Miami, FL, June  17, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Collective Acquisition Corp. II (NASDAQ:CAIIU) (the &#34;Company&#34;) announced today that, commencing June 22, 2026, holders of the units issued in the Company&#39;s initial public

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Collective Acquisition Corp. II Announces the Separate Trading of its Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants, Commencing June 22, 2026

CAIIU Unit Separation Enables Separate CAII and CAIIW Trading

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    <p>Miami, FL, June  17, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Collective Acquisition Corp. II (NASDAQ:CAIIU) (the &amp;#34;Company&amp;#34;) announced today that, commencing June 22, 2026, holders of the units issued in the Company&amp;#39;s initial public</p>
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    <p>Collective Acquisition Corp. II announced that from June 22, 2026, CAIIU holders may separate units into CAII shares and CAIIW warrants, with whole warrants only and a $11.50 exercise price. This should improve liquidity and price discovery for CAII and CAIIW, while allowing continued exposure via CAIIU for investors who favor the bundled instrument.</p>
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    <ul><li>Starting June 22, 2026, CAIIU units may separate into CAII and CAIIW.</li><li>Whole warrants trade; fractional warrants will not be issued.</li><li>Warrants exercisable at $11.50 per CAII share.</li><li>CAII and CAIIW trade on Nasdaq; CAIIU remains for units.</li></ul>
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    <ul><li><strong>Collective Acquisition Corp. II (CAIIU)</strong>: Units separable into standalone CAII/CAIIW; potential liquidity and arbitrage dynamics ahead of a merger.</li><li><strong>Class A ordinary shares CAII (CAII)</strong>: Standalone trading begins post-separation; price discovery may diverge from the unit.</li><li><strong>Warrants CAIIW (CAIIW)</strong>: Exercisable at $11.50; warrant value will track underlying CAII price and time to merger.</li><li><strong>Clear Street LLC</strong>: Sole book-running manager for the offering; credible counterparty in SPAC capital markets.</li></ul>
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    <p>Category: Corporate Developments. The article captures a standard SPAC unit separation event that typically affects liquidity and pricing dynamics more than operating fundamentals, fitting Corporate Developments as the primary category.</p>
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    <ul><li>June 22, 2026 separation date triggers immediate tradability for CAII and CAIIW.</li><li>No fractional warrants issued, potentially narrowing odd-lot and spread effects.</li><li>Warrant strike at $11.50 shapes relative valuation of CAIIW vs CAII.</li><li>SPAC focus on US national-interest sectors may influence sentiment post-separation.</li></ul>
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    <ul><li>June 22, 2026: separation of CAIIU units into CAII and CAIIW begin.</li><li>Warrants exercise price: $11.50 per share.</li><li>Fractional warrants will not be issued.</li><li>Trading symbols: CAII (Class A shares), CAIIW (Warrants), CAIIU (Units).</li><li>Offering manager: Clear Street LLC.</li></ul>
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    <p>Neutral to modestly bullish CAII and CAIIW over the next 1–3 months as liquidity improves.</p>
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<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/styles/gnw_nitf.css"></link><p>Miami, FL, June  17, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Collective Acquisition Corp. II (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/CAIIU">CAIIU</a>) (the "<b>Company</b>") announced today that, commencing June 22, 2026, holders of the units issued in the Company's initial public offering (the "<b>Units</b>"), each consisting of one Class A ordinary share of the Company (the "<b>Class A Ordinary Shares</b>") and one-half of one redeemable warrant of the Company (each whole warrant, a "<b>Warrant</b>"), with each whole Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, may elect to separately trade the Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants included in the Units. No fractional Warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole Warrants will trade. The Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants will trade on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbols "CAII" and "CAIIW," respectively. Units not separated will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol "CAIIU."</p>  <p>Clear Street LLC acted as sole book-running manager for the offering.</p>  <p>This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities of the Company, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.</p>  <p><b>About Collective Acquisition Corp. II</b></p>  <p>Collective Acquisition Corp. II is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The Company may pursue an acquisition opportunity in any industry, sector or geographic region but intends to focus its search initially on businesses that provide products or services impacting the sovereignty, security, self-sufficiency, or other national interests of the United States and/or its allies, including in the financial, strategic resources, defense technology, or artificial intelligence sectors.</p>  <p>The Company's management team is led by Daniel Hoffman, its Chief Executive Officer, and Samuel Sayegh, its Chairman, President and Chief Financial Officer, who are both members of the Board of Directors of the Company (the "<b>Board</b>"). In addition, the Board includes Rear Admiral (Ret.) Matthew Burns, Lieutenant General (Ret.) Francis Beaudette, and James Shekerdemian.</p>  <p><b>FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS</b></p>  <p>This press release may include, and oral statements made from time to time by representatives of the Company may include, "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Statements regarding possible business combinations and the financing thereof, and related matters, as well as all other statements other than statements of historical fact included in this press release are forward-looking statements. When used in this press release, words such as "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "might," "plan," "possible," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "would" and similar expressions, as they relate to us or our management team, identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of management, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, the Company's management. Actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("<b>SEC</b>"). All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are qualified in their entirety by this paragraph. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company's registration statement and prospectus for the Company's initial public offering filed with the SEC. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.</p>  <p><b>Investor Contacts</b><br></br>Collective Acquisition Corp. II<br></br>Daniel Hoffman, Chief Executive Officer<br></br>dan@ccmacq.com</p> <img alt="" class="__GNW8366DE3E__IMG" src="https://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/ti?nf=OTc0ODc4NCM3NjY3MDU2IzUwMDE2MTUyOQ=="></img> <br></br><img alt="" src="https://ml.globenewswire.com/media/NTY1ZDFkMDEtMDEzZi00OThmLTg1YjAtODY3ODBiNjY3OTQxLTUwMDE2MTUyOS0yMDI2LTA2LTE3LWVu/tiny/Collective-Acquisition-Corp-II.png" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade"></img>

Collective Acquisition Corp. II announced that from June 22, 2026, CAIIU holders may separate units into CAII shares and CAIIW warrants, with whole warrants only and a $11.50 exercise price. This should improve liquidity and price discovery for CAII and CAIIW, while allowing continued exposure via CAIIU for investors who favor the bundled instrument.

Collective Acquisition Corp. II Announces the Separate Trading of its Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants, Commencing June 22, 2026

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