---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-25-123899"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VHCP"
cik: "0002086264"
company_name: "Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp. II"
filed_at: "2025-12-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T12:39:27.748191+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp. II closes upsized $230M IPO, including full over-allotment

## Summary
- Closed IPO of 23M units at $10/unit; gross proceeds $230M (incl. 3M over-allotment units exercised in full).
- Private placement of 5.5M warrants to sponsor at $1.00 each for gross $5.5M.
- $230M placed in trust account; must complete initial business combination within 24 months or redeem shares.
- Appointed four new directors: John C. Adams, Harvey Marshall Sonenshine, Junping Wang, Daniel Zlotnitsky.
- SPAC intends to focus on a target in industries complementing its management team's background.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-25-123899
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VHCP
- cik: 0002086264
- company_name: Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp. II
- filed_at: 2025-12-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- 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/2086264/000121390025123899/0001213900-25-123899-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2086264/000121390025123899/ea0270328-8k_vinehill2.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-25-123899
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-25-123899.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-25-123899.txt

## Key facts
- Equity Issuances
  Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp. II issued 5,500,000 Private Placement Warrants of warrant to Vine Hill Capital Sponsor II LLC for $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant.
  - Security: warrant
  - Shares: 5,500,000 Private Placement Warrants
  - Purchaser: Vine Hill Capital Sponsor II LLC
  - Consideration: $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant
  source text: the Company consummated the private placement of 5,500,000 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds of $5,500,000
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2086264/000121390025123899/0001213900-25-123899-index.htm
- Material Agreements
  Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp. II entered into Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement with Vine Hill Capital Sponsor II LLC valued at $1.00 per warrant (effective 2025-12-17).
  - Action: entry
  - Agreement: equity purchase
  - Counterparty: Vine Hill Capital Sponsor II LLC
  - Value: $1.00 per warrant
  - Effective: 2025-12-17
  source text: a Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement, dated December 17, 2025, between the Company and Vine Hill Capital Sponsor II LLC (the “ Sponsor ”), pursuant to which the Sponsor purchased 5,500,000 private placement warrants, each exercisable to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share at $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment, at a price of $1.00 per warrant
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2086264/000121390025123899/0001213900-25-123899-index.htm
- Material Agreements
  Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp. II entered into Warrant Agreement with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (effective 2025-12-17).
  - Action: entry
  - Counterparty: Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
  - Effective: 2025-12-17
  source text: a Warrant Agreement, dated December 17, 2025, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent (the “ Warrant Agreement ”)
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2086264/000121390025123899/0001213900-25-123899-index.htm
- Material Agreements
  Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp. II entered into Investment Management Trust Agreement with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (effective 2025-12-17).
  - Action: entry
  - Counterparty: Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
  - Effective: 2025-12-17
  source text: an Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated December 17, 2025, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2086264/000121390025123899/0001213900-25-123899-index.htm
- Material Agreements
  Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp. II entered into Underwriting Agreement with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated (effective 2025-12-17).
  - Action: entry
  - Agreement: underwriting
  - Counterparty: Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated
  - Effective: 2025-12-17
  source text: an Underwriting Agreement, dated December 17, 2025, between the Company and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, as representative of the several underwriters named in Schedule A thereto
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2086264/000121390025123899/0001213900-25-123899-index.htm
- Material Agreements
  Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp. II entered into Registration Rights Agreement with the Sponsor and the other Holders (effective 2025-12-17).
  - Action: entry
  - Counterparty: the Sponsor and the other Holders
  - Effective: 2025-12-17
  source text: a Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 17, 2025, among the Company, the Sponsor and the other Holders (as defined therein) signatory thereto
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2086264/000121390025123899/0001213900-25-123899-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.