CBRRF 8-K
Chain Bridge I (CBRRF)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On September 29, 2025, Chain Bridge I (the “Company”) and Fulton AC I LLC (the “Fulton AC”) entered into an agreement (the “Contribution Agreement”) pursuant to which Fulton AC agreed to make monthly capital contributions to the trust account in exchange for certain holders not redeeming their Class A ordinary shares of the Company sold in the Company’s initial public offering (collectively, the “Public Shares”) in connection with an extraordinary general meeting of the Company’s shareholders to be held on October 29, 2025 (the “Meeting”) to consider and vote on, among other proposals, a proposal to amend and restate, by way of a special resolution, the Company’s 3rd amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (the “Existing Charter”), to (i) extend from November 15, 2025 (the “Existing Termination Date”) to November 15, 2026 (the “Extended Termination Date”), the date (the “Termination Date”) by which, if the Company has not consummated a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination involving the Company, with one or more businesses or entities (an “Initial Business Combination”), the Company must (a) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (b) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares; and (c) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining shareholders and the directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to its obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and in all cases subject to the other requirements of applicable law and (ii) remove the limitations on redemptions and consummations of an Initial Business Combination resulting in or because of the Company having net tangible assets less than $5,000,001.
Pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, if the Amendment Proposal is approved and implemented, Fulton AC has agreed to contribute to the Company $0.01 per Public Share, that remains outstanding and is not redeemed in connection with the Amendment Proposal on the 16th of each calendar month, commencing on November 16, 2025, until the earliest to occur of the Extended Termination Date, the consummation of an Initial Business Combination or the winding up of the Company (collectively, the “November 2025 Meeting Contribution”), which amount will be deposited into the Trust Account. Accordingly, the amount deposited per share will depend on the number of Public Shares, other than Converted Shares, that remain outstanding after the Redemption and length of time until the consummation of an Initial Business Combination or winding up of the Company.
The November 2025 Meeting Contributions are conditioned upon the implementation of the Amendment Proposal. The November 2025 Meeting Contributions will not be made if the Amendment Proposal Extension is not approved or completed. If Fulton AC or its designees advises the Company that it does not intend to make the November 2025 Meeting Contributions, then the proposals will not be put before the shareholders at the General Meeting and the Company will wind up, liquidate and dissolve in accordance with the Existing Charter. The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) will have the sole discretion whether to wind up the Company following November 15, 2025 and if the Board determines to wind up the Company, Fulton AC or its designees will not make any additional Contributions following such determination.
Fulton AC has previously contributed to the Company for deposit into the Trust Account an aggregate amount of approximately $102,630 in connection proposals adopted at meetings of the Company’s shareholders in February 2024 and November 2024 and has agreed to contribute an additional $4,557.36 on October 15, 2025 in satisfaction of the contributions related to the November 2024 meeting (collectively, the “Prior Contributions”). Fulton AC has agreed to contribute an aggregate amount of up to approximately $54,688 to the Company for deposit into the Trust Account to fund the November 2025 Meeting Contributions if the Amendment Proposal is approved and implemented (the “New Contributions” and, together with the Prior Contributions, the “Contributions”). Pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, as consideration for the Contributions, upon consummation of the Company’s Initial Business Combination, Fulton AC will receive an amount of capital stock or other security of the entity surviving the Initial Business Combination (as defined in the Existing Charter) that is directly or indirectly convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for, or which otherwise entitles the holder thereof to acquire, any capital stock or other security of the entity that survives the Initial Business Combination, the type and amount of which will be agreed upon by Fulton AC, the Company (with approval of independent members of the Board who do not have a conflict of interest) and other parties to the definitive agreement setting forth the terms of the Initial Business Combination. Fulton AC will not receive value for the Contributions if the Company does not consummate an Initial Business Combination. Even if an Initial Business Combination is consummated, the return of some or all of the value of the Contributions to Fulton AC is dependent on future agreement by the parties to the Initial Business Combination.
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Where You Can Find Additional Information
The Company filed its Proxy Statement for the Meeting with the SEC on September 30, 2025 to consider and vote upon the Amendment Proposal and other matters, and, beginning on or about September 30, 2025, first mailed the Proxy Statement and other relevant documents to its shareholders as of the September 11, 2025 record date for the Meeting. The Company’s shareholders and other interested persons are advised to read the Proxy Statement and any amendments thereto, as well as all other relevant materials filed or that will be filed with the SEC, in connection with the Company’s solicitation of proxies for the Meeting to be held to approve, among other things, the Amendment Proposal, because these documents will contain important information about the Company and the Amendment Proposal. Shareholders may also obtain a copy of the Proxy Statement, as well as other documents filed with the SEC regarding the Amendment Proposal and other documents filed with the SEC by the Company, without charge, at the SEC’s website located at www.sec.gov .
Participants in the Solicitation
The Company and certain of its respective directors, executive officers and other members of management and employees, under SEC rules, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies of the Company’s shareholders in connection with the Amendment Proposal. Information regarding the persons who may, under SEC rules, be deemed participants in the solicitation of the Company’s shareholders in connection with the Amendment Proposal is set forth in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, as amended, and the Proxy Statement and any amendments thereto that have been filed with the SEC. Investors and security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names of the Company’s directors and executive officers in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, as amended, and other documents of the Company filed, or to be filed, from time to time with the SEC. Additional information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests are included in the Proxy Statement. Shareholders, potential investors and other interested persons should read the Proxy Statement carefully before making any voting or investment decisions. You may obtain free copies of these documents from the sources indicated above.
Forward-Looking Statements
The information included herein and in any oral statements made in connection herewith include “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “intend,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “seek,” “target” or other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the issuance of the public Class A ordinary shares to the non-redeeming shareholders, additional voting and non-redemption agreements, the amount of funds that will be in the Trust Account on the date of the Meeting and the funds that will remain in the Trust Account following the Meeting and approval of the Amendment Proposal and the timing thereof. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on by any investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of the Company. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including changes in domestic and foreign business, market, financial, political and legal conditions; the inability of the Company to successfully or timely implement the extension or that the approval of the shareholders of the Company is not obtained; the amount of redemption requests made by the Company’s public shareholders; and those factors described or referenced in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, as amended, under the heading “Risk Factors,” and other documents of the Company filed, or to be filed, from time to time with the SEC, including the Proxy Statement. If any of these risks materialize or our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that the Company presently knows or that the Company currently believe are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date hereof. The Company anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause the Company’s assessments to change. However, while the Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, the Company specifically disclaim any obligation to do so except as otherwise required by applicable law. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s assessments as of any date subsequent to the date hereof. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements.
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No Offer or Solicitation
This Current Report on Form 8-K is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute an offer to sell, nor a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities in connection with the Amendment Proposal or otherwise, or the solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization in any jurisdiction pursuant to the Amendment Proposal or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction or otherwise 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, or an exemption therefrom, and otherwise in accordance with applicable law.
The Contribution Agreement is filed with this Current Report as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the Contribution Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 10.1 | Contribution Agreement by and between Chain Bridge I and Fulton AC I LLC, dated September 29, 2025. | |
| 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.
Dated: October 3, 2025
| CHAIN BRIDGE I | ||
| By: | /s/ Andrew Cohen | |
| Name: | Andrew Cohen | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
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Exhibit 10.1
CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
This Contribution Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of September 29, 2025 (the “Effective Date”) by and between Fulton AC I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Contributor”), and Chain Bridge I, an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Recipient” or the “Company”).
WHEREAS, Section 38.10 of the Company’s 3rd Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Articles”) provides holders of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares sold in the Company’s initial public offering (each, a “Public Share”), other than the Class A Ordinary Shares issued to Chain Bridge Group and CB Co-Investment upon exchange of their Class B Ordinary Shares (the “Converted Shares”) the right to redeem their Public Shares for their pro rata portion of the funds held in the Trust Account (as defined in the Articles) (the “Redemption Right”) in connection with the approval of the Company’s shareholders of the 4th Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Amended Articles”) to be voted on by the Company’s shareholders at an Extraordinary General Meeting to be held on October 29, 2025, as may be postponed by adjournment thereof (the “Meeting”);
WHEREAS, the Company’s Board approved contributions to the Trust Account, commencing on November 16, 2025 if the Amended Articles are approved by the Company’s shareholders at the Meeting until the earliest to occur of November 15, 2026 and the consummation of a business combination or the winding up of the Company, up to an aggregate monthly amount equal to $0.01 for each Public Share, other than the Converted Shares, that is not redeemed pursuant exercise of shareholders’ Redemption Rights (collectively, the “Cash Incentive”);
WHEREAS, Contributor previously agreed to make capital contributions to Recipient to fund Recipients agreed contributions to the Trust Account in exchange for certain holders not redeeming their Public Shares at extraordinary general meetings of the Company’s shareholders held on February 7, 2024 and November 14, 2025 (the “Prior Contribution Agreements);
WHEREAS, in satisfaction of the Prior Contribution Agreements, Contributor has deposited into the Trust Account an aggregate amount of $102,630.96 through the date of this Agreement and will deposit into the Trust Account $4,557.36 on October 15, 2025 (collectively, the “Prior Contributions”);
WHEREAS, Contributor desires to make capital contributions to Recipient in an aggregate amount of up to $54,688.32 (the “New Contributions”, and collectively with the Prior Contributions, the “Contributions”) to fund the Cash Incentive; and
WHEREAS, Recipient wishes to accept the New Contributions on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Contribution.
(a) Contributor hereby agrees to contribute the New Contributions to Recipient in the manner set forth below, and Recipient hereby agrees to accept the New Contributions and the Company agrees to transfer all such New Contributions to the Trust Account within two business days of receipt of such New Contributions. Contributor is not receiving any property from Recipient in exchange for the New Contributions other than a right to receive certain equity in the company that survives the Company’s initial Business Combination (as defined in the Company’s Articles). Contributor is not performing any services for Recipient in connection with the New Contributions. The New Contributions are not being made in exchange for indebtedness of Recipient or for the discharge of any indebtedness of Recipient. No indebtedness will be created in favor of Contributor in connection with the New Contributions.
(b) Commencing on November 16, 2025 and continuing until the earliest to occur of November 15, 2026 (the “Extended Termination Date”), the consummation of a business combination or the winding up of the Company, Contributor shall transfer each Cash Contribution to Recipient within (7) seven calendar days from the 16th day of such calendar month. Recipient shall promptly deposit all New Contributions received from Contributor into the Trust Account. The board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) shall have the sole discretion to determine whether to wind up the Company following the Extended Termination Date; provided that, if the Board determines to wind up the Company, Contributor or its designees will have no obligation to make any Cash Contributions following such determination.
(c) As consideration for the Contributions, upon consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination, Contributor will receive an amount of capital stock or other security of the entity surviving the initial Business Combination (the “Surviving Entity”) that is at any time and under any circumstances directly or indirectly convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for, or which otherwise entitles the holder thereof to acquire, any capital stock or other security of the Surviving Entity (including, without limitation, common stock), the type and amount of which will be agreed upon by Contributor, Recipient (with approval of independent members of the Board who do not have a conflict of interest) and other parties to the definitive agreement setting forth the terms of the initial Business Combination.
Section 2. Miscellaneous.
(a) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and may not be amended or modified in any respect or to any extent whatsoever, except by an instrument in writing, executed by each of the parties hereto.
(b) Neither party hereto may assign any of its rights or delegate any of its obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party. Any purported assignment or delegation in violation of this Agreement shall be null and void. This Agreement is binding upon and inures to the benefit of the parties named herein and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
(c) This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which is deemed an original but all of which together constitute one and the same instrument. A signature to this Agreement transmitted electronically shall have the same authority, effect, and enforceability as an original signature.
(d) Each of the parties hereto shall pay its own expenses and costs incurred or to be incurred in negotiating, closing, and executing the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(e) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New York without giving effect to any provision of law or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of New York.
(f) In the event that any of the provisions contained herein shall be invalid or unenforceable, then the remaining provisions shall be construed as if such invalid or unenforceable provisions were not contained herein.
(g) Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any person, other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement, and no person shall be deemed a third-party beneficiary under or by reason of this Agreement.
(h) No waiver by any party hereto of any of the provisions hereof shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and signed by the party so waiving. No failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any rights, remedy, power, or privilege arising from this Agreement shall operate or be construed as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power, or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power, or privilege.
(i) Each party hereto shall execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, such documents and instruments, reasonably satisfactory to the other party hereto, as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to carry out or implement any provision of this Agreement.
[Signature Page Follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
| Fulton AC I LLC | ||
| By: | CREO I LLC, its Manager | |
| /s/ Andrew Cohen | ||
| Name: | Andrew Cohen | |
| Title: | Manager | |
| Chain Bridge I | ||
| /s/ Andrew Kucharcuk | ||
| Name: | Andrew Kucharchuk | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
[SIGNATURE PAGE OF CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT]
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