WLII 8-K
Willow Lane Acquisition Corp. II (WLII)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers
On June 22, 2026, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Willow Lane Acquisition Corp. II, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), appointed Joseph Samuels to serve as a Class I director on the Board, effective immediately.
Joseph Samuels, 51, has served as founder and Chief Executive Officer of Islet Management, LP since January 2018. Prior to founding Islet, Mr. Samuels was a Partner at Och-Ziff Capital Management from December 2003 to July 2016, where he served as Co-Head of the U.S. Equity Business and Head of Trading, and was a member of the Portfolio Management Committee, the Risk Committee, and the Managing Director Committee. Before joining Och-Ziff, Mr. Samuels worked at Pequot and, prior to that, worked at Merrill Lynch. Mr. Samuels received a BA in Economics from Rutgers College.
There are no family relationships between Mr. Samuels and any director or executive officer of the Company. There are no transactions between the Company and Mr. Samuels that are subject to disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
In connection with the appointment of Joseph Samuels to the Board, the Company entered into a joinder to the letter agreement and indemnity agreement with Mr. Samuels, on substantially the same terms as the form of letter agreement and form of indemnity agreement previously entered into by and between the Company and each of its other officers and directors in connection with the Company’s initial public offering. The form of the Company’s letter agreement is included as Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 19, 2026. The form of the Company’s indemnity agreement is included as Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on February 19, 2026.
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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.
| WILLOW LANE ACQUISITION CORP. II | ||
| By: | /s/ B. Luke Weil | |
| Name: | B. Luke Weil | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| Dated: June 26, 2026 | ||
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