UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended

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

For the transition period from January 1, 2023 to March 31, 2023

INNOVATIVE INTERNATIONAL ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands

001-40964

98-1630742

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

24681 La Plaza Ste 300

Dana Point, CA, 92629

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)

(805) 907-0597

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Former Fiscal Year: December 31

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share, and one-half of one redeemable warrant	IOACU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share, included as part of the units	IOAC	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable warrants, each exercisable for one Class A ordinary share for $11.50 per share, included as part of the units	IOACW	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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, a 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 June 12, 2023, there were 3,050,335 Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, and 8,050,000 shares of Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value per share, issued and outstanding.

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

INNOVATIVE INTERNATIONAL ACQUISITION CORP.

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS


	March 31, 2023		December 31,
	Unaudited		2022
Assets:
Current assets
Cash	$	50,274	$	10,436
Prepaid expenses		185,522		210,605
Total current assets		235,796		221,041
Marketable securities held in Trust Account		33,058,050		237,987,893
Total Assets	$	33,293,846	$	238,208,934

Liabilities, Redeemable Shares and Shareholders’ Deficit:
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	6,935,174	$	6,297,378
Due to related party		121,935		131,935
Promissory Notes - Related Party		1,495,000		500,000
Total current liabilities		8,552,109		6,929,313
Deferred underwriters’ discount		12,100,000		12,100,000
Total Liabilities		20,652,109		19,029,313

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 6)

Redeemable Shares
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, 3,050,335 and 23,000,000 shares at redemption value of $10.84 and 10.35 per share at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively		33,058,050		237,987,893

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; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 1,060,000 issued and outstanding (excluding 3,050,335 and 23,000,000 shares subject to redemption) at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively		106		106
Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 8,050,000 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively		805		805
Additional paid-in capital		—		—
Accumulated deficit		(20,417,224)		(18,809,183)
Total Shareholders’ Deficit		(20,416,313)		(18,808,272)
Total Liabilities, Redeemable Shares and Shareholders’ Deficit	$	33,293,846	$	238,208,934

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

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INNOVATIVE INTERNATIONAL ACQUISITION CORP.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS




	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2023		2022
Formation and operating costs	$	1,113,042	$	2,787,640
Loss from operations		(1,113,042)		(2,787,640)

Other income:
Interest income - bank		1		21
Interest earned on cash held in Trust Account		1,054,190		23,624
Other income		1,054,191		23,645

Net loss	$	(58,851)	$	(2,763,995)

Weighted average shares outstanding, redeemable Class A ordinary shares		7,905,891		23,000,000
Basic and diluted net loss per share, redeemable Class A ordinary shares	$	(0.00)	$	(0.09)
Weighted average shares outstanding, non-redeemable Class A and Class B ordinary shares		9,110,000		9,110,000
Basic and diluted net loss per share, non-redeemable Class A and Class B ordinary shares	$	(0.00)	$	(0.09)

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

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INNOVATIVE INTERNATIONAL ACQUISITION CORP.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2023


	Class A			Class B			Additional				Total
	Ordinary Shares			Ordinary Shares			Paid-in		Accumulated		Shareholders’
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount		Capital		Deficit		Deficit
Balance – December 31, 2022	1,060,000	$	106	8,050,000	$	805	$	—	$	(18,809,183)	$	(18,808,272)
Accretion of Class A ordinary shares to redemption amount	—		—	—		—		—		(1,549,190)		(1,549,190)
Net loss	—		—	—		—		—		(58,851)		(58,851)
Balance – March 31, 2023	1,060,000	$	106	8,050,000	$	805	$	—	$	(20,417,224)	$	(20,416,313)

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2022


	Class A			Class B			Additional				Total
	Ordinary Shares			Ordinary Shares			Paid-in		Accumulated		Shareholders’
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount		Capital		Deficit		Deficit
Balance – December 31, 2021	1,060,000	$	106	8,050,000	$	805	$	—	$	(10,873,991)	$	(10,873,080)
Accretion for Class A Common Stock to redemption	—		—	—		—		—		(23,624)		(23,624)
Net loss	—		—	—		—		—		(2,763,995)		(2,763,995)
Balance – March 31, 2022	1,060,000	$	106	8,050,000	$	805	$	—	$	(13,661,610)	$	(13,660,699)

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

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INNOVATIVE INTERNATIONAL ACQUISITION CORP.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW


	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2023		2022
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net loss	$	(58,851)	$	(2,763,995)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Interest earned on cash held in Trust Account		(1,054,190)		(23,624)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses		25,083		57,282
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		637,796		2,512,223
Due to related party		(10,000)		30,000
Net cash used in operating activities		(460,162)		(188,114)

Cash flows from investing activities:
Extension contributions to the trust account		(495,000)		—
Withdrawals from the trust account to pay redemptions		206,479,033		—
Net cash provided by investing activities		205,984,033		—

Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from promissory notes to Sponsor and affiliate of Sponsor		995,000		—
Payment of redemptions of stock		(206,479,033)		—
Net cash used in financing activities		(205,484,033)		—

Net Change in Cash		39,838		(188,114)
Cash at the beginning of the period		10,436		979,634
Cash at the end of the period	$	50,274	$	791,520

Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Remeasurement of ordinary share subject to possible redemption	$	1,549,190	$	—

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

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INNOVATIVE INTERNATIONAL ACQUISITION CORP.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS OPERATION AND LIQUIDITY

Innovative International Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) was incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company on March 22, 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 or entities (the “Business Combination”). The Company will not be limited to a particular industry or geographic region in its identification and acquisition of a target company.

As of March 31, 2023, the Company had not commenced any operations nor generated any revenue. All activity for the period from March 22, 2021 (inception) through March 31, 2023, relates to the Company’s formation, the initial public offering (the “IPO”) described below, and subsequent to the IPO, identifying a target company for a Business Combination and other customary business conduct related thereto. 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 IPO.

The Company’s sponsor is Innovative International Sponsor I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”).

The registration statement for the Company’s IPO was declared effective on October 26, 2021 (the “Effective Date”). On October 29, 2021, the Company consummated its IPO of 23,000,000 units (the “Units” and, with respect to the ordinary shares included in the Units being offered, the “Public Shares”) at $10.00 per Unit (which included the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option), which is discussed in Note 3 and the sale of 1,060,000 shares (the “Private Placement Shares”) at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Share in a private placement to the Sponsor, and Cohen & Company Capital Markets, a division of J.V.B. Financial Group, LLC (“CCM”), and Cantor Fitzgerald & CO. (“Cantor”).

Transaction costs amounted to $16,664,843 consisting of $3,173,059 of underwriting commissions, $12,100,000 of deferred underwriting commissions and $1,391,784 of other cash offering costs.

The initial Business Combination must occur with one or more operating businesses or assets with an aggregate fair market value equal to at least 80% of the assets held in the Trust Account (as defined below) (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the income earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the signing a definitive agreement in connection with the initial Business Combination. However, the Company will only complete such Business Combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the issued and outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target business sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, (the “Investment Company Act”). There is no assurance that the Company will be able to complete a Business Combination successfully.

Upon the closing of the IPO, management has agreed that an amount equal to at least $10.20 per Unit sold in the IPO, including a portion of the proceeds of the Private Placement Shares, will be held in a Trust Account (“Trust Account”) and will be invested only in U.S. government treasury obligations with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act that invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations. Except with respect to interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account that may be released to the Company to pay its taxes, if any (less up to $100,000 interest to pay dissolution expenses), the proceeds from the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Shares deposited into the Trust Account will not be released from the Trust Account until the earliest of (i) the completion of the initial Business Combination, (ii) the redemption of any public shares properly tendered in connection with a shareholder vote to amend 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 redemption in connection with the initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of the public shares if the Company does not complete its initial Business Combination within 21 months from the closing of the IPO or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-Business Combination activity and (iii) the redemption of all of the public shares if the Company is unable to complete its initial Business Combination within 21 months from the closing of the IPO, subject to applicable law.

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The Company will provide its public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their public shares (the “Public Shares”) upon the completion of the initial 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 proposed Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in the Company’s discretion, and will be based on a variety of factors such as the timing of the transaction and whether the terms of the transaction would require the Company to seek shareholder approval under the applicable law or stock exchange listing requirement.

The shareholders will be entitled to redeem their shares at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the initial Business Combination, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, subject to the limitations described herein. The amount in the Trust Account is initially anticipated to be $10.20 per public share. The per-share amount the Company will distribute to investors who properly redeem their shares will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions the Company will pay to Cantor.

The ordinary shares subject to redemption will be recorded at a redemption value and classified as temporary equity upon the completion of the IPO, in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” All of the Public Shares contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such Public Shares in connection with the Company’s liquidation, if there is a shareholder vote or tender offer in connection with the Business Combination and in connection with certain amendments to the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. In accordance with SEC and its guidance on redeemable equity instruments, which has been codified in ASC 480-10-S99, redemption provisions not solely within the control of a company require ordinary shares subject to redemption to be classified outside of permanent equity. Given that the Public Shares will be issued with other freestanding instruments (i.e., public warrants), the initial carrying value of Class A ordinary shares classified as temporary equity will be the allocated proceeds determined in accordance with ASC 470-20. The Class A ordinary shares are subject to ASC 480-10-S99. If it is probable that the equity instrument will become redeemable, the Company has the option to either (i) accrete changes in the redemption value over the period from the date of issuance (or from the date that it becomes probable that the instrument will become redeemable, if later) to the earliest redemption date of the instrument or (ii) recognize changes in the redemption value immediately as they occur and adjust the carrying amount of the instrument to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. The Company has elected to recognize the changes immediately. The accretion or remeasurement will be treated as a deemed dividend (i.e., a reduction to retained earnings, or in absence of retained earnings, additional paid-in capital). While redemptions cannot cause the Company’s net tangible assets to fall below $5,000,001, the Public Shares are redeemable and will be classified as such on the balance sheets until such date that a redemption event takes place. 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, if the Company seeks shareholder approval, a majority of the issued and outstanding shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination.

The Company has up to 21 months from the closing of the IPO to complete the Business Combination (the “Combination Period”). If the Company is unable to consummate the Business Combination within the Combination Period, the Company will: (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than 10 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 (which interest shall be net of taxes payable, and less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses) divided by the number of then issued and outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining shareholders and the Company’s board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to the Company’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to the warrants, which will expire worthless if the Company fails to complete its initial Business Combination within the Combination Period.

On January 19, 2023, the Company held the Extraordinary General Meeting (“EGM”) for the purposes of considering and voting upon the Charter and the Trust Agreement Amendments. At the EGM, the shareholders of the Company approved an amendment (the “Charter Amendment”) to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to extend the date by which the Company must consummate an initial business combination up to six (6) times for an additional one (1) month each time from January 29, 2023 to July 29, 2023 (which is 21 months from the closing of the Company’s initial public offering) (the “Extension”).

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In connection with the EGM, shareholders holding 19,949,665 public shares exercised their right to redeem their shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in the Company’s Trust Account. As a result, approximately $206.5 million (approximately $10.35 per public share redeemed) was removed from the Trust Account to pay such holders and approximately $31.5 million remains in the Trust Account. Following redemptions, the Company has 3,050,335 public shares outstanding.

In connection with the Trust Agreement Amendment, the Sponsor has agreed to make available to the Company an aggregate amount of up to $990,000 to be used only for expenses accrued in connection with the extension of the date by which the Company must consummate an initial business combination, pursuant to a promissory note in favor of the Sponsor (the “Extension Note”). The Extension Note is non-convertible and bears no interest, and the principal balance is payable by the Company on the Maturity Date, as defined in the Extension Note.

The Sponsor, officers, and directors have agreed (i) to waive their redemption rights with respect to their Founder Shares held by them, and any Public Shares they may acquire during or after the IPO in connection with the completion of the initial Business Combination and (ii) to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to their Founder Shares if the Company fails to complete its initial Business Combination within the Combination Period (although they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Public Shares they hold if the Company fails to complete its initial Business Combination within the prescribed time frame), and (iii) vote their Founder Shares and Public Shares in favor of the Company’s initial Business Combination.

The Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a third party (other than the Company’s independent auditors) for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below (i) $10.00 per public share or such lesser amount per public share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, in each case net of the interest which may be withdrawn to pay taxes. This liability will not apply with respect to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account and except as to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the IPO against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. Moreover, 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. Because we are a blank check company, rather than an operating company, and the Company’s operations will be limited to searching for prospective target businesses to acquire, the only third parties the Company currently expects to engage would be vendors such as lawyers, investment bankers, computer or information and technical services providers or prospective target businesses.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of March 31, 2023, the Company had cash outside the Trust Account of $50,274 available for working capital needs. Except with respect to interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account that may be released to the Company to pay its tax obligations, all remaining cash held in the Trust Account is generally unavailable for the Company’s use, prior to an initial Business Combination, and is restricted for use either in a Business Combination or to redeem ordinary shares. As of March 31, 2023, none of the amount in the Trust Account was available to be withdrawn as described above.

Through March 31, 2023, the Company’s liquidity needs were satisfied through receipt of $25,000 from the sale of the Founder Shares and the remaining net proceeds from the IPO and the sale of Private Placement Shares.

On September 7, 2022, the Company issued an unsecured convertible promissory note in the amount of up to $500,000 to Ananda Small Business Trust, an affiliated of the Sponsor (“Ananda Trust”).

On January 3, 2023, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note (the “January 2023 Note”), in the amount of up to $500,000 to Ananda Trust.

On January 19, 2023, the Company issued the Extension Note of up to an aggregate amount of up to $990,000 to be used only for expenses accrued in connection with the extension of the date by which the Company must consummate an initial business combination.

In total, $1,495,000 has been drawn down under the notes listed above and is outstanding as of March 31, 2023.

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Going Concern

The Company anticipates that the $50,274 of cash held outside of the Trust Account as of March 31, 2023, might not be sufficient to allow the Company to operate for at least the next 12 months from the issuance of the financial statements, assuming that a Business Combination is not consummated during that time. Until consummation of our Business Combination, the Company will be using the funds not held in the Trust Account, and any additional Working Capital Loans (as defined in Note 5) from the initial shareholders, the Company’s officers and directors, or their respective affiliates (which is described in Note 5), for identifying and evaluating prospective acquisition candidates, performing business due diligence on prospective target businesses, traveling to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses, reviewing corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, selecting the target business to acquire and structuring, negotiating and consummating the Business Combination.

The Company can raise additional capital through Working Capital Loans from the initial shareholders, the Company’s officers, directors, or their respective affiliates (which is described in Note 5), or through loans from third parties. None of the sponsor, officers or directors are under any obligation to advance funds to, or to invest in, the Company. If the Company is unable to raise additional capital, it may be required to take additional measures to conserve liquidity, which could include, but not necessarily be limited to, curtailing operations, suspending the pursuit of its business plan, and reducing overhead expenses. The Company cannot provide any assurance that new financing will be available to us on commercially acceptable terms, if at all. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time, which is considered to be one year from the issuance date of the financial statements. In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board’s Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” the Company has until July 29, 2023 to consummate a Business Combination. It is uncertain that the Company will be able to consummate a Business Combination by this time. If a Business Combination is not consummated by this date, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution of the Company. Management has determined that the mandatory liquidation, should a Business Combination not occur, and potential 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 July 29, 2023.

Risks and Uncertainties

In February 2022, Russia commenced a military action with the country of Ukraine. As a result of this action, various nations, including the United States, have instituted economic sanctions against Russia. The invasion of Ukraine may result in market volatility that could adversely affect our stock price and our search for a target company. Other recent events contributing to a climate of geopolitical uncertainty include rising tensions between China and Taiwan. Further, the impact of this action and related sanctions on the world economy are not determinable as of the date of these unaudited condensed financial statements and the specific impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows is also not determinable as of the date of these unaudited condensed financial statements.

On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IR Act”) was signed into federal law. The IR Act provides for, among other things, a new U.S. federal 1% excise tax on certain repurchases of stock by publicly traded U.S. domestic corporations and certain U.S. domestic subsidiaries of publicly traded foreign corporations occurring on or after January 1, 2023. The excise tax is imposed on the repurchasing corporation itself, not its shareholders from which shares are repurchased. The amount of the excise tax is generally 1% of the fair market value of the shares repurchased at the time of the repurchase. However, for purposes of calculating the excise tax, repurchasing corporations are permitted to net the fair market value of certain new stock issuances against the fair market value of stock repurchases during the same taxable year. In addition, certain exceptions apply to the excise tax. The U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) has been given authority to provide regulations and other guidance to carry out and prevent the abuse or avoidance of the excise tax.

Any redemption or other repurchase that occurs after December 31, 2022, in connection with a business combination, extension vote or otherwise, may be subject to the excise tax. Whether and to what extent the Company would be subject to the excise tax in connection with a business combination, extension vote or otherwise would depend on a number of factors, including (i) the fair market value of the redemptions and repurchases in connection with the business combination, extension or otherwise, (ii) the structure of a business combination, (iii) the nature and amount of any “PIPE” or other equity issuances in connection with a business combination (or otherwise issued not in connection with a business combination but issued within the same taxable year of a business combination) and (iv) the content of regulations and other guidance from the Treasury. In addition, because the excise tax would be payable by the Company and

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not by the redeeming holder, the mechanics of any required payment of the excise tax have not been determined. The foregoing could cause a reduction in the cash available on hand to complete a business combination and in the Company’s ability to complete a business combination.

The IR Act has indicated that in most cases, interim U.S. federal and state income taxes would not apply to a SPAC incorporated in the Cayman Islands, including us, because the Cayman Islands does not impose income taxes.

NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Change in Fiscal Year

On May 30, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a change in the Company’s fiscal year end from December 31 to March 31. The Company’s next fiscal year will run from April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024. Year-over-year quarterly financial data continues to be comparative to prior periods as the months that comprise each fiscal quarter in the new fiscal year are the same as those in the Company’s historical financial statements.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the SEC. Certain information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of a normal recurring nature, which are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented.

The transition period results for the three months ended March 31, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023 or for any future interim periods.

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, 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.

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 a 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 unaudited condensed financial statements 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.

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Use of Estimates

The preparation of these unaudited condensed financial statements is in conformity with US 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 unaudited condensed financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period.

Making estimates requires 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 unaudited condensed 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. One of the more significant accounting estimates included in these unaudited condensed financial statements is the determination of the fair value of the warrant liabilities.

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. The Company did not have any cash equivalents as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

Marketable Securities Held in Trust Account

Following the closing of the IPO on October 29, 2021, an amount of $234,600,000 from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Shares were placed in the Trust Account and invested only in U.S. government treasury obligations with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act that invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations. Except with respect to interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account that may be released to the Company to pay its taxes, if any (less up to $100,000 interest to pay dissolution expenses), the proceeds from the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Shares will not be released from the Trust Account until the earliest of (i) the completion of the initial Business Combination, the redemption of any public shares properly tendered in connection with a shareholder vote to amend 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 redemption in connection with the initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of the public shares if the Company does not complete its initial Business Combination within 21 months from the closing of the IPO or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-Business Combination activity and (iii) the redemption of all of the public shares if the Company is unable to complete its initial Business Combination within 21 months from the closing of the IPO, subject to applicable law. In connection with the EGM, shareholders holding 19,949,665 public shares exercised their right to redeem their shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in the Company’s Trust Account. As a result, approximately $206.5 million (approximately $10.35 per public share redeemed) was removed from the Trust Account to pay such holders and approximately $31.5 million will remains in the Trust Account. Following redemptions, the Company has 3,050,335 public shares outstanding.

The Company classifies its U.S. Treasury securities as Trading Securities in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 320 “Investments - Debt and Equity Securities.” Changes in the value of Trading Securities are recognized in income in the period they occur.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash accounts held at a financial institution, which, at times, may exceed the Federal Depository Insurance Coverage of $250,000. The Company has not experienced losses on these accounts.

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Offering Costs Associated with Initial Public Offering

Offering costs consist of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs incurred through the balance sheet date that are directly related to the IPO. Offering costs amounting to $16,664,843 were initially charged to temporary equity upon the completion of the IPO. The Company complies with the requirements of the ASC 340-10-S99-1 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) Topic 5A - “Expenses of Offering”. Offering costs consist principally of professional and registration fees that are related to the IPO. Accordingly, offering costs have been allocated to the separable financial instruments issued in the IPO based on a relative fair value basis compared to total proceeds received. Offering costs associated with the Class A ordinary shares issued were initially charged to temporary equity and then accreted to ordinary shares subject to redemption upon the completion of the IPO.

Warrants

The Company accounts for its warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in FASB ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own ordinary shares and whether the warrant holders could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the warrants are outstanding.

The Company accounts for the warrants as equity-classified. As such, the warrants were recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter.

Class B Founder Shares

Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption

The Company accounts for its shares of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Class A ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as a liability instrument and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable ordinary shares (including shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, ordinary shares are classified as shareholder’s (deficit) equity. The Company’s Class A ordinary shares sold in the IPO feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, 3,050,335 Class A ordinary shares and 23,000,000 Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, respectively, are presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the shareholder’s deficit section of the Company’s balance sheets.

The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable ordinary shares to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Such changes are reflected in additional paid-in capital, or in the absence of additional capital, in accumulated deficit.

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As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Class A ordinary share reflected in the balance sheets are reconciled in the following table:


Gross Proceeds from IPO	$	230,000,000
Proceeds allocated to Public Warrants		(7,475,000)
Issuance costs related to Class A ordinary shares		(16,099,160)
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value		28,178,166
Ending Balance, December 31, 2021		234,604,006
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value		3,383,887
Ending Balance, December 31, 2022		237,987,893
Redemptions		(206,479,033)
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value		1,549,190
Ending Balance, March 31, 2023	$	33,058,050

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes under FASB ASC 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the financial statements and tax basis of assets and liabilities and for the expected future tax benefit to be derived from tax loss and tax credit carry forwards. ASC 740 additionally requires a valuation allowance to be established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not be realized.

FASB ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022. The Company’s management determined that the Cayman Islands is the Company’s only major tax jurisdiction. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, no amounts were accrued for the payment of interest and penalties. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position.

There is currently no taxation imposed on income by the Government of the Cayman Islands. In accordance with Cayman income tax regulations, income taxes are not levied on the Company. Consequently, income taxes are not reflected in the Company’s financial statements.

Share-Based Payment Compensation Arrangements

The Company accounts for share-based payments in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, “Compensation - Stock Compensation,” (“ASC 718”) which requires that all equity awards be accounted for at their “fair value.” The Company measures and recognizes compensation expense for all share-based payments on their estimated fair values measured as of the grant date. These costs are recognized as an expense in the Statement of Operations upon vesting, once the applicable performance conditions are met, with an offsetting increase to additional paid-in capital. Forfeitures are recognized as they occur.

Net Income (Loss) Per Ordinary Share

The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB 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 and losses are shared pro rata between the two classes of shares. Net income (loss) per ordinary share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding for the period. Remeasurement associated with the redeemable Class A ordinary shares is excluded from income (loss) per ordinary share as the redemption value approximates fair value.

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The calculation of diluted income (loss) per share does not consider the effect of the warrants issued in connection with the (i) IPO, and (ii) the private placement since the exercise of the warrants exceeded the fair value per ordinary share. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, and 2022, the Company did not have any dilutive securities or other contracts that could, potentially, be exercised or converted into ordinary shares and then share in the earnings of the Company. As a result, diluted net income (loss) per ordinary share is the same as basic net income (loss) per ordinary share for the periods presented.

The following table reflects the calculation of basic and diluted net loss per ordinary share (in dollars, except per share amounts):


	For the three months ended
	March 31, 2023
			Non-
	Redeemable		redeemable
	Class A		Class A and B
	ordinary		ordinary
	shares		shares
Basic and diluted net loss per ordinary share
Numerator:
Allocation of net loss, as adjusted	$	(27,343)	$	(31,508)
Denominator:
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding		7,905,891		9,110,000
Basic and diluted net loss per ordinary share	$	(0.00)	$	(0.00)



	For the three months ended
	March 31, 2022
			Non-
	Redeemable		redeemable
	Class A		Class A and B
	ordinary		ordinary
	shares		shares
Basic and diluted net loss per ordinary share
Numerator:
Allocation of net loss, as adjusted	$	(1,979,816)	$	(784,179)
Denominator:
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding		23,000,000		9,110,000
Basic and diluted net loss per ordinary share	$	(0.09)	$	(0.09)

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statement.

NOTE 3. PUBLIC OFFERING

On October 29, 2021, the Company consummated its IPO of 23,000,000 Units, which included the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option, at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $230,000,000. Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant (each, a “Public Warrant”). Each whole Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share.

NOTE 4. PRIVATE PLACEMENT

The Sponsor, Cantor and CCM purchased an aggregate of 1,060,000 Class A ordinary shares (which included the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option), or Private Placement Shares, at a price of $10.00 per share ($10,600,000 in the aggregate) in a private placement that closed simultaneously with the closing of the IPO. Of those 1,060,000 Private Placement Shares, the Sponsor purchased 960,000 shares, CCM purchased 30,000 shares and Cantor purchased 70,000 shares.

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The Private Placement Shares are transferable, assignable or saleable until 30 days after the completion of the Initial Business Combination. Additionally, the Private Placement Shares will be non-redeemable so long as they are held by the Sponsor, CCM, Cantor or their permitted transferees. If the Private Placement Shares are held by holders other than the Sponsor, CCM, Cantor or their permitted transferees, the Private Placement Shares will be redeemable by the Company in all redemption scenarios.

NOTE 5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Founder Shares

On April 19, 2021, the Sponsor paid $25,000 to cover certain offering costs in consideration for 7,187,500 Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001. In September 2021, the Company effected a 1.12 share dividend for each Class B ordinary share outstanding, resulting in 8,050,000 Founder Shares being held by the Sponsor, up to 1,050,000 shares of which were subject to forfeiture depending on the extent to which the underwriters’ over-allotment option was exercised. The underwriter fully exercised their over-allotment option on October 29, 2021 which meant no Founder Shares were forfeited. All shares and related amounts have been retroactively restated to reflect the split.

The Sponsor officers and directors have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of their Founder Shares and any Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion thereof until the earlier of: (A) one year after the completion of the initial Business Combination or (B) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction after the initial Business Combination that results in all of the public shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property. Any permitted transferees will be subject to the same restrictions and other agreements of our sponsor, officers and directors with respect to any Founder Shares (the “Lock-up”).

Due to Related Parties

The balances of $121,935 and $131,935 as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, represent administrative support fees paid by related party on behalf of the Company.

Promissory Note — Related Party

On April 17, 2021, the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company up to $300,000 to be used for a portion of the expenses of the IPO. These loans are non-interest bearing, unsecured and are due at the earlier of December 31, 2021, or the closing of the IPO. The loan will be repaid upon the closing of the IPO out of the offering proceeds not held in the Trust Account. As of October 29, 2021, the Company had $122,292 in borrowings under the promissory note which are now due on demand. The balance was repaid on November 5, 2021.

On September 7, 2022, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note (the “September 2022 Note”), in the amount of up to $500,000 to Ananda Trust, an affiliate of the Sponsor. The September 2022 Note bears no interest and the principal balance is payable on the date of the consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination (the “Maturity Date”). On or before the Maturity Date, the Sponsor has the option to convert all or any portion of the principal outstanding under the September 2022 Note into Class A ordinary shares of the Company (“Working Capital Shares”) at a conversion price of $10.00 per share. The terms of the Working Capital Shares, if any, would be identical to the terms of the Private Placement Shares issued by the Company at the time of its IPO. The September 2022 Note is subject to customary events of default, the occurrence of certain of which automatically triggers the unpaid principal balance of the September 2022 Note and all other sums payable with regard to the September 2022 Note becoming immediately due and payable. The conversion feature included in the September 2022 Note does not meet definition of the derivative instrument. The full amount of the September 2022 Note, or $500,000 was drawn and outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

On January 3, 2023, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note (the “January 2023 Note”), in the amount of up to $500,000 to Ananda Trust, an affiliate of the Sponsor. The proceeds of the January 2023 Note may be drawn down from time to time prior to the Maturity Date (as defined below) upon request by the Company. The January 2023 Note bears no interest, and the principal balance is payable on the date of the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination (the “Maturity Date”). The January 2023 Note is subject to customary events of default, the occurrence of certain of which automatically triggers the unpaid principal balance of the January 2023 Note and all other sums payable with regard to the January 2023 Note becoming immediately due and payable. Full amount of January 2023 Note was drawn and outstanding as of March 31, 2023.

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Working Capital Loans

In order to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial 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 its initial Business Combination, the Company would repay the Working Capital Loans. In the event that the initial Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans but no proceeds from the Trust Account would be used for such repayment. Up to $1,500,000 of the Working Capital Loans may be convertible into warrants at a price of $1.50 per warrant, at the option of the lender. Such warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Shares. The terms of the Working Capital Loans by the Company’s officers and directors, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to the Working Capital Loans. The Company does not expect to seek loans from parties other than the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor as the Company does not believe third parties will be willing to loan such funds and provide a waiver against any and all rights to seek access to funds in the Company’s Trust Account. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had no borrowings under the Working Capital Loans.

Office Space, Secretarial and Administrative Services

The Company will reimburse the Sponsor for office space, secretarial and administrative services provided to members of the Company’s management team, in the amount of $10,000 per month. Upon completion of the initial Business Combination or the Company’s liquidation, the Company will cease paying this obligation. For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had incurred expense of $30,000 and $30,000, respectively, pursuant to this agreement, which is included in “Due to related party”. Balance due to related party was $121,935 and $131,935 as of March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively.

Grant of Special Committee Shares to members of special committee of the board

On August 18, 2022, the Sponsor granted in aggregate 15,000 Class B ordinary shares previously issued and outstanding to three of the Company’s directors and advisors (the “Special Committee Shares”) in recognition of and compensation for services to the Company as members of newly formed Special Committee of the Board of Directors. Effective March 31, 2023, one of the members of the Special Committee resigned from her position as a director of the Company, including her membership on the Audit Committee and the Special Committee. She agreed to forfeit 5,000 Class B ordinary shares previously allocated to her for her services on the Special Committee. The grant of the Special Committee Shares to the Company’s directors is within the scope of FASB ASC Topic 718, “Compensation-Stock Compensation” (“ASC 718”). Under ASC 718, stock-based compensation associated with equity-classified awards is measured at fair value upon the grant date. The fair value of the 15,000 shares granted to the Company’s directors was $74,550 or $4.97 per share. $74,503 of the excess of fair value of Special Committee Shares over the initial value of the Class B ordinary shares is recorded as compensation expense in the statement of the operations for the current period.

NOTE 6. COMMITMENTS & CONTINGENCIES

Registration and Shareholders Rights

The holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Shares, Special Committee Shares, and Public Warrants (and the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon their exercise) that may be issued on conversion of Working Capital Loans will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed prior to or on the effective date of the IPO requiring the Company to register the offer and sale of such securities for resale (in the case of the Founder Shares, only after conversion to our Class A ordinary shares). The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that the Company registers the offer and sale of such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the Company’s completion of its initial Business Combination and rights to require the Company to register the

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resale of such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

From time to time the Company has entered into and may enter into agreements with various services providers and advisors, including investment banks, to help us identify targets, negotiate terms of potential Business Combinations, consummate a Business Combination and/or provide other services. In connection with these agreements, the Company may be required to pay such service providers and advisors fees in connection with their services to the extent that certain conditions, including the closing of a potential Business Combination, are met. If a Business Combination does not occur, the Company would not expect to be required to pay these contingent fees. There can be no assurance that the Company will complete a Business Combination.

Warrant Amendments

The warrant agreement provides that the terms of the warrants may be amended without the consent of any holder to cure any ambiguity or correct any defective provision but requires the approval by the holders of at least a majority of the then issued and outstanding public warrants to make any change that adversely affects the interests of the registered holders of public warrants. Accordingly, the Company may amend the terms of the public warrants in a manner adverse to a holder if holders of at least a majority of the then issued and outstanding public warrants approve of such amendment. Although the Company’s ability to amend the terms of the public warrants with the consent of at least a majority of the then issued and outstanding public warrants is unlimited, examples of such amendments could be amendments to, among other things, increase the exercise price of the warrants, shorten the exercise period or decrease the number of ordinary shares purchasable upon exercise of a warrant.

Underwriting Agreement

The underwriters were entitled to a cash underwriting discount of two percent (2)% of the gross proceeds of the IPO, or $4,000,000, which was paid at the time of the IPO out of the gross proceeds.

In addition, the underwriters will be entitled to five percent (5)% per unit and seven percent (7)% per over-allotment unit, or $12,100,000 for deferred underwriting commissions. The deferred commissions will be payable only upon completion of the Business Combination.

Financial Advisory Agreements

The Company engaged CCM, an affiliate of a passive member of the Company’s Sponsor, to provide consulting and advisory services in connection with the IPO, for which it will receive an advisory fee equal to 0.6% of the aggregate proceeds of the IPO net of underwriter’s expenses. Affiliates of CCM have and manage investment vehicles with a passive investment in the Sponsor. CCM has agreed to defer the portion of its fee resulting from exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option until the consummation of the Company’s Business Combination. The Company will also engage CCM as an advisor in connection with the Company’s Business Combination for which it will earn an advisory fee of 1.05% of the proceeds of the IPO payable at closing of the Company’s Business Combination. CCM is engaged to represent the Company’s interests only. CCM is not participating in the IPO as defined in FINRA Rule 5110(j)(16); it is acting as an independent financial adviser as defined in FINRA Rule 5110(j)(9). As such, CCM is not acting as an underwriter in connection with the IPO, it will not identify or solicit potential investors in the IPO or otherwise be involved in the distribution of the IPO.

On November 11, 2022, the Company entered into an agreement with Jett Capital to to act as Financial Advisor (i) in connection with its potential business combination (as described in the section “Merger Agreement” below) and (ii) in connection with a possible private placement related to business combination. As compensation for Jett Capital’s services the Company will pay Jett Capital a cash fee equal to $500,000, upon the closing of the Business Combination. Jett Capital started providing their services in February 2023.

Merger Agreement

On October 13, 2022, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (the “Merger Agreement”) with Zoomcar, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Zoomcar”), Innovative International Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Innovative (“Merger Sub”), and Greg Moran, in the capacity as the representative of the Zoomcar stockholders (in such capacity, the “Seller Representative”) from and after the closing (the “Closing”) of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (collectively, the “Merger Transactions”).

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Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, (i) prior to the Closing, the Company will continue out of the Cayman Islands and re-domesticate into a Delaware corporation (the “Domestication”) and (ii) at the Closing of the Merger Transaction, and following the Domestication, Merger Sub will merge with and into Zoomcar (the “Merger”), with Zoomcar continuing as the surviving entity and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and with each Zoomcar stockholder receiving shares of post-Domestication Company common stock at the Closing (as further described below). Concurrent with the signing of the Merger Agreement, Ananda Small Business Trust, a Nevada Trust (“Ananda Trust”), an affiliate of the Sponsor, invested an aggregate of $10,000,000 in Zoomcar (the “Ananda Trust Investment”), in exchange for a convertible promissory note issued by Zoomcar to Ananda Trust, Zoomcar’s repayment obligation under which will be offset against the obligations of Ananda Trust under the subscription agreement entered into by Ananda Trust and the Company concurrent with the Ananda Trust Investment. Management of the Company reviewed this subscription agreement under the ASC 815 “Derivatives and Hedging” and determined that there are no factors that would preclude its equity treatment and it will be recorded at the closing of the Merger Agreement and upon delivery of the Company’s shares.

As consideration for the Merger, Zoomcar security holders collectively shall be entitled to receive from the Company, in the aggregate, a number of the Company securities with an aggregate value equal to (w) $350,000,000 plus (x) the sum of the aggregate exercise prices of all vested Zoomcar options and all Zoomcar warrants outstanding as of the effective time of the Merger, plus (y) the aggregate amount of a Zoomcar private debt or equity financing of up to $40,000,000, if and to the extent consummated prior to Closing in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement (but without giving effect to a discount, if any, of the private financing conversion ratio relative to the per share offset ratio for the Ananda Trust Investment) minus (z) the amount of Zoomcar’s net debt at Closing (the “Merger Consideration”), with each Zoomcar stockholder receiving for each share of Zoomcar common stock held (after giving effect to the exchange of the Zoomcar preferred stock to Zoomcar common stock), a number of shares of post-Domestication Company common stock equal to (i) the quotient of the Merger Consideration divided by the number of then-outstanding shares of Zoomcar on a fully diluted as converted to common stock basis (including Zoomcar India Shares, as defined below), divided by (ii) $10.00 (the “Conversion Ratio”) (the total portion of the Merger Consideration amount payable to all Zoomcar stockholders (the “Zoomcar Stockholders”) in respect of shares of Zoomcar common stock, but excluding Merger Consideration payable in respect of Zoomcar options and warrants, the “Stockholder Merger Consideration”). At Merger Closing, each outstanding Zoomcar option shall, without any further action on the part of the holder thereof, be assumed by Innovative and automatically converted into the right to receive an option to acquire shares of the Company. Each outstanding and unexercised Zoomcar warrant shall automatically, without any action on the part of the holder thereof, be assumed by the Company and converted into a warrant to purchase that number of shares of post-Domestication Company common stock equal to the product of (x) the number of shares of Zoomcar stock subject to such Zoomcar warrant multiplied by (y) the Conversion Ratio. For purposes of determining consideration issuable to Zoomcar security holders under the Merger Agreement, holders of equity interests (“Zoomcar India Shares”) in Zoomcar India Private Limited, a majority-owned subsidiary of Zoomcar, shall be treated as Zoomcar Stockholders, subject in each case, to applicable withholding and other requirements; provided, that, at the Closing, shares of Stockholder Merger Consideration otherwise distributable to holders of Zoomcar India Shares shall be deposited into an escrow account for distribution to holders of Zoomcar India Shares upon completion of applicable legal and contractual requirements, in each case as set forth in the Merger Agreement.

NOTE 7. SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

Preference shares — The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 preference shares with a par value of $0.0001 and 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 March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were no preference shares issued or outstanding.

Class A ordinary shares — The Company is authorized to issue 200,000,000 Class A ordinary shares with a par value of $0.0001 per share. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 1,060,000 Class A ordinary shares issued or outstanding (excluding 3,050,335 and 23,000,000 shares subject to possible redemption).

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. Holders are entitled to one vote for each share of Class B ordinary shares. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 8,050,000 Class B ordinary shares issued and outstanding. Of the 8,050,000 Class B ordinary shares, up to 1,050,000 shares were subject to forfeiture to the Company for no consideration to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option was not exercised in full or in part, so that the initial shareholders would collectively own 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding ordinary shares after the IPO. The underwriters exercised their full over-allotment on October 29, 2021, resulting in none of the Founder Shares being subject to forfeiture.

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Class A ordinary shareholders 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 and vote together as a single class, except as required by law; provided, however, that holders of the Class B ordinary shares will have the right to appoint all of the Company’s directors prior to the initial Business Combination and holders of the Class A ordinary shares will not be entitled to vote on the appointment of directors during such time. These provisions of the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association may only be amended by a special resolution passed by at least 90% of the Founder Shares voting in a general meeting. Unless specified in the Companies Act, the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association or applicable stock exchange rules, the affirmative vote of a majority of the Company’s ordinary shares that are voted is required to approve any such matter voted on by its shareholders (other than the appointment of directors), and the affirmative vote of a majority of the Company’s Founder Shares is required to approve the appointment of directors.

The Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares at the time of the initial Business Combination on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment for share subdivisions, share consolidations, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like, and subject to further adjustment as provided herein and in the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. In the case that additional Class A ordinary shares, or equity-linked securities, are issued or deemed issued in excess of the amounts sold in the IPO and related to the closing of the initial Business Combination, the ratio at which Class B ordinary shares shall convert into Class A ordinary shares will be adjusted (unless the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding Class B ordinary shares agree to waive such anti-dilution adjustment with respect to any such issuance or deemed issuance) so that the number of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of all Class B ordinary shares will equal, in the aggregate, on an as-converted basis, 20% of the sum of all ordinary shares issued and outstanding upon completion of the IPO plus all Class A ordinary shares and equity-linked securities issued or deemed issued in connection with the initial Business Combination (excluding any shares or equity-linked securities issued, or to be issued, to any seller in the initial Business Combination, and any Private Placement Shares issued to the Sponsor or its affiliates upon conversion of loans made to the Company). Any conversion of the Class B ordinary shares described herein will take effect as a compulsory redemption of Class B ordinary shares and an issuance of Class A ordinary shares as a matter of Cayman Islands law. In no event will the Class B ordinary shares convert into Class A ordinary shares at a rate of less than one-to-one.

Public Warrants — Each whole warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as discussed herein. 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 ordinary share (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the Company’s board of directors and, in the case of any such issuance to the Sponsor or its affiliates, without taking into account any Founder Shares held by the Sponsor or such affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance) (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 the Class A ordinary shares during the 20 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, 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, and the $18.00 per share redemption trigger price described adjacent to “Redemption of warrants” will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price.

The warrants became exercisable 30 days after the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination and will expire five years after the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination, at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

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The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 business days after the closing of the initial Business Combination, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file, and within 60 business days following the initial Business Combination to have declared effective, a registration statement covering the offer and sale of such shares and maintain a current prospectus relating to the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants, until the expiration of the warrants in accordance with the provisions of the warrant agreement. The Company cannot assure you that it will be able to do so if, for example, any facts or events arise which represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement or prospectus, the financial statements contained or incorporated by reference therein are not current or correct or the SEC issues a stop order. If the offer and sale of the shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is not registered under the Securities Act, the Company will be required to permit holders to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis. However, no warrant will be exercisable for cash or on a cashless basis, and the Company will not be obligated to issue any shares to holders seeking to exercise their warrants, unless the issuance of the shares upon such exercise is registered or qualified under the securities laws of the state of the exercising holder, or an exemption is available. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a registration statement covering the offer and sale of the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is not effective within a specified period following the consummation 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 shall have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise warrants on a cashless basis pursuant to the exemption provided by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, provided that such exemption is available. If that exemption, or another exemption, is not available, holders will not be able to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis. 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” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event the Company so elect, it will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, and in the event the Company does not so elect, it will use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available.

Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding warrants:

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in whole and not in part;

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at a price of $0.01 per warrant;

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upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption (the “30-day redemption period”); and

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if, and only if, the last reported sale price (the “closing price”) of our Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which we send the notice of redemption to the warrant holder.

NOTE 8. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Company follows the guidance in ASC Topic 820 Fair Value Measurement, (“ASC 820”) for its financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at each reporting period, and non-financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at least annually.

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The fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities reflects management’s estimate of amounts that the Company would have received in connection with the sale of the assets or paid in connection with the transfer of the liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In connection with measuring the fair value of its assets and liabilities, the Company seeks to maximize the use of observable inputs (market data obtained from independent sources) and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs (internal assumptions about how market participants would price assets and liabilities). The following fair value hierarchy is used to classify assets and liabilities based on the observable inputs and unobservable inputs used in order to value the assets and liabilities:

Level 1:

Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. An active market for an asset or liability is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.

Level 2:

Observable inputs other than Level 1 inputs. Examples of Level 2 inputs include quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities and quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

Level 3:

Unobservable inputs based on our assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

The following table presents information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:


		March 31,
Description	Level	2023
Assets:
Marketable securities held in Trust Account	1	$	33,058,050


		December 31,
Description	Level	2022
Assets:
Marketable securities held in Trust Account	1	$	237,987,893

The investment in Trust account is measured at Level 1 because the amount is invested in US Treasury securities.

NOTE 9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date up to the date that the condensed 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 condensed financial statements, other than as described below:

On April 27, 2023 and May 26, 2023 in connection with the Extension, we deposited $165,000 respectively, into the Trust Account, which amount will be included in the pro rata amount distributed to (i) all of the holders of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares sold in the Company’s initial public offering (“Public Shares”) upon the Company’s liquidation or (ii) holders of Public Shares who elect to have their shares redeemed in connection with the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination.

On May 10, 2023, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note (the “May 2023 Note”), in the amount of up to $500,000 to the Sponsor. The May 2023 Note bears no interest, and the principal balance is payable on the date of the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination. The May 2023 Note is subject to customary events of default, the occurrence of certain of which automatically triggers the unpaid principal balance of the May 2023 Note and all other sums payable with regard to the May 2023 Note becoming immediately due and payable. $400,000 was drawn and outstanding under this note through the date of the filing of these financial statements.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

References in this report (this “Transition Report”) to “we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company” refer to Innovative International Acquisition Corp. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “Sponsor” refer to Innovative International Sponsor I LLC. The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Transition Report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Transition Report includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act that are not historical facts and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 10-QT including, without limitation, statements in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding our financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “seek” and variations and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, but reflect management’s current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. 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 our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Our 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, we disclaim 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 Island exempted company on March 22, 2021. We were formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or other similar business transaction with one or more businesses that we have not yet identified (a “Business Combination”).

As of March 31, 2023, we had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from March 22, 2021 (inception) through March 31, 2023, relates our formation, the IPO, and subsequent to the IPO, identifying a target company for a Business Combination. We will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our 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 IPO. We expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to complete a Business Combination will be successful.

Our sponsor is Innovative International Sponsor I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”).

Our registration statement for the IPO was declared effective on October 26, 2021 (the “Effective Date”). On October 29, 2021, we consummated our IPO of 23,000,000 units (the “Units” and, with respect to the ordinary shares included in the Units being offered, the “Public Shares”) at $10.00 per Unit (which included the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option) and the sale of 1,060,000 shares (the “Private Placement Shares”) at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Share in a private placement to our Sponsor, Cohen & Company Capital Markets, a division of J.V.B. Financial Group, LLC (“CCM”), and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“Cantor”), the representative of the underwriters that closed simultaneously with the Public Offering.

Transaction costs amounted to $16,664,843 consisting of $3,173,059 of underwriting commissions, $12,100,000 of deferred underwriting commissions and $1,391,784 of other cash offering costs and were charged to equity.

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Our initial Business Combination must occur with one or more operating businesses or assets with an aggregate fair market value equal to at least 80% of the assets held in the Trust Account (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the income earned on the Trust Account) at the time of our signing a definitive agreement in connection with the initial Business Combination. However, we will only complete such Business Combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the issued and outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target business sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, (the “Investment Company Act”). There is no assurance that we will be able to complete a Business Combination successfully.

Upon the closing of the IPO, management deposited $234,600,000 or $10.20 per Unit sold in the IPO, including a portion of the proceeds of the Private Placement Shares, into the Trust Account that to be invested only in U.S. government treasury obligations with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act that invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations. Except with respect to interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account that may be released to us to pay our taxes, if any (less up to $100,000 interest to pay dissolution expenses), the proceeds from the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Shares deposited into the Trust Account will not be released from the Trust Account until the earliest of (i) the completion of our initial Business Combination, the redemption of our public shares properly tendered in connection with a shareholder vote to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemption in connection with the initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of the public shares if we do not complete our initial Business Combination within 21 months from the closing of the IPO or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-Business Combination activity and (iii) the redemption of all of the public shares if we are unable to complete its initial Business Combination within 21 months from the closing of the IPO, subject to applicable law. In connection with the EGM, in January 2023, IOAC shareholders holding 19,949,665 public shares exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in the Trust Account. As a result, approximately $206.5 million (approximately $10.35 per public share redeemed) was removed from the Trust Account to pay such holders and approximately $31.5 million remains in the Trust Account.

On October 13, 2022, we entered into the Merger Agreement with Zoomcar and certain other parties. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, (i) the Company will continue out of the Cayman Islands and re-domesticate into a Delaware corporation and (ii) following the Domestication, a Delaware subsidiary of our Company will merge with and into Zoomcar, with Zoomcar continuing as the surviving entity and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and with each Zoomcar stockholder receiving shares of post-Domestication Company common stock. In connection with the Zoomcar Transaction, we also entered into (i) the Ananda Trust Subscription Agreement, pursuant to which Ananda Trust to subscribe for 1,000,000 newly issued shares of the common stock (following the Domestication) of the Company at a purchase price of $10.00 per share; (ii) the Lock-Up Agreements, pursuant to which certain Zoomcar stockholders agreed to subject certain shares of common stock of the post-combination company held by them to the restrictions described therein from the Closing until the termination of applicable lock-up periods described therein; (iii) the Stockholder Support Agreements, pursuant to which, among other things, the stockholders party to such Stockholder Support Agreements have agreed to support the approval and adoption of the Zoomcar Transaction and to certain transfer restrictions with respect to their Zoomcar shares; and (iv) the Sponsor Support Agreement, pursuant to which our sponsor agreed to (A) vote all ordinary shares of the Company held by our sponsor at any meeting of the shareholders of the Company in favor of the approval and adoption of the Merger Agreement and the Zoomcar Transaction; (B) not redeem or transfer any of the shares held by our sponsor, or deposit into a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement in consistent with the Sponsor Support Agreement and (C) waive the anti-dilution right associated with the shares held by our sponsor and our sponsor shall use its best efforts to cooperate with the Company and Zoomcar in connection with obtaining the financing transactions.

On September 7, 2022, IOAC issued an unsecured promissory note (the “September 2022 Note”), in the amount of up to $500,000 to Ananda Trust. The September 2022 Note bears no interest and the principal balance is payable on the date of the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination. On or before the maturity date, Ananda Trust has the option to convert all or any portion of the principal outstanding under the September 2022 Note into Class A ordinary shares of the Company at a conversion price of $10.00 per share. The terms of such shares, if any, would be identical to the terms of the Private Placement Shares.

On January 3, 2023, we issued an unsecured promissory note (the “January 2023 Note”), in the amount of up to $500,000 to Ananda Trust. The proceeds of the January 2023 Note may be drawn down from time to time prior to the Maturity Date (as defined below) upon request by the Company. The January 2023 Note bears no interest, and the principal balance is payable on the date of the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination (the “Maturity Date”). The January 2023 Note is subject to customary events of default, the occurrence of certain of which automatically triggers the unpaid principal balance of the January 2023 Note and all other sums payable with regard to the January 2023 Note becoming immediately due and payable.

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On January 19, 2023, we held the Extraordinary General Meeting (“EGM”) for the purposes of considering and voting upon the Charter and the Trust Agreement Amendments. At the EGM, the shareholders of the Company approved an amendment (the “Charter Amendment”) to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to extend the date by which the Company must consummate an initial business combination up to six (6) times for an additional one (1) month each time from January 29, 2023 to July 29, 2023 (which is 21 months from the closing of the Company’s initial public offering).

Our sponsor has agreed to make available to the Company an aggregate amount of up to $990,000 to be used only for expenses accrued in connection with the extension of the date by which the Company must consummate an initial business combination, pursuant to a promissory note in favor of our sponsor (the “Extension Note”). The Extension Note is non-convertible and bears no interest, and the principal balance is payable by the Company on the Maturity Date, as defined in the Extension Note.

On a monthly basis in connection with the Extension, we deposit $165,000 into the Trust Account, which amount will be included in the pro rata amount distributed to (i) all of the holders of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares sold in the Company’s initial public offering (“Public Shares”) upon the Company’s liquidation or (ii) holders of Public Shares who elect to have their shares redeemed in connection with the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, $495,000 has been deposited into the Trust Account,

We will have until July 29, 2023 (or such earlier date as determined by the board) to complete the Business Combination (the “Combination Period”). If we are unable to consummate our Business Combination within the Combination Period, we will: (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than 10 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 (which interest shall be net of taxes payable, and less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining shareholders and our board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to the warrants, which will expire worthless if we fail to complete our initial Business Combination within the Combination Period.

Risks and Uncertainties

In February 2022, Russia commenced a military action with the country of Ukraine. As a result of this action, various nations, including the United States, have instituted economic sanctions against Russia. The invasion of Ukraine may result in market volatility that could adversely affect our stock price and our search for a target company. Other recent events contributing to a climate of geopolitical uncertainty include rising tensions between China and Taiwan. Further, the impact of this action and related sanctions on the world economy are not determinable as of the date of these unaudited condensed financial statements and the specific impact on our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows is also not determinable as of the date of these unaudited condensed financial statements.

Recent increases in inflation and interest rates in the United States and elsewhere may lead to increased price volatility for publicly traded securities, including ours, and may lead to other national, regional and international economic disruptions, any of which could make it more difficult for us to consummate an initial business combination.

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Any redemption or other repurchase that occurs after December 31, 2023, in connection with a Business Combination, extension vote or otherwise, may be subject to the excise tax. Whether and to what extent the Company would be subject to the excise tax in connection with a Business Combination, extension vote or otherwise would depend on a number of factors, including (i) the fair market value of the redemptions and repurchases in connection with the Business Combination, extension or otherwise, (ii) the structure of a Business Combination, (iii) the nature and amount of any “PIPE” or other equity issuances in connection with a Business Combination (or otherwise issued not in connection with a Business Combination but issued within the same taxable year of a Business Combination) and (iv) the content of regulations and other guidance from the Treasury. In addition, because the excise tax would be payable by the Company and not by the redeeming holder, the mechanics of any required payment of the excise tax have not been determined. The foregoing could cause a reduction in the cash available on hand to complete a Business Combination and in the Company’s ability to complete a Business Combination.

Results of Operations and Known Trends or Future Events

Through March 31, 2023, we have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities since inception have been organizational activities and those necessary to prepare for the IPO and subsequent to the completion of the IPO, customary business conduct relating to finding a target for the Business Combination. We will not generate any operating revenues until after completion of our initial Business Combination. We expect to generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and cash equivalents after this offering. There has been no significant change in our financial or trading position and no material adverse change has occurred since the date of our audited financial statements. We expect to incur increased expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses. We expect our expenses to increase substantially after the entering into an enforceable business combination agreement.

For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we had a net loss of $58,851, which consists of formation and operating costs of $ 1,113,042, offset by interest income from bank of $1 and interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $1,054,190.

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, we had a net loss of $2,763,995, which consists of formation and operating costs of $2,787,640, offset by interest income from bank of $21 and interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $23,624.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of March 31, 2023, we had cash of $50,274 and a working capital deficit of $8,316,313.

Following the consummation of the IPO on October 29, 2021, we had $2,800,472 of cash available to us, temporarily being held in the Sponsor’s bank account, and working capital of $1,210,696. We opened our operating bank account and the $2,800,472 was transferred to us from the Sponsor’s account on November 1, 2021.

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Our liquidity needs were satisfied prior to completion of IPO through advances on behalf of us of $25,000 from the sale of the Founder Shares to our sponsor and up to $300,000 in loans from our sponsor under an unsecured promissory note. As of October 29, 2021, we had borrowed $122,292 under the unsecured promissory note. The balance was repaid on November 5, 2021. We received net proceeds from (i) the sale of the units in the IPO, after deducting offering expenses of approximately $550,000 and underwriting commissions of $4,000,000 (excluding deferred underwriting commissions of $12,100,000 since the underwriters’ over-allotment option was exercised in full), and (ii) the sale of the Private Placement Shares for a purchase price of $10,600,000 in the aggregate amount of $236,050,000 since the underwriters’ over-allotment option was exercised in full. Of this amount, $234,600,000, including $12,100,000 in deferred underwriting commissions, was deposited into a non-interest-bearing Trust Account. The funds in the Trust Account were invested only in specified U.S. government treasury bills or in specified money market funds. The remaining $1,450,000 is not held in the Trust Account.

On September 7, 2022, the Company issued the September 2022 Note, in the amount of up to $500,000 to Ananda Trust, an affiliate of the Sponsor. The September 2022 Note is unsecured and bears no interest and the principal balance is payable on the date of the consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination (the “Maturity Date”). On or before the Maturity Date, Ananda Trust has the option to convert all or any portion of the principal outstanding under the September 2022 Note into Class A ordinary shares of the Company (“Working Capital Shares”) at a conversion price of $10.00 per share. The terms of the Working Capital Shares, if any, would be identical to the terms of the Private Placement Shares issued by the Company at the time of its IPO. The September 2022 Note is subject to customary events of default, the occurrence of certain of which automatically triggers the unpaid principal balance of the September 2022 Note and all other sums payable with regard to the September 2022 Note becoming immediately due and payable. The conversion feature included in the September 2022 Note does not meet definition of the derivative instrument.

On January 3, 2023, the Company issued the January 2023 Note in the amount of up to $500,000 to Ananda Small Business Trust, an affiliate of the Sponsor. January 2023 Note bears no interest and the principal balance is payable on the date of the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination. The January 2023 Note is subject to customary events of default, the occurrence of certain of which automatically triggers the unpaid principal balance of the note and all other sums payable with regard to the Note becoming immediately due and payable.

In connection with the Trust Agreement Amendment, the Sponsor has agreed to make available to the Company an aggregate amount of up to $990,000 to be used only for expenses accrued in connection with the extension of the date by which the Company must consummate an initial business combination, pursuant to the Extension Note. The Extension Note is non-convertible and bears no interest, and the principal balance is payable by the Company on the Maturity Date, as defined in the Extension Note.

On May 10, 2023, the Company issued the May 2023 Note, in the amount of up to $500,000 to the Sponsor of the Company. The May 2023 Note bears no interest, and the principal balance is payable on the date of the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination. The May 2023 Note is subject to customary events of default, the occurrence of certain of which automatically triggers the unpaid principal balance of the note and all other sums payable with regard to the note becoming immediately due and payable.

We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account (which interest shall be net of taxes payable and excluding deferred underwriting commissions) to complete our initial business combination. We may withdraw interest to pay taxes, if any. Our annual income tax obligations will depend on the amount of interest and other income earned on the amounts held in the Trust Account. To the extent that our ordinary shares or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete our initial business combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.

After completion of our IPO, we had available to us $1,450,000 of proceeds held outside the Trust Account. We will use these funds primarily to identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, structure, negotiate and complete a business combination, and to pay taxes to the extent the interest earned on the Trust Account is not sufficient to pay our taxes.

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In addition, we could use a portion of the funds not being placed in trust to pay commitment fees for financing, fees to consultants to assist us with our search for a target business or as a down payment or to fund a “no-shop” provision (a provision designed to keep target businesses from “shopping” around for transactions with other companies or investors on terms more favorable to such target businesses) with respect to a particular proposed business combination, although we do not have any current intention to do so. If we entered into an agreement where we paid for the right to receive exclusivity from a target business, the amount that would be used as a down payment or to fund a “no-shop” provision would be determined based on the terms of the specific business combination and the amount of our available funds at the time. Our forfeiture of such funds (whether as a result of our breach or otherwise) could result in our not having sufficient funds to continue searching for, or conducting due diligence with respect to, prospective target businesses.

Going Concern

We anticipate that the $50,274 of cash held outside of the Trust Account as of March 31, 2023, might not be sufficient to allow the us to operate for at least the next 12 months from the issuance of the unaudited condensed financial statements, assuming that a Business Combination is not consummated during that time. Until consummation of our Business Combination, we will be using the funds not held in the Trust Account, and any additional Working Capital Loans from the initial shareholders, the Company’s officers and directors, or their respective affiliates, for identifying and evaluating prospective acquisition candidates, performing business due diligence on prospective target businesses, traveling to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses, reviewing corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, selecting the target business to acquire and structuring, negotiating and consummating the Business Combination.

None of the sponsor, officers or directors are under any obligation to advance funds to, or to invest in, the Company. If we are unable to raise additional capital, we may be required to take additional measures to conserve liquidity, which could include, but not necessarily be limited to, curtailing operations, suspending the pursuit of our business plan, and reducing overhead expenses. We cannot provide any assurance that new financing will be available to it on commercially acceptable terms, if at all. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time, which is considered to be one year from the issuance date of the financial statements. In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board’s Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” the Company has until July 29, 2023 (or such earlier date as determined by the board) to consummate a Business Combination. It is uncertain that the Company will be able to consummate a Business Combination by this time. If a Business Combination is not consummated by this date, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution of the Company. Management has determined that the mandatory liquidation, should a Business Combination not occur, and potential 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 July 29, 2023 (or such earlier date as determined by the board).

Off-Balance Sheet Financing Arrangements

We have no obligations, assets or liabilities, which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements. We have not entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements, established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities, or purchased any non-financial assets.

Contractual Obligations

We do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities, other than as described below.

On April 17, 2021, our Sponsor agreed to loan us up to $300,000 to be used for a portion of the expenses of the IPO. These loans are non-interest bearing, unsecured and are due at the earlier of December 31, 2022, or the closing of the IPO. A portion of the loan was be repaid upon the closing of the IPO out of the offering proceeds not held in the Trust Account. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we had no borrowings under the promissory note.

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On September 7, 2022, we have issued an unsecured promissory note in the amount of up to $500,000 to the Sponsor. The September 2022 Note bears no interest and the principal balance is payable on the date of the consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination (the “Maturity Date”). On or before the Maturity Date, the Sponsor has the option to convert all or any portion of the principal outstanding under the September 2022 Note into Class A ordinary shares of the Company (“Working Capital Shares”) at a conversion price of $10.00 per share. The terms of the Working Capital Shares, if any, would be identical to the terms of the Private Placement Shares issued by the Company at the time of its IPO. The September 2022 Note is subject to customary events of default, the occurrence of certain of which automatically triggers the unpaid principal balance of the September 2022 Note and all other sums payable with regard to the September 2022 Note becoming immediately due and payable. The conversion feature included in the September 2022 Note does not meet definition of the derivative instrument.

On January 3, 2023, the Company issued the January 2023 Note in the amount of up to $500,000 to Ananda Small Business Trust, an affiliate of the Sponsor. January 2023 Note bears no interest, and the principal balance is payable on the date of the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination. The January 2023 Note is subject to customary events of default, the occurrence of certain of which automatically triggers the unpaid principal balance of the note and all other sums payable with regard to the Note becoming immediately due and payable.

In connection with the Trust Agreement Amendment, the Sponsor has agreed to make available to the Company an aggregate amount of up to $990,000 to be used only for expenses accrued in connection with the extension of the date by which the Company must consummate an initial business combination, pursuant to the Extension Note. The Extension Note is non-convertible and bears no interest, and the principal balance is payable by the Company on the Maturity Date, as defined in the Extension Note.

Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions

On April 17, 2021, our sponsor paid $25,000 to cover certain of our offering costs in exchange for 7,187,500 founder shares. On September 20, 2021, we effected a dividend of 1.12 shares for each outstanding Class B ordinary share, resulting in an aggregate of 8,050,000 founder shares being held by our sponsor (up to 1,060,000 shares of which are subject to forfeiture by our sponsor depending on the extent to which the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised), resulting in a purchase price of approximately $0.003 per share. The purchase price of the founder shares was determined by dividing the amount of cash contributed to us by the number of founder shares issued. As such, our initial shareholders collectively own approximately 25% of our issued and outstanding shares (excluding any shares underlying any units our initial shareholders may purchase in the IPO and the private placement shares our sponsor intends to purchase in the private placement) after the IPO. None of our sponsor, officers, and directors intends to purchase any units after the IPO.

We are reimbursing our sponsor for office space, secretarial and administrative services provided to members of our management team, in the amount of $10,000 per month. Upon completion of our initial business combination or our liquidation, we will cease paying these monthly fees.

Our sponsor, officers and directors, advisers, and any of their respective affiliates, will be reimbursed for any bona-fide, documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. Our audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made by us to our sponsor, officers, directors, advisers, or any of their respective affiliates and will determine which expenses and the amount of expenses that will be reimbursed. There is no cap or ceiling on the reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such persons in connection with activities on our behalf.

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Prior to the closing of the IPO, our sponsor has agreed to loan us up to $300,000 to be used for a portion of the expenses of the IPO. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we had $1,495,000 and $500,000 borrowings under the promissory note with our sponsor, respectively.

On September 7, 2022, we have issued an unsecured promissory note (the “September 2022 Note”), in the amount of up to $500,000 to Ananda Trust. The September 2022 Note bears no interest and the principal balance is payable on the date of the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination (the “Maturity Date”). On or before the Maturity Date, the Sponsor has the option to convert all or any portion of the principal outstanding under the September 2022 Note into Class A ordinary shares of the Company (“Working Capital Shares”) at a conversion price of $10.00 per share. The terms of the Working Capital Shares, if any, would be identical to the terms of the Private Placement Shares issued by the Company at the time of its IPO. The September 2022 Note is subject to customary events of default, the occurrence of certain of which automatically triggers the unpaid principal balance of the September 2022 Note and all other sums payable with regard to the September 2022 Note becoming immediately due and payable.

In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination, our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor or certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we complete our initial business combination, we would repay such loaned amounts. In the event that our initial business combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from our Trust Account would be used for such repayment. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into Class A ordinary shares at a price of $10.00 per share, at the option of the lender. Such shares would be identical to the Private Placement Shares. The terms of such loans by our officers and directors, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. We do not expect to seek loans from parties other than our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor as we do not believe third parties will be willing to loan such funds and provide a waiver against any and all rights to seek access to funds in our Trust Account.

Our sponsor, Cantor and CCM purchased an aggregate of 1,060,000 Class A ordinary shares at a price of $10.00 per share ($10,060,000 in the aggregate) in a private placement that closed simultaneously with the closing of the IPO. Of those 1,060,000 Private Placement Shares, our sponsor purchased 960,000 Private Placement Shares, CCM has purchased 30,000 Private Placement Shares, and Cantor purchased 70,000 Private Placement Shares. Our sponsor, Cantor and CCM are permitted to transfer the Private Placement Shares they hold to certain permitted transferees, including their respective directors, officers, and other persons or entities affiliated with or related to them, but the transferees receiving such securities will be subject to the same agreements with respect to such securities. In addition, the Private Placement Shares are not, subject to certain limited exceptions, transferable or salable until 30 days after the completion of the IPO. The Private Placement Shares will not be redeemable by us so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their respective permitted transferees. If the Private Placement Shares are held by holders other than the initial purchasers or their respective permitted transferees, the Private Placement Shares will be redeemable by us and exercisable by the holders on the same basis as the shares and warrants included in the units sold in the IPO. Otherwise, and, except as described under “Description of Securities –Ordinary Shares – Private Placement Shares” in the final prospectus of the IPO that was filed with the SEC on October 28, 2021, the Private Placement Shares have terms and provisions that are identical to those of the Public Shares.

Pursuant to a registration rights agreement that we entered into with our sponsor, our directors, our officers, Cantor and CCM on or prior to the closing of the IPO, we are required to register the offer and sale of certain securities under the Securities Act. These holders, and holders of shares issued upon conversion of working capital loans, if any, are entitled under the registration rights agreement to make up to three demands that we register the offer and sale of certain of our securities held by them under the Securities Act and to have the resale of the securities covered thereby registered pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. In addition, these holders have the right to include the offer and sale of their securities in other registration statements filed by us. However, the registration rights agreement

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provides that we will not permit any registration statement filed under the Securities Act to become effective until the offer and sale of the securities covered thereby are released from their lock-up restrictions, as described herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cantor may not exercise their demand and “piggyback” registration rights after five and seven years after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and may not exercise their demand rights on more than one occasion. We will bear the costs and expenses of filing any such registration statements.

Simultaneously with the signing of the Merger Agreement, Ananda Trust, an affiliate of our sponsor and of Mohan Ananda and Elaine Price, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, respectively, entered into the Ananda Trust Subscription Agreement with the Company to subscribe for 1,000,000 newly issued shares of the Company’s common stock (following the Domestication) at a purchase price of $10.00 per share. Simultaneously with the signing of the Merger Agreement, Ananda Trust also invested an aggregate of $10,000,000 in Zoomcar, in exchange for the Ananda Trust Note. At the Closing of the Merger, Zoomcar’s repayment obligations under the Ananda Trust Note will be offset against Ananda Trust’s payment obligations under the Ananda Trust Subscription Agreement and Ananda Trust will receive newly issued shares of the Company in accordance with the terms of the Ananda Trust Subscription Agreement. In the event that the Business Combination is not consummated by the one-year anniversary of the Ananda Trust Note (or upon the earlier termination of the Merger Agreement), the Ananda Trust Note issued by Zoomcar in consideration of the Ananda Trust Investment will be exchanged for a new convertible promissory note issued by Zoomcar, and such note will be convertible upon the consummation of a subsequent financing in which Zoomcar raises an aggregate of at least $5 million, and the Ananda Trust Subscription Agreement will terminate automatically.

JOBS Act

On April 5, 2012, the JOBS Act was signed into law. The JOBS Act contains provisions that, among other things, relax certain reporting requirements for qualifying public companies. We will qualify as an “emerging growth company” and under the JOBS Act will be 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 such, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with 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 control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, (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 executive compensation to median employee compensation. These exemptions will apply for a period of five years following the completion of our IPO or until we are no longer an “emerging growth company,” whichever is earlier.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of unaudited condensed financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed financial statements, and income and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. We have identified the following critical accounting policies:

Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption

We account for our ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption is classified as a liability instrument and is measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable ordinary shares (including 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) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ (deficit) equity. Our ordinary shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of our control and subject to occurrence of uncertain

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future events. Accordingly, ordinary shares subject to possible redemption is presented as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ (deficit) equity section of our condensed balance sheets. We recognize changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable ordinary shares to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable ordinary shares are affected by charges against additional paid in capital and accumulated deficit.

Net Income (Loss) Per Ordinary Share

We apply the two-class method in calculating earnings per share. Net income (loss) per ordinary share is computed by dividing the pro rata net income (loss) between the redeemable ordinary shares and the non-redeemable ordinary shares of by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding for each of the periods. The calculation of diluted income (loss) per share does not consider the effect of the warrants issued in connection with the IPO since the exercise of the warrants are contingent upon the occurrence of future events and the inclusion of such warrants would be anti-dilutive.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Not applicable.

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 March 31, 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 March 31, 2023, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

We do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all instances of fraud. Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Further, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all disclosure controls and procedures, no evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance that we have detected all our control deficiencies and instances of fraud, if any. The design of disclosure controls and procedures also is based partly on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2023 covered by this Transition Report on Form 10-QT that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

None.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in this Transition Report are any of the risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023. Any of these factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or results of operations. As of the date of this Transition Report, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023 except for the additional risk factors included below in this section.

We may be subject to the Excise Tax included in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 in the event of a liquidation or in connection with redemptions of our common stock after December 31, 2023.

On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (H.R. 5376) (the “IR Act”), which, among other things, imposes a 1% excise tax on any domestic corporation that repurchases its stock after December 31, 2023 (the “Excise Tax”). The Excise Tax is imposed on the fair market value of the repurchased stock, with certain exceptions. Because we are a Delaware corporation and our securities are trading on Nasdaq, we will be a “covered corporation” within the meaning of the IR Act. While not free from doubt, absent any further guidance from Congress, the Excise Tax may apply to any redemptions of our common stock after December 31, 2023, unless an exemption is available. Consequently, the Excise Tax may make a transaction with us less appealing to potential business combination targets. Further, the application of the Excise Tax in the event of a liquidation is uncertain. Except for franchise taxes and income taxes, we may be prohibited from using the proceeds placed in the trust account and the interest earned thereon to pay for fees or taxes that may be levied on the Company pursuant to any current, pending or future rules or laws, including without limitation any excise tax due under the IR Act on any redemptions or stock buybacks by the Company.

Recent increases in inflation and interest rates in the United States and elsewhere could make it more difficult for us to consummate an initial business combination.

Military conflict in Ukraine or elsewhere (including increasing tensions between China and Taiwan), and a resulting climate of geopolitical uncertainty, may lead to increased price volatility for publicly traded securities, including ours, and to other national, regional and international economic disruptions and economic uncertainty, any of which could make it more difficult for us to identify a business combination target and consummate an initial business combination on acceptable commercial terms or at all.

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ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

The securities in the IPO were registered under the Securities Act on a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-260089). The Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (the “Registration Statement”), for the Company’s IPO was declared effective on October 26, 2021. On October 27, 2021, the Company consummated the IPO of 23,000,000 units (“Units”) with respect to the Class A ordinary shares included in the Units being offered (the “Public Shares”) at $10.00 per Unit generating gross proceeds of $230,000,000, which is discussed in Note 3.

Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Company consummated the closing of the sale of 3,000,000 additional Units upon receiving notice of the underwriter’s election to fully exercise its over-allotment option (“Overallotment Units”), generating additional gross proceeds of $30,000,000.

Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Company consummated the sale of 1,060,000 units (“Private Placement Shares”) at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit in a private placement to the Company’s sponsor, Innovative International Sponsor I LLC (the “Sponsor”) and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., the representative of the underwriters, generating gross proceeds of $10,600,000.

Offering costs for the IPO and the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option amounted to $16,664,843, consisting of $3,173,059 of underwriting fees, $12,100,000 of deferred underwriting fees payable (which are held in the Trust Account (defined below)) and $1,391,784 of other costs. As described in Note 6, the $12,100,000 of deferred underwriting fee payable is contingent upon the consummation of a Business Combination by January 22, 2023, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.

Following the closing of the IPO, $234,600,000 from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the IPO and the Private Placement Shares, including the amounts generated from the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option, was placed in a trust account (“Trust Account”) and invested in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), with a maturity of 180 days or less or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund selected by the Company meeting the conditions of paragraphs (d)(2), (d)(3) and (d)(4) of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account.

We paid a total of $15,273,059 underwriting discounts and commissions and $1,391,784 for other offering costs and expenses related to the IPO. In addition, the underwriter agreed to defer $12,100,000 in underwriting discounts and commissions.

For a description of the use of the proceeds generated in our IPO, see Part I, Item 2 of this Transition Report.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.


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PART 1 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Interim Unaudited Financial Statements	2

	Condensed Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2023 (unaudited) and December 31, 2022	2

	Unaudited Condensed Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022	3

	Unaudited Condensed Statements of Changes in Shareholder’s Deficit for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022	4

	Unaudited Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022	5

	Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (unaudited)	6

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	22

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	31

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	31

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	32

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	32

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	33

Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	33

Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	33

Item 5.	Other Information	33

Item 6.	Exhibits	34

SIGNATURES		35


No.		Description of Exhibit
3.1		Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, as amended by the First Amendment to Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022)
10.1		Promissory Note, dated January 3, 2023, issued by Innovative International Acquisition Corp. to the Ananda Small Business Trust (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 4, 2023)
10.2		Amendment to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated January 19, 2022 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 20, 2023)
10.3		Promissory Note, dated January 19, 2023, issued to Innovative International Sponsor I LLC (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 20, 2023)
10.4		Promissory Note, dated May 10, 2023, issued to Innovative International Sponsor I LLC (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 10, 2023)
31.1*		Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2*		Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1**		Certification of Principal Executive Officer 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 Labels Linkbase Document
101.PRE		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

	INNOVATIVE INTERNATIONAL ACQUISITION CORP.

Date: June 12, 2023	By:	/s/ Mohan Ananda
	Name:	Mohan Ananda
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: June 12, 2023	By:	/s/ Elaine Price
	Name:	Elaine Price
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)