Bleichroeder-Pasqal Merger Amended: Post-Merger Equity Plan Capped at 10% of Shares

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Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. II filed an 8-K disclosing Amendment No. 3 to its merger agreement with quantum computing firm Pasqal. The amendment caps the post-merger equity incentive plan at up to 10% of the surviving company's fully-diluted shares, a material new term for the pending $2.0 billion SPAC deal.

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• Merger Agreement Amended

  On July 22, 2026, Bleichroeder, Pasqal, and Parent Merger Sub entered into Amendment No. 3 to the Business Combination Agreement, revising the terms of the post-merger equity incentive plan (LTIP).

• LTIP Reserve Set at 10%

  The LTIP will reserve up to 10% of the surviving corporation's fully-diluted shares outstanding immediately after closing for awards in the form of founder's warrants or free shares, subject to board approval.

• Performance-Based Vesting Added

  The amendment requires the parties to negotiate performance-based vesting criteria for new award recipients, based on recommendations from Pasqal's compensation consultant, to be incorporated into the LTIP before closing.

• Merger Context

  This amendment is part of the ongoing $2.0 billion SPAC merger with Pasqal, a quantum computing firm. The deal has seen multiple amendments and a $50 million PIPE upsizing to $250 million, with a going concern warning previously disclosed.

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Amendment No. 3 to the SPAC merger agreement with Pasqal establishes a post-closing equity incentive plan that reserves up to 10% of the surviving company's fully-diluted shares for founder's warrants or free shares. This is a material governance and dilution term that had not been previously disclosed. The plan will include performance-based vesting, to be finalized before closing. While the merger itself was already announced, this amendment introduces a concrete dilution overhang for existing shareholders—up to 10% of the combined entity—and signals how management and key personnel will be incentivized post-merger.