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As of November 2, 2023, there were shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), and shares of the Company’s Class B Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, issued and outstanding (the “Class B Common Stock”).
DUET ACQUISITION CORP.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
DUET ACQUISITION CORP.
BALANCE SHEETS
September 30, 2023 (unaudited) | December 31, 2022 (audited) | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current Assets | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | $ | ||||||
| Total Current Assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| Cash and Marketable Securities held in trust account | ||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT) | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Accrued expenses | $ | $ | ||||||
| Account payable | ||||||||
| Franchise tax payable | ||||||||
| Income tax payable | ||||||||
| Extension loan | ||||||||
| Working capital loan | ||||||||
| Total Current Liabilities | ||||||||
| Deferred underwriter commission | ||||||||
| Total Liabilities | ||||||||
| Commitments and Contingencies | ||||||||
| Class A common stock subject to possible redemption; and shares (at $ per share) | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) | ||||||||
| Preference Shares, $ par value; shares authorized; issued and outstanding | ||||||||
| Class A common stock, $ par value; shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding (excluding and shares subject to possible redemption, respectively) | ||||||||
| Class B common stock, $ par value; shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total Stockholders’ Deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements.
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DUET ACQUISITION CORP.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 AND 2022
(UNAUDITED)
For the Three Months Ended September 30, | For the Nine months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||
| Formation and operating costs | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Franchise tax | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Loss from Operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Other Income | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest earned on marketable securities held in trust account | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Income (Loss) before income tax provision | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Income tax provision | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Net Profit (Loss) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding of Class A common stock | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted net income (loss) per common stock | $ | $ | $ | $ | ) | |||||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding of Class B common stock | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted net income (loss) per common stock | $ | $ | ) | $ | $ | ) | ||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements.
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DUET ACQUISITION CORP.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 AND 2022
(UNAUDITED)
| Class A | Class B | Additional | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Common Stock | Paid in | Accumulated | Stockholders’ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Deficit | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance – December 31, 2022 (audited) | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance – March 31, 2023 (unaudited) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Remeasurement of Class A Common Stock Subject to Redemption | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance – June 30, 2023 (unaudited) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance – September 30, 2023 (unaudited) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class A | Class B | Additional | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Common Stock | Paid in | Accumulated | Stockholders’ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Deficit | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance – December 31, 2021 (audited) | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sale of Units in Initial Public Offering, net of offering costs | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class A Common Stock subject to possible redemption | ( | ) | ( | ) | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sale of Private Placement Units | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Representative share | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Offering and underwriting costs | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deferred underwriting commission | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Re-classification | - | - | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance – March 31, 2022 (unaudited) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance – June 30, 2022 (unaudited) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance – September 30, 2022 (unaudited) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements.
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DUET ACQUISITION CORP.
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 AND 2022
(UNAUDITED)
For the Nine months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
| Interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Interest withdrawn from the Trust Account | ||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | ( | ) | ||||||
| Accrued expenses | ||||||||
| Franchise tax payable | ( | ) | ||||||
| Income tax payable | ||||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
| Cash withdrawn from Trust Account in connection with redemption | ||||||||
| Investment of cash in Trust Account | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
| Proceeds from working capital loan | ||||||||
| Proceeds from extension loan | ||||||||
| Redemption of Class A common stock | ( | ) | ||||||
| Proceeds from sale of Units, net of IPO costs | ||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of private placement units | ||||||||
| Repayment of promissory note – related party | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net change in cash | ||||||||
| Cash at the beginning of the period | ||||||||
| Cash at the end of the period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities: | ||||||||
| Deferred underwriting fee payable | $ | $ | ||||||
| Initial Classification of Class A ordinary shares subject to redemption | $ | $ | ||||||
| Deferred offering costs paid for by Promissory note – related party | $ | $ | ||||||
| Remeasurement of Class A ordinary shares subject to redemption | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements.
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DUET ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS OPERATIONS
DUET Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated in the State of Delaware on September 20, 2021. The Company was formed for the purpose of acquiring, engaging in a share exchange, share reconstruction and amalgamation with, purchasing all or substantially all of the assets of, entering into contractual arrangements with, or engaging in any other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities (“Business Combination”). The Company is not limited to a particular industry or sector for purposes of consummating a Business Combination.
As of September 30, 2023, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from September 20, 2021 (inception) through September 30, 2023, relates to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering described below. 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 Public Offering (as defined below). The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.
The Company’s sponsor is DUET Partners LLC (the “Sponsor”). The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on January 19, 2022.
On
January 24, 2022, the Company consummated its Initial Public Offering of units (the “Units” and, with respect to
the Class A common stock included in the Units being offered, the “Public Shares”), at $ per Unit, generating gross
proceeds of $
Simultaneously
with the consummation of the closing of the Offering, the Company consummated the private placement of an aggregate of units
(the “Private Placement Units”) to DUET Partners LLC, the sponsor of the Company (the “Sponsor”), at a price
of $ per Private Placement Unit, generating total gross proceeds of $
Subsequently,
on January 24, 2022, the Company consummated the closing of the sale of additional units at a price of $ per unit (the “Units”)
upon receiving notice of the underwriters’ election to fully exercise their overallotment option (“Overallotment Units”),
generating additional gross proceeds of $
Simultaneously
with the exercise of the overallotment, the Company consummated the Private Placement of an additional Private Placement Units
to DUET Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), generating gross proceeds of $
A
total of $
Transaction
costs of the Initial Public Offering with the exercise of the overallotment amounted to $
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Following
the closing of the Initial Public Offering $
The
Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering
and the sale of the Private Placement Units, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward
consummating a Business Combination. NASDAQ rules provide that the Business Combination must be with one or more target businesses that
together have a fair market value equal to at least
The
Company will provide its holders of the outstanding Public Shares (the “public stockholders”) with the opportunity to redeem
all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a stockholder meeting
called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. In connection with a Business Combination, the Company
may seek stockholder approval of a Business Combination at a meeting called for such purpose at which stockholders may seek to redeem
their shares, regardless of whether they vote for or against a Business Combination. The Company will proceed with a Business Combination
only if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $
The
Company will have until 15 months (subject to a three month extension of time, as set forth in the Company’s registration statement)
from the closing of the Public Offering to consummate a Business Combination (the “Combination Period”). If the Company is
unable to complete a 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 no more than five business days thereafter, redeem
On
April 19, 2023, the Company held a virtual special meeting of its stockholders (the “Special Meeting”). At
the Special Meeting, the stockholders of the Company approved the proposal (the “Extension Amendment Proposal”)
to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to extend the date by which the Company must (i) consummate
a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination involving the Company
and one or more businesses, which we refer to as a “business combination,” (ii) cease its operations if it fails to complete
such business combination, and (iii) redeem or repurchase
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The Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to the Company, if and to the extent any claims by a vendor 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 amounts in the Trust Account to below $ per share (whether or not the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full), except as 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 Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). In the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers (except for the company’s independent registered accounting firm), prospective target businesses or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account.
Going Concern, Liquidity and Capital Resources
As
of September 30, 2023, the Company had $
The
Company’s liquidity needs prior to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering were satisfied through the payment of $
Based on the foregoing, management believes there is substantial doubt that the Company will have sufficient working capital and borrowing capacity to meet its needs through the consummation of a Business Combination. Over this time period, the Company will be using the funds held outside of the Trust Account for paying existing accounts payable, identifying and evaluating prospective initial Business Combination candidates, performing due diligence on prospective target businesses, paying for travel expenditures, selecting the target business to merge with or acquire, and structuring, negotiating and consummating the Business Combination. 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 a potential transaction, and reducing overhead expenses. The Company cannot provide any assurance that new financing will be available to it on commercially acceptable terms, if at all.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP, which contemplates a substantial doubt about the continuation of the Company as a going concern and the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Further, we have incurred and expect to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of our financing and acquisition plans. Management plans to address this uncertainty during the period leading up to the business combination, however this cannot be guaranteed.
NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying financial statements are presented in U.S. Dollars and conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.
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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 stockholder 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 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.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and 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 financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The
Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.
The Company had
Marketable Securities Held in Trust Account
At
September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, substantially all of the assets held in the Trust Account were held in mutual funds. At September
30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the balance in the Trust Account was $
Deferred offering costs
Deferred offering costs consist of underwriting, legal, accounting and other expenses incurred through the balance sheet date that are directly related to the Offering and that were charged to stockholders’ equity upon the completion of the Offering. Should the Offering have proved to be unsuccessful, these deferred costs, as well as additional expenses incurred, would have been charged to operations.
Income Taxes
The Company complies with the accounting and reporting requirements of ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in future taxable or deductible amounts, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
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ASC Topic 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. The Company’s management determined the United States is the Company’s only major tax jurisdiction. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits, if any, as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 and no amounts accrued for 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. The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception.
Our
effective tax rate was
The Company accounts for its shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Shares subject to mandatory redemption (if any) is classified as a liability instrument and is measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable shares of common stock (including shares of common stock 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) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, shares are classified as stockholders’ equity. The Company’s Class A Common Stock features certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events, and is therefore classified as temporary equity on condensed consolidated balance sheet.
On
December 31, 2022, there are shares of Class A Common Stock related to the Private Placement Units outstanding, which are not
subject to redemption, and shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding, which are subject to possible redemption. On April 19,
2023, the Company held a special meeting of its stockholders in connection with the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal and
the Trust Amendment Proposal at the Special Meeting, holders of shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock exercised
their right to redeem those shares for cash at an approximate price of $ per share, for an aggregate of approximately $
If it is probable that the equity instrument will become redeemable, the Company has the option to either 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 to 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 is treated as a deemed dividend (i.e., a reduction to retained earnings, or in absence of retained earnings, additional paid-in capital).
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As of September 30, 2023 and December 31,2022, the Class A Common Stock reflected on the balance sheet are reconciled in the following table:
| September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| Contingently redeemable Class A Common Stock – Opening Balance | $ | $ | ||||||
| Less: | ||||||||
| Redemption of Class A common stock, including interest | ( | ) | ||||||
| Plus: | ||||||||
| Re-measurement of carrying value to redemption value | ||||||||
| Contingently redeemable Class A Common Stock - Ending Balance | ||||||||
The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” Net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common stock outstanding during the period, excluding common stock subject to forfeiture. Weighted average shares were reduced for the effect of an aggregate of shares of Class B Common Stock that are subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option is not exercised by the underwriters (see Note 6). At September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022, the Company did not have any dilutive securities and other contracts that could, potentially, be exercised or converted into common stock and then share in the earnings of the Company. As a result, diluted income (loss) per share is the same as basic income (loss) per share for the periods presented.
Offering Costs Associated with the Initial Public Offering
Offering costs consisted of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs incurred through the Initial Public Offering that were directly related to the Initial Public Offering. Offering costs are allocated to the separable financial instruments issued in the Initial Public Offering based on a relative fair value basis, compared to total proceeds received. Offering costs associated with derivative warrant liabilities are expensed as incurred, presented as non-operating expenses in the statement of operations. Offering costs associated with the Class A common stock were charged to stockholders’ equity upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial
instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution
which, at times may exceed the Federal depository insurance coverage of $
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheet, primarily due to their short-term nature.
Recent Accounting Standards
The Company’s management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards updates, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statement.
Risks and Uncertainties
Management is currently evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, results of its operations, close of the Offering, and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of these financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Additionally, as a result of the military action commenced in February 2022 by the Russian Federation and Belarus in the country of Ukraine and related economic sanctions, the Company’s ability to consummate a Business Combination, or the operations of a target business with which the Company ultimately consummates a Business Combination, may be materially and adversely affected. Further, the Company’s ability to consummate a transaction may be dependent on the ability to raise equity and debt financing which may be impacted by these events, including as a result of increased market volatility, or decreased market liquidity in third-party financing being unavailable on terms acceptable to the Company or at all. The impact of this action and related sanctions on the world economy and the specific impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and/or ability to consummate a Business Combination are not yet determinable. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
NOTE 3. PUBLIC OFFERING
Pursuant
to the Public Offering, the Company offered for sale up to Units at a purchase price of $ per Unit. Each Unit consists
of one share of Class A common stock and one redeemable warrant (“Public Warrant”). Each Public Warrant will entitle the
holder to purchase one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $
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NOTE 4. PRIVATE PLACEMENT
The
Sponsor purchased an aggregate of placement units at a price of $ per unit, for an aggregate purchase price of $
NOTE 5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Founder Shares
On
October 17, 2021, the Sponsor purchased founder shares for an aggregate purchase price of $
The initial stockholders have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Class B common stock (except to certain permitted transferees as disclosed herein) until, with respect to any of the Class B common stock, the earlier of (i) six months after the date of the consummation of a Business Combination, or (ii) the date on which the closing price of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $ per share (as adjusted for share subdivisions, share dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing after a Business Combination, or earlier, if, subsequent to a Business Combination, the Company consummates a subsequent liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their common stock for cash, securities or other property.
Promissory Note – Related Party
On
October 1, 2021, the Sponsor issued an unsecured promissory note to the Company, pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to an aggregate
principal amount of $
Related Party Loans
In
order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain
of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working
Capital Loans”). Such Working Capital Loans would be evidenced by promissory notes. The notes may be repaid upon completion of
a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $
On
July 6, 2023, the Company issued a promissory note (the “Promissory Note”) in the principal amount of $
As
described in Note 1, on April 19, 2023, the Stockholders of the Company approved the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment to allow
the Company to extend the deadline from April 24, 2023 to January 24, 2024, or such earlier date
as determined by the board of directors, pursuant to nine one-month extensions, provided that (i) the Sponsor or its affiliates or permitted
designees will deposit into the Trust Account the lesser of (x) $
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Administrative Services Arrangement
The
Company’s Sponsor has agreed, commencing from the date that the Company’s securities are first listed on Nasdaq through the
earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination and its liquidation, to make available to the Company certain general
and administrative services, including office space, utilities and administrative services, as the Company may require from time to time.
The Company has agreed to pay to DUET Partners LLC, the Sponsor $
NOTE 6. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Registration Rights
The holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Units and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans (and any shares of ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants or warrants issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans and upon conversion of the Founder Shares) will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement to be signed prior to or on the effective date of Initial Public Offering requiring the Company to register such securities for resale (in the case of the Founder Shares, only after conversion to shares of Class A ordinary shares). The holders of these securities will be entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form registration demands, that the Company register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to completion of a Business Combination and rights to require the Company to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. However, the registration rights agreement provides that the Company will not be required to effect or permit any registration or cause any registration statement to become effective until the securities covered thereby are released from their lock-up restrictions. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriting Agreement
The
Company granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional
The
underwriters were entitled to a cash underwriting discount of one and one-half percent (
Additionally, shares of our Class A common stock were issued to the underwriter upon the closing of this offering.
NOTE 7. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Class A Common Stock — Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association authorize the Company to issue shares of Class A common stock with a par value of $ per share. Holders of the Company’s Class A common stock are entitled to one vote for each share. On September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were shares of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding, excluding and shares of Class A Common Stock subject to possible redemption, respectively.
Class B Common Stock — The Company is authorized to issue shares of Class B common stock with a par value of $ per share. Holders of the Company’s Class B common stock are entitled to one vote for each share. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding, such that the Initial Stockholders will maintain ownership of at least 20% of the issued and outstanding shares after the Public Offering.
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Preferred Shares — The Company is authorized to issue preferred shares with a par value of $ per share with such designation, rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s Board of Directors. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were preferred shares issued or outstanding.
Warrants — Public Warrants may only be exercised for a whole number of shares. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole warrants will trade. The Public Warrants will become exercisable on the later of (a) 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination and (b) 12 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering. The Public Warrants will expire five years after the completion of a Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
The Company will not be obligated to deliver any shares of Class A ordinary shares pursuant to the exercise of a warrant and will have no obligation to settle such warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the issuance of the shares of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is then effective and a current prospectus relating to those shares of Class A ordinary shares is available, subject to the Company satisfying its obligations with respect to registration, or a valid exemption from registration is available. 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 residence of the exercising holder, or an exemption from registration is available.
The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 business days after the closing of a Business Combination, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file, and within 60 business days following a Business Combination to have declared effective, a registration statement covering the issuance of the shares of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants and to maintain a current prospectus relating to those shares of Class A ordinary shares until the warrants expire or are redeemed. Notwithstanding the above, if the Class A ordinary shares is at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that it satisfies 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 elects, the Company will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, but 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.
Redemption
of Warrants When the Price per Share of Class A Common Stock Equals or Exceeds $
| ● | in whole and not in part; | |
| ● | at a price of $ per Public Warrant; | |
| ● | upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption, or the 30-day redemption period to each warrant holder; and | |
| ● | if,
and only if, the last reported sale price of the Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $ |
If and when the warrants become redeemable by the Company, the Company may exercise its redemption right even if it is unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws.
If the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption, as described above, its management will have the option to require any holder that wishes to exercise the Public Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis,” as described in the warrant agreement. The exercise price and number of ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend, extraordinary dividend or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, except as described below, the Public Warrants will not be adjusted for issuances of ordinary shares at a price below its exercise price. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the Public Warrants. If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of Public Warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their Public Warrants, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with respect to such Public Warrants. Accordingly, the Public Warrants may expire worthless.
The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering.
NOTE 8. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In accordance with ASC Topic 855, “Subsequent Events”, which establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued, the Company has evaluated all events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date. Based upon this review, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements other than as described below.
On
October 13, 2023, DUET Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), caused to be deposited $
For further information please refer to 8-K filing made on October 18, 2023.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
References to the “Company,” “us,” “our” or “we” refer to DUET Acquisition Corp. The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited financial statements and related notes included herein.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 10-Q including, without limitation, statements under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding the Company’s financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward- looking statements. When used in this Form 10-Q, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend” and similar expressions, as they relate to us or the Company’s management, identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of management, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, the Company’s management. Actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including, but not limited to:
| ● | our ability to complete our initial business combination; | |
| ● | our success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, our officers, key employees or directors following our initial business combination; | |
| ● | our officers and directors allocating their time to other businesses and potentially having conflicts of interest with our business or in approving our initial business combination, as a result of which they would then receive expense reimbursements; | |
| ● | our ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations regarding the target business after the completion of our initial business combination; |
| ● | the ability of our officers and directors to generate a number of potential acquisition opportunities; | |
| ● | our pool of prospective target businesses; | |
| ● | our public securities’ potential liquidity and trading; | |
| ● | the lack of a market for our securities; | |
| ● | our continued liquidity and our ability to continue as a going concern; | |
| ● | the use of proceeds not held in the trust account or available to us from interest income on the trust account balance; or | |
| ● | our financial performance. |
All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on the Company’s behalf are qualified in their entirety by this paragraph.
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Form 10-Q. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
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Overview
The Company is a blank check company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware on September 20, 2021 for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The Company intends to effectuate its initial business combination using cash from the proceeds of its initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”) and the private placement consummated in connection therewith (the “Private Placement”), the proceeds of the sale of our securities in connection with our initial business combination, our shares, debt or a combination of cash, stock and debt.
The issuance of additional shares in connection with an initial business combination to the owners of the target or other investors:
| ● | may significantly dilute the equity interest of investors, which dilution would increase if the anti-dilution provisions in the Class B Common Stock resulted in the issuance of Class A Common Stock on a greater than one-to-one basis upon conversion of the Class B Common Stock; | |
| ● | may subordinate the rights of holders of our common stock if preferred stock is issued with rights senior to those afforded our common stock; | |
| ● | could cause a change in control if a substantial number of shares of our common stock is issued, which may affect, among other things, our ability to use our net operating loss carry forwards, if any, and could result in the resignation or removal of our present officers and directors; | |
| ● | may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of us by diluting the stock ownership or voting rights of a person seeking to obtain control of us; and |
| ● | may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our Class A Common Stock and/or warrants. |
Similarly, if we issue debt securities or otherwise incur significant debt to bank or other lenders or the owners of a target, it could result in:
| ● | default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after an initial business combination are insufficient to repay our debt obligations; | |
| ● | acceleration of our obligations to repay the indebtedness even if we make all principal and interest payments when due if we breach certain covenants that require the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves without a waiver or renegotiation of that covenant; | |
| ● | our immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt security is payable on demand; | |
| ● | our inability to obtain necessary additional financing if the debt security contains covenants restricting our ability to obtain such financing while the debt security is outstanding; | |
| ● | our inability to pay dividends on our common stock; | |
| ● | using a substantial portion of our cash flow to pay principal and interest on our debt, which will reduce the funds available for dividends on our common stock if declared, our ability to pay expenses, make capital expenditures and acquisitions, and fund other general corporate purposes; | |
| ● | limitations on our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in our business and in the industry in which we operate; | |
| ● | increased vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions and adverse changes in government regulation; | |
| ● | limitations on our ability to borrow additional amounts for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements, and execution of our strategy; and | |
| ● | other purposes and other disadvantages compared to our competitors who have less debt. |
We expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our initial business combination plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to raise capital or to complete our initial business combination will be successful.
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Business Combination Period
At a special meeting of the Company’s stockholders held on April 19, 2023, the stockholders of the Company approved the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, giving the Company the right to extend the date by which the Company must (i) consummate a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination involving the Company and one or more businesses, (ii) cease its operations if it fails to complete such business combination, and (iii) redeem or repurchase 100% of the Company’s Class A Common Stock included as part of the units sold in the Initial Public Offering (the “Business Combination Period”) from April 24, 2023 up to nine (9) one-month extensions to January 24, 2024. In connection with approval of the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, DUET Partners LLC (the “Sponsor”) caused $175,000 to be deposited in the Trust Account. On October 13, 2023, DUET Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), caused to be deposited $175,000 into the Company’s trust account, representing approximately $0.03 per public share, allowing the Company to extend the period of time it has to consummate its initial business combination by one month from October 24, 2023 to November 24, 2023 (the “Monthly Extension”). The Monthly Extension is the seventh of up to nine monthly extensions permitted under the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended.
Letter of Intent
On July 6, 2023, DUET Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into a binding letter of intent (the “Letter of Intent”) with Fenix 360 Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based social media company that provides artists and other creators with a platform to build and connect with their audience (“Fenix”). Pursuant to the Letter of Intent, the Company will acquire 100% of the outstanding equity interests of Fenix in a proposed business combination (the “Proposed Business Combination”). Consummation of the Proposed Business Combination shall be subject to the execution of a mutually satisfactory definitive business combination agreement by the Company and Fenix (a “Definitive Agreement”).
Pursuant to the Letter of Intent, the total consideration to be provided to Fenix’s equity holders (including holders of stock options) in the Proposed Business Combination will be $600,000,000, or such other amount as agreed to by the parties and confirmed by the independent fairness opinion provider, and approved by the board of the Company. Pursuant to the Letter of Intent, the parties have agreed to work exclusively with each other, and not to entertain other proposals and opportunities until the earlier of the termination or the expiration of the Letter of Intent. The Letter of Intent also includes customary provisions related to confidentiality and expenses.
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The Company expects to announce additional details regarding the Proposed Business Combination when a Definitive Agreement is executed. Completion of the Proposed Business Combination will be subject to, among other matters, the completion of due diligence, the negotiation of a Definitive Agreement, satisfaction of the conditions negotiated therein and requisite approval of the Proposed Business Transaction by board and stockholders of the Company and Fenix, as applicable. There can be no assurance that a Definitive Agreement will be entered into or that the Proposed Business Combination will be consummated on the terms or timeframe currently contemplated, or at all.
For further information please refer to 8-K filing made on July 7, 2023.
Convertible Note Purchase Agreement
On July 6, 2023, DUET Partners LLC (the “Sponsor”) and Fenix entered into a convertible note purchase agreement (the “Note Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which Fenix agreed to loan $200,000 to the Sponsor at the signing of the Letter of Intent and an additional $800,000 at the signing of the Definitive Agreement. In addition, in order to finance any further extensions in connection with the Proposed Business Combination, Fenix shall at its discretion, loan funds as may be required up to another $500,000. The Sponsor will sell and issue to Fenix one or more unsecured, non-interest-bearing notes in connection with the aforementioned loans, with an aggregate principal amount of up to $1,500,000 (the “Fenix Notes”).
The Note Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, conditions and indemnification obligations by each party thereto. The representations and warranties contained therein were made only for the purposes of the Note Purchase Agreement, and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement and are subject to certain limitations set forth therein.
The Fenix Notes are due and payable by the Sponsor upon the closing of the Proposed Business Combination between the Company and Fenix (the “Maturity Date”). The Fenix Notes are convertible into ordinary shares of the Company pursuant to terms that will be set forth in the Definitive Agreement. The Fenix Notes will be cancelled and the principal amount of the loans disbursed by the Sponsor to the Company (as described below in the section titled “Promissory Note”) shall be forgiven, and the balance of the principal amount of the Fenix Notes not disbursed by the Sponsor to the Company will be returned to Fenix (i) in the event that a Definitive Agreement is not signed by July 31, 2023 (or such later date that may be mutually agreed between the parties), (ii) if a Definitive Agreement is entered into and then subsequently terminated by the Company, or (iii) if the PCAOB audited financial statements of Fenix have not been delivered by the date mutually agreed between the parties and stipulated in the Business Combination Agreement.
The issuance of the Fenix Notes will be made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
For further information please refer to 8-K filing made on July 7, 2023.
Promissory Note
On July 6, 2023, the Company issued a promissory note (the “Promissory Note”) in the principal amount of $1,500,000 to the Sponsor. The Promissory Note was issued to provide the Company with additional working capital, and the funds provided in accordance therewith will not be deposited into the Company’s trust account. The Company issued the Promissory Note in consideration for a loan from the Sponsor to fund the Company’s extension costs and working capital requirements. The Promissory Note bears no interest and is due and payable upon the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which the Company’s initial business combination is consummated and (ii) the liquidation of the Company on or before July 23, 2023 (subject to the extension of the period in which the Company must complete its initial business combination pursuant to the Company’s governing documents, or such later liquidation date as may be approved by the Company’s stockholders). At the election of the Sponsor, the unpaid principal amount of the Promissory Note may be converted into units of the Company (the “Conversion Units”) and the total Conversion Units so issued shall be equal to: (x) the portion of the principal amount of the Promissory Note being converted divided by (y) the conversion price of ten dollars ($10.00), rounded up to the nearest whole number of Conversion Units.
The issuance of the Promissory Note was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
For further information please refer to 8-K filing made on July 7, 2023.
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Results of Operations
We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities from inception to September 30, 2023, were organizational activities, those necessary to prepare for the Initial Public Offering, identifying a target company for a business combination, and activities related to the Merger Agreement and the Termination. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our business combination. We expect to generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and marketable securities held after the Initial Public Offering. We expect that we will 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 in connection with completing a business combination.
For the three-month period ended September 30, 2023, we had a net income of $164,586, which consisted of formation and operating costs of $437,179, franchise tax cost of $50,000, income tax provision of $34,000 and interest earned on investments held of $685,765.
For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023, we had a net income of $5,465, which consisted of formation and operating costs of $1,889,511, franchise tax cost of $150,000, income tax provision of $377,765 and interest earned on investments held of $2,422,741.
For the three-month period ended September 30, 2022, we had a net income of $377,967, which consisted of formation and operating costs of $83,864 and interest earned on investments held of $461,831.
For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022, we had a net loss of $396,001, which consisted of formation and operating costs of $1,006,818, franchise tax cost of $1,475, and interest earned on investments held of $612,292.
Going Concern, Liquidity and Capital Resources
On February 18, 2022, we consummated our Initial Public Offering of 8,625,000 Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $86,250,000. Simultaneously with the consummation of the initial public offering, we completed the private placement of an aggregate of 390,000 units to our sponsor at a purchase price of $10.00 per private placement unit, generating total gross proceeds of $3,900,000.
For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023, cash used in operating activities was $562,921. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022, cash used in operating activities was $842,570.
As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we had investments of $54,258,230 and $88,592,161 held in the Trust Account, respectively. We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account (less taxes paid and deferred underwriting commissions) to complete our initial business combination. We may withdraw interest to pay taxes. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, we did not withdraw any interest earned on the Trust Account. To the extent that our capital stock 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.
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As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we had cash of $171,645 and $27,006 held outside of the Trust Account, respectively. We intend to use the funds held outside the Trust Account 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, and structure, negotiate and complete our initial business combination.
In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with our 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 units identical to the units issued in the Private Placement, at a price of $10.00 per unit at the option of the lender.
We currently believe we will need to raise additional funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating our business. If our estimate of the costs of identifying a target business, undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating our initial business combination are less than the actual amount necessary to do so, we may have insufficient funds available to operate our business prior to our initial business combination. Moreover, we may need to obtain additional financing either to complete our initial business combination or because we become obligated to redeem a significant number of our public shares upon consummation of our initial business combination, in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such business combination. Subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, we would only complete such financing simultaneously with the completion of our initial business combination. If we are unable to complete our initial business combination because we do not have sufficient funds available to us, we will be forced to cease operations and liquidate the Trust Account. In addition, following our initial business combination, if cash on hand is insufficient, we may need to obtain additional financing in order to meet our obligations. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP, which contemplates the continuation of the Company as a going concern and the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Further, we have incurred and expect to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of our financing and acquisition plans. Management plans to address this uncertainty during the period leading up to the business combination, however this cannot be guaranteed.
Off-Balance Sheet Financing Arrangements
We have no obligations, assets or liabilities which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements. 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 any off-balance sheet financing arrangements, established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities, or entered 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 an agreement to pay the Sponsor a monthly fee up to $10,000 for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support services. We began incurring these fees on January 25, 2022, and will continue to incur these fees monthly until the earlier of the completion of our initial business combination and our liquidation.
The underwriters are entitled to a deferred fee of $2,587,500 in the aggregate. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that we complete a business combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Following the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering, including amounts in the Trust Account, have been invested in U.S. government treasury bills, notes or bonds with a maturity of 185 days or less or in certain money market funds that invest solely in U.S. treasuries. Due to the short-term nature of these investments, we do not believe that there will be an associated material exposure to interest rate risk.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Co-Chief Executive Officers and our Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
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 officers and principal financial and accounting officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2023, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officers and principal financial and accounting officer have concluded that during the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable assurance level and, accordingly, provided reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.
Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
During the most recently completed fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2023, there was no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls 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 Quarterly Report include the risk factors described in our final prospectus for the Initial Public Offering filed with the SEC on January 24, 2022 and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our final prospectus for the Initial Public Offering or our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Item 2. Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
(a) Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
None.
(b) Use of Proceeds from the Public Offering
The securities sold in our initial public offering were registered under the Securities Act on a registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-261494), as amended. The SEC declared the registration statement effective on January 19, 2022. There have been no material changes to the planned use of proceeds from our initial public offering as described in our final prospectus dated January 19, 2022, filed with the SEC on January 21, 2022, and our other periodic reports previously filed with the SEC.
(c) Purchase of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not Applicable
Item 5. Other Information
None.
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Item 6. Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
| * | Filed herewith. |
| ** | Furnished. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| DUET ACQUISITION CORP. | ||
| Date: November 3, 2023 | By: | /s/ Yeoh Oon Lai |
| Yeoh Oon Lai | ||
| Co-Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Date: November 3, 2023 | By: | /s/ Dharmendra Magasvaran |
| Dharmendra Magasvaran | ||
| Co-Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Date: November 3, 2023 | By: | /s/ Lee Keat Hin |
| Lee Keat Hin | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
We, Yeoh Oon Lai and Dharmendra Magasvaran, each certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of DUET Acquisition Corp.; |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
| a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
| c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
| 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| (a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| (b) | Any fraud, whether material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| Date: November 3, 2023 | /s/ Yeoh Oon Lai |
| Yeoh Oon Lai | |
| Co-Chief Executive Officer | |
| (Principal Executive Officer) | |
| /s/ Dharmendra Magasvaran | |
| Dharmendra Magasvaran | |
| Co-Chief Executive Officer | |
| (Principal Executive Officer) |
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Lee Keat Hin, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of DUET Acquisition Corp.; |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
| a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
| c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
| 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| (a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| (b) | Any fraud, whether material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| Date: November 3, 2023 | By: | /s/ Lee Keat Hin |
| Lee Keat Hin | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADDED BY
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of DUET Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2023, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), we, Yeoh Oon Lai and Dharmendra Magasvaran, Co-Chief Executive Officers of the Company, each certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as added by §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
| 1. | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| 2. | To my knowledge, the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of and for the period covered by the Report. |
| Date: November 3, 2023 | /s/ Yeoh Oon Lai |
| Yeoh Oon Lai | |
| Co-Chief Executive Officer | |
| (Principal Executive Officer) | |
| /s/ Dharmendra Magasvaran | |
| Dharmendra Magasvaran | |
| Co-Chief Executive Officer | |
| (Principal Executive Officer) |
Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADDED BY
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of DUET Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2023, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Lee Keat Hin, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as added by §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
| 1. | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| 2. | To my knowledge, the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of and for the period covered by the Report. |
| Date: November 3, 2023 | By: | /s/ Lee Keat Hin |
| Lee Keat Hin | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - $ / shares |
Sep. 30, 2023 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
Jan. 24, 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temproary equity redemption shares | 5,044,014 | 8,625,000 | |
| Temporary equity, redemption price per share | $ 10.15 | $ 10.15 | |
| Preferred stock, par value | $ 0.0001 | $ 0.0001 | |
| Preferred stock, shares authorized | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | |
| Preferred stock, shares issued | 0 | 0 | |
| Preferred stock, shares outstanding | 0 | 0 | |
| Common Class A [Member] | |||
| Temproary equity redemption shares | 3,580,986 | ||
| Temporary equity, redemption price per share | $ 10.38 | ||
| Common stock, par value | $ 0.0001 | $ 0.0001 | $ 0.0001 |
| Common stock, shares authorized | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | |
| Common stock, shares issued | 476,250 | 476,250 | |
| Common stock, shares outstanding | 476,250 | 476,250 | |
| Common stock, shares redemption | 5,044,014 | 8,625,000 | |
| Common Class B [Member] | |||
| Common stock, par value | $ 0.0001 | $ 0.0001 | |
| Common stock, shares authorized | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | |
| Common stock, shares issued | 2,156,250 | 2,156,250 | |
| Common stock, shares outstanding | 2,156,250 | 2,156,250 |
Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep. 30, 2023 |
Sep. 30, 2022 |
Sep. 30, 2023 |
Sep. 30, 2022 |
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| Formation and operating costs | $ (437,179) | $ (83,864) | $ (1,889,511) | $ (1,006,818) |
| Franchise tax | (50,000) | (150,000) | (1,475) | |
| Loss from Operations | (487,179) | (83,864) | (2,039,511) | (1,008,293) |
| Other Income | ||||
| Interest earned on marketable securities held in trust account | 685,765 | 461,831 | 2,422,741 | 612,292 |
| Net Income (Loss) before income tax provision | 198,586 | 377,967 | 383,230 | (396,001) |
| Income tax provision | (34,000) | (377,765) | ||
| Net Profit (Loss) | $ 164,586 | $ 377,967 | $ 5,465 | $ (396,001) |
| Common Class A [Member] | ||||
| Other Income | ||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding of common stock basic | 5,520,264 | 9,101,250 | 6,942,126 | 8,331,659 |
| Weighted average shares outstanding of common stock diluted | 5,520,264 | 9,101,250 | 6,942,126 | 8,331,659 |
| Basic net income (loss) per common stock | $ 0.02 | $ 0.04 | $ 0.00 | $ (0.02) |
| Diluted net income (loss) per common stock | $ 0.02 | $ 0.04 | $ 0.00 | $ (0.02) |
| Common Class B [Member] | ||||
| Other Income | ||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding of common stock basic | 2,156,250 | 2,156,250 | 2,156,250 | 2,156,250 |
| Weighted average shares outstanding of common stock diluted | 2,156,250 | 2,156,250 | 2,156,250 | 2,156,250 |
| Basic net income (loss) per common stock | $ 0.02 | $ (0.01) | $ 0.00 | $ (0.10) |
| Diluted net income (loss) per common stock | $ 0.02 | $ (0.01) | $ 0.00 | $ (0.10) |
DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS OPERATIONS |
9 Months Ended |
|---|---|
Sep. 30, 2023 | |
| Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] | |
| DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS OPERATIONS | NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS OPERATIONS
DUET Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated in the State of Delaware on September 20, 2021. The Company was formed for the purpose of acquiring, engaging in a share exchange, share reconstruction and amalgamation with, purchasing all or substantially all of the assets of, entering into contractual arrangements with, or engaging in any other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities (“Business Combination”). The Company is not limited to a particular industry or sector for purposes of consummating a Business Combination.
As of September 30, 2023, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from September 20, 2021 (inception) through September 30, 2023, relates to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering described below. 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 Public Offering (as defined below). The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.
The Company’s sponsor is DUET Partners LLC (the “Sponsor”). The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on January 19, 2022.
On January 24, 2022, the Company consummated its Initial Public Offering of units (the “Units” and, with respect to the Class A common stock included in the Units being offered, the “Public Shares”), at $ per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $75,000,000, and incurring offering costs of $5,161,516, of which $2,250,500 was for deferred underwriting commissions.
Simultaneously with the consummation of the closing of the Offering, the Company consummated the private placement of an aggregate of units (the “Private Placement Units”) to DUET Partners LLC, the sponsor of the Company (the “Sponsor”), at a price of $ per Private Placement Unit, generating total gross proceeds of $3,562,500 (the “Private Placement”).
Subsequently, on January 24, 2022, the Company consummated the closing of the sale of additional units at a price of $ per unit (the “Units”) upon receiving notice of the underwriters’ election to fully exercise their overallotment option (“Overallotment Units”), generating additional gross proceeds of $11,250,000 and incurred additional offering costs of $506,250, of which $337,500 are for deferred underwriting commissions. Each Unit consists of share of Class A common stock of the Company, par value $ per share (“Class A Common Stock”), one redeemable warrant of the Company (“Warrant”), with each whole Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase share of Class A Common Stock for $ per share, subject to adjustment, pursuant to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-261494).
Simultaneously with the exercise of the overallotment, the Company consummated the Private Placement of an additional Private Placement Units to DUET Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), generating gross proceeds of $337,500.
A total of $87,543,750, comprised of the proceeds from the Offering and the proceeds of private placements that closed on January 20, 2022 and January 24, 2022, net of the underwriting commissions, discounts, and offering expenses, was deposited in a trust account (“Trust Account”) which may be 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 185 days or less or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund meeting the conditions of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the consummation of a Business Combination or (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account to the Company’s stockholders, as described below.
Transaction costs of the Initial Public Offering with the exercise of the overallotment amounted to $5,667,766 consisting of $1,293,750 of cash underwriting fees, $2,587,500 of deferred underwriting fees and $492,766 of other costs.
Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering $818,211 of cash was held outside of the Trust Account available for working capital purposes. As of September 30, 2023, we have available to us $171,645 of cash on our balance sheet and a working capital deficit of $3,702,694.
The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Units, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. NASDAQ rules provide that the Business Combination must be with one or more target businesses that together have a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the balance in the Trust Account (less any deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on interest earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the signing of a definitive agreement to enter a Business Combination. The Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-Business Combination company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully effect a Business Combination.
The Company will provide its holders of the outstanding Public Shares (the “public stockholders”) with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a stockholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. In connection with a Business Combination, the Company may seek stockholder approval of a Business Combination at a meeting called for such purpose at which stockholders may seek to redeem their shares, regardless of whether they vote for or against a Business Combination. The Company will proceed with a Business Combination only if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 either immediately prior to or upon such consummation of a Business Combination and, if the Company seeks stockholder approval, a majority of the outstanding shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination.
The Company will have until 15 months (subject to a three month extension of time, as set forth in the Company’s registration statement) from the closing of the Public Offering to consummate a Business Combination (the “Combination Period”). If the Company is unable to complete a 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 no more than five business days thereafter, redeem 100% of the outstanding Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned (net of taxes payable and less interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (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 stockholders and the Company’s board of directors, proceed to commence a voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution of the Company, subject in each case to its obligations to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of applicable law. The underwriter has agreed to waive its rights to the deferred underwriting commission held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the assets remaining available for distribution will be less than the Public Offering price per Unit of $.
On April 19, 2023, the Company held a virtual special meeting of its stockholders (the “Special Meeting”). At the Special Meeting, the stockholders of the Company approved the proposal (the “Extension Amendment Proposal”) to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to extend the date by which the Company must (i) consummate a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination involving the Company and one or more businesses, which we refer to as a “business combination,” (ii) cease its operations if it fails to complete such business combination, and (iii) redeem or repurchase 100% of the Company’s Class A Common Stock included as part of the units sold in the Offering from April 24, 2023 to January 24, 2024, or such earlier date as determined by the board of directors, pursuant to nine one-month extensions, provided that (i) the Sponsor or its affiliates or permitted designees will deposit into the Trust Account the lesser of (x) $175,000 or (y) $ per share for each public share that was not redeemed in connection with the Special Meeting for each such one-month extension, unless the closing of the Company’s initial business combination shall have occurred, in exchange for a non-interest bearing, unsecured promissory note payable upon consummation of a business combination and (ii) the procedures relating to any such extension, as set forth in the Trust Agreement, shall have been complied with.
The Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to the Company, if and to the extent any claims by a vendor 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 amounts in the Trust Account to below $ per share (whether or not the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full), except as 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 Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). In the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers (except for the company’s independent registered accounting firm), prospective target businesses or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account.
Going Concern, Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2023, the Company had $171,645 of cash in its operating bank account.
The Company’s liquidity needs prior to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering were satisfied through the payment of $25,000 from the Sponsor to cover for certain offering costs on the Company’s behalf in exchange for issuance of Founder Shares (as defined in Note 5), and loan from the Sponsor of $190,478 under the Note (as defined in Note 5). Following the IPO of the Company on January 24, 2022 (as described in Note 1), a total of $193,535 under the promissory note was repaid on January 24, 2022. Subsequent to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the Company’s liquidity has been satisfied through the net proceeds from the consummation of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement held outside of the Trust Account. In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, provide the Company Working Capital Loans (as defined in Note 5). As of September 30, 2023, there was $1,157,500 outstanding under the Working Capital Loans.
Based on the foregoing, management believes there is substantial doubt that the Company will have sufficient working capital and borrowing capacity to meet its needs through the consummation of a Business Combination. Over this time period, the Company will be using the funds held outside of the Trust Account for paying existing accounts payable, identifying and evaluating prospective initial Business Combination candidates, performing due diligence on prospective target businesses, paying for travel expenditures, selecting the target business to merge with or acquire, and structuring, negotiating and consummating the Business Combination. 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 a potential transaction, and reducing overhead expenses. The Company cannot provide any assurance that new financing will be available to it on commercially acceptable terms, if at all.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP, which contemplates a substantial doubt about the continuation of the Company as a going concern and the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Further, we have incurred and expect to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of our financing and acquisition plans. Management plans to address this uncertainty during the period leading up to the business combination, however this cannot be guaranteed.
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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
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| SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying financial statements are presented in U.S. Dollars and conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.
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 stockholder 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 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.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and 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 financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company had no cash equivalents as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
Marketable Securities Held in Trust Account
At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, substantially all of the assets held in the Trust Account were held in mutual funds. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the balance in the Trust Account was $54,258,230 and $88,592,161, respectively.
Deferred offering costs
Deferred offering costs consist of underwriting, legal, accounting and other expenses incurred through the balance sheet date that are directly related to the Offering and that were charged to stockholders’ equity upon the completion of the Offering. Should the Offering have proved to be unsuccessful, these deferred costs, as well as additional expenses incurred, would have been charged to operations.
Income Taxes
The Company complies with the accounting and reporting requirements of ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in future taxable or deductible amounts, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
ASC Topic 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. The Company’s management determined the United States is the Company’s only major tax jurisdiction. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits, if any, as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 and no amounts accrued for 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. The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception.
Our effective tax rate was 17.12% and for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Our effective tax rate was 98.57% and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The effective tax rate differs from the statutory tax rate of 21% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, due to transaction costs and the valuation allowance on the deferred tax assets.
The Company accounts for its shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Shares subject to mandatory redemption (if any) is classified as a liability instrument and is measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable shares of common stock (including shares of common stock 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) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, shares are classified as stockholders’ equity. The Company’s Class A Common Stock features certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events, and is therefore classified as temporary equity on condensed consolidated balance sheet.
On December 31, 2022, there are shares of Class A Common Stock related to the Private Placement Units outstanding, which are not subject to redemption, and shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding, which are subject to possible redemption. On April 19, 2023, the Company held a special meeting of its stockholders in connection with the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal at the Special Meeting, holders of shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock exercised their right to redeem those shares for cash at an approximate price of $ per share, for an aggregate of approximately $37,167,327. On September 30, 2023, there are shares of Class A Common Stock related to the Private Placement Units outstanding, which are not subject to redemption, and shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding, which are subject to possible redemption.
If it is probable that the equity instrument will become redeemable, the Company has the option to either 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 to 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 is treated as a deemed dividend (i.e., a reduction to retained earnings, or in absence of retained earnings, additional paid-in capital).
As of September 30, 2023 and December 31,2022, the Class A Common Stock reflected on the balance sheet are reconciled in the following table:
The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” Net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common stock outstanding during the period, excluding common stock subject to forfeiture. Weighted average shares were reduced for the effect of an aggregate of shares of Class B Common Stock that are subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option is not exercised by the underwriters (see Note 6). At September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022, the Company did not have any dilutive securities and other contracts that could, potentially, be exercised or converted into common stock and then share in the earnings of the Company. As a result, diluted income (loss) per share is the same as basic income (loss) per share for the periods presented.
Offering Costs Associated with the Initial Public Offering
Offering costs consisted of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs incurred through the Initial Public Offering that were directly related to the Initial Public Offering. Offering costs are allocated to the separable financial instruments issued in the Initial Public Offering based on a relative fair value basis, compared to total proceeds received. Offering costs associated with derivative warrant liabilities are expensed as incurred, presented as non-operating expenses in the statement of operations. Offering costs associated with the Class A common stock were charged to stockholders’ equity upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution which, at times may exceed the Federal depository insurance coverage of $250,000. On September 30, 2023, the Company had not experienced losses on this account and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such account.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheet, primarily due to their short-term nature.
Recent Accounting Standards
The Company’s management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards updates, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statement.
Risks and Uncertainties
Management is currently evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, results of its operations, close of the Offering, and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of these financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Additionally, as a result of the military action commenced in February 2022 by the Russian Federation and Belarus in the country of Ukraine and related economic sanctions, the Company’s ability to consummate a Business Combination, or the operations of a target business with which the Company ultimately consummates a Business Combination, may be materially and adversely affected. Further, the Company’s ability to consummate a transaction may be dependent on the ability to raise equity and debt financing which may be impacted by these events, including as a result of increased market volatility, or decreased market liquidity in third-party financing being unavailable on terms acceptable to the Company or at all. The impact of this action and related sanctions on the world economy and the specific impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and/or ability to consummate a Business Combination are not yet determinable. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
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| PUBLIC OFFERING | NOTE 3. PUBLIC OFFERING
Pursuant to the Public Offering, the Company offered for sale up to Units at a purchase price of $ per Unit. Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock and one redeemable warrant (“Public Warrant”). Each Public Warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per whole share (see Note 7).
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| PRIVATE PLACEMENT | NOTE 4. PRIVATE PLACEMENT
The Sponsor purchased an aggregate of placement units at a price of $ per unit, for an aggregate purchase price of $3,900,000. Each placement unit is identical to the units sold in this offering, except as described in this prospectus. The placement units were sold in a private placement that closed simultaneously with the closing of this offering. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the proceeds from the sale of the Placement Units will be used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law) and the Placement Warrants will expire worthless.
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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |
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| RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | NOTE 5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Founder Shares
On October 17, 2021, the Sponsor purchased founder shares for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000. The Founder Shares include an aggregate of up to 281,250 shares subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment is not exercised in full or in part, so that the number of Founder Shares will equal, on an as-converted basis, approximately 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of ordinary shares after the Initial Public Offering.
The initial stockholders have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Class B common stock (except to certain permitted transferees as disclosed herein) until, with respect to any of the Class B common stock, the earlier of (i) six months after the date of the consummation of a Business Combination, or (ii) the date on which the closing price of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $ per share (as adjusted for share subdivisions, share dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing after a Business Combination, or earlier, if, subsequent to a Business Combination, the Company consummates a subsequent liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their common stock for cash, securities or other property.
Promissory Note – Related Party
On October 1, 2021, the Sponsor issued an unsecured promissory note to the Company, pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $300,000, to be used for payment of costs related to the Initial Public Offering. The note is non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of (i) December 31, 2022 or (ii) the consummation of the Initial Public Offering. As of September 30, 2023, the Company had borrowed $190,478 under the promissory note with the Sponsor which was repaid on January 24, 2022.
Related Party Loans
In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). Such Working Capital Loans would be evidenced by promissory notes. The notes may be repaid upon completion of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $1,500,000 of the notes may be converted upon completion of a Business Combination into units at a price of $10.00 per unit. Such units would be identical to the Private Placement Units. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans.
On July 6, 2023, the Company issued a promissory note (the “Promissory Note”) in the principal amount of $1,500,000 to DUET Partners LLC (the “Sponsor”). The Promissory Note was issued to provide the Company with additional working capital, and the funds provided in accordance therewith will not be deposited into the Company’s trust account. The Company issued the Promissory Note in consideration for a loan from the Sponsor to fund the Company’s extension costs and working capital requirements. The Promissory Note bears no interest and is due and payable upon the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which the Company’s initial business combination is consummated and (ii) the liquidation of the Company on or before July 23, 2023 (subject to the extension of the period in which the Company must complete its initial business combination pursuant to the Company’s governing documents, or such later liquidation date as may be approved by the Company’s stockholders). At the election of the Sponsor, the unpaid principal amount of the Promissory Note may be converted into units of the Company (the “Conversion Units”) and the total Conversion Units so issued shall be equal to: (x) the portion of the principal amount of the Promissory Note being converted divided by (y) the conversion price of ten dollars ($10.00), rounded up to the nearest whole number of Conversion Units. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there was $1,157,500 and $100,000 outstanding under the Working Capital Loans, respectively.
As described in Note 1, on April 19, 2023, the Stockholders of the Company approved the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment to allow the Company to extend the deadline from April 24, 2023 to January 24, 2024, or such earlier date as determined by the board of directors, pursuant to nine one-month extensions, provided that (i) the Sponsor or its affiliates or permitted designees will deposit into the Trust Account the lesser of (x) $175,000 or (y) $ per share for each public share that was not redeemed in connection with the Special Meeting for each such one-month extension, unless the closing of the Company’s initial business combination shall have occurred, in exchange for a non-interest bearing, unsecured promissory note payable upon consummation of a business combination and (ii) the procedures relating to any such extension, as set forth in the Trust Agreement, shall have been complied with. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there was $1,050,000 and outstanding under the Extension Loans, respectively.
Administrative Services Arrangement
The Company’s Sponsor has agreed, commencing from the date that the Company’s securities are first listed on Nasdaq through the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination and its liquidation, to make available to the Company certain general and administrative services, including office space, utilities and administrative services, as the Company may require from time to time. The Company has agreed to pay to DUET Partners LLC, the Sponsor $10,000 per month for these services during the 15-month period to complete a business combination. For three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company had paid $30,000 and $90,000 for administrative services, respectively. For three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company had paid $30,000 and $90,000 for administrative services, respectively.
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES |
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| COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | NOTE 6. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Registration Rights
The holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Units and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans (and any shares of ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants or warrants issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans and upon conversion of the Founder Shares) will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement to be signed prior to or on the effective date of Initial Public Offering requiring the Company to register such securities for resale (in the case of the Founder Shares, only after conversion to shares of Class A ordinary shares). The holders of these securities will be entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form registration demands, that the Company register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to completion of a Business Combination and rights to require the Company to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. However, the registration rights agreement provides that the Company will not be required to effect or permit any registration or cause any registration statement to become effective until the securities covered thereby are released from their lock-up restrictions. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriting Agreement
The Company granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 15% of the total number of Units in the Public Offering to cover over-allotments. The aforementioned option was exercised in full on January 24, 2022.
The underwriters were entitled to a cash underwriting discount of one and one-half percent (1.5%) of the gross proceeds of the Public Offering, or $1,293,750. In addition, the underwriters are entitled to a deferred fee of three percent (3.0%) of the gross proceeds of the Public Offering, or $2,587,500 upon closing of the Business Combination. The deferred fee will be paid in cash upon the closing of a Business Combination from the amounts held in the Trust Account, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
Additionally, shares of our Class A common stock were issued to the underwriter upon the closing of this offering.
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| STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | NOTE 7. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Class A Common Stock — Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association authorize the Company to issue shares of Class A common stock with a par value of $ per share. Holders of the Company’s Class A common stock are entitled to one vote for each share. On September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were shares of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding, excluding and shares of Class A Common Stock subject to possible redemption, respectively.
Class B Common Stock — The Company is authorized to issue shares of Class B common stock with a par value of $ per share. Holders of the Company’s Class B common stock are entitled to one vote for each share. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding, such that the Initial Stockholders will maintain ownership of at least 20% of the issued and outstanding shares after the Public Offering.
Preferred Shares — The Company is authorized to issue preferred shares with a par value of $ per share with such designation, rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s Board of Directors. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were preferred shares issued or outstanding.
Warrants — Public Warrants may only be exercised for a whole number of shares. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole warrants will trade. The Public Warrants will become exercisable on the later of (a) 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination and (b) 12 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering. The Public Warrants will expire five years after the completion of a Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
The Company will not be obligated to deliver any shares of Class A ordinary shares pursuant to the exercise of a warrant and will have no obligation to settle such warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the issuance of the shares of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is then effective and a current prospectus relating to those shares of Class A ordinary shares is available, subject to the Company satisfying its obligations with respect to registration, or a valid exemption from registration is available. 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 residence of the exercising holder, or an exemption from registration is available.
The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 business days after the closing of a Business Combination, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file, and within 60 business days following a Business Combination to have declared effective, a registration statement covering the issuance of the shares of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants and to maintain a current prospectus relating to those shares of Class A ordinary shares until the warrants expire or are redeemed. Notwithstanding the above, if the Class A ordinary shares is at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that it satisfies 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 elects, the Company will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, but 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.
Redemption of Warrants When the Price per Share of Class A Common Stock Equals or Exceeds $18.00 — Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding Public Warrants:
If and when the warrants become redeemable by the Company, the Company may exercise its redemption right even if it is unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws.
If the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption, as described above, its management will have the option to require any holder that wishes to exercise the Public Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis,” as described in the warrant agreement. The exercise price and number of ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend, extraordinary dividend or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, except as described below, the Public Warrants will not be adjusted for issuances of ordinary shares at a price below its exercise price. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the Public Warrants. If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of Public Warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their Public Warrants, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with respect to such Public Warrants. Accordingly, the Public Warrants may expire worthless.
The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering.
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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS |
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| SUBSEQUENT EVENTS | NOTE 8. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In accordance with ASC Topic 855, “Subsequent Events”, which establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued, the Company has evaluated all events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date. Based upon this review, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements other than as described below.
On October 13, 2023, DUET Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), caused to be deposited $175,000 into the Company’s trust account, representing approximately $ per public share, allowing the Company to extend the period of time it has to consummate its initial business combination by one month from October 24, 2023 to November 24, 2023 (the “Monthly Extension”). The Monthly Extension is the seventh of up to nine monthly extensions permitted under the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended.
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| Basis of Presentation | Basis of Presentation
The accompanying financial statements are presented in U.S. Dollars and conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.
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| Emerging Growth Company | 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 stockholder 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 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 | Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and 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 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.
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| Cash and Cash Equivalents | 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 had no cash equivalents as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
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| Marketable Securities Held in Trust Account | Marketable Securities Held in Trust Account
At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, substantially all of the assets held in the Trust Account were held in mutual funds. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the balance in the Trust Account was $54,258,230 and $88,592,161, respectively.
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| Deferred offering costs | Deferred offering costs
Deferred offering costs consist of underwriting, legal, accounting and other expenses incurred through the balance sheet date that are directly related to the Offering and that were charged to stockholders’ equity upon the completion of the Offering. Should the Offering have proved to be unsuccessful, these deferred costs, as well as additional expenses incurred, would have been charged to operations.
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| Income Taxes | Income Taxes
The Company complies with the accounting and reporting requirements of ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in future taxable or deductible amounts, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
ASC Topic 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. The Company’s management determined the United States is the Company’s only major tax jurisdiction. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits, if any, as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 and no amounts accrued for 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. The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception.
Our effective tax rate was 17.12% and for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Our effective tax rate was 98.57% and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The effective tax rate differs from the statutory tax rate of 21% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, due to transaction costs and the valuation allowance on the deferred tax assets.
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| Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption |
The Company accounts for its shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Shares subject to mandatory redemption (if any) is classified as a liability instrument and is measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable shares of common stock (including shares of common stock 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) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, shares are classified as stockholders’ equity. The Company’s Class A Common Stock features certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events, and is therefore classified as temporary equity on condensed consolidated balance sheet.
On December 31, 2022, there are shares of Class A Common Stock related to the Private Placement Units outstanding, which are not subject to redemption, and shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding, which are subject to possible redemption. On April 19, 2023, the Company held a special meeting of its stockholders in connection with the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal at the Special Meeting, holders of shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock exercised their right to redeem those shares for cash at an approximate price of $ per share, for an aggregate of approximately $37,167,327. On September 30, 2023, there are shares of Class A Common Stock related to the Private Placement Units outstanding, which are not subject to redemption, and shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding, which are subject to possible redemption.
If it is probable that the equity instrument will become redeemable, the Company has the option to either 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 to 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 is treated as a deemed dividend (i.e., a reduction to retained earnings, or in absence of retained earnings, additional paid-in capital).
As of September 30, 2023 and December 31,2022, the Class A Common Stock reflected on the balance sheet are reconciled in the following table:
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| Net income (loss) per share |
The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” Net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common stock outstanding during the period, excluding common stock subject to forfeiture. Weighted average shares were reduced for the effect of an aggregate of shares of Class B Common Stock that are subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option is not exercised by the underwriters (see Note 6). At September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022, the Company did not have any dilutive securities and other contracts that could, potentially, be exercised or converted into common stock and then share in the earnings of the Company. As a result, diluted income (loss) per share is the same as basic income (loss) per share for the periods presented.
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| Offering Costs Associated with the Initial Public Offering | Offering Costs Associated with the Initial Public Offering
Offering costs consisted of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs incurred through the Initial Public Offering that were directly related to the Initial Public Offering. Offering costs are allocated to the separable financial instruments issued in the Initial Public Offering based on a relative fair value basis, compared to total proceeds received. Offering costs associated with derivative warrant liabilities are expensed as incurred, presented as non-operating expenses in the statement of operations. Offering costs associated with the Class A common stock were charged to stockholders’ equity upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering.
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| Concentration of Credit Risk | Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution which, at times may exceed the Federal depository insurance coverage of $250,000. On September 30, 2023, the Company had not experienced losses on this account and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such account.
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| Fair Value of Financial Instruments | Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheet, primarily due to their short-term nature.
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| Recent Accounting Standards | Recent Accounting Standards
The Company’s management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards updates, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statement.
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| Risks and Uncertainties | Risks and Uncertainties
Management is currently evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, results of its operations, close of the Offering, and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of these financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Additionally, as a result of the military action commenced in February 2022 by the Russian Federation and Belarus in the country of Ukraine and related economic sanctions, the Company’s ability to consummate a Business Combination, or the operations of a target business with which the Company ultimately consummates a Business Combination, may be materially and adversely affected. Further, the Company’s ability to consummate a transaction may be dependent on the ability to raise equity and debt financing which may be impacted by these events, including as a result of increased market volatility, or decreased market liquidity in third-party financing being unavailable on terms acceptable to the Company or at all. The impact of this action and related sanctions on the world economy and the specific impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and/or ability to consummate a Business Combination are not yet determinable. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. |
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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) |
9 Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| SCHEDULE OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK REFLECTED ON BALANCE SHEET | As of September 30, 2023 and December 31,2022, the Class A Common Stock reflected on the balance sheet are reconciled in the following table:
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SCHEDULE OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK REFLECTED ON BALANCE SHEET (Details) - USD ($) |
9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |
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Sep. 30, 2023 |
Sep. 30, 2022 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
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| Accounting Policies [Abstract] | |||
| Contingently redeemable Class A Common Stock – Opening Balance | $ 87,543,750 | $ 87,543,750 | $ 87,543,750 |
| Redemption of Class A common stock, including interest | (37,167,327) | ||
| Re-measurement of carrying value to redemption value | 820,319 | ||
| Contingently redeemable Class A Common Stock - Ending Balance | $ 51,196,742 | $ 87,543,750 | |
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details Narrative) - USD ($) |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2023 |
Sep. 30, 2022 |
Sep. 30, 2023 |
Sep. 30, 2022 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
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| Cash equivalents, at carrying value | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | ||
| Marketable securities | $ 54,258,230 | $ 54,258,230 | $ 88,592,161 | ||
| Effective tax rate | 17.12% | 98.57% | |||
| Statutory tax rate | 21.00% | 21.00% | 21.00% | 21.00% | |
| Redemption of shares | 5,044,014 | 5,044,014 | 8,625,000 | ||
| Temporary equity, redemption price per share | $ 10.15 | $ 10.15 | $ 10.15 | ||
| Aggregate amount | $ 37,167,327 | ||||
| Cash, FDIC insured amount | $ 250,000 | $ 250,000 | |||
| Common Class A [Member] | |||||
| Common stock, shares outstanding | 476,250 | 476,250 | 476,250 | ||
| Redemption of shares | 3,580,986 | 3,580,986 | |||
| Temporary equity, redemption price per share | $ 10.38 | $ 10.38 | |||
| Common stock, shares redemption | 5,044,014 | 5,044,014 | 8,625,000 | ||
| Common Class B [Member] | |||||
| Common stock, shares outstanding | 2,156,250 | 2,156,250 | 2,156,250 | ||
| Common stock subject to forfeiture of shares | 281,250 | ||||
PUBLIC OFFERING (Details Narrative) - $ / shares |
9 Months Ended | |
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Oct. 17, 2021 |
Sep. 30, 2023 |
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| Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] | ||
| Number of common stock issued | 2,156,250 | |
| IPO [Member] | ||
| Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] | ||
| Number of common stock issued | 8,625,000 | |
| Shares issued price per share | $ 10.00 | |
| Exercise price of warrants | $ 11.50 |
PRIVATE PLACEMENT (Details Narrative) - USD ($) |
9 Months Ended | |
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Jan. 24, 2022 |
Sep. 30, 2023 |
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| Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] | ||
| Number of stock units issued | 1,125,000 | |
| Incurring offering costs | $ 506,250 | |
| Private Placement [Member] | ||
| Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] | ||
| Number of stock units issued | 390,000 | |
| Share price per share | $ 10.00 | |
| Incurring offering costs | $ 3,900,000 |
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details Narrative) - USD ($) |
9 Months Ended | |||
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Jan. 24, 2022 |
Oct. 17, 2021 |
Sep. 30, 2023 |
Sep. 30, 2022 |
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| Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] | ||||
| Underwriting discount percentage | 1.50% | |||
| Proceeds from public offering | $ 11,250,000 | $ 84,660,072 | ||
| Deferred underwriting fee percentage | 3.00% | |||
| Number of common stock issued | 2,156,250 | |||
| Common Class A [Member] | ||||
| Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] | ||||
| Number of common stock issued | 1 | |||
| Over-Allotment Option [Member] | ||||
| Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] | ||||
| Purchase of additional offers percentage | 15.00% | |||
| Proposed Public Offering [Member] | ||||
| Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] | ||||
| Proceeds from public offering | $ 1,293,750 | |||
| IPO [Member] | ||||
| Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] | ||||
| Proceeds from public offering | $ 2,587,500 | |||
| Number of common stock issued | 8,625,000 | |||
| IPO [Member] | Common Class A [Member] | ||||
| Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] | ||||
| Proceeds from public offering | $ 75,000,000 | |||
| Number of common stock issued | 86,250 | |||
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Details Narrative) - $ / shares |
Sep. 30, 2023 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
Jan. 24, 2022 |
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| Class of Stock [Line Items] | |||
| Preferred stock, shares authorized | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | |
| Preferred stock, par value | $ 0.0001 | $ 0.0001 | |
| Preferred stock, shares issued | 0 | 0 | |
| Preferred stock, shares outstanding | 0 | 0 | |
| Warrant [Member] | |||
| Class of Stock [Line Items] | |||
| Share price | $ 0.01 | ||
| Common Class A [Member] | |||
| Class of Stock [Line Items] | |||
| Common stock, shares authorized | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | |
| Common stock, par value | $ 0.0001 | $ 0.0001 | $ 0.0001 |
| Common stock, shares issued | 476,250 | 476,250 | |
| Common stock, shares outstanding | 476,250 | 476,250 | |
| Common stock, shares redemption | 5,044,014 | 8,625,000 | |
| Warrant exercise price | $ 18.00 | ||
| Common Class B [Member] | |||
| Class of Stock [Line Items] | |||
| Common stock, shares authorized | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | |
| Common stock, par value | $ 0.0001 | $ 0.0001 | |
| Common stock, shares issued | 2,156,250 | 2,156,250 | |
| Common stock, shares outstanding | 2,156,250 | 2,156,250 |
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details Narrative) - Subsequent Event [Member] |
Oct. 13, 2023
USD ($)
$ / shares
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| Subsequent Event [Line Items] | |
| Assets held in trust account | $ | $ 175,000 |
| Share price | $ / shares | $ 0.03 |