UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 1, 2024

KENSINGTON CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP. V

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Cayman Islands

001-40741

98-1592043

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

1400 Old Country Road, Suite 301

Westbury, New York

11590

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

(703) 674-6514

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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:

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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, $0.0001 par value, and three-fourths of one redeemable warrant	KCGI.U	The New York Stock Exchange
Class A ordinary shares included as part of the units	KCGI	The New York Stock Exchange
Redeemable warrants included as part of the units, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50	KCGI WS	The New York Stock Exchange

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) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2).

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 8.01.

Other Events.

On August 1, 2024, Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. V (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing it will not complete a business combination and will redeem all of its outstanding Class A ordinary shares. The redemption is expected to occur on August 19, 2024. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits


Exhibit No.		Exhibit

99.1		Press Release dated August 1, 2024.

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

Dated: August 1, 2024


KENSINGTON CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP. V

By:	/s/ Daniel Huber
	Name:	Daniel Huber
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. V 8-K