8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) ofthe Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June17, 2025 (June 16, 2025)

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On June 16, 2025, ChampionsGate Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) announced that holders of the Company’s units may elect to separately trade the Class A ordinary shares and rights included in its units, commencing on or about June 20, 2025.

The Class A ordinary shares and rights will trade on the Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbols “CHPG” and “CHPGR”, respectively. Units not separated will continue to trade on Nasdaq under the symbol “CHPGU.”

On June 16, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the separation of units. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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SIGNATURES

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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Exhibit 99.1

ChampionsGate Acquisition Corporation Announcesthe Separate Trading of its Class A Ordinary Shares

and Rights, Commencing on June 20, 2025

Monterey, CA, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-- ChampionsGate Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: CHPGU), a blank check company, today announced that, commencing on June 20, 2025, holders of the 7,475,000 units (the “Units”) sold in the Company’s initial public offering (the “Offering”) including Units sold upon a full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option, may elect to separately trade the Class A ordinary shares and rights included in the Units. Any Units not separated will continue to trade on the NASDAQ Global Market (“NASDAQ”) under the symbol “CHPGU.” Any underlying Class A ordinary shares and rights that are separated will trade on the NASDAQ under the symbols “CHPG” and “CHPGR,” respectively. Holders of Units will need to have their brokers contact the Company’s transfer agent, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, in order to separate the holders’ Units into Class A ordinary shares and rights.

The Units were initially offered by the Company in an underwritten offering. Clear Street LLC acted as the sole book-running manager for the Offering. A registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-283689) relating to these securities was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 14, 2025. The Offering was made only by means of a prospectus, copies of which may be obtained from Clear Street, Attn: Syndicate Department, 150 Greenwich Street, 45th floor, New York, NY 10007, or by email at ecm@clearstreet.io, or by visiting EDGAR on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

This press release shall not constitute anoffer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in whichsuch offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such stateor jurisdiction.

About ChampionsGate Acquisition Corporation

ChampionsGate Acquisition Corporation is a blank check company incorporated in the Cayman Islands as an exempted company with limited liability for the purpose of effecting into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. Our efforts to identify a prospective target business will not be limited to a particular industry or geographic region.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from the forward-looking statements. The Company expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based. No assurance can be given that the offering discussed above will be completed on the terms described, or at all. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Registration Statement and related preliminary prospectus filed in connection with the initial public offering with the SEC. Copies are available on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov.

Contact Information:

ChampionsGate Acquisition Corp.

Bala Padmakumar

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Director

419 Webster Street

Monterey, CA 93940

Email: bala@championsgate.biz