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QOMOLANGMA ACQUISITION CORP.
FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2024
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Part I – Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements.
QOMOLANGMA ACQUISITION CORP.
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
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Cash | $ | $ | ||||||
Prepaid expenses | ||||||||
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Investments held in Trust Account | ||||||||
Total Assets | $ | $ | ||||||
Liabilities, Temporary Equity, and Stockholders’ Deficit | ||||||||
Current Liabilities | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | $ | ||||||
Accrued expenses – related party | ||||||||
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Franchise tax payable | ||||||||
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Total Liabilities | ||||||||
Commitments and Contingencies | ||||||||
Stockholders’ Deficit | ||||||||
Common stock, $ | ||||||||
Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Total Stockholders’ Deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Total Liabilities, Temporary Equity, and Stockholders’ Deficit | $ | $ |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
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QOMOLANGMA ACQUISITION CORP.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2024 | 2023 | |||||||
General and administrative expenses | $ | $ | ||||||
Franchise tax expenses | ||||||||
Loss from operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Interest earned on investments held in Trust Account | ||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes | ( | ) | ||||||
Income tax provision | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
$ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
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QOMOLANGMA ACQUISITION CORP.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
Common stock | Accumulated | Total Stockholders’ | ||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Deficit | Deficit | |||||||||||||
Balance as of January 1, 2024 | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||
Accretion of redeemable common stock to redemption value | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||
Net loss | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||
Balance as of March 31, 2024 | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) |
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
Common stock | Additional Paid-in | Retained Earnings (Accumulated | Total Stockholders’ | |||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit) | Equity | ||||||||||||||||
Balance as of January 1, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||
Accretion of redeemable common stock to redemption value | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net loss | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||
Balance as of March 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
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QOMOLANGMA ACQUISITION CORP.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Three
Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2024 | 2023 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
Interest earned on investments held in Trust Account | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Deferred income tax | ( | ) | ||||||
Changes in current assets and current liabilities: | ||||||||
Prepaid expenses | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | ||||||||
Accrued expenses – related party | ||||||||
Franchise tax payable | ( | ) | ||||||
Income tax payable | ||||||||
Net cash used in operating activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Cash Flows from Investing Activities: | ||||||||
Cash withdrawal from Trust Account to pay franchise tax | ||||||||
Net cash provided by investing activities | ||||||||
Cash Flows from Financing Activities: | ||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of promissory note to related party | ||||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | ||||||||
Net change in cash | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Cash, beginning of the period | ||||||||
Cash, end of the period | $ | $ | ||||||
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities | ||||||||
Extension fees paid by the Sponsor through Due to related party | $ | $ | ||||||
Accrued expenses paid by the Sponsor through Due to related party | $ | $ | ||||||
Accretion of Common stock to redemption value | $ | $ |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
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QOMOLANGMA ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 — Description of Organization and Business Operations
Qomolangma Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”)
is a blank check company incorporated as a Delaware corporation on May 6, 2021. The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting
a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses
or entities (“Business Combination”). The Company intends to pursue target businesses that are strategically significant in
the Asian markets and focus on businesses with a total enterprise value of between $
As of March 31, 2024, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activities through March 31, 2024 are related to the Company’s formation and the proposed initial public offering (“IPO” as defined below) and, subsequent to the IPO, identifying a target company for a Business Combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of a Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company generates non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the IPO. The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.
The Company’s sponsor is Qomolangma Investments LLC (the “Sponsor”), a Delaware limited liability company.
The registration statement for the Company’s
IPO became effective on September 29, 2022. On October 4, 2022, the Company consummated the IPO of
Transaction costs from the IPO amounted to $
The Company granted the underwriter a 45-day option
to purchase up to
A total of $
5
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. The decision as to whether the Company will seek stockholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct
a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion. The Public Stockholders will be entitled to redeem their Public
Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially anticipated to be $
The Company will proceed with a Business Combination
if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $
The Initial Stockholders have agreed (a) to
waive their redemption rights with respect to the Founder Shares, Private Shares, and Public Shares held by them in connection with the
completion of a Business Combination and (b) not to propose, or vote in favor of, an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate
of Incorporation that would affect the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem
Initially, the Company had until July 4, 2023
(or up to July 4, 2024 if the time to complete a business combination is extended as described herein) to consummate a Business Combination.
In addition, if the Company anticipated that it would not be able to consummate a Business Combination within 9 months, the Company was
able to extend the period of time to consummate a Business Combination up to twelve times, each by an additional one month (for a total
of 21 months to complete a Business Combination). In order to extend the time available for the Company to consummate a Business Combination,
the Company’s insiders or their affiliates or designees, upon five days’ advance notice prior to the applicable deadline,
was required to deposit into the Trust Account $
On June 29, 2023, the Company held a special meeting
of stockholders (the “June Special Meeting”). At the June Special Meeting, the stockholders amended the Company’s Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to allow the Company to consummate a business combination until August 4, 2023 (or up to August
4, 2024 if the time to complete a business combination is extended as described herein) to consummate a Business Combination. In addition,
if the Company anticipates that it may not be able to consummate a Business Combination by August 4, 2023, the Company may extend the
period of time to consummate a Business Combination up to twelve times, each by an additional one month (for a total of 22 months to complete
a Business Combination) (the “Combination Period”). In order to extend the time available for the Company to consummate a
Business Combination, the Company’s insiders or their affiliates or designees, upon five days’ advance notice prior to the
applicable deadline, must deposit into the Trust Account the lesser of $
6
In connection with the June Special Meeting, an
aggregate of
On June 29, 2023, the Sponsor made a deposit of
$
On September 12, 2023, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders (the “September Special Meeting”). At the Special Meeting, the stockholders amended the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to allow the Company to undertake an initial business combination with an entity or business, with a physical presence, operation, or other significant ties to China (a “China-based Target”) or which may subject the post-business combination business to the laws, regulations and policies of China (including Hong Kong and Macao), or entity or business that conducts operations in China through variable interest entities, or VIEs, pursuant to a series of contractual arrangements with the VIE and its shareholders on one side, and a China-based subsidiary of the China-based Target, on the other side.
In connection with the September Special Meeting,
an aggregate of
On October 31, 2023 and November 29, 2023, the
Sponsor made a deposit of $
On December 7, 2023, the Company held a special
meeting of stockholders. At the special meeting, holders of
On November 29, 2023, the Sponsor made a deposit
of $
The Sponsor made a monthly deposit of $
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 not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable, and less certain amount of 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 liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining stockholders and the Company’s board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to the Company’s obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.
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The Initial Stockholders have agreed to waive
their liquidation rights with respect to the Founder Shares and Private Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination
within the Combination Period. However, if the Sponsor or underwriters acquires Public Shares in or after the IPO, such Public Shares
will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the
Combination Period. The underwriters have agreed to waive their rights to their deferred underwriting commission (see Note 6) held
in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within in the Combination Period and, in such event,
such amounts will be included with the other 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 $
In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust
Account, the Sponsor has agreed to 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 amount of funds in the Trust Account to below $
Liquidity, Capital Resources and Going Concern
As of March 31, 2024, the Company had $
As a result of the Sponsor’s deposit of
$
The Company expects to continue to incur significant professional costs to remain as a publicly traded company and to incur significant transaction costs in pursuit of the consummation of a Business Combination. The Company may need to obtain additional financing either to complete its Business Combination or because it becomes obligated to redeem a significant number of public shares upon consummation of its Business Combination, in which case the Company may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such Business Combination. Subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, the Company would only complete such financing simultaneously with the completion of our Business Combination. If the Company is unable to complete its Business Combination because it does not have sufficient funds available, it will be forced to cease operations and liquidate the Trust Account. In addition, following the Business Combination, if cash on hand is insufficient, the Company may need to obtain additional financing in order to meet its obligations.
In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board’s Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern”, management has determined that the liquidity and mandatory liquidation conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. In addition, if the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the Company’s board of directors would proceed to commence a voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution of the Company. There is no assurance that the Company’s plans to consummate a Business Combination will be successful within the Combination Period. As a result, management has determined that such additional condition also raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statement does not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
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Risks and Uncertainties
In February 2022, an armed conflict escalated between Russia and Ukraine. The sanctions announced by the United States and other countries against Russia and Belarus following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to date include restrictions on selling or importing goods, services, or technology in or from affected regions and travel bans and asset freezes impacting connected individuals and political, military, business, and financial organizations in Russia and Belarus. The United States and other countries could impose wider sanctions and take other actions should the conflict further escalate. Separately, in October 2023, Israel and certain Iranian-backed Palestinian forces began an armed conflict in Israel, the Gaza Strip, and surrounding areas, which threatens to spread to other Middle Eastern countries including Lebanon and Iran.
As a result of the ongoing Russia/Ukraine, Hamas/Israel conflicts and/or other future global conflicts, 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. In addition, 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 potential future sanctions on the world economy and the specific impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or ability to consummate a Business Combination are not yet determinable. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act
of 2022 (the “IR Act”) was signed into federal law. The IR Act provides for, among other things, a new U.S. federal
Any redemption or other repurchase that occurs after December 31, 2022, in connection with a Business Combination, extension vote or otherwise, may be subject to the excise tax. Whether and to what extent the Company would be subject to the excise tax in connection with a Business Combination, extension vote or otherwise would depend on a number of factors, including (i) the fair market value of the redemptions and repurchases in connection with the Business Combination, extension or otherwise, (ii) the structure of a Business Combination, (iii) the nature and amount of any “PIPE” or other equity issuances in connection with a Business Combination (or otherwise issued not in connection with a Business Combination but issued within the same taxable year of a Business Combination) and (iv) the content of regulations and other guidance from the Treasury. In addition, because the excise tax would be payable by the Company and not by the redeeming holder, the mechanics of any required payment of the excise tax have not been determined. The foregoing could cause a reduction in the cash available on hand to complete a Business Combination and in the Company’s ability to complete a Business Combination.
As a result of the redemptions by the public stockholders
in June 2023, September 2023, and December 2023, the Company recorded total excise tax liability of $
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Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP. In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed financial statements reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments necessary for the fair statement of the balances and results for the periods presented. The interim results for the three months ended March 31, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected through December 31, 2024 or for any future periods. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on July 2, 2024.
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 independent registered public accounting firm 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 that is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company that has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
Use of Estimates
In preparing these unaudited financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP, the Company’s management makes 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 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
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 $
Investments Held in Trust Account
The Company’s portfolio of investments held in the Trust Account is comprised of investments in money market funds that invest in U.S. government securities. These securities are presented on the balance sheet at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Earning on investments held in the Trust Account are included in interest earned on investments held in Trust Account in the accompanying statements of operations. The estimated fair value of investments held in the Trust Account is determined using available market information.
Income Taxes
The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes under ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that included the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
The Company’s effective tax rate was
ASC 740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position 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. ASC 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim period, disclosure and transition.
While ASC 740 identifies usage of an effective annual tax rate for purposes of an interim provision, it does allow for estimating individual elements in the current period if they are significant, unusual or infrequent. Computing the effective tax rate for the Company is complicated due to the potential impact of the timing of any Business Combination expenses and the actual interest income that will be recognized during the year. The Company has taken a position as to the calculation of income tax expense in a current period based on ASC 740-270-25-3 which states, “If an entity is unable to estimate a part of its ordinary income (or loss) or the related tax (benefit) but is otherwise able to make a reasonable estimate, the tax (or benefit) applicable to the item that cannot be estimated shall be reported in the interim period in which the item is reported.” The Company believes its calculation to be a reliable estimate and allows it to properly take into account the usual elements that can impact its annualized book income and its impact on the effective tax rate. As such, the Company is computing its taxable income (loss) and associated income tax provision based on actual results for the three months periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.
The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of March 31, 2024 and 2023. 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 has identified the United States as its only “major” tax jurisdiction.
The Company may be subject to potential examination by federal and state taxing authorities in the area of income taxes. These potential examinations may include questioning the timing and amount of deductions, the nexus of income among various tax jurisdictions and compliance with federal and state tax laws. The Company’s management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months.
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Net Income (Loss) Per Share
The Company complies with accounting and disclosure
requirements of FASB ASC 260, Earnings Per Share. The statements of operations include a presentation of income (loss) per redeemable
share and income (loss) per non-redeemable share following the two-class method of income per share. In order to determine the net income
(loss) attributable to both the redeemable shares and non-redeemable shares, the Company first considered the undistributed income (loss)
allocable to both the redeemable shares and non-redeemable shares and the undistributed income (loss) is calculated using the total net
loss less any dividends paid. The Company then allocated the undistributed income (loss) ratably based on the weighted average number
of shares outstanding between the redeemable and non-redeemable shares. Any remeasurement of the accretion to redemption value of the
common shares subject to possible redemption was considered to be dividends paid to the public shareholders. The
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2024 | 2023 | |||||||
Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
Accretion of redeemable common stock to redemption value | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Net loss including accretion of redeemable common stock to redemption value | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) |
Three Months Ended | Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||
Redeemable shares | Non- redeemable shares | Redeemable shares | Non- redeemable shares | |||||||||||||
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per common stock | ||||||||||||||||
Numerator: | ||||||||||||||||
Allocation of net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||
Accretion of redeemable common stock to redemption value | ||||||||||||||||
Allocation of net income (loss) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||
Denominator: | ||||||||||||||||
$ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) |
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject
the Company to concentrations 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
FASB ASC Topic 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” defines fair value, the methods used to measure fair value and the expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between the buyer and the seller at the measurement date. In determining fair value, the valuation techniques consistent with the market approach, income approach and cost approach shall be used to measure fair value. FASB ASC Topic 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy for inputs, which represent the assumptions used by the buyer and seller in pricing the asset or liability. These inputs are further defined as observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs are those that buyer and seller would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s assumptions about the inputs that the buyer and seller would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.
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The fair value hierarchy is categorized into three levels based on the inputs as follows:
Level 1 | Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access. Valuation adjustments and block discounts are not being applied. Since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily and regularly available in an active market, valuation of these securities does not entail a significant degree of judgment. |
Level 2 | Valuations based on (i) quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, (ii) quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar assets, (iii) inputs other than quoted prices for the assets or liabilities, or (iv) inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by market through correlation or other means. |
Level 3 | Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. |
The fair value of the Company’s certain assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the consolidated balance sheet. The fair values of cash, other current assets, accrued expenses, and due to sponsor are estimated to approximate the carrying values as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 due to the short maturities of such instruments. See Note 8 for the disclosure of the Company’s assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
Warrants
The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own ordinary shares and whether the warrant holders could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the warrants are outstanding. Consequently, the Company accounts for warrants as equity-classified instruments.
For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of the warrants are recognized as a non-cash gain or loss on the statements of operations.
Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption
The Company accounts for its common stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Common stock subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as a liability instrument and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable common stock (including common stock that feature redemption rights that is 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, common stock is classified as stockholders’ equity. The Company’s 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. Accordingly, common stock subject to possible redemption is presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ equity section of the Company’s balance sheets.
The Company has made a policy election in accordance with ASC 480-10-S99-3A
and recognizes changes in redemption value in additional paid-in capital or accumulated deficit if additional paid-in capital equals to
zero, over an expected 9-month period leading up to a Business Combination. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company recorded
$
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Gross proceeds | $ | |||
Less: | ||||
Proceeds allocated to public warrants | ( | ) | ||
Proceeds allocated to public rights | ( | ) | ||
Allocation of offering costs related to redeemable shares | ( | ) | ||
Plus: | ||||
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | ||||
Common stock subject to possible redemption - December 31, 2022 | $ | |||
Plus: | ||||
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | ||||
Redemption of public stockholders | ( | ) | ||
Common stock subject to possible redemption - December 31, 2023 | $ | |||
Plus: | ||||
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | ||||
Common stock subject to possible redemption - March 31, 2024 | $ |
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-06, Debt — Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40) (“ASU 2020-06”) to simplify accounting for certain financial instruments. ASU 2020-06 eliminates the current models that require separation of beneficial conversion and cash conversion features from convertible instruments and simplifies the derivative scope exception guidance pertaining to equity classification of contracts in an entity’s own equity. The new standard also introduces additional disclosures for convertible debt and freestanding instruments that are indexed to and settled in an entity’s own equity. ASU 2020-06 amends the diluted earnings per share guidance, including the requirement to use the if-converted method for all convertible instruments. ASU 2020-06 is effective January 1, 2024 for the Company and should be applied on a full or modified retrospective basis, with early adoption permitted beginning on January 1, 2021. The Company adopted ASU 2020-06 as of January 1, 2024. Adoption of the ASU 2020-06 did not impact the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In December 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosure” (“ASU 2023-09”). ASU 2023-09 mostly requires, on an annual basis, disclosure of specific categories in an entity’s effective tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. The incremental disclosures may be presented on a prospective or retrospective basis. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024 with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact, if any, that ASU 2023-09 would have on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.
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Note 3 — Initial Public Offering
Pursuant to its IPO on October 4, 2022, the Company
sold
All of the
The Company’s redeemable common stock is subject to SEC and its staff’s guidance on redeemable equity instruments, which has been codified in ASC 480-10-S99. 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 made a policy election in accordance with ASC 480-10-S99-3A and recognizes changes in redemption value in accumulated deficit over an expected 9-month period leading up to a Business Combination.
Note 4 — Private Placement
Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the
Sponsor purchased
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Note 5 — Related Party Transactions
Founder Shares
On September 25, 2021, the Company issued
The Initial Shareholders have agreed to forfeit
up to
The Initial Stockholders have agreed, subject
to certain limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of their Founder Shares until, with respect to
Due to Related Party
The Company received additional funds from
the Sponsor to finance term extension fees and working capital needs. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the amount due to
related party was $
Promissory Note — Related Party
The Company received $
On March 22, 2023, June 26, 2023, September 12,
2023, September 26, 2023 and October 26, 2023, the Sponsor loaned the Company $
As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, $
Related Party Loans
In addition, in order to finance transaction costs
in connection with searching for a target business or consummating an intended initial business combination, the initial stockholders,
officers, directors or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required. In the event that the
initial business combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of the working capital held outside the trust account to repay
such loaned amounts, but no proceeds from the Trust Account would be used for such repayment. Up to $
As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had no borrowings under the working capital loans.
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Administrative Services Agreement
The Company entered into an Administrative Service
Agreement, commencing on the effective date of the IPO through the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination
and its liquidation, to pay the Sponsor a total of $
Note 6 — Commitments and Contingencies
Registration Rights
The holders of the Founder Shares, Private Units (and all underlying securities), and any shares that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed on the effective date of IPO. The holders of the majority of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands that the Company register such securities. The holders of the majority of the Founder Shares can elect to exercise these registration rights at any time commencing three months prior to the date on which the Founder Shares are to be released from escrow. The holders of a majority of the Private Units and units issued in payment of working capital loans made to the Company can elect to exercise these registration rights at any time commencing on the date that the Company consummates a Business Combination. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the consummation of a Business Combination. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriting Agreement
The Company has granted Ladenburg Thalmann, the
representative of the underwriters, a 45-day option from the date of this prospectus to purchase up to
The underwriters were paid a cash underwriting
discount of
Note 7 — Stockholders’ Deficit
Common Stock — The Company
is authorized to issue
Rights — Each holder of a right will receive one-tenth (1/10) of one share of common stock upon consummation of a Business Combination, even if the holder of such right redeemed all shares held by it in connection with a Business Combination. No fractional shares will be issued upon conversion of the rights. No additional consideration will be required to be paid by a holder of rights in order to receive its additional shares upon consummation of a Business Combination, as the consideration related thereto has been included in the unit purchase price paid for by investors in the Initial Public Offering. If the Company enters into a definitive agreement for a Business Combination in which the Company will not be the surviving entity, the definitive agreement will provide for the holders of rights to receive the same per share consideration the holders of the common stock will receive in the transaction on an as-converted into common stock basis and each holder of a right will be required to affirmatively convert its rights in order to receive one-tenth (1/10) of one share underlying each right (without paying additional consideration). The shares issuable upon conversion of the rights will be freely tradable (except to the extent held by affiliates of the Company).
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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 rights will not receive
any of such funds with respect to their rights, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of
the Trust Account with respect to such rights, and the rights will expire worthless. Further, there are no contractual penalties for failure
to deliver securities to the holders of the rights upon consummation of a Business Combination. Additionally, in no event will the Company
be required to net cash settle the rights. Accordingly, holders of the rights might not receive the shares of common stock underlying
the rights. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were
Warrants — Each redeemable
warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one share of common stock at a price of $
The Company may redeem the outstanding warrants:
● | in whole and not in part; |
● | at
a price of $ |
● | upon
a minimum of |
● | if,
and only if, the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $ |
If the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption,
management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise the Public Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis,”
as described in the warrant agreement. In such event, each holder would pay the exercise price by surrendering the warrants for that number
of shares of common stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of shares of common stock underlying
the warrants, multiplied by the difference between the exercise price of the warrants and the “fair market value” (defined
below) by (y) the fair market value. The “fair market value” shall mean the average reported last sale price of the common
stock for the
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Except as described above, no warrants will be exercisable and the Company will not be obligated to issue common stock unless at the time a holder seeks to exercise such warrant, a prospectus relating to the common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants is current and the common stock have been registered or qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the holder of the warrants. Under the terms of the warrant agreement, the Company has agreed to use its best efforts to meet these conditions and to maintain a current prospectus relating to the common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants until the expiration of the warrants. However, the Company cannot assure that it will be able to do so and, if the Company does not maintain a current prospectus relating to the common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants, holders will be unable to exercise their warrants and the Company will not be required to settle any such warrant exercise. If the prospectus relating to the common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants is not current or if the common stock is not qualified or exempt from qualification in the jurisdictions in which the holders of the warrants reside, the Company will not be required to net cash settle or cash settle the warrant exercise, the warrants may have no value, the market for the warrants may be limited and the warrants may expire worthless.
The Private Warrants have terms and provisions
that are identical to those of the warrants being sold as part of the units in the IPO except that the Private Warrants will be entitled
to registration rights. The Private Warrants (including the common stock issuable upon exercise of the Private Warrants) will not be transferable,
assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination except to permitted transferees. As
of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were
Note 8 — Fair Value Measurements
The fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities reflects management’s estimate of amounts that the Company would have received in connection with the sale of the assets or paid in connection with the transfer of the liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In connection with measuring the fair value of its assets and liabilities, the Company seeks to maximize the use of observable inputs (market data obtained from independent sources) and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs (internal assumptions about how market participants would price assets and liabilities). The following fair value hierarchy is used to classify assets and liabilities based on the observable inputs and unobservable inputs used in order to value the assets and liabilities:
Level 1: | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. An active market for an asset or liability is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. |
Level 2: | Observable inputs other than Level 1 inputs. Examples of Level 2 inputs include quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities and quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active. |
Level 3: | Unobservable inputs based on our assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. |
March 31, 2024 | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | |||||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||||||
Marketable securities held in trust account |
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December 31, 2023 | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | |||||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||||||
Marketable securities held in trust account |
Note 9 — Subsequent Events
The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date up to the date that the financial statements were issued. Based on the review, management identified the following subsequent event that require disclosure in the financial statements.
The Sponsor made a monthly deposit of $
On April 23, 2024, Del Mar Global Advisors Limited
agreed to loan the Company $
On April 30, 2024, June 4, 2024 and July 3, 2024,
the Sponsor loaned the Company $
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
References in this report (this “Quarterly Report”) to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to Qomolangma Acquisition Corp. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that are not historical facts and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Quarterly Report, including, without limitation, statements in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding the search for an initial business combination, the Company’s financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “seek” and variations and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, but reflect management’s current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors section of the Company’s final prospectus for its initial public offering filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Company’s filings with the SEC can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Overview
We are a blank check company incorporated in Delaware on May 6, 2021. We were formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more target businesses, which we refer to herein as our “initial business combination.” Our efforts to identify a prospective target business are not limited to any particular industry or geographic region, although we intend to pursue target businesses that are strategically significant in the Asian markets and focus on businesses with a total enterprise value of between $300,000,000 and $500,000,000. We intend to utilize cash derived from the proceeds of our initial public offering (“IPO” as defined below) and the private placement of Private Units, our securities, debt or a combination of cash, securities and debt, in effecting our initial business combination.
We expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to complete an initial business combination will be successful.
Recent Developments
On June 29, 2023, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders (the “June Special Meeting”). At the June Special Meeting, the stockholders amended the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to allow the Company to consummate a business combination until August 4, 2023 (or up to August 4, 2024 if the time to complete a business combination is extended as described herein) to consummate a Business Combination. In addition, if the Company anticipates that it may not be able to consummate a Business Combination by August 4, 2023, the Company may extend the period of time to consummate a Business Combination up to twelve times, each by an additional one month (for a total of 22 months to complete a Business Combination) (the “Combination Period”). In order to extend the time available for the Company to consummate a Business Combination, the Company’s insiders or their affiliates or designees, upon five days’ advance notice prior to the applicable deadline, must deposit into the Trust Account the lesser of $0.033 per outstanding share and $80,000 per month, on or prior to the date of the applicable deadline, for each extension.
In connection with the June Special Meeting, an aggregate of 2,126,934 shares with redemption value of approximately $22,141,383 (or $10.41 per share) of the Company’s common stock were tendered for redemption.
On June 29, 2023, the Sponsor made a deposit of $240,000 to the Trust Account and extended the period of time the Company has to consummate an initial Business Combination from July 4, 2023 to October 4, 2023.
On September 12, 2023, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders (the “September Special Meeting”). At the September Special Meeting, the stockholders amended the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to allow the Company to undertake an initial business combination with an entity or business, with a physical presence, operation, or other significant ties to China (a “China-based Target”) or which may subject the post-business combination business to the laws, regulations and policies of China (including Hong Kong and Macao), or entity or business that conducts operations in China through variable interest entities, or VIEs, pursuant to a series of contractual arrangements with the VIE and its shareholders on one side, and a China-based subsidiary of the China-based Target, on the other side.
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In connection with the September Special Meeting, an aggregate of 1,233,054 shares with redemption value of approximately $13,082,703 (or $10.61 per share) of the Company’s common stock were tendered for redemption.
On September 26, 2023 and October 31, 2023, the Sponsor made a deposit of $47,277 (which reflects a reduction of $18,377 previously deposited for the September monthly extension fee as a result of the Company’s public shares redeemed on September 12 and applied to the October monthly extension fee of $65,604) and $63,129, respectively, to the Trust Account and extended the period of time the Company has to consummate an initial Business Combination from October 4, 2023 to December 3, 2023.
On October 26, 2023, the Sponsor loaned the Company $145,000 to be used, in part, for extension deposits and transaction costs related to the Business Combination. The Promissory Note is unsecured, interest-free and due on the date the Company consummates a business combination.
On December 7, 2023, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders. At the special meeting, holders of 3,575,635 shares of common stock of the Company were present in person or by proxy, representing 81.18% of the total shares of common stock as of November 15, 2023, the record date for the special meeting, and constituting a quorum for the transaction of business. At the special meeting, the stockholders approved further amendments to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and Trust Agreement to reduce the amount the Company must deposit into the Trust Account to extend the date on which the trustee must liquidate the trust account established by the Company in connection with the IPO to the lesser of $0.033 per outstanding share and $20,000 for each one-month extension.
On November 29, 2023, the Sponsor made a deposit of $63,129 (which did not reflect a reduction of $38,043 extension fee as a result of the Company’s December 2023 public shares redemption) into the Trust Account and extended the period of time the Company has to consummate an initial Business Combination from December 4, 2023 to January 4, 2024.
The Sponsor made a monthly deposit of $20,000 into the Trust Account from December 2023 to July 2024 and extended the period of time the Company has to consummate an initial Business Combination from January 4, 2024 to August 4, 2024.
Results of Operations
We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any operating revenues to date. Our only activities through March 31, 2024 were organizational activities and those necessary to prepare for our IPO, which is described below, and subsequent to the IPO, identifying a target company for an initial business combination. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our initial business combination.
We expect to generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on investments held in the Trust Account. 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 searching for, and completing, a Business Combination.
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For the three months ended March 31, 2024, we had a net loss of $3,055, which consisted of loss of $100,231 derived from general and administrative expenses of $94,131 and franchise tax expense of $6,100, and income tax expense of $24,210, offset by interest earned on investments held in the Trust Account of $121,386.
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we had a net loss of $224,171, which consisted of loss of $679,020 derived from general and administrative expenses of $666,320 and franchise tax expense of $12,700, and income tax expense of $117,533, offset by interest earned on investments held in the Trust Account of $572,382.
For the three months ended March 31, 2024, cash balance was decreased by $2,913, which consisted of cash used in operating activities of $2,913.
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, cash balance was decreased by $28,733, which consisted of cash used in operating activities of $274,162, offset by cash provided by investing activities of $45,429 and cash provided by financing activities of $200,000.
Liquidity, Capital Resources and Going Concern
On October 4, 2022, we completed our initial public offering (“IPO”) of 5,000,000 units (the “Public Units”), at $10.00 per Public Unit, generating gross proceeds of $50,000,000. Each Public Unit consisted of one share of common stock, par value $0.0001, one redeemable warrant and one right to receive one-tenth (1/10) of a share of common stock upon the consummation of an initial business combination. Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, we completed the sale of 260,500 units (the “Private Units”) in a private placement, at a price of $10.00 per Private Unit, generating gross proceeds of $2,605,000.
We granted the underwriters in the IPO a 45-day option to purchase up to 750,000 additional Public Units to cover over-allotments, if any. On October 4, 2022, the underwriters partially exercised the over-allotment option to purchase 273,000 Units (“Over-Allotment Option Units”) at $10.00 per Unit, which was closed on October 7, 2022 generating total gross proceeds of $2,730,000. On October 7, 2022, simultaneously with the sale of the Over-Allotment Option Units, the Company consummated the private placement of an additional 8,873 Private Units generating gross proceeds of $88,725. Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, we issued Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc., the underwriter, 75,000 shares of common stock.
Following the IPO and the private placement (including the Over-Allotment Option Units and the Over-Allotment Private Units), a total of $53,520,950 was placed in a trust account located in the United States established for the benefit of the Company’s public stockholders (the “Trust Account”) maintained by American Stock Transfer & Trust Company as a trustee and will be invested only in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and that invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations.
We intend to use substantially all of the net proceeds of the IPO and the private placement, including the funds held in the Trust Account, in connection with our initial business combination and to pay our expenses relating thereto, including deferred underwriting discounts and commissions payable to the underwriters in the IPO in an amount equal to 4.0% of the total gross proceeds raised in the IPO upon consummation of our initial business combination. To the extent that our capital stock is used in whole or in part as consideration to effect our initial business combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account as well as any other net proceeds not expended will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business. Such working capital funds could be used in a variety of ways including continuing or expanding the target business’ operations, for strategic acquisitions and for marketing, research and development of existing or new products. Such funds could also be used to repay any operating expenses or finders’ fees which we had incurred prior to the completion of our initial business combination if the funds available to us outside of the Trust Account were insufficient to cover such expenses.
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As of March 31, 2024, the Company had $6,309 of cash held outside its Trust Account and a working capital deficit of $2,981,617. On March 22, 2023, June 26, 2023, September 12, 2023, September 26, 2023 and October 26, 2023, the Sponsor loaned the Company $200,000, $240,000, $150,000, $47,227, and $145,000, respectively, to be used, in part, for extension deposits. As a result of the Sponsor’s deposit of $63,129 each time to the Trust Account on October 31, 2023 and November 29, 2023, and the monthly deposits of $20,000 into the Trust Account from December 2023 to July 2024, the Company has until August 4, 2024 (unless the Company further extends the time to complete a Business Combination) to consummate a Business Combination. It is uncertain that the Company will be able to consummate a Business Combination by this time. If a Business Combination is not consummated by this date, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution.
The Company expects to continue to incur significant professional costs to remain as a publicly traded company and to incur significant transaction costs in pursuit of the consummation of a Business Combination. The Company may need to obtain additional financing either to complete its Business Combination or because it becomes obligated to redeem a significant number of public shares upon consummation of its Business Combination, in which case the Company may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such Business Combination. Subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, the Company would only complete such financing simultaneously with the completion of our Business Combination. If the Company is unable to complete its Business Combination because it does not have sufficient funds available, it will be forced to cease operations and liquidate the Trust Account. In addition, following the Business Combination, if cash on hand is insufficient, the Company may need to obtain additional financing in order to meet its obligations.
In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board’s Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern”, management has determined that these conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. In addition, if the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the Company’s board of directors would proceed to commence voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution of the Company. There is no assurance that the Company’s plans to consummate a Business Combination will be successful within the Combination Period. As a result, management has determined that such additional condition also raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statement does not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no obligations, assets or liabilities, which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements. We have not entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements, established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities, or purchased any non-financial assets.
Contractual Obligations
Promissory Notes – Related Party
The Company received $155,025 from the Sponsor at the closing of IPO to finance transaction costs in connection with searching for a target business. On October 7, 2022, the Sponsor converted the outstanding balance of $155,025 to a promissory note (the “2022 Promissory Note”). On March 22, 2023, June 26, 2023, September 12, 2023, September 26, 2023, and October 26, 2023, the Sponsor loaned the Company $200,000, $240,000, $150,000, $47,227 and $145,000 (collectively the “2023 Promissory Notes”), respectively, to be used, in part, for extension deposits. Each of the 2023 Promissory Notes is unsecured, interest-free and due on the date the Company consummates a business combination. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, $937,252 was outstanding under the 2022 and 2023 Promissory Notes.
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Administrative Services Agreement
We have entered into an administrative services agreement pursuant to which we will pay the Sponsor a total of $10,000 per month (subject to deferral as described herein) for office space, utilities, secretarial and administrative support services. Upon completion of our initial business combination or our liquidation, we will cease paying these monthly fees.
Registration Rights
The holders of the founder shares, private placement units, and units that may be issued on conversion of working capital loans (and any securities underlying the private placement units and the working capital loans) are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed on the effective date of the IPO requiring us to register such securities for resale. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that we register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to our completion of our initial business combination and rights to require us to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriting Agreement
Pursuant to an underwriting agreement in connection with the IPO, we granted Ladenburg Thalmann, the representative of the underwriters, a 45-day option to purchase up to 750,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any, at the IPO price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. On October 4, 2022, the underwriters partially exercised the over-allotment option to purchase 273,000 units at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit for an aggregate purchase price of $2,730,000.
The underwriters were paid a cash underwriting discount of 1.75% of the gross proceeds of the IPO, or $922,775. In addition, the underwriters are entitled to a deferred fee of 4.00% of the gross proceeds of the IPO, or $2,109,200, which will be paid upon the closing of a Business Combination from the amounts held in the Trust Account, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and income and expenses during the period reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. We have not identified critical accounting estimates.
Recent accounting pronouncements
In December 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosure” (“ASU 2023-09”). ASU 2023-09 mostly requires, on an annual basis, disclosure of specific categories in an entity’s effective tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. The incremental disclosures may be presented on a prospective or retrospective basis. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024 with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact, if any, that ASU 2023-09 would have on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statement.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to make disclosures under this Item.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2024, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer have concluded that during the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
During the quarter ended March 31, 2024, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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Part II – Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
None.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to make disclosures under this Item. We have provided a comprehensive list of risk factors in the final prospectus for our IPO as filed with the SEC on October 3, 2022, and the Proxy Statements as filed with the SEC on June 13, 2023 and August 21, 2023.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
On October 4, 2022, we consummated the IPO of 5,000,000 Public Units, each Public Unit consisting of one share of common stock, one redeemable warrant and one right, for $10.00 per Public Unit, generating gross proceeds of $50,000,000. Each warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one share of common stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. Each right entitles the holder thereof to receive one-tenth (1/10) of a share of common stock upon the consummation of an initial business combination. We had granted the underwriters in the IPO a 45-day option to purchase up to 750,000 additional Public Units to cover over-allotments.
Subsequently, the underwriter partially exercised the over-allotment option in full and, on October 7, 2022, purchased 273,000 Public Units at an offering price of $10.00 per Public Unit for an aggregate purchase price of $2,730,000. The securities in the IPO, including the exercise by the underwriters of the over-allotment option, were registered under the Securities Act on a registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-265447). The SEC declared the registration statement effective on September 29, 2022.
On October 4, 2022, simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, we sold an aggregate of 260,500 Private Units in a private placement with the Sponsor, at a price of $10.00 per Private Unit, generating gross proceeds of $2,605,000. The Private Units are identical to the units sold in the IPO, except that (a) the Private Units and underlying securities will not be transferable, assignable or salable until the consummation of our initial business combination, except to permitted transferees, and (b) the private warrants, so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, (i) will not be redeemable by us, (ii) may be exercised by the holders on a cashless basis, and (iii) will be entitled to registration rights.
On October 7, 2022, simultaneously with the closing of the exercise of the over-allotment option, we consummated the sale of an additional aggregate of 8,873 Private Units in a private placement to the Sponsor, at a purchase price of $10.00 per Private Unit, generating gross proceeds of $88,725. The Private Units were issued pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
A total of $53,520,950 of the net proceeds from the sale of the Public Units in the IPO and the private placement of the Private Units on October 4, 2022 and October 7, 2022 were deposited in a trust account established for the benefit of the Company’s public stockholders at Bank of America, N.A. maintained by American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee.
For a description of the use of the proceeds generated in our IPO, see Part I, Item 2 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of this Quarterly Report.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
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Item 5. Other Information
Item 6. Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report.
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* | Filed herewith. |
** | Furnished herewith. This certification is being furnished solely to accompany this report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filings of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. |
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
QOMOLANGMA ACQUISITION CORP. | ||
Date: July 25, 2024 | By: | /s/ Jonathan P. Myers |
Name: | Jonathan P. Myers | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
Date: July 25, 2024 | By: | /s/ Hao Shen |
Name: | Hao Shen | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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