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): February 5, 2021 (February 4, 2021)

Churchill Capital Corp V
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-39806	85-1023777
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

640 Fifth Avenue, 12th Floor New York, NY	10019
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(212) 380-7500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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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 share of   Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value, and one-fourth of one warrant	CCV.U	New York Stock Exchange
Shares of Class A common stock	CCV	New York Stock Exchange
Warrants included as part of the units	CCV WS	New York Stock Exchange

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  x

If 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 February 4, 2021, Churchill Capital Corp V (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 may elect to separately trade the Class A ordinary shares and warrants comprising the units commencing on February 5, 2021. Those units not separated will continue to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “CCV.U,” and each of the Class A ordinary shares and warrants that are separated will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols “CCV” and “CCV WS,” respectively.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)       Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this Form 8-K:

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibits
99.1	Press Release dated February 4, 2021

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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.

	Churchill Capital Corp V
Date: February 5, 2021	By:	/s/ Jay Taragin
		Name:	Jay Taragin
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer

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