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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · COLLECTIVE ACQUISITION CORP. (CCAQ)

Collective Acquisition Corp. issues up to $500,000 sponsor note and changes CFO

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 financing Written later

Collective Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, issued an unsecured, interest-free promissory note of up to $500,000 to its new sponsor, Collective Acquisition Sponsor LLC, to fund costs tied to its initial business combination. The board also replaced Chief Financial Officer Elliot Richmond with Maximilian Staedtler, effective July 17, 2026, while Richmond remains Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

Key points

  • Unsecured promissory note of up to $500,000 issued July 17, 2026 to Collective Acquisition Sponsor LLC, drawable for business combination costs and expenses
  • Note bears no interest; repayment is due at the earlier of the business combination closing or the effective winding up of the company
  • If no business combination is completed, the note is repaid only from funds outside the trust account, if any
  • Maximilian Staedtler, age 34, appointed CFO effective July 17, 2026, replacing Elliot Richmond, who remains Chairman and CEO

The filing

CompanyCOLLECTIVE ACQUISITION CORP. (CCAQ)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 20, 2026, 5:20 PM ET
Accession number0001213900-26-079700

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement2.03 New Direct Financial Obligation5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 11:46 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on July 20, 2026.

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