EDGAR 10-K Filing

Company CIK: 1857855
Filing Year: 2025
Filename: 1857855_10-K_2025_0001641172-25-013717.json

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ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Item 1. Business.
General
We are a blank check company incorporated on March 15, 2021 as a Cayman Islands exempted company and formed for the purpose of effecting a Business Combination with one or more businesses or entities. We have generated no revenues to date, and we do not expect that we will generate operating revenues at the earliest until we consummate our initial Business Combination.
The 2024 SPAC Rules may materially affect our ability to negotiate and complete our initial Business Combination and may increase the costs and time related thereto.
Initial Public Offering
On November 8, 2021, we consummated our Initial Public Offering of 15,000,000 Units. On November 12, 2021, the Company closed on the underwriters’ exercise of the full over-allotment, resulting in the sale of an additional 2,250,000 Units. Each Unit consists of one Public Share and three-quarters of one Public Warrant, with each whole Public Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share for $11.50 per share. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to our Company of $172,500,000.
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we completed the private sale of an aggregate of 7,900,000 Private Placement Warrants to our Sponsor in the Private Placement at a purchase price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant. Pursuant to the full exercise of the over-allotment option, the Sponsor purchased an additional 900,000 Private Placement Warrants. The sale of the Private Placement Warrants generated gross proceeds to our Company of $8,800,000.
A total of $175,950,000, comprised of $153,000,000 of the proceeds from the Initial Public Offering and $22,950,000 of the proceeds of the Private Placement, was placed in the Trust Account maintained by Continental, acting as trustee.
It is the job of our Sponsor and Management Team to complete our initial Business Combination. Our Management Team is led by Calvin Kung, our Chief Executive Officer, and Wang Chiu (Tommy) Wong, our Chief Financial Officer. We must complete our initial Business Combination by November 8, 2025 (unless being extended by shareholders’ approval). If our initial Business Combination is not consummated by such date, then our existence will terminate, and we will distribute all amounts in the Trust Account.
Sunorange Investment
On April 27, 2023, we entered into the Investment Agreement with the Sponsor and Sunorange, pursuant to which Sunorange and its designees acquired partnership interests in the Sponsor and Class B Ordinary Shares directly held by certain of our directors, which combined interests entitled Sunorange to receive, in the aggregate, the Insider Securities, consisting of 3,557,813 Class B Ordinary Shares and 6,160,000 Private Placement Warrants, and we introduced a change in Management and the Board as follows: (i) Calvin Kung replaced David Gershon as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer and Wang Chiu (Tommy) Wong replaced Ron Golan as Chief Financial Officer and director on the Board, effective upon closing of the Sunorange Investment; (ii) Jonathan Ophir and Uri Chaitchik tendered their resignations as Chief Investment Officer and Senior Consultant, respectively, effective upon closing of the Sunorange Investment; and (iii) Mitch Garber, Gustavo Schwed and Nadav Zohar tendered their resignations as directors, effective upon expiration of the Waiting Period and whose vacancies were filled by New Management.
On May 8, 2023, we completed the closing of the Sunorange Investment after our shareholders approved certain proposals at an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders held on May 8, 2023 (the “2023 EGM”), and after certain closing conditions were met, including but not limited to: (i) a minimum of $30 million remaining in the Trust Account after accounting for all redemptions in connection with the 2023 EGM; (ii) us obtaining or extending a directors and officers insurance policy on terms satisfactory to the parties; (iii) the conversion of Class B Ordinary Shares into Class A Ordinary Shares as needed to retain shareholders and meet continued listing requirements of Nasdaq in the event that the 2023 Extension was approved; (iv) the amendment of the Sponsor’s existing limited partnership agreement; (v) the transfer of 61,875 Class B Ordinary Shares from certain of our directors to Sunorange or its designees and (vi) the cancellation of the outstanding Working Capital Loan from the Sponsor and the reduction of certain advisory fees to be due upon the closing of an initial Business Combination.
In connection with the closing of the Sunorange Investment, on May 8, 2023, Sunorange caused $300,000 to be deposited into the Trust Account to support the first three months of the 2023 Extension. Sunorange agreed to deposit into the Trust Account an additional $100,000 for each successive month, or portion thereof, that is needed by us to complete an initial Business Combination until May 8, 2024. Through December 31, 2024, $1,200,000 has been deposited into the Trust Account in support of the 2023 Extension. As of December 31, 2024, we had $1,100,000 outstanding borrowings under the 2023 Extension.
Extension of the Combination Period
We initially had until May 8, 2023, 18 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering, to consummate our initial Business Combination. On May 8, 2023, we held an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (“2023 EGM”) at which our shareholders approved, among other things, amendments to such articles to (i) extend the date by which we must consummate our initial business combination from May 8, 2023 to May 8, 2024 (the “2023 Extension”) and (ii) entitled holders of Class B ordinary shares to convert such shares into Class A ordinary shares prior to the closing of our initial business combination at the election of the holder (the “Conversion Amendment Proposal”). In connection with the vote to approve the 2023 Extension, the holders of 12,626,668 Class A Ordinary Shares properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $10.50 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $132.6 million. The redemptions were effected on May 18, 2023 (the “2023 Redemptions”).
Founder Share Conversion
On May 8, 2023, following the approval of the Conversion Amendment Proposal by our shareholders at the 2023 EGM, we issued an aggregate of 4,312,499 Class A Ordinary Shares to the Sponsor and our former independent directors Mitch Garber, Nadav Zohar and Gustavo Schwed upon the conversion of an equal number of Class B Ordinary Shares held by the Sponsor and our former independent directors Mitch Garber, Nadav Zohar and Gustavo Schwed as Founder Shares (the “Founder Share Conversion”). The 4,312,499 Class A Ordinary Shares issued in connection with the Founder Share Conversion are subject to the same restrictions as applied to the Class B Ordinary Shares before the Founder Share Conversion, including the Sponsor’s agreement not to transfer, assign or sell any of its Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of (A) one year after the completion of a Business Combination and (B) subsequent to a Business Combination, (x) if the last reported sale price of the Class A Ordinary Shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after a Business Combination, or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of our shareholders having the right to exchange their shares of Class A Ordinary Shares for cash, securities or other property.
Extensions of our Combination Period
On May 2, 2024, we held an extraordinary general meeting in lieu of an annual general meeting of shareholders (the “May 2024 EGM”) to amend the Articles to approve the extension of the date by which the Company has to consummate an initial business combination from May 8, 2024 to November 8, 2024 (the “Second Extension Amendment”). Shareholders holding 2,374,826 Class A ordinary shares exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in our Trust Account (the “May 2024 Redemptions”). These shares were redeemed for approximately $11.33 per share for a total redemption value paid from the Trust Account of approximately $26,907,976. On May 15, 2024, we issued an unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of up to $225,000 (the “May 2024 Note”) to the Sponsor, which will be deposited into the Trust Account for the benefit of each public share that was not redeemed in connection with the Second Extension Amendment. The Sponsor agreed to pay $37,500 per month until the completion of our initial business combination, commencing on May 8, 2024 and continuing through November 8, 2024. The May 2024 Note bears no interest and is due and payable upon the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which we consummate our initial business combination and (ii) the date that our winding up is effective. As of December 31, 2024, the Sponsor had deposited an aggregate of $225,000 into the Trust Account to support the Second Extension Amendment on behalf of the Company.
On November 6, 2024, we held an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “November 2024 EGM”) to amend the Articles to approve the extension of the date by which the Company has to consummate an initial business combination from November 8, 2024 to May 8, 2025 (the “Third Extension Amendment”). Shareholders holding 1,383,214 Class A ordinary shares exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in our Trust Account (the “November 2024 Redemptions”). These shares were redeemed for approximately $11.68 per share for a total redemption value paid from the Trust Account of approximately $16.16 million. On November 11, 2024, we issued an unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of up to $259,588 (the “November 2024 Note”) to the Sponsor, which will be deposited into the Trust Account for the benefit of each public share that was not redeemed in connection with the Third Extension Amendment. The Sponsor agreed to pay $43,264 per month until the completion of our initial business combination, commencing on November 8, 2024 and continuing through May 8, 2025. The November 2024 Note bears no interest and is due and payable upon the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which we consummate our initial business combination and (ii) the date that our winding up is effective. We also agreed to waive our right to withdraw $50,000 out of $100,000 of interest accrued on the Trust Account to pay dissolution expenses. As of June 5, 2025, the Sponsor had deposited an aggregate of $260,554 (including accrued interest) into the Trust Account to support the Third Extension Amendment on behalf of the Company.
On May 6, 2025, we held an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “May 2025 EGM”) to approve the extension of the date by which the Company has to consummate an initial business combination from May 8, 2025 to November 8, 2025 (the “Fourth Extension Amendment”). Shareholders holding 742,834 Class A ordinary shares exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in our Trust Account (the “May 2025 Redemption”). These shares were redeemed for approximately $12.18 per share for a total redemption value paid from the Trust Account of approximately $9.0 million.
Following the Founder Share Conversion, the 2023 Redemptions, May 2024 Redemptions, November 2024 Redemptions and May 2025 Redemption, there were 4,584,957 Class A ordinary shares and one Class B ordinary share issued and outstanding.
We may seek to further extend the Combination Period consistent with applicable laws and regulations by amending the Amended and Restated Memorandum. Our shareholders will be provided the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares in connection with the vote on the approval of such amendment. Such redemptions will decrease the amount held in our Trust Account and our capitalization.
Sponsor Distribution
On January 3, 2025, the Sponsor consummated a distribution of its assets in accordance with its governing documents, which included the distribution of 4,237,499 Class A ordinary shares and one (1) Class B ordinary share and 8,243,038 private placement warrants then held by the Sponsor to its constituent members (the “Sponsor Distribution”). Following the Sponsor Distribution, the Sponsor no longer holds any securities of the Company. In the Sponsor Distribution, Mr. Calvin Kung, the Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company, received 25,000 Class A Ordinary Shares. Mr. Wang Chiu (Tommy) Wong, the Chief Financial Officer and Director of the Company, received 226,153 Class A Ordinary Shares, of which 15,000 Class A Ordinary Shares were distributed to Mr. Wong in his personal capacity and 211,153 Class A Ordinary Shares were distributed to Sun Tone Limited, for which Mr. Wong is the sole owner and director. Mr. Wong also received 464,964 private placement warrants through Sun Tone Limited. While the recipients of the Company’s securities in the Sponsor Distribution agreed to remain subject to the lock-up restrictions, distributees who are not affiliates of the Company were not required to vote their shares in favor of the Company’s initial business combination, and a portion of the distributed shares may be released from such lock-up restrictions prior to the initial business combination in connection with applicable stock exchange listing requirements.
Scage Business Combination
The below subsection describes the material provisions of the Scage Business Combination Agreement but does not purport to describe all the terms thereof. This summary of the Scage Business Combination Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Scage Business Combination Agreement, a copy of which is filed hereto as Exhibit 2.1 and incorporated by reference herein. Unless otherwise defined herein, the capitalized terms used below have the same meanings given to them in the Scage Business Combination Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, this Report does not assume the closing of the Scage Business Combination.
On August 21, 2023, we entered into a Business Combination Agreement, as amended on June 18, 2024, October 31, 2024 and April 2, 2025 (the “Business Combination Agreement”) with Scage Future, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands (“Pubco”), Hero 1, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco (“First Merger Sub”), Hero 2, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco (“Second Merger Sub”), and Scage International Limited, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands (“Scage”). For more information about the business combination with Scage, see the Registration Statement on Form, as amended, which was initially filed with the SEC on August 7, 2024 and was declared effective by the SEC on December 27, 2024.
Consideration
Under the Scage Business Combination Agreement, the Aggregate Merger Consideration Amount (as defined below) to be paid to our shareholders is $800,000,000, subject to adjustment for net debt, and will be paid entirely in newly issued ordinary shares of Pubco, with each share valued at the Per Share Price (as defined below).
On the date and time at which the Closing is actually held (the “Closing Date”) and immediately prior to the effective time of the First Merger (the “First Merger Effective Time”), each Series Angel preferred share, par value $0.00001 per share, Series Pre-A preferred share, par value $0.00001 per share, and Series A preferred share, par value $0.0001 per share (collectively, the “Scage Preferred Shares”) that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the First Merger Effective Time shall be canceled in exchange for the right to receive a number of ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Scage Ordinary Shares”) at the then effective conversion rate (the “Conversion”). As a result of the Mergers, (a) each of the ordinary shares of Scage that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the First Merger Effective Time and after the Conversion shall be cancelled and converted into the right to receive 100% of such number of ordinary shares of Pubco equal to the Exchange Ratio (as defined below); (b) each of the convertible securities of Scage, to the extent then outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the First Merger Effective Time, shall automatically be assumed by Pubco and converted into a convertible security of Pubco; (c) each of our Ordinary Shares that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Second Merger (the “Effective Time”) shall be cancelled and converted automatically into the right to receive one Pubco ordinary share; and (d) each outstanding Public Warrant and Private Placement Warrant shall be converted into two whole warrants entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Pubco ordinary share at a purchase price of $11.50 per full share.
For the purposes of the Scage Business Combination Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
“Aggregate Merger Consideration Amount” means (a) Eight Hundred Million U.S. Dollars ($800,000,000) minus (b) if Closing Net Debt is a positive number, the amount of Closing Net Debt, plus (c) if Closing Net Debt is a negative number, the absolute value of the amount of Closing Net Debt.
“Closing Net Debt” means, as of the Reference Time, (i) the aggregate indebtedness of each of Scage and its direct and indirect subsidiaries (excluding Pubco, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub) (the “Target Companies”), less (ii) the aggregate cash and cash equivalents of the Target Companies on hand or in bank accounts, including deposits in transit, minus the aggregate amount of outstanding and unpaid checks issued by or on behalf of the Target Companies, in each case of clauses (i) and (ii), on a consolidated basis and as determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Exchange Ratio” means (i) the number of Pubco ordinary shares equal to the quotient determined by dividing (a) the Aggregate Merger Consideration Amount by (b) the Per Share Price as of the First Merger Effective Time divided by (ii) the aggregate number of, without duplication, the ordinary shares, par value $0.00001 par value per share, of Scage that are (a) issued and outstanding, and (b) issuable directly or indirectly upon, or subject to, the conversion, exercise or settlement of any Scage Preferred Shares and Scage convertible securities.
“Per Share Price” means the redemption price, which shall be no less than the par value of our Ordinary Shares.
“Redemption Price” means an amount equal to the price at which each Ordinary Share is redeemed or converted pursuant to the redemption of Ordinary Shares (as equitably adjusted for share sub-divisions, share dividends, consolidations, capitalizations, re-designations and the like after the Closing).
Scage Reorganization
Prior to the execution and delivery of the Scage Business Combination Agreement, Nanjing Scage, a company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China as a company with limited liability, Mr. Chao Gao, the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and founder of Scage, and other relevant parties had entered into certain agreements (together with all agreements, instruments or other documents as may be necessary or appropriate, the “Reorganization Documents”) to implement and effect the reorganization, including the issuance of shares by and of Scage to Nanjing Scage’s shareholders (or their designees), the acquisition of all shares and assets of Nanjing Scage by Scage (or its wholly-owned subsidiaries) pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Reorganization Documents (the “Reorganization”). As of the date of this Report, Scage has issued certain numbers of shares to Nanjing Scage’s shareholders (or their designees, collectively, the “Reorganization Shareholders”), and Scage’s indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries, Scage (Hong Kong) Limited and Nanjing Xinneng Hydrogen Automotive Technology Co., Ltd., have been registered as the shareholders of Nanjing Scage. It is expected that the Reorganization will be completed as soon as Scage receives all the share purchase consideration from the Reorganization Shareholders.
Representations and Warranties
The Scage Business Combination Agreement contains a number of representations and warranties made by the parties as of the date of such agreement or other specific dates solely for the benefit of certain of the parties to the Scage Business Combination Agreement, which in certain cases are subject to specified exceptions and materiality, Material Adverse Effect (as defined below), knowledge and other qualifications contained in the Scage Business Combination Agreement or in information provided pursuant to certain disclosure schedules to the Scage Business Combination Agreement. “Material Adverse Effect” as used in the Scage Business Combination Agreement means with respect to any specified person or entity, any fact, event, occurrence, change or effect that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the business, assets, liabilities, results of operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of such person and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or the ability of such person or any of its subsidiaries on a timely basis to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Scage Business Combination Agreement or the ancillary documents to which it is a party or bound or to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder, in each case subject to certain customary exceptions. The representations and warranties made by the parties are customary for transactions similar to the Scage Business Combination.
In the Scage Business Combination Agreement, Scage made certain customary representations and warranties to us, including among others, related to the following: (1) corporate matters, including due organization, existence and good standing; (2) authority and binding effect relative to execution and delivery of the Scage Business Combination Agreement and other ancillary documents; (3) capitalization; (4) subsidiaries; (5) governmental approvals; (6) non-contravention; (7) financial statements; (8) absence of certain changes; (9) compliance with laws; (10) Scage permits; (11) litigation; (12) material contracts; (13) intellectual property; (14) taxes and returns; (15) real property; (16) personal property; (17) title to and sufficiency of assets; (18) employee matters; (19) benefit plans; (20) environmental matters; (21) transactions with related persons; (22) insurance; (23) books and records; (24) top customer and suppliers; (25) certain business practices; (26) the Investment Company Act; (27) finders and brokers; (28) disclosure; (29) information supplied; (30) independent investigation; and (31) exclusivity of representations and warranties. Scage also made certain representations and warranties to us with respect to the Reorganization.
In the Scage Business Combination Agreement, we made certain customary representations and warranties to Scage and Pubco, including among others, related to the following: (1) corporate matters, including due organization, existence and good standing; (2) authority and binding effect relative to execution and delivery of the Scage Business Combination Agreement and other ancillary documents; (3) governmental approvals; (4) non-contravention; (5) capitalization; (6) SEC filings, Company financials, and internal controls; (7) absence of certain changes; (8) compliance with laws; (9) actions, orders and permits; (10) taxes and returns; (11) employees and employee benefit plans; (12) properties; (13) material contracts; (14) transactions with affiliates; (15) Investment Company Act and the JOBS Act; (16) finders and brokers; (17) certain business practices; (18) insurance; (19) information supplied; (20) independent investigation; (21) the Trust Account; (22) registration and listing; and (23) termination of prior agreements.
In the Scage Business Combination Agreement, Pubco, the First Merger Sub and the Second Merger Sub made customary representations and warranties to us, including among others, related to the following: (1) organization and good standing; (2) authority and binding effect relative to execution and delivery of the Scage Business Combination Agreement and other ancillary documents; (3) governmental approvals; (4) non-contravention; (5) capitalization; (6) activities of Pubco, the First Merger Sub and the Second Merger Sub; (7) finders and brokers; (8) the Investment Company Act; (9) information supplied; (10) independent investigation; and (11) exclusivity of representations and warranties.
None of the representations and warranties of the parties shall survive the Closing.
Covenants of the Parties
Each party agreed in the Scage Business Combination Agreement to use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect the Closing. The Scage Business Combination Agreement contains certain customary covenants by each of the parties during the period between the signing of the Scage Business Combination Agreement and the earlier of the Closing or the termination of the Scage Business Combination Agreement in accordance with its terms, including covenants regarding: (1) the provision of access to their properties, books and personnel; (2) the operation of their respective businesses in the ordinary course of business; (3) provision of financial statements of Target Companies; (4) our public filings; (5) “no shop” obligations; (6) no insider trading; (7) notifications of certain breaches, consent requirements or other matters; (8) efforts to consummate the Closing and obtain third party and regulatory approvals and efforts to cause Pubco to maintain its status as a “foreign private issuer” under Rule 3b-4 of the Exchange Act; (9) further assurances; (10) public announcements; (11) confidentiality; (12) indemnification of directors and officers and tail insurance; (13) use of trust proceeds after the Closing; (14) efforts to support a private placement or backstop arrangements, if sought; (15) intended tax treatment of the Business Combination and (16) use of Trust Account proceeds. Scage agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to consummate the Reorganization by September 30, 2023. Scage agreed to deliver the audited financial statements of Scage for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2023 to us by September 30, 2023. Scage agreed to cause its subsidiaries to use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure the sustainability of the collaboration with its cooperative manufacturers for its new energy road vehicles and off-road vehicles manufacturing and enter into definitive contracts with its cooperative manufacturers as soon as practicable. Pubco shall be responsible for paying the SPAC transaction expenses in an amount up to $9,000,000, subject to certain exclusions, if the Closing Date occurs prior to July 31, 2025. Scage also agreed to cause all of the Scage shareholders to each enter into a lock-up agreement.
In addition, the parties agreed to take all necessary actions to cause Pubco’s board of directors immediately after the Closing to consist of seven directors, including: (i) two persons who are designated by us prior to the Closing as independent directors; and (ii) five persons who are designated by Scage prior to the Closing.
The Scage Business Combination Agreement and the consummation of the Business Combination require the approval of both our shareholders and Scage’s shareholders. We and Pubco also agreed to jointly prepare, and Pubco shall file with the SEC, a registration statement on Form in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the issuance of securities of Pubco to the holders of the ordinary shares and warrants of our Company and Scage and containing a proxy statement/prospectus for the purpose of soliciting proxies from our shareholders for the matters relating to the Business Combination to be acted on at the special meeting of our shareholders and providing such shareholders an opportunity to participate in the redemption of their Public Shares upon the Closing. Scage agreed to call a meeting of its shareholders or cause a written resolution to be passed, as promptly as practicable after the Scage Registration Statement has become effective, in order to obtain the approval of Scage shareholders for the approval of the Scage Business Combination Agreement and the Business Combination, and we agreed to use our commercially reasonable efforts to solicit from Scage shareholders proxies prior to such special meeting or written resolution, and to take all other actions necessary or advisable to secure the approval of the Scage shareholders.
Conditions to Closing
The obligations of the parties to consummate the Business Combination are subject to various conditions, including the following mutual conditions of the parties unless waived: (1) the approval of the Scage Business Combination Agreement and the Scage Business Combination and related matters by the requisite vote of our Company’s and Scage’s shareholders; (2) obtaining material regulatory approvals; (3) receipt of specified third party consents from any bank that has granted a valid credit facility to Scage or any notifications to be made to any such bank; (4) no law or order preventing or prohibiting the Business Combination; (5) our Company or Pubco shall have consolidated net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 (as calculated and determined in accordance with Rule 3a51-1(g)(1) of the Exchange Act) either immediately prior to the Closing (after giving effect to the redemption) or upon the Closing after giving effect to the Mergers (including the redemption), or Pubco otherwise is exempt from the provisions of Rule 419 promulgated under the Exchange Act (i.e. one of several exclusions from the “penny stock” rules of the SEC applies and we rely on another exclusion); (6) amendment by the shareholders of Pubco of Pubco’s memorandum and articles of association; (7) the effectiveness of the Scage Registration Statement; (8) appointment of the post-closing directors of Pubco; and (9) Nasdaq listing requirements having been fulfilled.
In addition, unless waived by Scage, the obligations of the Scage, Pubco, the First Merger Sub and the Second Merger Sub to consummate the Business Combination are subject to the satisfaction of the following Closing conditions, in addition to customary certificates and other closing deliveries: (1) our representations and warranties being true and correct on and as of the Closing (subject to Material Adverse Effect); (2) our Company having performed in all material respects its obligations and complied in all material respects with its covenants and agreements under the Scage Business Combination Agreement required to be performed or complied with by it on or prior the date of the Closing; (3) absence of any Material Adverse Effect with respect to our Company since the date of the Scage Business Combination Agreement which is continuing and uncured; (4) the cash proceeds from the PIPE investment shall be not less than an aggregate of $15,000,000; (5) receipt by Scage and Pubco of the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement; (6) each of the sellers shall have received from Pubco a registration rights agreement covering the merger consideration shares received by the sellers duly executed by Pubco; and (7) receipt by Scage and Pubco of employment agreements between certain management persons from Scage and Scage or our Company, in each case effective as of Closing.
Unless waived by us, our obligations to consummate the Business Combination are subject to the satisfaction of the following Closing conditions, in addition to customary certificates and other closing deliveries: (1) the representations and warranties of Scage, Pubco, the First Merger Sub, and the Second Merger Sub being true and correct on and as of the Closing (subject to Material Adverse Effect on the Target Companies, taken as a whole); (2) Scage, Pubco, the First Merger Sub, and the Second Merger Sub having performed in all material respects the respective obligations and complied in all material respects with their respective covenants and agreements under the Scage Business Combination Agreement required to be performed or complied with on or prior the date of the Closing; (3) absence of any Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Target Companies (taken as a whole) since the date of the Scage Business Combination Agreement which is continuing and uncured; (4) the Non-Competition Agreements, the Employment Agreements, the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, each Key Seller Lock-Up Agreement and each Seller Lock-Up Agreement shall be in full force and effect from the Closing; (5) resignation of the directors and officers of Scage as requested by us prior to the Closing; (6) the Reorganization having been consummated by September 30, 2023; and (7) our Company and Nanjing Scage shall have reached a waiver, compromise, conciliation, settlement or similar resolution of disputes with Shenzhen Deju Brothers Special II Corporate Management Partnership (Limited Partnership) regarding Scage’s or Nanjing Scage’s equity, and the property preservation measures against Nanjing Scage (the equity interest held by Nanjing Scage in Scage (Shanghai) Hydrogen Energy Technology Co., Ltd. has been judicially frozen) have been released.
Termination
The Scage Business Combination Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing by either us or Scage if the Closing does not occur by July 31, 2025, or such other date as may be extended pursuant to the Scage Business Combination Agreement.
The Scage Business Combination Agreement may also be terminated under certain other customary and limited circumstances at any time prior the Closing, including, among other reasons: (1) by mutual written consent of our Company and Scage; (2) by either our Company or Scage if a governmental authority of competent jurisdiction shall have issued an order or taken any other action permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Business Combination, and such order or other action has become final and non-appealable; (3) by Scage for our uncured breach of the Scage Business Combination Agreement, such that the related Closing condition would not be met; (4) by us for the uncured breach of the Scage Business Combination Agreement by Scage, Pubco, the First Merger Sub, or the Second Merger Sub, such that the related Closing condition would not be met; (5) by us if Scage fails to deliver to us audited Scage financials by September 30, 2023, or if Scage’s total assets as of June 30, 2023 calculated in accordance with the Scage financial statements is more than five (5%) lower than the total assets as of the same date calculated in accordance with the Scage financials; (6) by either us or Scage if the we hold our shareholder meeting to approve the Scage Business Combination Agreement and the Scage Business Combination, and such approval is not obtained; (7) by either Scage or us if Scage holds its shareholder meeting to approve the Scage Business Combination Agreement and the Scage Business Combination, and such approval is not obtained; and (8) by us if the Reorganization has not been completed by September 30, 2023.
If the Scage Business Combination Agreement is terminated, all further obligations of the parties under the Scage Business Combination Agreement (except for certain obligations related to confidentiality, effect of termination, fees and expenses, trust fund waiver, miscellaneous and definitions to the foregoing) will terminate, no party to the Scage Business Combination Agreement will have any further liability to any other party thereto except for liability for fraud or for willful breach of the Scage Business Combination Agreement prior to termination.
Trust Account Waiver
Scage, Pubco, the First Merger Sub and the Second Merger Sub have agreed that they and their affiliates will not have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in our Trust Account held for its Public Shareholders, and have agreed not to, and waived any right to, make any claim against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom).
Amendments to Business Combination Agreement
On June 18, 2024, the parties to the Business Combination Agreement entered into the First Amendment to Business Combination Agreement. The amendment provides for, among other things, the:
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reduction of the aggregate consideration to the shareholders of Scage International from $1,000,000,000 to $800,000,000;
● correction of a scrivener’s error to clarify that Scage International is not an investment company;
● the establishment of the ADS Facility by PubCo so that each of the ordinary shares to be issued by PubCo pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement may be represented by PubCo ADSs;
● extension of the deadline for the Reorganization (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) from September 30, 2023 to July 20, 2024; and
● extend the Outside Date (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) from February 29, 2024 to October 31, 2024.
On October 31, 2024, the parties to the Business Combination Agreement entered into the Second Amendment to Business Combination Agreement, which extends the Outside Date (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) from October 31, 2024 to March 31, 2025.
On April 2, 2025, the parties to the Business Combination Agreement entered into the Third Amendment to Business Combination Agreement, which extends the Outside Date (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) from March 31, 2025 to July 31, 2025.
Related Agreements and Documents
Lock-Up Agreements
Simultaneously with the execution of the Scage Business Combination Agreement, Pubco, Scage, our Company and certain key Scage stockholders, as shareholders holding Scage shares sufficient to constitute the required company shareholder approval (either as the holder of record or the beneficial owner within the meaning of Rule 135-3 under the Exchange Act, each entered into Lock-Up Agreements (each, a “Key Seller Lock-Up Agreement”). It is a condition to the Closing that all other Scage stockholders between signing and Closing enter into a lock-up agreement (each, a “Seller Lock-Up Agreement”).
Pursuant to each Key Seller Lock-Up Agreement, each key Scage shareholder agreed not to, during the period commencing from the Closing Date and ending on (A) the 6-month anniversary of the Closing Date with respect to 40% of the restricted securities and (B) the 36-month anniversary of the Closing Date with respect to the remaining 60% of the restricted securities, (i) lend, offer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, donate, assign, sell, offer to sell, contract or agree to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, or otherwise transfer or dispose of or agree to transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establish or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any restricted securities, (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Lock-up Securities, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such restricted securities, in cash or otherwise, or (iii) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, whether any such transaction described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above is to be settled by delivery of restricted securities or other securities, in cash or otherwise (any of the foregoing described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Prohibited Transfer”) (subject to early release if Pubco consummates a change of control).
Pursuant to each Seller Lock-Up Agreement, the remaining Scage shareholders agreed not to make a Prohibited Transfer during the period commencing from the Closing Date and ending on the 6-month anniversary of the Closing Date (subject to early release if Pubco consummates a change of control).
Copies of the forms of Key Seller Lock-Up Agreement and Seller Lock-Up Agreement are filed as Exhibits 10.13 and 10.14, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing descriptions of the forms of Key Seller Lock-Up Agreement and Seller Lock-Up Agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference thereto.
Shareholder Support Agreement
Simultaneously with the execution of the Scage Business Combination Agreement, our Company, Scage, and key Scage shareholders entered into a Shareholder Support Agreement (the “Shareholder Support Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, key Scage shareholders have agreed (a) to support the adoption of the Scage Business Combination Agreement and the approval of the Business Combination, subject to certain customary conditions, and (b) not to transfer any of their subject shares (or enter into any arrangement with respect thereto), subject to certain customary conditions.
A copy of the form of Shareholder Support Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.15 and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the form Shareholder Support Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.
Sponsor Support Agreement
Simultaneously with the execution of the Scage Business Combination Agreement, our Company, Scage, Pubco and the Sponsor entered into a Sponsor Support Agreement (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”), pursuant to which the Sponsor agreed to vote all of its shares of our Company in favor of the Scage Business Combination Agreement and the Scage Business Combination. The Sponsor Support Agreement also prevents transfers of our securities held by the Sponsor between the date of the Sponsor Support Agreement and the termination of the Sponsor Support Agreement.
A copy of the Sponsor Support Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.16 and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the form of Sponsor Support Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.
Insider Letter Amendment
Simultaneously with the execution of the Scage Business Combination Agreement, our Company, Scage, the Sponsor, Pubco, Calvin Kung, Wang Chiu Wong, Chunyi Hao, Tiemei Li, and Sanjay Prasad entered into an amendment (the “Insider Letter Amendment”) to the Insider Letter, by and among our Company, the Sponsor and the Initial Shareholders named therein, pursuant to which Pubco and Scage are added as parties to the Insider Letter.
A copy of the Insider Letter Amendment is filed as Exhibit 10.17 and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the form of Insider Letter Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.
Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement
Simultaneously with the execution of the Scage Business Combination Agreement, certain shareholders and officers (each, a “Subject Party”) of Scage each entered into a non-competition and non-solicitation agreement with our Company, Pubco, Scage, and the Sponsor (collectively, the “Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement”). Under the Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement, the Subject Party agrees not to compete with Pubco, the Sponsor, our Company, Scage and their respective affiliates during the three-year period following the Closing and, during such three-year restricted period, not to solicit employees or customers of such entities. The Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement also contains customary confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions.
A copy of the Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.18 and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the form of Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.
Assignment, Assumption and Amendment to Warrant Agreement
Prior to the Closing, our Company, Pubco and Continental, as warrant agent, will enter the Assignment, Assumption and Amendment to Warrant Agreement (the “Warrant Amendment”) which will amend that certain Warrant Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2021, relating to the Warrants (the “Warrant Agreement”), filed with the SEC on November 8, 2021. Pursuant to the Warrant Amendment: (i) Pubco will assume the obligations of our Company under the Warrant Agreement, such that, among other things, Pubco will be added as a party thereto and (ii) references to our Class A Ordinary Shares in the Warrant Agreement shall mean Pubco ordinary shares.
A copy of the form of the Warrant Assignment, Assumption and Amendment Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.19 and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the form of Warrant Assignment, Assumption and Amendment Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.
Scage Business Combination Meeting
On March 28, 2025, we held an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders to approve, among other things, the Scage Business Combination (the “Scage Business Combination Meeting”), at which the business combination proposal, among other proposals, was approved by Finnovate shareholders. Shareholders holding 856,543 Class A ordinary shares exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in our Trust Account and the final redemption price for the Business Combination Meeting will be calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination. Such payment to the redeemed shareholders of Finnovate in connection with the Business Combination Meeting will only be made if and when the Business Combination is consummated. The closing of the Business Combination is subject to the fulfillment of various closing conditions, including but not limited to applicable exchange listing approvals.
Other than as specifically discussed, this Report does not assume the Closing of the Scage Business Combination.
Our Acquisition Process
Our selection process has resulted in us pursuing the Business Combination with Scage. Although our Management will assess the risks inherent in a particular target business with which we may combine, we cannot assure our shareholders that this assessment will result in our identifying all risks that such target business may encounter. Furthermore, some of those risks may be outside of our control, meaning that we can do nothing to control or reduce the chances that those risks will adversely impact such target business.
Effecting a Business Combination
General
We are not presently engaged in, and we will not engage in, any substantive commercial business for an indefinite period of time following our Initial Public Offering. We intend to utilize cash derived from the proceeds of our Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement of Private Placement Warrants, our shares, debt or a combination of these in effecting a Business Combination. Accordingly, investors in our Initial Public Offering have invested without first having an opportunity to evaluate the specific merits or risks of any one or more Business Combinations. A Business Combination may involve the acquisition of, or merger with, a company which does not need substantial additional capital but which desires to establish a public trading market for its shares, while avoiding what it may deem to be adverse consequences of undertaking a public offering itself. These include time delays, significant expense, loss of voting control and compliance with various federal and state securities laws. In the alternative, we may seek to consummate a Business Combination with a company that may be financially unstable or in its early stages of development or growth.
Sources of Target Businesses
The principal means of identifying potential target businesses has been through the extensive contacts and relationships of our Initial Shareholders, officers and directors. While our officers and directors are not required to commit any specific amount of time in identifying or performing due diligence on potential target businesses, our officers and directors believe that the relationships they have developed over their careers and their access to our Sponsor’s members’ and affiliates’ contacts and resources have generated a number of potential Business Combination opportunities that have warranted further investigation. Target business candidates also have been brought to our attention from various unaffiliated sources, including investment bankers, venture capital funds, private equity funds, leveraged buyout funds, management buyout funds and other members of the financial community.
Our officers and directors must present to us all target business opportunities that have a fair market value of at least 80% of the assets held in the Trust Account (excluding taxes payable on the income accrued in the Trust Account) at the time of the agreement to enter into the initial Business Combination, subject to any pre-existing fiduciary or contractual obligations. While we do not presently anticipate engaging the services of professional firms or other individuals that specialize in business acquisitions on any formal basis (other than EarlyBirdCapital, as described elsewhere in this Report), we may engage these firms or other individuals in the future, in which event we may pay a finder’s fee, consulting fee or other compensation to be determined in an arm’s length negotiation based on the terms of the transaction. In no event, however, will our Sponsor, Initial Shareholders, officers, directors or their respective affiliates be paid any finder’s fee, consulting fee or other compensation prior to, or for any services they render in order to effectuate, the consummation of an initial Business Combination (regardless of the type of transaction that it is) other than the fee of $3,000 that we pay each month to our Sponsor pursuant to an Administrative Services Agreement described in “Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence” in this Report, the repayment of any loans provided by the sponsor or its affiliates and reimbursement of any out-of-pocket expenses.
Our Audit Committee reviews and approve all reimbursements and payments made to our Sponsor, officers, directors or our or their respective affiliates, with any interested director abstaining from such review and approval. We have no present intention to enter into a Business Combination with a target business that is affiliated with any of our officers, directors or Sponsor. However, we are not restricted from entering into any such transactions and may do so if (i) such transaction is approved by a majority of our disinterested independent directors and (ii) we obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm, or another independent entity that commonly renders valuation opinions, that the Business Combination is fair to our unaffiliated shareholders from a financial point of view.
Selection of a Target Business and Structuring of a Business Combination
Subject to our Management Team’s pre-existing fiduciary obligations and the limitations that a target business have a fair market value of at least 80% of the balance in the Trust Account (excluding taxes payable on the income earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the execution of a definitive agreement for our initial Business Combination, as described below in more detail, and that we must acquire a controlling interest in the target business, our Management will have virtually unrestricted flexibility in identifying and selecting a prospective target business.
Any evaluation relating to the merits of a particular Business Combination is based, to the extent relevant, on such factors as well as other considerations deemed relevant by our Management in effecting a Business Combination consistent with our business objective. In evaluating a prospective target business, we will conduct an extensive due diligence review which will encompass, among other things, meetings with incumbent management and inspection of facilities, as well as review of financial and other information which is made available to us. This due diligence review is conducted either by our Management or by unaffiliated third parties we may engage.
Any costs incurred with respect to the identification and evaluation of a prospective target business with which a Business Combination is not ultimately completed results in a loss to us and reduce the amount of capital available to otherwise complete a Business Combination.
Fair Market Value of Target Business
Nasdaq listing rules require that the target business or businesses that we acquire must collectively have a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the balance of the funds in the Trust Account (excluding taxes payable on the income earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the execution of a definitive agreement for our initial Business Combination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if we are not then listed on Nasdaq for whatever reason, we would no longer be required to meet the foregoing 80% fair market value test. Based on the valuation analysis of our Management and Board of Directors, we have determined that the fair market value of Scage was substantially in excess of 80% of the funds in the Trust Account and that the 80% test was therefore satisfied.
The fair market value of the target will be determined by our Board of Directors based upon one or more standards generally accepted by the financial community (such as actual and potential sales, earnings, cash flow and/or book value). The proxy solicitation materials or tender offer documents used by us in connection with any proposed transaction will provide Public Shareholders with our analysis of the fair market value of the target business, as well as the basis for our determinations. If our Board is not able to independently determine that the target business has a sufficient fair market value, we will obtain an opinion from an unaffiliated, independent investment banking firm, or another independent entity that commonly renders valuation opinions, with respect to the satisfaction of such criteria. We will not be required to obtain an opinion from an investment banking firm as to the fair market value if our Board of Directors independently determines that the target business complies with the 80% threshold.
Financial Position
With funds available in our Trust Account in an amount of approximately $10,208,877 (approximately $11.80 per share) as of December 31, 2024 before additional fees and expenses associated with our initial Business Combination, we offer a target business, such as Scage, a variety of options such as creating a liquidity event for its owners, providing capital for the potential growth and expansion of its operations or strengthening its balance sheet by reducing its debt ratio. Because we are able to complete our initial Business Combination using our cash, debt or equity securities, or a combination of the foregoing, we have the flexibility to use the most efficient combination that will allow us to tailor the consideration to be paid to the target business to fit its needs and desires. However, we have not taken any steps to secure third-party financing and there can be no assurance that it will be available to us.
Limited Ability to Evaluate the Target Business’ Management
Although we scrutinize the management of a prospective target business, including the management team of Scage, when evaluating the desirability of effecting a Business Combination with that business, and plan to continue to do so if the Scage Business Combination is not consummated and we seek other Business Combination opportunities, we cannot assure you that our assessment of the target business’ management will prove to be correct. In addition, we cannot assure you that the future management will have the necessary skills, qualifications or abilities to manage a public company. Furthermore, the future role of our officers and directors, if any, in the target business following a Business Combination cannot presently be stated with any certainty. While it is possible that some of our key personnel will remain associated in senior management or advisory positions with us following a Business Combination, including the Scage Business Combination, it is unlikely that they will devote their full-time efforts to our affairs subsequent to a Business Combination. Moreover, they would only be able to remain with us after the consummation of a Business Combination if they are able to negotiate employment or consulting agreements in connection with the Business Combination. Such negotiations would take place simultaneously with the negotiation of the Business Combination and could provide for them to receive compensation in the form of cash payments and/or our securities for services they would render to us after the consummation of the Business Combination. While the personal and financial interests of our key personnel may influence their motivation in identifying and selecting a target business, we believe that their ability to remain with us after the consummation of a Business Combination will not be the determining factor in our decision as to whether or not we will proceed with any potential Business Combination. Additionally, we cannot assure you that our officers and directors will have significant experience or knowledge relating to the operations of the particular target business.
Following a Business Combination, we may seek to recruit additional managers to supplement the incumbent management of the target business. We cannot assure you that we will have the ability to recruit additional managers, or that any such additional managers we recruit will have the requisite skills, knowledge or experience necessary to enhance the incumbent management.
Redemption Rights
At any general meeting called to approve an initial Business Combination, Public Shareholders may seek to convert their shares, regardless of whether they vote for or against the proposed Business Combination or do not vote at all, into their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account as of two business days prior to the consummation of the initial Business Combination, less any taxes then due but not yet paid. Alternatively, we may provide our Public Shareholders with the opportunity to sell their Class A Ordinary Shares to us through a tender offer (and thereby avoid the need for a shareholder vote) for an amount equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, less any taxes then due but not yet paid.
Our Sponsor, Initial Shareholders and our officers and directors do not have redemption rights with respect to any Ordinary Shares owned by them, directly or indirectly, whether acquired prior to our Initial Public Offering or purchased by them in our Initial Public Offering or in the aftermarket. Additionally, the holders of the EBC Founder Shares do not have redemption rights with respect to the EBC Founder Shares.
We may require Public Shareholders, whether they are a record holder or hold their shares in “street name,” to either (i) tender their certificates to our transfer agent or (ii) deliver their shares to the transfer agent electronically using the DWAC System, at the holder’s option, in each case prior to a date set forth in the proxy materials sent in connection with the proposal to approve the Business Combination. There is a nominal cost associated with the above-referenced delivery process and the act of certificating the shares or delivering them through the DWAC System. The transfer agent will typically charge the tendering broker approximately $100.00 and it would be up to the broker whether or not to pass this cost on to the holder. However, this fee would be incurred regardless of whether or not we require holders seeking to exercise redemption rights to tender their shares. The need to deliver shares is a requirement of exercising redemption rights regardless of the timing of when such delivery must be effectuated. However, in the event we require shareholders seeking to exercise redemption rights to tender their shares prior to the consummation of the proposed Business Combination and the proposed Business Combination is not consummated, this may result in an increased cost to shareholders.
Any proxy solicitation materials we furnish to shareholders in connection with a vote for any proposed Business Combination, such as the Scage Registration Statement, will indicate whether we are requiring shareholders to satisfy such certification and delivery requirements. Accordingly, a shareholder would have from the time the shareholder received our proxy statement up until two business days prior to the scheduled vote on the proposal to approve the Business Combination to deliver his, her or its shares if he, she or it wishes to seek to exercise his redemption rights. This time period varies depending on the specific facts of each transaction. However, as the delivery process can be accomplished by the shareholder, whether or not he, she or it is a record holder or his, her or its shares are held in “street name,” in a matter of hours by simply contacting the transfer agent or his broker and requesting delivery of his, her or its shares through the DWAC System, we believe this time period is sufficient for an average investor. However, we cannot assure you of this fact.
Any demand for redemption, once made, may be withdrawn at any time until the deadline for exercising redemption requests and thereafter, with the Company’s consent, until the consummation of the Business Combination, or such other date as determined by the Company’s Board. If you delivered your shares for redemption to the Company’s transfer agent and decided within the required timeframe not to exercise your redemption rights, you may request that the Company’s transfer agent return the shares (physically or electronically).
In connection with the Scage Business Combination, Public Shareholders have submitted an aggregate of 766,207 shares for redemption.
If the Initial Business Combination is not approved or completed for any reason, then our Public Shareholders who elected to exercise their redemption rights would not be entitled to convert their Public Shares for the applicable pro rata share of the Trust Account. In such case, we will promptly return any shares delivered by Public Shareholders.
Redemption of Public Shares and Liquidation if No Initial Business Combination
We currently have until the end of our Combination Period to complete our Initial Business Combination (with such Combination Period ending on November 8, 2025 currently). If we are unable to complete our initial Business Combination within such period, we will: (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including accrued interest (less up to $50,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses, which interest shall be net of taxes payable) divided by the number of then issued and outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our Board of Directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless if we fail to complete our initial Business Combination within such Combination Period. Our Initial Shareholders and directors, officers, and Sponsor have entered into an Insider Letter with us, pursuant to which they have waived their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to their Founders Shares if we fail to complete our initial Business Combination within the Combination Period. However, if our Initial Shareholders acquire Public Shares, they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to such Public Shares if we fail to complete our initial Business Combination within such Combination Period.
Our Sponsor, officers and directors have agreed, pursuant to the Insider Letter with us, and EarlyBirdCapital has agreed, pursuant to the underwriting agreement relating to our Initial Public Offering, that they will not propose or vote in favor of any amendment to our Amended and Restated Memorandum (A) that would affect our Public Shareholders’ ability to convert or sell their shares to us in connection with a Business Combination as described herein or to modify the substance or timing the redemption rights provided to shareholders as described in this Report or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity, unless we provide our Public Shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares upon approval of any such amendment at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including accrued interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding Public Shares.
We expect that all costs and expenses associated with implementing our plan of dissolution, as well as payments to any creditors, will be funded from amounts remaining out of the $769 held outside the Trust Account, although we cannot assure you that there will be sufficient funds for such purpose. However, if those funds are not sufficient to cover the costs and expenses associated with implementing our plan of dissolution, to the extent that there is any interest accrued in the Trust Account not required to pay taxes, we may request the trustee to release to us an additional amount of up to $50,000 of such accrued interest to pay those costs and expenses.
If we were to expend all of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, other than the proceeds deposited in the Trust Account, and without taking into account interest, if any, earned on the Trust Account, the per-share redemption amount received by shareholders upon our dissolution would be approximately $11.79 as of December 31, 2024. The proceeds deposited in the Trust Account could, however, become subject to the claims of our creditors which would have higher priority than the claims of our Public Shareholders. We cannot assure you that the actual per-share redemption amount received by shareholders will not be substantially less than $11.79. While we intend to pay such amounts, if any, we cannot assure you that we will have funds sufficient to pay or provide for all creditors’ claims.
Although we will seek to have all vendors, service providers (other than our independent auditors), prospective target businesses or other entities with which we do business execute agreements with us waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account for the benefit of our Public Shareholders, there is no guarantee that they will execute such agreements or even if they execute such agreements that they would be prevented from bringing claims against the Trust Account including but not limited to fraudulent inducement, breach of fiduciary responsibility or other similar claims, as well as claims challenging the enforceability of the waiver, in each case in order to gain an advantage with respect to a claim against our assets, including the funds held in the Trust Account. If any third party refuses to execute an agreement waiving such claims to the monies held in the Trust Account, our Management will perform an analysis of the alternatives available to it and will enter into an agreement with a third party that has not executed a waiver only if Management believes that such third party’s engagement would be significantly more beneficial to us than any alternative. Examples of possible instances where we may engage a third party that refuses to execute a waiver include the engagement of a third-party consultant whose particular expertise or skills are believed by Management to be significantly superior to those of other consultants that would agree to execute a waiver or in cases where we are unable to find a service provider willing to execute a waiver. In addition, there is no guarantee that such entities will agree to waive any claims they may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with us and will not seek recourse against the Trust Account for any reason. Upon redemption of our Public Shares, if we are unable to complete our initial Business Combination within the prescribed time frame, or upon the exercise of a redemption right in connection with our initial Business Combination, we will be required to provide for payment of claims of creditors that were not waived that may be brought against us within the 10 years following redemption. Our Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to us if and to the extent any claims by a third party (other than our independent auditors) for services rendered or products sold to us, or a prospective target business with which we have discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below (i) $10.20 per Public Share or (ii) such lesser amount per Public Share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account, due to reductions in value of the trust assets, in each case net of the amount of interest which may be withdrawn to pay taxes. This liability will not apply with respect to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account and except as to any claims under our indemnity of the underwriters of Initial Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. Because we are a blank check company, rather than an operating company, and our operations will be limited to searching for prospective target businesses to acquire, the only third parties we currently expect to engage would be vendors such as lawyers, investment bankers, computer or information and technical services providers or prospective target businesses. In the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, then our Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. We have not independently verified whether our Sponsor has sufficient funds to satisfy its indemnity obligations and believe that our Sponsor’s only assets are securities of our Company and, therefore, our Sponsor may not be able to satisfy those obligations. We have not asked our Sponsor to reserve for such obligations. None of our other officers will indemnify us for claims by third parties including, without limitation, claims by vendors and prospective target businesses.
In the event that the proceeds in the Trust Account are reduced below (1) $10.20 per Public Share or (2) such lesser amount per Public Share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account, due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, in each case net of the amount of interest which may be withdrawn to pay taxes, and our Sponsor asserts that it is unable to satisfy its indemnification obligations or that it has no indemnification obligations related to a particular claim, our independent directors would determine whether to take legal action against our Sponsor to enforce its indemnification obligations. While we currently expect that our independent directors would take legal action on our behalf against our Sponsor to enforce its indemnification obligations to us, it is possible that our independent directors in exercising their business judgment may choose not to do so in any particular instance. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that due to claims of creditors the actual value of the per-share redemption price will not be substantially less than $10.20 per share.
We seek to reduce the possibility that our Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers (other than our independent auditors), prospective target businesses or other entities with which we do business execute agreements with us waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account. Our Sponsor will also not be liable as to any claims under our indemnity of the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. We have access to $769 from the funds held outside of the Trust Account with which to pay any such potential claims (including costs and expenses incurred in connection with our liquidation, currently estimated to be no more than approximately $100,000). In the event that we liquidate and it is subsequently determined that the reserve for claims and liabilities is insufficient, shareholders who received funds from our Trust Account could be liable for claims made by creditors.
If we file a winding-up or bankruptcy petition or an involuntary winding-up or bankruptcy petition is filed against us that is not dismissed, the proceeds held in the Trust Account could be subject to applicable insolvency laws and may be included in our insolvency estate and subject to the claims of third parties with priority over the claims of our shareholders. To the extent any insolvency claims deplete the Trust Account, we cannot assure you we will be able to return $10.20 per share to our Public Shareholders. Additionally, if we file a winding-up or bankruptcy petition or an involuntary winding-up or bankruptcy petition is filed against us that is not dismissed, any distributions received by shareholders could be viewed under applicable debtor/creditor and/or insolvency laws as a voidable preference. As a result, a bankruptcy court could seek to recover some or all amounts received by our shareholders. Furthermore, our Board may be viewed as having breached its fiduciary duty to our creditors and/or may have acted in bad faith, and thereby exposing itself and our Company to claims of punitive damages, by paying Public Shareholders from the Trust Account prior to addressing the claims of creditors. We cannot assure you that claims will not be brought against us for these reasons.
Our Public Shareholders are entitled to receive funds from the Trust Account only upon the earliest to occur of: (1) the completion of our initial Business Combination, and then only in connection with those Class A Ordinary Shares that such shareholder properly elected to redeem, subject to the limitations described herein, (2) the redemption of any Public Shares properly submitted in connection with a shareholder vote to amend our Amended and Restated Memorandum (A) that would affect our Public Shareholders’ ability to convert or sell their shares to us in connection with a Business Combination as described herein or to modify the substance or timing of the redemption rights provided to shareholders as described in this Report, or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity and (3) the redemption of our Public Shares if we are unable to complete our initial Business Combination within the Combination Period, subject to applicable law and as further described herein. In no other circumstances will a shareholder have any right or interest of any kind to or in the Trust Account. In the event we seek shareholder approval in connection with our initial Business Combination, a shareholder’s voting in connection with our initial Business Combination alone will not result in a shareholder’s redeeming its shares to us for an applicable pro rata share of the Trust Account. Such shareholder must have also exercised its redemption rights described above.
Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association
Our Amended and Restated Memorandum contains certain requirements and restrictions relating to the Initial Public Offering that will apply to us until the completion of our initial Business Combination. Our Amended and Restated Memorandum will contain a provision which provides that, if we seek to amend our Amended and Restated Memorandum (A) that would affect our Public Shareholders’ ability to convert or sell their shares to us in connection with a Business Combination as described herein or to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to redeem our Public Shares if we do not complete our initial Business Combination within the Combination Period or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity, we will provide Public Shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares in connection with any such amendment. Specifically, our Amended and Restated Memorandum provide, among other things, that: prior to the completion of our initial Business Combination, we shall either (1) seek shareholder approval of our initial Business Combination at a general meeting called for such purpose at which Public Shareholders may elect to redeem their Public Shares without voting, and if they do vote, irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed Business Combination, or (2) provide our Public Shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of our initial Business Combination by means of a tender offer (and thereby avoid the need for a shareholder vote), for an amount payable in cash equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account as of two business days prior to the completion of our initial Business Combination, including accrued interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding Public Shares, subject to the limitations described herein:
● we will consummate our initial Business Combination only if we seek shareholder approval, a majority of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination;
● if our initial Business Combination is not consummated within the Combination Period, then our existence will terminate and we will distribute all amounts in the Trust Account; and
● prior to our initial Business Combination, we may not issue additional shares that would entitle the holders thereof to (1) receive funds from the Trust Account or (2) vote as a class with our Public Shares (a) on any initial Business Combination or (b) to approve an amendment to our Amended and Restated Memorandum to (x) extend the time we have to consummate a Business Combination beyond the Combination Period or (y) amend the foregoing provisions.
These provisions cannot be amended without the approval of holders of at least two-thirds of our Ordinary Shares present and voting at a general meeting. In the event we seek shareholder approval in connection with our initial Business Combination, our Amended and Restated Memorandum provide that we may consummate our initial Business Combination only if approved by an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon and who vote at a general meeting in favor of the Business Combination.
Additionally, our Amended and Restated Memorandum provide that, prior to our initial Business Combination, holders of our Founder Shares are the only shareholders that will have the right to vote on the appointment of directors and the right to remove a member of the Board of Directors for any reason. These provisions of our Amended and Restated Memorandum may only be amended by a special resolution passed by at least 90% of our shares voting in a general meeting. With respect to any other matter submitted to a vote of our shareholders, including any vote in connection with our initial Business Combination, except as required by law, holders of our Founder Shares and holders of our Public Shares will vote together as a single class, with each share entitling the holder to one vote.
Competition
We have encountered and expect to continue to encounter intense competition from other entities having a business objective similar to ours, including private investors (which may be individuals or investment partnerships), other blank check companies and other entities, domestic and international, competing for the types of businesses we intend to acquire. Many of these individuals and entities are well-established and have extensive experience in identifying and effecting, directly or indirectly, acquisitions of companies operating in or providing services to various industries. Many of these competitors possess greater technical, human and other resources or more local industry knowledge than we do and our financial resources will be relatively limited when contrasted with those of many of these competitors. Our ability to compete with respect to the acquisition of certain target businesses that are sizable will be limited by our available financial resources. This inherent competitive limitation gives others an advantage in pursuing the acquisition of certain target businesses. Furthermore, in the event we seek shareholder approval of our initial Business Combination and we are obligated to pay cash for our Class A Ordinary Shares, it will potentially reduce the resources available to us for our initial Business Combination. Any of these obligations may place us at a competitive disadvantage in successfully negotiating a Business Combination. We may furthermore face competition from other newly formed entities that may target a Business Combination transaction with similar focus areas as ours, which may intensify the competition that we face in achieving our objective.
Conflicts of Interest
Certain of our executive officers and directors have or may have fiduciary and contractual duties to certain companies in which they have invested. These entities may compete with us for acquisition opportunities. If these entities decide to pursue any such opportunity, we may be precluded from pursuing it. However, we do not expect these duties to present a significant conflict of interest with our search for an initial Business Combination.
Certain of our officers and directors presently have, and any of them in the future may have additional, fiduciary or contractual obligations to other entities pursuant to which such officer or director is or will be required to present a Business Combination opportunity to such entity. Accordingly, if any of our officers or directors becomes aware of a Business Combination opportunity that is suitable for an entity to which he or she has then-current fiduciary or contractual obligations, he or she may need to honor these fiduciary or contractual obligations to present such Business Combination opportunity to such entity, subject to their fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law. We do not believe, however, that the fiduciary duties or contractual obligations of our officers or directors will materially affect our ability to complete our initial Business Combination. Our Amended and Restated Memorandum provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law: (i) no individual serving as a director or an officer shall have any duty, except and to the extent expressly assumed by contract, to refrain from engaging directly or indirectly in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as us; and (ii) we renounce any interest or expectancy in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for any director or officer, on the one hand, and us, on the other.
Facilities
We currently maintain our executive offices at 265 Franklin Street, Suite 1702, Boston, MA 02110. In addition, we have entered into an Administrative Services Agreement pursuant to which we are paying our sponsor for office space, utilities and administrative support services, in an amount of $3,000 per month, which agreement was terminated as of October 1, 2024.
Employees
As of the date of this Report, we have two (2) officers. Members of our Management Team are not obligated to devote any specific number of hours to our matters, but they devote as much of their time as they deem necessary to our affairs until we have completed our initial Business Combination. The amount of time that our officers or any other members of our Management Team devote in any time period varies based on the current stage of the Business Combination process.
Periodic Reporting and Financial Information
We have registered our Units, Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants under the Exchange Act and have reporting obligations, including the requirement that we file annual, quarterly and current reports with the SEC. In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, our annual reports, including this Report, contain financial statements audited and reported on by our independent registered public auditors.
We will provide shareholders with audited financial statements of the prospective target business as part of the tender offer materials or proxy solicitation materials sent to shareholders to assist them in assessing the target business, such as the Scage Registration Statement. These financial statements may be required to be prepared in accordance with, or be reconciled to, GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards, depending on the circumstances and the historical financial statements may be required to be audited in accordance with PCAOB standards. These financial statement requirements may limit the pool of potential target businesses we may acquire because some targets may be unable to provide such financial statements in time for us to disclose such financial statements in accordance with federal proxy rules and complete our initial Business Combination within the prescribed time frame. While this may limit the pool of potential Business Combination candidates, we do not believe that this limitation will be material.
We have evaluated our internal control procedures for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, as required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Only in the event we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer or an accelerated filer, and no longer qualify as an emerging growth company, will we be required to have our internal control procedures audited. A target business may not be in compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act regarding adequacy of their internal controls. The development of the internal controls of any such entity to achieve compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act may increase the time and costs necessary to complete any such acquisition.
We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the JOBS Act. As such, we are eligible to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies” including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. If some investors find our securities less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our securities and the prices of our securities may be more volatile.
In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an “emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We intend to take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period.
We will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of (1) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following November 8, 2026, (b) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.235 billion, or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our Ordinary Shares that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the end of the prior fiscal year’s second fiscal quarter, and (2) the date on which we have issued more than $1.00 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the prior three-year period. References herein to “emerging growth company” shall have the meaning associated with it in the JOBS Act.
Additionally, we are a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Rule 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K. Smaller reporting companies may take advantage of certain reduced disclosure obligations, including, among other things, providing only two years of audited financial statements. We will remain a smaller reporting company until the last day of the fiscal year in which (1) the market value of our Ordinary Shares held by non-affiliates exceeds $250 million as of the end of that year’s second fiscal quarter, or (2) our annual revenues exceeded $100 million during such completed fiscal year and the market value of our Ordinary Shares held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the end of that year’s second fiscal quarter.
We are a Cayman Islands exempted company. Exempted companies are Cayman Islands companies conducting business mainly outside the Cayman Islands and, as such, are exempted from complying with certain provisions of the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands as the same may be amended from time to time. As an exempted company, we have applied for and received a tax exemption undertaking from the Cayman Islands government that, in accordance with Section 6 of the Tax Concessions Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands, for a period of 20 years from the date of the undertaking, no law that is enacted in the Cayman Islands imposing any tax to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciations will apply to us or our operations and, in addition, that no tax to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciations or which is in the nature of estate duty or inheritance tax will be payable (i) on or in respect of our shares, debentures or other obligations or (ii) by way of the withholding in whole or in part of a payment of dividend or other distribution of income or capital by us to our shareholders or a payment of principal or interest or other sums due under a debenture or other obligation of us.

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Item 1A. Risk Factors
As a smaller reporting company under Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, we are not required to include risk factors in this Report. However, the following is a partial list of material risks, uncertainties and other factors that could have a material effect on us and our operations:
● we are a blank check company and an early-stage company with no revenue or basis to evaluate our ability to select a suitable business target;
● we may not be able to select an appropriate target business or businesses and complete our initial Business Combination, including the Scage Business Combination, within the Combination Period;
● our expectations around the performance of a prospective target business or businesses, such as Scage, may not be realized;
● we may not be successful in retaining or recruiting required officers, key employees or directors following our initial Business Combination, including the Scage Business Combination;
● our officers and directors may have difficulty allocating their time between our Company and other businesses and may potentially have conflicts of interest with our business or in approving our initial Business Combination;
● we may not be able to obtain additional financing to complete our initial Business Combination or reduce the number of Public Shareholders requesting redemption;
● we may issue our Ordinary Shares to investors in connection with our initial Business Combination at a price that is less than the prevailing market price of our Ordinary Shares at that time;
● our shareholders may not be given the opportunity to choose the initial Business Combination target or to vote on the initial Business Combination;
● Trust Account funds may not be protected against third-party claims or bankruptcy;
● an active market for our public securities may not continue and our shareholders may have limited liquidity and trading;
● our financial performance following a Business Combination with an entity may be negatively affected by their lack of an established record of revenue, cash flows and experienced management;
● there may be more competition to find an attractive target for an initial Business Combination, which could increase the costs associated with completing our initial Business Combination and may result in our inability to find a suitable target;
● changes in the market for directors and officers liability insurance could make it more difficult and more expensive for us to negotiate and complete an initial Business Combination;
● if we do not consummate the Scage Business Combination, we may attempt to simultaneously complete Business Combinations with multiple prospective targets, which may hinder our ability to complete our initial Business Combination and give rise to increased costs and risks that could negatively impact our operations and profitability;
● we may engage one or more of the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering or one of their respective affiliates to provide additional services to us after the Initial Public Offering, which may include acting as a financial advisor in connection with an initial Business Combination or as placement agent in connection with a related financing transaction. The underwriters of the Initial Public Offering are entitled to receive deferred underwriting commissions that will be released from the Trust Account only upon completion of an initial Business Combination. These financial incentives may cause them to have potential conflicts of interest in rendering any such additional services to us after the Initial Public Offering, including, for example, in connection with the sourcing and consummation of an initial Business Combination;
● we may attempt to complete our initial Business Combination with a private company about which little information is available, such as Scage, which may result in a Business Combination with a company that is not as profitable as we suspected, if at all;
● some of our Warrants are accounted for as derivative liabilities and are recorded at fair value upon issuance with changes in fair value each period reported in earnings, which may have an adverse effect on the market price of our Ordinary Shares or may make it more difficult for us to consummate an initial Business Combination;
● since our Initial Shareholders will lose their entire investment in us if our initial Business Combination is not completed (other than with respect to any Public Shares they may acquire during or after the Initial Public Offering), and because our Sponsor, officers and directors may profit substantially even under circumstances in which our Public Shareholders would experience losses in connection with their investment, a conflict of interest may arise in determining whether a particular Business Combination target is appropriate for our initial Business Combination;
● the value of the Founder Shares following completion of our initial Business Combination is likely to be substantially higher than the nominal price paid for them, even if the trading price of our Public Shares at such time is substantially less than approximately $11.79 per share (as of December 31, 2024);
● If we have not completed our initial Business Combination within the Combination Period, our Public Shareholders may receive only approximately $11.79 per share (as of December 31, 2024), or less than such amount in certain circumstances, on the liquidation of our Trust Account and our Warrants will expire worthless;
● we may not be able to complete an initial Business Combination with certain potential target companies if a proposed transaction with the target company may be subject to review or approval by regulatory authorities pursuant to certain U.S. or foreign laws or regulations, including the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”). Of the approximately 98% of interests in the Sponsor owned by non-U.S. persons, approximately 58% are owned by persons in Hong Kong S.A.R., 16% are owned by persons in Israel, 12% are owned by persons in Malaysia and 12% are owned by persons in China. Accordingly, CFIUS may consider us to be a “foreign person”;
● recent fluctuations in inflation and interest rates in the United States and elsewhere could make it more difficult for us to consummate an initial Business Combination;
● market conditions, economic uncertainty or downturns could adversely affect our business, financial condition, operating results and our ability to consummate a Business Combination;
● adverse developments affecting the financial services industry, including events or concerns involving liquidity, defaults or non-performance by financial institutions, could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations, or our prospects;
● military or other conflicts in Ukraine, the Middle East or elsewhere may lead to increased volume and price volatility for publicly traded securities, or affect the operations or financial condition of potential target companies, which could make it more difficult for us to consummate an initial Business Combination;
● if our initial Business Combination involves a company (other than Scage) organized under the laws of a state of the United States, it is possible the Excise Tax will be imposed on us in connection with redemptions of our Ordinary Shares after or in connection with such initial Business Combination;
● since we did not consummate our initial Business Combination by November 3, 2024, our securities have been suspended from trading on Nasdaq and delisted. Any trading suspension or delisting could have a material adverse effect on the trading of our securities and may adversely affect our ability to consummate an initial Business Combination;
● there can be no assurance that we will be successful in listing Pubco’s securities on Nasdaq. If Nasdaq does not approve the listing of Pubco’s securities, the Scage Business Combination may not occur, or may occur on different terms, Scage may either remain a private company or may trade on the over-the-counter markets instead of Nasdaq, and Scage may not be able to meet its anticipated financing needs in the near future;
● our Public Shareholders’ exercise of redemption rights with respect to a large number of Public Shares may affect our ability to complete an initial Business Combination in the most desirable manner that will optimize the capital structure of the combined company, or at all;
● cyber incidents or attacks directed at us or third parties could result in information theft, data corruption, operational disruption and/or financial loss;
● changes in laws or regulations, or a failure to comply with any laws and regulations, may adversely affect our business, including our ability to negotiate and complete our initial Business Combination, and results of operations;
● if we are deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act, we may be required to institute burdensome compliance requirements and our activities may be restricted, which may make it difficult for us to complete our initial Business Combination;
● to mitigate the risk that we might be deemed to be an investment company for purposes of the Investment Company Act, on November 1, 2023, we instructed the trustee to liquidate the investments held in the Trust Account and instead to hold the funds in the Trust Account in an interest-bearing demand deposit account at a bank until the earlier of the consummation of our initial Business Combination or our liquidation. As a result, we may receive less interest on the funds held in the Trust Account than the interest we would have received pursuant to our original Trust Account investments, which could reduce the dollar amount our Public Shareholders would receive upon any redemption or our liquidation;
● there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a “going concern”; and
● we have identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024. If we are unable to develop and maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results in a timely manner, which may adversely affect investor confidence in us and materially and adversely affect our business and operating results.
The share price of the post-Business Combination company may be less than the Redemption Price of our Public Shares.
Each Unit sold in our Initial Public Offering at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit consisted of one Public Share and three-quarters of one Public Warrant. Of the proceeds we received from the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement, $175,950,000 was placed in our Trust Account. We will provide our Public Shareholders the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares in connection with the completion of our initial Business Combination, and potentially upon the occurrence of certain other events prior to our initial Business Combination. We expect that the pro rata redemption price in any redemption will be approximately $11.79 per Public Share as of December 31, 2024 (before taxes payable, if any), representing a pro rata portion of our Trust Account without taking into account any interest or other income earned on such funds (less any withdrawals from such interest or income for taxes paid), although the Redemption Price may be less in certain circumstances. As a result, Public Shareholders who own our Public Shares on a redemption date can anticipate receiving the Redemption Price in connection with a redemption for each Public Share that they choose to redeem.
There can be no assurance that, after our initial Business Combination, such as the Scage Business Combination, our Public Shareholders would be able to sell their shares in the post-Business Combination company for the Redemption Price, or any higher price. It is therefore possible that the share price of the post-Business Combination company may decline below the Redemption Price. In recent years, the share prices of many post-Business Combination companies have fallen following a Business Combination. As a result, if our Public Shareholders continue to hold shares in the post-Business Combination company following our initial Business Combination, we cannot assure our shareholders that the trading price of such shares will be greater than the Redemption Price.
Changes in international trade policies, tariffs and treaties affecting imports and exports may have a material adverse effect on our search for an initial Business Combination target or the performance or business prospects of a post-Business Combination company.
There have recently been significant changes to international trade policies and tariffs affecting imports and exports. Any significant increases in tariffs on goods or materials or other changes in trade policy could negatively affect our search for a target and/or our ability to complete our initial Business Combination.
Recently, the U.S. has implemented a range of new tariffs and increases to existing tariffs. In response to the “tariffs announced by the U.S., other countries have imposed, are considering imposing, and may in the future impose new or increased tariffs on certain exports from the United States. There is currently significant uncertainty about the future relationship between the United States and other countries with respect to trade policies, taxes, government regulations and tariffs. and we cannot predict whether, and to what extent, current tariffs will continue or trade policies will change in the future.
Tariffs, or the threat of tariffs or increased tariffs, could have a significant negative impact on certain businesses (either due to domestic businesses’ reliance on imported goods or dependence on access to foreign markets, or foreign businesses’ reliance on sales into the United States). In addition, retaliatory tariffs could have a significant negative impact on foreign businesses that rely on imports from the United States, and domestic businesses that rely on exporting goods internationally. These tariffs and threats of tariffs and other potential trade policy changes could negatively affect the attractiveness of certain initial Business Combination targets, or lead to material adverse effects on a post-Business Combination company. Among other things, historical financial performance of companies affected by trade policies and/or tariffs may not provide useful guidance as to the future performance of such companies, because future financial performance of those companies may be materially affected by new U.S. tariffs or foreign retaliatory tariffs, or other changes to trade policies. The business prospects of a particular target for a Business Combination could change even after we enter into a Business Combination agreement, as a result of tariffs or the threat of tariffs that may have a material impact on that target’s business, and it may be costly or impractical for us to terminate that Business Combination agreement. These factors could affect our selection of a Business Combination target.
We may not be able to adequately address the risks presented by these tariffs or other potential trade policy changes. As a result, we may deem it costly, impractical or risky to complete an initial Business Combination with a particular target or with a target in a particular industry or from a particular country. Consequently, the pool of potential target companies may be reduced, which could impair our ability to identify a suitable target and to complete an initial Business Combination. If we complete an initial Business Combination with such a target, the post- Business Combination company’s operations and financial results could be adversely affected as a result of tariffs or changes to trade policies, which may cause the market value of the securities of the post- Business Combination company to decline.
For additional risks relating to our operations, other than as set forth above, see the section titled “Risk Factors” contained in our (i) IPO Registration Statement, (ii) Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the fiscal years ended 2023 and 2022, (iii) Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended June 30, 2022, September 30, 2022, March 31, 2023, June 30, 2023, September 30, 2023, March 30, 2024, June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2024, as filed with the SEC on August 15, 2022, November 10, 2022, May 22, 2023, November 6, 2023, December 14, 2023, May 20, 2024, August 19, 2024 and December 10, 2024, respectively, and (iv) 2025 Proxy Statement. Any of these factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. Additional risks could arise that may also affect our business or ability to consummate an initial Business Combination. We may disclose changes to such risk factors or disclose additional risk factors from time to time in our future filings with the SEC.
For risks related to Scage and the Scage Business Combination, please see the Scage Registration Statement once filed.

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ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None.

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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
Item 2. Properties
Our executive office is located at 265 Franklin Street, Suite 1702, Boston, MA, and our telephone number is (424) 253-0908. The cost for our use of this space is included in the $3,000 per month fee we pay to our Sponsor or to an affiliate of our Sponsor for office space, administrative and shared personnel support services, pursuant to the Administrative Services Agreement, which was terminated as of October 1, 2024.

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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
To the knowledge of our Management Team, there is no material litigation currently pending or contemplated against us, any of our officers or directors in their capacity as such or against any of our property.

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ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
PART II

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ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
(a) Market Information
Our Units, Public Shares and Public Warrants are each traded on the OTC Markets under the symbols “FNVUF,” “FNVTF,” and “FNVWF,” respectively.
(b) Holders
On June 5, 2025, there was one holder of record of our Units, 37 holders of record of our Class A Ordinary Shares, one holder of record of our Class B Ordinary Share and 22 holders of record of our Warrants (on a stand-alone basis, apart from our Units).
(c) Dividends
We have not paid any cash dividends on our Ordinary Shares to date and do not intend to pay cash dividends prior to the completion of our initial Business Combination. The payment of cash dividends in the future will be dependent upon our revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements and general financial condition subsequent to completion of our initial Business Combination. The payment of any cash dividends subsequent to our initial Business Combination will be within the discretion of our Board of Directors at such time. In addition, our Board of Directors is not currently contemplating and does not anticipate declaring any stock dividends in the foreseeable future. Further, if we incur any indebtedness in connection with our initial Business Combination, our ability to declare dividends may be limited by restrictive covenants we may agree to in connection therewith.
(d) Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
None.
(e) Performance Graph
As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide the information required by Regulation S-K Item 201(e).
(f) Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
None.
(g) Use of Proceeds from the Initial Public Offering
For a description of the use of proceeds generated in our Initial Public Offering and Private Placement, see Part II, Item 2 of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2022, as filed with the SEC on November 10, 2022. There has been no material change in the planned use of proceeds from our Initial Public Offering and Private Placement as described in the IPO Registration Statement. The specific investments in our Trust Account may change from time to time.
On November 1, 2023, we instructed Continental to liquidate the investments held in the Trust Account and instead to hold the funds in the Trust Account in an interest-bearing demand deposit account at Morgan Stanley, with Continental continuing to act as trustee, until the earlier of the consummation of our initial Business Combination or our liquidation. As a result, following the liquidation of investments in the Trust Account, the remaining proceeds from the Initial Public Offering and Private Placement are no longer invested in U.S. government securities or money market funds invested in U.S. government securities.
(h) Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
On November 6, 2024, we held the November 2024 EGM and our shareholders approved, among other things, the Third Extension Amendment which extended the date by which we must consummate a business combination from November 8, 2024 to May 8, 2025 (or such earlier date as determined by the Board). In connection with the Third Extension Amendment, shareholders holding 1,383,214 public shares exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion of the Trust Account. We paid approximately $16.16 million, or approximately $11.68 per share to redeeming shareholders.
The following table contains monthly information about the repurchases of our equity securities for the three months ended December 31, 2024:
Period (a) Total
number of
shares (or units)
purchased (b) Average price
paid per share (or unit) (c) Total number of
shares (or units)
purchased as part of
publicly announced
plans or programs (d) Maximum number
(or approximate dollar
value) of shares (or units)
that may yet be purchased
under the plans or programs
October 1 - October 31, 2024 - - - -
November 1 - November 30, 2024 1,383,214 $ 11.68 - -
December 1 - December 31, 2024 - - - -

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Item 6. [Reserved]

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this Report including, without limitation, statements under this Item regarding our financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of Management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. When used in this Report, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend” and similar expressions, as they relate to us or our Management, identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of our Management, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, our Management. Actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors detailed in our filings with the SEC. All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are qualified in their entirety by this paragraph.
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Report.
Overview
We are a blank check company incorporated in the Cayman Islands on March 15, 2021 and formed for the purpose of entering into a Business Combination with one or more businesses. We consummated our Initial Public Offering on November 8, 2021 and are currently in the process of consummating the Scage Business Combination.
The issuance of additional shares in an initial Business Combination:
■ may significantly dilute the equity interest of investors in the Initial Public Offering, which dilution would increase if the anti-dilution provisions in our Class B Ordinary Shares resulted in the issuance of our Class A Ordinary Shares on a greater than one- to-one basis upon conversion of our Class B Ordinary Shares;
■ may subordinate the rights of holders of our Class A Ordinary Shares if shares of preferred shares are issued with rights senior to those afforded our Class A Ordinary Shares;
■ could cause a change in control if a substantial number of shares of our Class A Ordinary Shares are issued, which may affect, among other things, our ability to use our net operating loss carry forwards, if any, and could result in the resignation or removal of our present officers and directors;
■ may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of us by diluting the share ownership or voting rights of a person seeking to obtain control of us; and
■ may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our Class A Ordinary Shares and/or Warrants.
Similarly, if we issue debt securities, or otherwise incur significant debt, it could result in:
■ default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after an initial Business Combination are insufficient to repay our debt obligations;
■ acceleration of our obligations to repay the indebtedness even if we make all principal and interest payments when due if we breach certain covenants that require the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves without a waiver or renegotiation of such covenants;
■ our immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt is payable on demand;
■ our inability to obtain necessary additional financing if the debt contains covenants restricting our ability to obtain such financing while the debt is outstanding;
■ our inability to pay dividends on our ordinary or preferred shares;
■ using a substantial portion of our cash flow to pay principal and interest on our debt, which will reduce the funds available for dividends on our Ordinary Shares if declared and our ability to pay expenses, make capital expenditures and acquisitions and fund other general corporate purposes;
■ limitations on our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in our business and in the industry in which we operate;
■ increased vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions and adverse changes in government regulation; and
■ limitations on our ability to borrow additional amounts for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements and execution of our strategy and for other purposes, and other disadvantages compared to our competitors who have less debt.
We completed the sale of 15,000,000 Units at $10.00 per Unit on November 8, 2021. Simultaneous with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we completed the sale of 7,900,000 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant in a private placement to our Sponsor as well as to EarlyBirdCapital, generating gross proceeds of $7,900,000 from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants.
On November 12, 2021, we closed on the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option, which resulted in the sale of an additional 2,250,000 Units for additional gross proceeds to us of $22,500,000 and aggregate IPO and over-allotment gross proceeds of $172,500,000. Simultaneously with the exercise of the over-allotment, the Sponsor purchased an additional 900,000 Private Placement Warrants, which resulted in additional gross proceeds of $900,000 and aggregate private placement proceeds from the IPO and over-allotment of $8,800,000.
Following the closing of the IPO on November 8, 2021 and the subsequent exercise of the over-allotment option, $175,950,000 ($10.20 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants was placed in the Trust Account, located in the United States at a nationally recognized financial institution, with Continental acting as trustee and until November 2, 2023 invested only in in United States “government securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act having a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations. Pursuant to the Trust Agreement, the trustee will not be permitted to invest in other securities or assets. As of November 2, 2023, the funds in the Trust Account were moved to an interest-bearing demand deposit account.
Sunorange Investment
On April 27, 2023, we entered into the Investment Agreement with the Sponsor and Sunorange, pursuant to which Sunorange and its designees shall acquire partnership interests in the Sponsor and Class B Ordinary Shares directly held by certain of our directors, which combined interests will entitle Sunorange to receive, in the aggregate, the Insider Securities, consisting of 3,557,813 Class B Ordinary Shares and 6,160,000 Private Placement Warrants, and we shall introduce a change in Management and the Board as follows: (i) Calvin Kung replaced David Gershon as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer and Wang Chiu (Tommy) Wong replaced Ron Golan as Chief Financial Officer and director on the Board, effective upon closing of the Sunorange Investment; (ii) Jonathan Ophir and Uri Chaitchik tendered their resignations as Chief Investment Officer and Senior Consultant, respectively, effective upon closing of the Sunorange Investment; and (iii) Mitch Garber, Gustavo Schwed and Nadav Zohar tendered their resignations as directors, effective upon expiration of the Waiting Period and whose vacancies were filled by New Management.
On May 8, 2023, we completed the closing of the Sunorange Investment after our shareholders approved of certain proposals at the 2023 EGM, and after certain closing conditions were met, including but not limited to: (i) a minimum of $30 million remaining in the Trust Account after accounting for all redemptions in connection with the 2023 EGM; (ii) us obtaining or extending a directors and officers insurance policy on terms satisfactory to the parties; (iii) the conversion of Class B Ordinary Shares into Class A Ordinary Shares as needed to retain shareholders and meet continued listing requirements of Nasdaq in the event that the 2023 Extension was approved; (iv) the amendment of the Sponsor’s existing limited partnership agreement; (v) the transfer of 61,875 Class B Ordinary Shares from certain of our directors to Sunorange or its designees and (vi) the cancellation of the outstanding Working Capital Loan from the Sponsor and the reduction of certain advisory fees to be due upon the closing of an initial Business Combination.
In connection with the closing of the Sunorange Investment, on May 8, 2023, Sunorange caused $300,000 to be deposited into the Trust Account to support the first three months of the 2023 Extension. Sunorange has agreed to deposit into the Trust Account an additional $100,000 for each successive month, or portion thereof, that is needed by us to complete an initial Business Combination until May 8, 2024. Through December 31, 2024, $1,200,000 has been deposited into the Trust Account in support of the 2023 Extension.
Extension of our Combination Period
On May 8, 2023, we held the 2023 EGM to amend our Amended and Restated Memorandum to: (i) approve the 2023 Extension and (ii) to entitle holders of Class B Ordinary Shares to convert such shares into Class A Ordinary Shares prior to the closing of an initial Business Combination at the election of the holder. There were 21,712,500 of our Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding on April 14, 2023, the record date for the 2023 EGM. At the 2023 EGM, there were 14,402,264 ordinary shares present in person or by proxy, representing approximately 66.33% of the total Ordinary Shares outstanding as of the record date, which constituted a quorum. Shareholders holding 12,626,668 Class A Ordinary Shares exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in our Trust Account. These shares were redeemed for approximately $10.50 per share for a total redemption value paid from the Trust Account of approximately $132,616,922. In connection with the 2023 EGM and pursuant to the Investment Agreement, Sunorange will contribute to us loans of the lesser of (i) $100,000 or (ii) $0.033 for each Public Share that is not redeemed for each calendar month (commencing on May 8, 2023 and ending on the 8th day of each subsequent month), or portion thereof, that is needed by us to complete an initial Business Combination until May 8, 2024.
On June 2, 2023, we issued a promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of up to $1,200,000 to the Sponsor (the “June 2023 Promissory Note”), which will be deposited into the Trust Account for the benefit of each Public Share that was not redeemed in connection with our May 8, 2023 shareholder vote to approve the 2023 Extension. The Sponsor agreed to pay $100,000 per month until the completion of an initial Business Combination, commencing on May 8, 2023 and continuing through May 8, 2024. The June 2023 Promissory Note bears no interest and is due and payable upon the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which we consummate our Business Combination and (ii) the date that our winding up is effective. At the election of the Sponsor, up to $1,200,000 of the unpaid principal amount of the June 2023 Promissory Note may be converted into Conversion Warrants at a conversion price of $1.00 per Warrant. The Conversion Warrants shall be identical to the Private Placement Warrants issued by us at the IPO. We have determined that the fair value of the June 2023 Promissory Note is its face value as the note was not issued with a substantial premium. The Sponsor funded the first three months of the June 2023 Promissory Note in its first payment. As of December 31, 2024, the Sponsor had deposited an aggregate of $1,100,000 into the Trust Account to support the 2023 Extension on behalf of us. As of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2024, the outstanding balance of the June 2023 Promissory Note was $800,000 and $1,100,000, and no interest was accrued.
Founder Share Conversion
On May 8, 2023, we issued an aggregate of 4,237,499 Founder Shares to the Sponsor upon the Founder Share Conversion. Also on May 8, 2023, we issued an aggregate of 75,000 Class A Ordinary Shares to our former independent directors and the holders of our 75,000 Class B Ordinary Shares upon the conversion of an equal number of shares of Class B Ordinary Shares. On the same day, in connection with the closing of the Sunorange Investment, the Class A Ordinary Shares held by the directors were transferred to designees of Sunorange. The Class A Ordinary Shares issued in connection with the Founder Share Conversion are subject to the same restrictions as applied to the Class B Ordinary Shares before the Founder Share Conversion, including, among other things, certain transfer restrictions, waiver of redemption rights and the obligation to vote in favor of an initial Business Combination as described in the IPO Registration Statement. Following the Conversion, there were 9,085,831 Class A Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding and one Class B Ordinary Share issued and outstanding. As a result of the Founder Share Conversion, the Sponsor and certain designees of Sunorange hold, in the aggregate, approximately 47.5% of our Class A Ordinary Shares that are outstanding.
Scage Business Combination
On August 21, 2023, we entered into a Business Combination Agreement, as amended on June 18, 2024, October 31, 2024 and April 2, 2025 (the “Business Combination Agreement”) with Scage Future, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands (“Pubco”), Hero 1, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco (“First Merger Sub”), Hero 2, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco (“Second Merger Sub”), and Scage International Limited, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands (“Scage”). For more information about the business combination with Scage (the “Scage Business Combination”), see the Scage Registration Statement.
Extensions of our Combination Period
On May 2, 2024, we held an extraordinary general meeting in lieu of an annual general meeting of shareholders (the “May 2024 EGM”) to amend the Articles to approve the extension of the date by which the Company has to consummate an initial business combination from May 8, 2024 to November 8, 2024 (the “Second Extension Amendment”). Shareholders holding 2,374,826 Class A ordinary shares exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in our Trust Account (the “May 2024 Redemptions”). These shares were redeemed for approximately $11.33 per share for a total redemption value paid from the Trust Account of approximately $26,907,976. On May 15, 2024, we issued an unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of up to $225,000 (the “May 2024 Note”) to the Sponsor, which will be deposited into the Trust Account for the benefit of each public share that was not redeemed in connection with the Second Extension Amendment. The Sponsor agreed to pay $37,500 per month until the completion of our initial business combination, commencing on May 8, 2024 and continuing through November 8, 2024. The May 2024 Note bears no interest and is due and payable upon the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which we consummate our initial business combination and (ii) the date that our winding up is effective. As of December 31, 2024, the Sponsor had deposited an aggregate of $225,000 into the Trust Account to support the Second Extension Amendment on behalf of us.
On November 6, 2024, we held an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “November 2024 EGM”) to amend the Articles to approve the extension of the date by which the Company has to consummate an initial business combination from November 8, 2024 to May 8, 2025 (the “Third Extension Amendment”). Shareholders holding 1,383,214 Class A ordinary shares exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in our Trust Account (the “November 2024 Redemptions”). These shares were redeemed for approximately $11.68 per share for a total redemption value paid from the Trust Account of approximately $16.16 million. On November 11, 2024, we issued an unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of up to $259,588 (the “November 2024 Note”) to the Sponsor, which will be deposited into the Trust Account for the benefit of each public share that was not redeemed in connection with the Third Extension Amendment. The Sponsor agreed to pay $43,264 per month until the completion of our initial business combination, commencing on November 8, 2024 and continuing through May 8, 2025. The November 2024 Note bears no interest and is due and payable upon the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which we consummate our initial business combination and (ii) the date that our winding up is effective. We also agreed to waive our right to withdraw $50,000 out of $100,000 of interest accrued on the Trust Account to pay dissolution expenses. As of December 31, 2024, the Sponsor had deposited an aggregate of $43,264 into the Trust Account to support the Third Extension Amendment on behalf of us.
On May 6, 2025, we held an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “May 2025 EGM”) to approve the extension of the date by which the Company has to consummate an initial business combination from May 8, 2025 to November 8, 2025 (the “Fourth Extension Amendment”). Shareholders holding 742,834 Class A ordinary shares exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in our Trust Account (the “May 2025 Redemption”). These shares were redeemed for approximately $12.18 per share for a total redemption value paid from the Trust Account of approximately $9.0 million.
Following the Founder Share Conversion, the 2023 Redemptions, the May 2024 Redemptions, the November 2024 Redemptions and the May 2025 Redemption, currently there were 4,584,957 Class A ordinary shares and one Class B ordinary share issued and outstanding.
Nasdaq Compliance
On January 22, 2024, we received a deficiency notice from the Staff of Nasdaq notifying us that we are not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5620(a), which requires that Nasdaq-listed companies hold an annual meeting of shareholders within twelve months of their fiscal year end (the “Annual Meeting Requirement”), because we did not hold an annual meeting of shareholders within twelve months of our fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. The notification received has no immediate effect on our Nasdaq listing. On March 7, 2024, we submitted to Nasdaq a plan to regain compliance with the Annual Meeting Requirement, pursuant to which we requested an extension through June 28, 2024, by which date we must regain compliance with the Annual Meeting Requirement.
On May 6, 2024, we received a deficiency notice from the Listing Qualifications Department of Nasdaq notifying that since it was first notified on October 9, 2023, we had not regained compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(2), which requires a company listed on The Nasdaq Global Market to have a minimum of 400 total shareholders by the end of the 180-day extension period ended April 8, 2024.
On July 3, 2024, we received written notice from Nasdaq indicating that the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”) had granted our request for continued listing on Nasdaq, subject to we completing a business combination with an operating entity and evidencing compliance with the criteria for initial listing on Nasdaq, including the applicable holders requirement, by November 4, 2024.
On November 6, 2024, we notified the Panel that we would not be able to close the initial business combination by the Panel’s November 4, 2024 deadline. On November 8, 2024, we received written notice from the Panel indicating that the Panel had determined to delist our securities from Nasdaq and that trading in our securities would be suspended at the open of trading on November 12, 2024 due to our failure to timely satisfy the terms of the Panel’s decision on July 3, 2024. Since such time, our securities have been quoted on the OTC Markets under the tickers “FNVUF,” “FNVTF,” and “FNVWF,” respectively.
On April 28, 2025, Nasdaq notified the Company that on April 30, 2025, it would announce that it will delist the Company’s ordinary shares, warrants and units. The Company’s securities were suspended on November 12, 2024, and have not been traded on Nasdaq since that time. Since November 12, 2024, the Company’s units, ordinary shares and warrants have been eligible to be quoted on the OTC Markets under the tickers “FNVUF,” “FNVTF,” and “FNVWF,” respectively. Nasdaq filed a Form 25 with the SEC to complete the delisting on May 21, 2025. The delisting became effective ten days after the Form 25 was filed . Following the effectiveness of the Form 25, the Company’s units, ordinary shares and warrants will continue to be eligible to be quoted on the OTC Markets under the tickers “FNVUF,” “FNVTF,” and “FNVWF,” respectively.
Waiver of Dissolution Expenses from Trust Account Interest
On November 5, 2024, we announced that we agreed to waive our right to withdraw $50,000 out of up to $100,000 of interest accrued on the Trust Account to pay dissolution expenses, should we ultimately liquidate prior to an initial business combination. As a result, we will not withdraw up to $50,000 out of up to $100,000 of interest, as permitted by our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, for such dissolution expenses upon liquidation. Only up to $50,000 of interest, to the extent accrued, will be released to us to pay dissolution expenses, and the balance of any interest then-accrued will be held in the trust account and will be released to public shareholders upon the earliest to occur of (i) the redemption of the Public Shares in connection with a vote seeking to amend the provisions of the Amended and Restated Memorandum And Articles of Association, (ii) the completion of our initial business combination and (iii) the redemption of 100% of the Public Shares if we are unable to complete our initial business combination by May 8, 2025 or such earlier date as determined by the Board. On May 6, 2025, we held an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “May 2025 EGM”) to approve the extension of the date by which the Company has to consummate an initial business combination from May 8, 2025 to November 8, 2025 (the “Fourth Extension Amendment”).
Recent Developments
Sponsor Distribution
On January 3, 2025, the Sponsor consummated a distribution of its assets in accordance with its governing documents, which included the distribution of 4,237,499 Class A ordinary shares and one (1) Class B ordinary share and 8,243,038 private placement warrants then held by the Sponsor to its constituent members (the “Sponsor Distribution”). Following the Sponsor Distribution, the Sponsor no longer holds any of our securities. In the Sponsor Distribution, Mr. Calvin Kung, our Chief Executive Officer and Director, received 25,000 Class A Ordinary Shares. Mr. Wang Chiu (Tommy) Wong, our Chief Financial Officer and Director, received 226,153 Class A Ordinary Shares, of which 15,000 Class A Ordinary Shares were distributed to Mr. Wong in his personal capacity and 211,153 Class A Ordinary Shares were distributed to Sun Tone Limited, for which Mr. Wong is the sole owner and director. Mr. Wong also received 464,964 private placement warrants through Sun Tone Limited. While the recipients of our securities in the Sponsor Distribution agreed to remain subject to the lock-up restrictions, distributees who are not affiliates of us are not required to vote their shares in favor of our initial business combination, and a portion of the distributed shares may be released from such lock-up restrictions prior to the initial business combination in connection with applicable stock exchange listing requirements.
Scage Business Combination Meeting
On March 28, 2025, we held an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders to approve, among other things, the Scage Business Combination (the “Scage Business Combination Meeting”), at which the business combination proposal, among other proposals, was approved by Finnovate shareholders. Shareholders holding 856,543 Class A ordinary shares exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in our Trust Account and the final redemption price for the Business Combination Meeting will be calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination. Such payment to the redeemed shareholders of Finnovate in connection with the Business Combination Meeting will only be made if and when the Business Combination is consummated. The closing of the Business Combination is subject to the fulfillment of various closing conditions, including but not limited to applicable exchange listing approvals.
Change of independent registered public accounting firm
On March 24, 2025, our Audit Committee of the Board dismissed Marcum LLP (“Marcum”) and engaged HTL International, LLC (“HTL”) to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, effective immediately. The services previously provided by Marcum will now be provided by HTL.
Further Extension of Combination Period
On May 6, 2025, we held an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “May 2025 EGM”) to approve the extension of the date by which the Company has to consummate an initial business combination from May 8, 2025 to November 8, 2025 (the “Fourth Extension Amendment”). Shareholders holding 742,834 Class A ordinary shares exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in our Trust Account (the “May 2025 Redemption”). These shares were redeemed for approximately $12.18 per share for a total redemption value paid from the Trust Account of approximately $9.0 million.
Extension Deposits
As of June 5, 2025, the Sponsor had deposited an aggregate of $260,554 (including accrued interest) into the Trust Account to support the Third Extension Amendment on behalf of the Company.
Results of Operations
As of December 31, 2024, we have not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from March 15, 2021 (inception) through December 31, 2024, relates to our formation and Initial Public Offering that occurred on November 8, 2021, and, since the completion of the Initial Public Offering, searching for a target to consummate an initial Business Combination. We will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of an initial Business Combination, at the earliest. We will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering and placed in the Trust Account. There has been no significant change in our financial or trading position and no material adverse change has occurred since the date of our audited financial statements, December 31, 2024.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, we had a net loss of $215,486 mainly consisting of $1,622,093 in formation, general and administrative expenses offset by $1,406,607 in interest earned on the bank account and the investment held in Trust Account.
For the year ended December 31, 2023, we had a net income of $2,494,909 consisting of $4,488,038 in interest earned on the bank account and the investment held in Trust Account offset by $1,993,129 in formation, general and administrative expenses.
Factors That May Adversely Affect our Results of Operations
Our results of operations and our ability to complete an initial Business Combination may be adversely affected by various factors that could cause economic uncertainty and volatility in the financial markets, many of which are beyond our control. Our business could be impacted by, among other things, downturns in the financial markets or in economic conditions, increases in oil prices, inflation, increases in interest rates, supply chain disruptions, declines in consumer confidence and spending, public health considerations, and geopolitical instability, such as the military conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. We cannot at this time predict the likelihood of one or more of the above events, their duration or magnitude or the extent to which they may negatively impact our business and our ability to complete an initial Business Combination.
Liquidity, Capital Resources and Going Concern
As of December 31, 2024, we had cash outside our Trust Account of $769 available for working capital needs. All remaining cash was held in the Trust Account and is generally unavailable for our use prior to our initial Business Combination.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, we used $877,915 in operating activities, which was largely driven by $1,406,139 in interest earned on our investments held in the Trust Account and a net loss of $215,486, which was offset by changes in prepaid expenses of $13,359, accounts payable and accrued expenses of $703,351 and due to related party of $27,000.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, we were provided $42,397,606 from our investing activities, which was driven by $43,065,870 cash withdrawn from the Trust Account due to redemptions payments, offsetting $668,264 in Extension contributions.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, we utilized $41,518,959 in our financing activities, which was the result of the $43,065,870 redemptions payments, offsetting proceeds from our promissory notes of $1,546,911.
As noted above, pursuant to our Initial Public Offering on November 8, 2021 and the full exercise of the over-allotment option on November 12, 2021, we sold 17,250,000 Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to us of $172,500,000. These funds as well as a portion of the $8,800,000 in proceeds from the sale of Private Placement Warrants were placed in the Trust Account such that the Trust Account held an aggregate of $175,900,000, or $10.20 per Unit, as of November 12, 2021. These funds are to be invested in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 180 days or less or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund meeting the conditions of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, as determined by us. As of December 31, 2024, approximately $10.21 million of the Initial Public Offering proceeds as well as interest earned thereon were held in the Trust Account.
On November 1, 2023, we instructed Continental to liquidate the investments held in the Trust Account and instead to hold the funds in the Trust Account in an interest-bearing demand deposit account at Morgan Stanley with Continental continuing to act as trustee, until the earlier of the consummation of our initial Business Combination or our liquidation. As a result, following the liquidation of investments in the Trust Account, the remaining proceeds from the Initial Public Offering and Private Placement are no longer invested in U.S. government securities or money market funds invested in U.S. government securities.
In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial Business Combination, our Initial Shareholders or their affiliates or certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we complete our initial Business Combination, we would repay such loaned amounts (subject to the redemption rights described below). In the event that our initial Business Combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from our Trust Account would be used for such repayment. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may at the option of the lender determined at the time of the loan be convertible into Warrants at a price of $1.00 per Warrant of the post-initial Business Combination entity. The Warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants, including as to exercise price, exercisability and exercise period of the underlying Warrants. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, we had no outstanding borrowings under the Working Capital Loan, respectively.
On May 8, 2023, in connection with the Sunorange Investment, the Working Capital Loan and all amounts outstanding thereunder were canceled in full. This was deemed to be a benefit to us under SAB Topic 5T. In order to recognize this benefit, we de-recognized the outstanding promissory note and reclassified it to additional paid-in capital, as an in-substance capital contribution.
On November 8, 2023, we issued a promissory note in the principal amount of up to $1,500,000 to Sunorange (the “November 2023 Promissory Note”) in connection with advances made by Sunorange since May 8, 2023 and advances Sunorange may make in the future to us for working capital expenses. The note is non-interest bearing and payable upon the earlier of (i) the date of the consummation of the Business Combination or (ii) the date of our liquidation. As of December 31, 2024, we had $1,204,630 outstanding under the November 2023 Promissory Note.
On January 26, 2024, we issued a promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of up to $1,500,000 to Scage (the “January 2024 Promissory Note”) for our working capital needs, including but not limited to any payment obligations to support the 2023 Extension. The note does not bear interest and matures upon the earlier of the closing of our initial Business Combination and our liquidation. As of December 31, 2024, we had $316,520 outstanding under the January 2024 Promissory Note.
On May 15, 2024, we issued the May 2024 Note in the aggregate principal amount of up to $225,000 to the Sponsor, which were deposited into the Trust Account for the benefit of each Public Share that was not redeemed in connection with the Second Extension Amendment. The Sponsor agreed to pay $37,500 per month until the completion of an initial Business Combination, commencing on May 8, 2024 and continuing through November 8, 2024. The May 2024 Note bears no interest and is due and payable upon the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which we consummate our Business Combination and (ii) the date that our winding up is effective. As of December 31, 2024, we had $225,000 outstanding under the May 2024 Note.
On November 11, 2024, we issued the November 2024 Note in the aggregate principal amount of up to $259,588 to the Sponsor, which will be deposited into the Trust Account for the benefit of each Public Share that was not redeemed in connection with the Third Extension Amendment. The Sponsor agreed to pay $43,264 per month until the completion of an initial Business Combination, commencing on November 8, 2024 and continuing through May 8, 2025. The November 2024 Note bears no interest and is due and payable upon the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which we consummate our Business Combination and (ii) the date that our winding up is effective. As of December 31, 2024, we had $43,264 outstanding balance under the November 2024 Note.
We could use a portion of the funds not being placed in the Trust Account to pay commitment fees for financing, fees to consultants to assist us with our search for a target business or as a down payment or to fund a “no-shop” provision (a provision designed to keep target businesses from “shopping” around for transactions with other companies or investors on terms more favorable to such target businesses) with respect to a particular proposed initial Business Combination, although we do not have any current intention to do so. If we entered into an agreement where we paid for the right to receive exclusivity from a target business, the amount that would be used as a down payment or to fund a “no-shop” provision would be determined based on the terms of the specific initial Business Combination and the amount of our available funds at the time. Our forfeiture of such funds (whether as a result of our breach or otherwise) could result in our not having sufficient funds to continue searching for, or conducting due diligence with respect to, prospective target businesses.
As approved by the shareholders at the May 2025 EGM, we have until November 8, 2025 to complete a Business Combination, unless being extended further by shareholders’ approval, or such earlier time as the Board determines.
If we are not able to consummate a Business Combination with the Combination Period, we will commence an automatic winding up, dissolution and liquidation. Our management has determined that the automatic liquidation, should a Business Combination not occur, and potential subsequent dissolution also raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for a period of time within one year after the date that the unaudited condensed financial statements are issued. While management intends to complete a Business Combination on or before November 8, 2025, it is uncertain whether we will be able to do so. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should we be required to liquidate after November 8, 2025.
Off-Balance Sheet Financing Arrangements
We did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as of December 31, 2024 as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K.
Contractual Obligations
As of December 31, 2024, we did not have any long-term debt, capital or operating lease obligations.
We have entered into an Administrative Services Agreement pursuant to which we are paying our sponsor for office space, utilities and administrative support services, in the amount of $3,000 per month, which agreement was terminated as of October 1, 2024.
We have engaged EarlyBirdCapital as an advisor in connection with our initial Business Combination to assist us in holding meetings with our shareholders to discuss the potential initial Business Combination and the target business’ attributes, introduce us to potential investors that are interested in purchasing our securities in connection with our initial Business Combination, assist us in obtaining shareholder approval for the initial Business Combination and assist us with our press releases and public filings in connection with the initial Business Combination. In connection with the Sunorange Investment, we have agreed to pay EarlyBirdCapital a reduced cash fee for such services upon the consummation of our initial Business Combination in an amount equal to 1.75% of the gross proceeds of our IPO (exclusive of any applicable finders’ fees which might become payable). Upon consummation of the Scage Business Combination, EarlyBirdCapital’s transaction fee will be equal to $3,018,750 payable in cash, convertible note or a combination of both, at our option.
We previously engaged a third-party consultant to provide us with assistance in various aspects of our potential Business Combination. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, we have agreed to pay a contingent fee of at least $3,500,000 if we consummate a Business Combination. No expense for which has been included in the financial statements related to this agreement. No expense has been recorded in the financial statements related to this agreement, nor is any due. As of May 8, 2023, this agreement was terminated.
On August 29, 2023, we engaged a third-party consultant to provide us with introduction to potential targets for our Business Combination. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, as amended and restated on October 13, 2024, we have agreed to pay a contingent fee of 0.05% of the implied enterprise value of the target if we consummate a Business Combination. As the Business Combination is not considered probable, no expense for which has been included in the financial statements related to this agreement.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with GAAP requires Management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and income and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. As of the end of the reporting period, we have not identified any critical accounting estimates.
Critical Accounting Policies
Management’s discussion and analysis of our results of operations and liquidity and capital resources are based on our audited financial information. We describe our significant accounting policies in “Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, of the Notes to Financial Statements included in this Report” with those considered critical outlined below. Our audited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. Certain of our accounting policies require that Management applies significant judgments in defining the appropriate assumptions integral to financial estimates. On an ongoing basis, Management reviews the accounting policies, assumptions, estimates and judgments to ensure that our financial statements are presented fairly and in accordance with GAAP. Judgments are based on historical experience, terms of existing contracts, industry trends and information available from outside sources, as appropriate. However, by their nature, judgments are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty, and, therefore, actual results could differ from our estimates.
Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption
We account for our Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in FASB ASC Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Ordinary Shares subject to mandatory redemption are classified as a liability instrument and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable Ordinary Shares (including Ordinary Shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within our control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, Ordinary Shares are classified as shareholder’s equity. Our Class A Ordinary Shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of our control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption are presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the shareholder’s equity section of the balance sheet.
Immediately upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we recognized the accretion from initial book value to redemption amount. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable Ordinary Shares are affected by charges against additional paid-in capital and accumulated deficit.
Net Income Per Ordinary Share
We comply with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” Net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. We have two classes of shares, redeemable Ordinary Shares and non-redeemable Ordinary Shares. Our redeemable Ordinary Shares are comprised of Class A Ordinary Shares sold in the Initial Public Offering. Our non-redeemable shares are comprised of Class A Ordinary Shares held by EarlyBirdCapital and Class B Ordinary Shares purchased by the sponsor which were converted to Class A Ordinary Shares in May 2023. Earnings and losses are shared pro rata between the two classes of shares. Our statement of operations applies the two-class method in calculating net income per share. Basic and diluted net income per share for redeemable Ordinary Shares and non-redeemable Ordinary Shares is calculated by dividing net income, allocated proportionally to each class of Ordinary Shares, attributable to us by the weighted average number of shares of redeemable and non-redeemable Ordinary Shares outstanding.
The calculation of diluted income per Ordinary Share does not consider the effect of the Warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering since exercise of the Warrants is contingent upon the occurrence of future events and the inclusion of such rights would be anti-dilutive. Accretion of the carrying value of Class A Ordinary Shares to redemption value is excluded from net income per redeemable share because the redemption value approximates fair value. As a result, diluted income per share is the same as basic income (loss) per share for the period presented.
Recent Accounting Standards
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, which is an update to Topic 280, Segment Reporting. The amendments in this update improve financial reporting by requiring disclosure of incremental segment information on an annual and interim basis for all public entities to enable investors to develop more decision-useful financial analyses. The amendments in this update: (1) require that a public entity disclose, on an annual and interim basis, significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) and included within each reported measure of segment profit or loss (collectively referred to as the “significant expense principle”), (2) require that a public entity disclose, on an annual and interim basis, an amount for other segment items by reportable segment and a description of its composition. The other segment items category is the difference between segment revenue less the segment expenses disclosed under the significant expense principle and each reported measure of segment profit or loss, (3) require that a public entity provide all annual disclosures about a reportable segment’s profit or loss and assets currently required by Topic 280 in interim periods, (4) clarify that if the CODM uses more than one measure of a segment’s profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources, a public entity may report one or more of those additional measures of segment profit. However, at least one of the reported segment profit or loss measures (or the single reported measure, if only one is disclosed) should be the measure that is most consistent with the measurement principles used in measuring the corresponding amounts in the public entity’s consolidated financial statements. In other words, in addition to the measure that is most consistent with the measurement principles under U.S. GAAP, a public entity is not precluded from reporting additional measures of a segment’s profit or loss that are used by the CODM in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources, (5) require that a public entity disclose the title and position of the CODM and an explanation of how the CODM uses the reported measure(s) of segment profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources, and (6) require that a public entity that has a single reportable segment provide all the disclosures required by the amendments in this update and all existing segment disclosures in Topic 280. The amendments in this update also do not change how a public entity identifies its operating segments, aggregates those operating segments, or applies the quantitative thresholds to determine its reportable segments. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. A public entity should apply the amendments in this update retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. Upon transition, the segment expense categories and amounts disclosed in the prior periods should be based on the significant segment expense categories identified and disclosed in the period of adoption. We adopted ASU 2023-07 in the annual financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740) - Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”) in order to enhance the transparency and usefulness of income tax disclosures. The guidance is applicable to all entities subject to income tax, and it will require disclosure of certain categories within the rate reconciliation to improve consistency as well as disclosure of reconciling items which meet a certain quantitative threshold which will improve transparency. Additionally, entities must disclose the amount of taxes paid to federal, state and foreign municipalities. For public business entities ASU 2023-09 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. We are currently evaluating the impact of our pending adoption of ASU 2023-09 on our financial position, results of operations or financial statement disclosure.
In March 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-02, Codification Improvements-Amendments to Remove References to the Concepts Statements (“ASU 2024-02”). The amendments in this update affect a variety of Topics in the Codification. The amendments apply to all reporting entities within the scope of the affected accounting guidance. This update contains amendments to the Codification that remove references to various Concepts Statements. In most instances, the references are extraneous and not required to understand or apply the guidance. In other instances, the references were used in prior statements to provide guidance in certain topical areas. ASU 2024-02 is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2025. Early adoption is permitted for both interim and annual financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. We do not expect to adopt this guidance early and do not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on our future consolidated financial statements.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (“ASU 2024-03”) which requires detailed disclosures in the notes to financial statements disaggregating specific expense categories and certain other disclosures to provide enhanced transparency into the nature and function of expenses. The FASB further clarified the effective date in January 2025 with the issuance of ASU 2025-01, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Clarifying the Effective Date (“ASU 2025-01”). ASU 2024-03 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The requirements should be applied on a prospective basis while retrospective application is permitted. We do not expect to adopt this guidance early and do not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on our future consolidated financial statements.
We do not believe that any other recently issued, but not effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on our audited financial statements contained elsewhere in this Report.
JOBS Act
The JOBS Act contains provisions that, among other things, relax certain reporting requirements for qualifying public companies. We qualify as an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act and are allowed to comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements based on the effective date for private (not publicly traded) companies. We are electing to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards, and as a result, we may not comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies. As a result, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates.
Additionally, we are in the process of evaluating the benefits of relying on the other reduced reporting requirements provided by the JOBS Act. Subject to certain conditions set forth in the JOBS Act, if, as an “emerging growth company,” we choose to rely on such exemptions we may not be required to, among other things, (i) provide an independent registered public accounting firm’s attestation report on our system of internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404, (ii) provide all of the compensation disclosure that may be required of non-emerging growth public companies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, (iii) comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the PCAOB regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the independent registered public accounting firm’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis), and (iv) disclose certain executive compensation related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the CEO’s compensation to median employee compensation. These exemptions will apply for a period of five years following the completion of our Initial Public Offering or until we are no longer an “emerging growth company,” whichever is earlier.

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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information otherwise required under this Item.

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Reference is made to pages through comprising a portion of this Report, which are incorporated herein by reference.

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
a) Dismissal of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
On March 24, 2025 (the “Dismissal Date”), the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Audit Committee”) of the Company dismissed Marcum LLP (“Marcum”) and engaged HTL International, LLC (“HTL”) to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, effective immediately. The services previously provided by Marcum will now be provided by HTL.
Marcum’s audit reports on the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles, except that such audit reports contained an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
For the Company’s two most recent fiscal years, and in the subsequent interim period through the Dismissal Date, there were no disagreements with Marcum on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Marcum, would have caused Marcum to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its reports on the Company’s financial statements for such period. Also, during this time, there were no “reportable events,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K, except that (i) the material weaknesses in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting of complex financial instruments, recognition of billed and unbilled professional fees, recognition of prepaid expenses, classification of related party payables and accounting for related party notes payable were identified and described in the Company’s Quarterly Report on the Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended September 30, 2024, June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024 and the Company’s Annual Report on the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, and (ii) the material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting of complex financial instruments and recognition of unbilled professional fees was identified and described in the Company’s Annual Report on the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, as filed with the SEC on March 26, 2025.
The Company provided Marcum with a copy of the above disclosures and requested that Marcum furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether or not it agrees with the statements made above. A copy of Marcum’s letter dated March 26, 2025 was furnished as Exhibit 16.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC by the Company on March 26, 2025.
(b) Appointment of New Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
On March 24, 2025, the Audit Committee engaged HTL as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, effective immediately. For the Company’s two most recent fiscal years, and in the subsequent interim period through the Dismissal Date, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf consulted with HTL regarding (i) the application of accounting principles to any specified transaction, either completed or proposed or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to the Company that HTL concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing, or financial reporting issue, or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a “disagreement,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K, or a “reportable event,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

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ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to Management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (together, the “Certifying Officers”), or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our Management, including our Certifying Officers, we carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based on the foregoing, our Certifying Officers concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of the end of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, due to material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting of complex financial instruments, recognition of billed and unbilled professional fees, recognition of prepaid expenses, classification of related party payables and accounting for related party notes payable as further described below.
A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Specifically, we concluded that the following deficiency to be material weaknesses: the lack of accounting staff and resources with appropriate knowledge of U.S. GAAP, SEC reporting and compliance requirements to design and implement formal period-end financial reporting policies and procedures to address complex U.S. GAAP technical accounting issues in accordance with U.S. GAAP and the SEC requirement Our Management performed additional analysis as deemed necessary to ensure that our audited financial statements included in this Report were prepared in accordance with GAAP. Accordingly, Management believes that the audited financial statements included in this Report present fairly, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the periods presented.
In light of the material weakness described above, our Management Team has performed additional accounting and financial analyses and other post-closing procedures. We have enhanced, and will continue to enhance, internal controls and procedures, including access to accounting literature, identification and consideration of third-party professionals with whom to consult regarding complex accounting applications and implementing additional layers of reviews in the financial close process. While we have processes to properly identify and evaluate the appropriate accounting technical pronouncements and other literature for all significant or unusual transactions, we plan to continue to improve these processes to ensure that the nuances of such transactions are effectively evaluated in the context of the increasingly complex accounting standards.
We do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all instances of fraud. Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Further, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all disclosure controls and procedures, no evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance that we have detected all our control deficiencies and instances of fraud, if any. The design of disclosure controls and procedures also is based partly on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
As required by SEC rules and regulations implementing Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, our Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of our financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP. Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:
(1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of our Company,
(2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our Management and directors, and
(3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect errors or misstatements in our financial statements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree or compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024. In making these assessments, Management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013). Based on our assessments and those criteria, Management determined that we did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024.
In light of the material weakness described above, our management team has performed additional accounting and financial analyses and other post-closing procedures. We have enhanced, and will continue to enhance, internal controls and procedures, including access to accounting literature, identification and consideration of third-party professionals with whom to consult regarding complex accounting applications and implementing additional layers of reviews in the financial close process. While we have processes to properly identify and evaluate the appropriate accounting technical pronouncements and other literature for all significant or unusual transactions, we plan to continue to improve these processes to ensure that the nuances of such transactions are effectively evaluated in the context of the increasingly complex accounting standards.
This Report does not include an attestation report of our internal controls from our independent registered public accounting firm due to our status as an emerging growth company under the JOBS Act.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Other than as discussed above, there have been no changes to our internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 9B. Other Information
Trading Arrangements
During the quarterly period ended December 31, 2024, none of our directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act) adopted or terminated any “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or any “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K.
Additional Information
None.

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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Directors and Executive Officers
As of the date of this Report, our directors and officers are as follows:
Name Age Position
Calvin Kung Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Wang Chiu (Tommy) Wong Chief Financial Officer and Director
Chunyi (Charlie) Hao Director
Tiemei (Sarah) Li Director
Sanjay Prasad Director
The experience of our directors and executive officers is as follows:
Calvin Kung has served as Chairman of the Board and our Chief Executive Office since May 2023. Mr. Kung served as a senior director at GDS Holdings Limited, a developer and operator of high-performance data centers in mainland China and Hong Kong from June 2020 to March 2023. During his tenure at GDS, Mr. Kung coordinated its secondary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the release of its sustainability strategy, and its application for a Singapore development license. He assisted with other projects at GDS across operations, finance, legal and investor relations. From February 2017 to June 2020, Mr. Kung was director at RADII, a media and marketing platform. Prior to joining RADII, Mr. Kung worked as a corporate attorney in Beijing and New York with a focus on capital markets. He began his career in credit research at Goldman Sachs & Co. in New York. Mr. Kung received a bachelor’s degree from Duke University and Juris Doctor from Northwestern University. Mr. Kung is well qualified to serve as a director due to his extensive industry, investment research, financial market and related experience.
Wang Chiu (Tommy) Wong has served as a member of the Board and our Chief Financial Officer since May 2023. Mr. Wong is a seasoned finance and investment professional with more than 20 years of experience. Mr. Wong served as a director of Tristar Acquisition I Corp. from July 2023 to August 2024. Since November 2012, Mr. Wong has worked at Yitian Group in various roles, and most recently as a vice president with responsibility for urban renewal projects. During his tenure, Mr. Wong led negotiations with numerous stakeholders and overseen various managerial finance and property management functions. From August 2004 to October 2012, he worked at Safe Chemical, a Hong Kong-based chemicals company, as general manager. Mr. Wong was also a business development manager at iiLcorp Limited, a communications firm from January 2003 to August 2004. Mr. Wong received his Bachelor of Science degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and was a visiting student at the University California, Los Angeles. He received a Master of Public Affairs from Indiana University with a concentration in Information Systems and Public Finance. Mr. Wong is well qualified to serve as a director due to his extensive managerial finance related experience.
Chunyi (Charlie) Hao has served as a member of the Board since May 2023. Mr. Hao is a founding partner and has been a managing director of East Stone Capital Limited, a private equity firm focusing on emerging industries, since October 2017. Mr. Hao served as the chief executive officer and later the president of Tristar Acquisition I Corp. between July 2023 and August 2024, overseeing its successful business combination with Helport AI Limited. He served as chief executive officer and president of Shandong Haizhishe Energy Engineering Co., Ltd., a solar and wind engineering company in China, and was in charge of the daily operations and business development of the company from December 2015 to March 2019. Prior to that, Mr. Hao was an investment officer of Shanghai Guxin Investment Limited, a firm engaging in the investment of solar farms across China, from 2014 to June 2015. He served as chief financial officer at Delphi Automotive Corp (Saginaw Steering System) (“Delphi”) of General Motors Inc., overseeing joint venture operation across China and Asia Pacific from 1995 to 1998. Mr. Hao is an independent director of Cogobuy Group PLC (HKSE: 0400.HK), an e-commerce platform and distributor for electronic goods in China. He served as chief executive officer and director at China Fundamental Acquisition Corporation and a board director and president of China operations at Asia Automotive Acquisition Corporation, two SPACs in 2008 and 2005, respectively. Most recently, Mr. Hao served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Financial Officer of East Stone Acquisition Corporation from August 2018 through November 2022, when it completed its business combination with NWTN, Inc. (Nasdaq: NWTN). Mr. Hao received his bachelor’s degree in French from Beijing Language and Culture University, a Master of Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA degree from Pace University. Mr. Hao is well qualified to serve as a director due to his extensive experience with SPACs, as well as his expertise in management, finance and capital investments.
Tiemei (Sarah) Li has served as a member of the Board since May 2023. Ms. Li has been an associate professor at Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa since 2011. From February 1995 to August 2005, Ms. Li was a managing director at Guotai & Junan Securities Co. Ltd., an investment banking and securities firm in China. Prior to that, she served as an accountant for Mini Refrigerating Co. Ltd. from July 1991 to August 1992. Ms. Li received her bachelor’s degree in management from HuaZhong University of Science & Technology, master’s degree in economics from Central University of Finance and Economics, a CPA from the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a Ph.D. in Accounting from Concordia University. Ms. Li is well qualified to serve as a director due to her financial and accounting expertise as well as her experience in management across various countries.
Sanjay Prasad has served as a member of the Board since May 2023. Mr. Prasad has been the founder, chief executive officer and president of Global Business Dimensions Inc., a manufacturer, seller and distributor of PC components, semiconductor and consumer electronic products, since June 1994. Mr. Prasad also founded Cinemagic Entertainment, a home cinema and audio video installation company, in June 2006 and Buyonlineled.com, a seller of LED lighting products, in April 2017. Mr. Prasad is a member of the New Jersey District Export Council. Mr. Prasad has helped numerous companies export their products overseas providing guidance on financing, export license controls and help in marketing to Asia, Europe and Middle East. Mr. Prasad served as a director of East Stone Acquisition Corporation from February 2020 through November 2022, when it completed its business combination with NWTN, Inc. (Nasdaq: NWTN). Mr. Prasad received his bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from BIT India, master’s degree in industrial engineering from Kansas State University and an MBA degree from Adelphi University. Mr. Prasad is well qualified to serve as a director due to his extensive experience in entrepreneurship and management across various countries.
Family Relationships
No family relationships exist between any of our directors or executive officers.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
There are no material proceedings to which any director or officer, or any associate of any such director or officer is a party adverse to our Company or has a material interest adverse to our Company.
Number and Terms of Office of Officers and Directors
Our Board of Directors consists of five members. Prior to consummation of our Initial Public Offering, holders of our Founder Shares appointed each of our directors for a two-year term. Holders of our Public Shares do not have the right to vote on the appointment of directors during such term. The provisions of our Amended and Restated Memorandum regarding director term may only be amended by a special resolution passed by at least 90% of our Ordinary Shares voting in a general meeting. Subject to any other special rights applicable to the shareholders, any vacancies on our Board of Directors may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present and voting at the meeting of our Board or by a majority of the holders of our Founder Shares. Our officers are appointed by the Board of Directors and serve at the discretion of the Board of Directors, rather than for specific terms of office. Our Board of Directors is authorized to appoint persons to the offices set forth in our Amended and Restated Memorandum as it deems appropriate. Our Amended and Restated Memorandum provide that our officers may consist of a Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Vice Presidents, Secretary, Assistant Secretaries, Treasurer and such other offices as may be determined by the Board of Directors.
Committees of the Board of Directors
Pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rules, we have established two standing committees-the Audit Committee, in compliance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act, and a compensation committee, each comprised of independent directors. Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5615(b)(1), a company listing in connection with its Initial Public Offering is permitted to phase in its compliance with the independent committee requirements.
Audit Committee
We have established the Audit Committee. Chunyi (Charlie) Hao, Tiemei (Sarah) Li and Sanjay Prasad each serve as members of our Audit Committee and Ms. Li serves as its chairman. Under the Nasdaq listing standards and applicable SEC rules, we are required to have at least three members of the Audit Committee, all of whom must be independent, subject to certain phase-in provisions. Each such member of our Audit Committee meets the independent director standard under Nasdaq listing standards and under Rule 10A-3(b)(1) of the Exchange Act.
Each member of the Audit Committee is financially literate, and our Board of Directors has determined that Ms. Li qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in applicable SEC rules and has accounting or related financial management expertise.
We have adopted an amended Audit Committee charter, which details the purpose and principal functions of the Audit Committee, including:
● the appointment, compensation, retention, replacement, and oversight of the work of the independent auditors and any other independent registered public accounting firm engaged by us;
● pre-approving all audit and non-audit services to be provided by the independent auditors or any other registered public accounting firm engaged by us, and establishing pre-approval policies and procedures;
● reviewing and discussing with the independent auditors all relationships the auditors have with us in order to evaluate their continued independence;
● setting clear hiring policies for employees or former employees of the independent auditors;
● setting clear policies for audit partner rotation in compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
● obtaining and reviewing a report, at least annually, from the independent auditors describing (i) the independent auditor’s internal quality-control procedures and (ii) any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality-control review, or peer review, of the audit firm, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities, within, the preceding five years respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the firm and any steps taken to deal with such issues;
● meeting to review and discuss our annual audited financial statements and quarterly financial statements with management and the independent auditor, including reviewing our specific disclosures under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”;
● reviewing and approving any related party transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC prior to us entering into such transaction; and
● reviewing with management, the independent auditors, and our legal advisors, as appropriate, any legal, regulatory or compliance matters, including any correspondence with regulators or government agencies and any employee complaints or published reports that raise material issues regarding our financial statements or accounting policies and any significant changes in accounting standards or rules promulgated by the FASB, the SEC or other regulatory authorities; and
● advising the Board and any other Board committees if the clawback provisions of Rule 10D-1 under the Exchange Act (the “Rule”) are triggered based upon a financial statement restatement or other financial statement change, with the assistance of Management and to the extent that our securities continue to be listed on an exchange and subject to the Rule.
Compensation Committee
We have established a compensation committee of the Board of Directors. Chunyi (Charlie) Hao, Tiemei (Sarah) Li and Sanjay Prasad each serve as members of our compensation committee and Mr. Hao serves as its chairman. Under the Nasdaq listing standards and applicable SEC rules, we are required to have at least two members of the compensation committee, all of whom must be independent, subject to certain phase-in provisions. Each member of our compensation committee meets the independent director standard under Nasdaq listing standards and Rule 10C-1 of the Exchange Act applicable to members of the compensation committee.
We have adopted an amended compensation committee charter, which details the purpose and responsibility of the compensation committee, including:
● reviewing and approving on an annual basis the corporate goals and objectives relevant to our Chief Executive Officer’s compensation (if any is paid by us), evaluating our Chief Executive Officer’s performance in light of such goals and objectives and determining and approving the remuneration (if any) of our Chief Executive Officer based on such evaluation;
● reviewing and making recommendations to our Board of Directors with respect to the compensation and any incentive-compensation of all of our other officers;
● reviewing our executive compensation policies and plans;
● implementing and administering our incentive compensation equity-based remuneration plans;
● assisting management in complying with our proxy statement and annual report disclosure requirements;
● approving all special perquisites, special cash payments and other special compensation and benefit arrangements for our officers and employees;
● producing a report on executive compensation to be included in our annual proxy statement;
● reviewing, evaluating and recommending changes, if appropriate, to the remuneration for directors; and
● advising the Board and any other Board committees if the clawback provisions of the Rule are triggered based upon a financial statement restatement or other financial statement change, with the assistance of Management and to the extent that our securities continue to be listed on an exchange and subject to the Rule.
The charter also provide that the compensation committee may, in its sole discretion, retain or obtain the advice of a compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser and will be directly responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of any such adviser. However, before engaging or receiving advice from a compensation consultant, external legal counsel or any other adviser, the compensation committee will consider the independence of each such adviser, including the factors required by Nasdaq and the SEC.
Director Nominations
We do not have a standing nominating committee, though we intend to form a corporate governance and nominating committee as and when required to do so by law or Nasdaq rules. In accordance with Rule 5605 of the Nasdaq rules, a majority of the independent directors may recommend a director nominee for selection by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors believes that the independent directors can satisfactorily carry out the responsibility of properly selecting or approving director nominees without the formation of a standing nominating committee. The independent directors who participate in the consideration and recommendation of director nominees are Chunyi (Charlie) Hao, Tiemei (Sarah) Li and Sanjay Prasad. In accordance with Rule 5605 of the Nasdaq rules, all such directors are independent. As there is no standing nominating committee, we do not have a nominating committee charter in place at this time.
Prior to our initial Business Combination, in the event of a vacancy in our Board of Directors, the Board will also consider director candidates recommended for nomination by holders of our Ordinary Shares, for appointment by the remaining members of our Board then still serving. During the entire period until our initial Business Combination, only holders of our Class B Ordinary Shares, and not holders of our Class A Ordinary Shares, will have the right to appoint members of our Board.
We have not formally established any specific, minimum qualifications that must be met or skills that are necessary for directors to possess. In general, in identifying and evaluating nominees for director, the Board of Directors will consider educational background, diversity of professional experience, knowledge of our business, integrity, professional reputation, independence, wisdom and the ability to represent the best interests of our shareholders.
Code of Ethics
We have adopted a code of ethics applicable to our directors, officers and employees (our “Code of Ethics”), a copy of which is filed to this Report as Exhibit 14. Our Code of Ethics is a “code of ethics,” as defined in Item 406(b) of Regulation S-K. We will make any legally required disclosures regarding amendments to, or waivers of, provisions of our Code of Ethics on our website.
Trading Policies
On April 21, 2025, we adopted insider trading policies and procedures governing the purchase, sale, and/or other dispositions of our securities by directors, officers and employees, which are reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations, and applicable Nasdaq Rules (the “Insider Trading Policy”).
The foregoing description of the Insider Trading Policy does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the Insider Trading Policy, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 19 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Compensation Recovery and Clawback Policy
Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, in the event of misconduct that results in a financial restatement that would have reduced a previously paid incentive amount, we can recoup those improper payments from our executive officers. The SEC also recently adopted rules which direct national stock exchanges to require listed companies to implement policies intended to recoup bonuses paid to executives if the company is found to have misstated its financial results.
On November 30, 2023, our Board of Directors approved the adoption of the Executive Compensation Clawback Policy (the “Clawback Policy”), with an effective date of October 2, 2023, in order to comply with the final clawback rules adopted by the SEC under the Rule and the listing standards, as set forth in the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5608 (the “Final Clawback Rules”).
The Clawback Policy provides for the mandatory recovery of erroneously awarded incentive-based compensation from our current and former executive officers as defined in the Rule (“Covered Officers”) in the event that we are required to prepare an accounting restatement, in accordance with the Final Clawback Rules. The recovery of such compensation applies regardless of whether a Covered Officer engaged in misconduct or otherwise caused or contributed to the requirement of an accounting restatement. Under the Clawback Policy, our Board of Directors may recoup from the Covered Officers erroneously awarded incentive compensation received within a lookback period of the three completed fiscal years preceding the date on which we are required to prepare an accounting restatement.

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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
None of our officers or directors has received any cash compensation for services rendered to us. Each of our independent directors invested, prior to the closing of our Initial Public Offering, as a limited partner holding a minority, non-controlling interest in our Sponsor and therefore holds an indirect interest in the Founder Shares formerly held by our Sponsor. In addition, our Sponsor, officers and directors, and any of their respective affiliates, are reimbursed for any bona-fide, documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable Business Combinations.
After our initial business combination, members of our management team who remain with us may be paid consulting, management or other fees from the combined company with any and all amounts being fully disclosed to our shareholders, to the extent then known, in the tender offer or proxy solicitation materials, as applicable, furnished to our shareholders. It is unlikely the amount of such compensation will be known at the time of distribution of such tender offer materials or at the time of a general meeting held to consider our initial business combination, as applicable, as it will be up to the directors of the post-combination business to determine executive and director compensation.
We do not intend to take any action to ensure that members of our Management Team maintain their positions with us after the consummation of our initial Business Combination, although it is possible that some or all of our officers and directors may negotiate employment or consulting arrangements to remain with us after the initial Business Combination. The existence or terms of any such employment or consulting arrangements to retain their positions with us may influence our Management’s motivation in identifying or selecting a target business but we do not believe that the ability of our Management to remain with us after the consummation of our initial Business Combination will be a determining factor in our decision to proceed with any potential Business Combination. We are not party to any agreements with our officers and directors that provide for benefits upon termination of employment.

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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of Ordinary Shares as of June 5, 2025, based on information obtained from the persons named below, with respect to the beneficial ownership of the Ordinary Shares, by:
● each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our outstanding Ordinary Shares;
● each of our executive officers and directors that beneficially owns our Ordinary Shares; and
● all our executive officers and directors as a group.
In the table below, percentage ownership is based on 4,584,958 shares of our Ordinary Shares, consisting of (i) 4,584,957 Class A Ordinary Shares and (ii) 1 Class B Ordinary Share, issued and outstanding as of June 5, 2025 . On all matters to be voted upon, except for the election of directors of the Board, holders of the Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares vote together as a single class, unless otherwise required by applicable law. Currently, the Class B Ordinary Share is convertible into Class A Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis.
Unless otherwise indicated, we believe that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by them. The following table does not reflect record or beneficial ownership of the Private Placement Warrants as these Private Placement Warrants are not exercisable within 60 days of the date of this Report.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1)
Class A Ordinary Shares
Class B Ordinary Shares(2)
Approximate
Percentage of
Outstanding
Ordinary
Shares
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
Approximate
Percentage
of Class
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
Approximate
Percentage
of Class
Calvin Kung
25,000
* %
-
- %
* %
Wang Chiu (Tommy) Wong(1)
226,153
4.9 %
-
- %
4.9 %
Chunyi (Charlie) Hao
10,000
* %
-
- %
*
Tiemei (Sarah) Li
10,000
* %
-
- %
*
Sanjay Prasad
10,000
* %
-
- %
*
All directors and executive officers as a group (5 individuals)
281,153
6.1 %
-
- %
6.1 %
Other 5% Shareholders
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.(2)
640,627
%
-
- %
%
(1) 15,000 Class A Ordinary Shares are held by Mr. Wong in his personal capacity and 211,153 Class A Ordinary Shares are held by Sun Tone Limited, for which Mr. Wong is sole owner and director.
(2) Based on the Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 13, 2024, the ordinary shares are beneficially owned by Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. The number of shares held is based on the number of shares held on December 31, 2023, which may not reflect any redemption of shares in connection with the 2024 EGM any other redemptions after December 31, 2023. Accordingly, the number of public shares and the percentages set forth in the table may not reflect the current beneficial ownership of the reporting holder. The business address of the Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. is 265 Franklin Street, Suite 1702, Boston, MA, 02110.
Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
None.
Changes in Control
None. For more information on the Scage Business Combination, please see “Item 1. Business.”

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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
In March 2021, our Sponsor purchased 4,312,500 Founder Shares for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000, or approximately $0.0058 per share. A total of 75,000 Founder Shares were transferred to our independent directors following their appointment.
Our Sponsor also purchased, in a Private Placement that occurred simultaneously with the closing of our Initial Public Offering, an aggregate of 8,243,038 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant ($8,243,038 in the aggregate). Each Private Placement Warrant is exercisable to purchase one whole Ordinary Share at $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as provided herein. Our Sponsor is permitted to transfer the Private Placement Warrants held by it to certain permitted transferees, including our officers and directors and other persons or entities affiliated with or related to them, but the transferees receiving such securities will be subject to the same agreements with respect to such securities as our Sponsor. Otherwise, these Private Placement Warrants will generally not be transferable or salable until after the completion of our initial Business Combination.
The Founder Shares constituted 25% of the Public Shares sold in our Initial Public Offering. Our Sponsor did not purchase any Units in our Initial Public Offering.
We entered into an Administrative Services Agreement on November 8, 2021, pursuant to which we shall pay our Sponsor $3,000 per month for office space, utilities and administrative support services, which agreement was terminated as of October 1, 2024. Accordingly, our Sponsor will be paid $3,000 per month ($105,000 in the aggregate) for office space, utilities and administrative support services and will be entitled to be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses.
In addition, three of our former independent directors invested, prior to the closing of our Initial Public Offering, as a limited partner holding a minority, non-controlling interest in our Sponsor and received an aggregate of 75,000 Founder Shares formerly held by our Sponsor.
Our officers and directors currently have and will in the future have certain relevant fiduciary duties or contractual obligations that may, subject to applicable law, take priority over their duties to us. Our Sponsor, officers and directors, or any of their respective affiliates, will be reimbursed for any bona-fide, documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. Our Audit Committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made to our Sponsor, officers and directors, or any of their respective affiliates and will determine which expenses and the amount of expenses that will be reimbursed. There is no cap or ceiling on the reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such persons in connection with activities on our behalf.
After our initial business combination, members of our management team who remain with us may be paid consulting, management or other fees from the combined company with any and all amounts being fully disclosed to our shareholders, to the extent then known, in the tender offer or proxy solicitation materials, as applicable, furnished to our shareholders. It is unlikely the amount of such compensation will be known at the time of distribution of such tender offer materials or at the time of a general meeting held to consider our initial business combination, as applicable, as it will be up to the directors of the post-combination business to determine executive and director compensation.
As of the date of our IPO Registration Statement, our Sponsor agreed to loan us up to $250,000 under a promissory note we issued to the Sponsor in March 2021 to be used for a portion of the expenses of the Initial Public Offering. We repaid such note in full on November 8, 2021. In addition, in order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with our initial Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor may, but is not obligated to, provide us with Working Capital Loans. Any such loans would be on an interest-free basis. If we complete an initial Business Combination, we may repay the Working Capital Loans out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to us. In the event that an initial Business Combination does not close, we may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans, but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. At the lender’s discretion, up to $1,500,000 of such Working Capital Loans may be convertible into Warrants of the post-initial Business Combination entity at a price of $1.00 per Warrant. The Warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants. On May 8, 2023, in connection with the Sunorange Investment, the Working Capital Loan and all amounts outstanding thereunder were canceled in full.
On April 27, 2023, we entered into the Investment Agreement with the Sponsor and Sunorange, pursuant to which Sunorange and its designees shall acquire partnership interests in the Sponsor and Class B Ordinary Shares directly held by certain of our directors, which combined interests entitled Sunorange to receive, in the aggregate, the Insider Securities, consisting of 3,557,813 Class B Ordinary Shares and 6,160,000 Private Placement Warrants, and we introduced a change in Management and the Board as follows: (i) Calvin Kung replaced David Gershon as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer and Wang Chiu (Tommy) Wong replaced Ron Golan as Chief Financial Officer and director on the Board, effective upon closing of the Sunorange Investment; (ii) Jonathan Ophir and Uri Chaitchik tendered their resignations as Chief Investment Officer and Senior Consultant, respectively, effective upon closing of the Sunorange Investment; and (iii) Mitch Garber, Gustavo Schwed and Nadav Zohar tendered their resignations as directors, effective upon expiration of the Waiting Period and whose vacancies were filled by New Management.
On May 8, 2023, we completed the closing of the Sunorange Investment after our shareholders approved of certain proposals at the 2023 EGM, and after certain closing conditions were met, including but not limited to: (i) a minimum of $30 million remaining in the Trust Account after accounting for all redemptions in connection with the 2023 EGM; (ii) us obtaining or extending a directors and officers insurance policy on terms satisfactory to the parties; (iii) the conversion of Class B Ordinary Shares into Class A Ordinary Shares as needed to retain shareholders and meet continued listing requirements of Nasdaq in the event that the Extension is approved; (iv) the amendment of the Sponsor’s existing limited partnership agreement; (v) the transfer of 61,875 Class B Ordinary Shares from certain of our directors to Sunorange or its designees and (vi) the cancellation of the outstanding Working Capital Loan from the Sponsor and the reduction of certain advisory fees to be due upon the closing of an initial Business Combination.
On May 8, 2023, following the approval of the Conversion Amendment Proposal by our shareholders at the 2023 EGM, we issued an aggregate of 4,312,499 Class A Ordinary Shares to our Sponsor and our former independent directors Mitch Garber, Nadav Zohar and Gustavo Schwed upon the conversion of an equal number of Class B Ordinary Shares held by the Sponsor and our former independent directors Mitch Garber, Nadav Zohar and Gustavo Schwed as Founder Shares. The 4,312,499 Class A Ordinary Shares issued in connection with the Founder Share Conversion are subject to the same restrictions as applied to the Class B Ordinary Shares before the Founder Share Conversion, including the Sponsor’s agreement not to transfer, assign or sell any of its Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of (A) one year after the completion of a Business Combination and (B) subsequent to a Business Combination, (x) if the last reported sale price of the Class A Ordinary Shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after a Business Combination, or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of our shareholders having the right to exchange their shares of Class A Ordinary Shares for cash, securities or other property.
On June 2, 2023, the Company issued the June 2023 Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of up to $1,200,000 to the Sponsor, which will be deposited into the Trust Account for the benefit of each Public Share that was not redeemed in connection with the Company’s May 8, 2023 shareholder vote to approve the Extension. The Sponsor agreed to pay $100,000 per month until the completion of an initial Business Combination, commencing on May 8, 2023 and continuing through May 8, 2024. The June 2023 Promissory Note bears no interest and is due and payable upon the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which the Company consummates its Business Combination and (ii) the date that the winding up of the Company is effective. At the election of the Sponsor, up to $1,200,000 of the unpaid principal amount of the June 2023 Promissory Note may be converted into Warrants at a conversion price of $1.00 per warrant. The Conversion Warrants shall be identical to the Private Placement Warrants issued by the Company at the IPO. As of March 27, 2024 the Sponsor had deposited an aggregate of $1,000,000 in payments to support the Extension on behalf of the Company, and the Company paid for one such extension payment of $100,000 itself. As of June 5, 2025, the outstanding balance of the June 2023 Promissory Note was $1,100,000 and no interest was accrued.
On November 8, 2023, the Company issued the November 2023 Note in the amount of $1,500,000 to Sunorange Investment. The November 2023 Note was issued in connection with advances made by Sunorange in the amount of US$477,330 from May 8, 2023 through December 16, 2023 and advances Sunorange may make in the future to us for working capital expenses. The November 2023 Note is non-interest bearing and payable upon the earlier of (i) the date of the consummation of the Business Combination or (ii) the date of our liquidation. As of December 31, 2024, we had $1,204,630 outstanding under the November 2023 Promissory Note.
On January 26, 2024, the Company issued the January 2024 Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of up to $1,500,000 to Scage for the Company’s working capital needs, including but not limited to payment obligations to support the 2023 Extension. The January 2024 Promissory Note does not bear interest and matures upon the earlier of the closing of an initial Business Combination by the Company and the Company’s liquidation. As of June 5, 2025, the outstanding balance of the January 2024 Promissory Note was $316,520, and no interest was accrued.
On May 15, 2024, the Company issued the May 2024 Note in the aggregate principal amount of up to $225,000 to the Sponsor, the proceeds from which will be deposited into the Trust Account for the benefit of each Public Share that was not redeemed in connection with the Second Extension Amendment. In connection with such extension, the Sponsor has caused an aggregate of $225,000 to be deposited into the Trust Account.
On November 11, 2024, the Company issued the November 2024 Note in the aggregate principal amount of up to $259,588 to the Sponsor, the proceeds from which will be deposited into the Trust Account for the benefit of each Public Share that was not redeemed in connection with the Third Extension Amendment. As of June 5, 2025, the Company deposited $260,554 (including $970 of applicable interest) into the Trust Account.
On January 3, 2025, the Sponsor consummated a distribution of its assets in accordance with its governing documents, which included the distribution of 4,237,499 Class A Ordinary Shares, 1 Class B Ordinary Share and 8,243,038 Finnovate Private Warrants then held by the Sponsor to its constituent members.
After our initial Business Combination, members of our Management Team who remain may be paid consulting, management or other fees from the combined company with any and all amounts being fully disclosed to our shareholders, to the extent then known, in the tender offer or proxy solicitation materials, as applicable, furnished to our shareholders. It is unlikely the amount of such compensation will be known at the time of distribution of such tender offer materials or at the time of a general meeting held to consider our initial Business Combination, as applicable, as it will be up to the directors of the post-combination business to determine executive and director compensation.
We have entered into the Registration Rights Agreement with respect to the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants, EBC Founder Shares and warrants issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans (if any).
We entered into indemnity agreements with each of our officers and directors, a form of which is filed as an exhibit to this Report. Those agreements require us to indemnify those individuals to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Cayman Islands law and to hold harmless, exonerate and advance expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified.
Director Independence
Nasdaq listing standards require that a majority of our Board of Directors be independent within one year of our Initial Public Offering. An “independent director” is defined generally as a person other than an officer or employee of the company or its subsidiaries or any other individual having a relationship which in the opinion of the company’s board of directors, would interfere with the director’s exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. Our Board of Directors has determined that each of our independent directors, Chunyi (Charlie) Hao, Tiemei (Sarah) Li, and Sanjay Prasad, is an “independent director” as defined in the Nasdaq listing standards and applicable SEC rules. Our Audit Committee and compensation committee are each entirely composed of independent directors meeting Nasdaq’s and the SEC’s additional requirements applicable to members of those committees. In addition, our independent directors have regularly scheduled meetings at which only independent directors are present.

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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services
As reported on the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 26, 2025, the Company changed its independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The aggregate fees billed to our Company by Marcum and HTL for the year ended December 31, 2024 and for the year ended December 31, 2023 are as follows:
Audit Fees
Audit fees consist of fees for professional services rendered for the audit of our year-end financial statements and services that are normally provided by Marcum and HTL in connection with regulatory filings. Our audit fees paid to Marcum for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements, review of the financial information included in our required filings with the SEC for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 totaled $108,055 and $367,031, respectively. The above amounts include interim procedures and audit fees, as well as attendance at Audit Committee meetings.
Since March 24, 2025, HTL has been our independent registered public accounting firm. Our audit fees paid to HTL for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements, review of the financial information included in our required filings with the SEC for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 totaled $50,000 and nil, respectively. The above amounts include audit fees and attendance at Audit Committee meetings.
Audit-Related Fees
Audit-related fees consist of fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and are not reported under “Audit Fees.” These services include attest services that are not required by statute or regulation and consultations concerning financial accounting and reporting standards. We paid nil and nil to Marcum for the audit-related fees for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. We did not pay HTL for any audit-related fees for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
Tax Fees
Tax fees consist of fees billed for professional services relating to tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice. We did not pay Marcum and HTL for tax services, planning or advice for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
All Other Fees
All other fees consist of fees billed for all other services. We did not pay Marcum and HTL for any other services for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
Pre-Approval Policy
Our Audit Committee was formed upon the consummation of our Initial Public Offering. As a result, the Audit Committee did not pre-approve all of the foregoing services, although any services rendered prior to the formation of our Audit Committee were approved by our Board of Directors. Since the formation of our Audit Committee, and on a going-forward basis, the Audit Committee has and will pre-approve all auditing services and permitted non-audit services to be performed for us by our auditors, including the fees and terms thereof (subject to the de minimis exceptions for non-audit services described in the Exchange Act which are approved by the Audit Committee prior to the completion of the audit).
PART IV

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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
Item 15. Exhibit and Financial Statement Schedules.
(a) The following documents are filed as part of this Report:
(1) Financial Statements
Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID # 7000, HTL International, LLC, Houston, Texas)
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID # 688, Marcum LLP, Houston, Texas)
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2024 and 2023
Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficit for the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
Notes to Financial Statements
(2) Financial Statement Schedules
All financial statement schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the amounts are immaterial and not required, or the required information is presented in the financial statements and notes thereto beginning on page of this Report.
(3) Exhibits
We hereby file as part of this Report the exhibits listed in the attached Exhibit Index. Exhibits that are incorporated herein by reference can be inspected on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.