CEPT 8-K
Cantor Equity Partners II, Inc. (CEPT)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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CURRENT REPORT
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SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
May 8, 2026 (
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(d) Appointment of Directors.
Effective May 8, 2026, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Cantor Equity Partners II, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Dr. Mukesh Prasad as a member of the Board. Dr. Prasad will serve as a Class II director. Additionally, effective May 8, 2026, the Board appointed Dr. Prasad as a member of the audit committee of the Board and a member of the compensation committee of the Board.
Dr. Prasad, age 55, is an accomplished executive with comprehensive experience in finance, investing and medicine. Since 2014, Dr. Prasad has served as Founder and Co-Managing Partner of Innova Capital Partners (“Innova”), a private global investment firm with a strategy predicated on identifying disruptive innovations. Dr. Prasad is responsible for the strategic growth and capital resources for Innova. Dr. Prasad has also served as a director of Cantor Equity Partners V, Inc. since November 2025. Dr. Prasad is also an Otolaryngologist at Weill Cornell Medical College, where he has practiced and served as Associate Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery since 2002. Dr. Prasad also served on the institution’s Operating Board, Finance Committee, and as Chair of the Weill Cornell General Faculty Council from 2016 to 2018. Dr. Prasad obtained his bachelor’s degree, with honors, in Government from Harvard College, with a focus on Economic and Social Policies, and a Doctorate in Medicine from The Johns Hopkins College of Medicine. Dr. Prasad completed his Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery training at New York Presbyterian and Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospitals. Dr. Prasad has been a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations since 2015. The Company believes that Dr. Prasad is qualified to serve as a member of the Board due to his extensive experience in finance and investing.
In connection with the appointment of Dr. Prasad, the Board approved the compensation to be paid to Dr. Prasad for serving as a member of the Board of $50,000 per year, paid quarterly.
There are no family relationships between Dr. Prasad and any director, executive officer, or person nominated or chosen by the Company to become an executive officer of the Company.
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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: May 8, 2026
| ANTOR EQUITY PARTNERS II, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Brandon G. Lutnick | |
| Name: | Brandon G. Lutnick | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
[Signature Page to Form 8-K of Cantor Equity Partners II, Inc. – Appointment of Dr. Mukesh Prasad as Director]
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