Form 8-K

8-K — Iron Horse Acquisition II Corp.

Accession: 0001213900-26-042483

Filed: 2026-04-10

Period: 2026-04-10

CIK: 0002051985

SIC: 6770 (BLANK CHECKS)

Item: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

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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 10, 2026

IRON HORSE ACQUISITION II CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands

001-43021

98-1885362

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

851 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 230

Boca Raton, FL 33487

(Address of principal executive offices, including

zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including

area code:

(310) 290-5383

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:

☒ 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))

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 ordinary share, $0.0001 par value, and one-right

IRHOU

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share

IRHO

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Right-each right entitles the holder thereof to receive one-tenth (1/10)

of an ordinary share

IRHOR

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 ☒

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 Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Appointment of Director

Iron Horse Acquisition II

Corp. (the “Company”) has announced the appointment of Thayer Wade to join as an independent director to its board

of directors, effective April 8, 2026. Mr. Wade will serve on each of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, the Nominating and

Corporate Governance Committee.

Thayer Wade

is the co-founder of Epiphany Family LLC (“Epiphany”), a transcontinental firm specializing in US mergers and acquisitions.

Mr. Wade has managed the firm since December 2023. Prior to co-founding Epiphany, Mr. Wade worked as a senior associate at Vestria Capital

from March 2022 through January 2024. Previously he was Assistant Vice President at Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in a strategy and corporate

development role, where he was part of the team that launched the firm’s RIA channel, growing to over $100 billion in assets under

management during his tenure. He previously worked at Maximus, Inc. (NYSE: MMS), a systems integrator serving government clients, with

roles spanning business development, strategy, operations, and emerging technologies. He holds an A.B. cum laude in engineering from Harvard

with a secondary in American government and political philosophy. We believe that Mr. Wade is well qualified to join our board of directors

due to his diverse financial experience in mergers and acquisitions.

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.

IRON HORSE ACQUISITION II CORP.

By:

/s/ Jose Bengochrea

Name:

Jose Bengochrea

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

Date: April 10, 2026

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