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    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2024-08-19</periodOfReport>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0002019804</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>HCM II Acquisition Corp.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>HCMA</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001855118</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Matthews Shawn</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O HCM II ACQUISITION CORP</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, SUITE 330</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>STAMFORD</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CT</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>06902</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>true</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>true</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>true</isTenPercentOwner>
            <officerTitle>Chairman and CEO</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0002019800</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>HCM Investor Holdings II, LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O HCM II ACQUISITION CORP</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, SUITE 330</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>STAMFORD</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CT</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>06902</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isTenPercentOwner>true</isTenPercentOwner>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <aff10b5One>false</aff10b5One>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class B Ordinary Shares</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2024-08-19</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>J</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>75000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0.004</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Class A Ordinary Shares</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>75000</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>5675000</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnote</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeTransaction>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The Class B ordinary shares are automatically convertible into the shares of the Issuer's Class A ordinary shares at the time of the Issuer's initial business combination on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment pursuant to certain anti-dilution rights, and have no expiration date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">In connection with the Issuer's initial public offering and the appointment of Messrs. Andrew Brenner, Michael Connor, and Jacob Loveless to the Issuer's Board of Directors, HCM Investor Holdings II, LLC (the &quot;Sponsor&quot;) assigned 25,000 Class B ordinary shares to each of Messrs. Andrew Brenner, Michael Connor, and Jacob Loveless.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">These Class B ordinary shares are held directly by the Sponsor, acquired pursuant to a subscription agreement dated as of April 4, 2024 by and among the Sponsor and the registrant and a share capitalization authorized by the SPAC on April 4, 2024. Shawn Matthews, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the registrant, is the managing member of the Sponsor. Mr. Matthews has sole voting and dispositive control over the shares held by the Sponsor and may be deemed the beneficial owner of such shares. Mr. Matthews disclaims beneficial ownership over any securities owned by the Sponsor in which he does not have any pecuniary interest.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Shawn Matthews</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2024-08-20</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ HCM Investor Holdings, II LLC</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2024-08-20</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
