---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-26-076045"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VII"
cik: "0002139246"
company_name: "Viking Acquisition Corp. II"
filed_at: "2026-07-07T21:10:45+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-07T21:12:08.047271+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Viking Acquisition Corp. II closes $230M IPO; 23M units at $10.00 each

## Summary
- Closed IPO of 23,000,000 units at $10.00/unit, including full exercise of 3,000,000-unit over-allotment, for $230M gross proceeds.
- Simultaneously sold 610,000 private placement units to sponsor and underwriter for $6.1M aggregate proceeds.
- Net proceeds of $230M placed in trust account at JPMorgan Chase, held for future business combination.
- Units trade on NYSE under 'VII U'; Class A shares and warrants expected to trade separately under 'VII' and 'VII WS'.
- Appointed Dr. Josef Ackermann, Fred Brettschneider, Yassine Bouhara, and Seth Waugh as directors; committees formed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-26-076045
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VII
- cik: 0002139246
- company_name: Viking Acquisition Corp. II
- filed_at: 2026-07-07T21:10:45+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 9.01, 3.02, 5.02, 5.03, 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2139246/000121390026076045/0001213900-26-076045-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2139246/000121390026076045/ea0297245-8k_viking2.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Yassine Bouhara was elected as Director at Viking Acquisition Corp. II.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: When the election of Dr. Ackermann and Messrs. Brettschneider, Bouhara and Waugh as directors of the Company became effective on July 6, 2026, each of them entered into an indemnity agreement with the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2139246/000121390026076045/0001213900-26-076045-index.htm
- Executive change
  Dr. Josef Ackermann was elected as Director at Viking Acquisition Corp. II.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: When the election of Dr. Ackermann and Messrs. Brettschneider, Bouhara and Waugh as directors of the Company became effective on July 6, 2026, each of them entered into an indemnity agreement with the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2139246/000121390026076045/0001213900-26-076045-index.htm
- Executive change
  Seth Waugh was elected as Director at Viking Acquisition Corp. II.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: When the election of Dr. Ackermann and Messrs. Brettschneider, Bouhara and Waugh as directors of the Company became effective on July 6, 2026, each of them entered into an indemnity agreement with the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2139246/000121390026076045/0001213900-26-076045-index.htm
- Executive change
  Fred Brettschneider was elected as Director at Viking Acquisition Corp. II.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: When the election of Dr. Ackermann and Messrs. Brettschneider, Bouhara and Waugh as directors of the Company became effective on July 6, 2026, each of them entered into an indemnity agreement with the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2139246/000121390026076045/0001213900-26-076045-index.htm

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