sponsors and each Insider agrees with the Company that if the Company seeks shareholder approval of a proposed Business Combination, then in connection with such proposed Business Combination, it, he or she shall (i) vote any Shares owned by it, him or her in favor of any proposed Business Combination." However, we note your disclosure on page 18 and elsewhere carves out "public shares such parties may purchase in compliance with the requirements of Rule 14e-5 under the Exchange Act." Please advise or revise as appropriate. The Company acknowledges the Staff's comment and has revised clause 1 of the letter agreement to include the carveout for public shares that may be purchased in compliance with the requirements of Rule 14e-5 under the Exchange Act. 2 If you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact Mark Rosenstein, the Company's legal counsel, at 610-205-6050. Sincerely yours, /s/ R. Maxwell Smeal R. Maxwell Smeal Chief Financial Officer Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II 3
2025-06-09 - UPLOAD - Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II File: 377-07920
<DOCUMENT> <TYPE>TEXT-EXTRACT <SEQUENCE>2 <FILENAME>filename2.txt <TEXT> June 7, 2025 Betsy Cohen Chief Executive Officer Cohen Circle Aqusition Corp. II 2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703 Philadelphia, PA 19104 Re: Cohen Circle Aqusition Corp. II Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed May 23, 2025 File No. 333-287538 Dear Betsy Cohen: We have reviewed your registration statement and have the following comments. Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing the requested information. If you do not believe a comment applies to your facts and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response. Any references to prior comments are to comments in our May 15, 2025 letter. After reviewing any amendment to your registration statement and the information you provide in response to this letter, we may have additional comments. Registration Statement on Form S-1 Cover Page 1. We note your response to prior comment 1. We note your disclosure in paragraph 8 that The Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares in connection with the consummation of our initial business combination . We also note your statement that If we increase or decrease the size of the offering, we will effect a share capitalization or a share repurchase or redemption or other appropriate mechanism, as applicable, with respect to our Class B ordinary shares immediately prior to the consummation of the offering in such amount as to maintain the ownership of founder shares by our sponsor, on an as-converted basis, at 25% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares upon the consummation of this offering. This statement appears to indicate that it is possible that all Class B shares may be converted to Class A shares prior to the initial business combination upon consummation of the offering. Supplementally advise us whether the Class B shares June 7, 2025 Page 2 will be converted to Class A shares prior to the initial business combination. Risk Factors, page 47 2. We note your forum provision in clause 52 of your Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association. Please add risk factor disclosure to address the risks of this provision and also revise your disclosure in your section "Description of Securities" section starting on page 171 to disclose this provision. Proposed Business Sponsor Information, page 117 3. We note your response to prior comment 9. We note you disclosed that "R. Maxwell Smeal, our Chief Financial Officer, and Amanda Abrams, our Vice Chairman, serve as officers of our sponsor and will participate in the direction and management of our company." Please disclose if they will own direct or indirect material interests in your sponsor and clarify the nature and amount of their interests, as required by Item 1603(a)(7) of Regulation S-K. Underwriting, page 201 4. We were not able to locate your response to prior comment 11 and reissue. We note your disclosure that, with respect to 75% of the deferred underwriting commission, you have sole discretion as to whether to pay this amount. Please clarify what factors the company and the sponsor will consider in determining whether to use discretion either to pay this amount or not pay the remainder of the deferred payment. Additionally, please clarify why the underwriters have agreed to potentially give up 75% of the deferred compensation. Information not Required in Prospectus Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules. Exhibit 10.2, page II-2 5. We note that clause 1 of the letter agreement states: "The Sponsors and each Insider agrees with the Company that if the Company seeks shareholder approval of a proposed Business Combination, then in connection with such proposed Business Combination, it, he or she shall (i) vote any Shares owned by it, him or her in favor of any proposed Business Combination." However, we note your disclosure on page 18 and elsewhere carves out "public shares such parties may purchase in compliance with the requirements of Rule 14e-5 under the Exchange Act." Please advise or revise as appropriate. We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff. Refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. Please allow adequate time for us to review any amendment prior to the requested effective date of the registration statement. June 7, 2025 Page 3 Please contact Eric McPhee at 202-551-3693 or Wilson Lee at 202-551-3468 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Stacie Gorman at 202-551-3585 or David Link at 202-551-3356 with any other questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Real Estate & Construction cc: Mark E. Rosenstein, Esq. </TEXT> </DOCUMENT>
2025-05-23 - CORRESP - Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II
CORRESP 1 filename1.htm Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II 2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703 Philadelphia, PA 19104 May 23, 2025 VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION Stacie Gorman Office of Real Estate & Construction U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 100 F Street NE Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1 Submitted April 18, 2025 CIK No. 0002064683 Dear Ms. Gorman: On behalf of Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II (the " Company "), we submit this letter in response to comments of the staff (the " Staff ") of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the " Commission ") contained in its letter dated May 15, 2025 relating to the Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1 of the Company confidentially submitted with the Commission on April 18, 2025. We are concurrently live filing via EDGAR the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the " Form S-1 "). Set forth below are the Company's responses to the Staff's comments. For ease of reference, each of the Staff's comments is reproduced below in bold and is followed by the Company's response. In addition, unless otherwise indicated, all references to page numbers in such responses are to page numbers in the Form S-1 submitted concurrently herewith. Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1 Cover Page 1. We note your disclosure in paragraph 8 that it is possible that all Class B shares may be converted to Class A shares prior to the initial business combination. Please clarify the impact this would have on the anti-dilution provision upon consummation of your business combination. The Company acknowledges the Staff's comment and has revised paragraph 8 on the cover page to include and clarify the impact of the anti-dilution provision upon consummation of the business combination. 2. In paragraph 9, please ensure that the cross-references are presented in prominent type. Please refer to Item 1602(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Company has revised the cross-references in paragraph 9 on the cover page to ensure that they are presented in prominent type. Summary Sponsor Information, page 8 3. We note your disclosure on page 12 that "in order to facilitate our initial business combination or for any other reason determined by our sponsor in its sole discretion, our sponsor may surrender or forfeit, transfer or exchange our founder shares, placement units or any of our other securities, including for no consideration, as well as subject any such securities to earn-outs or other restrictions, or otherwise amend the terms of any such securities or enter into any other arrangements with respect to any such securities." Please add risk factor disclosure regarding any risk that the sponsor may remove itself as Sponsor from the company before identifying a business combination, including through the unconditional ability to transfer the founder shares or otherwise. The Company acknowledges the Staff's comment and has added the requested risk factor disclosure on page 66. 4. Please revise your disclosure outside the table to state whether the exercise of the private warrants and warrants issued in on a cashless basis and the conversion of the working capital loans into warrants may result in a material dilution of the purchasers' equity interests. Please refer to 1602(b)(6), and 1603(a)(6) of Regulation S-K. The Company acknowledges the Staff's comment and has revised the disclosure on page 10 to discuss the material dilution to the public shareholders upon the exercise of the warrants, including cashless exercise, and conversion of working capital loans into units that contain warrants. 5. We note your reference to Clear Street in your letter agreement restrictions table, on page 10. Please revise the table, here and on page 117, to disclose the lock-up agreement with the underwriter. See Item 1603(a)(9) of Regulation S-K. The Company acknowledges the Staff's comment and has revised the lead-in to the restrictions table on pages 11 and 119 to additionally disclose the subscription agreement with the underwriter that includes the applicable lock-up provisions. Manner of Conducting Redemptions, page 31 6. We note your disclosure on page 34 regarding potential additional financings. Please provide all of the disclosure required by Item 1602(b)(5) of Regulation S-K including how the terms of additional financings may impact unaffiliated security holders. The Company acknowledges the Staff's comment and has added the requested disclosure with respect to additional financings on pages 8 to 9 and 116 to 117. 2 Conflicts of Interest, page 39 7. We note on page 8, you indicate that you do not believe "any fiduciary duties or contractual obligations of our directors or officers would materially undermine our ability to complete our business combination." We further note though that you disclose that your "sponsor, officers and directors may participate in the formation of, or become an officer or director of, any other blank check company prior to completion of our initial business combination." Please revise to reconcile and clearly indicate the basis for your belief. If any of your sponsor, officers or directors are affiliated with any other SPACs, please disclose this and clarify how opportunities to acquire targets will be allocated among SPACs. Please make similar revisions to your disclosure on page 148. Please refer to Items 1602(b)(7) and 1603(b) of Regulation S-K. The Company acknowledges the Staff's comment and has revised the disclosure on pages 8, 39 to 41, 65 to 66, 115 and 153 to clarify and discuss how opportunities to acquire targets will be allocated, and that the fiduciary duties or contractual obligations of the Company's insiders could materially affect its ability to complete an initial business combination. Dilution, page 98 8. Please tell us how your presentation of deferred underwriting commissions within your dilution calculations is consistent with your disclosure elsewhere in the document regarding how the deferred underwriting commissions are calculated. For example, we note disclosures within your filing indicating that up to 75% of your deferred underwriting commissions shall be due and payable in your sole discretion. The Company acknowledges the Staff's comment and has corrected the dilution table and added a footnote to the deferred underwriting commissions line item to clarify. Proposed Business Sponsor Information, page 115 9. We note disclosure that "other than [your] officers and directors, no other person has a direct or indirect material interest in [your] sponsor. In addition, [your] independent directors will receive for their services as a director an indirect interest in the founder shares through membership interests in [your] sponsor." Please revise to specifically identify all of the persons who have a direct or indirect material interest in the SPAC sponsor, as well as the nature and amount of their interests, as required by Item 1603(a)(7) of Regulation S-K. Please also revise your disclosure on page 145 to discuss the membership interests in the sponsor that your independent directors will receive for their services as a director. See Item 402(r)(3) of Regulation S-K. The Company acknowledges the Staff's comment and has revised the sponsor information on pages 117, 149 and 163 to disclose the persons who have a director or indirect material interest in the sponsor, as well as to quantify the interests that the independent directors will receive. 3 FinTech1, page 152 10. Please revise your disclosure with respect to your prior SPACs, as appropriate to address any SPAC liquidations, any extensions of the time to complete the transaction and the level of redemptions in connection therewith, and information concerning any completed business combinations, including the financing needed for the transactions and the level of redemptions. We note that you have provided certain of these disclosures for some of the transactions and not for others. Please refer to Item 1603(a)(3) of Regulation S-K. The Company acknowledges the Staff's comment and has revised the disclosure with respect to prior SPACs on pages 156 to 162. The Company further notes that it has added a new section, Liquidated SPACs, on page 162 to disclose all prior SPAC liquidations. Underwriting, page 196 11. We note your disclosure that, with respect to 75% of the deferred underwriting commission, you have sole discretion as to whether to pay this amount. Please clarify what factors the company and the sponsor will consider in determining whether to use discretion either to pay this amount or not pay the remainder of the deferred payment. Additionally, please clarify why the underwriters have agreed to potentially give up 75% of the deferred compensation. The Company acknowledges the Staff's comment and advises the Staff that the decision on whether to pay all or a portion of the discretionary deferred underwriting commission will be based on a number of factors, including the contributions provided by the underwriters to the Company with respect to the identification and order generation from investors for the initial public offering as well as in support of the Company's search for a business combination target, the Company's overall satisfaction with the services provided by the underwriters during the process, the amount of other expenses due and payable by the parties at the time of the consummation of a business combination and the level of redemptions in connection with the consummation of a business combination. The Company further advises the Staff that the underwriters are willing to give up a portion of the deferred underwriting commission in order to provide the Company with maximum flexibility in structuring and completing a successful business combination. 4 If you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact Mark Rosenstein, the Company's legal counsel, at 610-205-6050. Sincerely yours, /s/ R. Maxwell Smeal R. Maxwell Smeal Chief Financial Officer Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II 5
2025-05-16 - UPLOAD - Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II File: 377-07920
<DOCUMENT> <TYPE>TEXT-EXTRACT <SEQUENCE>2 <FILENAME>filename2.txt <TEXT> May 15, 2025 Betsy Cohen Chief Executive Officer Cohen Circle Aqusition Corp. II 2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703 Philadelphia, PA 19104 Re: Cohen Circle Aqusition Corp. II Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1 Submitted April 18, 2025 CIK No. 0002064683 Dear Betsy Cohen: We have reviewed your draft registration statement and have the following comments. Please respond to this letter by providing the requested information and either submitting an amended draft registration statement or publicly filing your registration statement on EDGAR. If you do not believe a comment applies to your facts and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing the information you provide in response to this letter and your amended draft registration statement or filed registration statement, we may have additional comments. Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1 Cover Page 1. We note your disclosure in paragraph 8 that it is possible that all Class B shares may be converted to Class A shares prior to the initial business combination. Please clarify the impact this would have on the anti-dilution provision upon consummation of your business combination. 2. In paragraph 9, please ensure that the cross-references are presented in prominent type. Please refer to Item 1602(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. Summary Sponsor Information, page 8 3. We note your disclosure on page 12 that "in order to facilitate our initial business May 15, 2025 Page 2 combination or for any other reason determined by our sponsor in its sole discretion, our sponsor may surrender or forfeit, transfer or exchange our founder shares, placement units or any of our other securities, including for no consideration, as well as subject any such securities to earn-outs or other restrictions, or otherwise amend the terms of any such securities or enter into any other arrangements with respect to any such securities." Please add risk factor disclosure regarding any risk that the sponsor may remove itself as Sponsor from the company before identifying a business combination, including through the unconditional ability to transfer the founder shares or otherwise. 4. Please revise your disclosure outside the table to state whether the exercise of the private warrants and warrants issued in on a cashless basis and the conversion of the working capital loans into warrants may result in a material dilution of the purchasers' equity interests. Please refer to 1602(b)(6), and 1603(a)(6) of Regulation S-K. 5. We note your reference to Clear Street in your letter agreement restrictions table, on page 10. Please revise the table, here and on page 117, to disclose the lock- up agreement with the underwriter. See Item 1603(a)(9) of Regulation S-K. Manner of Conducting Redemptions, page 31 6. We note your disclosure on page 34 regarding potential additional financings. Please provide all of the disclosure required by Item 1602(b)(5) of Regulation S-K including how the terms of additional financings may impact unaffiliated security holders. Conflicts of Interest, page 39 7. We note on page 8, you indicate that you do not believe "any fiduciary duties or contractual obligations of our directors or officers would materially undermine our ability to complete our business combination." We further note though that you disclose that your "sponsor, officers and directors may participate in the formation of, or become an officer or director of, any other blank check company prior to completion of our initial business combination." Please revise to reconcile and clearly indicate the basis for your belief. If any of your sponsor, officers or directors are affiliated with any other SPACs, please disclose this and clarify how opportunities to acquire targets will be allocated among SPACs. Please make similar revisions to your disclosure on page 148. Please refer to Items 1602(b)(7) and 1603(b) of Regulation S- K. Dilution, page 98 8. Please tell us how your presentation of deferred underwriting commissions within your dilution calculations is consistent with your disclosure elsewhere in the document regarding how the deferred underwriting commissions are calculated. For example, we note disclosures within your filing indicating that up to 75% of your deferred underwriting commissions shall be due and payable in your sole discretion. May 15, 2025 Page 3 Proposed Business Sponsor Information, page 115 9. We note disclosure that "other than [your] officers and directors, no other person has a direct or indirect material interest in [your] sponsor. In addition, [your] independent directors will receive for their services as a director an indirect interest in the founder shares through membership interests in [your] sponsor." Please revise to specifically identify all of the persons who have a direct or indirect material interest in the SPAC sponsor, as well as the nature and amount of their interests, as required by Item 1603(a)(7) of Regulation S-K. Please also revise your disclosure on page 145 to discuss the membership interests in the sponsor that your independent directors will receive for their services as a director. See Item 402(r)(3) of Regulation S-K. FinTech1, page 152 10. Please revise your disclosure with respect to your prior SPACs, as appropriate to address any SPAC liquidations, any extensions of the time to complete the transaction and the level of redemptions in connection therewith, and information concerning any completed business combinations, including the financing needed for the transactions and the level of redemptions. We note that you have provided certain of these disclosures for some of the transactions and not for others. Please refer to Item 1603(a)(3) of Regulation S-K. Underwriting, page 196 11. We note your disclosure that, with respect to 75% of the deferred underwriting commission, you have sole discretion as to whether to pay this amount. Please clarify what factors the company and the sponsor will consider in determining whether to use discretion either to pay this amount or not pay the remainder of the deferred payment. Additionally, please clarify why the underwriters have agreed to potentially give up 75% of the deferred compensation. Please contact Eric McPhee at 202-551-3693 or Wilson Lee at 202-551-3468 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Stacie Gorman at 202-551-3585 or David Link at 202-551-3356 with any other questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Real Estate & Construction cc: Mark E. Rosenstein, Esq. </TEXT> </DOCUMENT>