Viking Acquisition Corp. II Announces the Separate Trading of its Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants Commencing July 20, 2026
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Viking Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE: VII U) announced that holders of its public units may elect to separately trade the underlying Class A ordinary shares and redeemable warrants starting July 20, 2026. Each public unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one third of one redeemable warrant. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation and only whole warrants will trade.
Public units that are not separated will continue to trade under the symbol “VII U”. Separately traded Class A ordinary shares and warrants will trade on the NYSE under the ticker symbols “VII” and “VII WS”, respectively. Holders must have their brokers contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company to effect separation. According to Viking Acquisition Corp. II, a final prospectus describing the offering has been filed with the SEC and is available from Cohen & Company Capital Markets or via www.sec.gov. The company states that this announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy any securities.
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- Separate trading of components starts July 20, 2026 for public unit holders
- Distinct NYSE tickers for securities: VII U (units), VII (shares), VII WS (warrants)
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NEW YORK, July 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Viking Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE: VII U) (“Company”) announced today that holders of the Company’s public units may elect to separately trade the Class A ordinary shares and warrants underlying such public units commencing on July 20, 2026. Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one third of one redeemable warrant of the Company. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole warrants will trade.
Those public units not separated will continue to trade under the symbol “VII U.” The Class A ordinary shares and warrants that are separated will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbols “VII” and “VII WS,” respectively. Holders of public units will need to have their brokers contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent, in order to separate the public units into Class A ordinary shares and warrants.
A final prospectus relating to and describing the final terms of the offering has been filed with the SEC. The offering was made only by means of a prospectus, copies of which may be obtained by contacting Cohen & Company Capital Markets, a Division of Cohen & Company Securities, LLC, 3 Columbus Circle, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10019, Attention: Prospectus Department, or by email at: capitalmarkets@cohencm.com. Copies of the final prospectus can also be accessed through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About Viking Acquisition Corp. II
Viking Acquisition Corp. II is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The Company’s efforts to identify a prospective target business will not be limited to a particular industry or geographic region.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements,” including with respect to the separation of the public units into Class A ordinary shares and warrants. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. Such forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company’s registration statement and final prospectus for the Company’s offering filed with the SEC, which could cause actual results to differ from the forward-looking statements. Copies are available on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. The Company expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based, except as required by law.
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Philipp von Girsewald
Chief Financial Officer
philipp.girsewald@kingsrock.com
(347) 366-1106
