[SCHEDULE 13D] XBP Europe Holdings, Inc. Warrant SEC Filing

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Exela Technologies, Inc. and its controlled entities (XCV-STS, LLC and GP 3XCV LLC) filed a Schedule 13D disclosing equity obtained through XBP Global Holdings, Inc.’s Chapter 11 restructuring completed on 29 Jul 2025.

• Exela now beneficially owns 33,669,980 shares/warrants, equal to 27.08 % of XBP’s 117,715,369 outstanding shares.
• Executive Chairman Par Chadha personally holds another 2,357,260 shares; combined with Exela’s stake, he controls 36,027,240 shares/warrants or 28.97 % of the company.
• Ownership arose from conversion of Allowed Notes Claims and a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement executed during the court-approved restructuring. Subsidiaries received 25.4 m common shares plus 6.63 m warrant shares; warrants’ terms are filed as Exhibit 99.3.

The shares received are pledged as security for potential tax obligations tied to the restructuring. A Tax Funding Agreement obligates Exela affiliates to pay the first $15 m and any liability above $25 m. A Registration Rights Agreement grants shelf, demand and piggy-back rights for future resale. No other purpose or immediate plans (e.g., takeover, board changes) are stated beyond investment and fulfillment of court-mandated arrangements.

Post-transaction, XBP’s shareholder base is highly concentrated, giving Exela/Chadha significant influence while leaving 71 % in public or other hands.

Positive

• Debt-to-equity conversion eliminates a portion of XBP’s 11.5 % 2026 notes, reducing leverage post-bankruptcy.
• Exela/Chadha’s 29 % stake may align interests between a strategic partner and XBP, potentially aiding operational support.
• Registration Rights Agreement improves future liquidity for large holders, lowering overhang uncertainty once shares are registered.

Negative

• High ownership concentration (≈29 %) increases governance control risk for minority shareholders.
• All pledged shares secure up to $25 m+ tax liabilities, creating potential forced-sale or encumbrance scenarios.
• Possible future share sales by Exela once registration becomes effective could pressure the stock’s float and price.

Insights

Corporate Governance Expert

TL;DR – Restructuring gives Exela/Chadha 29 % control of XBP, improving alignment but raising concentration and tax-pledge risks.

The filing formalises a court-driven debt-to-equity swap, converting Exela’s 2026 note claims into 27 % equity plus warrants. Coupled with Chadha’s direct holdings, effective control nears 29 %. Investors gain clarity on cap-table and future dilution: all counts are based on 117.7 m shares, fully reflecting 6.6 m warrant shares. The Registration Rights Agreement hints at potential secondary sales once lock-ups lapse, affecting float. Pledge of shares to satisfy up to >$25 m of transaction tax liability introduces encumbrance risk. Overall impact is strategic but not immediately value-changing; governance influence is enhanced, yet concentration could deter minority investors.

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

XBP Global Holdings, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

98400V101

(CUSIP Number)

Par Chadha
c/o Exela Technologies, Inc., 1237 7th St.
Santa Monica, CA, 90401
(310) 496-3248

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

07/29/2025

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 98400V101

1

Name of reporting person

Exela Technologies, Inc.

2

Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)
(b)

3

SEC use only

4

Source of funds (See Instructions)

OO

5

Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

6

Citizenship or place of organization

UNITED STATES

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:

7	Sole Voting Power 0.00
8	Shared Voting Power 33,669,980.00
9	Sole Dispositive Power 0.00
10	Shared Dispositive Power 33,669,980.00

11

Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person

33,669,980.00

12

Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)

13

Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)

27.08 %

14

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

CO, HC

Comment for Type of Reporting Person:

Consists of 27,037,562 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value (the "XBP Common Stock") and warrants in respect of 6,632,418 shares of XBP Common Stock (the "XBP Warrant Shares") of XBP Europe Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("XBP" or the "Issuer"), acquired in the Restructuring Transactions (as defined below) by Exela Technologies, Inc. ("Exela") through its indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries, XCV-STS, LLC ("XCV-STS") and GP 3XCV LLC ("GP 3XCV" and, collectively with Exela and XCV-STS, the "Consenting ETI Parties"). Upon the completion of the Restructuring Transactions, Exela beneficially owns 27.08% of XBP Common Stock, based on 117,715,369 shares of XBP Common Stock outstanding as of July 29, 2025 and giving effect to 6,632,418 XBP Warrant Shares beneficially owned by Exela through XCV-STS and GP 3XCV.

SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 98400V101

1

Name of reporting person

Par Chadha

2

Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)
(b)

3

SEC use only

4

Source of funds (See Instructions)

OO

5

Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

6

Citizenship or place of organization

UNITED STATES

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:

7	Sole Voting Power 2,357,260.00
8	Shared Voting Power 33,669,980.00
9	Sole Dispositive Power 2,357,260.00
10	Shared Dispositive Power 33,669,980.00

11

Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person

36,027,240.00

12

Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)

13

Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)

28.97 %

14

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

IN

Comment for Type of Reporting Person:

Consists of 2,357,260 shares of XBP Common Stock held directly or indirectly by Par Chadha ("Mr. Chadha"), the Executive Chairman, a director and the controlling shareholder of Exela, and 33,669,980 total shares of XBP Common Stock and XBP Warrant Shares beneficially owned by Exela. Upon the completion of the Restructuring Transactions, Mr. Chadha beneficially owns, primarily through Exela, 28.97% of XBP Common Stock, based on 117,715,369 shares of XBP Common Stock outstanding as of July 29, 2025 and giving effect to 6,632,418 XBP Warrant Shares beneficially owned by Exela.

SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 98400V101

1

Name of reporting person

XCV-STS, LLC

2

Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)
(b)

3

SEC use only

4

Source of funds (See Instructions)

OO

5

Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

6

Citizenship or place of organization

UNITED STATES

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:

7	Sole Voting Power 0.00
8	Shared Voting Power 6,215,105.00
9	Sole Dispositive Power 0.00
10	Shared Dispositive Power 6,215,105.00

11

Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person

6,215,105.00

12

Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)

13

Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)

5.22 %

14

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

HC, OO

Comment for Type of Reporting Person:

Consists of 4,926,528 shares of XBP Common Stock and 1,288,577 XBP Warrant Shares acquired in the Restructuring Transactions and held directly by XCV-STS. Upon the completion of the Restructuring Transactions, XCV-STS beneficially owns 5.22% of XBP Common Stock, based on 117,715,369 shares of XBP Common Stock outstanding as of July 29, 2025 and giving effect to 1,288,577 XBP Warrant Shares held directly by XCV-STS.

SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 98400V101

1

Name of reporting person

GP 3XCV LLC

2

Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)
(b)

3

SEC use only

4

Source of funds (See Instructions)

OO

5

Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

6

Citizenship or place of organization

UNITED STATES

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:

7	Sole Voting Power 0.00
8	Shared Voting Power 27,454,875.00
9	Sole Dispositive Power 0.00
10	Shared Dispositive Power 27,454,875.00

11

Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person

27,454,875.00

12

Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)

13

Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)

22.31 %

14

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

HC, OO

Comment for Type of Reporting Person:

Consists of 20,430,831 shares of XBP Common Stock and 5,343,841 XBP Warrant Shares acquired in the Restructuring Transactions and held directly by GP 3XCV, and 1,680,193 shares of XBP Common Stock obtained pursuant to the MIPA (as defined below). Upon the completion of the Restructuring Transactions, GP 3XCV beneficially owns 22.31% of XBP Common Stock, based on 117,715,369 shares of XBP Common Stock outstanding as of July 29, 2025 and giving effect to 5,343,841 XBP Warrant Shares held directly by GP 3XCV.

SCHEDULE 13D

Item 1.	Security and Issuer
(a)	Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $0.0001 par value
(b)	Name of Issuer: XBP Global Holdings, Inc.
(c)	Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 6641 N. BELT LINE ROAD, SUITE 100, IRVING, TEXAS , 75063.
Item 2.	Identity and Background
(a)	This Schedule 13D is being filed by Exela, Mr. Chadha, XCV-STS and GP 3XCV (collectively, the "Reporting Persons").
(b)	The principal business address of the Reporting Persons is 8550 West Desert Inn Road, Suite 102-452, Las Vegas, Nevada 89117.
(c)	The principal business of Exela is to provide business process management for healthcare and financial industries. The directors of Exela are Par S. Chadha and Ronald Cogburn. The executive officer of Exela is Par Chadha (Executive Chairman). XCV-STS and GP 3XCV are holding company subsidiaries of Exela. Mr. Chadha is the Executive Chairman, a director and the controlling shareholder of Exela.
(d)	During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).
(e)	During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons was a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree, or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws, or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
(f)	Exela, XCV-STS and GP 3XCV are organized under the laws of Delaware. Mr. Par is a citizen of the United States.
Item 3.	Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
	On March 23, 2025, certain entities that were direct or indirect subsidiaries of Exela and affiliates of the Issuer (the "Debtors") filed voluntary cases (the "Chapter 11 Cases") under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code, ss.ss. 101-1532, as amended, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the "Bankruptcy Court"), under Case No 25-90023. The Consenting ETI Parties are party to the Amended and Restated Plan Support Agreement, dated as of April 24, 2025, as amended (the "PSA"). The PSA incorporates the terms of a global and comprehensive settlement reached in the Issuer's Chapter 11 Cases among the Debtors, an ad hoc group of holders of the Debtors' 11.5% secured notes due April and July 2026 (the "2026 Notes"), the Consenting ETI Parties and the official committee of unsecured creditors appointed in the Chapter 11 Cases, and outlines the commitments of the Debtors and the Consenting ETI Parties to support certain restructuring transactions with respect to the Debtors (the "Restructuring Transactions"). Pursuant to the PSA, the Issuer filed a plan of reorganization with the Bankruptcy Court on May 7, 2025 (the "Plan"), which was confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court on June 23, 2025. The Plan provided for the equitization or exchange of all allowed claims with respect to the 2026 Notes (collectively, "Allowed Notes Claims") through a series of steps resulting in the holders of Allowed Notes Claims receiving their pro rata shares of a portion of the equity of the Issuer. In accordance with the Plan, on July 29, 2025, XCV-STS and GP 3XCV received 4,926,528 and 20,430,841 shares of XBP Common Stock and warrants in respect of 1,288,577 and 5,343,841 XBP Warrant Shares, respectively, in satisfaction of their Allowed Notes Claims. Additionally, GP 3XCV holds 1,680,193 shares of XBP Common Stock that were issued by XBP pursuant to the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 21, 2025 (the "MIPA"), in exchange for 100% of the membership interests in GP 2XCV Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. Exela beneficially owns 27,037,562 shares of XBP Common Stock and 6,632,418 shares of XBP Warrant Shares through XCV-STS and GP 3XCV, its indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries. The consummation of the Restructuring Transactions may give rise to the recognition of income or gain by the affiliated group of corporations that files a consolidated U.S. federal income tax return with Exela (the "Transaction Tax Liability"). Pursuant to the Plan and the Tax Funding Agreement entered into on July 29, 2025 among the Consenting ETI Parties and the Debtors (the "Tax Funding Agreement"), the Consenting ETI Parties are obligated to pay (a) the first $15 million of Transaction Tax Liability, if any, and (b) any Transaction Tax Liability in excess of $25 million, if any, with any amounts of the Transaction Tax Liability between $15 million and $25 million, if any, being the obligation of the reorganized Debtors. The Consenting ETI Parties may satisfy the Transaction Tax Liability through the purchase of rollover exit notes issued in connection with the Plan or in exchange for newly issued XBP Common Stock at the equity value set forth in the Plan. The shares of XBP Common Stock received on the effective date of the Plan by the Consenting ETI Parties on account of their Allowed Notes Claims are pledged for the benefit of the Debtors to secure the obligations of Consenting ETI Parties under the Tax Funding Agreement. In accordance with the Plan, on July 29, 2025, XCV-STS and GP 3XCV entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the "Registration Rights Agreement") with XBP and certain other holders of XBP Common Stock issued and distributed in the Restructuring, granting XCV-STS, GP 3XCV and such other holders shelf, demand, and piggyback registration rights for the resale of such shares, subject to certain conditions and thresholds In accordance with the Plan, on July 29, 2025, Mr. Chadha received 1,228,288 shares of XBP Common Stock in satisfaction of his Allowed Notes Claims through an entity he controls separate from Exela. Mr. Chadha previously received 1,128,972 shares of XBP Common Stock in compensation for his service as a director of XBP. Mr. Chadha, is the Executive Chairman, a director and the controlling shareholder of Exela, and accordingly beneficially owns an additional 27,037,562 shares of XBP Common Stock and 6,632,418 shares of XBP Warrant Shares indirectly through Exela in addition to the shares beneficially owned solely by Mr. Chadha. Mr. Chadha's equity interests in Exela are held by certain entities controlled by Mr. Chadha. The foregoing descriptions of the Registration Rights Agreement, the warrants in respect of the XBP Warrant Shares and Tax Funding Agreement, do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of such agreements or forms thereof, copies of which are filed as Exhibit 99.2, Exhibit 99.3 and Exhibit 99.4 hereto, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 4.	Purpose of Transaction
	The information set forth in Item 3 of this Schedule 13D is hereby incorporated into this Item 4 by reference.
Item 5.	Interest in Securities of the Issuer
(a)	The information set forth in Item 3 of this Schedule 13D is hereby incorporated into this Item 5 by reference. The Reporting Persons beneficially own an aggregate of 36,027,240 shares of XBP Common Stock and XBP Warrant Shares, which represent 28.97% of the outstanding shares of XBP Common Stock, as determined and described in the cover pages of this Schedule 13D.
(b)	The Reporting Persons have sole or shared power to vote and sole or shared power to dispose of an aggregate of 36,027,241 shares of XBP Common Stock and XBP Warrant Shares, as determined and described in the cover pages of this Schedule 13D.
(c)	As described in Item 3 of this Schedule 13D.
(d)	Not applicable.
(e)	Not applicable.
Item 6.	Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer
	The information set forth in Items 3 of this Schedule 13D is hereby incorporated into this Item 6 by reference.
Item 7.	Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
	Exhibit 99.1* Joint Filing Agreement dated August 5, 2025 by and among the Reporting Persons. Exhibit 99.2 Registration Rights Agreement, dated July 29, 2025 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by XBP on August 4, 2025, File No. 001-40206). Exhibit 99.3 Form of Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by XBP on August 4, 2025, File No. 001-40206). Exhibit 99.4 Tax Funding Agreement, dated July 29, 2025 ((incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by XBP on August 4, 2025, File No. 001-40206). * Filed herewith

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Exela Technologies, Inc.

Signature:	/s/ Par Chadha
Name/Title:	Par Chadha/Executive Chairman
Date:	08/05/2025

Par Chadha

Signature:	/s/ Par Chadha
Name/Title:	Par Chadha
Date:	08/05/2025

XCV-STS, LLC

Signature:	/s/ Par Chadha
Name/Title:	Par Chadha/Manager of ETI-MNA, LLC its manager
Date:	08/05/2025

GP 3XCV LLC

Signature:	/s/ Par Chadha
Name/Title:	Par Chadha/Manager of ETI-MNA, LLC its manager
Date:	08/05/2025

FAQ

How much of XBP Global Holdings (XBPEW) does Exela now own?

Exela and its subsidiaries beneficially own 33,669,980 shares/warrants, representing 27.08 % of outstanding common stock.

What is Par Chadha’s total beneficial ownership in XBP?

Including personal holdings and Exela’s stake, Chadha controls 36,027,240 shares/warrants, or 28.97 % of XBP.

How were the shares acquired?

They were issued on 29 Jul 2025 through a Chapter 11 plan converting 2026 note claims and via a membership interest purchase.

Are the new shares subject to any restrictions?

Yes. They are pledged to cover restructuring tax liabilities and are covered by a Registration Rights Agreement for future resale.

What potential dilution exists from warrants?

Exela holds 6,632,418 warrant shares; if exercised, XBP’s share count would rise accordingly, diluting existing holders.