GPACW Global Partner Acqusition Corporation II

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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(RULE 14a-101)

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EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF GLOBAL PARTNER ACQUISITION CORP II

PROSPECTUS FOR UP TO

63,038,964 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AND 12,276,172 WARRANTS OF GLOBAL PARTNER ACQUISITION CORP II

(AFTER ITS DOMESTICATION AS A CORPORATION INCORPORATED IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE)

The board of directors of Global Partner Acquisition Corp II, a Cayman Islands exempted company (which will transfer by way of continuation to Delaware and domesticate as a Delaware corporation (the “Domestication”) prior to the closing (the “Closing”) of the Business Combination) (“GPAC II”), has unanimously approved the transactions (collectively, the “Business Combination”) contemplated by that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of November 21, 2023 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, dated as of April 24, 2024 (the “First Amendment”), as the same has been or may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among GPAC II, Strike Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of GPAC II (“First Merger Sub”), Strike Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct wholly owned subsidiary of GPAC II (“Second Merger Sub”), and Stardust Power Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Stardust Power”). Copies of the Business Combination Agreement and the First Amendment are attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex A-1 and Annex A-2, respectively. As described in this proxy statement/prospectus, GPAC II’s shareholders are being asked to consider and vote upon each of the Domestication and the Business Combination, among other items. At Closing, GPAC II intends to change its name from “Global Partner Acquisition Corp II” to “Stardust Power Inc.” and the post-combination company will herein be referred to as the “Combined Company.”

Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, prior to the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, GPAC II will transfer by way of continuation to Delaware and domesticate as a Delaware corporation in accordance with Section 388 of the Delaware General Corporation Law and Sections 206 to 209 of the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands.

Prior to the Domestication, each Class B ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share of GPAC II (the “Class B Ordinary Share”) outstanding will be converted into one (1) Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share of GPAC II (the “Class A Ordinary Share”) in accordance with the Amended and Restated Articles of Association of GPAC II (the “Class B Conversion”). In connection with the Domestication, (i) each Class A Ordinary Share outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Domestication and following the Class B Conversion will be converted into one (1) share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share of GPAC II (the “GPAC II Common Stock”), and (ii) each then-issued and outstanding whole warrant exercisable for one Class A Ordinary Share (each warrant, a “GPAC II Public Warrant”) will be converted into a warrant exercisable for one share of GPAC II Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share on the terms and conditions set forth in the Warrant Agreement, dated as of January 11, 2021, by and between GPAC II and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent (as amended or amended and restated from time to time, and each converted warrant, a “GPAC II Warrant”). In connection with clauses (i) and (ii) of this paragraph, each issued and outstanding unit of GPAC II (each unit, a “GPAC II Public Unit”) that has not been previously separated into the underlying Class A Ordinary Shares and the underlying GPAC II Public Warrants will be cancelled and will entitle the holder thereof to receive one share of GPAC II Common Stock and one-sixth of one GPAC II Warrant.

Concurrently with the Domestication, the governing documents of GPAC II will be replaced by new governing documents of GPAC II, as a Delaware corporation.

On the date of the Closing, following the Domestication, (i) First Merger Sub will merge with and into Stardust Power, with Stardust Power being the surviving company in the merger (the “First Merger”) and, (ii) immediately following the First Merger, and as part of the same overall transaction as the First Merger, Stardust Power will merge with and into Second Merger Sub (the “Second Merger” and, together with the First Merger, the “Mergers”), with Second Merger Sub being the surviving company of the Second Merger (Second Merger Sub, in its capacity as the surviving company of the Second Merger, the “Surviving Company”), and

continuing as a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of GPAC II. The Domestication, the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement are hereinafter referred to as the “Business Combination.”

The Class A Ordinary Shares, GPAC II Public Warrants and the GPAC II Public Units are currently listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) under the symbols “GPAC,” “GPACW” and “GPAC.U,” respectively. In connection with the Closing, we intend to change our name from “Global Partner Acquisition Corp II” to “Stardust Power Inc.” and we expect that the shares of GPAC II Common Stock and the GPAC II Warrants will continue trading on Nasdaq under the new symbols “SDST” and “SDSTW,” respectively, following the Closing. Furthermore, GPAC II Public Units will no longer trade following consummation of the Domestication.

In accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Business Combination Agreement, each share of common stock of Stardust Power, par value $0.00001 per share (“Stardust Power Common Stock”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the First Merger, other than any Cancelled Shares (as defined therein) and Dissenting Shares (as defined therein) will be converted into the right to receive the number of shares of GPAC II Common Stock equal to the Merger Consideration (as defined below) divided by the number of shares of Company Fully-Diluted Stock (as defined below) (the “Per Share Consideration”). “Merger Consideration” means the aggregate number of GPAC II Common Stock equal to (i) $450.0 million (subject to certain adjustments as set forth in the Business Combination Agreement, including with respect to certain transaction expenses and the cash and debt of Stardust Power) divided by (ii) $10.00. “Company Fully-Diluted Stock” means the sum of (without duplication) (x) the aggregate number of shares of Stardust Power Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the date and time that the First Merger becomes effective, including without limitation any restricted stock of Stardust Power whether vested or unvested (the “Stardust Power Restricted Stock”), plus (y) the aggregate number of shares of Stardust Power Common Stock issuable upon exercise of all vested and unvested options of Stardust Power (“Stardust Power Options”) as of immediately prior to the effective time of the First Merger but, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any unissued Stardust Power Options, plus (z) the number of shares of Stardust Power Common Stock issuable upon the SAFE Conversion (as defined therein). Additionally, in the event that prior to the eighth (8th) anniversary of the Closing, the volume-weighted average price of GPAC II Common Stock is greater than or equal to $12.00 per share for a period of 20 trading days in any 30-trading day period or there is a change of control, the Combined Company will issue five million shares of GPAC II Common Stock to the holders of Stardust Power as additional merger consideration. Following the execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement, and subject to the approval of the shareholders of GPAC II, GPAC II will adopt a customary incentive equity plan that will provide that the GPAC II Common Stock reserved for issuance thereunder, together with the shares of GPAC II Common Stock reserved with respect to Exchanged Company Options and Exchanged Company Common Restricted Stock under the Stardust Power Equity Incentive Plan, will be set at an amount equal to 10.00% of GPAC II Common Stock outstanding immediately after Closing.

Unlike other SPACs, the Existing Governing Documents do not prohibit GPAC II from redeeming Class A Ordinary Shares if such redemption would cause GPAC II’s net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 following such redemption. The Business Combination Agreement does not include a condition to Closing that GPAC II must have, after giving effect to any redemption of the Class A Ordinary Shares in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets (as determined in accordance with Rule 3a51-1(g)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) or otherwise being exempt from the provisions of Rule 419 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Accordingly, and if redemptions in connection with the Business Combination cause GPAC II’s net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 and the Combined Company does not meet another exemption from the “penny stock” rule (such as the GPAC II Common Stock being listed on Nasdaq, or the price of the GPAC II Common Stock exceeding $5.00), then the GPAC II Common Stock may be a “penny stock” upon Closing. A determination that the GPAC II Common Stock is a “penny stock” would require brokers trading in such shares to adhere to more stringent rules and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for the Combined Company’s securities. See “Risk Factors—A shareholder-approved amendment to the Existing Governing Documents removed the minimum net tangible assets

requirement. The Business Combination Agreement does not contain a closing condition that GPAC II have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets or otherwise be exempt from the provisions of Rule 419 under the Securities Act. Accordingly, GPAC II and Stardust Power may complete the Business Combination even if the Combined Company Common Stock would be a “penny stock” upon the Closing.”

On January 16, 2024, GPAC II received a notice from the staff of the Listing Qualifications Department of Nasdaq indicating that GPAC II is not in compliance with Nasdaq IM-5101-2, which requires that a special purpose acquisition company must complete one or more business combinations within 36 months of the effectiveness of its initial public offering registration statement. On January 23, 2024, GPAC II timely submitted a hearing request to appeal Nasdaq’s determination to the Nasdaq Hearings Panel to request sufficient time to complete a business combination, pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5800 Series (the “Hearing Request”). The Hearing Request resulted in a stay of any suspensions or delisting action pending the Nasdaq Hearing Panel’s decision. The Nasdaq Hearing Panel’s hearing for GPAC II was held on April 2, 2024. The Nasdaq Hearing Panel granted GPAC II’s request for an extension until June 3, 2024. GPAC II intends to comply with Nasdaq IM-5101-2 by consummating the Business Combination within the time period permitted by Nasdaq.

On January 29, 2024, GPAC II received a notice from the Nasdaq stating that GPAC II failed to hold an annual meeting of shareholders within 12 months after its fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, as required by Nasdaq Listing Rule 5620(a). GPAC II presented its views with respect to the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5620(a) deficiency to the Panel in writing on February 5, 2024. GPAC II intends to regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5620(a) by holding the shareholder meeting to approve the Business Combination and to conduct such meeting as a special meeting in lieu of an annual meeting that will satisfy Nasdaq Listing Rule 5620(a).

These matters serve as bases for delisting GPAC II’s securities from Nasdaq and the Panel will consider these matters in its decision regarding GPAC II’s continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market. See “Risk Factors—Nasdaq may delist the Combined Company’s securities from trading on its exchange, which could limit investors’ ability to make transactions in the Combined Company’s securities and subject the Combined Company to additional trading restrictions.” in this proxy statement/prospectus.

It is a condition of the consummation of the Business Combination that GPAC II receive confirmation from Nasdaq that the shares of GPAC II Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Business Combination have been approved for listing on Nasdaq, subject only to official notice of issuance thereof, but there can be no assurance such listing condition will be met or that GPAC II will obtain such approval from Nasdaq. If such listing condition is not met or if such approval is not obtained, the Business Combination will not be consummated unless the stock exchange approval condition set forth in the Business Combination Agreement is waived by the applicable parties.

GPAC II reserves the right to postpone or adjourn the Shareholder Meeting on one or more occasions, provided that without the consent of Stardust Power, such adjournment cannot be longer than ten (10) days other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close (“business days”), as detailed in the Business Combination Agreement. In the event of an adjournment, the Shareholder Meeting will be reconvened as promptly as practicable, and in no event will the Shareholder Meeting be reconvened on a date that is later than four (4) business days prior to the date by which GPAC II must complete its initial business combination.

This proxy statement/prospectus provides shareholders of GPAC II with detailed information about the Business Combination and other matters to be considered at the extraordinary general meeting of GPAC II. We encourage you to read the entire proxy statement/prospectus, including the Annexes and other documents referred to herein, carefully and in their entirety. You should also carefully consider the risk factors described in the section titled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 69 of this proxy statement/prospectus.

NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES REGULATORY AGENCY HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THE TRANSACTIONS DESCRIBED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, PASSED UPON THE MERITS OR FAIRNESS OF THE BUSINESS COMBINATION OR RELATED TRANSACTIONS OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE DISCLOSURE IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY CONSTITUTES A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

This proxy statement/prospectus is dated May 22, 2024 and is first being mailed to GPAC II’s shareholders on or about May 24, 2024.

Global Partner Acquisition Corp II

c/o Global Partner Sponsor II LLC

200 Park Avenue, 32nd Floor

New York, New York 10166

Dear Global Partner Acquisition Corp II Shareholders:

You are cordially invited to attend an extraordinary general meeting of Global Partner Acquisition Corp II, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“GPAC II”), which will be held on June 18, 2024 at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, at the offices of Kirkland & Ellis LLP located at 601 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022, and virtually via a live webcast at https://www.cstproxy.com/gpac2/bc2024, or at such other time, on such other date and at such other place to which the meeting may be postponed or adjourned (the “Shareholder Meeting”).

We will hold the meeting virtually over the Internet, but the physical location of the meeting will remain at the location specified above for the purposes of our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of GPAC II (the “Amended and Restated Articles of Association”). If you wish to attend the Shareholder Meeting in person, you must reserve your attendance at least two business days in advance of the Shareholder Meeting by contacting GPAC II’s investor relations department at info@gpac2.com by 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on June 14, 2024 (two business days prior to the meeting date).

On November 21, 2023, GPAC II entered into a Business Combination Agreement (as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”) contemplating several transactions in connection with which GPAC II will become the parent company of Stardust Power Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Stardust Power”), with Strike Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware Corporation and direct wholly-owned subsidiary of GPAC II (“First Merger Sub”), Strike Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct wholly-owned subsidiary of GPAC II (“Second Merger Sub”) and Stardust Power. At Closing (as defined below), GPAC II intends to change its name from “Global Partner Acquisition Corp II” to “Stardust Power Inc.” and the post-combination company will herein be referred to as the “Combined Company.” As further described in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, (i) prior to the Domestication (as such term is defined below), each Class B ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share of GPAC II (the “Class B Ordinary Share”) outstanding shall convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into one (1) Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share of GPAC II (the “Class A Ordinary Share” and together with the Class B Ordinary Shares, the “Ordinary Shares”) in accordance with the Amended and Restated Articles of Association (the “Class B Conversion”) and the Sponsor Letter Agreement (as defined below); (ii) in connection with the Domestication, each Class A Ordinary Share outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Domestication and following the Class B Conversion shall convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis into one (1) share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share of GPAC II (the “GPAC II Common Stock”); and (iii) each then-issued and outstanding whole warrant exercisable for one Class A Ordinary Share shall automatically convert into a warrant exercisable for one share of GPAC II Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, as per the terms and conditions set forth in the Warrant Agreement, dated as of January 11, 2021, by and between GPAC II and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent (“Continental”) (as amended or amended and restated from time to time, the “Warrant Agreement”). Each issued and outstanding unit of GPAC II (“GPAC II Public Unit”) that has not been previously separated will be cancelled and will entitle the holder thereof to one Class A Ordinary Share and one-sixth of one whole warrant exercisable for one Class A Ordinary Share (“GPAC II Public Warrant”) which shall automatically convert, as set out in clauses (ii) and (iii) above, into GPAC II Common Stock.

Concurrently with the Domestication, GPAC II’s existing amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (the “Existing Governing Documents”) will be replaced with new governing documents of GPAC II, as a Delaware corporation.

At the Shareholder Meeting, holders of Ordinary Shares will be asked to consider and vote upon a proposal, which is referred to herein as the “Business Combination Proposal,” to approve and adopt the Business Combination Agreement as amended by the First Amendment, copies of which are attached to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus as Annex A-1 and Annex A-2, respectively, including the transactions contemplated thereby (the “Business Combination”).

As further described in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, subject to the terms and conditions of the Business Combination Agreement, the following will occur:

Additionally, in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Business Combination Agreement, in the event that prior to the eighth (8^th) anniversary of the Closing, the volume weighted average price of GPAC II Common Stock is greater than or equal to $12.00 per share for a period of 20 trading days in any 30 trading day period or there is a change of control, GPAC II will issue five million shares of GPAC II Common Stock to the holders of Stardust Power as additional Merger Consideration. Stardust Power has also agreed to use its commercially reasonable efforts to sell Stardust Power Common Stock in a private placement on terms mutually agreed to by GPAC II and Stardust Power, and GPAC II may enter into subscription agreements for securities of GPAC II following the date of the Business Combination Agreement, in an amount not to exceed $150,000,000 in the aggregate. GPAC II has also agreed to adopt an equity incentive plan, as described in the Business Combination Agreement.

Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, Global Partner Sponsor II, LLC (the “Sponsor”) and, for certain limited purposes set forth therein, the executive officers and directors of GPAC II (the “GPAC II Insiders”) entered into the Sponsor Letter Agreement as amended, (the “Sponsor Letter Agreement”) with GPAC II and Stardust Power, pursuant to which the Sponsor agreed to, among other things, (i) vote in favor of the approval of the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated therein to occur at or prior to Closing, including the Class B Conversion, which shall be deemed to be conversions at the option of the holders of such Class B Ordinary Shares, (ii) be bound by certain transfer restrictions with respect to its Class B Ordinary Shares (as converted into Class A Ordinary Shares) prior to Closing, (iii) terminate certain lock-up provisions of that certain Sponsor Letter Agreement, dated as of January 11, 2021, as amended by that certain Letter Agreement Amendment, dated as of January 13, 2023, by and among Sponsor, GPAC II, and the GPAC II Insiders, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Sponsor Letter Agreement, (iv) be bound by certain lock-up provisions during the post-Closing lock-up period described in the Sponsor Letter Agreement with respect to its Class B Ordinary Shares (as converted into Class A Ordinary Shares and then converted into GPAC II Common Stock), (v) fully vest 3,000,000 of its Class B Ordinary Shares prior to the Domestication (and convert into Class A Ordinary Shares and then convert into GPAC II Common Stock) (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations, and the like (collectively, the “Adjustments”)), (vi) subject 1,000,000 of its Class B Ordinary Shares (as converted into Class A Ordinary Shares and then converted into GPAC II Common Stock, and as adjusted for any Adjustments) to vesting (or forfeiture) on the basis of achieving (or failing to achieve) certain trading price thresholds following Closing, (vii) forfeit 3,500,000 of its Class B Ordinary Shares (reduced by an amount not to exceed 170,000 Ordinary Shares transferred in connection with any non-redemption agreement and assignment of economic interest (or other similar agreement) entered into by GPAC II and Sponsor prior to Closing) for no consideration, and (viii) waive certain anti-dilution protections with respect to the conversion ratio set forth in the Amended and Restated Articles of Association of GPAC II, or similar protection with respect to the GPAC II

Common Stock, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Sponsor Letter Agreement. Additionally, GPAC II and the GPAC II Insiders have agreed they will not enter into any tender or voting agreement, or any similar agreement, arrangement or understanding with the GPAC II Common Stock (as converted in the Class B Conversion and Domestication) that is inconsistent with the Sponsor Letter Agreement.

Contemporaneously with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, certain stockholders of Stardust Power (collectively, the “Stardust Power Stockholders”) entered into a Company Support Agreement (collectively, the “Company Support Agreements”) with GPAC II and Stardust Power, pursuant to which such stockholders have agreed to, among other things, (i) support and vote in favor of (a) the consummation of the Business Combination and other related transactions, including the Mergers, and (b) any other circumstances upon which a consent or other approval with respect to the Business Combination Agreement, the transactions, the Mergers or the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement is sought, (ii) if any Stardust Power stockholder fails to perform the obligations set forth in such stockholder’s Company Support Agreement, irrevocably appoint Stardust Power or any individual designated by Stardust Power as such stockholder’s attorney-in-fact and proxy, with full power of substitution and re-substitution in favor of Stardust Power, to (a) take all such actions and execute and deliver all such documents, instruments or agreements as are necessary to consummate the transactions, to attend on behalf of such stockholder, at any meeting of the Stardust Power stockholders with respect to the Business Combination and the transaction, including the Mergers, and (b) vote (or cause to be voted) the subject Stardust Power Common Stock or consent (or withhold consent) with respect to any of the matters described in such stockholder’s Company Support Agreement in connection with any meeting of the Stardust Power Stockholders or any action by written consent by the Stardust Power Stockholders (including approval of the Business Combination Agreement, the Mergers and, if required by Law (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), the transactions) and (iii) be bound by certain other covenants and agreements related to the Business Combination, including a restriction on the transfer of Stardust Power Common Stock, subject to certain exceptions.

Upon Closing, we expect Roshan Pujari will have voting power over 29,695,859 shares of the Combined Company representing approximately 59.31% of the aggregate voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of the Combined Company, and, as a result, the Combined Company will be considered a “controlled company” under the rules of the Nasdaq Capital Market. For so long as the Combined Company remains as a controlled company under that definition, it is permitted to elect to rely on certain exemptions from corporate governance rules. As a result, investors may not have the same protection afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to these corporate governance requirements. The Combined Company’s status as a controlled company could cause its securities to be less attractive to certain investors or otherwise adversely affect the trading price.

In addition to the Business Combination Proposal, GPAC II’s shareholders are being asked to consider and vote upon (a) a proposal, by special resolution, to approve the Domestication (the “Domestication Proposal”), (b) a proposal, by special resolution, to approve the proposed certificate of incorporation of GPAC II upon the Domestication (the “Proposed Certificate of Incorporation”), a copy of which is attached to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus as Annex B (the “Charter Proposal”), (c) on a nonbinding advisory basis, proposals, by ordinary resolutions, related to material differences between the Existing Governing Documents and the Proposed Certificate of Incorporation (the “Advisory Governing Documents Proposals”), (d) a proposal, by ordinary resolution, to approve, for purpose of complying with applicable listing rules of Nasdaq, the issuance of shares of GPAC II Common Stock in connection with the Business Combination (the “Nasdaq Proposal”), (e) a proposal, by ordinary resolution, to approve and adopt the Stardust Power 2024 Equity Plan, a copy of which is attached to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus as Annex D (the “Equity Plan Proposal”), (f) a proposal, by ordinary resolution, of the holders of the Class B Ordinary Shares to approve the re-election each of Claudia Hollingsworth and Chandra Patel as Class I directors to serve for a term of three years or until her or his successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified (the “Director Election Proposal”), and (g) a proposal, by ordinary resolution, to adjourn the Shareholder Meeting to a later date or dates to the extent necessary (the “Adjournment Proposal”).

Each of the Business Combination Proposal, the Domestication Proposal, the Charter Proposal, the Equity Plan Proposal and the Nasdaq Proposal (collectively, the “Condition Precedent Proposals”) is conditioned on the approval and adoption of each of the other Condition Precedent Proposals, and the Business Combination will

be consummated only if each of the Condition Precedent Proposals is approved by GPAC II’s shareholders. The Advisory Governing Documents Proposals will be presented to the shareholders for a vote only if the Business Combination Proposal is approved. The Advisory Governing Documents Proposals is advisory and the shareholder vote is not binding on GPAC II. Each of the Director Election Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal is not conditioned upon the approval of any other proposal. Each of these proposals is more fully described in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, which each shareholder is encouraged to read carefully and in its entirety.

The Adjournment Proposal asks shareholders to approve an adjournment of the Shareholder Meeting to a later date or dates if necessary, (i) to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if, based upon the tabulated vote at the time of the Shareholder Meeting, there are insufficient Ordinary Shares represented (either in person or by proxy) to approve the Business Combination Proposal, the Domestication Proposal, the Charter Proposal, the Advisory Governing Documents Proposals, the Nasdaq Proposal, the Equity Plan Proposal or the Director Election Proposal or (ii) if the board of directors of GPAC II determines an adjournment is otherwise necessary.

Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, GPAC II and Stardust Power have agreed to enter into certain agreements to be effective upon Closing to (i) provide registration rights to certain Stardust Power Stockholders, (ii) restrict the sale or transfer of shares of GPAC II Common Stock held by the Sponsor and certain Stardust Power Stockholders for 180 days following Closing, subject to certain exceptions and (iii) provide certain rights to the Sponsor with respect to the Sponsor’s designation of a director to the GPAC II board following Closing. See the section titled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—Related Agreements” in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus for more information.

Pursuant to the Existing Governing Documents, a holder of GPAC II’s Class A Ordinary Shares (such holder, a “Public Shareholder”) may request that GPAC II redeem all or a portion of such Class A Ordinary Shares for cash if the Business Combination is consummated. The redemption rights include the requirement that a holder must identify itself in writing as a beneficial holder and provide its legal name, phone number and address to Continental in order to validly redeem its shares. Public Shareholders may elect to redeem their Class A Ordinary Shares even if they vote “For” or “Against” the Business Combination Proposal. If the Business Combination is not consummated, the Class A Ordinary Shares will be returned to the respective holder, broker or bank. If the Business Combination is consummated, and if a Public Shareholder properly exercises its right to redeem all or a portion of the Class A Ordinary Shares that it holds and timely tenders or delivers its shares (and share certificates, if any) and other redemption forms to Continental, GPAC II will redeem such Class A Ordinary Shares prior to the Domestication for a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the pro rata portion of the trust account established at the consummation of GPAC II’s initial public offering, calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account (net of taxes payable). For illustrative purposes, as of May 3, 2024, the most recent practicable date prior to the date of the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, the redemption price per share would have amounted to approximately $11.31, based on the aggregate amount on deposit in the trust account of approximately $20,292,464 (including interest not previously released to GPAC II to pay its taxes), divided by the total number of then-outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares not held by the Sponsor or the other initial shareholders of GPAC II. If a Public Shareholder exercises its redemption rights in full, then it will be electing to exchange its Class A Ordinary Shares for cash and will no longer own Class A Ordinary Shares. See “Shareholder Meeting—Redemption Rights” in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus for a detailed description of the procedures to be followed if you wish to redeem your Class A Ordinary Shares for cash. Holders must complete the procedures for electing to redeem their Class A Ordinary Shares in the manner described in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus prior to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on June 14, 2024 (two business days before the initially scheduled date of the Shareholder Meeting) in order for their shares to be redeemed.

The Existing Governing Documents do not prohibit GPAC II from redeeming Class A Ordinary Shares if such redemption would cause GPAC II’s net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 following such redemption. The Business Combination Agreement does not include a condition to Closing that GPAC II must have, after giving effect to any redemption of the Class A Ordinary Shares in connection with the transactions

contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets (as determined in accordance with Rule 3a51-1(g)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) or otherwise being exempt from the provisions of Rule 419 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Accordingly, and if redemptions in connection with the Business Combination cause GPAC II’s net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 and the Combined Company does not meet another exemption from the “penny stock” rule (such as the GPAC II Common Stock being listed on Nasdaq, or the price of the GPAC II Common Stock exceeding $5.00), then the GPAC II Common Stock may be a “penny stock” upon Closing. A determination that the GPAC II Common Stock is a “penny stock” would require brokers trading in such shares to adhere to more stringent rules and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for the Combined Company’s securities. See “Risk Factors—A shareholder-approved amendment to the Existing Governing Documents removed the minimum net tangible assets requirement. The Business Combination Agreement does not contain a closing condition that GPAC II have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets or otherwise be exempt from the provisions of Rule 419 under the Securities Act. Accordingly, GPAC II and Stardust Power may complete the Business Combination even if the Combined Company Common Stock would be a “penny stock” upon the Closing.”

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Public Shareholder, together with any affiliate of such Public Shareholder or any other person with whom such Public Shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), will be restricted from redeeming its Class A Ordinary Shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% of the aggregate number of Class A Ordinary Shares included in the GPAC II Public Units (the “Offering Shares”), without our prior consent. Accordingly, if a Public Shareholder, alone or acting in concert or as a group, seeks to redeem more than 15% of the Offering Shares, then any such shares in excess of that 15% limit would not be redeemed for cash, without our prior consent.

The Sponsor did not receive any compensation in exchange for the agreement to waive redemption rights pursuant to the Sponsor Letter Agreement. Such shares will be excluded from the pro rata calculation used to determine the per-share redemption price. As of the date of the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, the Sponsor owns approximately 80.69% of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares.

GPAC II is providing the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus and accompanying proxy card to its shareholders in connection with the solicitation of proxies to be voted at the Shareholder Meeting and at any postponements or adjournments of the Shareholder Meeting. Information about the Shareholder Meeting, the Business Combination and other related business to be considered by GPAC II’s shareholders at the Shareholder Meeting is included in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus. Whether or not you plan to attend the Shareholder Meeting, all of GPAC II’s shareholders are urged to read the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, including the Annexes and other documents referred to therein, carefully and in their entirety. You should also carefully consider the risk factors described in the section titled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 68 of the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus.

After careful consideration, the board of directors of GPAC II has unanimously approved the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Mergers, and unanimously recommends that shareholders vote “FOR” the adoption of the Business Combination Agreement and approval of the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Mergers, and “FOR” all other proposals presented to GPAC II’s shareholders in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, and “FOR” the Director Election Proposal (in the case of the holders of the Class B Ordinary Shares). When you consider the recommendation of these proposals by the board of directors of GPAC II, you should keep in mind that GPAC II’s directors and officers have interests in the Business Combination that may conflict with your interests as a shareholder. See the sections titled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—Interests of Certain Persons in the Business Combination,” “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—Conflicts of Interest and Waiver of Corporate Opportunity Doctrine” and “Risk Factors” in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus for a further discussion of these considerations.

The approval of each of the Domestication Proposal and the Charter Proposal requires a special resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of at least two-thirds of the

issued Ordinary Shares who, being present and entitled to vote at the Shareholder Meeting, vote at the Shareholder Meeting. The approval of each of the Business Combination Proposal, the Advisory Governing Documents Proposals, the Nasdaq Proposal, the Equity Plan Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal requires an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the issued Ordinary Shares who, being present and entitled to vote at the Shareholder Meeting, vote at the Shareholder Meeting. The approval of the Director Election Proposal requires an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being a resolution passed by a simple majority of the votes cast by, or on behalf of the holders of the Class B Ordinary Shares. Only holders of Class B Ordinary Shares may vote on the election of directors and our initial shareholders hold all issued and outstanding Class B Ordinary Shares. The Advisory Governing Documents Proposals are voted upon on a nonbinding advisory basis only. Based on the ownership of the Sponsor of the outstanding Class B Ordinary Shares, which vote together with the Class A Ordinary Shares as a single class, constituting the Ordinary Shares, on each of the above proposals, the Sponsor represents a quorum for the Shareholder Meeting. By attending the Shareholder Meeting, and without the attendance of any public shareholders, the Sponsor may approve the passing of the ordinary and special resolutions.

Your vote is very important. Whether or not you plan to attend the Shareholder Meeting, please vote as soon as possible by following the instructions in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus to make sure that your shares are represented at the Shareholder Meeting. If you hold your shares in “street name” through a bank, broker or other nominee, you will need to follow the instructions provided to you by your bank, broker or other nominee to ensure that your shares are represented and voted at the Shareholder Meeting. The Business Combination will be consummated only if the Condition Precedent Proposals are approved at the Shareholder Meeting. Each of the Condition Precedent Proposals is conditioned on the approval and adoption of each of the other Condition Precedent Proposals. The Advisory Governing Documents Proposals will be presented to the shareholders for a vote only if the Business Combination Proposal is approved. Each of the Director Election Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal is not conditioned on the approval of any other proposal set forth in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus.

If you sign, date and return your proxy card without indicating how you wish to vote, your proxy will be voted FOR each of the proposals presented at the Shareholder Meeting. If you fail to return your proxy card or fail to instruct your bank, broker or other nominee how to vote, and do not attend the Shareholder Meeting in person, the effect will be that your shares will not be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the Shareholder Meeting but will otherwise not have any effect on whether the proposals are approved. If you are a shareholder of record and you attend the Shareholder Meeting and wish to vote in person, you may withdraw your proxy and vote in person.

TO EXERCISE YOUR REDEMPTION RIGHTS, YOU MUST DEMAND IN WRITING THAT YOUR CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES ARE REDEEMED FOR A PRO RATA PORTION OF THE FUNDS HELD IN THE TRUST ACCOUNT AND TENDER YOUR SHARES TO GPAC II’S TRANSFER AGENT AT LEAST TWO BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO THE VOTE AT THE SHAREHOLDER MEETING. IN ORDER TO EXERCISE YOUR REDEMPTION RIGHT, YOU NEED TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF AS A BENEFICIAL HOLDER AND PROVIDE YOUR LEGAL NAME, PHONE NUMBER AND ADDRESS IN YOUR WRITTEN DEMAND. YOU MAY TENDER YOUR SHARES BY EITHER TENDERING OR DELIVERING YOUR SHARES (AND SHARE CERTIFICATES (IF ANY) AND OTHER REDEMPTION FORMS) TO THE TRANSFER AGENT OR BY TENDERING OR DELIVERING YOUR SHARES (AND SHARE CERTIFICATES (IF ANY) AND OTHER REDEMPTION FORMS) ELECTRONICALLY USING THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY’S DWAC (DEPOSIT WITHDRAWAL AT CUSTODIAN) SYSTEM. IF THE BUSINESS COMBINATION IS NOT COMPLETED, THEN THESE SHARES WILL BE RETURNED TO YOU OR YOUR ACCOUNT. IF YOU HOLD THE SHARES IN STREET NAME, YOU WILL NEED TO INSTRUCT THE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE AT YOUR BANK OR BROKER TO WITHDRAW THE SHARES FROM YOUR ACCOUNT IN ORDER TO EXERCISE YOUR REDEMPTION RIGHTS. See “Shareholder Meeting—Redemption Rights” in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus for a detailed description of the procedures to be followed if you wish to redeem your Class A Ordinary Shares for cash.

On behalf of GPAC II’s board of directors, I would like to thank you for your support and look forward to the successful completion of the Business Combination.

NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

TO BE HELD ON June 18, 2024

To the Shareholders of Global Partner Acquisition Corp II:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an extraordinary general meeting of Global Partner Acquisition Corp II, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“GPAC II”), will be held on June 18, 2024 at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, at the offices of Kirkland & Ellis LLP located at 601 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022, or virtually via a live webcast at https://www.cstproxy.com/gpac2/bc2024, or at such other time, on such other date and at such other place to which the meeting may be postponed or adjourned (the “Shareholder Meeting”).

We will hold the meeting virtually over the Internet, but the physical location of the meeting will remain at the location specified above for the purposes of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. If you wish to attend the Shareholder Meeting in person, you must reserve your attendance at least two business days in advance of the Shareholder Meeting by contacting GPAC II’s investor relations department at info@gpac2.com by 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on June 14, 2024 (two business days prior to the meeting date).

You are cordially invited to attend the Shareholder Meeting to conduct the following items of business and/or consider, and if thought fit, approve the following resolutions:

Each of the Business Combination Proposal, the Domestication Proposal, the Charter Proposal, the Equity Plan Proposal and the Nasdaq Proposal (collectively, the “Condition Precedent Proposals”) is conditioned on the approval and adoption of each of the other Condition Precedent Proposals, and the Business Combination will be consummated only if each of the Condition Precedent Proposals is approved by holders of Ordinary Shares (“GPAC II Shareholders”). The Advisory Governing Documents Proposals will be presented to the shareholders for a vote only if the Business Combination Proposal is approved. The Advisory Governing Documents Proposals are advisory and the stockholder vote is not binding on GPAC II. Each of the Director Election Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal is not conditioned upon the approval of any other proposal. Each of these proposals is more fully described in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, which each shareholder is encouraged to read carefully and in its entirety.

The above matters are more fully described in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, which also includes, as Annex A-1 and Annex A-2, copies of the Business Combination Agreement and the First Amendment thereto, respectively. You are urged to read carefully and in its entirety the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, including the Annexes thereto and accompanying financial statements of GPAC II and Stardust Power.

The record date for the Shareholder Meeting for GPAC II Shareholders is May 3, 2024. Only GPAC II Shareholders at the close of business on that date may vote at the Shareholder Meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof. GPAC II Shareholders are entitled to one vote at the Shareholder Meeting for each Ordinary Share held of record as of the record date.

GPAC II is providing the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus and accompanying proxy card to GPAC II Shareholders in connection with the solicitation of proxies to be voted at the Shareholder Meeting and at any postponements or adjournments of the Shareholder Meeting. Information about the Shareholder Meeting, the Business Combination and other related business to be considered by GPAC II Shareholders at the Shareholder Meeting is included in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus. Whether or not you plan to attend the Shareholder Meeting, all GPAC II Shareholders are urged to read the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, including the Annexes and other documents referred to therein, carefully and in their entirety. You should also carefully consider the risk factors described in the section titled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 68 of the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus.

After careful consideration, the GPAC II Board has unanimously approved the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Mergers, and unanimously recommends that shareholders vote “FOR” the adoption of the Business Combination Agreement and approval of the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Mergers, and “FOR” all other proposals presented to GPAC II Shareholders in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, and “FOR” the Director Election Proposal (in the case of the holders of the Class B Ordinary Shares). When you consider the recommendation of these proposals by GPAC II Board, you should keep in mind that GPAC II’s directors and officers have interests in the Business Combination that may conflict with your interests as a shareholder. See the sections titled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—Interests of Certain Persons in the Business Combination,” “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—

Conflicts of Interest and Waiver of Corporate Opportunity Doctrine” and “Risk Factors” in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus for a further discussion of these considerations.

Pursuant to the Existing Governing Documents, a holder of Class A Ordinary Shares (such holder, a “Public Shareholder”) may request that GPAC II redeem all or a portion of such Class A Ordinary Shares for cash if the Business Combination is consummated. The redemption rights include the requirement that a holder must identify itself in writing as a beneficial holder and provide its legal name, phone number and address to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Continental”) in order to validly redeem its shares. Public Shareholders may elect to redeem their Class A Ordinary Shares whether they vote “For” or “Against” the Business Combination Proposal. If the Business Combination is not consummated, the Class A Ordinary Shares will be returned to the respective holder, broker or bank. If the Business Combination is consummated, and if a Public Shareholder properly exercises its right to redeem all or a portion of the Class A Ordinary Shares that it holds and timely tenders or delivers its shares (and share certificates (if any) and other redemption forms) to Continental, GPAC II will redeem such Class A Ordinary Shares prior to the Domestication for a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the pro rata portion of the trust account established at the consummation of the initial public offering (as such term is defined in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus), including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account (net of taxes payable) calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination. For illustrative purposes, as of May 3, 2024, the most recent practicable date prior to the date of the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, this would have amounted to approximately $11.31 per issued and outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares (excluding Class A Ordinary Shares held by Sponsor and the other initial shareholders). If a Public Shareholder exercises its redemption rights in full, then it will be electing to exchange its Class A Ordinary Shares for cash prior to GPAC II’s domestication as a Delaware corporation (“Domestication”) and will no longer own Class A Ordinary Shares. See “Shareholder Meeting—Redemption Rights” in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus for a detailed description of the procedures to be followed if you wish to redeem your Class A Ordinary Shares for cash. Holders must complete the procedures for electing to redeem their Class A Ordinary Shares in the manner described in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus prior to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on June 18, 2024 (two business days before the initially scheduled date of the Shareholder Meeting) in order for their shares to be redeemed.

The Existing Governing Documents do not prohibit GPAC II from redeeming Class A Ordinary Shares if such redemption would cause GPAC II’s net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 following such redemption. The Business Combination Agreement does not include a condition to Closing that GPAC II must have, after giving effect to any redemption of the Class A Ordinary Shares in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets (as determined in accordance with Rule 3a51-1(g)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) or otherwise being exempt from the provisions of Rule 419 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Accordingly, and if redemptions in connection with the Business Combination cause GPAC II’s net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 and the Combined Company does not meet another exemption from the “penny stock” rule (such as the GPAC II Common Stock being listed on Nasdaq, or the price of the GPAC II Common Stock exceeding $5.00), then the GPAC II Common Stock may be a “penny stock” upon Closing. A determination that the GPAC II Common Stock is a “penny stock” would require brokers trading in such shares to adhere to more stringent rules and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for the Combined Company’s securities. See “Risk Factors—A shareholder-approved amendment to the Existing Governing Documents removed the minimum net tangible assets requirement. The Business Combination Agreement does not contain a closing condition that GPAC II have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets or otherwise be exempt from the provisions of Rule 419 under the Securities Act. Accordingly, GPAC II and Stardust Power may complete the Business Combination even if the Combined Company Common Stock would be a “penny stock” upon the Closing.”

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Public Shareholder, together with any affiliate of such Public Shareholder or any other person with whom such Public Shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), will be restricted from redeeming its Class A Ordinary Shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% of the aggregate number of Class A Ordinary Shares included in each

issued and outstanding unit of GPAC II (the “Offering Shares”), without our prior consent. Accordingly, if a Public Shareholder, alone or acting in concert or as a group, seeks to redeem more than 15% of the Offering Shares issued in our initial public offering, then any such shares in excess of that 15% limit would not be redeemed for cash, without our prior consent.

In connection with the foregoing, Global Partner Sponsor II, LLC (the “Sponsor”) and, for certain limited purposes set forth therein, the executive officers and directors of GPAC II (the “GPAC II Insiders”) entered into the Sponsor Letter Agreement as amended, (the “Sponsor Letter Agreement”) with GPAC II and Stardust Power, pursuant to which the Sponsor agreed to, among other things, (i) vote in favor of the approval of the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated therein to occur at or prior to the closing of the Business Combination (“Closing”), including that at least one (1) day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close prior to the Domestication, each Class B Ordinary Share outstanding shall convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a Class A Ordinary Share in accordance with the Amended and Restated Articles of Association (the “Class B Conversion”), which shall be deemed to be conversions at the option of the holders of such Class B Ordinary Shares, (ii) be bound by certain transfer restrictions with respect to its Class B Ordinary Shares (as converted into Class A Ordinary Shares) prior to Closing, (iii) terminate certain lock-up provisions of that certain Letter Agreement, dated as of January 11, 2021, as amended by that certain Letter Agreement Amendment, dated as of January 13, 2023, by and among the Sponsor, GPAC II, and the GPAC II Insiders, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Sponsor Letter Agreement, (iv) be bound by certain lock-up provisions during the post-Closing lock-up period described in the Sponsor Letter Agreement with respect to its Class B Ordinary Shares (as converted into Class A Ordinary Shares and then converted into GPAC II Common Stock), (v) fully vest 3,000,000 of its Class B Ordinary Shares prior to the Domestication (and convert into Class A Ordinary Shares and then convert into GPAC II Common Stock) (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations, and the like (collectively, the “Adjustments”)), (vi) subject 1,000,000 of its Class B Ordinary Shares (as converted into Class A Ordinary Shares and then converted into GPAC II Common Stock, and as adjusted for any Adjustments) to vesting (or forfeiture) on the basis of achieving (or failing to achieve) certain trading price thresholds following Closing, (vii) forfeit 3,500,000 of its Class B Ordinary Shares (reduced by an amount not to exceed 170,000 Ordinary Shares transferred in connection with any non-redemption agreement and assignment of economic interest (or other similar agreement) entered into by GPAC II and Sponsor prior to Closing) for no consideration, and (viii) waive certain anti-dilution protections with respect to the conversion ratio set forth in the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of GPAC II, or similar protection with respect to the GPAC II Common Stock, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Sponsor Letter Agreement. Additionally, GPAC II and the GPAC II Insiders have agreed they will not enter into any tender or voting agreement, or any similar agreement, arrangement or understanding with the GPAC II Common Stock (as converted in the Class B Conversion and Domestication) that is inconsistent with the Sponsor Letter Agreement See “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—Related Agreements—Sponsor Letter Agreement” in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus for more information related to the Sponsor Letter Agreement.

Contemporaneously with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, certain stockholders of Stardust Power (collectively, the “Stardust Power Stockholders”) entered into company support agreements (collectively, the “Company Support Agreements”) with GPAC II and Stardust Power, pursuant to which such stockholders have agreed to, among other things, (i) support and vote in favor of (a) the consummation of the Business Combination and other related transactions, including the Mergers, and (b) any other circumstances upon which a consent or other approval with respect to the Business Combination Agreement, the transactions, the Mergers or the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement is sought, (ii) if any Stardust Power stockholder fails to perform the obligations set forth in such stockholder’s Company Support Agreement, irrevocably appoint Stardust Power or any individual designated by Stardust Power as such stockholder’s attorney-in-fact and proxy, with full power of substitution and re-substitution in favor of Stardust Power, to (a) take all such actions and execute and deliver all such documents, instruments or agreements as are necessary to consummate the transactions, to attend on behalf of such stockholder, at any meeting of the Stardust Power stockholders with respect to the Business Combination and the transaction, including the Mergers, and (b) vote (or cause to be voted) the subject shares of common stock of Stardust Power, par value $0.00001 per share

(“Stardust Power Common Stock”) or consent (or withhold consent) with respect to any of the matters described in such stockholder’s Company Support Agreement in connection with any meeting of the Stardust Power Stockholders or any action by written consent by the Stardust Power Stockholders (including approval of the Business Combination Agreement, the Mergers and, if required by Law (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), the transactions) and (iii) be bound by certain other covenants and agreements related to the Business Combination, including a restriction on the transfer of Stardust Power Common Stock, subject to certain exceptions.

Upon Closing, we expect Roshan Pujari will have voting power over 29,695,859 shares of the Combined Company representing approximately 59.31% of the aggregate voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of the Combined Company, and, as a result, the Combined Company will be considered a “controlled company” under the rules of the Nasdaq Capital Market. For so long as the Combined Company remains as a controlled company under that definition, it is permitted to elect to rely on certain exemptions from corporate governance rules. As a result, investors may not have the same protection afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to these corporate governance requirements. The Combined Company’s status as a controlled company could cause its securities to be less attractive to certain investors or otherwise adversely affect the trading price.

The Business Combination Agreement is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain other closing conditions as described in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus. There can be no assurance that the parties to the Business Combination Agreement would waive any such provision of the Business Combination Agreement.

The approval of each of the Domestication Proposal and the Charter Proposal requires a special resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of at least two-thirds of the issued Ordinary Shares who, being present and entitled to vote at the Shareholder Meeting, vote at the Shareholder Meeting. The approval of each of the Business Combination Proposal, the Advisory Governing Documents Proposals, the Nasdaq Proposal, the Equity Plan Proposal, and the Adjournment Proposal requires an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the issued Ordinary Shares who, being present and entitled to vote at the Shareholder Meeting, vote at the Shareholder Meeting. The approval of the Director Election Proposal requires an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being a resolution passed by a simple majority of the votes cast by, or on behalf of the holders of the Class B Ordinary Shares. Only holders of Class B Ordinary Shares may vote on the election of directors and our initial shareholders hold all issued and outstanding Class B Ordinary Shares. The Advisory Governing Documents Proposals are voted upon on a nonbinding advisory basis only. Based on the ownership of the Sponsor of the outstanding Class B Ordinary Shares, which vote together with the Class A Ordinary Shares as a single class, constituting the Ordinary Shares, on each of the above proposals, the sponsor represents a quorum for the Shareholder Meeting. By attending the Shareholder Meeting, and without the attendance of any public shareholders, the Sponsor may approve the passing of the ordinary and special resolutions.

Your vote is very important. Whether or not you plan to attend the Shareholder Meeting, please vote as soon as possible by following the instructions in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus to make sure that your shares are represented at the Shareholder Meeting. If you hold your shares in “street name” through a bank, broker or other nominee, you will need to follow the instructions provided to you by your bank, broker or other nominee to ensure that your shares are represented and voted at the Shareholder Meeting.

If you sign, date and return your proxy card without indicating how you wish to vote, your proxy will be voted “FOR” each of the proposals presented at the Shareholder Meeting. If you fail to return your proxy card or fail to instruct your bank, broker or other nominee how to vote, and do not attend the Shareholder Meeting in person, the effect will be that your shares will not be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the Shareholder Meeting but will otherwise not have any effect on whether the proposals are approved.

Your attention is directed to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus following this notice (including the Annexes and other documents referred to therein) for a more complete description of the proposed Business Combination and related transactions and each of the proposals. You are encouraged to read the accompanying

proxy statement/prospectus carefully and in its entirety, including the Annexes and other documents referred to therein. If you have any questions or need assistance voting your Ordinary Shares, please contact Morrow Sodali LLC, our proxy solicitor, by calling (800) 662-5200 (toll-free), or banks and brokers can call (203) 658-9400, or by emailing GPAC.info@investor.morrowsodali.com.

Thank you for your participation. We look forward to your continued support.

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ABOUT THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS

This document, which forms part of the registration statement on Form S-4 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) by GPAC II (File No. 333-276510) (the “Registration Statement”), constitutes a prospectus of GPAC II under Section 5 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to certain securities of GPAC II to be issued in connection with the Business Combination described below. This document also constitutes a notice of meeting and a proxy statement of GPAC II under Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for the Shareholder Meeting of GPAC II to be held in connection with the Business Combination and related matters and at which GPAC II Shareholders will be asked to consider and vote upon a proposal to approve and adopt the Business Combination Agreement and the Business Combination, among other matters. See “Summary of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus—The Shareholder Meeting—Quorum and Vote of GPAC II Shareholders” and “Information about GPAC II—Extension of Time to Complete a Business Combination.”

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

You may request copies of this proxy statement/prospectus and any other publicly available information concerning GPAC II, without charge, by written request to Global Partner Acquisition Corp II, 200 Park Avenue 32^nd Floor, New York, New York 10166, or by telephone request at (646) 585-8975; or Morrow Sodali, our proxy solicitor, by calling (800) 662-5200, or banks and brokers can call (203) 658-9400, or by emailing GPAC.info@investor.morrowsodali.com, or from the SEC through the SEC website at https://www.sec.gov.

In order for GPAC II’s shareholders to receive timely delivery of the documents in advance of the Shareholder Meeting to be held on June 18, 2024, you must request the information no later than June 11, 2024 (five business days prior to the initially scheduled date of the Shareholder Meeting).

CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS

Unless otherwise stated or unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” and “GPAC II” refer to Global Partner Acquisition Corp II, a Cayman Islands exempted company. The terms “Stardust Power,” or “Stardust” and “Company,” refer to Stardust Power Inc. prior to the Business Combination.

In this proxy statement/prospectus, references to:

“Adjournment Proposal” means the proposal as an ordinary resolution, to approve the adjournment of the Shareholder Meeting to a later date or dates if necessary (i) to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if, based upon the tabulated vote at the time of the Shareholder Meeting, there are insufficient Ordinary Shares represented (either in person or by proxy) to approve the Business Combination Proposal, the Domestication Proposal, the Charter Proposal, the Advisory Governing Documents Proposals, the Nasdaq Proposal or the Equity Plan Proposal or (ii) if the board of directors of GPAC II determines that an adjournment is otherwise necessary.

“Advisory Governing Documents Proposals” means the proposals as ordinary resolutions and on a nonbinding advisory basis, to approve certain material differences between the Existing Governing Documents and the Proposed Governing Documents.

“Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Business Combination Agreement.

“Ancillary Agreements” means the Support Agreements, the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, the Shareholder Agreement and the Lock-up Agreement.

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“Business Combination” means the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement.

“Business Combination Agreement” means the business combination agreement, dated as of November 21, 2023, by and among GPAC II, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub and Stardust Power, as it may be amended and supplemented from time to time. A copy of the Business Combination Agreement is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex A-1.

“Business Combination Proposal” means the proposal as an ordinary resolution, that the Business Combination Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby be approved, ratified and confirmed in all respects.

“business day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close.

“Cash” means, with respect to Stardust Power, its cash and cash equivalents, including checks, money orders, marketable securities, short-term instruments, negotiable instruments, funds in time and demand deposits or similar accounts on hand, in lock boxes, in financial institutions or elsewhere, together with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon, and all bank, brokerage or other similar accounts.

“Cayman Islands Companies Act” means the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands as the same may be revised or amended from time to time.

“Change in Control” means (i) a purchase, sale, exchange, merger, business combination or other transaction or series of related transactions in which substantially all of the GPAC II Common Stock is, directly or indirectly, converted into cash, securities or other property or non-cash consideration, (ii) a direct or indirect sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (regardless of the form of the transaction) in one transaction or a series of related transactions of a majority of the Surviving Company’s assets, as determined on a consolidated basis, to a third party or third parties acting as a “group” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) or (iii) any transaction or series of transactions that results, directly or indirectly, in the stockholders of the Surviving Company as of immediately prior to such transactions holding, in the aggregate, less than 50% of the voting equity interests of the Surviving Company (or any successor of the Surviving Company) immediately after the consummation thereof, in the case of each of clause (i), (ii) or (iii), whether by amalgamation, merger, consolidation, arrangement, tender offer, recapitalization, purchase, issuance, sale or transfer of equity interests or assets, or otherwise.

“Charter Proposal” means the proposal as a special resolution, that upon the Domestication, the Existing Governing Documents be amended and restated by the deletion in their entirety and the substitution in their place of the Proposed Certificate of Incorporation and Proposed Bylaws.

“Class A Ordinary Shares” or “Public Shares” means the Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of GPAC II.

“Class B Conversion means at least one (1) business day prior to the Domestication, each Class B Ordinary Share outstanding shall convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a Class A Ordinary Share in accordance with the Amended and Restated Articles of Association.

“Class B Ordinary Shares” means the Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of GPAC II.

“Closing” means the closing of the Business Combination.

“Closing Date” means the date of the Closing.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

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“Combined Company” means the post-combination company at Closing when GPAC II changes its name from “Global Partner Acquisition Corp II” to “Stardust Power Inc.”

“Combined Company Board” means the board of directors of the Combined Company.

“Combined Company Common Stock” means GPAC II Common Stock following the Closing.

“Combined Company Private Placement Warrants” means warrants representing the right to purchase shares of Combined Company Common Stock following the Closing.

“Combined Company Public Warrants” means the warrants representing the right to purchase shares of Combined Company Common Stock following the Closing.

“Combined Company Warrants” means the Combined Company Private Placement Warrants and the Combined Company Public Warrants.

“Company Support Agreements” means those certain support agreements dated as of November 21, 2023 by and among GPAC II, Stardust Power and certain Stardust Power Stockholders, a copy of which is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex H.

“Condition Precedent Proposals” means the Business Combination Proposal, the Domestication Proposal, the Charter Proposal, the Equity Plan Proposal and the Nasdaq Proposal, each of which is conditioned on the approval and adoption of each of the others.

“Continental” or “Transfer Agent” means Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.

“Controlled Company Event” are to such time that the Combined Company is no longer a “Controlled Company” pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5615I(1).

“Convertible Equity Agreements” means, collectively, the Convertible Equity Agreement, dated April 24, 2024, by and between Stardust Power and American Investor Group Direct LLC (“AIGD”) for $2,000,000, the Convertible Equity Agreement, dated April 30, 2024 with an individual for $50,000, and the Convertible Equity Agreement, dated April 23, 2024 with an individual for $50,000. As of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, the entire outstanding amount under the Convertible Equity Agreements is $2,100,000, which will automatically convert into 55,168 shares of the Combined Company Common Stock immediately prior to the First Effective Time.

“DGCL” means the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended.

“DLLCA” means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, as amended.

“Domestication” means the transfer by way of continuation to Delaware and deregistration of GPAC II as an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands and the continuation and domestication of GPAC II as a corporation incorporated in the State of Delaware.

“Domestication Proposal” means the proposal as a special resolution, that the Domestication be approved, ratified and confirmed in all respects.

“DTC” means The Depository Trust Company.

“DWAC” means The Depository Trust Company’s deposit/withdrawal at custodian system.

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“Earnout Period” means the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the last day prior to the eighth anniversary of the Closing Date.

“Enterprise Value” means $450 million.

“Equity Value” means Enterprise Value (a) plus Cash as of the Measurement Time (b) minus Indebtedness of Stardust Power as of the Measurement Time (c) minus the Stardust Power Transaction Expenses.

“Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“Exchanged Company Options” means the issued and outstanding options of the Combined Company following the automatic conversion of the Stardust Power Options following the First Effective Time pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement.

“Exchanged Company Restricted Common Stock” means the issued and outstanding restricted stock of the Combined Company following the automatic conversion of the Stardust Power Restricted Stock following the First Effective Time pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement.

“Existing Governing Documents” means the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of GPAC II.

“Extension Amendment Redemptions” means the 2023 Extension Amendment Redemption and the 2024 Extension Amendment Redemption.

“Extension Meetings” means the 2023 Extension Meeting and the 2024 Extension Meeting.

“Financial Derivative/Hedging Arrangement” means any transaction (including an agreement with respect thereto) which is a rate swap transaction, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap, equity or equity index option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option or any combination of these transactions.

“Financial Statements” has the meaning specified in the Business Combination Agreement.

“First Amendment” means Amendment No. 1 to the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of April 24, 2024, by and among GPAC II, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub and Stardust Power, as it may be amended and supplemented from time to time. A copy of the First Amendment is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex A-2.

“First Effective Time” means the time at which the First Merger becomes effective.

“First Merger” means the merger of First Merger Sub with and into Stardust Power, with Stardust Power being the surviving company and continuing as a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of GPAC II.

“First Merger Sub” means Strike Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct wholly-owned subsidiary of GPAC II.

“founder shares” means our Class B Ordinary Shares initially issued to our sponsor in a private placement and the Class A Ordinary Shares that will be issued upon the automatic conversion of the Class B Ordinary Shares at the time of our initial business combination or earlier at the option of the holders thereof (for the avoidance of doubt, such Class A Ordinary Shares will not be “Public Shares”). Founder shares are subject to vesting and transfer restrictions.

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“GAAP” means U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

“Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, provincial, municipal, local, or foreign government, governmental authority, regulatory or administrative agency, governmental commission, department, board, bureau, agency, or instrumentality, arbitrator, arbitral body (public or private), court or tribunal.

“Government Official” means any official or employee of any directly or indirectly government-owned or controlled entity, and any officer or employee of a public international organization, as well as any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any such entity or for or on behalf of any such public international organization.

“Governmental Order” means any order, judgment, ruling, injunction, decree, writ, stipulation, determination or award, in each case, entered into by or with any Governmental Authority.

“GPAC II” means Global Partner Acquisition Corp II, a Cayman Islands exempted company, prior to the consummation of the Domestication, and a Delaware corporation after the Domestication.

“GPAC II Board” means GPAC II’s board of directors.

“GPAC II Common Stock” means, collectively, following the Domestication, the shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of GPAC II.

“GPAC II Public Units” means the units issued in our initial public offering, consisting of one Class A Ordinary Share and one-sixth of one GPAC II Public Warrant.

“GPAC II Private Placement Warrants” means those certain warrants to purchase Class A Ordinary Shares that were issued by GPAC II in a private placement to the Sponsor at the time of the consummation of GPAC II’s initial public offering, with each whole warrant exercisable for one GPAC II Class A Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50 as contemplated under the GPAC II Warrant Agreement.

“GPAC II Shareholder” means a holder of Ordinary Shares.

“GPAC II Public Warrants” means those certain warrants to purchase Class A Ordinary Shares, fractions of which were included as part of each GPAC II Public Unit, with each whole warrant exercisable for one GPAC II Class A Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50, as contemplated under the GPAC II Warrant Agreement (as defined below).

“GPAC II Warrants” means the GPAC II Private Placement Warrants and the GPAC II Public Warrants following the Domestication.

“GPAC II Warrant Agreement” means that certain Warrant Agreement, dated as of November 23, 2020, by and between GPAC II and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation, as warrant agent.

“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, any obligations (whether or not contingent) consisting of (a) the outstanding principal amount of and accrued and unpaid interest on, and other payment obligations for, borrowed money, or payment obligations issued or incurred in substitution or exchange for payment obligations for borrowed money, (b) amounts owing as deferred purchase price for property or services, including “earnout” payments, (c) payment obligations evidenced by any promissory note, bond, debenture, mortgage or other debt instrument or debt security, (d) contingent reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit, bankers’ acceptance or similar facilities (in each case to the extent drawn), (e) payment obligations of a third party secured by (or for which the holder of such payment obligations has an

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existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien, other than a Permitted Lien, on assets or properties of such Person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed, (f) obligations under capitalized leases, (g) obligations under any Financial Derivative/Hedging Arrangement, (h) any other indebtedness or obligation reflected or required to be reflected as indebtedness in a consolidated balance sheet, in accordance with GAAP, (i) all obligations for cash incentive, severance, deferred compensation or similar obligations in respect of any current or former employee or other individual service provider of Stardust Power (including the employer portion of any payroll social security, unemployment or similar Taxes), accrued prior to the Closing Date, (j) liabilities, including accounts payable to trade creditors and accrued expenses or purchase commitments, or (k) guarantees, make-whole agreements, hold harmless agreements or other similar arrangements with respect to any amounts of a type described in clauses (a) through (j) above and (l) with respect to each of the foregoing, any interest, breakage costs, prepayment or redemption penalties or premiums, or other fees or obligations (including unreimbursed expenses or indemnification obligations for which a claim has been made), in each case for this clause (l), to the extent unpaid and accrued as of the Closing Date; provided, however, that Indebtedness will not include any amounts included as Transaction Expenses.

“Initial business combination” means a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.

“Initial business combination redemption time” is the time of exercise of our public shareholders’ rights to redeem public shares in connection with our initial business combination.

“Initial public offering” is our initial public offering, which we completed on January 14, 2021.

“Investment Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

“IR Act” means the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

“JOBS Act” means the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012.

“Lien” means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, easement, right of way, purchase option, right of first refusal, covenant, restriction, security interest, license, title defect, encroachment or other survey defect, or other lien or encumbrance of any kind, except for any restrictions arising under any applicable Securities Laws.

“Lock-up Agreement” means the Lock-up Agreement by and between GPAC II and certain Stardust Power Stockholders, a form of which is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex F.

“Maples” means Maples and Calder (Cayman) LLP, Cayman Islands counsel to GPAC II.

“Material Adverse Effect” has the meaning set forth in the Business Combination Agreement.

“Measurement Time” means 12:01 a.m. New York time on the Closing Date.

“Merger Consideration” means the aggregate number of shares of GPAC II Common Stock equal to the Equity Value divided by (b) $10.00.

“Merger Subs” means First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub.

“Mergers” means the First Merger and the Second Merger.

“Nasdaq” means The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.

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“Nasdaq Proposal” means the proposal as an ordinary resolution to approve the issuance of more than 20% of GPAC II’s issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares in connection with the Business Combination, for purposes of complying with applicable listing rules of Nasdaq.

“Non-Redemption Agreements” means those agreements between the Sponsor and several unaffiliated third parties, who are Public Shareholders, pursuant to which such third parties agreed not to redeem (or to validly rescind any redemption requests on) an aggregate of 1,503,254 Class A Ordinary Shares of GPAC II in connection with the 2024 Extension Amendment Proposal. In exchange for the foregoing commitments not to redeem such Class A Ordinary Shares of GPAC II, the Sponsor agreed to transfer or cause to be issued for no consideration an aggregate of 127,777 shares of GPAC II to the unaffiliated third parties and simultaneously the forfeiture of 127,777 shares of GPAC II in the case of a transfer in connection with GPAC II’s completion of its initial Business Combination. All 127,777 shares transferrable or issuable to the unaffiliated third parties shall have no redemption rights.

“Non-Redemption Shares” means the amount of Ordinary Shares that may be transferred in connection with any Non-Redemption Agreement and Assignment of Economic Interest between GPAC II and Sponsor, not to exceed 170,000 Ordinary Shares.

“Non-U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of Public Shares or GPAC II Public Warrants that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, is an individual, corporation, estate or trust that is not a U.S. Holder.

“Ordinary Shares” means, collectively, the Class A Ordinary Shares and the Class B Ordinary Shares.

“Per Share Consideration” means the number of shares of GPAC II Common Stock equal to the Merger Consideration divided by the number of shares of Stardust Power Fully-Diluted Shares.

“Permitted Liens” has the meaning specified in the Business Combination Agreement.

“Person” means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, joint stock company, Government Official, Governmental Authority or other entity of any kind.

“PIPE Financing” means GPAC II’s entrance into additional subscription agreements with certain third-party subscribers (the “Additional Subscribers”) pursuant to which the Additional Subscribers, if any, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, will agree to purchase Ordinary Shares, GPAC II Warrants, GPAC II Public Units or other securities of GPAC II. As of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, GPAC II has not entered into any subscription agreements with prospective Additional Subscribers.

“Proposals” means the Business Combination Proposal, the Domestication Proposal, the Charter Proposal, the Advisory Governing Documents Proposal, the Nasdaq Proposal, the Equity Plan Proposal, the Director Election Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal.

“Proposed Bylaws” means the proposed bylaws of GPAC II, to be effective upon the Domestication, a form of which is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex C.

“Proposed Certificate of Incorporation” means the proposed certificate of incorporation of GPAC II to be effective upon the Domestication, a form of which is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex B.

“Proposed Governing Documents” means the Proposed Certificate of Incorporation and the Proposed Bylaws.

“Public Shareholders” means the holders of Class A Ordinary Shares that were sold in the initial public offering (whether they were purchased in the initial public offering or thereafter in the open market).

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“Record Date” means May 3, 2024.

“Redeemable Warrants” are to our detachable redeemable warrants and our distributable redeemable warrants.

“Redemption” means the redemption of Class A Ordinary Shares for the Redemption Price.

“Redemption Deadline” means 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on June 14, 2024 (two business days before the initially scheduled date of the Shareholder Meeting).

“Redemption Price” means the per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account (net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then-outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares.

“SAFEs” means, collectively, (i) the Simple Agreement of Future Equity (“SAFE”), dated August 15, 2023 (as amended on November 18, 2023 and as further amended and restated on April 24, 2024, the “August 2023 SAFE”), that provided $2,000,000 from AIGD, (ii) the SAFE, dated November 18, 2023, that provided $3,000,000 from AIGD (as amended and restated on April 24, 2024, the “November 2023 SAFE”), and (iii) a SAFE with an individual, dated February 23, 2024 (as amended on May 1, 2024, the “February 2024 SAFE”), that provided $200,000. As of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, the entire outstanding amount under the SAFEs is $5,200,000. Immediately prior to the First Effective Time, the SAFEs will automatically convert into the number of shares of Stardust Power Common Stock equal to 136,605 shares of Stardust Power Common Stock immediately prior to Closing.

“SAFE Conversion” means the automatic conversion of the SAFEs into the number of shares of Stardust Power Common Stock equal to 136,605 shares of Stardust Power Common Stock immediately prior to the First Effective Time in accordance with the terms of the SAFEs. Stardust Power and AIGD have entered into an agreement dated March 22, 2024 that provides Stardust Power, prior to the First Effective Time, with an option to issue additional Stardust Power Common Stock pursuant to terms that are substantially identical to the existing SAFEs, up to $15,000,000.

“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Second Effective Time” means the time at which the Second Merger becomes effective.

“Second Merger” means the merger of Stardust Power with and into Second Merger Sub, with Second Merger Sub being the Surviving Company and continuing as a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of GPAC II.

“Second Merger Sub” means Strike Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct and wholly owned subsidiary of GPAC II.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

“Shareholder Agreement” means the shareholder agreement that GPAC II, certain GPAC II Shareholders, and certain Stardust Power Stockholders, acting commercially reasonably, will agree to, in form and in substance that is to be effective upon Closing, a form of which is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex E.

“Shareholder Meeting” means the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of GPAC II at 9:00, a.m. Eastern Time, on June 18, 2024 at the offices of Kirkland & Ellis LLP located at 601 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022, and via a virtual meeting, or at such other time, on such other date and at such other place to which the meeting may be postponed or adjourned.

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“SPAC” is one or more special purpose acquisition companies, including, when required by the context, Stardust Power.

“Sponsor” means Global Partner Sponsor II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, the managers of which are Chandra R. Patel, Richard C. Davis and Jarett Goldman.

“Sponsor Earnout Shares” refers to the 1,000,000 shares of GPAC II Common Stock held by Sponsor that are subject to forfeiture pursuant to the Sponsor Letter Agreement.

“Sponsor Letter Agreement” means the agreement, dated November 21, 2023, as amended, by and among the Sponsor and the directors and officers of GPAC II, pursuant to which, among other things, the Sponsor agreed to, among other things, (a) vote, in their capacity as shareholders of GPAC II, in favor of the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions, (b) be bound by certain transfer restrictions with respect to its Ordinary Shares prior to Closing, (c) terminate certain lock-up provisions included in that certain Letter Agreement, dated as of January 11, 2021, as amended by that certain Letter Agreement Amendment, dated as of January 13, 2023, by and among Sponsor and GPAC II, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Sponsor Letter Agreement, (d) fully vest 3,000,000 of its Class B Ordinary Shares immediately upon the Closing (and convert into GPAC II Common Stock), (e) subject 1,000,000 of its Class B Ordinary Shares to vesting (or forfeiture) on the basis of achieving (or failing to achieve) certain trading price thresholds following the Closing, (f) forfeit 3,500,000 of its Class B Ordinary Shares (reduced by any Non-Redemption Shares) for no consideration, and (g) waive any anti-dilution adjustment to the conversion ratio set forth in the Existing Governing Documents or similar protection with respect to the GPAC II Common Stock, in each case, as more fully set forth in the Sponsor Letter Agreement a copy of which is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex G.

“Sponsor team” is certain members of our Sponsor who will be acting as our advisors.

“Sponsor Trigger Event I ” means, the date on which the earlier to occur of (x) volume-weighted average price of one share of GPAC II Common Stock is greater than or equal to $12.00 for any 20 Trading Days within any period of 30 consecutive Trading Days within the Earnout Period and (y) a Change of Control; provided that the Sponsor Trigger Event I under (x) shall result in the vesting of 50% of the Sponsor Earnout Shares and the Sponsor Trigger Event I under (y) shall result in the vesting of 100% of the Sponsor Earnout Shares.

“Sponsor Trigger Event II ” means, the date on which the earlier to occur of (x) volume-weighted average price of one share of GPAC II Common Stock is greater than or equal to $14.00 for any 20 Trading Days within any period of 30 consecutive Trading Days within the Earnout Period and (y) a Change of Control; provided that the Sponsor Trigger Event II under (x) shall result in the vesting of the remaining 50% of the Sponsor Earnout Shares and the Sponsor Trigger Event II under (y) shall result in the vesting of 100% of the Sponsor Earnout Shares.

“Stardust Power” or “Stardust” means Stardust Power Inc., a Delaware corporation, and includes its wholly owned subsidiary, Stardust Power LLC, a Delaware corporation.

“Stardust Power Cancelled Shares” means all shares of Stardust Power Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the First Effective time held by Stardust Power in treasury or owned by GPAC II or the Merger Subs, which automatically will be cancelled and will cease to exist at the Second Effective Time.

“Stardust Power Common Stock” means the common stock of Stardust Power, par value $0.00001 per share.

“Stardust Power Dissenting Shares” means any shares of Stardust Power Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the First Effective Time and held by a Stardust Power Stockholder who has not

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voted in favor of the First Merger or consented thereto in writing or by electronic transmissions and has properly demanded appraisal for such shares in accordance with, and who complies in all respects with, Section 262 of the DGCL.

“Stardust Power Earnout Shares” refers to the 5,000,000 shares of Combined Company Common Stock payable to the holders of Stardust Power upon the Stardust Power Trigger Event.

“Stardust Power Fully-Diluted Shares” means the sum of (without duplication) (a) the aggregate number of shares of Stardust Power Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the First Effective Time, including without limitation any Stardust Power Restricted Stock whether vested or unvested, plus (b) the aggregate number of shares of Stardust Power Common Stock issuable upon exercise of all vested and unvested Stardust Power Options as of immediately prior to the First Effective Time but, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any unissued Stardust Power Options plus (c) the number of shares of Stardust Power Common Stock issuable upon the SAFE Conversion.

“Stardust Power Option” means an option to purchase Stardust Power Common Stock.

“Stardust Power Organizational Documents” means the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Stardust Power, in each case as may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

“Stardust Power Restricted Stock” means (a) shares of Stardust Power Common Stock acquired by the holder thereof pursuant to a “Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement” or (b) pursuant to an award under the Stardust 2023 Plan, including pursuant to an early exercise of a Stardust Power Option, and which shares of Stardust Power Common Stock remain unvested under the terms of the “Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement” or the “Stock Option Agreement – Early Exercise,” as applicable.

“Stardust Power Trigger Event” means, within the Earnout Period, (a) the date on which the volume-weighted average price of Combined Company Common Stock is greater than or equal to $12.00 per share for any 20 Trading Days within any period of 30 consecutive Trading Days or (b) the occurrence of a Change in Control.

“Stardust 2023 Plan” means the Stardust Power’s 2023 Equity Incentive Plan and each other plan that provides for the award, to any current or former director, manager, officer, employee, individual independent contractor or other service provider of Stardust Power, of rights of any kind to receive equity securities of Stardust Power or benefits measured in whole or in part by reference to securities of Stardust Power.

“Stardust Power Transaction Expenses” means all Transaction Expenses of Stardust Power as of the Measurement Time.

“Stardust Power 2024 Equity Plan” means the Stardust Power 2024 Equity Plan, a form of which is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex D.

“Support Agreements” means the Company Support Agreements and the Sponsor Support Agreement.

“sustainability” or “sustainable” as used in this proxy statement/prospectus refers to business operations and processes that Stardust Power believes generally have a positive environmental and/or social impact.

“Termination Date” means the date by which GPAC II must complete its initial business combination.

“Trading Day” means a day on which GPAC II Common Stock is traded on a national securities exchange.

“Transaction Expenses” has the meaning specified in the Business Combination Agreement.

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“Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement to occur at or immediately prior to the Closing, including the Domestication and the Mergers.

“2023 Extension Amendment Proposal” means the proposal presented at the 2023 Extension Meeting to amend the Existing Governing Documents to extend the date by which GPAC II must complete its initial business combination from January 14, 2023 to a date no later than January 14, 2024.

“2023 Extension Amendment Redemptions” means the redemption by GPAC II Shareholders of 26,068,281 Class A Ordinary Shares in connection with the approval and implementation of the 2023 Extension Amendment Proposal.

“2023 Extension Articles Amendment” means the amendment to the Existing Governing Documents as proposed in the 2023 Extension Amendment Proposal approved as a special resolution passed at the 2023 Extension Meeting.

“2023 Extension Meeting” means the extraordinary general meeting of GPAC II Shareholders held on January 11, 2023 to consider the 2023 Extension Amendment Proposal.

“2024 Equity Plan Proposal” means the proposal as an ordinary resolution to approve and adopt the Stardust Power 2024 Plan.

“2024 Extension Amendment Proposal” means the proposal presented at the 2024 Extension Meeting to amend the Existing Governing Documents to extend the date by which GPAC II must complete its initial business combination from January 14, 2024 to a date no earlier than July 14, 2024.

“2024 Extension Articles Amendment” means the amendment to the Existing Governing Documents as proposed in the 2024 Extension Amendment Proposal approved as a special resolution passed at the 2024 Extension Meeting.

“2024 Extension Meeting” means the extraordinary general meeting of GPAC II Shareholders held on January 9, 2024 to consider the 2024 Extension Amendment Proposal.

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TRADEMARKS

This proxy statement/prospectus includes references to the trademarks, trade names and service marks belonging to us or to other entities. Solely for convenience, trademarks, trade names and service marks referred to in this proxy statement/prospectus may appear without the ^® or TM symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that the applicable owner will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, its rights to these trademarks, trade names and service marks. GPAC II does not intend its use or display of other companies’ trade names, trademarks or service marks to imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of it by, any other companies.

MARKET AND INDUSTRY INFORMATION

Information contained in this proxy statement/prospectus concerning the market and the industry in which Stardust Power competes, including its market position, general expectations of market opportunities and market sizes, is based on information from various third-party sources, publicly available information, various industry publications, internal data and estimates, and assumptions made by Stardust Power based on such sources and Stardust Power’s knowledge of the lithium market. Internal data and estimates are based upon information obtained from trade and business organizations and other contacts in the markets in which Stardust Power operates and Stardust Power’s management’s understanding of industry conditions. This information and any estimates provided herein involve numerous assumptions and limitations, and you are cautioned not to give undue weight to such information. Third-party sources generally state that the information contained in such sources has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable. Although we believe these third-party sources are reliable as of their respective dates, we have not independently verified the accuracy or completeness of this information. Some data is also based on our good faith estimates. The industry in which we operate is subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk due to a variety of factors, including those described in the section entitled “Risk Factors.” These and other factors could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in these publications.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Some of the statements contained in this proxy statement/prospectus constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. All statements, other than statements of present or historical fact included in this proxy statement/prospectus, regarding the proposed business combination, our ability to consummate the business combination, the benefits of the transaction, the post-combination company’s future financial performance following the business combination and the post-combination company’s strategy, expansion plans, future operations, future operating results, estimated revenues, losses, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding GPAC II’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. The information included in this proxy statement/prospectus in relation to Stardust Power has been provided by the Stardust Power management team, and forward-looking statements include statements relating to the expectations of Stardust Power’s management team and its beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may

identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this proxy statement/prospectus may include, for example, statements about:

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We caution you that the foregoing list may not contain all of the forward-looking statements made in this proxy statement/prospectus. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and changes in circumstances, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control, that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed in or implied by any forward-looking statements. You should not rely on forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results and plans may vary in material respects from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. While forward-looking statements reflect our current views about future events and our good faith beliefs, they are not guarantees of future performance. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, to reflect changes in underlying

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assumptions or factors, new information, data or methods, future events or other changes after the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. Before a shareholder grants its proxy or instructs how its votes should be cast or voted on the proposals set forth in this proxy statement/prospectus, it should be aware that the occurrence of the events described in the section titled “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus may adversely affect GPAC II or Stardust Power.

The pro forma and prospective financial information included in this document has been prepared by, and is the responsibility of, Stardust’s and GPAC II’s management. Neither WithumSmith+Brown, PC nor KNAV CPA LLP has audited, reviewed, examined, compiled nor applied agreed-upon procedures with respect to such pro forma and prospective financial information and, accordingly, neither WithumSmith+Brown, PC nor KNAV CPA LLP express an opinion or any other form of assurance with respect thereto. The reports of WithumSmith+Brown, PC included in this document relates to GPAC II’s previously issued financial statements. It does not extend to the pro forma and prospective financial information and should not be read to do so. The reports of KNAV CPA LLP incorporated by reference in this document relates to Stardust Power’s previously issued financial statements. It does not extend to the pro forma and prospective financial information and should not be read to do so.

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE PROPOSALS

The questions and answers below highlight selected information from this proxy statement/prospectus and only briefly address some commonly asked questions about the Shareholder Meeting and the proposals to be presented at the Shareholder Meeting, including with respect to the proposed Business Combination. The following questions and answers do not include all the information that may be important to GPAC II Shareholders. Shareholders are urged to read carefully this entire proxy statement/prospectus, including the Annexes and the other documents referred to herein.

GPAC II will hold the Shareholder Meeting to, among other things, obtain the approvals required for the Business Combination and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement and you are receiving this proxy statement/prospectus in connection with such meeting. See the section titled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal” of this proxy statement/prospectus for additional information. Copies of the Business Combination Agreement and the First Amendment are attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex A-1 and Annex A-2, respectively. We urge you to carefully read this proxy statement/prospectus, the Business Combination Agreement and the First Amendment in their entirety.

GPAC II is sending this proxy statement/prospectus to its shareholders to help them decide how to vote their Ordinary Shares with respect to the matters to be considered at the Shareholder Meeting. The Business Combination cannot be completed unless GPAC II’s shareholders approve the Business Combination Proposal, the Domestication Proposal, and the Charter Proposal set forth in this proxy statement/prospectus. Information about the Shareholder Meeting, the Business Combination and the other business to be considered by GPAC II Shareholders at the Shareholder Meeting is contained in this proxy statement/prospectus.

This document constitutes a proxy statement and a prospectus of GPAC II. It is a proxy statement because the GPAC II Board is soliciting proxies from its shareholders using this proxy statement/prospectus. It is a prospectus because GPAC II, in connection with the Business Combination, is offering shares of GPAC II Common Stock in exchange for the Ordinary Shares and certain of the shares of Stardust Power Common Stock outstanding as of the relevant time as described in this proxy statement/prospectus. See the section titled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—The Business Combination Agreement—Consideration to Be Received in the Business Combination” of this proxy statement/prospectus for additional information.

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO SUBMIT THEIR PROXIES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER CAREFULLY REVIEWING THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS.

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The initial public offering was completed on January 14, 2021. A total of $300,000,000 was placed in the Trust Account. Following the 2023 Extension Amendment Redemptions and the deposit of $450,000 by the Sponsor in the Trust Account in connection with the 2023 Extension Amendment Proposal, a total of approximately $40,425,891 remained in the Trust Account as of January 11, 2023. Following the 2024 Extension Amendment Redemptions in connection with the 2024 Extension Amendment Proposal, a total of approximately $19,958,005 remained in the Trust Account as of January 9, 2024. Since our initial public offering, GPAC II’s activity has been limited to the evaluation of business combination candidates.

Stardust Power is a development stage American manufacturer of battery-grade lithium products designed to supply the EV industry and help to secure America’s leadership in the energy transition. Based on its due diligence investigations of Stardust Power and the industry in which it operates, including the financial and other information provided by Stardust Power in the course of their negotiations in connection with the Business Combination Agreement, GPAC II believes that Stardust Power aligns well with the objectives laid out in its investment thesis.

See “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—Interests of Certain Persons in the Business Combination” and “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—The GPAC II Board’s Reasons for the Approval of the Business Combination.”

In accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Business Combination Agreement, (i) each outstanding Stardust Power Option shall automatically convert into an Exchanged Company Option and (ii) each share of Stardust Power Restricted Stock outstanding immediately prior to the First Effective Time shall convert into a share of Exchanged Company Restricted Common Stock. Except as provided in the Business Combination Agreement, the terms and conditions (including vesting and exercisability terms, as applicable) shall continue as were applicable to the corresponding former Stardust Power Option and Stardust Power Restricted Stock, as applicable, immediately prior to the First Effective Time.

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Additionally, upon the occurrence of the Stardust Power Triggering Event during the Earnout Period, the Combined Company will issue the Stardust Power Earnout Shares to the holders of Stardust Power as additional merger consideration. Following the execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement, and subject to the approval of the shareholders of GPAC II, GPAC II will adopt a customary incentive equity plan that will provide that the GPAC II Common Stock reserved for issuance thereunder, together with the shares of GPAC II Common Stock reserved with respect to Exchanged Company Options and Exchanged Company Restricted Common Stock under the Stardust Power 2024 Equity Plan, will be set at an amount equal to 10.00% of GPAC II Common Stock outstanding immediately after Closing. For further details, see the section titled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—The Business Combination Agreement—Consideration to Be Received in the Business Combination.”

As compensation for rendering the Fairness Opinion to the GPAC II Board, GPAC II agreed to pay Enclave a fee of $115,000, which amount was earned in full upon delivery of the Fairness Opinion. No portion of Enclave’s fee is refundable or contingent upon the conclusion reached in the Fairness Opinion and the entire fee is payable regardless of whether or not the Business Combination is completed. Furthermore, the terms of the fee arrangements with Enclave, which the GPAC II Board believes are customary in transactions of this nature, were negotiated at arm’s length and unanimously approved by the GPAC II Board. For a description of the Fairness Opinion issued by Enclave to the GPAC II Board, please see “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Agreement—Fairness Opinion of Enclave.”

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The following table illustrates varying ownership levels in Combined Company Common Stock immediately following the consummation of the Business Combination based on the varying levels of redemptions by the Public Shareholders and the additional assumptions included in the table:

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The numbers of shares and percentage interests set forth above have been presented for illustrative purposes only and do not necessarily reflect what the Combined Company’s share ownership will be after the Closing. For example, there are currently outstanding an aggregate of 10,566,602 GPAC II Warrants to acquire our Class A Ordinary Shares, which are comprised of 5,566,667 GPAC II Private Placement Warrants and 4,999,935 GPAC II Public Warrants sold as part of the GPAC II Public Units sold in our initial public offering and not redeemed at the Extension Meetings. Each outstanding GPAC II Warrant would be exercisable as a Combined Company Warrant commencing 30 days following the Closing for one share of Combined Company Common Stock. If we assume that each outstanding warrant is exercised and one share of Combined Company Common Stock is issued as a result of such exercise, with payment to Stardust Power of the exercise price of $11.50 per warrant for one share, our fully-diluted share capital would increase by a total of 10,566,602 shares, with $121,515,923 paid to the Combined Company to exercise the warrants. For more information about the consideration to be received in the Business Combination, these scenarios and the underlying assumptions, see “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information” and “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—The Business Combination Agreement—Consideration to Be Received in the Business Combination.”

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To effect the Domestication, we will file an application for deregistration with the Cayman Islands Registrar of Companies, together with the necessary accompanying documents, and file a certificate of corporate domestication and a certificate of incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, under which we will be domesticated and continue as a Delaware corporation.

The approval of the Domestication Proposal requires a special resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of at least two-thirds of the issued Ordinary Shares who, being present and entitled to vote at the Shareholder Meeting, vote at the Shareholder Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be considered present for the purpose of establishing a quorum but, as a matter of Cayman Islands law, will not constitute votes cast at the Shareholder Meeting and therefore will have no effect on the approval of the Domestication Proposal as a matter of Cayman Islands law.

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The GPAC II Board concluded that the potentially disparate interests would be mitigated because (i) these interests were disclosed in the prospectus for our initial public offering and are disclosed in this proxy statement/prospectus, (ii) most of these disparate interests would exist with respect to a business combination by the Combined Company with any other target business or businesses, and

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(iii) the Sponsor will hold equity interests in the Combined Company with value that, after the Closing, will be based on the future performance of the Combined Company Common Stock. In addition, GPAC II’s independent directors reviewed and considered these interests, along with the Fairness Opinion, during their evaluation of the Business Combination and in unanimously approving, as members of the GPAC II Board, the Business Combination Agreement and the related agreements and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Business Combination.

Based on its review of the foregoing considerations, the GPAC II Board concluded that the potentially negative factors associated with the Business Combination were outweighed by the potential benefits that it expects the GPAC II Shareholders will receive as a result of the Business Combination. The GPAC II Board realized that there can be no assurance about future results, including results considered or expected as disclosed in the foregoing reasons.

For more information about the factors the GPAC II Board considered in evaluating and recommending the Business Combination to the GPAC II Shareholders, see sections titled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—The GPAC II Board’s Reasons for the Approval of the

Business Combination,” “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—Interests of Certain Persons in the Business Combination” and “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—Conflicts of Interest and Waiver of Corporate Opportunity Doctrine.”

Sponsor Beneficial Ownership of GPAC II Prior to Closing

Sponsor Beneficial Ownership of the Combined Company Following the Closing

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In addition, the Sponsor, GPAC II’s executive officers and directors, and any of their respective affiliates will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on GPAC II’s behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. GPAC II’s audit committee reviews on a quarterly basis all payments that were made to the Sponsor, GPAC II’s executive officers or directors, or GPAC II’s affiliates. Any such payments prior to an initial business combination are made using funds held outside the Trust Account. Other than quarterly audit committee review of such reimbursements, GPAC II does not have any additional controls in place governing GPAC II’s reimbursement payments to GPAC II’s directors and executive officers for their out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with GPAC II’s activities on GPAC II’s behalf in connection with identifying and consummating an initial business combination. Other than these payments and reimbursements, no compensation of any kind, including finder’s and consulting fees, is paid by GPAC II to the Sponsor, GPAC II’s executive officers and directors, or any of their respective affiliates, prior to completion of its initial business combination. As of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, no out-of-pocket expenses have been incurred and remain outstanding by GPAC II’s executive officers and directors.

See “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—Interests of Certain Persons in the Business Combination,” “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—Conflicts of Interest and Waiver of Corporate Opportunity Doctrine” and “Risk Factors” for a more detailed discussion of how the Sponsor and GPAC II’s executive officers and directors have interests in the Business Combination that are different from, or in addition to, the interests of the Public Shareholders generally.

Such interests may influence the GPAC II Board in making its recommendation that you vote in favor of the approval of the Business Combination.

Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, as a closing condition, GPAC II is required to cause the Combined Company Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Business Combination to be approved for listing on Nasdaq or another national securities exchange, but there can be no assurance that such listing condition will be met. If such listing condition is not met, the Business Combination will not be consummated unless the listing condition is waived by the parties to the Business Combination Agreement. It is important for you to know that, at the time of the Shareholder Meeting, GPAC II may not have received from Nasdaq either confirmation of the listing of the Combined Company Common Stock or that approval will be obtained prior to the consummation of the Business Combination. As a result, you may be asked to vote to approve the Business Combination and the other proposals included in this proxy statement/prospectus without such confirmation, and, further, it is possible that such confirmation may never be received and the Business Combination could still be consummated if such condition is waived and therefore the Combined Company Common Stock would not be listed on any nationally recognized securities exchange.

The Existing Governing Documents do not prohibit GPAC II from redeeming Class A Ordinary Shares if such redemption would cause GPAC II’s net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 following such redemption. The Business Combination Agreement does not include a condition to Closing that

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GPAC II must have, after giving effect to any redemption of the Class A Ordinary Shares in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets (as determined in accordance with Rule 3a51-1(g)(1) of the Exchange Act or otherwise being exempt from the provisions of Rule 419 promulgated under the Securities Act. Accordingly, and if redemptions in connection with the Business Combination cause GPAC II’s net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 and the Combined Company does not meet another exemption from the “penny stock” rule (such as the GPAC II Common Stock being listed on Nasdaq, or the price of the GPAC II Common Stock exceeding $5.00), then the GPAC II Common Stock may be a “penny stock” upon Closing. A determination that the GPAC II Common Stock is a “penny stock” would require brokers trading in such shares to adhere to more stringent rules and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for the Combined Company’s securities. See “Risk Factors—A shareholder-approved amendment to the Existing Governing Documents removed the minimum net tangible assets requirement. The Business Combination Agreement does not contain a closing condition that GPAC II have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets or otherwise be exempt from the provisions of Rule 419 under the Securities Act. Accordingly, GPAC II and Stardust Power may complete the Business Combination even if the Combined Company Common Stock would be a “penny stock” upon the Closing.”

The obligation of Stardust Power to consummate the Business Combination is also subject to the satisfaction or waiver of other closing conditions, including, but not limited to, (i) the representations and warranties of GPAC II, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub being true and correct to the standards applicable to such representations and warranties and each of the covenants of GPAC II having been performed or complied with in all material respects, (ii) each of the pre-Closing or at-Closing covenants of GPAC II having been performed or complied with in all material respects, (iii) GPAC II delivering an Officer’s Certificate to Stardust Power, (iv) the approval by Nasdaq of GPAC II’s listing application in connection with the Business Combination, (v) the non-occurrence of a Material Adverse Effect and (vi) GPAC II delivering to Stardust Power the executed counterparts of all of the Ancillary Agreements to which GPAC II is a party.

The obligation of GPAC II to consummate the Business Combination is also subject to the satisfaction or waiver of other closing conditions, including, but not limited to, (i) the representations and warranties of Stardust Power being true and correct to the standards applicable to such representations

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and warranties and each of the covenants of Stardust Power having been performed or complied with in all material respects, (ii) each of the pre-Closing or at-Closing covenants of Stardust Power having been performed or complied with in all material respects, (iii) Stardust Power entering into certain amendments to the outstanding SAFE Agreements, (iv) Stardust Power delivering an Officer’s Certificate to GPAC II, (v) the non-occurrence of a Material Adverse Effect and (vi) Stardust Power delivering to GPAC II the executed counterparts of all of the Ancillary Agreements to which Stardust Power is a party. All such closing conditions can be waived by GPAC II.

GPAC II will hold the Shareholder Meeting to consider and vote upon these proposals. This proxy statement/prospectus contains important information about the Business Combination and the other matters to be acted upon at the Shareholder Meeting. Shareholders should read it carefully.

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If the GPAC II Shareholders do not approve each of the Condition Precedent Proposals, then unless certain conditions in the Business Combination Agreement are waived by the applicable parties to the Business Combination Agreement, the Business Combination Agreement could terminate, and the Business Combination will not be consummated.

For more information, please see “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal,” “Proposal No. 2—The Domestication Proposal,” “Proposal No. 3—The Charter Proposal,” “Proposal No. 4(A)-(G)—The Advisory Governing Documents Proposals,” “Proposal No. 5—The Nasdaq Proposal,” “Proposal No. 6—The Equity Plan Proposal,” “Proposal No. 7—The Director Election Proposal” and “Proposal No. 8—The Adjournment Proposal.”

After careful consideration, the GPAC II Board has unanimously approved the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby and determined that the Business Combination Proposal, the Domestication Proposal, the Charter Proposal, each of the Advisory Governing Documents Proposals, the Nasdaq Proposal, the Equity Plan Proposal, the Director Election Proposal (in the case of the holders of the Class B Ordinary Shares) and the Adjournment Proposal are in the best interests of GPAC II and its shareholders and unanimously recommends that you vote “FOR” or give instruction to vote “FOR” each of these proposals.

The existence of financial and personal interests of our directors and officers may result in conflicts of interest, including a conflict between what may be in the best interests of GPAC II and its shareholders and what may be best for a director’s personal interests when determining to recommend that shareholders vote for the proposals. See the sections titled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—Interests of Certain Persons in the Business Combination,” “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—Conflicts of Interest and Waiver of Corporate Opportunity Doctrine,” “Risk Factors,” “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions,” “Executive and Director Compensation—Director Compensation” and “Beneficial Ownership of Securities” for a further discussion of these considerations.

THE VOTE OF SHAREHOLDERS IS IMPORTANT. SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO SUBMIT THEIR PROXIES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER CAREFULLY REVIEWING THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS.

It is important for you to note that in the event that any of the Business Combination Proposal, the Domestication Proposal, and the Charter Proposal do not receive the requisite vote for approval, then GPAC II will not consummate the Business Combination.

If GPAC II does not consummate the Business Combination and fails to complete an initial business combination by the Termination Date, GPAC II will be required to dissolve and liquidate the Trust Account by returning the then-remaining funds in such Trust Account to its Public Shareholders.

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Public Shareholder, together with any affiliate of such Public Shareholder or any other person with whom such Public Shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), will be restricted from redeeming its Class A Ordinary Shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% of the aggregate number of Offering Shares, without our prior consent. Accordingly, if a Public Shareholder, alone or acting in concert or as a group, seeks to redeem more than 15% of the Offering Shares included in the GPAC II Public Units issued in the initial public offering, then any such shares in excess of that 15% limit would not be redeemed for cash, without our prior consent.

The Sponsor entered into the Sponsor Letter Agreement, as amended (the “Sponsor Letter Agreement”), pursuant to which it has agreed, for no consideration, to waive its redemption rights with respect to its founder shares and Class A Ordinary Shares in connection with the completion of a business combination.

The consummation of the Business Combination is conditioned upon, among other things, approval by GPAC II’s shareholders of the Condition Precedent Proposals. Unless waived, if any of these conditions are not satisfied, the Business Combination may not be consummated.

Holders of GPAC II Warrants do not have redemption rights with respect to their GPAC II Warrants.

Holders of Class A Ordinary Shares who also hold GPAC II Public Warrants may elect to redeem their Class A Ordinary Shares, and still retain their GPAC II Public Warrants. The aggregate value of the 4,999,935 GPAC II Public Warrants based on the closing price for the GPAC II Public Warrants of $0.12 on May 3, 2024 was approximately $599,992. Public stockholders who redeem their Class A Ordinary Shares may continue to hold any GPAC II Public Warrants that they owned prior to redemption, which results in additional dilution to non-redeeming holders upon exercise of such GPAC II Public Warrants, if despite such redemptions, the Business Combination was consummated. We cannot predict the ultimate value of the Public Warrants following consummation of the Business Combination.

As indicated elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus, the outstanding GPAC II Warrants represent potential additional dilution to GPAC II Shareholders. See “Summary of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus—Equity Ownership Upon Closing.” The GPAC II Public Warrants will become exercisable beginning 30 days after the Closing. For a discussion of the risks relating to warrant dilution, see “Risk Factors—Subsequent to the consummation of the Business Combination, we may issue additional shares of Combined Company Common Stock (including upon the exercise of warrants), which would increase the number of shares eligible for future resale in the public market and result in dilution to the Combined Company shareholders.”

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The address of the Transfer Agent is listed under the question “—Who can help answer my questions?” below.

Holders of GPAC II Public Units must elect to separate the underlying Class A Ordinary Shares and GPAC II Public Warrants prior to exercising redemption rights with respect to the Class A Ordinary Shares. If holders hold their GPAC II Public Units in an account at a brokerage firm or bank, holders must notify their broker or bank that they elect to separate the GPAC II Public Units into the underlying Class A Ordinary Shares and GPAC II Public Warrants, or if a holder holds GPAC II Public Units registered in its own name, the holder must contact the Transfer Agent directly and instruct it to do so.

Any Public Shareholder will be entitled to request that their Class A Ordinary Shares be redeemed for a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account (net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then-outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares. As of May 3, 2024, the most recent practicable date prior to the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, this would have amounted to approximately $11.31 per Class A Ordinary Share. However, the proceeds deposited in the Trust Account could become subject to the claims of our creditors, if any, which could have priority over the claims of our Public Shareholders, regardless of whether such Public Shareholders vote for or against the Business Combination Proposal. Therefore, the per-share distribution from the Trust Account in such a situation may be less than originally anticipated due to such claims. Your vote on any proposal other than the Business Combination Proposal will have no impact on the amount you will receive upon exercise of your redemption rights. We anticipate that the funds to be distributed to Public Shareholders electing to redeem their Class A Ordinary Shares will be distributed promptly after the consummation of the Business Combination.

Any request for redemption, once made by a Public Shareholder, may be withdrawn at any time until the deadline for exercising redemption requests and thereafter, with our consent, until the Closing. Any request for redemption, once made by a Public Shareholder, may not be withdrawn once submitted to GPAC II unless the GPAC II Board determines (in its sole discretion) to permit the withdrawal of such redemption request (which they may do in whole or in part). If you tender or deliver your shares (and share certificates (if any) and other redemption form) for redemption to the Transfer Agent and later decide prior to Closing not to elect redemption, you may request that GPAC II instruct the Transfer Agent to return the shares (physically or electronically). You may make such request by contacting the Transfer Agent at the phone number or address listed at the end of this section. We will be required to honor such request only if made prior to the deadline for exercising redemption requests.

Any corrected or changed written exercise of redemption rights must be received by the Transfer Agent prior to the deadline for exercising redemption requests and, thereafter, with our consent, prior to Closing. No request for redemption will be honored unless the holder’s shares (and share certificates (if any) and other redemption forms) have been tendered or delivered (either physically or electronically) to the Transfer Agent by 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on June 14, 2024 (two business days prior to the initially scheduled date of the Shareholder Meeting).

If a Public Shareholder properly makes a request for redemption and the Class A Ordinary Shares (and share certificates (if any) and other redemption forms) are tendered or delivered as described above, then, if the Business Combination is consummated, GPAC II will redeem Class A Ordinary Shares prior to the Domestication for a pro rata portion of funds deposited in the Trust Account, calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination. If you are a Public Shareholder and you exercise your redemption rights, it will not result in the loss of any GPAC II Public Warrants that you may hold.

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Furthermore, even in the case of a transaction, such as the Domestication, that qualifies as a reorganization under Section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Code, a U.S. Holder of Public Shares or GPAC II Public Warrants may, in certain circumstances, still recognize gain (but not loss) upon the exchange of its Public Shares or GPAC II Public Warrants for the GPAC II Common Stock or GPAC II Warrants pursuant to the Domestication under the passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”) rules of the Code. Proposed Treasury Regulations with a retroactive effective date have been promulgated under Section 1291(f) of the Code which generally require that a U.S. person who disposes of stock of a PFIC (including for this purpose exchanging GPAC II Public Warrants for newly issued GPAC II Warrants in the Domestication) must recognize gain equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the GPAC II Common Stock or GPAC II Warrants received in the Domestication over the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the corresponding Public Shares or GPAC II Public Warrants surrendered in exchange therefor, notwithstanding any other provision of the Code. Because GPAC II is a blank check company with no current active business, we believe that GPAC II may be classified as a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As a result, these proposed Treasury Regulations, if finalized in their current form, may require a U.S. Holder of Public Shares or GPAC II Public Warrants to recognize gain on the exchange of such shares or warrants for GPAC II Common Stock or GPAC II Warrants pursuant to the Domestication, unless such U.S. Holder has made certain tax elections with respect to such U.S. Holder’s Public Shares. A U.S. Holder cannot currently make the aforementioned elections with respect to such U.S. Holder’s GPAC II Public Warrants. The tax on any such gain so recognized would be imposed at the rate applicable to ordinary income and an interest charge would apply based on complex rules designed to offset the tax deferral to such U.S. Holder on the undistributed earnings, if any, of GPAC II. It is not possible to determine at this time whether, in what form, and with what effective date, final Treasury Regulations under Section 1291(f) of the Code will be adopted. For a more complete discussion of the potential application of the PFIC rules to U.S. Holders as a result of the Domestication, see the discussion in the section titled “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Domestication and Redemption to Public Shareholders—U.S. Holders—PFIC Considerations.”

Additionally, the Domestication may cause Non-U.S. Holders (as defined in “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Domestication and Redemption to Public Shareholders”) to become subject to U.S. federal withholding taxes on any dividends paid in respect of such Non-U.S. Holder’s shares of GPAC II Common Stock after the Domestication.

The tax consequences of the Domestication are complex and will depend on a holder’s particular circumstances. All holders are urged to consult their tax advisors on the tax consequences to them of the Domestication, including the applicability and effect of U.S. federal, state, local and foreign income and other tax laws. For a more complete discussion of the U.S. federal income tax considerations of the Domestication, including with respect to GPAC II Public Warrants, see “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Domestication and Redemption to Public Shareholders.”

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The obligations of Stardust Power and GPAC II to complete the Mergers are not conditioned on the receipt of opinions of U.S. tax counsel to the effect that the Mergers, taken together, will qualify as a reorganization for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If the Mergers, taken together, do not qualify as a reorganization, the Mergers will be treated as a taxable stock sale and each Stardust Power U.S. holder of Stardust Power Common Stock will generally recognize capital gain or loss, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, on the receipt of GPAC II Common Stock issued to such holders of Stardust Power Common Stock and on any cash received in lieu of fractional shares in connection with the Mergers.

Please review the information in the section entitled “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Domestication and Redemption to Public Shareholders—Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Mergers” beginning on page 211 of this proxy statement/prospectus for a more complete description of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Mergers to Stardust Power U.S. holders. The discussion of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences contained in this proxy statement/prospectus is intended to provide only a general discussion. The tax consequences of the Mergers to any particular Stardust Power stockholder will depend on that stockholder’s particular facts and circumstances. Accordingly, you are urged to consult your own tax advisor to determine your tax consequences from the Mergers, including the applicability and effect of U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. income and other tax laws in light of your particular circumstances.

Following the consummation of the Business Combination, the Combined Company has the ability to redeem the outstanding GPAC II Public Warrants for cash at any time after they become exercisable

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and prior to their expiration, in whole and not in part, at a price of $0.01 per warrant, upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder, if, among other things, the closing price of the Combined Company Common Stock is equal to or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for sub share sub divisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalization and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending three business days prior to the date on which the Combined Company sends the notice of redemption to warrant holders. The value received upon redemption of the warrants (i) may be less than the value the holders would have received if they have exercised their warrants at a later time when the underlying share price is higher and (ii) may not compensate the holders for the value of the warrants.

In addition, the Combined Company will have the ability to redeem the outstanding GPAC II Public Warrants at any time after they become exercisable and prior to their expiration, in whole and not in part, at a price of $0.10 per warrant, upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder, if, among other things, the last reported sale price of the Combined Company Common Stock equals or exceeds $10.00 per share (as adjusted for share subdivisions, share dividends, rights issuances, subdivisions, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending three business days prior to the date on which the Combined Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders. In such a case, the holders will be able to exercise their GPAC II Public Warrants on a cashless basis prior to redemption for a number of the Combined Company Common Stock determined based on the redemption date and the fair market value of the Combined Company Common Stock. If the reference value is less than $18.00 per share, the GPAC II Private Placement Warrants must also concurrently be called for redemption on the same terms as the outstanding GPAC II Public Warrants, as described above. Any such redemption may have similar consequences to a cashless redemption described in “Description of Securities—Warrants—Redemption of Combined Company Warrants when the price per share of the Combined Company Common Stock equals or exceeds $10.00”. In addition, such redemption may occur at a time when the warrants are “out-of-the-money”, in which case warrant holders would lose any potential embedded value from a subsequent increase in the value of the Combined Company Common Stock had the warrants remained outstanding. For more information, see “Description of Securities—Warrants”.

The last reported sale price of the Class A Ordinary Shares for 20 trading days within a 30-trading-day period ending as of May 3, 2024, the most recent practicable date prior to the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, would have exceeded the $10.00 per share threshold but would have been lower than the $18.00 per share threshold. It is not possible to predict what the trading price of the Combined Company Common Stock will be after the consummation of the Business Combination. The trading price of the Combined Company’s securities may fluctuate following the consummation of the Business Combination and may vary due to general economic conditions and forecasts, the Combined Company’s general business condition, the release of the Combined Company’s financial reports and other risks and uncertainties, including those detailed under “Risk Factors.” See in particular “Risk Factors — Additional Risks Related to Ownership of Combined Company Common Stock Following the Business Combination and the Combined Company Operating as a Public Company — The price of the Combined Company’s securities may be volatile.”

In the event that the Combined Company determines to redeem the Combined Company Public Warrants pursuant to Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 of the Warrant Agreement, the Combined Company will fix a date for the redemption. Notice of redemption will be mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, by the Combined Company not less than thirty (30) days prior to the redemption date to the registered holders of the Combined Company Public Warrants to be redeemed at their last addresses as they appear on the registration books. Any notice mailed in the manner herein provided will be conclusively presumed to have been duly given whether or not the registered holder received such notice.

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Voting by Mail. By signing the proxy card and returning it in the enclosed prepaid and addressed envelope, you are authorizing the individuals named on the proxy card to vote your shares at the Shareholder Meeting in the manner you indicate. You are encouraged to sign and return the proxy card even if you plan to attend the Shareholder Meeting so that your shares will be voted if you are unable to attend the Shareholder Meeting. If you receive more than one proxy card, it is an indication that your shares are held in multiple accounts. Please sign and return all proxy cards to ensure that all of your shares are voted. Votes submitted by mail must be received by 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on June 17, 2024.

Voting in Person at the Meeting. If you attend the Shareholder Meeting and plan to vote in person, you will be provided with a ballot at the Shareholder Meeting. If your shares are registered directly in your name, you are considered the shareholder of record and you have the right to vote in person at the Shareholder Meeting. If you hold your shares in “street name,” which means your shares are held of record by a broker, bank or other nominee, you should follow the instructions provided by your broker, bank or nominee to ensure that votes related to the shares you beneficially own are properly counted. In this regard, you must provide the record holder of your shares with instructions on how to vote your shares or, if you wish to attend the Shareholder Meeting and vote in person, you will need to bring to the Shareholder Meeting a legal proxy from your broker, bank or nominee authorizing you to vote these shares. For additional information, please see the section titled “Shareholder Meeting.”

Voting Electronically. You may attend, vote and examine the list of shareholders entitled to vote at the Shareholder Meeting by visiting https://www.cstproxy.com/gpac2/bc2024 and entering the control number found on your proxy card, voting instruction form or notice included in the proxy materials.

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Under the rules of Nasdaq, brokers who hold shares in “street name” for a beneficial owner of those shares typically have the authority to vote in their discretion on “routine” proposals when they have not received instructions from beneficial owners. However, brokers are not permitted to exercise their voting discretion with respect to the approval of matters that Nasdaq determines to be “non-routine” without specific instructions from the beneficial owner. It is expected that all proposals to be voted on at the Shareholder Meeting are non-“significant” matters and therefore, GPAC II does not expect there to be any broker non-votes at the Shareholder Meeting.

If you are a GPAC II Shareholder holding your shares in “street name” and you do not instruct your broker, bank or other nominee on how to vote your shares, your broker, bank or other nominee will not vote your shares on the Business Combination Proposal, the Domestication Proposal, the Charter Proposal, the Advisory Governing Documents Proposals, the Nasdaq Proposal, the Equity Plan Proposal, the Director Election Proposal or the Adjournment Proposal. Accordingly, your bank, broker, or other nominee can vote your shares at the Shareholder Meeting only if you provide instructions on how to vote. You should instruct your broker to vote your shares as soon as possible in accordance with directions you provide.

Abstentions and broker non-votes will be considered present for the purposes of establishing a quorum but, as a matter of Cayman Islands law, will not constitute votes cast at the Shareholder Meeting and therefore will have no effect on the approval of each of the proposals as a matter of Cayman Islands law.

Shareholders may attend the Shareholder Meeting in person. If you wish to attend the Shareholder Meeting in person, you must reserve your attendance at least two business days in advance of the Shareholder Meeting by contacting GPAC II’s investor relations department at info@gpac2.com by 5:00 p.m., a.m., Eastern Time, on June 14, 2024 (two business days prior to the meeting date).

You can pre-register to attend the virtual Shareholder Meeting starting on June 13, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time (three business days prior to the meeting date). Enter the URL address into your browser https://www.cstproxy.com/gpac2/bc2024, enter your control number, name and email address. Once you pre-register you can vote or enter questions in the chat box. At the start of the Shareholder Meeting you will need to log in again using your control number and will also be prompted to enter your control number if you vote during the Shareholder Meeting.

Shareholders who hold their investments through a bank or broker will need to contact the Transfer Agent to receive a control number. If you plan to vote at the Shareholder Meeting, you will need to have a legal proxy from your bank or broker or, if you would like to join and not vote, the Transfer Agent will issue you a guest control number with proof of ownership. In either case you must contact the Transfer Agent for specific instructions on how to receive the control number. The Transfer Agent can be contacted at the number or email address above. Please allow up to 72 hours prior to the Shareholder Meeting for processing your control number.

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If you do not have access to the Internet, you can listen only to the meeting by dialing 1 800-450-7155 (or if you are located outside the United States and Canada +1 857-999-9155 (standard rates apply)) and when prompted enter the pin number 6192917#. Please note that you will not be able to vote or ask questions at the Shareholder Meeting if you choose to participate telephonically.

Business Combination Proposal: The approval of the Business Combination Proposal requires an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the issued Ordinary Shares who, being present and entitled to vote at the Shareholder Meeting, vote at the Shareholder Meeting.

Domestication Proposal: The approval of the Domestication Proposal requires a special resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of at least two-thirds of the issued Ordinary Shares who, being present and entitled to vote at the Shareholder Meeting, vote at the Shareholder Meeting.

Charter Proposal: The approval of the Charter Proposal requires a special resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of at least two-thirds of the issued Ordinary Shares who, being present and entitled to vote at the Shareholder Meeting, vote at the Shareholder Meeting.

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Advisory Governing Documents Proposals: The approval of each of the Advisory Governing Documents Proposals requires an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the issued Ordinary Shares who, being present and entitled to vote at the Shareholder Meeting, vote at the Shareholder Meeting. Each of the Advisory Governing Documents Proposals will be voted upon on a non-binding advisory basis only.

Nasdaq Proposal: The approval of the Nasdaq Proposal requires an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the issued Ordinary Shares who, being present and entitled to vote at the Shareholder Meeting, vote at the Shareholder Meeting.

Equity Plan Proposal: The approval of the Equity Plan Proposal requires an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the issued Ordinary Shares who, being present and entitled to vote at the Shareholder Meeting, vote at the Shareholder Meeting.

The Director Election Proposal: The approval of the Director Election Proposal requires an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being a resolution passed by a simple majority of the votes cast by, or on behalf of the holders of the Class B Ordinary Shares. Only holders of Class B Ordinary Shares may vote on the election of directors and our initial shareholders hold all issued and outstanding Class B Ordinary Shares.

Adjournment Proposal: The approval of the Adjournment Proposal requires an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the issued Ordinary Shares who, being present and entitled to vote at the Shareholder Meeting, vote at the Shareholder Meeting.

Based on the ownership of the Sponsor of the outstanding Class B Ordinary Shares, which vote together with the Class A Ordinary Shares as a single class, constituting the Ordinary Shares, on each of the above ordinary resolutions, by attending the Shareholder Meeting, and without the attendance of any public shareholders, the Sponsor may approve the passing of the ordinary and special resolutions.

The existence of financial and personal interests of GPAC II’s directors and officers may result in conflicts of interest, including a conflict between what may be in the best interests of GPAC II and its shareholders and what may be best for a director’s personal interests when determining to recommend that shareholders vote for the proposals. These conflicts of interest include, among other things, that if we do not consummate an initial business combination by the Termination Date, we may be forced to liquidate, and the 100,000 founder shares and 7,400,000 Class A Ordinary Shares owned by the Sponsor and 5,566,667 GPAC II Private Placement Warrants owned by our Sponsor, of which our certain directors and officers are members, would be worthless. See the sections titled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—Interests of Certain Persons in the Business Combination,” “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—Conflicts of Interest and Waiver of Corporate Opportunity Doctrine,” “Risk Factors,” “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions,” “Executive and Director Compensation—Director Compensation” and “Beneficial Ownership of Securities” for more information.

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While the purpose of such share purchases and other transactions would be to increase the likelihood that the conditions to the consummation of the Business Combination are satisfied, there can be no assurance that such purchases or other transactions, even if consummated, would be successful. While the exact nature of any such incentives has not been determined as of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, they might include, without limitation, arrangements to protect such investors or holders against potential loss in value of their shares, including the granting of put options.

Entering into any such incentive arrangements may have a depressive effect on the Class A Ordinary Shares. For example, as a result of these arrangements, an investor or holder may have the ability to effectively purchase shares at a price lower than market and may therefore be more likely to sell the shares he or she owns, either prior to or immediately after the Shareholder Meeting.

As of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, there have been no such discussions and no agreements to such effect have been entered into with any such investor or holder. GPAC II will file a Current Report on Form 8-K prior to the Shareholder Meeting to disclose any arrangements entered into or significant purchases made by any of the aforementioned persons. Such report will include (i) the amount of Class A Ordinary Shares purchased and the purchase price; (ii) the purpose of such purchases; (iii) the impact of such purchases on the likelihood that the Business Combination transaction will be approved; (iv) the identities or characteristics of security holders who sold shares if not purchased in the open market or the nature of the sellers; and (v) the number of Class A Ordinary Shares for which GPAC II has received redemption requests.

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GPAC II Public Warrant holders should not submit the certificates relating to their GPAC II Public Warrants. Public Shareholders who do not elect to have their Class A Ordinary Shares redeemed for the pro rata share of the Trust Account should not submit the certificates relating to their Class A Ordinary Shares.

Upon effectiveness of the Domestication, holders of Ordinary Shares and GPAC II Public Warrants will receive Combined Company Common Stock and Combined Company Public Warrants without needing to take any action and accordingly such holders do not need to submit the certificates relating to their Ordinary Shares and GPAC II Public Warrants. In addition, at the Domestication, each outstanding GPAC II Public Unit will be separated into its component Class A Ordinary Share and one-sixth of one GPAC II Public Warrant.

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Morrow Sodali LLC

333 Ludlow Street, 5^th Floor, South Tower

Stamford, CT 06902

Individuals call toll-free (800) 662-5200

Banks and brokers call (203) 658-9400

Email: GPAC.info@investor.morrowsodali.com

You also may obtain additional information about GPAC II from documents filed with the SEC by following the instructions in the section titled “Where You Can Find More Information.” If you are a holder of Class A Ordinary Shares and you intend to seek redemption of your shares, you will need to tender or deliver your Class A Ordinary Shares (and share certificates (if any) and other redemption forms) (either physically or electronically) to the Transfer Agent at the address below prior to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on June 14, 2024 (two business days prior to the initially scheduled date of the Shareholder Meeting). If you have questions regarding the certification of your position or tendering/delivery of your shares, please contact:

Mark Zimkind

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company

One State Street Plaza, 30^th Floor

New York, New York 10004

E-mail: mzimkind@continentalstock.com

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SUMMARY HISTORICAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF GPAC II

The following tables contain summary historical financial data for GPAC II. Such data for the year ended December 31, 2023, and for the year ended December 31, 2022 has been derived from the audited financial statements of GPAC II included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.

The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements were prepared on a basis consistent with our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus, and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, that are necessary for the fair statement of such data.

The information below is only a summary and should be read in conjunction with GPAC II’s audited financial statements, and the notes and schedules related thereto, which are included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus and the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of GPAC II.” GPAC II’s historical results are not necessarily indicative of future results.