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

November 2, 2025

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Stellar V Capital Corp.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Cayman Islands

001-42496

N/A

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

230 Park Avenue, Suite 1540

New York, NY

10169

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 661-7566

N/A

(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
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share	SVCC	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share	SVCCW	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant	SVCCU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On November 2, 2025, Mr. Harry Brausnstein, a member of the board of directors (the “Board”) of Stellar V Capital Corp. (the “Company”), passed away. The Company became aware of Mr. Brausnstein’s death on November 6, 2025.

Mr. Brausnstein had served on the Company’s Board as the chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee since January 29, 2025. The Board will review the composition of its committees and overall membership in due course and will take appropriate action in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association.

SIGNATURES

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: November 7, 2025

	Stellar V Capital Corp.

	By:	/s/ Prokopios (Akis) Tsirigakis
	Name:	Prokopios (Akis) Tsirigakis
	Title:	Co-Chief Executive Officer

Stellar V Capital Corp. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update