Austerlitz Acquisition Corp II (ASZ) 8-K Other Events

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 19, 2021

AUSTERLITZ ACQUISITION CORPORATION II

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands	001-40112	98-1583275
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1701 Village Center Circle Las Vegas, NV	89134
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(702) 323-7330

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbols	Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one Class A Ordinary Share and one-fourth of one Warrant	ASZ.U	The New York Stock Exchange
Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share	ASZ	The New York Stock Exchange
Warrants, each whole Warrant exercisable for one Class A Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share	ASZ WS	The New York Stock Exchange

☒ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On April 19, 2021, Austerlitz Acquisition Corporation II (the “Company”) issued a press release, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, announcing that the holders of the Company’s units (the “Units”) may elect to separately trade the Class A ordinary shares (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”) and warrants (the “Warrants”) comprising the Units commencing on April 19, 2021. Those Units not separated will continue to trade on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “ASZ.U,” and each of the Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants that are separated will trade on the NYSE under the symbols “ASZ” and “ASZ WS,” respectively. No fractional Warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole Warrants will trade.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this Form 8-K:

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibits
99.1	Press Release dated April 19, 2021.

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.

	Austerlitz Acquisition Corporation II
Date: April 19, 2021	By:	/s/ Michael L. Gravelle
	Name: Michael L. Gravelle
	Title: General Counsel and Corporate Secretary