SCHEDULE 13G 0000919185 XXXXXXXX LIVE Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share 12/31/2025 0002034269 Cantor Equity Partners II, Inc. G1827P106 110 EAST 59TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10022 Rule 13d-1(b) Highbridge Capital Management, LLC DE 217000.00 0.00 217000.00 0.00 217000.00 N 0.9 IA OO The information set forth on this cover page reflects information as of the date hereof. As of December 31, 2025, the Reporting Person may have been deemed to beneficially own 1,321,945 Class A Ordinary Shares (as defined in Item 2(a)), representing 5.4% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding on such date. Cantor Equity Partners II, Inc. 110 East 59th Street, New York, NY 10022 This statement is filed by Highbridge Capital Management, LLC ("Highbridge" or the "Reporting Person"), a Delaware limited liability company and the investment adviser to certain funds and accounts (the "Highbridge Funds"), with respect to the Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share ("Class A Ordinary Shares"), of Cantor Equity Partners II, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the "Issuer"), directly held by the Highbridge Funds. The filing of this statement should not be construed as an admission that any of the foregoing persons or the Reporting Person is, for the purposes of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial owner of the securities reported herein. The address of the business office of the Reporting Person is 390 Madison Avenue, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10017. Highbridge is a Delaware limited liability company. N IA The information required by Item 4(a) is set forth in Row 9 of the cover page for the Reporting Person and is incorporated herein by reference. The percentages set forth in this Schedule 13G as of December 31, 2025 and as of the date hereof are calculated based upon an aggregate of 24,580,000 Class A Ordinary Shares outstanding as of November 14, 2025, as reported in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2025, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2025. 0.9% The information required by Item 4(c)(i) is set forth in Row 5 of the cover page for the Reporting Person and is incorporated herein by reference. The information required by Item 4(c)(ii) is set forth in Row 6 of the cover page for the Reporting Person and is incorporated herein by reference. The information required by Item 4(c)(iii) is set forth in Row 7 of the cover page for the Reporting Person and is incorporated herein by reference. The information required by Item 4(c)(iv) is set forth in Row 8 of the cover page for the Reporting Person and is incorporated herein by reference. N Y N See Item 2(a). The Highbridge Funds have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Class A Ordinary Shares reported herein. Y Y Y N By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under ?? 240.14a-11. Highbridge Capital Management, LLC /s/ Kirk Rule 01/30/2026