UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 9, 2020

HORIZON ACQUISITION CORPORATION II

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands	001-39631	98-1553406
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

600 Steamboat Road, Suite 200 Greenwich, CT	06830
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(203) 298-5300

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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 Class A Ordinary Share, $0.0001 par value, and one-third of one redeemable warrant	HZON.U	New York Stock Exchange
Class A Ordinary Shares included as part of the units	HZON	New York Stock Exchange
Redeemable warrants included as part of the units, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50	HZON 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 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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 December 9, 2020, Horizon Acquisition Corporation II (the “Company”) announced that the holders of the Company’s units (the “Units”) may elect to separately trade the Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A ordinary shares”), and warrants included in the Units commencing on December 10, 2020. Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-third of one warrant to purchase one Class A ordinary share. Any Units not separated will continue to trade on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “HZON.U”. Any underlying Class A ordinary shares and warrants that are separated will trade on the NYSE under the symbols “HZON” and “HZON WS,” respectively. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole warrants will trade. Holders of Units will need to have their brokers contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent, in order to separate the holders’ Units into Class A ordinary shares and warrants.

A copy of the press release issued by the Company announcing the separate trading of the securities underlying the Units is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits.
99.1	Press Release, dated December 9, 2020.

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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.

Dated: December 9, 2020

HORIZON ACQUISITION CORPORATION II
By:	/s/ Todd Boehly
	Name: Todd Boehly
	Title: Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

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