Form 8-K

8-K — Metals Acquisition Corp. II

Accession: 0001213900-26-041519

Filed: 2026-04-08

Period: 2026-04-08

CIK: 0002107724

SIC: 6770 (BLANK CHECKS)

Item: Other Events

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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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):

April 8, 2026

METALS ACQUISITION CORP. II

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands

001-43188

N/A

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

c/o Maples Corporate

Services Limited

PO Box 309

Ugland House

Grand

Cayman, KY1-1104

Cayman Islands

(Address of principal executive offices, including

zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including

area code: +1 345 814 5303

Not Applicable

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

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-third of one redeemable warrant

MTAL

New York Stock Exchange

Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share

MTAL

New York Stock Exchange

Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share

MTAL WS

New York Stock Exchange

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:

☐ Written

communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting

material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement

communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement

communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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 ☒

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 April 8, 2026, Metals

Acquisition Corp. II (the “Company”) issued a press release, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current

Report on Form 8-K, announcing that the holders of the Company’s units (the “Units”) may elect to separately trade

the Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”), and warrants (the

“Warrants”) included in the Units commencing on or about April 14, 2026. Each Unit consists of one Class A Ordinary

Share and one-third of one redeemable Warrant to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share. Any Units not separated will continue to trade

on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “MTAL U”, and the Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants will separately

trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols “MTAL” and “MTAL WS,” respectively. No fractional

Warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole Warrants will trade. Holders of Units will need to have their

brokers contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent, in order to separate the Units

into Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Press Release dated April 8, 2026.

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.

METALS ACQUISITION CORP. II

By:

/s/ Michael James McMullen

Name:

Michael James McMullen

Title:

Director and Executive Chair

Dated: April 8, 2026

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Exhibit 99.1

Metals

Acquisition Corp. II Announces the Separate Trading of its Class A

Ordinary Shares and Warrants, Commencing on or about April 14, 2026

GEORGE TOWN,

CAYMAN ISLANDS, April 8, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Metals Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE: MTAL U) (the “Company”)

today announced that holders of the units sold in the Company’s initial public offering of 23,000,000 units, completed on

March 13, 2026 (the “Offering”), may elect to separately trade the Class A ordinary shares and warrants included in the

units commencing on or about April 14, 2026. Any units not separated will continue to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the

symbol “MTAL U,” and each of the Class A ordinary shares and warrants will separately trade on the New York Stock

Exchange under the symbols “MTAL” and “MTAL WS,” respectively. No fractional warrants will be issued upon

separation of the units and only whole warrants will trade. Holders of units will need to have their brokers contact Continental

Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent, in order to separate the units into Class A ordinary shares

and warrants.

A registration statement

relating to these securities was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 11,

2026. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, 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.

About Metals Acquisition

Corp. II

Metals 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. While the Company may pursue an initial business combination

in any industry, sector or geographic region, it intends to target opportunities across the natural resources value chain, with a particular

focus on metals and mining businesses in high quality, stable jurisdictions. focused on identifying and acquiring high-potential natural

resources assets in stable global jurisdictions. The Company’s management team intends to leverage its deep operational expertise

and technical mining knowledge, alongside a global network of industry relationships, to identify under-managed or under-funded assets

to unlock significant value uplift.

Cautionary Note Concerning

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains

statements that constitute “forward-looking statements,” including with respect to the Company’s search for an initial

business combination. 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 for the Offering filed with the SEC.

Copies are available on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions

or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.

CONTACT

Mick McMullen

Executive Chair and Director

Metals Acquisition Corp. II

info@metasacqii.com

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