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): August 5, 2025 (July 31, 2025)

ChampionsGate Acquisition Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands	001-42651	N/A
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)		Identification Number)

419 Webster Street

Monterey, CA 93940

(Address of principal executive offices)

(831)-204-7337

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(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	Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, consisting of one Class A ordinary share, $0.0001 par value, and one Right to acquire one-eighth of one Class A ordinary share	CHPGU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share	CHPG	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Rights, each whole right to acquire one-eighth of one Class A ordinary share	CHPGR	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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).

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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Agreements of Certain Officers

Resignation of the Chairman, CEO and Director of the Company

On July 31, 2025, Mr. Bala Padmakumar, then Chairman, CEO and director of ChampionsGate Acquisition Corporation (“CHPG” or the “Company”) notified the board of directors of the Company, that he has decided to resign all the positions he held at the Company, effective immediately.

Mr. Padmakumar had no known disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.

Mr. Padmakumar has received all the monthly compensation payments as provided in the offer letter by and between him and the Company, dated as of May 21, 2024 and as amended on May 11, 2025 (“the Offer Letter”) up to July 31, 2025, and the Offer Letter shall be deemed to have been terminated as of July 31, 2025.

SIGNATURES

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.

	ChampionsGate Acquisition Corporation

		/s/ Evan M. Graj
	Name:	Evan M. Graj
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Date: August 5, 2025

ChampionsGate Acquisition Corp 8-K