Related Party Transactions

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related Party Transactions

Note 5 - Related Party Transactions

On September 28, 2021, the Sponsor received 1,437,500 of the Company’s Class B ordinary shares in exchange for $25,000 paid for deferred offering costs borne by the Sponsor.

On January 8, 2022, the board of directors of the Company and the Sponsor, as sole shareholder of the Company, approved, through a special resolution, the following share capital changes (see Note 7):

(a) Each of the authorized but unissued 200,000,000 Class A ordinary shares were cancelled and re-designated as the ordinary shares of $0.0001 par value each;

(b) Each of the 1,437,500 Class B ordinary shares in issue were repurchased in consideration for the issuance of 1,437,500 ordinary shares of $0.0001 par value each; and

(c) Upon completion of the above steps, the authorized but unissued 20,000,000 Class B ordinary shares were cancelled.

On January 8, 2022, the Company issued an additional 287,500 ordinary shares to the Sponsor for no additional consideration, resulting in the Sponsor holding an aggregate of 1,725,000 ordinary shares (the “Founder Shares”). The issuance was considered as a bonus share issuance, in substance a recapitalization transaction, which was recorded and presented retroactively. The Founder Shares include an aggregate of up to 225,000 ordinary shares subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment is not exercised in full or in part (refer Note 7). On January 6, 2023, the underwriters notified the Company that it is exercising the over-allotment option with respect to the 900,000 additional Units, which was subsequently closed on January 9, 2023, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $9,000,000. Simultaneously, an amount of $352,350 due to related party was converted into over-allotment of Private Placement, and the underwriter deposited additional $34,650 on behalf of Sponsor for 17,325 Founder Shares for $2.00 per share which was sold by the Sponsor to underwriters. As a result, the Sponsor purchased additional 38,700 Private Units, an aggregate of 409,200 units at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit (an aggregate of $4,092,000).

On January 3, 2023, the Founder Shares and Private Units were placed into an escrow account maintained by American Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as escrow agent. The Founder Shares and Private Units (and underlying securities) will not, subject to certain exceptions, be transferred, assigned, sold or released from escrow in the case of (i) 50% of the Founder Shares and Private Units (and underlying securities) until the earlier to occur of: (A) six months after the date of the consummation of our initial business combination, or (B) the date on which the closing price of our ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.50 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing after our initial business combination and (ii) the remaining 50% of the Founder Shares and Private Units (and underlying securities) until six months after the date of the consummation of our initial business combination, or earlier, in either case, if, subsequent to our initial business combination, we consummate a subsequent liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of our shareholders having the right to exchange their shares for cash, securities or other property.

Promissory Note — Related Party

On September 30, 2021, the Sponsor issued an unsecured promissory note to the Company (the “Promissory Note”), pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $300,000. The Promissory Note was amended and restated on November 23, 2021, to change the December 31, 2021 due date to March 31, 2022, amended and restated on January 26, 2022 to change the March 31, 2022 due date to May 31, 2022 and amended and restated again on October 20, 2022 to change the May 31, 2022 due date to December 31, 2022. The Promissory Note was non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of (i) December 31, 2022, or (ii) the consummation of the IPO. As of December 31, 2022, there were no amounts outstanding under the Promissory Note and the Promissory Note had then expired.

Due to Related Party

The Sponsor paid certain formation, operating or deferred offering costs on behalf of the Company. These amounts are due on demand and non-interest bearing. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, due to related party amounted to $8 and $380,566, respectively.

Advisory Services Agreement

The Company engaged TenX Global Capital LP (“TenX”), a related party to the Company, as an advisor in connection with the IPO and business combination, to assist in hiring consultants and other services providers in connection with our IPO and the business combination, assist in the preparation of financial statements and other relevant services to commence trading including filing the necessary documents as part of the transaction. Further, TenX will assist in preparing the Company for investor presentations, conferences for due diligence, deal structuring and term negotiations.

During the period from September 15, 2021 (inception) through June 30, 2023, a cash fee of $200,000 has been incurred as deferred offering costs for these services of which $160,000 has been paid by the Sponsor through December 31, 2022, and additional $40,000 was paid subsequently through six months ended June 30, 2023.

Administration fee

Commencing on the effective date of the registration statement, an affiliate of the Sponsor shall be allowed to charge the Company an allocable share of its overhead, up to $10,000 per month up to the close of the business combination, to compensate it for the Company’s use of its offices, utilities and personnel. An administration fee of $30,000 and $60,000 was recorded and paid for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 respectively.