# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001869699
**File Stem:** 0001213900-25-050167
**Filing Date:** 2025-6
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001213900-25-050167.hdr.sgml**: 20250603

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001213900-25-050167

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250602

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Other Events

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250603

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250602

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Ark 21Shares Bitcoin ETF
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001869699
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** [6221]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 09 Crypto Assets
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-41910
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251016399

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 477 MADISON AVENUE
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10022
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (646) 370-6016

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 477 MADISON AVENUE
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10022

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**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): June 2, 2025**

**ARK 21SHARES BITCOIN ETF**

**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)**

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| **Delaware** | **001-41910** | **87-6497023** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction <br> of incorporation)** | **(Commission File Number)** | **(IRS Employer <br> Identification No.)** |

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| **477 Madison Avenue, 6th Floor**<br> **New York, New York** | **10022** |
| **(Address of principal executive offices)** | **(Zip Code)** |

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**<u>(646) 370-6016</u>**

**(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)** 

**<u>N/A</u>**

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

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| **Units of Beneficial Interest of ARK 21 Shares Bitcoin ETF** | **ARKB** | **Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.** |

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

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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 ☒

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 June 2, 2025, ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (the "Trust") announced that 21Shares US LLC, the sponsor of the Trust, has approved a three (3)-for-one (1) share split (the "Share Split") of all of the Trust's outstanding common units of beneficial interest (the "Beneficial Interests").

In connection with the Share Split, every one Beneficial Interest that is held by the Trust's beneficial owners (the "Record Holders") at the close of business on June 12, 2025 will automatically split into three Beneficial Interests after market close on June 13, 2025. The Share Split is expected to be effective at market open on June 16, 2025. Following the Share Split, the Beneficial Interests will continue to trade under the ticker symbol "ARKB" under the same CUSIP, and the total net asset value of the Trust will not change as a result of the Share Split. In addition, each Record Holder will continue to hold the same percentage of the Trust's outstanding Beneficial Interests as held immediately prior to the Share Split, and the Share Split will not modify the rights or preferences of the Beneficial Interests. The investment objective, strategy, and underlying holdings of the Trust will remain unchanged.

A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

**Forward-Looking Statements**

This Current Report on Form 8-K may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements other than statements of historical facts included in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including, but not limited to, statements about the Share Split, may constitute forward-looking statements and are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Trust undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement made herein. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

**Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

(d) Exhibits

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| **Exhibit<br> Number** | **Description** |
| 99.1 | [ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF, Press Release dated June 2, 2025](ea024438301ex99-1_ark21.htm) |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |

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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.

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|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF** | **ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF** |
|  | **By: *21Shares US LLC, as Sponsor to ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF*** | **By: *21Shares US LLC, as Sponsor to ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF*** |
| Dated: June 2, 2025 | By: | /s/ Duncan Moir |
|  | Name: | Duncan Moir |
|  | Title: | President |

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## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1**

**21Shares Announces 3-for-1 Share Split for ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB)**

**New York, 2 June 2025** – 21Shares US LLC ("21Shares"), an affiliate of 21Shares AG, one of the world's largest issuers of crypto exchange traded funds ("ETFs"), today announced a 3-for-1 share split for its flagship fund ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB). This move is designed to make shares more accessible to a broader base of investors and enhance trading efficiency.

The share split is expected to be effective at market open on June 16, 2025. Following the split, the fund's shares will continue to trade under the ticker symbol "ARKB" under the same CUSIP, and the total net asset value (NAV) of ARKB will not change as a result of the split. The investment objective, strategy, and underlying holdings of the fund remain unchanged.

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| &nbsp;&nbsp; **Fund name** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Ticker** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**CUSIP** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Split Ratio** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Record Date** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Pay Date** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Ex-Date** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF | &nbsp;&nbsp;ARKB | &nbsp;&nbsp;409191022 | &nbsp;&nbsp;3:1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;June 12, 2025 | &nbsp;&nbsp;June 13, 2025 | &nbsp;&nbsp;June 16, 2025 |

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ARKB is a physically-backed Bitcoin ETF that seeks to track the performance of Bitcoin as measured by the performance of the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate – New York Variant. The fund is designed to offer investors regulated access to the world's largest cryptocurrency.

For more information on ARKB, please visit https://www.21shares.com/en-us/product/arkb.

**About 21Shares**

21Shares AG, an affiliate of 21Shares US LLC, the sponsor to the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB), is one of the world's leading cryptocurrency exchange traded product providers and offers the largest suite of crypto ETPs in the market. The company was founded to make cryptocurrency more accessible to investors, and to bridge the gap between traditional finance and decentralized finance. 21Shares listed the world's first physically-backed crypto ETP in 2018, building a seven-year track record of creating crypto exchange-traded funds that are listed on some of the biggest, most liquid securities exchanges globally. Backed by a specialized research team, proprietary technology, and deep capital markets expertise, 21Shares delivers innovative, simple and cost-efficient investment solutions.

21Shares is a member of 21.co, a global leader in decentralized finance. For more information, please visit www.21Shares.com

Contact: matteo.valli@21shares.com

**Important Information**

The information provided does not constitute a prospectus or other offering material and does not contain or constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of any offer to buy securities or financial instruments in any jurisdiction, including the United States. Some of the information published herein may contain forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the stock split, and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors beyond ARKB's control, including those risks set forth in ARKB's annual report on Form 10-K and subsequent SEC filings. The information contained herein may not be considered as economic, legal, tax, or other advice and viewers are cautioned not to base investment or any other decisions on the content hereof.

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