[8-K] Columbus Circle Capital Corp I Units Reports Material Event

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Columbus Circle Capital Corp I (CCCM) filed an 8-K dated 28 Jul 2025 announcing execution of the First Amendment to its 23 Jun 2025 Business Combination Agreement with ProCap Financial and related entities. The amendment reallocates 15% of the “Adjustment Shares”—Pubco common stock to be calculated on a $516.5 million multiple and Bitcoin price movement—from ProCap unitholders to CCCM’s non-redeeming public shareholders. It also corrects scrivener’s errors; all other terms of the BCA remain unchanged.

The change is designed to incent shareholders to keep their shares through closing, potentially lowering redemption pressure ahead of the planned de-SPAC. A joint press release (Ex. 99.1) was furnished but not filed; the full amendment is provided as Ex. 2.1. CCCM and Pubco intend to file a Form S-4 registration statement containing the proxy/prospectus for shareholder approval. No financial results, valuation revisions or closing timeline updates were included.

Positive

• 15% of Adjustment Shares redirected to non-redeeming public shareholders, enhancing their post-merger stake and potentially curbing redemptions.

Negative

• Dilution for ProCap unitholders indicates management concern over redemption risk.
• Deal economics remain tied to Bitcoin price volatility, adding uncertainty.

Insights

SPAC Analyst

TL;DR: 15% of Adjustment Shares shift to public holders, sweetening terms and targeting lower redemptions.

Analysis: Moving a meaningful slice of contingent equity from ProCap insiders to CCCM’s non-redeeming shareholders improves the public float and aligns incentives ahead of the vote. Because Adjustment Shares scale with Bitcoin pricing, the give-up underscores management’s urgency to secure sufficient cash in trust. Although no valuation metrics changed, the amendment modestly enhances deal optics and could reduce redemption-related cash leakage, a common SPAC hurdle. Overall, it’s incrementally positive for current CCCM holders.

Risk Analyst

TL;DR: Share shift helps retention but highlights redemption concern; deal still faces crypto-linked volatility.

While the amendment rewards loyal shareholders, it dilutes ProCap unitholders and signals apprehension over potential high redemptions. Completion is still subject to shareholder approval, SEC review of the pending S-4, and Bitcoin price fluctuations baked into the Adjustment Share formula. Numerous forward-looking statements and risk factors reaffirm that regulatory hurdles, crypto volatility and listing approvals could derail timing or economics. Net impact is neutral until redemption levels are known.

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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): July 28, 2025

Columbus Circle Capital Corp I

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands		001-42653		99-3947168
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3 Columbus Circle, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10019

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (646) 792-5600

Not Applicable

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

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

☒ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant		CCCMU		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share		CCCM		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share		CCCMW		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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).

Emerging growth company ☒

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 1.01. Entry Into A Material Definitive Agreement.

As previously disclosed, on June 23, 2025, Columbus Circle Capital Corp I, a Cayman Island exempted company (“CCCM”), entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the “BCA”) with ProCap Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Pubco”), Crius SPAC Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Pubco (“SPAC Merger Sub”), Crius Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Pubco (“Company Merger Sub”), ProCap BTC, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ProCap”), and Inflection Points Inc d/b/a Professional Capital Management, a Delaware corporation, pursuant to which, as of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the BCA (the “Closing”), ProCap and CCCM will become wholly-owned subsidiaries of Pubco and Pubco will become a publicly traded company. The transactions contemplated by the BCA are hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Business Combination.”

On July 28, 2025, CCCM, Pubco, ProCap, SPAC Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub entered into the First Amendment to the BCA (the “First Amendment”) to amend the BCA to: (i) reallocate 15% of the Adjustment Shares (which are a certain number of shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Pubco (“Pubco Common Stock”), to be determined based upon a multiple of $516.5 million and the percentage change in the price of Bitcoin between the execution of the BCA and the Closing, as set forth in and based upon the terms and conditions of the BCA), which were originally to be delivered to the holders of common units of ProCap pursuant to the BCA, to non-redeeming public shareholders of CCCM; and (ii) to correct scrivener’s errors in the BCA.

Other than as expressly modified pursuant to the First Amendment, the BCA, which was previously filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by CCCM with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 27, 2025, remains in full force and effect as originally executed on June 23, 2025. The foregoing description of the First Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the First Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 2.1 hereto, and the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

On July 28, 2025, CCCM and ProCap issued a joint press release (the “Press Release”) announcing the entry into the First Amendment. A copy of the Press Release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.

The Press Release is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. This Current Report on Form 8-K will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any of the information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1.

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Additional Information and Where to Find It

Pubco and CCCM intend to file with the SEC a registration on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”), which will include a preliminary proxy statement of CCCM and a prospectus (the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”) in connection with the Business Combination. The definitive proxy statement and other relevant documents will be mailed to shareholders of CCCM as of a record date to be established for voting on the Business Combination and other matters as described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. CCCM and/or Pubco will also file other documents regarding the Business Combination with the SEC. This Current Report on Form 8-K does not contain all of the information that should be considered concerning the Business Combination and is not intended to form the basis of any investment decision or any other decision in respect of the Business Combination. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR INVESTMENT DECISION, SHAREHOLDERS OF CCCM AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES ARE URGED TO READ, WHEN AVAILABLE, THE PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO, AND THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ALL OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED OR THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH CCCM’S SOLICITATION OF PROXIES FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF ITS SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD TO APPROVE THE BUSINESS COMBINATION AND OTHER MATTERS AS DESCRIBED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS BECAUSE THESE DOCUMENTS WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT CCCM, PROCAP, PUBCO AND THE BUSINESS COMBINATION. Investors and security holders will also be able to obtain copies of the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and all other documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC by CCCM and Pubco, without charge, once available, on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by directing a request to: Columbus Circle Capital Corp I, 3 Columbus Circle, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10019; e-mail: IR@ColumbusCircleCap.com, or upon written request to ProCap Financial, Inc. at 600 Lexington Avenue, Floor 2, New York, NY 10022, respectively.

NEITHER THE SEC NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES REGULATORY AGENCY HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THE BUSINESS COMBINATION DESCRIBED HEREIN, PASSED UPON THE MERITS OR FAIRNESS OF THE BUSINESS COMBINATION OR ANY RELATED TRANSACTIONS OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE DISCLOSURE IN THIS CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY CONSTITUTES A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

The offer and sale of the convertible notes to be issued by Pubco and the preferred units of ProCap sold in connection with the Business Combination have not been registered under the Securities Act and such securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

Participants in Solicitation

CCCM, ProCap, Pubco and their respective directors, executive officers, certain of their equity holders and other members of management and employees may be deemed under SEC rules to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from CCCM’s shareholders in connection with the Business Combination. A list of the names of such persons, and information regarding their interests in the Business Combination and their ownership of CCCM’s securities are, or will be, contained in CCCM’s filings with the SEC, including the final prospectus for CCCM’s initial public offering filed with the SEC on May 19, 2025 (the “IPO Prospectus”). Additional information regarding the interests of the persons who may, under SEC rules, be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies of CCCM’s shareholders in connection with the Business Combination, including the names and interests of ProCap’s and Pubco’s respective directors or managers and executive officers, will be set forth in the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is expected to be filed by Pubco and CCCM with the SEC. Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of these documents as described above.

No Offer or Solicitation

This Current Report on Form 8-K and the information contained herein is for informational purposes only and is not a proxy statement or solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the potential transactions and shall not constitute an offer to sell or exchange, or a solicitation of an offer to buy or exchange the securities of CCCM, ProCap or Pubco, or any commodity or instrument or related derivative of CCM or Pubco, nor shall there be any sale of any such securities, commodities, instruments or related derivatives in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, sale or exchange would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction. No offer of securities, commodities, instruments or derivatives shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom. Investors should consult with their counsel as to the applicable requirements for a purchaser to avail itself of any exemption under the Securities Act.

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Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws with respect to the Business Combination involving Pubco, ProCap, and CCCM, including expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions, plans, prospects, financial results or strategies regarding ProCap, Pubco, CCCM and the Business Combination, statements regarding the anticipated benefits and timing of the completion of the Business Combination, the assets that may be held by ProCap and Pubco and the value thereof, the price and volatility of bitcoin, bitcoin’s growing prominence as a digital asset and as the foundation of a new financial system, Pubco’s listing on any securities exchange, the macro and political conditions surrounding bitcoin, the planned business strategy including Pubco’s ability to develop a corporate architecture capable of supporting financial products built with and on bitcoin including native lending models, capital market instruments, and future innovations that will replace legacy financial tools with bitcoin-aligned alternatives, plans and use of proceeds, objectives of management for future operations of Pubco, the upside potential and opportunity for investors, Pubco’s plan for value creation and strategic advantages, market size and growth opportunities, regulatory conditions, technological and market trends, future financial condition and performance and expected financial impacts of the Business Combination, the satisfaction of closing conditions to the Business Combination and the level of redemptions of CCCM’s public shareholders, and Pubco’s expectations, intentions, strategies, assumptions or beliefs about future events, results of operations or performance or that do not solely relate to historical or current facts. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “potential,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events or conditions that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this communication, including, but not limited to: the risk that the Business Combination may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect the price of CCCM’s securities; the risk that the Business Combination may not be completed by CCCM’s business combination deadline; the failure by the parties to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the Business Combination, including the approval of CCCM’s shareholders; failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination; the level of redemptions of the CCCM’s public shareholders which may reduce the public float of, reduce the liquidity of the trading market of, and/or maintain the quotation, listing, or trading of the Class A ordinary shares of CCCM or the shares of Pubco Common Stock to be listed in connection with the Business Combination; the insufficiency of the third-party fairness opinion for the board of directors of CCCM in determining whether or not to pursue the Business Combination; the failure of Pubco to obtain or maintain the listing of its securities on any securities exchange after the closing of the Business Combination; risks associated with CCCM, ProCap and Pubco’s ability to consummate the Business Combination timely or at all, including in connection with potential regulatory delays or impediments, changes in bitcoin prices or for other reasons; costs related to the Business Combination and as a result of becoming a public company; changes in business, market, financial, political and regulatory conditions; risks relating to Pubco’s anticipated operations and business, including the highly volatile nature of the price of bitcoin; the risk that Pubco’s stock price will be highly correlated to the price of bitcoin and the price of bitcoin may decrease between the signing of the definitive documents for the Business Combination and the closing of the Business Combination or at any time after the closing of the Business Combination; asset security and risks associated with CCCM, ProCap and Pubco’s ability to consummate the Business Combination timely or at all, including in connection with potential regulatory delays or impediments, changes in bitcoin prices or for other reasons; risks related to increased competition in the industries in which Pubco will operate; risks relating to significant legal, commercial, regulatory and technical uncertainty regarding bitcoin; risks relating to the treatment of crypto assets for U.S. and foreign tax purposes; risks related to the ability of ProCap and Pubco to execute their business plans; the risks that launching and growing Pubco’s bitcoin treasury advisory and services in digital marketing and strategy could be difficult; challenges in implementing Pubco’s business plan due to operational challenges, significant competition and regulation; risks associated with the possibility of Pubco being considered to be a “shell company” by any stock exchange on which Pubco Common Stock will be listed or by the SEC, which may impact Pubco’s ability to list Pubco Common Stock and restrict reliance on certain rules or forms in connection with the offering, sale or resale of securities, which could impact materially the time, cost and ability of Pubco to raise capital after the closing of the Business Combination; the outcome of any potential legal proceedings that may be instituted against Pubco, ProCap, CCCM or others in connection with or following announcement of the Business Combination, and those risk factors discussed in documents that Pubco and/or CCCM filed, or that will be filed, with the SEC, including as will be set forth in the Registration Statement to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Business Combination. 

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The foregoing list of risk factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of the IPO Prospectus, CCCM’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and CCCM’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K that will be filed by CCCM from time to time, the Registration Statement that will be filed by Pubco and CCCM and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus contained therein, and other documents that have been or will be filed by CCCM and Pubco from time to time with the SEC. These filings do or will identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that neither CCCM nor Pubco presently know or that CCCM and Pubco currently believe are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and each of CCCM, ProCap, and Pubco assume no obligation and do not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Neither CCCM, ProCap, nor Pubco gives any assurance that any of CCCM, ProCap or Pubco will achieve their respective expectations. The inclusion of any statement in this Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an admission by CCCM, ProCap or Pubco or any other person that the events or circumstances described in such statement are material.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
2.1		First Amendment to the Business Combination Agreement
99.1		Press Release, dated July 28, 2025.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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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.

	Columbus Circle Capital Corp I
	By:	/s/ Gary Quin
	Name:	Gary Quin
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

Dated: July 28, 2025 

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FAQ

What did CCCM announce in the 8-K filed on 28 July 2025?

It executed a First Amendment to the Business Combination Agreement, reallocating 15% of Adjustment Shares to non-redeeming public shareholders and correcting errors.

How many Adjustment Shares are affected by the amendment?

15% of the total Adjustment Shares, the exact number to be set at closing based on a $516.5 million multiple and Bitcoin price change.

Why were the shares reallocated to CCCM public shareholders?

To incentivize shareholders not to redeem their shares, thus preserving cash in trust for the de-SPAC transaction.

Does the amendment change the overall terms of the ProCap merger?

No, except for the share reallocation and scrivener’s corrections, the original BCA dated 23 Jun 2025 remains in full force.

What exhibits were included with this 8-K filing?

Ex. 2.1 First Amendment to the BCA, Ex. 99.1 joint press release, and Ex. 104 cover-page XBRL data file.

What is the next regulatory step for the Business Combination?

CCCM and Pubco plan to file a Form S-4 containing a proxy statement/prospectus for shareholder approval.