Linden Advisors and related entities have disclosed a sizable stake in X3 Acquisition Corp. Ltd. As of January 22, 2026, Linden Advisors LP and its principal, Siu Min (Joe) Wong, may be deemed to beneficially own 1,400,000 Class A ordinary shares, equal to 7.0% of the outstanding shares. This includes 1,342,424 shares held by Linden Capital L.P. and 57,576 shares in separately managed accounts.
Linden Capital and its general partner Linden GP LLC are each reported as beneficial owners of the 1,342,424 shares, representing 6.7% of the class. All reporting persons indicate shared voting and investment power over these shares and certify that the securities were not acquired to change or influence control of X3 Acquisition Corp. Ltd., but rather as a passive investment.
X3 Acquisition Management LLC, the sponsor of X3 Acquisition Corp. Ltd., and Andrew J. Redleaf have filed a Schedule 13G reporting beneficial ownership of 5,750,000 Ordinary Shares. These consist of 5,750,000 Class B ordinary shares that are convertible into Class A ordinary shares on a one-for-one basis upon completion of a business combination or earlier at the holder’s option, subject to possible adjustments in the company’s governing documents. This position represents 22.3% of the Ordinary Shares, based on 25,750,000 Ordinary Shares outstanding. Mr. Redleaf controls the sponsor’s managing member and has voting and investment discretion over the shares held by the sponsor, while disclaiming beneficial ownership beyond his pecuniary interest.
X3 Acquisition Corp. Ltd. completed its initial public offering of 20,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit, raising gross proceeds of $200,000,000. Each unit includes one Class A ordinary share and one-half redeemable warrant, with each whole warrant exercisable at $11.50 per share. A total of $200,000,000 from the IPO and a concurrent private placement was placed into a trust account, which will be used only for a future business combination or to redeem public shares, generally within 24 months of the IPO closing.
The company also sold 5,000,000 private warrants to its sponsor for $5,000,000. Several independent directors were appointed, board committees were constituted, and an amended and restated memorandum and articles of association was adopted in connection with the IPO.
X3 Acquisition Corp. Ltd. reported an indirect purchase of 5,000,000 warrants tied to its Class A ordinary shares by its sponsor, X3 Acquisition Management LLC. According to the disclosure, each warrant allows the holder to buy one Class A ordinary share for $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. The sponsor bought the warrants in a private placement at $1.00 per warrant under a Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement dated January 20, 2026, for an aggregate purchase price of $5,000,000. The warrants become exercisable 30 days after completion of the company’s initial business combination and expire five years after that combination, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation. Chairman and CEO Andrew Redleaf is associated with the sponsor through X Cubed Capital Management LLC and holds voting and investment discretion over the sponsor’s securities, but he disclaims beneficial ownership except for any pecuniary interest.
X3 Acquisition Management LLC, a 10% owner of X3 Acquisition Corp. Ltd., reported buying 5,000,000 private placement warrants on January 22, 2026. Each warrant allows the purchase of one Class A ordinary share at $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. The sponsor paid $1.00 per warrant, for a total of $5,000,000, under a Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement dated January 20, 2026. The warrants become exercisable 30 days after the completion of the company’s initial business combination and expire five years after that business combination, or earlier if the company redeems them or liquidates. After this transaction, the sponsor directly holds 5,000,000 derivative securities.
X3 Acquisition Corp. Ltd. filed an initial insider ownership report for executive Christopher Joseph Bemis. Bemis serves as both a director and Executive Vice President of the company. The report is dated for an event on 01/20/2026 and indicates that he is not a 10% owner. In the ownership tables, it is explicitly stated that no securities are beneficially owned, meaning Bemis reported no direct or indirect ownership of the company’s securities as of that date.
X3 Acquisition Management LLC, a 10% owner of X3 Acquisition Corp. Ltd., filed an initial ownership report showing a derivative position in the company’s sponsor shares. The entity beneficially owns Class B ordinary shares that are convertible into 5,750,000 Class A ordinary shares.
These Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares concurrently with or immediately following the company’s initial business combination, or earlier at the holders’ option, on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustments. The Class B ordinary shares have no expiration date, so this position remains outstanding until conversion.
X3 Acquisition Corp. Ltd. officer Kenneth Weiller, who serves as COO and CFO, filed an initial insider ownership report. As of the event date of 01/20/2026, the filing states that no securities are beneficially owned by the reporting person. The form is filed by a single reporting person and both the non-derivative and derivative securities tables show no holdings.
X3 Acquisition Corp. Ltd. director reports no holdings
On 01/20/2026, director Jeffry H. von Gillern filed an initial ownership report for X3 Acquisition Corp. Ltd. (XCBEU). The filing states that no non-derivative or derivative securities of the company are beneficially owned, meaning the director reports zero shares and zero derivative positions in the issuer as of the event date.
X3 Acquisition Corp. Ltd. director Smith Nicholas Higgin has filed an initial insider ownership report. The Form 3 states that no securities of X3 Acquisition Corp. Ltd. are beneficially owned. This establishes that, as of the event date of 01/20/2026, the reporting director holds no direct or indirect ownership in the company’s securities.