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): ~~December~~ 17March 4, ~~2025~~2026

CRANE HARBOR ACQUISITION CORP. II

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands		001-43018		98-1868608
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

1845 Walnut Street, Suite 1111

Philadelphia, PA

19103

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (646) 470-1493

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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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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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 and one share right	CRANU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share	CRAN	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Share Rights, each right entitling the holder to receive one fifteenth (1/15) of a Class A ordinary share	CRANR	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On March ~~December 17~~4, ~~2025~~2026, Crane Harbor Acquisition Corp. II ~~(the~~made ~~“Company”)~~available ~~consummated~~to ~~the~~holders ~~sale~~ of ~~34,500,000 units (the “Units”) in~~ its ~~initial~~ public offering (the “IPO”), including the full exercise by the underwriters of an option to purchase up to 4,500,000 Units at the offering price to cover over-allotments. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $345,000,000. Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary ~~share~~shares ofits ~~the~~PFIC ~~Company,~~Annual ~~par~~Statement ~~value $0.0001 per share (the “Class~~for Afiscal ~~Ordinary~~year ~~Shares”)~~2025, ~~and~~which ~~one~~is ~~right~~attached toas ~~receive~~Exhibit ~~one-fifteenth (~~99.1~~/15)~~ ~~of one Class A Ordinary Share upon the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination (each, a “Share Right”), subject~~ to ~~adjustment~~this asCurrent ~~provided~~Report ~~in the Company’s registration statement~~ on Form S8-~~1, initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 5, 2025 (File No~~K. ~~333-291289).~~

~~On December 17, 2025, simultaneously~~Item with the consummation of the IPO, the Company consummated the issuance and sale (“Private Placement”) of 900,000 Units (the “Placement Units”) in a private placement transaction at a price of $10.00 per Placement Unit, generating gross proceeds of $9~~,000,000~~.01. Financial ~~The~~Statements Placement Units were purchased by Cohen & Company Capital Markets, the lead book-running manager for the IPO (240,000 Units), JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC, the joint book-runner for the IPO (60,000 Units), and ~~the Company’s sponsor, Crane Harbor Sponsor II, LLC (600,000 Units)~~Exhibits.

~~A total of $345,000,000 of the net proceeds from the IPO and the Private Placement~~ (~~which includes $14,700,000 of the Underwriters’ deferred discount~~d) ~~were placed in a trust account established for the benefit of the Company’s public shareholders, with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee~~Exhibits.

An audited balance sheet as of December 17, 2025 reflecting receipt of the proceeds upon consummation of the IPO and the Private Placement has been issued by the Company and is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		PFIC Annual Statement – Class A
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the InLine XBRL document)

~~Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.~~1

~~(d) Exhibits.~~SIGNATURE

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Audited balance sheet of the Company as of December 17, 2025.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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: March 4, 2026	CRANE HARBOR ACQUISITION CORP. II

	By:	/s/ Thomas C. Elliott
	Name:	Thomas C. Elliott
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

~~SIGNATURE~~2

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: December 23, 2025	CRANE HARBOR ACQUISITION CORP. II
	By:	/s/ Thomas C. Elliott
	Name:	Thomas C. Elliott
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

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