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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001185185-26-004580"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PORT"
cik: "0002148436"
company_name: "Southport Acquisition Corp. II"
filed_at: "2026-10-05T20:30:08+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T14:52:03.723691+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.9
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Southport Acquisition Corp. II closes $210 million IPO and $7.7 million private placement

## Summary
- Southport Acquisition Corp. II closed its IPO of 21,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit on Oct. 2, 2026, generating $210,000,000 including 1,000,000 over-allotment units.
- Private placement sold 770,000 units at $10.00 each for $7,700,000: Southport Acquisition Sponsor II LLC bought 500,000 and Cohen & Company Capital Markets bought 270,000.
- $212,100,000 from the IPO and private placement was placed in a trust with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company; funds are held pending an initial business combination within 24 months.
- Effective Oct. 1, 2026, directors Jared Stone, Matthew Hansen, David Winfield, Cathleen Schriner-Gates, John Aslanian and Robert Katz joined the board; Jeb Spencer is CEO and chairman.
- Amended and restated memorandum and articles were filed with the Cayman Islands effective Sept. 30, 2026; units trade on NYSE under PORT.U, with PORT and PORT.W for shares and warrants.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001185185-26-004580
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PORT
- cik: 0002148436
- company_name: Southport Acquisition Corp. II
- filed_at: 2026-10-05T20:30:08+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.9
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 3.02, 5.02, 5.03, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2148436/000118518526004580/0001185185-26-004580-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2148436/000118518526004580/southacq28k100226.htm

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