Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp. II 10-Q for FY2025 Q3
Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp. II (VHCP)
About this 10-Q
Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp. II filed this 10-Q on February 2, 2026, covering the quarter ended September 30, 2025 (FY2025 Q3).
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VINE HILL CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORP. II
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
VINE HILL CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORP. II
BALANCE SHEET
September 30, 2025
(UNAUDITED)
| ASSETS | ||||
| Current assets: | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | |||
| Prepaid expenses | ||||
| Total current assets | ||||
| Non-current asset - deferred offering costs | ||||
| Total assets | $ | |||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S DEFICIT | ||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||
| Notes payable – related party | $ | |||
| Accounts payable | ||||
| Accrued expenses (including approximately $ | ||||
| Total current liabilities | ||||
| Commitments and Contingencies | ||||
| Shareholder’s Deficit | ||||
| Preference shares, $ | ||||
| Class A ordinary shares, $ | ||||
| Class B ordinary shares, $ | ||||
| Additional paid-in capital | ||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ||
| Total shareholder’s deficit | ( | ) | ||
| Total Liabilities and Shareholder’s Deficit | $ | |||
| (1) |
| (2) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
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VINE HILL CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORP. II
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the period from August 18, 2025 (inception) through September 30, 2025
(UNAUDITED)
| General and administrative expenses | $ | ( | ) | |
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | |
| Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted(1)(2) | ||||
| Basic and diluted net loss per share | $ | ( | ) |
| (1) |
| (2) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
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VINE HILL CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORP. II
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDER’S DEFICIT
For the period from August 18, 2025 (inception) through September 30, 2025
(UNAUDITED)
| Class B | Additional Paid-In | Accumulated | Total Shareholder’s | |||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Deficit | ||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of August 18, 2025 (inception) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of ordinary shares to Sponsor(1)(2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Balance as of September 30, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| (1) | In December 2025, the Company issued an additional |
| (2) | Includes |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
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VINE HILL CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORP. II
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the period from August 18, 2025 (inception) through September 30, 2025
(UNAUDITED)
| Cash Flows from Operating Activities | ||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | |
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||
| Prepaid expense | ( | ) | ||
| Accounts payable | ||||
| Accrued expenses | ||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | ( | ) | ||
| Cash flow from financing activities – Proceeds of note payable - related party | ||||
| Net increase in cash | ||||
| Cash – beginning of period | ||||
| Cash – end of period | $ | |||
| Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities: | ||||
| Issuance of Class B ordinary shares to Sponsor for deferred offering costs | $ | |||
| Deferred offering costs included in accrued liabilities | $ | |||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
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VINE HILL CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORP. II
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
(UNAUDITED)
Note 1 — Description of Organization and Business Operations
Organization and General
Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp. II (the “Company”) was incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company on August 18, 2025. The Company was incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses that the Company has not yet identified (the “Initial Business Combination”). The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the “Securities Act”, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”).
As of September 30, 2025, the Company had not yet commenced operations. All activity for the period from August 18, 2025 (inception) through September 30, 2025 relates to the Company’s formation and the proposed initial public offering (“Proposed Offering”), which is described below. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of its Initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Proposed Offering. The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.
All dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest thousand dollars.
Sponsor and Proposed Financing
The Company’s sponsor is Vine Hill Capital Sponsor II LLC (the “Sponsor”), a limited liability company formed in Delaware. The Company intends to finance its Initial Business Combination with proceeds from the Proposed Offering of $
The Company’s ability to commence operations is contingent upon obtaining adequate financial resources through the Proposed Offering of
See Note 8 – Subsequent events, specifically regarding the upsize of the Proposed Offering to
The Trust Account
The funds in the Trust Account will be invested only in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of one hundred eighty-five (
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The Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provides that, other than the permitted withdrawals (as defined below), if any, none of the funds held in the Trust Account will be released until the earlier of (i) the completion of the Initial Business Combination; (ii) the redemption of any Class A ordinary shares, $
Initial Business Combination
The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Proposed Offering, although substantially all of the net proceeds of the Proposed Offering are intended to be generally applied toward consummating an Initial Business Combination. The Initial Business Combination must occur with one or more target businesses that together have an aggregate fair market value of at least
The Company, after signing a definitive agreement for an Initial Business Combination, will either (i) seek shareholder approval of the Initial Business Combination at a meeting called for such purpose in connection with which shareholders may seek to redeem their Public Shares, regardless of whether they vote for or against the Initial Business Combination, for cash equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Initial Business Combination, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account (net of amounts withdrawn to pay taxes, other than excise taxes, if any (“permitted withdrawals”)), or (ii) provide shareholders with the opportunity to sell their Public Shares to the Company by means of a tender offer (and thereby avoid the need for a shareholder vote) for an amount in cash equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Initial Business Combination, including interest less permitted withdrawals. The decision as to whether the Company will seek shareholder approval of the Initial Business Combination or will allow shareholders to sell their Public Shares in a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion, and will be based on a variety of factors such as the timing of the transaction and whether the terms of the transaction would otherwise require the Company to seek shareholder approval, unless a vote is required by law or under rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”).
The ordinary shares subject to redemption will be recorded at a redemption value and classified as temporary equity upon the completion of the Proposed Offering, in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.”
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Pursuant to the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association if (i) the Company is unable to complete the Initial Business Combination within
In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company after an Initial Business Combination, the Company’s shareholders are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining available for distribution after payment of liabilities and after provision is made for each class of shares, if any, having preference over the ordinary shares. The Company’s shareholders have no preemptive or other subscription rights. There are no sinking fund provisions applicable to the ordinary shares, except that the Company will provide its shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares for cash equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, upon the completion of the Initial Business Combination, subject to the limitations described herein.
Certain Risks and Uncertainties
The United States and global markets are experiencing volatility and disruption following the geopolitical instability resulting from each of the ongoing conflicts involving Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas and the recent escalation of the Israel-Iran conflict, as well as recent developments to U.S. trade policies. In response to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (“NATO”) deployed additional military forces to eastern Europe, and the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union and other countries have announced various sanctions and restrictive actions against Russia, Belarus and related individuals and entities, including the removal of certain financial institutions from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) payment system. Certain countries, including the United States, have also provided and may continue to provide military aid or other assistance to Ukraine and to Israel, increasing geopolitical tensions among a number of nations. The invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, the recent escalation of the Israel-Iran conflict and the resulting measures that have been taken, and could be taken in the future, by NATO, the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Israel and its neighboring states and other countries have created global security concerns that could have a lasting impact on regional and global economies. Although the length and impact of the ongoing conflicts are highly unpredictable, they could lead to market disruptions, including significant volatility in commodity prices, credit and capital markets, as well as supply chain interruptions and increased cyber-attacks against U.S. companies. Additionally, any resulting sanctions could adversely affect the global economy and financial markets and lead to instability and lack of liquidity in capital markets.
Any of the above-mentioned factors, or any other negative impact on the global economy, capital markets or other geopolitical conditions resulting from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the escalation of the Israel-Hamas conflict and subsequent sanctions or related actions or the recent changes to trade policies by the United States and other countries, could adversely affect the Company’s search for an initial business combination and any target business with which the Company may ultimately consummate an Initial Business Combination.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2025, the Company had approximately $
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying financial statements are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
Emerging Growth Company
As an emerging growth company, the Company may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under the FASB ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurement,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the balance sheet, primarily due to their short-term nature.
Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid for transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers include:
| ● | Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments in active markets; |
| ● | Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and |
| ● | Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. In some circumstances, the inputs used to measure fair value might be categorized within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In those instances, the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. |
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Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives in accordance with ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging”. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value on the grant date and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the statement of operations. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Derivative liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether or not net cash settlement or conversion of the instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date. The underwriters’ over-allotment option is deemed to be a freestanding financial instrument indexed on the shares subject to redemption and will be accounted for as a liability pursuant to ASC 480 if not fully exercised at the time of the initial public offering.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period.
Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgement. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
Deferred Offering Costs Associated with the Proposed Public Offering
The Company complies with the requirements of the ASC 340-10-S99 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5A — “Expenses of Offering.” Deferred offering costs consist principally of professional and registration fees that are related to the Proposed Offering. FASB ASC 470-20, “Debt with Conversion and Other Options,” addresses the allocation of proceeds from the issuance of convertible debt into its equity and debt components. The Company applies this guidance to allocate Proposed Offering proceeds from the Units between Class A ordinary shares and warrants, using the residual method by allocating Proposed Offering proceeds first to assigned value of the warrants and then to the Class A ordinary shares. Offering costs allocated to the Class A ordinary shares will be charged to temporary equity. Offering costs allocated to the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants will be charged to shareholder’s equity as the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants after management’s evaluation will be accounted for under equity treatment. Should the Proposed Offering prove to be unsuccessful, these deferred costs, as well as additional expenses to be incurred, will be charged to operations. Deferred offering costs were $
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in future taxable or deductible amounts, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
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ASC Topic 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company’s management determined that the Cayman Islands is the Company’s major tax jurisdiction. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. As of September 30, 2025, there were unrecognized tax benefits and amounts accrued for interest and penalties. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position.
The Company is considered to be an exempted Cayman Islands company with no connection to any other taxable jurisdiction and is presently not subject to income taxes or income tax filing requirements in the Cayman Islands or the United States. As such, the Company’s tax provision was zero for the period presented.
Net Loss per Ordinary Share
Net loss per ordinary share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of ordinary shares issued and outstanding during the period, excluding ordinary shares subject to forfeiture. Weighted average shares were reduced for the effect of an aggregate of
See Note 8 – Subsequent events, specifically regarding the increase in the number of Class B ordinary shares that results from the upsize of the Proposed Offering and the full exercise of the underwriter’s overallotment option upon closing of the Proposed Offering subsequent to September 30, 2025 on December 19, 2025.
Warrant Instruments
The Company will account for the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants to be issued in connection with the Proposed Offering and the private placement in accordance with the guidance contained in FASB ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging”. Accordingly, the Company evaluated and will classify the warrant instruments under equity treatment at their assigned values. There are Public Warrants or Private Placement Warrants currently outstanding as of September 30, 2025.
Recent Accounting Standards
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.
Note 2 — Public Offering
Pursuant to the Proposed Offering, the Company intends to offer for sale up to
The Company expects to grant the underwriters a
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The Sponsor has committed to purchase an aggregate of
See Note 8 – Subsequent events, specifically regarding the upsize of the Proposed Offering to
Note 3 — Private Placement
The Sponsor has committed to purchase an aggregate of
Note 4 — Related Party Transactions
Founder Shares
On August 21, 2025, the Company issued an aggregate of
The Sponsor has agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of its Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of (A) six months after the completion of the Initial Business Combination or (B) subsequent to the Initial Business Combination (the date on which the Company consummates a transaction which results in the shareholder having the right to exchange its shares for cash, securities, or other property subject to certain limited exceptions).
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See Note 8 – Subsequent events, specifically regarding the increase in the number of Class B ordinary shares that results from the upsize of the Proposed Offering and the full exercise of the underwriter’s overallotment option upon closing of the Proposed Offering subsequent to September 30, 2025 on December 19, 2025
Registration Rights
The holders of Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants (and their underlying securities) and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans (and their underlying securities), if any, and any Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of the Founder Shares and any Class A ordinary shares held by the initial shareholders at the completion of the Proposed Offering or acquired prior to or in connection with the Initial Business Combination, will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement to be signed prior to or on the effective date of the registration statement for the Proposed Offering. These holders will be entitled to make up to three demands and have “piggyback” registration rights. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Administrative Support Agreement
Commencing on the date on which the Company’s securities are first listed on Nasdaq, the Company will reimburse an affiliate of the Sponsor an amount equal to $
Executive Officer Compensation
Also, commencing on the date on which the securities are first listed on Nasdaq, the Company agreed to compensate each of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer $
Related Party Loans
On August 21, 2025, the Company and the Sponsor entered into a loan agreement, whereby the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company an aggregate of up to $
Working Capital Loans
In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with its Initial Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). If the Company completes its Initial Business Combination, the Company would repay the Working Capital Loans. In the event that the Initial Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. If the Sponsor makes any Working Capital Loans, up to $
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Note 5 — Commitments and Contingencies
Underwriting Agreement
The Company expects to pay the underwriters
Note 6 — Shareholders’ Deficit
Preference Shares
The Company is authorized to issue
Ordinary Shares
The authorized ordinary shares of the Company include up to
The Sponsor has agreed to forfeit up to an aggregate of
See also Note 8 – Subsequent events.
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Warrants
As of September 30, 2025, there were no Public Warrants or Private Placement Warrants outstanding. Each whole warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one whole Class A ordinary share at a price of $
The Company is not registering Public Shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants at this time. However, the Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than fifteen (15) business days after the closing of the Initial Business Combination, the Company will use its commercially best efforts to file with the SEC a post-effective amendment to the registration statement or a new registration statement registering, under the Securities Act, the issuance of the Public Shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants. The Company will use its best efforts to cause the same to become effective and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement, and a current prospectus relating thereto, until the expiration of the warrants in accordance with the provisions of the applicable warrant agreement. Notwithstanding the above, if the Public Shares are at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that it satisfies the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, the Company may, at its option, require holders of warrants who exercise their warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event the Company so elects, it will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, but the Company will be required to use its best efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available.
Beginning 30 days after completion of the Initial Business Combination, the Company may redeem the outstanding Public Warrants for cash:
| ● | In whole and not in part; |
| ● | At a price of $ |
| ● | Upon not less than |
| ● | if, and only if, the last sale price of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $ |
The Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable. The Private Placement Warrants may also be exercised for cash or on a “cashless basis.” The Private Placement Warrants will expire five years after the completion of the Initial Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
See also, Note 8 – Subsequent events.
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Note 7 — Segment Reporting
In November 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280); Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosure which introduced new annual and interim disclosure requirements for all public companies.
As a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (“SPAC”), the Company has not commenced any operations and its activities consist of seeking to identify a suitable business combination candidate and to perform the diligence, contractual, reporting and other obligations associated with completing a business combination transaction.
For purposes of ASC Topic 280, the Company is considered to operate in segment, seeking to identify and close a business combination. As such, its expenses consist of the costs of raising capital and, afterward, identifying a business combination candidate and the diligence, contractual, reporting and other obligations associated with completing such business combination as well as expenses for ongoing professional and other costs to maintain its reporting, listing, compliance and administrative requirements of being a publicly traded company.
The new information required by ASU 2023-07 includes:
Significant segment expenses: The Company’s operating expenses for the period from August 18, 2025 (inception) to September 30, 2025 were approximately $
Other segment items: There was Other income or expenses during the period from August 18, 2025 (inception) to September 30, 2025.
Identification of the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”):
Explanation of how the CODM uses the disclose measure of segment profit or loss: The Company’s net loss for the period from August 18, 2025 (inception) to September 30, 2025 was approximately $
Note 8 — Subsequent Events
Initial Public Offering
Subsequent to September 30, 2025, on December 19, 2025, the Company completed (i) its initial public offering (the “IPO”) of
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The net proceeds from the IPO, together with certain of the proceeds from the Private Placement, totaling $
As a result of the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option, (a) none of the
In connection with the closing of the IPO, the approximately $
Also in connection with the IPO subsequent to September 30, 2025, in December 2025, the Company entered into (a) an Administrative Support Agreement with an affiliate of the Sponsor pursuant to which the Company pays such affiliate $
See also, Notes 1, 2, 3 and 4.
The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after September 30, 2025, the balance sheet date, up to February 2, 2026, the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Based upon this review, the Company did not identify any other significant subsequent events that would have required adjustments or disclosure in the financial statements.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
References in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Quarterly Report”) to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp. II. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “Sponsor” refer to Vine Hill Capital Sponsor II LLC. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements as of August 25, 2025 and for the period from August 18, 2025 (inception) to August 25, 2025 included in the Company’s prospectus for its initial public offering included in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 as filed with the SEC on December 19, 2025 as well as the audited Closing Balance Sheet as of December 19, 2025 filed with the SEC on December 29, 2025.
Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this Quarterly Report including, without limitation, statements under this Item regarding our financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of Management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. When used in this Quarterly Report, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend” and similar expressions, as they relate to us or our management, identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of our management, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, our management. Actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors detailed in our filings with the SEC. All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are qualified in their entirety by this paragraph.
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed financial statements and the notes thereto included in this Quarterly Report under “Item 1. Financial Statements.”
Overview
We are a newly incorporated blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company on August 18, 2025 for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses, which we refer to throughout this Quarterly Report as our initial business combination. We have not selected any specific business combination target and we have not, nor has anyone on our behalf, engaged in any substantive discussions, directly or indirectly, with any business combination target with respect to an initial business combination with us. We intend to effectuate our initial business combination using cash from the proceeds of the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants and the proceeds of the sale of our securities in connection with our initial business combination (pursuant to any the forward purchase agreements, backstop or similar agreements we may enter into following the consummation of the IPO or otherwise), our shares, debt or a combination of cash, equity and debt.
The issuance of additional ordinary shares in a business combination:
| ● | may significantly dilute the equity interest of investors in the IPO, which dilution would increase if the anti-dilution provisions in the Class B ordinary shares resulted in the issuance of Class A shares on a greater than one-to-one basis upon conversion of the Class B ordinary shares; |
| ● | may subordinate the rights of holders of ordinary shares if preference shares are issued with rights senior to those afforded our ordinary shares; |
| ● | could cause a change of control if a substantial number of ordinary shares are issued, which could result in the resignation or removal of our present officers and directors; |
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| ● | may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of us by diluting the equity ownership or voting rights of a person seeking to obtain control of us; and |
| ● | may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our Class A ordinary shares and/or warrants. |
Similarly, if we issue debt securities or otherwise incur significant indebtedness, it could result in:
| ● | default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after an initial business combination are insufficient to repay our debt obligations; |
| ● | acceleration of our obligations to repay the indebtedness even if we make all principal and interest payments when due if we breach certain covenants that require the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves without a waiver or renegotiation of that covenant; |
| ● | our immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt is payable on demand; |
| ● | our inability to obtain necessary additional financing if the debt contains covenants restricting our ability to obtain such financing while the debt is outstanding; |
| ● | our inability to pay dividends on our ordinary shares; |
| ● | using a substantial portion of our cash flow to pay principal and interest on our debt, which will reduce the funds available for dividends on our ordinary shares, expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes; |
| ● | limitations on our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in our business and in the industry in which we operate; |
| ● | increased vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions and adverse changes in government regulation; and |
| ● | limitations on our ability to borrow additional amounts for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements, execution of our strategy and other purposes and other disadvantages compared to our competitors who have less debt. |
As of September 30, 2025, we had approximately $11,000 of cash and cash equivalents and approximately $107,000 of negative working capital. Further, we expect to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition and financing plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to raise capital or to complete our initial business combination will be successful.
Recent Developments
On December 19, 2025, we completed (i) our initial public offering (the “IPO”) of 23,000,000 units (the “Units”), including 3,000,000 Units issued pursuant to the exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment option in full, at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit and (ii) a private placement of 5,500,000 private placement warrants with Vine Hill Capital Sponsor II LLC at a price of $1.00 per warrant (the “Private Placement”).
The net proceeds from the IPO, together with certain of the proceeds from the Private Placement, totaling $230,000,000 in the aggregate, were placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company established for the benefit of the Company’s public shareholders and the underwriter of the IPO. Except for the withdrawal of interest earned on the amounts in the trust account to fund the Company’s taxes, or upon the redemption by public shareholders of Class A ordinary shares in connection with certain amendments to the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, none of the funds held in the Trust Account will be released until the completion of the Company’s initial business combination or the redemption by the Company of 100% of the outstanding Class A ordinary shares issued by the Company in the IPO if the Company does not consummate an initial business combination within 24 months after the closing of the IPO.
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As a result of the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option, (a) none of the 875,000 (after September 30, 2025 this was increased to 1,000,000 in connection with the upsize of the IPO) Class B ordinary shares were forfeited resulting in 7,666,667 Class B ordinary shares outstanding at the closing of the IPO and (b) there was no over-allotment liability to record.
Results of Operations and Known Trends or Future Events
We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities since inception have been organizational activities and those necessary to prepare for the initial public offering. Following the IPO, we will not generate any operating revenues until after completion of our initial business combination. We will generate non-operating income in the form of interest or dividend income on cash and cash equivalents after the initial public offering. The operating costs incurred in the period from August 18, 2025 (inception) to September 30, 2025 consist of approximately $53,000 of primarily formation costs, accounting and auditing fees associated with our financial reporting. Since the IPO on December 19, 2025 we are incurring increased expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for expenses related to efforts to identify and evaluate target businesses and due diligence expenses. We expect our expenses to increase substantially since the closing of the IPO.
Certain Risks and Uncertainties
As a development stage SPAC our risks include, among other things, the uncertainties and potential inability to: (i) complete and achieve the expected benefits of the IPO; (ii) identify, assess, negotiate and complete a proposed acquisition of a suitable company in connection with our initial business combination; and (iii) satisfy all conditions necessary to the successful completion of our initial business combination, including without limitation, shareholder approvals of both parties, redemption of our securities pursuant to the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, completion of related transactions customarily expected in connection with a SPAC sponsored acquisition, and other conditions. Relatedly, the successful completion of our initial business combination requires not only the success of our efforts, which cannot be assured, but also the supportiveness of relevant financial markets including equity markets, debt markets, merger and acquisition markets, capital markets and other markets, none of which can be assured.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our liquidity needs have been satisfied through September 30, 2025 through receipt of $25,000 from the sale of the Founder Shares and approximately $25,000 drawn down on an up to $300,000 in loans that were available from our Sponsor under an unsecured promissory note as well as from deferral of certain fees until closing of our IPO. On December 19, 2025 we closed the IPO and the underwriters fully exercised its overallotment option. In connection with the closing, the approximately $175,000 drawn down under the unsecured promissory note (including $150,000 borrowed subsequent to September 30, 2025) was repaid in full. The net proceeds from the sale of the units in the IPO, including the underwriters’ full exercise of its 3,000,000 unit over-allotment option, and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants for an aggregate purchase price of $5,500,000, after deducting offering expenses of approximately $10,663,000 including $563,000 in Company costs and underwriting commissions and expenses of $4,650,000 (excluding deferred underwriting commissions incurred of $8,050,000) as well as $2,600,000 credit by the underwriters toward expenses, were approximately $232,900,000, including reimbursement from the underwriters. $230,000,000 was deposited in the Trust Account, which includes the deferred underwriting commissions described above. The funds in the Trust Account will be (i) invested only in cash or U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds that meet certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and that invest only in direct U.S. government obligations and/or (ii) deposited in an interest-bearing demand deposit account at a U.S.-chartered commercial bank with consolidated assets of $100 billion or more.
We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account (which interest shall be net of permitted withdrawals), if any, to complete our initial business combination. The Company is considered to be an exempted Cayman Islands company with no connection to any other taxable jurisdiction and is presently not subject to income taxes or income tax filing requirements in the Cayman Islands or the United States. As such, we do not expect to have annual income tax obligations on the amount of interest and other income earned on the amounts held in the Trust Account. If there were any taxes payable, we would expect to pay them out of the funds in the Trust Account. To the extent that our equity or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete our initial business combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.
Prior to the completion of our initial business combination, our principal use of working capital will be to fund our activities to identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel to and from the offices or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, structure, negotiate and complete a business combination.
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We expect our primary liquidity requirements during that period to include approximately $560,000 for legal, accounting, due diligence, travel and other expenses in connection with any business combinations; $175,000 for legal and accounting fees related to regulatory reporting requirements; $180,000 for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support; $396,000 for payments to officers; $250,000 for directors and officers insurance liability; and approximately $100,000 for working capital to cover other miscellaneous expenses (including continued listing fees). These amounts are estimates and may differ materially from our actual expenses.
In addition, we may pay commitment fees for financing, fees to consultants to assist us with our search for a target business or as a down payment or to fund a “no-shop” provision (a provision designed to keep target businesses from “shopping” around for transactions with other companies or investors on terms more favorable to such target businesses) with respect to a particular proposed business combination, although we do not have any current intention to do so. If we entered into an agreement where we paid for the right to receive exclusivity from a target business, the amount that would be used as a down payment or to fund a “no-shop” provision would be determined based on the terms of the specific business combination and the amount of our available funds at the time. Our forfeiture of such funds (whether as a result of our breach or otherwise) could result in our not having sufficient funds to continue searching for, or conducting due diligence with respect to, prospective target businesses.
Subsequent to September 30, 2025, in December 2025, the Company closed on the IPO of its Units and the simultaneous sale of Private Placement Warrants resulting in an increase in its liquidity. As of September 30, 2025, the Company had cash and cash equivalents balance of approximately $11,000 and negative working capital of approximately $107,000. Further, the Company has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of its financing and acquisition plans. In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern”, as of September 30, 2025, management has determined that the Company has sufficient funds for the working capital needs of the Company until a minimum of one year from the date of issuance of these financial statements. The Company cannot assure that its plans to consummate an initial business combination will be successful.
Our Sponsor, an affiliate of our Sponsor or our officers and directors may, but none of them is obligated to, loan us funds as may be required to fund our working capital requirements. If we complete our initial business combination, we would repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to us. In the event that our initial business combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from our Trust Account would be used for such repayment. Up to $2,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants at a price of $1.00 per warrant at the option of the lender. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants issued to our Sponsor. Except for the foregoing, the terms of such loans by our Sponsor, an affiliate of our Sponsor or our officers and directors, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. We do not expect to seek loans from parties other than our Sponsor, an affiliate of our Sponsor or our officers and directors, if any, as we do not believe third parties will be willing to loan such funds and provide a waiver against any and all rights to seek access to funds in our Trust Account.
We do not believe we will need to raise additional funds following the IPO in order to meet the expenditures required for operating our business. However, if our estimates of the costs of identifying a target business, undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating an initial business combination are less than the actual amount necessary to do so, we may have insufficient funds available to operate our business prior to our initial business combination. Moreover, we may need to obtain additional financing either to complete our initial business combination or because we become obligated to redeem a significant number of our Public Shares upon completion of our initial business combination, in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such business combination. If we raise additional funds through equity or convertible debt issuances, our public shareholders may suffer significant dilution and these securities could have rights that rank senior to our Public Shares. If we raise additional funds through the incurrence of indebtedness, such indebtedness would have rights that are senior to our equity securities and could contain covenants that restrict our operations. Further, as described above, due to the anti-dilution rights of our Founder Shares, our public shareholders may incur material dilution. In addition, we intend to target businesses with enterprise values that are greater than we could acquire with the net proceeds of the initial public offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, and, as a result, if the cash portion of the purchase price exceeds the amount available from the Trust Account, net of amounts needed to satisfy redemptions by public shareholders, we may be required to seek additional financing to complete such proposed initial business combination. We may also obtain financing prior to the closing of our initial business combination to fund our working capital needs and transaction costs in connection with our search for and completion of our initial business combination. There is no limitation on our ability to raise funds through the issuance of equity or equity-linked securities or through loans, advances or other indebtedness in connection with our initial business combination, any backstop or similar agreements we may enter into following the consummation of the IPO or otherwise. Subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, we would only complete such financing simultaneously with the completion of our business combination. If we are unable to complete our initial business combination because we do not have sufficient funds available to us, we will be forced to cease operations and liquidate the trust account. In addition, following our initial business combination, if cash on hand is insufficient, we may need to obtain additional financing in order to meet our obligations.
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Off-balance sheet financing arrangements
As of September 30, 2025, we have no obligations, assets or liabilities which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements.
We have not entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements, established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities, or entered into any agreements for non-financial assets.
Contractual obligations
As of September 30, 2025, we did not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities. In connection with our IPO, we entered into an Administrative Support Agreement with an affiliate of our Sponsor pursuant to which the Company pays such affiliate $15,000 per month for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support.
Also, commencing on December 18, 2025, the date our securities were first listed on Nasdaq, we have agreed to compensate each of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer $33,000 per month for their services prior to the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination, of which $16,500 per month would be payable on a current basis and the balance would be payable upon the completion of the Company’s initial business combination.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and income and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.
Management does not believe that the Company has any critical accounting estimates.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information otherwise required under this item.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls are procedures that are designed with the objective of ensuring that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act, such as this Quarterly Report, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time period specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls are also designed with the objective of ensuring that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our management evaluated, with the participation of our current Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (our “Certifying Officers”), the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2025, pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, our Certifying Officers concluded that, as of September 30, 2025, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
We do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all instances of fraud. Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Further, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all disclosure controls and procedures, no evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance that we have detected all our control deficiencies and instances of fraud, if any. The design of disclosure controls and procedures also is based partly on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
To the knowledge of our management, there is no litigation currently pending against us, any of our officers or directors in their capacity as such or against any of our property.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
As of the date of this Quarterly Report there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our prospectus for our IPO included in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 as filed with the SEC on December 19, 2025. Any of these factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or results of operations. We may disclose changes to such risk factors or disclose additional risk factors from time to time in our future filings with the SEC.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
On August 18, 2025, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 6,708,333 Founder Shares for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000 at an average purchase price of approximately $0.004 per share. In December 2025, we, through a share capitalization, issued to the Sponsor an additional 958,334 Founder Shares, as a result of which the Sponsor has purchased and holds an aggregate of 7,666,667 Founder Shares. The foregoing issuance was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The Founder Shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares at the time of our initial business combination, or at any time prior thereto at the option of the holder thereof, on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment., as described in the Company’s prospectus included in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 as filed with the SEC on December 19, 2025. In the case that additional Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities are issued or deemed issued in excess of the amounts issued in the IPO and related to the closing of the Company’s initial business combination, the Company will effect a capitalization or share repurchase or redemption or other appropriate mechanism, as applicable, with respect to Class B ordinary shares in such amount as to maintain the number of Founder Shares at 25% of the total number of Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares outstanding upon the completion of the IPO. No underwriting discounts or commissions were paid with respect to such sales.
The Sponsor had agreed to forfeit up to an aggregate of 1,000,000 Founder Shares depending on the extent to which the over-allotment option is not exercised by the underwriters so that the Founder Shares will represent 25% of the Company’s issued and outstanding ordinary shares after the IPO. On December 19, 2025, the Company closed on the underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment option in full for 3,000,000 Units. As such, no Founder Shares were forfeited, resulting in 7,666,667 Founder Shares being outstanding at the closing of the IPO.
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Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
Item 6. Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
| * | Filed herewith. |
| ** | These certifications are furnished to the SEC pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. |
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
| VINE HILL CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORP. II | ||
| Dated: February 2, 2026 | By: | /s/ Nicholas Petruska |
| Name: | Nicholas Petruska | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
| Dated: February 2, 2026 | By: | /s/ Daniel Zlotnitsky |
| Name: | Daniel Zlotnitsky | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
| (Principal Financial Officer) |
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Nicholas Petruska, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp. II; |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have: |
| a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under my supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| b) | (Paragraph omitted pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-15(a)); |
| c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report my conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
| 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: February 2, 2026
| /s/ Nicholas Petruska | |
| Nicholas Petruska | |
| Chief Executive Officer | |
| (Principal Executive Officer) |
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Daniel Zlotnitsky, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp. II; |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have: |
| a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under my supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| b) | (Paragraph omitted pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-15(a)); |
| c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report my conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
| 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: February 2, 2026
| /s/ Daniel Zlotnitsky | |
| Daniel Zlotnitsky | |
| Chief Financial Officer | |
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp. II (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2025, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Nicholas Petruska, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:
| 1. | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| 2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Dated: February 2, 2026
| /s/ Nicholas Petruska | |
| Nicholas Petruska | |
| Chief Executive Officer | |
| (Principal Executive Officer) |
Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp. II (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2025, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Daniel Zlotnitsky, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:
| 1. | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| 2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Dated: February 2, 2026
| /s/ Daniel Zlotnitsky | |
| Daniel Zlotnitsky | |
| Chief Financial Officer | |
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |