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): ~~March~~ November 730, 2023

M3-BRIGADE ACQUISITION II CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-40162		86-1359752
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1700 Broadway, 19th Floor

New York, New York 10019

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(212) 202-2200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

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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 share of Class A common stock and one-third of one redeemable warrant	MBAC.U	New York Stock Exchange
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share	MBAC	New York Stock Exchange
Public warrants, each whole public warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share	MBAC.WS	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 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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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 5 8.0701 ~~Submission~~Other ~~of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders~~Events.

OnAs previously reported, on March 7, 2023, the stockholders of M3-Brigade Acquisition II Corp. (the “Company”) approved ~~held~~an aamendment ~~special~~to ~~meeting of shareholders (~~the Company’s ~~“Special~~certificate ~~Meeting”)~~of toincorporation ~~approve the~~in ~~Extension~~order ~~Proposal~~ to extend the date by which the Company ~~has~~must to consummate a business combination from March 8, 2023 to December 8, 2023, ~~as more fully described in its definitive proxy statement filed with~~ (the ~~Securities and Exchange Commission on February 22, 2023. As there were sufficient votes to approve the~~ “Extension ~~Proposal, the Adjournment Proposal was not presented to stockholders~~Date”).

~~Holders~~On November 29, 2023, the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) determined that the Company would be unlikely to consummate a business combination 30by the Extension Date. Accordingly,~~670~~ the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up,~~885~~ (ii) as promptly as possible, redeem the shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par ofvalue $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), that were included in the units issued in the Company’s ~~held~~initial ofpublic ~~record~~offering as(the of“Public ~~February~~Shares”) at 21a per-share price, ~~2023~~payable in cash, equal to the ~~record~~aggregate ~~date~~amount ~~for~~then on deposit in the ~~Special~~Trust ~~Meeting~~Account, including interest earned on ~~were~~the ~~present~~funds held in ~~person~~the orTrust Account and not released to the Company to pay its taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by ~~proxy~~the number of outstanding Public Shares, ~~representing~~which ~~approximately~~redemption ~~61%~~will completely extinguish rights of the ~~voting~~holders ~~power~~ of the Public ~~Company’s~~Shares ~~shares~~as ofstockholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law (the ~~common~~“Redemption”), ~~stock~~and (iii) as ofpromptly as reasonably possible following the ~~record~~Redemption, ~~date~~subject ~~for~~to the ~~Special~~approval ~~Meeting~~of the Company’s remaining stockholders, dissolve and ~~constituting~~liquidate, asubject ~~quorum~~in each case to its obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the ~~transaction~~requirements of ~~business~~other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to the Company’s warrants, which will expire worthless.

The ~~voting~~Company’s ~~results for~~sponsor has agreed to waive its redemption rights with respect to monies held in the ~~Extension~~Trust ~~Proposal~~Account ~~was~~with asrespect ~~follows:~~to its shares of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

~~Proposal~~In ~~No.~~order 1:to provide for the disbursement of funds from the Trust Account, the Company has instructed Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Continental”), as its trustee, to take all necessary actions to effect the Redemption. The proceeds thereof, less $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution ~~Extension~~expenses ~~Proposal~~and net of taxes payable, will be held in a trust operating account while awaiting disbursement to the holders of the Public Shares. The Company expects to redeem all of the outstanding Public Shares for an estimated redemption price of approximately $10.60 per share (the “Redemption Amount”). All other costs and expenses associated with implementing the dissolution will be funded from proceeds held outside of the Trust Account. Record holders of Public Shares will receive their pro rata portion of the proceeds of the Trust Account by delivering their Public Shares to Continental, the Company’s transfer agent. Beneficial owners of Public Shares held in “street name,” however, will not need to take any action in order to receive the Redemption Amount. The Redemption Amount is expected to be paid out by December 13, 2023.

ToThe Company expects that ~~extend~~the New York Stock Exchange will file a Form 25 with the ~~date~~United byStates ~~which~~Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) to delist the Company’s ~~has~~securities toafter ~~consummate~~the alast ~~business~~day ~~combination~~of ~~from~~trading ~~March~~on December 8, 2023. The Company thereafter intends to ~~December~~file a 8,Form ~~2023~~15 with the Commission to suspend its reporting obligations under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

For		Against		Abstain
26,690,389		3,980,496		0

On November 30, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the Redemption, dissolution and liquidation. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

~~Proposal~~Item No9.01 2:Financial ~~The Adjournment~~Statements ~~Proposal~~and Exhibits.

The Company had solicited proxies in favor of an Adjournment Proposal which would have given the Company authority to adjourn the Special Meeting to a later date or dates, if the Company determined that additional time was necessary to effectuate the Extension. As sufficient shares were voted in favor of the Extension Proposal, this proposal was not voted upon at the Extension Meeting.(d) Exhibits

In connection with the vote to approve the Extension Proposal, the holders of 35,463,019 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001, of the Company (“Class A Common Stock”) properly exercised their right to redeem their shares (and did not withdraw their redemption) for cash at a redemption price of approximately $10.14 per share of Class A Common Stock, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $359.6 million.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated November 30, 2023.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

1SIGNATURE

~~SIGNATURE~~Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	M3-BRIGADE ACQUISITION II CORP.

Date: December 4, 2023	By:	/s/ Mohsin Y. Meghji
		Name:	Mohsin Y. Meghji
		Title:	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

	M3-BRIGADE ACQUISITION II CORP.
Date: March 8, 2023	By:	/s/ Mohsin Y. Meghji
		Name:	Mohsin Y. Meghji
		Title:	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

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