UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2023

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 001-41047

CHAIN BRIDGE I

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands

95-1578955

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

330 Primrose Road, Suite 500

Burlingame, California

94010

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (202) 656-4257

Not Applicable

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

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


Title of Each Class:	Trading Symbol:	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered:
Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share, and one-half of one redeemable Warrant to acquire one Class A ordinary share	CBRGU	The Nasdaq Global Market
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share	CBRG	The Nasdaq Global Market
Redeemable Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50	CBRGW	The Nasdaq Global Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☒	Smaller reporting company	☒
Emerging growth company	☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☒ No ☐

As of August 2, 2023, there are 38,999 units, each unit consisting of one Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share, and one-half of one redeemable warrant, 4,112,135 Class A ordinary shares, and 5,750,000 Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, and 22,049,993 warrants of the company issued and outstanding.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Condensed Interim Financial Statements

CHAIN BRIDGE I

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS


	June 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
	(Unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash	$	36,546	$	116,320
Prepaid expenses		190,741		322,292
Total current assets		227,287		438,612
Investments held in Trust Account		44,193,476		237,796,114
Total Assets	$	44,420,763	$	238,234,726

Liabilities, Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption and Shareholders’ Deficit:
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	194,281	$	27,056
Accrued expenses		25,709		5,433
Total current liabilities		219,990		32,489
Convertible note - related party		1,912,992		1,431,546
Derivative liabilities		1,304,711		2,547,235
Deferred legal fees		267,420		267,420
Total Liabilities		3,705,113		4,278,690

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 5)

Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption; $0.0001 par value; 4,151,134 and 23,000,000 shares at redemption value of $10.622 and $10.335 per share at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively		44,093,476		237,696,114

Shareholders’ deficit:
Preference shares, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding		—		—
Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 479,000,000 shares authorized; no non-redeemable shares issued or outstanding		—		—
Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 5,750,000 shares issued and outstanding		575		575
Additional paid-in capital		—		—
Accumulated deficit		(3,378,401)		(3,740,653)
Total shareholders’ deficit		(3,377,826)		(3,740,078)
Total Liabilities, Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption and Shareholders’ Deficit	$	44,420,763	$	238,234,726

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed interim financial statements.

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CHAIN BRIDGE I

UNAUDITED CONDENSED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS




	For the Three Months Ended June 30,				For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
General and administrative expenses	$	528,502	$	226,016	$	763,426	$	551,948
General and administrative expenses - related party		90,000		60,000		180,000		120,000
Loss from operations		(618,502)		(286,016)		(943,426)		(671,948)
Other income (expense):
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities		792,821		3,094,451		1,242,524		5,877,981
Change in fair value of convertible note – related party		(6,886)		45,956		63,154		41,748
Income from investments held in Trust Account		1,638,070		285,925		4,251,387		364,464
Total other income (expense)		2,424,005		3,426,332		5,557,065		6,284,193
Net income	$	1,805,503	$	3,140,316	$	4,613,639	$	5,612,245

Weighted average shares outstanding of Class A ordinary shares, basic and diluted		13,886,263		23,000,000		18,417,955		23,000,000
Basic and diluted net income per share, Class A ordinary shares	$	0.09	$	0.11	$	0.19	$	0.20
Weighted average shares outstanding of Class B ordinary shares, basic and diluted		5,750,000		5,750,000		5,750,000		5,750,000
Basic and diluted net income per share, Class B ordinary shares	$	0.09	$	0.11	$	0.19	$	0.20

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed interim financial statements.

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CHAIN BRIDGE I

UNAUDITED CONDENSED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2023


	Ordinary Shares						Additional				Total
	Class A			Class B			Paid-in		Accumulated		Shareholders’
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount		Capital		Deficit		Deficit
Balance - December 31, 2022	—	$	—	5,750,000	$	575	$	—	$	(3,740,653)	$	(3,740,078)
Net income	—		—	—		—		—		2,808,136		2,808,136
Deemed dividend - increase in redemption value of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption	—		—	—		—		—		(2,613,317)		(2,613,317)
Balance - March 31, 2023 (unaudited)	—		—	5,750,000		575		—		(3,545,834)		(3,545,259)
Fair value of transferred Class B Shares (non-redemption agreements)	—		—	—		—		(4,802,931)		—		(4,802,931)
Deemed capital contribution from non-redemption agreements	—		—	—		—		4,802,931		—		4,802,931
Net income	—		—	—		—		—		1,805,503		1,805,503
Deemed dividend - increase in redemption value of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption	—		—	—		—		—		(1,638,070)		(1,638,070)
Balance - June 30, 2023 (unaudited)	—	$	—	5,750,000	$	575	$	—	$	(3,378,401)	$	(3,377,826)

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2022


	Ordinary Shares						Additional				Total
	Class A			Class B			Paid-in		Accumulated		Shareholders’
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount		Capital		Deficit		Deficit
Balance - December 31, 2021	—	$	—	5,750,000	$	575	$	—	$	(11,353,029)	$	(11,352,454)
Net income	—		—	—		—		—		2,471,929		2,471,929
Balance - March 31, 2022 (unaudited)	—		—	5,750,000		575		—		(8,881,100)		(8,880,525)
Deemed dividend - increase in redemption value of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption	—		—	—		—		—		(283,462)		(283,462)
Net income	—		—	—		—		—		3,140,316		3,140,316
Balance - June 30, 2022 (unaudited)	—	$	—	5,750,000	$	575	$	—	$	(6,024,246)	$	(6,023,671)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed interim financial statements.

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CHAIN BRIDGE I

UNAUDITED CONDENSED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS


	For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,
	2023		2022
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income	$	4,613,639	$	5,612,245
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities		(1,242,524)		(5,877,981)
Change in fair value of convertible note - related party		(63,154)		(41,748)
Income from investments held in Trust Account		(4,251,387)		(364,464)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses		131,551		270,657
Accounts payable		167,225		—
Accrued expenses		20,276		(36,306)
Due to related party		—		630
Net cash used in operating activities		(624,374)		(436,967)

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Cash withdrawn from Trust Account in connection with redemption		197,854,025		—
Net cash provided by investing activities		197,854,025		—

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from convertible note - related party		544,600		—
Redemption of Class A ordinary shares		(197,854,025)		—
Net cash used in financing activities		(197,309,425)		—

Net change in cash		(79,774)		(436,967)

Cash — beginning of the period		116,320		740,639
Cash — end of the period	$	36,546	$	303,672

Supplemental disclosure of noncash financing activities:
Deemed capital contribution from non-redemption agreements	$	4,802,931	$	—
Fair value of transferred Class B shares (non-redemption agreements)	$	(4,802,931)	$	—
Deemed dividend - increase in redemption value of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption	$	4,251,387	$	283,462

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed interim financial statements.

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CHAIN BRIDGE I

NOTES TO Unaudited CONDENSED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1 — Description of Organization and Business Operations

Chain Bridge I (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company on January 21, 2021. The Company was incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses that the Company has not yet identified (“Business Combination”). Although the Company is not limited to a particular industry or geographic region for purposes of consummating a Business Combination, the Company intends to focus on partnering with a technology company that will advance U.S. national security and intelligence interests.

As of June 30, 2023, the Company had not yet commenced operations. All activity for the period from January 21, 2021 (inception) through June 30, 2023 relates to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”), which is described below, and since the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the search for a prospective Business Combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of its initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and cash equivalents from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering. The Company has selected December 31^st as its fiscal year end.

The Company’s sponsor is Chain Bridge Group, a Cayman Islands exempted limited liability company (the “Sponsor”). The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on November 9, 2021. On November 15, 2021, the Company consummated its Initial Public Offering of 23,000,000 units (the “Units” and, with respect to the Class A ordinary shares included in the Units being offered, the “Public Shares”), including 3,000,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments (the “Over-Allotment Units”), at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $230.0 million, and incurring offering costs of approximately $5.7 million, of which approximately $254,000 was for offering costs allocated to derivative warrant liabilities.

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the private placement (“Private Placement”) of 10,550,000 warrants (each, a “Private Placement Warrant” and collectively, the “Private Placement Warrants”), at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant to the Sponsor and CB Co-Investment LLC (“CB Co-Investment”), generating proceeds of approximately $10.6 million (Note 4).

In addition, upon closing of the Initial Public Offering, CB Co-Investment loaned the Company $1,150 thousand at no interest (the “CB Co-Investment Loan”). On November 16, 2022, the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company up to $1,200 thousand pursuant to an unsecured non-interest bearing convertible promissory note (“Additional Convertible Note”). Such Additional Convertible Note will not be repaid in the event that the Company is unable to close a Business Combination unless there are funds available outside the Trust Account to do so. Such Additional Convertible Note would either be paid upon consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination, or, at the discretion of Sponsor, converted into additional warrants at a price of $1.00 per warrant, which warrants will be identical to the Private Placement Warrants. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had an outstanding balance of $894,600 and $350,000, respectively, under the Additional Convertible Note. (Note 5).

Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering, $234.6 million ($10.20 per Unit) of net proceeds, including the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering, certain of the proceeds of the Private Placement and the proceeds from the convertible promissory note issued to CB Co-Investment, were placed in a trust account (“Trust Account”) with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee and invested in United States “government securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or 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, as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account as described below.

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NOTES TO Unaudited CONDENSED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of its Initial Public Offering and the sale of Private Placement Warrants and the proceeds from the promissory note issued to CB Co-Investment, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. The Company’s initial Business Combination must be with one or more operating businesses or assets with a fair value equal to at least 80% of the net assets held in the Trust Account (excluding taxes payable on the interest earned on the trust account) at the time the Company signs a definitive agreement in connection with the initial Business Combination. However, the Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the partner business or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the partner business sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act.

The Company will provide its holders of the Public Shares (the “Public Shareholders”) with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a general meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek shareholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company. The Public Shareholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account. The Company expects the pro rata price to be $10.20 per share (such amount may be increased by $0.10 per Public Share for each three-month extension of the time to consummate the initial Business Combination, as described below), plus any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its tax obligations). These Public Shares will be recorded at a redemption value and classified as temporary equity upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering, in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”). In such case, the Company will proceed with a Business Combination if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 upon such consummation of a Business Combination and a majority of the shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination. If a shareholder vote is not required by applicable law or stock exchange listing requirements and the Company does not decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other reasons, the Company will, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, which was adopted by the Company upon the consummation of the Initial Public Offering (the “Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association”), conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. If, however, a shareholder approval of the transactions is required by applicable law or stock exchange listing requirements, or the Company decides to obtain shareholder approval for business or other reasons, the Company will offer to redeem shares in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to the proxy rules and not pursuant to the tender offer rules. Additionally, each Public Shareholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction or whether they were a Public Shareholder on the record date for the general meeting held to approve the proposed transaction. If the Company seeks shareholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the holders of the Founder Shares prior to this Initial Public Offering (the “Initial Shareholders”), and the executive officers and directors of the Company, agreed to vote their Founder Shares (as defined in Note 5) and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of a Business Combination. In addition, the Initial Shareholders agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to their Founder Shares and Public Shares in connection with the completion of a Business Combination. In addition, the Company agreed not to enter into a definitive agreement regarding an initial Business Combination without the prior consent of the Sponsor.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association provides that a Public Shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% or more of the Class A ordinary shares sold in the Initial Public Offering, without the prior consent of the Company.

As a result of the amendment to the Company’s amended and restated articles of association approved by the Company’s shareholders, as discussed below, the Company has until November 15, 2023 (the “Extended Date”) to consummate an initial Business Combination. However, if the Company anticipates that it may not be able to consummate the initial Business Combination by the Extended Date, the Company may, by resolution of its board if requested by the Sponsor, extend the period of time to consummate a Business Combination up to three times, each by an additional month up to February 15, 2024 (the “Additional Extended Date”), the date (the “Termination Date”) by which, if the Company has not consummated a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination involving the Company, with one or more businesses or entities (a “Business Combination”), the Company must (a) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (b) as promptly as reasonably possible

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but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Class A ordinary shares sold in the Company’s initial public offering (the “Public Shares”); and (c) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining shareholders and the directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to its obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and in all cases subject to the other requirements of applicable law.

The Company’s Sponsor, officers and directors agreed not to propose an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (A) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow the redemption of its Public Shares in connection with a Business Combination or to redeem 100% of its Public Shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering or (B) with respect to any other provisions relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity, unless the Company provides the Public Shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their Class A ordinary shares in conjunction with any such amendment.

If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within 24 months, or November 15, 2023 (or within up to 27 months, if elected to further extend the date to consummate an initial business combination after the Extended Date up to three times, by an additional month each time, up to February 15, 2024), the Company 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 interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its income taxes, if any (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of the then-outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any); and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining shareholders and the board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), to the Company’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.

On May 12, 2023, at an extraordinary general meeting of its shareholders (the “Special Meeting”) the Company’s shareholders approved a proposal to amend the Company’s existing amended and restated articles of association to extend from May 15, 2023 to November 15, 2023 (the “Extended Date”) and to allow the board of directors of the Company, without another shareholder vote, to elect to further extend the date to consummate an initial business combination after the Extended Date up to three times, by an additional month each time, up to February 15, 2024, the date by which, if the Company has not consummated a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination involving the Company, with one or more businesses or entities, the Company must: (a) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (b) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the shares sold in the Company’s initial public offering; and (c) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company's remaining shareholders and the directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to its obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and in all cases subject to the other requirements of applicable law. In connection with such shareholder vote, the holders of an aggregate of 18,848,866 Class A ordinary shares of the Company exercised their right to redeem their shares for an aggregate of approximately $197,854,025 in cash held in the Trust Account.

In connection with the Special Meeting, the Company, the Sponsor and CB Co-Investment have entered into non-redemption agreements (the “Non-Redemption Agreements”), with several unaffiliated third parties (“Investors”), pursuant to which such third parties agreed not to redeem (or to validly rescind any redemption requests on) an aggregate of 4,000,000 Public Shares (“Non-Redeemed Shares”) in connection with the Special Meeting. In exchange for the foregoing commitments not to redeem such Public Shares, the Sponsor and CB Co-Investment, as applicable, agreed to transfer an aggregate of 1,000,000 ordinary shares of the Company held by the Sponsor or CB Co-Investment, as applicable, plus up to an additional aggregate of 500,000 ordinary shares of the Company held by the Sponsor or CB Co-Investment, as applicable, with such number of additional ordinary shares of the Company to be determined based upon the date of the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination immediately following consummation of an initial business combination. On June 13, 2023, the Company received a written notice from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) indicating that since the Company’s aggregate market value of its outstanding warrants was less than $1 million, the Company was no longer in compliance with the Nasdaq Global Market continued listing criteria set forth in Listing Rule 5452(b)(C), which requires the Company to maintain an aggregate market value of its outstanding warrants of at least $1 million (the “Notice”). The Notice additionally indicates that the Company, pursuant to the Listing Rules had until July 28, 2023, to submit a plan to regain compliance. The Company did not submit to Nasdaq such a plan to regain compliance.

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CHAIN BRIDGE I

NOTES TO Unaudited CONDENSED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

On June 14, 2023, the board of directors of the Company approved the grant of 30,000 restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to Mr. Roger Lazarus as compensation for services provided to the Company. Such RSUs will be granted to Mr. Lazarus upon the effectiveness of a registration statement filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission covering the RSUs and the shares issuable upon settlement of the RSUs, subject, in each case, to the Letter Agreement. (see Note 6).

The Initial Shareholders agreed to waive their liquidation rights with respect to the Founder Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. However, if the Initial Shareholders should acquire Public Shares in or after the Initial Public Offering, they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to such Public Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. The underwriters agreed to waive their rights to the Marketing Fee (see Note 6) held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within in the Combination Period and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Company’s Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the residual assets remaining available for distribution in the Trust Account will be less than the $10.20 per share initially held in the Trust Account. In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsor agreed that it will be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a third party for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective partner business with which the Company has entered into a written letter of intent, confidentiality or other similar agreement or business combination agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (i) $10.20 per Public Share and (ii) the actual amount per Public Share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account, if less than $10.20 per share due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, less taxes payable, provided that such liability will not apply to any claims by a third party or prospective partner business who executed a waiver of any and all rights to the monies held in the Trust Account (whether or not such waiver is enforceable) nor will it apply to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). In the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third party claims. The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have vendors, service providers (except the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm), prospective partner businesses or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account. There can be no guarantee that the Company will be successful in obtaining such waivers from its targeted vendors and service providers.

Emerging Growth Company

The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may 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 of 2002, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

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Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statement with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.

Risks and Uncertainties

Management continues to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including new variant strains of the underlying virus, current or anticipated military conflict, including between Russia and Ukraine, terrorism, sanctions or other geopolitical events as well as adverse developments in the economy and capital markets, including rising energy costs, inflation and interest rates, in the United States and globally, on the industry and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that these events could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, results of its operations and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of the condensed interim financial statements. The condensed interim financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

On March 10, 2023, Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”) was closed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) as receiver. On March 12, 2023, the FDIC, the Department of Treasury and the Federal Reserve issued a joint statement indicating that actions would be taken to complete the FDIC’s resolution of SVB in a manner that protects depositors. The financial institution was reopened by the FDIC on March 13, 2023, with customers having full access to their deposits and debt facilities as at the time of the closure. On March 26, 2023, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement for all deposits and loans of Silicon Valley Bridge Bank, National Association with First Citizens Bank & Trust Company. Management has evaluated the situation and since the Company is not a borrower or party to any such instruments with SVB or any other financial institution currently in receivership, there is no material impact on the condensed interim financial statements of the Company.

On May 1, 2023, First Republic Bank was closed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, which appointed the FDIC as receiver. To protect depositors, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Columbus, Ohio, to assume all of the deposits and substantially all of the assets of First Republic Bank. Management has evaluated the situation and determined there is no material impact on the condensed interim financial statements of the Company.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of June 30, 2023, the Company had approximately $37,000 in its operating bank account and working capital of approximately $7,000.

The Company’s liquidity needs prior to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering were satisfied through the payment of $25,000 from the Sponsor and CB Co-Investment to cover for certain expenses on behalf of the Company in exchange for issuance of Founder Shares (as defined in Note 5) and a loan from related party of approximately $244,000. The Company fully repaid the Note on November 17, 2021. Subsequent to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the Company’s liquidity has been satisfied through the net proceeds from the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the Private Placement held outside of the Trust Account and the issuance of the Convertible Notes. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there was $2,044,600 and $1,500,000, respectively, outstanding under the working capital loans (convertible notes).

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three times, each by an additional month up to February 15, 2024 (the “Additional Extended Date”), the date (the “Termination Date”) by which, if the Company has not consummated a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination involving the Company, with one or more businesses or entities (a “Business Combination”), the Company must (a) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (b) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Class A ordinary shares sold in the Company’s initial public offering (the “Public Shares”); and (c) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining shareholders and the directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to its obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and in all cases subject to the other requirements of applicable law.

In connection with our assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” the Company has determined that the liquidity condition and the date for mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate after November 15, 2023. The condensed interim financial statements do not include any adjustment that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.

Note 2 — Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed interim financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP. In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed interim financial statements reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments necessary for the fair statement of the balances and results for the period presented. Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected through December 31, 2023.

The accompanying unaudited condensed interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company with the SEC on March 17, 2023.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of condensed interim financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed interim financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Making estimates require management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the condensed interim financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had no cash equivalents.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash accounts in a financial institution, which, at times, may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) coverage limit of $250,000 per institution. The Company has not experienced losses on these accounts and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such accounts.

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Financial Instruments

The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities which qualify as financial instruments under the FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements,” equal or approximate the carrying amounts represented in the condensed balance sheets primarily due to their short-term nature.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid for transfer of a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers consist of:

●	Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments in active markets;

●	Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and

●	Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

In some circumstances, the inputs used to measure fair value might be categorized within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In those instances, the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

Offering Costs Associated with the Initial Public Offering

The Company complies with the requirements of FASB ASC 340-10-S99-1. Offering costs consisted of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs incurred that were directly related to the Initial Public Offering. Upon completion of the Initial Public Offering, offering costs were allocated to the separable financial instruments issued in the Initial Public Offering based on a relative fair value basis, compared to total proceeds received. Offering costs allocated to the derivative warrant liabilities were charged to operations. Offering costs associated with the Class A ordinary shares were charged against the carrying value of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company does not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market or foreign currency risks. The Company evaluates all of the financial instruments, including issued stock purchase warrants, and forward purchase agreements, to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives, pursuant to ASC 480 and FASB ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”). The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, will be re-assessed at the end of each reporting period. Derivative warrant liabilities will be classified as non-current liabilities as their liquidation is not reasonably expected to require the use of current assets or require the creation of current liabilities.

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As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the amounts of Class A ordinary shares reflected on the condensed balance sheets are reconciled in the following table:


Gross proceeds from Initial Public Offering	$	230,000,000
Less:
Fair value of Public Warrants at issuance		(8,740,000)
Offering costs allocated to Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption		(5,469,344)
Plus:
Deemed dividend - increase in redemption value of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption		18,809,344
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, December 31, 2021		234,600,000
Plus:
Deemed dividend - increase in redemption value of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption		3,096,114
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, December 31, 2022		237,696,114
Plus:
Deemed dividend - increase in redemption value of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption		2,613,317
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, March 31, 2023		240,309,431
Less:
Redemptions of Class A ordinary shares		(197,854,025)
Plus:
Deemed dividend - increase in redemption value of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption		1,638,070
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, June 30, 2023	$	44,093,476

Net Income Per Share

The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” The Company has two classes of shares, which are referred to as Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares. Income are shared pro rata between the two classes of shares. Net income per ordinary share is calculated by dividing the net income by the weighted average shares of ordinary shares outstanding for the respective period.

The calculation of diluted net income does not consider the effect of the warrants underlying the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering (including the consummation of the over-allotment) and the Private Placement Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 22,050,000 Class A ordinary shares in the calculation of diluted income per share, because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive under the treasury stock method. As a result, diluted net income per share is the same as basic net income per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022. Accretion associated with the redeemable Class A ordinary shares is excluded from earnings per share as the redemption value approximates fair value.

The Company has considered the effect of Class B ordinary shares that were excluded from weighted average number as they were contingent on the exercise of over-allotment option by the underwriters. Since the contingency was satisfied, the Company has included these shares in the weighted average number as of the beginning of the period to determine the dilutive impact of these shares.

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The table below presents a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used to compute basic and diluted net income per share for each class of ordinary shares:


	For the Three Months Ended								For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,								June 30,
	2023				2022				2023				2022
	Class A		Class B		Class A		Class B		Class A		Class B		Class A		Class B
Basic and diluted net income per ordinary share
Numerator:
Allocation of net income	$	1,276,805	$	528,697	$	2,512,253	$	628,063	$	3,515,970	$	1,097,669	$	4,489,796	$	1,122,449

Denominator:
Basic and diluted weighted average ordinary shares outstanding		13,886,263		5,750,000		23,000,000		5,750,000		18,417,955		5,750,000		23,000,000		5,750,000

Basic and diluted net income per ordinary share	$	0.09	$	0.09	$	0.11	$	0.11	$	0.19	$	0.19	$	0.20	$	0.20

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-03, ASC Subtopic 820 “Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions”. The ASU amends ASC 820 to clarify that a contractual sales restriction is not considered in measuring an equity security at fair value and to introduce new disclosure requirements for equity securities subject to contractual sale restrictions that are measured at fair value. The ASU applies to both holders and issuers of equity and equity-linked securities measured at fair value. The amendments in this ASU are effective for the Company in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for both interim and annual financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. The Company is still evaluating the impact of this pronouncement on the condensed interim financial statements.

Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying condensed interim financial statements.

Note 3 — Initial Public Offering

On November 15, 2021, the Company consummated its Initial Public Offering of 23,000,000 Units, including 3,000,000 Over-Allotment Units, at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $230.0 million, and incurring offering costs of approximately $5.7 million, of which approximately $254,000 was for offering costs allocated to derivative warrant liabilities.

Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant (“Public Warrant”). Each whole Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment (see Note 8).

Note 4 — Private Placement Warrants

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the Private Placement of 10,550,000 Private Placement Warrants, at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant to the Sponsor and CB Co-Investment, generating proceeds of approximately $10.6 million.

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Working Capital Loan

In addition, in order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company may repay the Working Capital Loans out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, the Working Capital Loans may be repaid only out of funds held outside the Trust Account. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company 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 Convertible Note and the Working Capital Loans. The Working Capital Loans would either be repaid upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $1.5 million of the Working Capital Loans may be convertible into warrants of the post Business Combination entity at a price of $1.00 per warrant. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there was $2,044,600 and $1,500,000, respectively, outstanding under the working capital loans (convertible notes).

Except for the foregoing, the terms of such Working Capital Loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans.

Administrative Services Agreement

On November 9, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement that provided that, the Company pay the Sponsor $20,000 per month for office space, secretarial and administrative services provided to the Company through the earlier of consummation of the initial Business Combination and the liquidation. On July 14, 2022, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Administrative Services Agreement with the Sponsor, to increase the amount payable to the Sponsor (in an amount not to exceed the aggregate sum of $30,000 per month). For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company incurred expenses of $90,000 and $180,000 under this agreement, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company incurred expenses of $60,000 and $120,000 under this agreement, respectively.

In addition, the Sponsor, officers and directors, and any of their respective affiliates will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on the Company’s behalf such as identifying potential partner businesses and performing due diligence on suitable Business Combinations. The audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made by the Company to the Sponsor, officers or directors, or the Company’s or their affiliates. Any such payments prior to an initial Business Combination will be made from funds held outside the Trust Account.

As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had no outstanding balance payable to a related party as it relates to this agreement.

Note 6 — Commitments and Contingencies

Registration Rights and Shareholder Rights

The holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants, Class A ordinary shares underlying the Private Placement Warrants, the Forward Purchase Securities and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of the Convertible Note and the Working Capital Loans (and any Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants, Forward Purchase Warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of such loans) were entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration and shareholder rights agreement signed upon the effective date of the Initial Public Offering. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that the Company registers such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the completion of the initial Business Combination. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

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Underwriting Agreement

The Company granted the underwriters a 45-day option from the date of the final prospectus relating to the Initial Public Offering to purchase up to 3,000,000 additional Units at the Initial Public Offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. The underwriters exercised their over-allotment option in full on November 15, 2021.

The underwriters were entitled to an underwriting discount of $0.20 per Unit, or $4.6 million in the aggregate, paid upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering.

Business Combination Marketing Agreement

On November 9, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with one of the underwriters, Cowen and Company, LLC, as advisors in connection with the Company’s Business Combination to assist the Company in holding meetings with the shareholders to discuss the potential Business Combination and the target business’ attributes, introduce the Company to potential investors that are interested in purchasing the Company’s securities in connection with the potential Business Combination, assist the Company in obtaining shareholder approval for the Business Combination and assist the Company with its press releases and public filings in connection with the Business Combination. The Company agreed to pay a fee for such services (the “Marketing Fee”) upon the consummation of the initial Business Combination in an amount equal to, in the aggregate, 3.5% of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering, or approximately $8.1 million in the aggregate. As a result, the underwriters will not be entitled to such fee unless the Company consummates its initial Business Combination. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company determined that a Business Combination is not considered probable.

Forward Purchase Agreement

Franklin Strategic Series — Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund (“Franklin”)on November 1, 2021 entered into a forward purchase agreement (“Forward Purchase Agreement”) with the Company that provides for the purchase by Franklin, in the aggregate, of 6,000,000 Forward Purchase Securities, for an aggregate purchase price of $40.0 million, with each Forward Purchase Security consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant in each case, for an aggregate of 4,000,000 Class A ordinary shares and 2,000,000 redeemable warrants, for $10.00 per Forward Purchase Security, in a private placement to close substantially concurrently with the closing of the initial Business Combination. The obligations under the Forward Purchase Agreement will not depend on whether any Class A ordinary shares are redeemed by the Public Shareholders.

The Forward Purchase Securities will not have any redemption rights in connection with the initial Business Combination and will not be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account if the Company fails to complete the initial Business Combination within the prescribed time frame. The Forward Purchase Securities, to the extent issued prior to the record date for a shareholder vote on the initial Business Combination or any other matter, will have the right to vote on such matter with all other holders of the outstanding Class A ordinary shares; provided that if the Company seeks shareholder approval of a proposed initial Business Combination after Franklin has purchased the Forward Purchase Securities, Franklin agreed under the forward purchase agreement to vote any of the Class A ordinary shares owned by Franklin in favor of any proposed initial Business Combination.

The Forward Purchase Securities sold pursuant to the Forward Purchase Agreement will be identical to the Class A ordinary shares and redeemable warrants included in the Units being sold in the Initial Public Offering, except as described herein. In addition, the Forward Purchase Securities will have certain registration rights, so long as such Forward Purchase Securities are held by Franklin or any third party to which Franklin transfers any portion of its obligation under the Forward Purchase Agreement.

The capital from such private placement would be used as part of the consideration to the sellers in the initial Business Combination, and any excess capital from such private placement would be used for working capital in the post-transaction company.

Non-Redemptions Agreements

In connection with the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “Special Meeting”) of the Company, to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination (the “Articles Extension”) from May 15, 2023 to November 15, 2023 (with right to extend additionally for three 1 month increments through February 15, 2024) the Company, the Sponsor (or the “Seller”)

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and CB Co-Investment have entered into one or more non-redemption agreements (the “Non-Redemption Agreements”), with several unaffiliated third parties (“Investors”), pursuant to which such third parties agreed not to redeem (or to validly rescind any redemption requests on) an aggregate of 4,000,000 previously-held Class A ordinary shares of the Company (“Non-Redeemed Shares”) in connection with the Articles Extension. In exchange for the foregoing commitments not to redeem such previously-held Class A ordinary shares, the Sponsor and CB Co-Investment, as applicable, agreed to transfer an aggregate of 1,000,000 ordinary shares of the Company held by the Sponsor or CB Co-Investment, as applicable, plus up to an additional aggregate of 500,000 ordinary shares of the Company held by the Sponsor or CB Co-Investment, as applicable, with such number of additional ordinary shares of the Company to be determined based upon the date of the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination immediately following consummation of an initial business combination.

The Company estimated the aggregate fair value of a weighted number of founder shares based on the likelihood of consummating an initial business combination beyond November 15, 2023, or 1,166,663 founder shares, attributable to the Non-Redeeming Stockholders to be $4,802,931 or $4.12 per share. Each Non-Redeeming Shareholder acquired from the Sponsor an indirect economic interest in the founder shares. The excess of the fair value of the founder shares was determined to be an offering cost in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5A. Accordingly, in substance, it was recognized by the Company as a capital contribution by the Sponsor to induce these holders of the Class A shares not to redeem, with a corresponding charge to additional paid-in capital to recognize the fair value of the shares transferred as an offering cost.

The fair value of the founder shares were based on a Monte Carlo Model using the following significant inputs:


	May 10, 2023
Stock price	$	10.42
Risk free rate		4.25	%
Remaining life		1.56
Volatility		5.4	%
Probability of transaction		40	%

Letter and Joinder Agreement

In connection with the grant of the RSUs to Mr. Lazarus, the Company and Mr. Lazarus entered into Letter Agreement dated June 15, 2023 and Joinder Agreement dated June 20, 2023. Pursuant to which, among other things, the Company agreed to grant Mr. Lazarus 30,000 RSUs of the Company subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein; Mr. Lazarus has agreed to vote any Class B ordinary shares and Class A ordinary shares held by him in favor of the Company’s initial business combination; facilitate the liquidation and winding up of the Company if an initial business combination is not consummated within the time period required by its Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association; and certain transfer restrictions with respect to the Company’s securities. Pursuant to which Mr. Lazarus became a party to that certain Registration and Shareholder Rights Agreement, dated November 9, 2021, among the Company, the Sponsor, CB Co-Investment and certain equity holders of the Company, which provides for, among other things, customary demand and piggy-back registration rights.

Note 7 — Shareholders’ Deficit

Preference Shares — The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 preference shares, par value $0.0001 per share, with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s board of directors. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were no preference shares issued or outstanding.

Class A Ordinary shares — The Company is authorized to issue 479,000,000 Class A ordinary shares with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each share. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 4,151,134 and 23,000,000 Class A ordinary shares outstanding, all of which were classified as temporary equity in the accompanying condensed balance sheets, respectively.

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Class B Ordinary shares — The Company is authorized to issue 20,000,000 Class B ordinary shares with a par value of $0.0001 per share. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 5,750,000 Class B ordinary shares issued and outstanding. Of the 5,750,000 Class B ordinary shares outstanding, up to 750,000 shares were subject to forfeiture, to the Company by the Initial Shareholders for no consideration to the extent that the underwriters’ overallotment option was not exercised in full, so that the Initial Shareholders would collectively own 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding ordinary shares after the Initial Public Offering. The underwriters exercised their over-allotment option in full on November 15, 2021; thus, these 750,000 Class B ordinary shares were no longer subject to forfeiture.

Class A and Class B ordinary shareholders of record are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters to be voted on by shareholders. Except as described below, holders of Class A ordinary shares and holders of Class B ordinary shares will vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders except as required by law. Prior to the initial Business Combination, only holders of the Founder Shares will have the right to vote on the appointment of directors. Holders of the Public Shares will not be entitled to vote on the appointment of directors during such time. In addition, prior to the completion of an initial Business Combination, holders of a majority of the Founder Shares may remove a member of the board of directors for any reason. The provisions of the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association governing the appointment or removal of directors prior to the initial Business Combination may only be amended by a special resolution passed by holders representing at least two-thirds of the issued and outstanding Class B ordinary shares.

The Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares on the first business day following the consummation of the initial Business Combination at a ratio such that the number of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of all Founder Shares will equal, in the aggregate, on an as-converted basis, 20% of the sum of (i) the total number of ordinary shares issued and outstanding upon the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, plus the sum of the total number of Class A ordinary shares issued or deemed issued or issuable upon conversion or exercise of any equity-linked securities or rights issued or deemed issued, by the Company in connection with or in relation to the consummation of the initial Business Combination (net of any redemptions of Class A ordinary shares by Public Shareholders), excluding any Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities exercisable for or convertible into Class A ordinary shares issued, deemed issued, or to be issued, to any seller in the initial Business Combination, and any Forward Purchase Securities and any Private Placement Warrants issued to the Sponsor or CB Co-Investment, members of the Company’s founding team or any of their affiliates upon conversion of the Convertible Note and Working Capital Loans. In no event will the Class B ordinary shares convert into Class A ordinary shares at a rate of less than one-to-one.

Note 8 —Warrants

As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had 11,500,000 Public Warrants and 10,550,000 Private Placement Warrants outstanding.

Public Warrants may only be exercised for a whole number of shares. No fractional Public Warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole Public Warrants will trade. The Public Warrants will become exercisable on the later of (a) 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination and (b) 12 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering; provided in each case that the Company has an effective registration statement under the Securities Act covering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants and a current prospectus relating to them is available and such shares are registered, qualified or exempt from registration under the securities, or blue sky, laws of the state of residence of the holder (or the Company permits holders to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis under certain circumstances). The Company agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 20 business days after the closing of the initial Business Combination, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement covering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants and to maintain a current prospectus relating to those Class A ordinary shares until the warrants expire or are redeemed, as specified in the warrant agreement. If a registration statement covering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is not effective by the 60th day after the closing of the initial Business Combination, warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during any period when the Company will have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise warrants on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act or another exemption. Notwithstanding the above, if the Class A ordinary shares are at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that they satisfy the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, the Company may, at its option, require holders of Public Warrants who exercise their warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” and, in the event the Company so elects, the Company will not be

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required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, and in the event the Company does not so elect, it will use commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available.

The warrants have an exercise price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustments, and will expire five years after the completion of a Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation. In addition, if (x) the Company issues additional Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of the initial Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per Class A ordinary share (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the board of directors and, in the case of any such issuance to Franklin, the initial shareholders or their affiliates, without taking into account any founder shares held by the initial shareholders or such affiliates, as applicable, or any forward purchase securities held by Franklin, prior to such issuance including any transfer or reissuance of such shares) (the “Newly Issued Price”), (y) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the funding of the initial Business Combination on the date of the consummation of the initial Business Combination (net of redemptions), and (z) the volume weighted average trading price of Class A ordinary shares during the 10-trading day period starting on the trading day prior to the day on which the Company consummates its initial Business Combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $9.20 per share, then the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, the $18.00 per share redemption trigger price will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price (and the $10.00 per share redemption trigger price will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price See “— Redemption of warrants for cash when the price per class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $18.00” and “— Redemption of warrants for Class A ordinary shares when the price per class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $10.00” as described below).

The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering, except (i) that the Private Placement Warrants and the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants will not be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions, (ii) except as described below, the Private Placement Warrants will be non-redeemable so long as they are held by the Sponsor, CB Co-Investment or their respective permitted transferees and (iii) the Sponsor or its permitted transferees will have the option to exercise the Private Placement Warrants on a cashless basis and have certain registration rights. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by someone other than the Sponsor or its permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by the Company in all redemption scenarios and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants.

Redemption of warrant when the price per share of Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $18.00. Once warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding warrants for cash:

●	in whole and not in part;

●	at a price of $0.01 per warrant;

●	upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder; and

●

if, and only if, the closing price of Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for share sub-divisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders (the “Reference Value”).

Redemption of warrants when the price per share of Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $10.00. Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding warrants:

●	in whole and not in part;

●

at $0.10 per warrant upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption provided that holders will be able to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis prior to redemption and receive that number of Class A ordinary shares to be determined by reference to an agreed table based on the redemption date and the “fair market value” of Class A ordinary shares;

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if, and only if, the closing price of Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $10.00 per Public Share (as adjusted per share subdivisions, share dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within the 30-trading day period ending three trading days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders; and

●

if the Reference Value is less than $18.00 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share dividends, rights issuances, subdivisions, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like), then the Private Placement Warrants must also concurrently be called for redemption on the same terms (except as described herein with respect to a holder’s ability to cashless exercise its warrants) as the outstanding Public Warrants as described above.

The “fair value” of Class A ordinary shares for the above purpose shall mean the volume weighted average price of Class A ordinary shares during the 10 trading days immediately following the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of warrants. In no event will the warrants be exercisable on a cashless basis in connection with this redemption feature for more than 0.361 Class A ordinary shares per warrant (subject to adjustment).

In no event will the Company be required to net cash settle any warrant. If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their warrants, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with the respect to such warrants. Accordingly, the warrants may expire worthless.

Note 9 —Fair Value Measurements

The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques that the Company utilized to determine such fair value.

June 30, 2023 (unaudited)


	Quoted Prices in		Significant Other		Significant Other
	Active Markets		Observable Inputs		Unobservable Inputs
Description	(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets:
Investments held in Trust Account - U.S. Treasury Securities	$	44,193,476	$	—	$	—
Liabilities:
Convertible note - related party	$	—	$	—	$	1,912,992
Derivative liabilities- Public Warrants	$	575,000	$	—	$	—
Derivative liabilities- Private Placement Warrants	$	—	$	527,500	$	—
Derivative liabilities - Forward Purchase Agreement	$	—	$	—	$	202,211

December 31, 2022


	Quoted Prices in		Significant Other		Significant Other
	Active Markets		Observable Inputs		Unobservable Inputs
Description	(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets:
Investments held in Trust Account - U.S. Treasury Securities ⁽¹⁾	$	237,795,799	$	—	$	—
Liabilities:
Convertible note - related party	$	—	$	—	$	1,431,546
Derivative liabilities- Public Warrants	$	1,150,000	$	—	$	—
Derivative liabilities- Private Placement Warrants	$	—	$	1,055,000	$	—
Derivative liabilities - Forward Purchase Agreement	$	—	$	—	$	342,235

(1)	Excludes $315 of cash balance held within the Trust Account

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Transfers to/from Levels 1, 2, and 3 are recognized at the beginning of the reporting period. The estimated fair value of Public Warrants was transferred from a Level 3 measurement to a Level 1 measurement, when the Public Warrants were separately listed and traded in an active market in December 2021. The estimated fair value of the Private Placement Warrants was transferred from a Level 3 measurement to a Level 2 fair value measurement in January 2022, as the transfer of Private Placement Warrants to anyone who is not a permitted transferee would result in the Private Placement Warrants having substantially the same terms as the Public Warrants, the Company determined that the fair value of each Private Placement Warrant is equivalent to that of each Public Warrant. There were no other transfers between levels of the hierarchy for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023.

Level 1 assets include investments in U.S. treasury securities. The Company uses inputs such as actual trade data, quoted market prices from dealers or brokers, and other similar sources to determine the fair value of its investments.

The initial estimated fair value as of November 15, 2021, of the Public Warrants, the Private Placement Warrants, and the Forward Purchase Agreement is measured at fair value using a Monte Carlo simulation, determined using Level 3 inputs. The fair value of Public Warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering have subsequently been measured based on the listed market price of such warrants. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the fair value of the Forward Purchase Securities are measured using a Monte Carlo simulation, and the fair value of the convertible note is measured using a Black-Scholes model. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the fair value of Private Placement Warrants was determined based on the quoted price of the Public Warrants. Inherent in a Monte Carlo simulation and Black-Scholes model are assumptions related to expected stock-price volatility, expected life, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield.

The following table provides quantitative information regarding Level 3 fair value measurements inputs at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 measurement date:

June 30, 2023 (unaudited)


				Forward Purchase
		Warrants		Agreements			Convertible Note
Exercise price	$	11.50		$	10.00		$	1.00
Stock price	$	10.51		$	9.63		$	0.05
Term (years)		5.38			0.38			0.38
Volatility		6.0	%		—			38.2	%
Risk-free rate		4.02	%		5.31	%		5.31	%
Dividend yield		0.0	%		0.0	%		0.0	%

December 31, 2022


				Forward Purchase
	Warrants			Agreements			Convertible Note
Exercise price	$	11.50		$	10.00		$	1.00
Stock price	$	10.28		$	10.85		$	0.10
Term (years)		5.29			0.29			0.29
Volatility		6.0	%		—			42.3	%
Risk-free rate		3.91	%		4.37	%		4.37	%
Dividend yield		0.0	%		0.0	%		0.0	%

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The change in the fair value of the derivative liabilities measured using Level 3 inputs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, is summarized as follows:


Derivative liabilities at December 31, 2022	$	342,235
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities		(7,603)
Derivative liabilities at March 31, 2023 (unaudited)		334,632
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities		(132,421)
Derivative liabilities at June 30, 2023 (unaudited)	$	202,211


Derivative liabilities at December 31, 2021	$	5,694,560
Transfer of Private Placement Warrants to Level 2		(5,301,100)
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities		385,990
Derivative liabilities at March 31, 2022 (unaudited)		779,450
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities		(7,451)
Derivative liabilities at June 30, 2022 (unaudited)	$	771,999

The change in the fair value of the convertible note – related party measured using Level 3 inputs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, is summarized as follows:


Convertible note - related party at December 31, 2022	$	1,431,546
Additional issuance of convertible note - related party		391,000
Change in fair value of convertible note - related party		(70,040)
Convertible note - related party at March 31, 2023 (unaudited)		1,752,506
Additional issuance of convertible note - related party		153,600
Change in fair value of convertible note - related party		6,886
Convertible note - related party at June 30, 2023 (unaudited)	$	1,912,992


Convertible note - related party at December 31, 2021	$	1,053,556
Change in fair value of convertible note - related party		4,208
Convertible note - related party at March 31, 2022 (unaudited)	$	1,057,764
Change in fair value of convertible note - related party		(45,956)
Convertible note - related party at June 30, 2022 (unaudited)	$	1,011,808

Note 10 — Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred up to the date the unaudited condensed interim financial statements were issued. Based upon this review, the Company did not identify any subsequent events, that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the unaudited condensed interim financial statements.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

References to the “Company,” “Chain Bridge I,” “our,” “us” or “we” refer to Chain Bridge I. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed interim financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual result levels of activity performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements please refer to the Risk Factors section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Company’s securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Overview

We are a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company on January 21, 2021. We were incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses that we have not yet identified (the “Business Combination”). Although we are not limited to a particular industry or geographic region for purposes of consummating an initial Business Combination, we intend to focus on partnering with a technology company that will advance U.S. national security and intelligence interests.

As of June 30, 2023, we had not yet commenced operations. All activity for the period from January 21, 2021 (inception) through June 30, 2023 relates to our formation, our initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”), which is described below and, subsequent to the Initial Public Offering, the search for a prospective Business Combination. We will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our initial Business Combination, at the earliest. We will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and cash equivalents from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering.

Our sponsor is Chain Bridge Group, a Cayman Islands exempted limited liability company (the “Sponsor”). The registration statement for our Initial Public Offering was declared effective on November 9, 2021. On November 15, 2021, we consummated our Initial Public Offering of 23,000,000 units (the “Units”), including 3,000,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $230.0 million, and incurring offering costs of approximately $5.7 million, of which approximately $254,000 was for offering costs allocated to derivative warrant liabilities.

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the private placement (“Private Placement”) of 10,550,000 private placement warrants, at a price of $1.00 per private placement warrant to the Sponsor and CB Co-Investment LLC (“CB Co-Investment”), generating proceeds of approximately $10.6 million (Note 4).

In addition, upon closing of the Initial Public Offering, CB Co-Investment loaned us approximately $1,150 thousand at no interest. On November 16, 2022, the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company up to $1,200 thousand pursuant to an unsecured non-interest bearing convertible promissory note (“Additional Convertible Note”). Such Additional Convertible Note will not be repaid in the event that the Company is unable to close a Business Combination unless there are funds available outside the Trust Account to do so. Such Additional Convertible Note would either be paid upon consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination, or, at the discretion of Sponsor, converted into additional warrants at a price of $1.00 per warrant, which warrants will be identical to the Private Placement Warrants. As of June 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, the Company had an outstanding balance of $894,600 and $350,000, respectively, under the Additional Convertible Note.

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Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering, $234.6 million ($10.20 per Unit) of net proceeds, including the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering, certain of the proceeds of the Private Placement and the proceeds from the convertible promissory note issued to CB Co-Investment, was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee and invested in United States “government securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or 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, as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account as described in the condensed interim financial statements.

Liquidity and Going Concern

At June 30, 2023, we had cash of approximately $37,000 and working capital of approximately $7,000.

Our liquidity needs up to December 31, 2022 had been satisfied through the cash receipt of $25,000 from the Sponsor and CB Co-Investment to cover for certain expenses on behalf of the Company in exchange for issuance of founder shares, and loan from the related party of approximately $244,000 under the Note (as defined herein). The Company repaid the original Note of approximately $244,000 in full on November 17, 2021. Subsequent to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the Company’s liquidity has been satisfied through the net proceeds from the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, over-allotment, the Private Placement held outside of the trust account and the issuance of the convertible notes. In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, provide the Company Working Capital Loans (as defined in Note 5). As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there was $2,044,600 and $1,500,000, respectively, outstanding under the Working Capital Loans (convertible notes).

The Company has until November 15, 2023 (the “Extended Date”) to consummate an initial Business Combination. However, if the Company anticipates that it may not be able to consummate the initial Business Combination by the Extended Date, the Company may, by resolution of its board if requested by the Sponsor, extend the period of time to consummate a Business Combination up to three times, each by an additional month up to February 15, 2024 (the “Additional Extended Date”), the date (the “Termination Date”) by which, if the Company has not consummated a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination involving the Company, with one or more businesses or entities (a “Business Combination”), the Company must (a) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (b) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Class A ordinary shares sold in the Company’s initial public offering (the “Public Shares”); and (c) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining shareholders and the directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to its obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and in all cases subject to the other requirements of applicable law.

Results of Operations

Our entire activity since inception up to June 30, 2023 was in preparation for our Initial Public Offering and since the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the search for a prospective Business Combination. We will not generate any operating revenues until the closing and completion of our initial business combination, at the earliest.

For the three months ended June 30, 2023, we had a net income of approximately $1.8 million, which consisted of net gain from the change in fair value of derivative liabilities of approximately $790,000, and investment income on the Trust Account of approximately $1.6 million, partially offset by general and administrative expenses of approximately $529,000, general and administrative expenses to related party of $90,000 and net loss from the change in fair value of convertible note to related party of approximately $7,000.

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For the three months ended June 30, 2022, we had a net income of approximately $3.1 million, which consisted of net gain from the change in fair value of derivative liabilities of approximately $3.1 million, and net gain from the change in fair value of convertible note to related party of approximately $46,000 and investment income on the trust account of approximately $286,000, partially offset by general and administrative expenses of approximately $226,000 and general and administrative expenses to related party of $60,000.

For the six months ended June 30, 2023, we had a net income of approximately $4.6 million, which consisted of net gain from the change in fair value of derivative liabilities of approximately $1.2 million, net gain from the change in fair value of convertible note to related party of approximately $63,000 and investment income on the Trust Account of approximately $4.3 million, partially offset by general and administrative expenses of approximately $763,000 and general and administrative expenses to related party of $180,000.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, we had a net income of approximately $5.6 million, which consisted of net gain from the change in fair value of derivative liabilities of approximately $5.9 million, net gain from the change in fair value of convertible note to related party of approximately $42,000 and investment income on the trust account of approximately $364,000, partially offset by general and administrative expenses of approximately $552,000 and general and administrative expenses to related party of $120,000.

Contractual Obligations

Registration Rights and Shareholder Rights

The holders of Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans (and any shares of ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants or warrants issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans and upon conversion of the Founder Shares), as well as Franklin and their permitted transferees, were entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration and shareholder rights agreement signed upon the consummation of the Initial Public Offering. These holders will be entitled to certain demand and “piggyback” registration rights. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

Underwriting Agreement

The underwriters were entitled to an underwriting discount of $0.20 per Unit, or approximately $4.6 million in the aggregate, paid upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering.

Critical Accounting Policies

Derivative Financial Instruments

We do not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market or foreign currency risks. We evaluate all of our financial instruments, including issued stock purchase warrants, and forward purchase agreements, to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives, pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”) and FASB ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”). The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, will be re-assessed at the end of each reporting period. Derivative warrant liabilities will be classified as non-current liabilities as their liquidation is not reasonably expected to require the use of current assets or require the creation of current liabilities.

The 22,050,000 warrants that were issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering (including the 11,500,000 warrants included in the Units and the 10,550,000 Private Placement Warrants) and the 4,000,000 Forward Purchase Securities, were recognized as derivative liabilities in accordance with ASC 815. Accordingly, the Company recognized the warrant instruments as liabilities at fair value and adjust the instruments to fair value at each reporting period. The liabilities will be subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date until exercised. The fair value of the Forward Purchase Securities, Public Warrants and the Private Placement Warrants were initially measured using a Monte Carlo simulation. The fair value of Public Warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering have subsequently been measured based on the listed market price of such Public Warrants. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the fair value of the Forward Purchase Securities are measured using a Monte Carlo simulation, and the fair value of the convertible note is measured using Black-Scholes model. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the fair value of Private Placement Warrants was determined based on the quoted price of the Public Warrants.

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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 ASC 480. Class A ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as liability instruments and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable Class A ordinary shares (including Class A ordinary shares that features 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, Class A ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ equity. Our Class A ordinary shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of our control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2023, 4,151,134 and 23,000,000, respectively, Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption are presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ deficit section of our condensed balance sheets.

We recognize changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of the Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. This method would view the end of the reporting period as if it were also the redemption date for the security. Effective with the closing of the Initial Public Offering (including exercise of the over-allotment option), we recognized the accretion from initial book value to redemption amount, which resulted in charges against additional paid-in capital (to the extent available) and accumulated deficit.

Net Income Per Share

We comply with accounting and disclosure requirements of ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” We have two classes of shares, which are referred to as Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares. Income and losses are shared pro rata between the two classes of shares. Net income per ordinary share is calculated by dividing the net income by the weighted average shares of ordinary shares outstanding for the respective period.

We have considered the effect of Class B ordinary shares that were excluded from weighted average number as they were contingent on the exercise of over-allotment option by the underwriters. Since the contingency was satisfied, we have included these shares in the weighted average number as of the beginning of the period to determine the dilutive impact of these shares.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K.

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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” and under the JOBS Act 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, the condensed interim 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 auditor’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 auditor’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.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Not required for smaller reporting companies.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer 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 principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2023, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer have concluded that as of June 30, 2023, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company. Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2023 based on the framework in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on its assessment, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of June 30, 2023.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes to our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2023 that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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Item 6. Exhibits.


Exhibit Number		Description
31.1		Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2		Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1*		Certification of Principal Executive Officers pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2*		Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.

101.INS		XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

These certifications are furnished to the SEC pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

	Chain Bridge I

	By:	/s/ Michael Rolnick
	Name:	Michael Rolnick
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer


	By:	/s/ Roger Lazarus
	Name:	Roger Lazarus
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Condensed Interim Financial Statements

	Condensed Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2023 (unaudited) and December 31, 2022	1

	Unaudited Condensed Interim Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022	2

	Unaudited Condensed Interim Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficit for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022	3

	Unaudited Condensed Interim Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022	4

	Notes to Unaudited Condensed Interim Financial Statements	5

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	25

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	29

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	29

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	30

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	30

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds from Registered Securities	30

Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	30

Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	30

Item 5.	Other Information	30

Item 6.	Exhibits	31