Twenty One Capital, Inc., the Bitcoin-native company that expects to be publicly listed, and Cantor Equity Partners, Inc. (CEP) (Nasdaq: CEP) announced that, at the Extraordinary General Meeting of CEP’s shareholders held today, CEP’s shareholders approved the proposed business combination between the parties, as well as “all other proposals related to the Business Combination.”
The final voting results for the Meeting will be “included in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by CEP.”
Based on shareholder approval and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain other closing conditions as “described in CEP’s definitive proxy statement and Twenty One’s prospectus, the Business Combination and related PIPE financings are expected to be consummated on or about Dec 8, 2025.”
After the consummation of such transactions, the combined company will operate as Twenty One Capital, Inc. and its “shares of Class A common stock are expected to trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) beginning on Dec 9, 2025 under the symbol “XXI.””
At the time of closing, Twenty One will be a “newly formed” operating company focused on Bitcoin-related business lines “that, among other things, offer shareholders a differentiated opportunity to gain exposure to Bitcoin through the equity markets.”
With a Bitcoin-native operating structure and a strategy designed to deliver long-term value, Twenty One intends to become a “vehicle for capital-efficient Bitcoin accumulation and related business development.”
Cantor Equity Partners, Inc. is a special purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of “effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities.”
CEP is led by Chair and Chief Executive Officer Brandon Lutnick and sponsored by an affiliate of Cantor Fitzgerald.
As covered, Cantor Fitzgerald, with more than 14,000 employees, is a global financial services and real estate services holding.
Its group of companies offers a range of products and services, such as the following: investment banking, asset and investment management, capital markets, prime services, research, digital assets, data, financial and commodities brokerage, trade execution, clearing, settlement, advisory, financial tech, custodial, commercial real estate advisory and servicing.