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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On June 2, 2025, ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (the “Trust”) announced that 21Shares US LLC, the sponsor of the Trust, has approved a three (3)-for-one (1) share split (the “Share Split”) of all of the Trust’s outstanding common units of beneficial interest (the “Beneficial Interests”).
In connection with the Share Split, every one Beneficial Interest that is held by the Trust’s beneficial owners (the “Record Holders”) at the close of business on June 12, 2025 will automatically split into three Beneficial Interests after market close on June 13, 2025. The Share Split is expected to be effective at market open on June 16, 2025. Following the Share Split, the Beneficial Interests will continue to trade under the ticker symbol “ARKB” under the same CUSIP, and the total net asset value of the Trust will not change as a result of the Share Split. In addition, each Record Holder will continue to hold the same percentage of the Trust’s outstanding Beneficial Interests as held immediately prior to the Share Split, and the Share Split will not modify the rights or preferences of the Beneficial Interests. The investment objective, strategy, and underlying holdings of the Trust will remain unchanged.
A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements other than statements of historical facts included in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including, but not limited to, statements about the Share Split, may constitute forward-looking statements and are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Trust undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement made herein. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| 99.1 | ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF, Press Release dated June 2, 2025 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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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.
| ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF | ||
| By: 21Shares US LLC, as Sponsor to ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF | ||
| Dated: June 2, 2025 | By: | /s/ Duncan Moir |
| Name: | Duncan Moir | |
| Title: | President | |
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