Company: ATMCW
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001641172-25-004801
Chunk: 1557

Company: ALPHATIME ACQUISITION CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 1557
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is no restriction in the geographic location of targets that we can pursue, although we intend to initially prioritize geographic locations
in Asia. In the event that our target business is in Asia, while many of the economies in Asia have experienced rapid growth over the
last two decades, they currently are experiencing inflationary pressures. As governments take steps to address the current inflationary
pressures, there may be significant changes in the availability of bank credits, interest rates, limitations on loans, restrictions on
currency conversions and foreign investment. There also may be imposition of price controls. If prices for the products of our ultimate
target business rise at a rate that is insufficient to compensate for the rise in the costs of supplies, it may have an adverse effect
on our profitability. If these or other similar restrictions are imposed by a government to influence the economy, it may lead to a slowing
of economic growth. Because we are not limited to any specific industry, the ultimate industry that we operate in may be affected more
severely by such a slowing of economic growth.

Many
industries in Asia are subject to government regulations that limit or prohibit foreign investments in such industries, which may limit
the potential number of acquisition candidates.

Governments
in many Asian countries have imposed regulations that limit foreign investors’ equity ownership or prohibit foreign investments
altogether in companies that operate in certain industries. As a result, the number of potential acquisition candidates available to
us may be limited or our ability to grow and sustain the business, which we ultimately acquire will be limited.

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If
a country in Asia enacts regulations in industry segments that forbid or restrict foreign investment, our ability to consummate our initial
business combination could be severely impaired.

Many
of the rules and regulations that companies face concerning foreign ownership are not explicitly communicated. If new laws or regulations
forbid or limit foreign investment in industries in which we want to complete our initial business combination, they could severely impair
our candidate pool of potential target businesses. Additionally, if the relevant central and local authorities find us or the target
business with which we ultimately complete our initial business combination to be in violation of any existing or future laws or regulations,
they would have broad discretion in dealing with such a violation, including, without limitation:

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    levying
    fines;

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    revoking
    our business and other licenses;

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    requiring
    that we restructure our ownership or operations; and

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