- Cantor Equity Partners II, Inc. (CEPT) entered into a **Business Combination Agreement** with Securitize, Inc. and Securitize Holdings, Inc. (Pubco) on **October 27, 2025**, which will result in Pubco becoming a publicly traded company.  **[2034269_0001213900-25-104188_ea026275801ex10-5_cantor2.htm:0]** **[2034269_0001213900-25-104188_ea026275801ex2-1_cantor2.htm:0]** **[2034269_0001213900-25-104188_ea026275801ex10-4_cantor2.htm:1]** 
- As part of the transaction, CEPT shareholders will receive **one share of Pubco Common Stock for each Class A ordinary share of CEPT**.  **[2034269_0001213900-25-104188_ea026275801ex10-5_cantor2.htm:0]** **[2034269_0001213900-25-104188_ea026275801ex10-4_cantor2.htm:1]** 
- A **PIPE Investment** of **$225 million** was secured, with investors agreeing to purchase **22.5 million CEPT Class A Ordinary Shares** at **$10.00 per share**.  **[2034269_0001213900-25-104188_ea0262758-8k425_cantor2.htm:7]** 
- Securitize stockholders will be subject to a **180-day lock-up period** for their Pubco Common Stock, with one-third of shares released if the VWAP of Pubco Common Stock exceeds **$15.00**, another third at **$17.50**, and the final third at **$20.00**.  **[2034269_0001213900-25-104188_ea0262758-8k425_cantor2.htm:7]**

Cantor Equity Partners II Announces Business Combination with Securitize

- Cantor Equity Partners II, Inc. (CEPT) and Securitize, Inc. have entered into a definitive business combination agreement, through which **Securitize will become a publicly-listed company**.  **[2034269_0001213900-25-102783_ea026272001ex99-1_cantor2.htm:0]** 
- The transaction values Securitize at a **$1.25 billion pre-money equity value**.  **[2034269_0001213900-25-102783_ea026272001ex99-1_cantor2.htm:0]** **[2034269_0001213900-25-102783_ea026272001ex99-1_cantor2.htm:1]** 
- The combined company will be renamed **Securitize Corp.** and its common stock is expected to trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol **"SECZ"**.  **[2034269_0001213900-25-102783_ea026272001ex99-1_cantor2.htm:0]** 
- The transaction includes an upsized **$225 million** in committed common stock PIPE financing and is expected to deliver up to approximately **$469 million** of gross proceeds to Securitize.  **[2034269_0001213900-25-102783_ea026272001ex99-1_cantor2.htm:0]** **[2034269_0001213900-25-102783_ea026272001ex99-1_cantor2.htm:1]** 
- The business combination is expected to close in the **first half of 2026**.  **[2034269_0001213900-25-102783_ea026272001ex99-1_cantor2.htm:1]**

CEPT announces business combination with Securitize at $1.25 billion valuation

- **Securitize** and **Cantor Equity Partners II (CEPT)** have entered into a definitive business combination agreement, through which **Securitize** will become a publicly-listed company.  **[2034269_20251028FL08670:0]** 
- The transaction values **Securitize** at a **$1.25 billion** pre-money equity value and includes an upsized **$225 million** in committed common stock PIPE financing.  **[2034269_20251028FL08670:0]** **[2034269_20251028FL08670:1]** 
- The combined company, to be renamed **Securitize Corp.**, is expected to trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol **"SECZ"**, with existing **Securitize** equity holders rolling **100%** of their interests into the combined entity.  **[2034269_20251028FL08670:0]** 
- The deal is anticipated to close in the **first half of 2026**.  **[2034269_20251028FL08670:1]**