# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0002083493
**File Stem:** 0001493152-26-002389
**Filing Date:** 2026-1
**Character Count:** 22755
**Document Hash:** 40e25a6ebe8b0ff8b9e281c7448436ad
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001493152-26-002389.hdr.sgml**: 20260115

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001493152-26-002389

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: S-1/A

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260115

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260115

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** X3 Acquisition Corp. Ltd.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0002083493
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** BLANK CHECKS [6770]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 05 Real Estate & Construction
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** E9
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0331

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** S-1/A
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-290299
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26535879

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 3033 EXCELSIOR BLVD, SUITE 343
- **CITY:** MINNEAPOLIS
- **STATE:** MN
- **ZIP:** 55416
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 612-457-0070

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 3033 EXCELSIOR BLVD, SUITE 343
- **CITY:** MINNEAPOLIS
- **STATE:** MN
- **ZIP:** 55416

**As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 15, 2026.**

**Registration No. 333-290299**

**UNITED STATES<br> SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION** **<br> Washington, D.C. 20549**

**AMENDMENT NO. 3**

**TO**

**FORM S-1** **<br> REGISTRATION STATEMENT<br> UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933**

**X3 Acquisition Corp. Ltd.** ****<br> (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

---

| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **Cayman Islands** | **6770** | **98-1877158** |
| (State or other jurisdiction of<br> incorporation or organization) | (Primary Standard Industrial<br> Classification Code Number) | (I.R.S. Employer<br> Identification Number) |

---

**3033 Excelsior Blvd<br> Suite 343<br> Minneapolis, MN 55416<br> Telephone: 612-457-0070**<br> (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

**Andrew J. Redleaf<br> Chief Executive Officer<br> 3033 Excelsior Blvd<br> Suite 343<br> Minneapolis, MN 55416<br> Telephone: 612-457-0070**<br> (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

*Copies to:*

 

---

| | |
|:---|:---|
| **Mitchell S. Nussbaum<br> David J. Levine<br> Loeb & Loeb LLP<br> 345 Park Avenue<br> New York, NY 10154<br> (212) 407-4000** | **Stephen P. Alicanti**<br> **Sidney Burke**<br> **DLA Piper LLP (US)**<br> **1251 Avenue of the Americas**<br> **New York, NY 10020**<br> **(212) 335-4500** |

---

**Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:** As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 check the following box. ☐

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated filer ☐ <br> Non-accelerated filer ☒ Smaller reporting company ☒ <br> Emerging growth company ☒

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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

**The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.**

**EXPLANATORY NOTE**

This Amendment No. 3 (the "Amendment") to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-290299) of X3 Acquisition Corp. Ltd. (the "Registration Statement") is being filed as an exhibits-only filing. Accordingly, this Amendment consists only of the facing page, this explanatory note, Part II of the Registration Statement, the signature page to the Registration Statement and the filed exhibit. The remainder of the Registration Statement is unchanged and has therefore been omitted.

**Part II**

**Information not required in prospectus**

**Item 13. *Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.***

The estimated expenses payable by us in connection with the offering described in this registration statement (other than the underwriting discount and commissions) will be as follows:

---

| | |
|:---|:---|
| Legal fees and expenses | 400000 |
| Printing and engraving expenses | 40000 |
| Trustee fees and expenses | 40000 |
| Accounting fees and expenses | 50000 |
| SEC/FINRA expenses | 110500 |
| Nasdaq listing fees | 80000 |
| Miscellaneous | 29500 |
| **Total** | $**750000** |

---

**Item 14. *Indemnification of Directors and Officers.***

Cayman Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company's memorandum and articles of association may provide for indemnification of officers and directors, except to the extent any such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against willful default, willful neglect, actual fraud or the consequences of committing a crime. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association will provide for indemnification of our officers and directors to the maximum extent permitted by law, including for any liability incurred in their capacities as such, except through their own actual fraud, willful default or willful neglect. We will enter into agreements with our directors and officers to provide contractual indemnification in addition to the indemnification provided for in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. We may purchase a policy of directors' and officers' liability insurance that insures our officers and directors against the cost of defense, settlement or payment of a judgment in some circumstances and insures us against our obligations to indemnify our officers and directors. In addition, Andrew J. Redleaf, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, has agreed to indemnify our officers and directors for any liability incurred in their capacities as such, except, among other things, through their own lack of lack of good faith, unauthorized settlements or willful misconduct.

Our officers and directors have agreed to waive any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in the trust account, and have agreed to waive any right, title, interest or claim of any kind they may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any services provided to us and will not seek recourse against the trust account for any reason whatsoever (except to the extent they are entitled to funds from the trust account due to their ownership of public shares). Accordingly, any indemnification provided will only be able to be satisfied by us if (i) we have sufficient funds outside of the trust account or (ii) we consummate an initial business combination.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us pursuant to the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

**Item 15. *Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.***

On August 18, 2025, the Company issued to our sponsor 5,750,000 Class B ordinary shares for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000, or $0.004 per share, up to 750,000 of which are subject to forfeiture by the holders thereof depending on the extent to which the underwriters' over-allotment option is exercised. Such securities were issued in connection with our organization pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The number of founder shares outstanding was determined based on the expectation that the total size of this offering would be a maximum of 23,000,000 units if the underwriters' over-allotment option is exercised in full and therefore that such founder shares would represent approximately 20% of the outstanding shares after this offering. Up to 750,000 of these shares will be surrendered for no consideration depending on the extent to which the underwriters' over-allotment is exercised.

Our sponsor is an accredited investor for purposes of Rule 501 of Regulation D. Each of the equity holders in our sponsor is an accredited investor under Rule 501 of Regulation D. The sole business of our sponsor is to act as the company's sponsor in connection with this offering. The limited liability company agreement of our sponsor provides that its membership interests may only be transferred to our officers or directors or other persons affiliated with our sponsor, or in connection with estate planning transfers.

Our sponsor has committed, pursuant to written agreements, to purchase from us an aggregate of 5,000,000 private warrants (5,450,000 the underwriters' over-allotment option is exercised in full) at $1.00 per warrant (for an aggregate purchase price of $5,000,000 ($5,450,000 if the underwriters' over-allotment option is exercised in full)). The private warrants will also be worthless if we do not complete our initial business combination. This purchase will take place on a private placement basis simultaneously with the completion of our initial public offering. This issuance will be made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

No underwriting discounts or commissions were paid with respect to such sales.

**Item 16. *Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.***

**Exhibit Index**

---

| | |
|:---|:---|
| **Exhibit No.** | **Description** |
| 1.1\* | [Form of Underwriting Agreement.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2083493/000149315225028555/ex1-1.htm) |
| 3.1\* | [Memorandum and Articles of Association.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2083493/000149315225013709/ex3-1.htm) |
| 3.2\* | [Form of Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2083493/000149315225028555/ex3-2.htm) |
| 4.1\* | [Specimen Unit Certificate.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2083493/000149315225028555/ex4-1.htm) |
| 4.2\* | [Specimen Ordinary Share Certificate.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2083493/000149315225028555/ex4-2.htm) |
| 4.3\* | [Specimen Warrant Certificate (included as an exhibit to Exhibit 4.4).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2083493/000149315226002146/ex4-4.htm) |
| 4.4\* | [Form of Warrant Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Registrant.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2083493/000149315226002146/ex4-4.htm) |
| 5.1\* | [Opinion of Loeb & Loeb LLP.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2083493/000149315225028555/ex5-1.htm) |
| 5.2\* | [Opinion of Maples and Calder (Cayman) LLP, Cayman Islands counsel to the Registrant.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2083493/000149315225028555/ex5-2.htm) |
| 10.1\* | [Form of Letter Agreement among the Registrant, X3 Acquisition Management LLC and each of the officers and directors of the Registrant.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2083493/000149315225028555/ex10-1.htm) |
| 10.2\* | [Form of Investment Management Trust Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Registrant.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2083493/000149315225028555/ex10-2.htm) |
| 10.3\* | [Form of Registration Rights Agreement among the Registrant, X3 Acquisition Management LLC and the holders signatory thereto.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2083493/000149315225028555/ex10-3.htm) |
| 10.4\* | [Form of Private Warrants Purchase Agreement between the Registrant and X3 Acquisition Management LLC.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2083493/000149315225028555/ex10-4.htm) |
| 10.5\* | [Form of Indemnity Agreement.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2083493/000149315225028555/ex10-5.htm) |
| 10.6\* | [Form of Administrative Services Agreement.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2083493/000149315225028555/ex10-6.htm) |
| 10.7\* | [Promissory Note dated August 5, 2025, issued to X3 Acquisition Management LLC.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2083493/000149315225013709/ex10-7.htm) |
| 10.8\* | [Securities Subscription Agreement dated August 5, 2025, between X3 Acquisition Management LLC and the Registrant.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2083493/000149315225013709/ex10-8.htm) |
| 14.1\* | [Form of Code of Ethics.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2083493/000149315225028555/ex14-1.htm) |
| 23.1\*\* | [Consent of WithumSmith+Brown, PC.](ex23-1.htm) |
| 23.2\* | [Consent of Loeb & Loeb LLP (included on Exhibit 5.1).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2083493/000149315225028555/ex5-1.htm) |
| 23.3\* | [Consent of Maples and Calder (Cayman) LLP (included on Exhibit 5.2).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2083493/000149315225028555/ex5-2.htm) |
| 24.1\* | [Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of the initial filing).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2083493/000149315226002146/forms-1a.htm#a_001) |
| 99.1\* | [Audit Committee Charter.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2083493/000149315225028555/ex99-1.htm) |
| 99.2\* | [Compensation Committee Charter.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2083493/000149315225028555/ex99-2.htm) |
| 99.3\* | [Consent of William N. Goetzmann to be named as director nominee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2083493/000149315225013709/ex99-3.htm) |
| 99.4\* | [Consent of David H. Lui to be named as director nominee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2083493/000149315225013709/ex99-4.htm) |
| 99.5\* | [Consent of Nicholas H. Smith to be named as director nominee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2083493/000149315225013709/ex99-5.htm) |
| 99.6\* | [Consent of Jeffry H. von Gillern to be named as director nominee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2083493/000149315225013709/ex99-6.htm) |
| 107\* | [Filing Fee Table.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2083493/000149315225013709/ex107.htm) |

---

\* Previously filed. <br>\*\* Filed herewith.

**Item 17. *Undertakings.***

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The
 undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the underwriters at the closing specified in the underwriting agreement, certificates
 in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriters to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.

(b) Insofar
 as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
 persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion
 of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore,
 unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of
 expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
 suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered,
 the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court
 of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
 will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

(c) The
 undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) For
 purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed
 as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant
 to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time
 it was declared effective.

(2) For
 the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of
 prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
 securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial *bona fide* offering thereof.

(3) For
 the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 of any purchaser, if the registrant is subject to Rule 430C,
 each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration
 statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included
 in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a
 registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated
 by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with
 a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement
 or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) For
 the purpose of determining liability of a registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution
 of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of an undersigned registrant pursuant
 to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities
 are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller
 to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) any
 preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule
 424;

(ii) any
 free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by
 an undersigned registrant;

(iii) the
 portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant
 or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

(iv) any
 other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on the 15th day of January, 2026.

---

| | |
|:---|:---|
| **X3 Acquisition Corp. Ltd.** | **X3 Acquisition Corp. Ltd.** |
| By: | */s/ Andrew J. Redleaf* |
| Name: | Andrew J. Redleaf |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer |

---

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

---

| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **Name** | **Position** | **Date** |
| */s/ Andrew J. Redleaf* | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | January 15, 2026 |
| Andrew J. Redleaf | (principal executive officer) |  |
| */s/ Kenneth J. Weiller* | Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer | January 15, 2026 |
| Kenneth J. Weiller | (principal financial and accounting officer) |  |
| */s/ Chris Bemis* | Director | January 15, 2026 |
| Chris Bemis |  |  |
| */s/ Toby Maitland Hudson* | Director | January 15, 2026 |
| Toby Maitland Hudson |  |  |

---

**AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE**

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 6(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned has signed this registration statement, solely in its capacity as the duly authorized representative of X3 Acquisition Corp. Ltd., in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on the 15th day of January, 2026.

---

| | |
|:---|:---|
| By: | */s/ Andrew J. Redleaf* |
| Name: | Andrew J. Redleaf |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer |

---

## Exhibit 23.1

**Exhibit 23.1**

**Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm**

We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting a part of this Registration Statement on Amendment No. 3 to Form S-1 of our report dated September 16, 2025, relating to the financial statements of X3 Acquisition Corp. Ltd. as of August 19, 2025, and for the period from July 31, 2025 (inception) through August 19, 2025, which is contained in that Prospectus. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the Prospectus.

/s/ WithumSmith+Brown, PC

New York, New York

January 15, 2026