UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Part I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION | 1 | ||
| Item 1. | Financial Statements | 1 | |
| Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 24 | |
| Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk | 31 | |
| Item 4. | Controls and Procedures | 31 | |
| Part II – OTHER INFORMATION | 31 | ||
| Item 1. | Legal Proceedings | 32 | |
| Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 32 | |
| Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 33 | |
| Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 34 | |
| Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures | 34 | |
| Item 5. | Other Information | 34 | |
| Item 6. | Exhibits | 34 | |
| SIGNATURES | 35 | ||
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CAUTIONARY NOTE CONCERNING 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 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 securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Unaudited Financial Statements
FEUTUNE LIGHT ACQUISITION CORPORATION
BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
| June 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Other Assets | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | $ | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses | ||||||||
| Total current assets | ||||||||
| Investments held in Trust Account | ||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| Liabilities, Temporary Equity, and Stockholders’ Deficit | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accrued expenses | $ | $ | ||||||
| Franchise tax payable | ||||||||
| Income taxes payable | ||||||||
| Loan from shareholders | ||||||||
| Total Current Liabilities | ||||||||
| Deferred tax liability | ||||||||
| Deferred underwriters’ discount | ||||||||
| Total Liabilities | ||||||||
| Commitments and Contingencies | ||||||||
| Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ Deficit: | ||||||||
| Preferred stock, $ | ||||||||
| Class A common stock, $ | ||||||||
| Class B common stock, $ | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total Stockholders’ Deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total Liabilities, Temporary Equity and Stockholders’ Deficit | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements.
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FEUTUNE LIGHT ACQUISITION CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
| For the Three Months Ended | For the Three Months Ended | For the Six Months Ended | For the Period from January 19, 2022 (inception) through | |||||||||||||
| June 30, 2023 | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2023 | June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||
| Formation and operating costs | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Franchise tax expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| Loss from Operations | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Other income | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest earned on investment held in Trust Account | ||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Income taxes provision | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Income (Loss) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
| $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements.
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FEUTUNE LIGHT ACQUISITION CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 AND FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 19, 2022 (INCEPTION) THROUGH JUNE 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
| Common Stock | Additional | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class A | Class B | Paid-in | Accumulated | Stockholders’ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Deficit | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of June 30, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Additional | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class A | Class B | Paid-in | Accumulated | Stockholders’ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Deficit | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of January 19, 2022 (inception) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founder shares issued to initial stockholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sale of public units through public offering | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sale of private placement shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of representative shares | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Underwriters’ discount | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reclassification of common stock subject to redemption | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Allocation of offering costs to common stock subject to redemption | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Loss | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of June 30, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements.
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FEUTUNE LIGHT ACQUISITION CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
| For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 |
For the Period from January 19, 2022 (inception) through June 30, 2022 |
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| Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | ||||||||
| Net Income (loss) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
| Interest earned on investment held in Trust Account | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | ||||||||
| Accrued expenses | ( | ) | ||||||
| Franchise tax payable | ( | ) | ||||||
| Income taxes payable | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net Cash Used in Operating Activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash Flows from Investing Activities: | ||||||||
| Purchase of investment held in trust account | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash withdrawn from trust to pay taxes | ||||||||
| Cash withdrawn from Trust Account in connection with redemption | ||||||||
| Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Cash Flows from Financing Activities: | ||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of founder shares | ||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of promissory note to related party | ||||||||
| Payment of promissory note to related party | ( | ) | ||||||
| Proceed from public offering | ||||||||
| Proceed from private placement | ||||||||
| Payment of underwriter discount | ( | ) | ||||||
| Payment of deferred offering costs | ( | ) | ||||||
| Redemption of Class A Common Stock | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net Change in Cash | ( | ) | ||||||
| Cash at Beginning of Period | ||||||||
| Cash at End of Period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information: | ||||||||
| Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | $ | $ | ||||||
| Deferred underwriters’ marketing fees | $ | $ | ||||||
| Issuance of representative shares | $ | $ | ||||||
| Change in value of common stock subject to redemption | $ | $ | ||||||
| Allocation of offering costs to common stock subject to redemption | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements.
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FEUTUNE LIGHT ACQUISITION CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
Note 1 — Organization and Business Operation
Feutune Light Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) is a newly organized blank check company incorporated as a Delaware company on January 19, 2022. The Company was formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, stock exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”). The Company is actively searching for and identifying a suitable Business Combination target. The Company is not limited to a particular industry or geographic region for purposes of consummating an initial business combination. The Company will not undertake its initial Business Combination with any company being based in or having the majority of the company’s operations in China (including Hong Kong and Macau). The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.
As of June 30, 2023, the Company had not commenced any operations. For the period from January 19, 2022 (inception) through June 30, 2023, the Company’s efforts have been limited to organizational activities as well as activities related to the initial public offering (“IPO”). 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 registration statement for the Company’s
IPO became effective on June 15, 2022. On June 21, 2022, the Company consummated the IPO of
Substantially concurrently with the closing of
the IPO, the Company completed the sale in a private placement (the “Private Placement”) of
The Company also issued
Transaction costs amounted to $
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The Company’s initial Business Combination
must occur with one or more target businesses that together have an aggregate fair market value of at least
Following the closing of the IPO, $
On March 21, 2023, an aggregate of $
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In connection with the Extension Payment, the
Company issued an unsecured promissory note (the “Note”) to the Sponsor. The Note is non-interest bearing and payable (subject
to the waiver against trust provisions) upon the date on which the Company consummates its initial Business Combination. The principal
balance may be prepaid at any time, at the election of the Company. The holder of the Note has the right, but not the obligation, to convert
the Note, in whole or in part, into Private Units of the Company, as described in the final prospectus dated June 17, 2022 filed by the
Company with the SEC (the “Prospectus”), by providing the Company with written notice of its intention to convert the Note
at least two business days prior to the closing of the Company’s initial Business Combination.
On June 16, 2023, the Company held a special meeting of the stockholders
(the “Special Meeting”), where the stockholders of the Company approved the Company to amend the Company’s Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter”) to allow the Company until June 21, 2023 to consummate an initial Business
Combination and may elect to extend the period to consummate an initial Business Combination up to nine times, each by an additional one-month
period (each, a “Monthly Extension”), for a total of up to nine months to March 21, 2024, by depositing to the Company’s
Trust Account, the lesser of (i) $
On June 20, 2023, $
In connection with the June Monthly Extension
Payment, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note of $
The June Note bears no interest and is payable in full upon the earlier to occur of (i) the consummation of the Company’s Business Combination or (ii) the date of expiry of the term of the Company (the “Maturity Date”). The following shall constitute an event of default: (i) a failure to pay the principal within five business days of the Maturity Date; (ii) the commencement of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy action, (iii) the breach of the Company’s obligations thereunder; (iv) any cross defaults; (v) any enforcement proceedings against the Company; and (vi) any unlawfulness and invalidity in connection with the performance of the obligations thereunder, in which case the June Note may be accelerated.
The payee of the June Note, the Sponsor, has the
right, but not the obligation, to convert the June Note, in whole or in part, respectively, into Private Units of the Company, that are
identical to Public Units of the Company, subject to certain exceptions, as described in the Prospectus, by providing the Company with
written notice of the intention to convert at least two business days prior to the closing of the Business Combination. The number of
Private Units to be received by the Sponsor in connection with such conversion shall be an amount determined by dividing (x) the sum of
the outstanding principal amount payable to the Sponsor by (y) $
On July 20, 2023, an aggregate of $
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The July Monthly Extension Payment was deposited by the Company from its working capital account in lieu of a deposit by the Sponsor. Such advancement shall be repaid by the Sponsor or its affiliates or designees to the Company within two months of the deposit, at which time, the Company will issue a promissory note to the Sponsor or its affiliates or designees to evidence the payment for the July Extension.
On August 21, 2023, an aggregate of $
In connection with the August Monthly Extension
Payment, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note of $
The August Note bears no interest and is payable in full upon the earlier to occur of (i) the consummation of the Company’s Business Combination or (ii) the date of the Maturity Date. The following shall constitute an event of default: (i) a failure to pay the principal within five business days of the Maturity Date; (ii) the commencement of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy action, (iii) the breach of the Company’s obligations thereunder; (iv) any cross defaults; (v) any enforcement proceedings against the Company; and (vi) any unlawfulness and invalidity in connection with the performance of the obligations thereunder, in which case the August Note may be accelerated.
The payee of the August Note, the Sponsor, has
the right, but not the obligation, to convert the August Note, in whole or in part, respectively, into Private Units of the Company, that
are identical to Public Units of the Company, subject to certain exceptions, as described in the Prospectus, by providing the Company
with written notice of the intention to convert at least two business days prior to the closing of the Business Combination. The number
of Private Units to be received by the Sponsor in connection with such conversion shall be an amount determined by dividing (x) the sum
of the outstanding principal amount payable to the Sponsor by (y) $
As of the date of this report, we have not entered into any definitive agreements, 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. We currently have until September 21, 2023 to consummate our initial Business Combination. However, if we anticipate that we may not be able to consummate our initial Business Combination by September 21, 2023, we may, but are not obligated to, extend the period of time to consummate our initial Business Combination for up to seven more times by an additional three months each time and may have until March 21, 2024 to consummate our initial Business Combination.
The shares of Class A Common Stock subject to
redemption will be recorded at a redemption value and classified as temporary equity upon the completion of the IPO, in accordance with
Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” In such case, the
Company will consummate a Business Combination and, solely if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $
If the Company is unable to complete the initial
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 earned on the funds held
in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay the Company’s taxes (less up to $
There will be no redemption rights or liquidating
distributions with respect to the Company’s Warrants and Rights, which will expire worthless if the Company fails to complete the
Business Combination within the Combination Period. The Sponsor, directors and officers (the “founders”) have entered into
a letter agreement with the Company, pursuant to which they have agreed (i) to waive their redemption rights with respect to any Founder
Shares (as defined in Note 5), Private Shares, and any Public Shares held by them in connection with the completion of the initial Business
Combination, (ii) waive their redemption rights with respect to their Founder Shares, Private Shares and Public Shares in connection with
a stockholder vote to approve an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (A) to modify the
substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with the initial Business Combination or to redeem
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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 third party for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or by a prospective
target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account
to below (i) $
However, the Company has not asked the Sponsor to reserve for such indemnification obligations, nor has the Company independently verified whether the Sponsor has sufficient funds to satisfy their indemnity obligations and believe that the Sponsor’s only assets are securities of the Company. Therefore, the Company cannot assure that its Sponsor would be able to satisfy those obligations. None of the officers or directors will indemnify the Company for claims by third parties including, without limitation, claims by vendors and prospective target businesses.
Liquidity and Capital Resources and Going Concern
As of June 30, 2023, the Company had cash of $
The Company intends to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account, excluding deferred underwriting commissions, to complete its Business Combination. The Company may withdraw interest from the Trust Account to pay taxes, if any. To the extent that the Company’s share capital or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete a 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.
The Company intends 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, structure, negotiate and complete a Business Combination.
In order to fund working capital deficiencies
or finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Company’s Sponsor or an affiliate of the Company Sponsor
or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required. If
the Company completes the initial Business Combination, it would repay such loaned amounts. 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 $
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If the estimate of the costs of identifying a target business, undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating a Business Combination are less than the actual amount necessary to do so, the Company may have insufficient funds available to operate our business prior to our initial Business Combination. Moreover, the Company may need to obtain additional financing either to complete our Business Combination or because the Company become obligated to redeem a significant number of our public shares upon completion of our Business Combination, in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such Business Combination, all of which raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
In addition, under the Company’s amended
and restated certificate of incorporation provides that the Company will have only nine months from the closing of the IPO to complete
the initial Business Combination, which may be extended up to three times by an additional three-month each time to a total of 18 months
from the closing of IPO. If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination by June 21, 2023 (or March 21, 2024 upon maximum
extension), the Company may seek approval from its stockholders holding no less than
There is no assurance that the Company’s plans to consummate a Business Combination will be successful within the Combination Period and that the Company will obtain enough votes to extend the Combination Period. In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with the Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15 of the Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB), “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” management has determined that the liquidity concern and mandatary liquidation mentioned above raised substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The unaudited financial statement does not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Note 2 — Significant accounting policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited financial statements are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC, and include all normal and recurring adjustments that management of the Company considers necessary for a fair presentation of its financial position and operation results. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for any other interim period or for the full year.
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Emerging Growth Company Status
The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and 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 an 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 unaudited financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash
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
At June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, $
All of the Company’s investments held in
the Trust Account are classified as trading securities. Trading securities are presented on the unaudited balance sheet at fair
value at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of investments held in Trust Account
are accounted as interest income in the accompanying statement of operations. Interest income for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and
the period from January 19, 2022 (inception) through June 30, 2022 amounted to $
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Fair Value of Financial Instruments
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. 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.
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 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.
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 FASB ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the Warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the Warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the Warrants are indexed to the Company’s own shares of Class A Common Stock 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.
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 equity 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 as liabilities 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.
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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 are either within the control of the holder or subject
to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity.
At all other times, common stock is classified as stockholders’ equity. The Company’s Public Shares feature certain
redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events.
Accordingly, as of June 30, 2023, common stock subject to possible redemption are presented at redemption value of $
As discussed in Note 1, in connection with the votes to approve the
Charter Amendment,
Offering Costs
The Company complies with the requirements of FASB ASC Topic 340-10-S99-1,
“Other Assets and Deferred Costs – SEC Materials” (“ASC 340-10-S99”) and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin
Topic 5A, “Expenses of Offering”. Offering costs were $
Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share
The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC 260, Earnings 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 common stock and non-redeemable common stock 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 common stock. Any remeasurement of the accretion to redemption value of the common stock subject to possible redemption was considered to be dividends paid to the public stockholders. As of June 30, 2023, the Company has not considered the effect of the Warrants sold in the IPO and the Private Placement in the calculation of diluted net income (loss) per share, since the exercise of the Warrants is contingent upon the occurrence of future events and the inclusion of such Warrants would be anti-dilutive and the Company did not have any other 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.
| For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2023 | For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 | |||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net loss including accretion of carrying value to redemption value | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
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| For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2023 |
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 |
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| Redeemable Common Stock |
Non- Redeemable Common Stock |
Redeemable Common Stock |
Non- Redeemable Common Stock |
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| Basic and diluted net income/(loss) per share: | ||||||||||||||||
| Numerators: | ||||||||||||||||
| Allocation of net loss including carrying value to redemption value | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | ||||||||||||||||
| Allocation of net income (loss) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Denominators: | ||||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average shares outstanding | ||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||
| For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 | For the Period from January 7, 2022 (inception) through June 30, 2022 | |||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net loss including accretion of carrying value to redemption value | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 | For the Period From January 7, 2022 (inception) through June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||||
| Redeemable Common Stock | Non- Redeemable Common Stock | Redeemable Common Stock | Non- Redeemable Common Stock | |||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted net income/(loss) per share: | ||||||||||||||||
| Numerators: | ||||||||||||||||
| Allocation of net loss including carrying value to redemption value | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | ||||||||||||||||
| Allocation of net income (loss) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Denominators: | ||||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average shares outstanding | ||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||
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. The Company has not experienced losses on this account and management
believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such account. As of June 30, 2023, approximately $
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Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under ASC 740 Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities and for the expected future tax benefit to be derived from tax loss and tax credit carry forwards. ASC 740 additionally requires a valuation allowance to be established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not be realized.
ASC 740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for 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.
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 June 30, 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 areas 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.
The Company is incorporated in the State of Delaware and is required to pay franchise taxes to the State of Delaware on an annual basis. The Company is also registered as a foreign corporation with the State of New Jersey Department of the Treasury and is subject to New Jersey state tax laws.
On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction
Act of 2022 (the “IRA”) was signed into federal law. The IRA 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 Company’s initial Business Combination, extension or otherwise, (ii) the structure of the Company’s initial Business Combination, (iii) the nature and amount of any “PIPE” or other equity issuances in connection with the Company’s initial Business Combination (or otherwise issued not in connection with the Company’s initial Business Combination but issued within the same taxable year of the Company’s initial 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 the Company’s initial Business Combination and in the Company’s ability to complete its initial Business Combination.
Related parties
Parties, which can be a corporation or individual, are considered to be related if we have the ability, directly or indirectly, to control the other party or exercise significant influence over the other party in making financial and operational decisions. Companies are also considered to be related if they are subject to common control or common significant influence.
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Reclassification
Certain prior period amounts on the Company’s statements of changes in stockholders’ deficit have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation. These reclassifications have no effect on the statement.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s unaudited financial statements.
Note 3 — Investments Held in Trust Account
As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022,
assets held in the Trust Account were comprised of $
| Description | Level | June 30, 2023 | |||||
| Assets: | |||||||
| Trust Account - U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund | 1 | $ | |||||
| Description | Level | December 31, 2022 | |||||
| Assets: | |||||||
| Trust Account - U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund | 1 | $ | |||||
Note 4 — Initial Public Offering
Pursuant to the IPO, the Company sold
All of the
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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 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 June 30, 2023 | As of December 31, 2022 | |||||||
| Gross proceeds | $ | $ | ||||||
| Less: | ||||||||
| Proceeds allocated to Warrants issued in IPO | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Proceeds allocated to Rights issued in IPO | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Offering costs of Public Units | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Redemption | ( | ) | ||||||
| Plus: | ||||||||
| Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | ||||||||
| Common stock subject to possible redemption | $ | $ | ||||||
Note 5 — Private Placement
Substantially concurrently with the closing of
the IPO, the Company completed the sale of
The Founder Shares and Private Shares are identical to the Public Shares. However, the Company’s founders have agreed (A) to vote their Founder Shares and Private Shares in favor of any proposed Business Combination, (B) not to propose, or vote in favor of, prior to and unrelated to an initial Business Combination, an amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation that would affect the substance or timing of the Company’s redemption obligation to redeem all Public Shares if the Company cannot complete an initial Business Combination within the Combination Period, unless the Company provides public stockholders an opportunity to redeem their Public Shares in conjunction with any such amendment, (C) not to redeem any shares, including Founder Shares, Private Shares and Public Shares into the right to receive cash from the Trust Account in connection with a stockholder vote to approve a proposed initial Business Combination or sell any shares to the Company in any tender offer in connection with the Company’s proposed initial Business Combination, and (D) that the Founder Shares and Private Shares shall not participate in any liquidating distribution upon winding up if a Business Combination is not consummated.
The Private Placement Units sold in the Private Placement including the underlying securities and the Working Capital Units (defined below) that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans (including extension notes) may not, subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold by the holder until 30 days following the closing of the Business Combination, subject to certain exceptions.
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Note 6 — Related Party Transactions
Founder Shares
On February 2, 2022, the Sponsor acquired
The number of Founder Shares issued was determined
based on the expectation that such Founder Shares would represent
The founders have agreed not to transfer, assign
or sell
Substantially concurrently with the closing of
the IPO, the Company completed the sale of
The sale of the Founder Shares to the Company’s management and
directors is within the scope of FASB ASC Topic 718, “Compensation-Stock Compensation” (“ASC 718”). Under ASC
718, stock-based compensation associated with equity-classified awards is measured at fair value upon the grant date. The fair value of
the
Representative Shares
The Company also issued
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Promissory Note — Related Party
On February 2, 2022, the Sponsor agreed to loan
the Company up to $
On March 21, 2023, the Extension Payment was deposited
by the Sponsor into the Trust Account for the public stockholders, representing $
In connection with the Extension Payment, the
Company issued the Note to the Sponsor. The Note is non-interest bearing and payable (subject to the waiver against trust provisions)
upon the date on which the Company consummates its initial Business Combination. The principal balance may be prepaid at any time, at
the election of the Company. The holder of the Note has the right, but not the obligation, to convert the Note, in whole or in part, into
Private Units of the Company, as described in the Prospectus, by providing the Company with written notice of its intention to convert
the Note at least two business days prior to the closing of the Company’s initial Business Combination.
On June 20, 2023, the June Monthly Extension Payment was deposited into the Trust Account for the public stockholders, which enabled the Company to extend the period of time it has to consummate its initial Business Combination by one month from June 21, 2023 to July 21, 2023.
As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the
Company had $
Related Party Loans
In addition, in order to finance transaction costs
in connection with an intended initial Business Combination, the Sponsor, or an affiliate of the Sponsor or certain of the Company’s
officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required. If the Company completes the initial
Business Combination, it would repay such loaned amounts. 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 $
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Note 7 — Commitments & Contingencies
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 and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of these unaudited financial statements. The unaudited financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Registration Rights
The holders of the Founder Shares and Private Placement Units, Working Capital Units issuable upon the conversion of certain working capital loans and any underlying securities will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed on June 15, 2022, requiring the Company to register such securities for resale. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form 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 the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination and rights to require the Company to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriting Agreement
The underwriters of the IPO (the “underwriters”)
exercised the option to purchase an additional
The Company paid an underwriting discount of
Note 8 — Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred Stock — Pursuant
to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, the Company is authorized to issue
Class A Common Stock — Pursuant
to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, the Company is authorized to issue
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Class B Common Stock — Pursuant
to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, the Company is authorized to issue
Common stockholders of record are entitled to
The Class B Common Stock will automatically convert into shares of the Class A Common Stock at the time of the initial Business Combination, or at any time prior thereto at the option of the holder, on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment pursuant to certain anti-dilution right.
Rights — On June 21, 2022, the
Company issued
As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022,
Warrants — On June 21,
2022, the Company issued
The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 30 business days, after the closing of the initial Business Combination, it will use its reasonable best efforts to file, and within 60 business days following its initial Business Combination to have declared effective, a registration statement for the registration, under the Securities Act, of the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement, and a current prospectus relating thereto, until the expiration of the Warrants in accordance with the provisions of the warrant agreement signed on June 15, 2022 (the “warrant agreement”). No Warrants will be exercisable for cash unless the Company has an effective and current registration statement covering the Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and a current prospectus relating to such shares of Class A Common Stock. Notwithstanding the above, if the Company’s Class A Common Stock 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 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 it so elect, it will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, but it will be required to use its reasonable best efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available.
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The Company may call the Warrants for redemption, in whole and not in part, at a price of $0.01 per Warrant:
| ● | in whole and not in part; |
| ● | upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption (the “30-day redemption period”) to each warrant holder; and |
| ● | if, and only if, the reported last sale price of the Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $16.50 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending three business days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders. |
The Company accounted for the
The Company accounted for the
As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022,
Note 9 — Income Taxes
The Company’s taxable income primarily consists of interest earned on investments held in the Trust Account. There was no income tax expense for the three months ended June 30, 2022.
| For the Three Months Ended | For the Three Months Ended | |||||||
| June 30, 2023 | June 30, 2022 | |||||||
| Current | ||||||||
| Federal | $ | $ | ||||||
| State | ||||||||
| Deferred | ||||||||
| Federal | ( | ) | ||||||
| State | ( | ) | ||||||
| Change in valuation allowance | ||||||||
| Income tax provision | $ | $ | ||||||
There was no income tax expense for the period from January 19, 2022 (inception) through June 30, 2022.
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The income tax provision (benefit) for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was as follows:
| For the Six Months Ended | For the Period from January 19, 2022 (inception) through | |||||||
| June 30, 2023 | June 30, 2022 | |||||||
| Current | ||||||||
| Federal | $ | $ | ||||||
| State | ||||||||
| Deferred | ||||||||
| Federal | ( | ) | ||||||
| State | ( | ) | ||||||
| Change in valuation allowance | ||||||||
| Income tax provision | $ | $ | ||||||
| June 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
| Deferred tax assets(liability): | ||||||||
| Start up cost | $ | $ | ||||||
| Valuation allowance | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Deferred tax assets, net | $ | $ | ||||||
In assessing the realization of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which temporary differences representing net future deductible amounts become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax assets, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. After consideration of all of the information available, management believes that significant uncertainty exists with respect to future realization of the deferred tax assets and has therefore established a full valuation allowance.
Note 10 — Subsequent Events
The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statement is issued. The Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statement.
On July 20, 2023, an aggregate of $
The July Monthly Extension Payment was deposited by the Company from its working capital account in lieu of the Sponsor and such advancement shall be repaid by the Sponsor or its affiliates or designees to the Company within two months since lending, at which time, the Company will issue a promissory note to the Sponsor or its affiliates or designees to evidence the payment for the July Extension.
On August 21, 2023, an aggregate of $
In connection with the August Monthly Extension Payment, the Company
issued an unsecured promissory note of $
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
References in this Quarterly Report to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to Feutune Light Acquisition Corporation. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, references to the “sponsor” refer to Feutune Light Sponsor LLC. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the 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. Our actual results may differ significantly from the results, expectations and plans discussed in these forward-looking statements. See “Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements.”
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 Form 10-Q including, without limitation, statements in this “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. Words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and variations thereof 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 SEC on June 17, 2022 (the “Prospectus”). The Company’s securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Overview
We are a blank check company incorporated as a Delaware corporation on January 19, 2022 formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”). We are actively searching for and identifying a suitable Business Combination target but have not yet selected any Business Combination target. We will not undertake our initial Business Combination with an entity based in or having the majority of its operations in China (including Hong Kong and Macau). We intend to effectuate our Business Combination using cash derived from the proceeds of our initial public offering (the “IPO”) of the Company’s units (the “Public Units”, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock, or the “Public Shares”, one warrant, or the “Public Warrants”, and one right, or the “Public Rights”), and the sale of units (the “Private Placement Units”) in a private placement (the “Private Placement”) to the Company’s sponsor Feutune Light Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”), potential additional shares, debt or a combination of cash, shares and debt.
We expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to complete a Business Combination will be successful.
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Permission Required from the PRC Authorities for our Business Combination and Relevance of PRC Regulations.
We are a Delaware corporation with no operations in China and all of our officers and directors are U.S. citizens, thus we or any of our officers and directors are not required to obtain permission from any Chinese authorities to operate or conduct a Business Combination. Since we will not undertake our initial Business Combination with any company being based in or having the majority of the company’s operations in China (including Hong Kong and Macau), we do not expect that any permission or approval that our officers and directors or us would be required from the Chinese authorities to search for a target company or to consummate our initial Business Combination.
We are a blank check company with no operations of our own except searching for a non-China-based target for our initial Business Combination. We do not have any subsidiaries and all of our officers and directors are located in the United States. Therefore, we do not consider ourselves a China-based issuer, in particular, as specified in the Trial Administrative Measures of the Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies, or the Trial Measures, and five supporting guidelines promulgated by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (the “CSRC”) on February 17, 2023, which became effective on March 31, 2023. According to the Trial Administration Measures, an issuer is a “domestic [Chinese] company” if the issuer meets both of the following conditions and thus, subject to the requirements for domestic [Chinese] companies seeking to offer or list securities overseas, both directly and indirectly, thereunder: (i) any of the total assets, net assets, revenues or profits of the domestic operating entities of the issuer in the most recent accounting year accounts for more than 50% of the corresponding figure in the issuer’s audited consolidated financial statements for the same period; and (ii) its major operational activities are carried out in China or its main places of business are located in China, or the senior managers in charge of operation and management of the issuer are mostly Chinese citizens or are domiciled in China.
Additionally, as of the date of this report, no transfers, dividends, or distributions have been made by us. We have not adopted or maintained any other cash management policies and procedures and need to comply with applicable law or regulations with respect to transfer of funds, dividends and distributions, if any. Given that we are not a China-based issuer or expect to be a China-based issuer upon the consummation of our initial Business Combination, we are not subject to or will become subject to the foreign exchange control rules of the PRC.
Certain Potential Restrictions or Negative Impacts
We believe that none of our officers, directors, Sponsor and members of our Sponsor have significant ties to China except that some of our management members and Sponsor members lived in China or Hong Kong more than ten or twenty years ago before they came to the United States for advanced education and commenced their professional careers in the United States and certain members of our Sponsor including [Ms. Sau Fong Yeung (holding approximately 41.3% of equity interest in the Sponsor), the manager of the Sponsor and Mr. Xianhong Wu (indirectly holding approximately 17.4% of equity interest in the Sponsor) are Hong Kong citizens and U.S. permanent residents.] As our Certificate of Incorporation prohibits us from undertaking our initial Business Combination with any company being based in or having the majority of the company’s operations in China (including Hong Kong and Macau), we do not believe the historical path of some of our management and Sponsor members will result in a material change in our search for a target company and the value of the securities that we are registering for sale. However, as we cannot predict the perception from potential target companies or the market, it is uncertain whether that would make us a less attractive partner to a non-China or non-Hong Kong-based target company and such perception may potentially limit or negatively impact our search for our initial Business Combination. Furthermore, if any officers and directors of the post-combination entity will be located outside the United States, it may be difficult, or in some cases, impossible for investors in the United States to enforce their legal rights against, effect service of process upon, or enforce judgments of United States courts predicated upon civil liabilities and criminal penalties under United States securities laws against such officers and directors after our Business Combination. See the sections titled “Risk Factors— All of our management as well as members of our sponsor are either U.S. citizens or permanent residents in the United States and our sponsor is a Delaware LLC; and they do not have significant ties to China and Hong Kong except that certain members of our management and sponsor members lived in China and Hong Kong in the past, it is uncertain whether that would make us a less attractive partner to a non-China or non-Hong Kong-based target company and such perception may potentially limit or negatively impact our search for an initial Business Combination.” in the Prospectus and “Risk Factors— The manager of our sponsor is a resident of Hong Kong. Further, there is uncertainty if any officers and directors of the post-combination entity will be located outside the Unites States. Therefore, it may be difficult, or in some cases not possible, for investors in the United States to enforce their legal rights, to effect service of process upon the said person or those officers and directors after the business combination located outside the United States, to enforce judgments of United States courts predicated upon civil liabilities and criminal penalties on them under United States securities laws” in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2022 filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023.
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Controlling or non-controlling investments in U.S. businesses that produce, design, test, manufacture, fabricate or develop one or more critical technologies in one of 27 identified industries – including aviation, defense, semiconductors, telecommunications and biotechnology – are subject to a mandatory filing with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (“CFIUS”). In addition, CFIUS is an interagency committee authorized to review certain transactions involving foreign investment in the United States by foreign persons in order to determine the effect of such transactions on the national security of the United States. Two members of our Sponsor (including the manager of the Sponsor) are Hong Kong citizens and U.S. permanent residents, therefore any proposed Business Combination between us and a U.S. business engaged in a regulated industry or which may affect national security could be subject to such foreign ownership restrictions and/or CFIUS review. The scope of CFIUS was expanded by the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (“FIRRMA”) to include certain non-passive, non-controlling investments in sensitive U.S. businesses and certain acquisitions of real estate even with no underlying U.S. business. FIRRMA, and subsequent implementing regulations that are now in force, also subject certain categories of investments to mandatory filings. If our potential initial Business Combination with a U.S. business falls within the scope of foreign ownership restrictions, we may be unable to consummate a Business Combination with such business. In addition, if our potential Business Combination falls within CFIUS’s jurisdiction, we may be required to make a mandatory filing or determine to submit a voluntary notice to CFIUS, or to proceed with our initial Business Combination without notifying CFIUS and risk CFIUS intervention, before or after closing our initial Business Combination. CFIUS may decide to block or delay our initial Business Combination, impose conditions to mitigate national security concerns with respect to our initial Business Combination or order us to divest all or a portion of a U.S. business of the combined company if we proceed without first obtaining CFIUS clearance. The foreign ownership limitations, and the potential impact of CFIUS, may limit the attractiveness of a transaction with us or prevent us from pursuing certain initial Business Combination opportunities that we believe would otherwise be beneficial to us and our stockholders. As a result, the pool of potential targets with which we could complete our initial Business Combination may be limited and we may be adversely affected in terms of competing with other special purpose acquisition companies which do not have similar foreign ownership restrictions. Moreover, the process of government review, whether by CFIUS or otherwise, could be lengthy. Because we have only a limited time to complete our initial Business Combination our failure to obtain any required approvals within the requisite time period may require us to liquidate. If we liquidate, our public stockholders may only receive $10.00 per share initially, and our warrants and rights will expire worthless. This will also cause you to lose any potential investment opportunity in a target company and the chance of realizing future gains on your investment through any price appreciation in the combined company. See the section titled “Risk Factors—We may not be able to complete an initial business combination with a U.S. target company if such initial business combination is subject to U.S. foreign investment regulations and review by a U.S. government entity such as the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), or ultimately prohibited.” in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2022 filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023.
Recent Developments
Auditor Change
On April 25, 2023, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) and the audit committee of the Board authorized dismissal of Marcum LLP and engagement of MaloneBailey, LLP as the new independent registered public accounting firm of the Company, for the audit of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, effective April 25, 2023.
Charter Amendment, Extension, Extension Notes and Related Redemption
On June 16, 2023, the Company held a special meeting of the stockholders (the “Special Meeting”), where the stockholders of the Company approved the Company to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter”) to allow the Company until June 21, 2023 to consummate an initial business combination and may elect to extend the period to consummate an initial business combination up to nine times, each by an additional one-month period (each, a “Monthly Extension”), for a total of up to nine months to March 21, 2024, by depositing to the Company’s trust account (the “Trust Account”) the lesser of (i) $100,000 for all Public Shares and (ii) $0.04 for each Public Share for each one-month extension. On June 20, 2023, a certificate of amendment to the Charter (the “Charter Amendment”) was filed with the State of Delaware, effective on the same date. In connection with the votes to approve the Charter Amendment, 4,791,507 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company were rendered for redemption.
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Extensions
As of the date of this report, there are three deposits, each in the amount of $100,000 to the Trust Account for the Monthly Extensions, as a result of which, the Company currently has until September 21, 2023 to complete its business combination. The Company issued two unsecured promissory notes (the “Monthly Extension Notes”), each in the amount of $100,000 to the Sponsor, to evidence the deposits provided by the Sponsor in June 2023 and August 2023 respectively. The Monthly Extension Notes bear no interest and is payable in full upon the earlier to occur of (i) the consummation of the Company’s Business Combination or (ii) the Maturity Date. The following shall constitute an event of default: (i) a failure to pay the principal within five business days of the Maturity Date; (ii) the commencement of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy action, (iii) the breach of the Company’s obligations thereunder; (iv) any cross defaults; (v) any enforcement proceedings against the Company; and (vi) any unlawfulness and invalidity in connection with the performance of the obligations thereunder, in which case the Monthly Extension Notes may be accelerated. The payee of the Monthly Extension Notes, the Sponsor, has the right, but not the obligation, to convert the Monthly Extension Notes, in whole or in part, respectively, into Private Units of the Company, that are identical to Public Units of the Company, subject to certain exceptions, as described in the Prospectus, by providing the Company with written notice of the intention to convert at least two business days prior to the closing of the Business Combination. The number of Private Units to be received by the Sponsor in connection with such conversion shall be an amount determined by dividing (x) the sum of the outstanding principal amount payable to the Sponsor by (y) $10.00.
A copy of the August Note is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and is incorporated herein by reference. The disclosures set forth in this Note 1 are intended to be summaries only and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the August Note.
The deposited in July 2023 was by the Company from its working capital account in lieu of a deposit by the Sponsor. Such advancement shall be repaid by the Sponsor or its affiliates or designees to the Company within two months of the deposit, at which time, the Company will issue a promissory note to the Sponsor or its affiliates or designees to evidence the payment for the corresponding Monthly Extension.
As of the date of this report, we have not entered into any definitive agreements, 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. We currently have until September 21, 2023 to consummate our initial Business Combination. However, if we anticipate that we may not be able to consummate our initial Business Combination by September 21, 2023, we may, but are not obligated to, extend the period of time to consummate our initial Business Combination for up to seven more times by an additional three months each time and may have until March 21, 2024 to consummate our initial Business Combination.
Results of Operations
We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any operating revenues to date except the preparation and completion of the IPO and search for target candidate following the consummation of the IPO. Our only activities from inception through June 30, 2023 were organizational activities and those necessary to prepare for the IPO, described below. 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 marketable securities held after the IPO. 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, our initial Business Combination.
For the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, we had a net income of $602,913 and net loss of $73,071, respectively, from interest income less formation and operating costs. For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and the period from January 19, 2022 (inception) through June 30, 2023, we had a net income of $1,213,094 and net loss of $73,622, respectively, from interest income less formation and operating costs.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources and Going Concern
The Company’s liquidity needs up to June 30, 2023 had been satisfied through the initial payment from the Sponsor of $25,000 for the insider shares and proceeds from the Private Placement.
On June 21, 2022, we consummated the IPO of 9,775,000 Public Units at a price of $10.00 per unit (including 1,275,000 units issued upon the full exercise of the over-allotment option), generating gross proceeds of $97,750,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO and full exercise of the over-allotment option by the underwriters, we consummated the sale of 498,875 units as Private Placement Units to the Sponsor (for 478,875 units) and US Tiger (for 20,000 units), one of the representative of the underwriters, with each unit consisting of one share of Class A common stock, one warrant and one right, at a price of $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of $4,988,750. Following the closings of the IPO and the sales of the Private Placement Units on June 21, 2022, a total of $99,216,250 (or $10.15 per share) was placed in the Trust Account.
As of June 30, 2023, the Company had cash of $410,947 and a working capital deficit of $869,962.
We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account, excluding deferred underwriting commissions, to complete our Business Combination. We may withdraw interest from the Trust Account to pay taxes, if any. To the extent that our share capital or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete a 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.
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, structure, negotiate and complete a 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 the Trust Account would be used for such repayment. Up to $3,000,000 of such loans may be convertible into units, at a price of $10.00 per unit at the option of the lender.
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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 completion of our initial Business Combination, in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with our initial Business Combination, all of which raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
In addition, our Charter and Charter Amendment allow the Company until June 21, 2023 to consummate an initial Business Combination and to elect to extend the period to consummate an initial Business Combination up to nine times, each by an additional one-month period, for a total of up to nine months to March 21, 2024. If we are unable to complete our initial Business Combination by March 21, 2024 upon maximum extension, we may seek approval from our stockholders holding no less than 65% or more of the votes to approve to extend the completion period if we fail to obtain approval from our stockholders for such extension or we do not seek such extension, the Company will cease all operations.
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 unaudited financial statement does not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Off-Balance Sheet Financing Arrangements
We have no obligations, assets or liabilities that would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of June 30, 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
As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities.
The holders of the Founder Shares, the Private Placement Units, and any units that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans (and any underlying securities) will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement entered into in connection with the IPO. 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. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Warrants
We account 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 (“FASB”) ASC 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, whether they 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 common stock 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.
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 equity 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 as liabilities 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. We determined that upon further review of the proposed form of warrant agreement, management concluded that the warrants included in the units issued in the IPO pursuant to the warrant agreement qualify for equity accounting treatment.
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 are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, common stock is classified as stockholders’ equity. The Company’s Public Shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of June 30, 2023, common stock subject to possible redemption is presented at redemption value of $10.50 per share as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ equity section of the Company’s balance sheet. The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable common stock to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable common stock are affected by charges against additional paid in capital or accumulated deficit if additional paid in capital equals to zero.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of our assets and liabilities approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheet, primarily due to their short-term nature.
The fair value of our financial assets and liabilities reflects management’s estimate of amounts that we 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, we seek 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 - inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active market. |
| ● | Level 2 - inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the assets or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instruments. |
| ● | Level 3 - inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value. |
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
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.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
Not applicable.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls are procedures that are designed with the objective of ensuring that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act, such as this Report, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time period specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls are also designed with the objective of ensuring that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our management evaluated, with the participation of our current chief executive officer and our chief financial officer (our “Certifying Officers”), the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2023, pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, have concluded that during the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective.
We do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all instances of fraud. Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Further, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all disclosure controls and procedures, no evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance that we have detected all our control deficiencies and instances of fraud, if any. The design of disclosure controls and procedures also is based partly on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q does not include an attestation report of internal controls from our independent registered public accounting firm due to our status as an emerging growth company under the JOBS Act.
(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter covered by this report that has materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are not a party to any material legal proceedings and no material legal proceedings have been threatened by us or, to the best of our knowledge, against us.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in this Quarterly Report are any of the risks described the Prospectus and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2022 filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023. Any of these factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or results of operations. As of the date of this Quarterly Report, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in the Prospectus and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2022 filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023, except the following:
A new 1% U.S. federal excise tax could be imposed on the Company in connection with redemptions by the Company of its shares in connection with a Business Combination or other stockholder vote pursuant to which stockholders would have a right to submit their shares for redemption (a “Redemption Event”).
On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”) was signed into federal law. The IRA provides for, among other things, a new U.S. federal 1% excise tax on certain repurchases (including redemptions) of stock by publicly traded domestic (i.e., U.S.) corporations and certain domestic subsidiaries of publicly traded foreign corporations.
The excise tax is imposed on the repurchasing corporation itself, not its stockholders from which shares are repurchased. The amount of the excise tax is generally 1% of the fair market value of the shares repurchased at the time of the repurchase. However, for purposes of calculating the excise tax, repurchasing corporations are permitted to net the fair market value of certain new stock issuances against the fair market value of stock repurchases during the same taxable year. In addition, certain exceptions apply to the excise tax. The Treasury has been given authority to provide regulations and other guidance to carry out, and prevent the abuse or avoidance of the excise tax. In this regard, on December 27, 2022, the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued a notice announcing their intent to issue proposed regulations addressing the application of the excise tax, and describing certain rules on which taxpayers may rely prior to the issuance of such proposed regulations (the “Notice”).
Any redemption or other repurchase that occurs after December 31, 2022 in connection with a Redemption Event may be subject to the excise tax. Pursuant to the rules set forth in the Notice, however, redemptions in connection with a liquidation of the Company are generally not subject to the excise tax. Whether and to what extent we would be subject to the excise tax in connection with a Redemption Event would depend on a number of factors, including (i) the fair market value of the redemptions and repurchases in connection with the Redemption Event, (ii) the structure of our initial Business Combination, (iii) the nature and amount of any “PIPE” or other equity issuances in connection with our initial Business Combination (or otherwise issued not in connection with the Redemption Event but issued within the same taxable year of our initial Business Combination) and (iv) the content of regulations and other future guidance from the Treasury. In addition, because the excise tax would be payable by us, and not by the redeeming holder, the mechanics of any required payment of the excise tax have not been determined; however, we will not use the funds held in the Trust Account or any additional amounts deposited into the Trust Account, as well as any interest earned thereon, to pay the excise tax, if any. The foregoing could cause a reduction in the cash available on hand to complete our initial Business Combination and in our ability to complete our initial Business Combination.
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If the Company is deemed to be an unregistered investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), the Company may be required to institute burdensome compliance requirements or liquidate or restrict its activities, which may make it difficult to complete its initial Business Combination or cause its securities to be adversely impacted or become valueless.
On March 30, 2022, the SEC issued proposed rules (the “SPAC Rule Proposals”), which include proposals relating to the circumstances in which special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”) such as the Company could be subject to the Investment Company, and the regulations thereunder. The SPAC Rule Proposals would provide a safe harbor from one prong of the definition of “investment company” under Section 3(a)(1)(A) of the Investment Company Act for a SPAC satisfying certain conditions that limit a SPAC’s duration, asset composition, business purpose and activities. To comply with the duration limitation of the proposed safe harbor, a SPAC would have a limited time period to announce and complete a de-SPAC transaction. Specifically, the SPAC Rule Proposals would require a company to file a report on Form 8-K announcing that it has entered into an agreement with a target company for an initial business combination no later than 18 months after the effective date of the SPAC’s registration statement for its IPO (an “IPO Registration Statement”). The SPAC also would need to complete its initial Business Combination no later than 24 months after the effective date of the IPO Registration Statement.
The Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 in connection with its IPO was declared effective by the SEC on June 15, 2022 and the Company completed its IPO on June 21, 2022. Since the Company is a blank check company, the efforts of its management since the consummation of its IPO have been focused on searching for a target business with which to consummate a Business Combination. The Company currently has until March 21, 2024, with maximum extension, to consummate its initial Business Combination.
Since the consummation of its IPO, the Company has deposited the proceeds of its IPO and the Private Placement into the Trust Account to be held in money market funds, which are invested in U.S. Treasury securities. The longer that the funds in the Trust Account are held in short-term U.S. government treasury obligations or in money market funds invested exclusively in such securities, the greater the risk that the Company may be considered an unregistered investment company. If the Company were to be deemed an investment company for purposes of the Investment Company Act, it might be forced to abandon its efforts to complete an initial Business Combination and instead be required to liquidate. Should the Company be required to liquidate, its investors would not be able to realize the benefits of owning stock in a successor operating business, such as any appreciation in the value of the Company’s stock and warrants following such a transaction, the Company’s warrants would expire worthless and shares of its common stock would have no value apart from their pro rata entitlement to the funds then-remaining in the Trust Account.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
On June 21, 2022, simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Company completed the Private Placement of 478,875 Private Placement Units to the Company’s Sponsor, and the Private Placement of 20,000 Private Placement Units to US Tiger, at a purchase price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $4,988,750.
The above sales were issued pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. No commissions were paid in connection with such sales.
Use of Proceeds
On June 21, 2022, we consummated the IPO of 9,775,000 Public Units (including 1,275,000 Public Units issued upon the partial exercise of the over-allotment option), at a price of $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of $97,750,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, we consummated the sale of 498,875 Private Placement Units, to our Sponsor and US Tiger in Private Placement generating gross proceeds of $4,988,750.
The net proceeds of $99,216,250 from the IPO and the Private Placement, were placed in the Trust Account established for the benefit of the Company’s public stockholders and the underwriters of the IPO with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC acting as trustee.
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ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
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. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| FEUTUNE LIGHT ACQUISITION CORPORATION | ||
| Dated: August 21, 2023 | By: | /s/ Yuanmei Ma |
| Name: | Yuanmei Ma | |
| Title: | CFO | |
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Exhibit 10.1
THIS PROMISSORY NOTE (“NOTE”) HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). THIS NOTE HAS BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT ONLY AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF REGISTRATION OF THE RESALE THEREOF UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY IN FORM, SCOPE AND SUBSTANCE TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
PROMISSORY NOTE
Principal Amount: US$100,000
Dated: August 21, 2023
New York, New York
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Feutune Light Acquisition Corporation (the “Maker” or the “Company”) promises to pay to the order of Feutune Light Sponsor LLC, or its registered assignees or successors in interest (the “Payee”), the principal sum of US$ ONEHUNDRED THOUSAND (US$100,000), on the terms and conditions described below. All payments on this Note shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account as the Payee may from time to time designate by written notice in accordance with the provisions of this note (the “Note”).
| 1. | Principal. The sum of US$100,000 is fund the Maker’s first extension payment to the Maker’s trust account. The principal balance of this Note shall be payable by the Maker to the Payee upon the date on which the Maker consummates a business combination or merger with a qualified target company (as described in its Prospectus (as defined below)) (a “Business Combination”, and such date, the “Maturity Date”). The principal balance may be prepaid at any time prior to the Maturity Date without penalty. Under no circumstances shall any individual, including but not limited to any officer, director, employee or stockholder of the Maker, be obligated personally for any obligations or liabilities of the Maker hereunder. |
| 2. | Conversion Rights. The Payee has the right, but not the obligation, to convert this Note, in whole or in part, into private units (the “Units”) of the Maker, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock, one warrant and one right to receive one-tenth (1/10) of one share of Class A common stock of the Maker, as described in the Prospectus of the Maker (File Number 333-264221) (the “Prospectus”), by providing the Maker with written notice of its intention to convert this Note at least two business days prior to the closing of a Business Combination. The number of Units to be received by the Payee in connection with such conversion shall be an amount determined by dividing (x) the sum of the outstanding principal amount payable to such Payee by (y) $10.00. |
| (a) | Fractional Units. No fractional Units will be issued upon conversion of this Note. In lieu of any fractional Shares to which Payee would otherwise be entitled, the Maker will pay to Payee in cash the amount of the unconverted principal balance of this Note that would otherwise be converted into such fractional Unit. |
| (b) | Effect of Conversion. If the Maker timely receives notice of the Payee’s intention to convert this Note at least two business days prior to the closing of a Business Combination, this Note shall be deemed to be converted on such closing date. At its expense, the Maker will, upon receipt of such conversion notice, as soon as practicable after consummation of a Business Combination, issue and deliver to Payee, at Payee’s address as requested by Payee in its conversion notice, a certificate or certificates for the number of Units to which Payee is entitled upon such conversion (bearing such legends as are customary pursuant to applicable state and federal securities laws), including a check payable to Payee for any cash amounts payable as a result of any fractional Units as described herein. |
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| 3. | Interest. This Note does not carry any interest on the unpaid principal balance of this Note, provided, that, any overdue amounts shall accrue default interest at a rate per annum equal to the interest rate which is the prevailing short term United States Treasury Bill rate, from the Maturity Date until the day on which all sums due are received by the Payee. |
| 4. | Application of Payments. All payments shall be applied first to payment in full of any costs incurred in the collection of any sum due under this Note, including but not limited to reasonable attorney’s and auditor’s fees and expenses, then to the payment in full of any late charges, and finally to the reduction of the unpaid principal balance of this Note. |
| 5. | Events of Default. The following shall constitute an event of default (each, an “Event of Default”): |
| (a) | Failure to Make Required Payments. Failure by the Maker to pay the principal amount due pursuant to this Note more than 5 business days of the Maturity Date. |
| (b) | Voluntary Bankruptcy, etc. The commencement by the Maker of a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, rehabilitation or other similar law, or the consent by it to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of any assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure of the Maker generally to pay its debts as such debts become due, or the taking of corporate action by the Maker in furtherance of any of the foregoing. |
| (c) | Involuntary Bankruptcy, etc. The entry of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of the Maker in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of the Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days. |
| (d) | Breach of Other Obligations. The Maker fails to perform or comply with any one or more of its obligations under this Note including the application of the proceeds of the Note to fund the Maker’s first extension payment. |
| (e) | Cross Default. Any present or future indebtedness of the Maker in respect of moneys borrowed or raised becomes (or becomes capable of being declared) due and payable prior to its stated maturity by reason of any event of default, or any such indebtedness is not paid when due or, as the case may be, within any applicable grace period. |
| (f) | Enforcement Proceedings. A distress, attachment, execution or other legal process is levied or enforced on or against any assets of the Maker which is not discharged or stayed within 30 days. |
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| (g) | Unlawfulness and Invalidity. It is or becomes unlawful for the Maker to perform any of its obligations under this Note, or any obligations of the Maker under this Note are not or cease to be legal, valid, binding or enforceable. |
| 6. | Remedies. |
| (a) | Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 5(a) and 5(d) hereof, the Payee may, by written notice to the Maker, declare this Note to be due immediately and payable, whereupon the unpaid principal amount of this Note, and all other amounts payable hereunder, shall become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived, notwithstanding anything contained herein or in the documents evidencing the same to the contrary. |
| (b) | Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Sections 5(b), 5(c), 5(e), 5(f) and 5(g) hereof, the unpaid principal balance of this Note, and all other sums payable with regard to this Note hereunder, shall automatically and immediately become due and payable, in all cases without any action on the part of the Payee. |
| 7. | Taxes. The Maker will pay all amounts due hereunder free and clear of and without reduction for any taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, withholding or charges imposed or levied by any governmental authority or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof with respect thereto (“Taxes”). The Maker will pay on behalf of the Payee all such Taxes so imposed or levied and any additional amounts as may be necessary so that the net payment of principal and any interest on this Note received by the Payee after payment of all such Taxes shall be not less than the full amount provided hereunder. |
| 8. | Waivers. The Maker and all endorsers and guarantors of, and sureties for, this Note waive presentment for payment, demand, notice of dishonor, protest, and notice of protest with regard to the Note, all errors, defects and imperfections in any proceedings instituted by the Payee under the terms of this Note, and all benefits that might accrue to the Maker by virtue of any present or future laws exempting any property, real or personal, or any part of the proceeds arising from any sale of any such property, from attachment, levy or sale under execution, or providing for any stay of execution, exemption from civil process, or extension of time for payment; and the Maker agrees that any real estate that may be levied upon pursuant to a judgment obtained by virtue hereof or any writ of execution issued hereon, may be sold upon any such writ in whole or in part in any order desired by the Payee. |
| 9. | Unconditional Liability. The Maker hereby waives all notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default, or enforcement of the payment of this Note, and agrees that its liability shall be unconditional, without regard to the liability of any other party, and shall not be affected in any manner by any indulgence, extension of time, renewal, waiver or modification granted or consented to by the Payee, and consents to any and all extensions of time, renewals, waivers, or modifications that may be granted by the Payee with respect to the payment or other provisions of this Note, and agrees that additional makers, endorsers, guarantors, or sureties may become parties hereto without notice to the Maker or affecting the Maker’s liability hereunder. For the purpose of this Note, “business day” shall mean a day (other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday) on which banks are open in China and New York for general banking business. |
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| 10. | Notices. All notices, statements or other documents which are required or contemplated by this Note shall be made in writing and delivered: (i) personally or sent by first class registered or certified mail, overnight courier service to the address most recently provided in writing to such party or such other address as may be designated in writing by such party, (ii) by fax to the number most recently provided to such party or such other fax number as may be designated in writing by such party, or (iii) by email, to the email address most recently provided to such party or such other email address as may be designated in writing by such party. Any notice or other communication so transmitted shall be deemed to have been given on (a) the day of delivery, if delivered personally, (b) only if the receipt is acknowledged, the day after such receipt, if sent by fax or email, (c) the business day after delivery to an overnight courier service, if sent by an overnight courier service, or (d) 5 days after mailing if sent by first class registered or certified mail. |
| 11. | Construction. This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of New York, without regard to conflict of law provisions thereof. |
| 12. | Severability. Any provision contained in this Note which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. The Payee hereby waives any and all right, title, interest or claim of any kind (“Claim”) in or to any amounts contained in the trust account deriving from the proceeds of the IPO conducted by the Maker and the proceeds of the sale of securities in a private placement (if any) prior to the effectiveness of the IPO, as described in greater detail in the Prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the IPO (the “Trust Account Funds”), and hereby agrees not to seek recourse, reimbursement, payment or satisfaction for any Claim from the Trust Account Funds or any distribution therefrom for any reason whatsoever. If Maker does not consummate the Business Combination, this Note shall be repaid only from amounts other than Trust Account Funds, if any. |
| 13. | Amendment; Waiver. Any amendment hereto or waiver of any provision hereof may be made with, and only with, the written consent of the Maker and the Payee. |
| 14. | Assignment. This Note shall be binding upon the Maker and its successors and assignees and is for the benefit of the Payee and its successors and assignees, except that the Maker may not assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations under this Note. The Payee may at any time without the consent of or notice to the Maker assign to one or more entities all or a portion of its rights under this Note. |
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The Parties, intending to be legally bound hereby, have caused this Note to be duly executed by the undersigned as of the day and year first above written.
| MAKER: | ||
| Feutune Light Acquisition Corporation | ||
| By: | /s/ Yuanmei Ma | |
| Name: | Yuanmei Ma | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
| PAYEE: | ||
| Feutune Light Sponsor LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Sau Fong Yeung | |
| Name: | Sau Fong Yeung | |
| Title: | Manager | |
[signature page to the promissory note]
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Xuedong (Tony) Tian, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Feutune Light Acquisition Corporation; |
| 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(s) 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, including its consolidated subsidiaries, 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. |
| 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) 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 registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function): |
| a) | all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financialh information; and |
| b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: August 21, 2023
| /s/ Xuedong (Tony) Tian | |
| Xuedong (Tony) Tian | |
| CEO | |
| (Principal Executive Officer) |
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Yuanmei Ma, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Feutune Light Acquisition Corporation: |
| 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(s) 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, including its consolidated subsidiaries, 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. |
| 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) 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 registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function): |
| a) | all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls 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 or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: August 21, 2023
| /s/ Yuanmei Ma | |
| Yuanmei Ma | |
CFO |
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
The undersigned hereby certifies, in her capacity as an officer of Feutune Light Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”), for the purposes of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of his knowledge:
| (1) | The Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended on June 30, 2023 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| (2) | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Date: August 21, 2023
| /s/ Xuedong (Tony) Tian | |
| Xuedong (Tony) Tian | |
| CEO | |
| (Principal Executive Officer) |
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code) and is not being filed as part of a separate disclosure document.
Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
The undersigned hereby certifies, in her capacity as an officer of Feutune Light Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”), for the purposes of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of his knowledge:
| (1) | The Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended on June 30, 2023 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| (2) | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Date: August 21, 2023
| /s/ Yuanmei Ma | |
| Yuanmei Ma | |
| CFO | |
| (Principal Financial Officer and | |
| Principal Accounting Officer) |
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code) and is not being filed as part of a separate disclosure document.
Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parentheticals) - $ / shares |
Jun. 30, 2023 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
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| Common stock subject to possible redemption, shares | 4,983,493 | 9,775,000 |
| Conversion value, per share (in Dollars per share) | $ 10.5 | $ 10.24 |
| Preferred stock par value (in Dollars per share) | $ 0.0001 | $ 0.0001 |
| Preferred stock, shares authorized | 500,000 | 500,000 |
| Preferred stock, shares issued | ||
| Preferred stock, shares outstanding | ||
| Class A Common Stock | ||
| Common stock par value (in Dollars per share) | $ 0.0001 | $ 0.0001 |
| Common stock, shares authorized | 25,000,000 | 25,000,000 |
| Common stock, shares issued | 558,875 | 558,875 |
| Common stock, shares outstanding | 558,875 | 558,875 |
| Class B Common Stock | ||
| Common stock par value (in Dollars per share) | $ 0.0001 | $ 0.0001 |
| Common stock, shares authorized | 4,500,000 | 4,500,000 |
| Common stock, shares issued | 2,443,750 | 2,443,750 |
| Common stock, shares outstanding | 2,443,750 | 2,443,750 |
Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) |
3 Months Ended | 5 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun. 30, 2023 |
Jun. 30, 2022 |
Jun. 30, 2022 |
Jun. 30, 2023 |
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| Formation and operating costs | $ 206,073 | $ 93,423 | $ 93,974 | $ 343,073 |
| Franchise tax expenses | 24,400 | 2,333 | 2,333 | 48,600 |
| Loss from Operations | (230,473) | (95,756) | (96,307) | (391,673) |
| Other income | ||||
| Interest earned on investment held in Trust Account | 1,181,500 | 22,685 | 22,685 | 2,274,399 |
| Income before income taxes | 951,027 | (73,071) | (73,622) | 1,882,726 |
| Income taxes provision | 349,023 | 669,632 | ||
| Net Income (Loss) | $ 602,004 | $ (73,071) | $ (73,622) | $ 1,213,094 |
| Basic diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in Shares) | 9,402,327 | 966,758 | 543,056 | 9,588,664 |
| Basic net loss per share (in Dollars per share) | $ 0.07 | $ 6.9 | $ 14.14 | $ 0.16 |
| Feutune Light Acquisition Corporation | ||||
| Other income | ||||
| Basic diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in Shares) | 3,002,625 | 2,212,763 | 2,173,757 | 3,002,625 |
| Basic net loss per share (in Dollars per share) | $ (0.01) | $ (3.05) | $ (3.57) | $ (0.1) |
Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (Parentheticals) - $ / shares |
3 Months Ended | 5 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun. 30, 2023 |
Jun. 30, 2022 |
Jun. 30, 2022 |
Jun. 30, 2023 |
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| Diluted weighted average shares outstanding | 9,402,327 | 966,758 | 543,056 | 9,588,664 |
| Diluted net income (loss) per share | $ 0.07 | $ 6.90 | $ 14.14 | $ 0.16 |
| Feutune Light Acquisition Corporation | ||||
| Diluted weighted average shares outstanding | 3,002,625 | 2,212,763 | 2,173,757 | 3,002,625 |
| Diluted net income (loss) per share | $ (0.01) | $ (3.05) | $ (3.57) | $ (0.10) |
Organization and Business Operation |
6 Months Ended |
|---|---|
Jun. 30, 2023 | |
| Organization and Business Operation [Abstract] | |
| Organization and Business Operation | Note 1 — Organization and Business Operation
Feutune Light Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) is a newly organized blank check company incorporated as a Delaware company on January 19, 2022. The Company was formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, stock exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”). The Company is actively searching for and identifying a suitable Business Combination target. The Company is not limited to a particular industry or geographic region for purposes of consummating an initial business combination. The Company will not undertake its initial Business Combination with any company being based in or having the majority of the company’s operations in China (including Hong Kong and Macau). The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.
As of June 30, 2023, the Company had not commenced any operations. For the period from January 19, 2022 (inception) through June 30, 2023, the Company’s efforts have been limited to organizational activities as well as activities related to the initial public offering (“IPO”). 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 registration statement for the Company’s IPO became effective on June 15, 2022. On June 21, 2022, the Company consummated the IPO of 9,775,000 units (including 1,275,000 units issued upon the full exercise of the over-allotment option, the “Public Units”). Each Public Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Public Shares”), and one redeemable warrant (the “Warrants”) and one right (the “Rights”) to receive one-tenth (1/10) of one share of Class A common stock (the “Class A Common Stock”). Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share. The Public Units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $97,750,000.
Substantially concurrently with the closing of the IPO, the Company completed the sale in a private placement (the “Private Placement”) of 498,875 units (the “Private Placement Units”) including 478,875 units to the Company’s sponsor, Feutune Light Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”) and 20,000 shares to U.S. Tiger Securities, Inc. (“US Tiger”) at a purchase price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $4,988,750. Each Private Placement Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock (the “Private Shares”), one Warrant, and one Right.
The Company also issued 60,000 representative shares (the “Representative Shares”) to US Tiger, a representative of the underwriters of the IPO, as part of representative compensation. The Representative Shares are identical to the Public Shares included in the IPO except that the representative has agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any such Representative Shares until the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination. In addition, US Tiger agreed (i) to waive its redemption rights with respect to the Representative Shares and Private Shares it owns in connection with the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination and (ii) to waive its rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account (as defined below) with respect to the Representative Shares and Private Shares if the Company fails to complete its initial Business Combination within the Combination Period (as defined below).
Transaction costs amounted to $5,966,117, consisting of $5,376,250 of underwriting fees, $517,692 of other offering cost and of $72,175 fair value of the 60,000 Representative Shares as part of the transaction costs. Following the consummation of the IPO, cash of $1,029,523 were held outside of the Trust Account (as defined below) and is available for working capital purposes.
The Company’s initial Business Combination must occur with one or more target businesses that together have an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the assets held in the Trust Account (as defined below) (excluding the deferred underwriting discounts and commissions and taxes payable on the income earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the agreement to enter into the initial Business Combination. However, the Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient for the post-transaction company not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). There is no assurance that the Company will be able to complete a Business Combination successfully.
Following the closing of the IPO, $99,216,250 ($10.15 per Public Unit) from the proceed of the IPO and the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Units was held in a U.S.-based trust account (the “Trust Account”) with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee. The funds held in the Trust Account invested only in U.S. government treasury bills, bonds or notes with a maturity of 185 days or less, or in money market funds meeting the applicable conditions of Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act which invest solely in direct U.S. government treasury, so that the Company are not deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act. Except with respect to interest earned on the funds held in the trust account that may be released to the Company to pay the Company’s tax obligation, the proceeds from the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Units that are deposited and held in the Trust Account will not be released from the Trust Account until the earliest to occur of (a) the completion of the initial Business Combination, (b) the redemption of any Public Shares properly submitted in connection with a stockholder vote to amend then current amended and restated Company’s certificate of incorporation (i) to modify the substance or timing of its obligation to allow redemption in connection with its initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of the Company’s Public Shares if it does not complete the initial Business Combination within the Combination Period (as defined below) the IPO or (ii) with respect to any other provision relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity and (c) the redemption of 100% of the Company’s Public Shares if it is unable to complete the Business Combination within the required time frame, subject to applicable law. The proceeds deposited in the Trust Account could become subject to the claims of the Company’s creditors which could have higher priority than the claims of the Company’s public stockholders. Under the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, if the Company has not consummated its initial Business Combination by March 21, 2023 (within nine (9) months from the consummation of the IPO), it may extend the period of time to consummate a Business Combination up to three (3) times by an additional three-month period each time for a total of up to an additional nine (9) months, affording the Company up to December 21, 2023 (up to eighteen (18) months from the consummation of the IPO) to complete its initial Business Combination. Anticipating that it would not be able to consummate such initial Business Combination, the Company sought its first extension on March 21, 2023 (described below). The Company may now extend the period of time to consummate a Business Combination for up to two (2) additional three-month periods from the current deadline of June 21, 2023, Public stockholders will not be offered the opportunity to vote on or redeem their shares if the Company chooses to make any such paid extension. Pursuant to the terms of the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and the trust agreement entered into between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee, the Sponsor or its affiliates or designees, upon five days advance notice prior to the applicable deadline, must deposit into the Trust Account for each three-month extension $977,500 ($0.10 per share), on or prior to the date of the applicable deadline. Any such payments would be made in the form of a loan. If the Company completes its initial Business Combination, the Company would repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the Trust Account. In addition, such extension funding loans may be convertible into Private Placement Units upon the closing of the Company’s initial Business Combination at $10.00 per unit at the option of the lender.
On March 21, 2023, an aggregate of $977,500 (the “Extension Payment”) was deposited by the Sponsor into the Trust Account for the public stockholders, representing $0.10 per public share, which enables the Company to extend the period of time it has to consummate its initial Business Combination by three months from March 21, 2023 to June 21, 2023 (the “Extension”).
In connection with the Extension Payment, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note (the “Note”) to the Sponsor. The Note is non-interest bearing and payable (subject to the waiver against trust provisions) upon the date on which the Company consummates its initial Business Combination. The principal balance may be prepaid at any time, at the election of the Company. The holder of the Note has the right, but not the obligation, to convert the Note, in whole or in part, into Private Units of the Company, as described in the final prospectus dated June 17, 2022 filed by the Company with the SEC (the “Prospectus”), by providing the Company with written notice of its intention to convert the Note at least two business days prior to the closing of the Company’s initial Business Combination. The number of Private Units to be received by the holder of the Note in connection with such conversion shall be an amount determined by dividing (x) the sum of the outstanding principal amount payable to the holder, by (y) $10.00. $600,000 of the Extension Payment was deposited by the Company’s Sponsor and $377,500 was deposited by the Company from its working capital account in lieu of the Sponsor, pursuant to a non-interest bearing, short-term loan provided by the Company to the Sponsor (the “Short-Term Loan”) to the Company, which provides for repayment on or before March 31, 2023. The Short-Term Loan was repaid in full on March 24, 2023.
On June 16, 2023, the Company held a special meeting of the stockholders (the “Special Meeting”), where the stockholders of the Company approved the Company to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter”) to allow the Company until June 21, 2023 to consummate an initial Business Combination and may elect to extend the period to consummate an initial Business Combination up to nine times, each by an additional one-month period (each, a “Monthly Extension”), for a total of up to nine months to March 21, 2024, by depositing to the Company’s Trust Account, the lesser of (i) $100,000 for all Public Shares and (ii) $0.04 for each Public Share for each one-month extension. On June 20, 2023, a certificate of amendment to the Charter (the “Charter Amendment”) was filed with the State of Delaware, effective on the same date. In connection with the votes to approve the Charter Amendment, 4,791,507 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company were rendered for redemption.
On June 20, 2023, $100,000 (the “June Monthly Extension Payment”) was deposited into the Trust Account for the public stockholders, which enabled the Company to extend the period of time it has to consummate its initial Business Combination by one month from June 21, 2023 to July 21, 2023 (the “June Extension”). The June Extension is the first of the up to nine Monthly Extensions permitted under the amended Charter.
In connection with the June Monthly Extension Payment, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note of $100,000 (the “June Note”) to the Sponsor to evidence the payments made by the Sponsor for the June Monthly Extension Payment.
The June Note bears no interest and is payable in full upon the earlier to occur of (i) the consummation of the Company’s Business Combination or (ii) the date of expiry of the term of the Company (the “Maturity Date”). The following shall constitute an event of default: (i) a failure to pay the principal within five business days of the Maturity Date; (ii) the commencement of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy action, (iii) the breach of the Company’s obligations thereunder; (iv) any cross defaults; (v) any enforcement proceedings against the Company; and (vi) any unlawfulness and invalidity in connection with the performance of the obligations thereunder, in which case the June Note may be accelerated.
The payee of the June Note, the Sponsor, has the right, but not the obligation, to convert the June Note, in whole or in part, respectively, into Private Units of the Company, that are identical to Public Units of the Company, subject to certain exceptions, as described in the Prospectus, by providing the Company with written notice of the intention to convert at least two business days prior to the closing of the Business Combination. The number of Private Units to be received by the Sponsor in connection with such conversion shall be an amount determined by dividing (x) the sum of the outstanding principal amount payable to the Sponsor by (y) $10.00.
On July 20, 2023, an aggregate of $100,000 (the “July Monthly Extension Payment”) was deposited into the Trust Account for the public stockholders, which enabled the Company to extend the period of time it has to consummate its initial Business Combination by one month from July 21, 2023 to August 21, 2023 (the “July Extension”). The July Extension is the second of the up to nine Monthly Extensions permitted under the amended Charter.
The July Monthly Extension Payment was deposited by the Company from its working capital account in lieu of a deposit by the Sponsor. Such advancement shall be repaid by the Sponsor or its affiliates or designees to the Company within two months of the deposit, at which time, the Company will issue a promissory note to the Sponsor or its affiliates or designees to evidence the payment for the July Extension.
On August 21, 2023, an aggregate of $100,000 (the “August Monthly Extension Payment”) was deposited into trust account of the Company for the public stockholders, which enabled the Company to extend the period of time it has to consummate its initial business combination by one month from August 21, 2023 to September 21, 2023 (the “August Extension”). The August Extension is the third of the up to nine Monthly Extensions permitted under the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation currently in effect .
In connection with the August Monthly Extension Payment, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note of $100,000 (the “August Note”) to the Sponsor to evidence the payments made by the Sponsor for the August Monthly Extension Payment.
The August Note bears no interest and is payable in full upon the earlier to occur of (i) the consummation of the Company’s Business Combination or (ii) the date of the Maturity Date. The following shall constitute an event of default: (i) a failure to pay the principal within five business days of the Maturity Date; (ii) the commencement of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy action, (iii) the breach of the Company’s obligations thereunder; (iv) any cross defaults; (v) any enforcement proceedings against the Company; and (vi) any unlawfulness and invalidity in connection with the performance of the obligations thereunder, in which case the August Note may be accelerated.
The payee of the August Note, the Sponsor, has the right, but not the obligation, to convert the August Note, in whole or in part, respectively, into Private Units of the Company, that are identical to Public Units of the Company, subject to certain exceptions, as described in the Prospectus, by providing the Company with written notice of the intention to convert at least two business days prior to the closing of the Business Combination. The number of Private Units to be received by the Sponsor in connection with such conversion shall be an amount determined by dividing (x) the sum of the outstanding principal amount payable to the Sponsor by (y) $10.00.
As of the date of this report, we have not entered into any definitive agreements, 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. We currently have until September 21, 2023 to consummate our initial Business Combination. However, if we anticipate that we may not be able to consummate our initial Business Combination by September 21, 2023, we may, but are not obligated to, extend the period of time to consummate our initial Business Combination for up to seven more times by an additional three months each time and may have until March 21, 2024 to consummate our initial Business Combination.
The shares of Class A Common Stock subject to redemption will be recorded at a redemption value and classified as temporary equity upon the completion of the IPO, in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” In such case, the Company will consummate a Business Combination and, solely if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 upon such consummation of a Business Combination and, if the Company seeks stockholder approval, a majority of the issued and outstanding shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination. The Company currently has until September 21, 2023 (or March 21, 2024 upon maximum extension) to complete the initial Business Combination (the “Combination Period”).
If the Company is unable to complete the initial 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 earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay the Company’s taxes (less up to $50,000 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 its 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.
There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to the Company’s Warrants and Rights, which will expire worthless if the Company fails to complete the Business Combination within the Combination Period. The Sponsor, directors and officers (the “founders”) have entered into a letter agreement with the Company, pursuant to which they have agreed (i) to waive their redemption rights with respect to any Founder Shares (as defined in Note 5), Private Shares, and any Public Shares held by them in connection with the completion of the initial Business Combination, (ii) waive their redemption rights with respect to their Founder Shares, Private Shares and Public Shares in connection with a stockholder vote to approve an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (A) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with the initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of the Company’s Public Shares if the Company does not complete its initial Business Combination within the Combination Period or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity and (iii) to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Founder Shares and Private Shares held by them if the Company fails to complete the initial Business Combination within the Combination Period, although they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Public Shares they hold if the Company fails to complete the initial Business Combination within the Combination Period. If the Company submits it initial Business Combination to its stockholders for a vote, the Company will complete its initial Business Combination only if a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock voted are voted in favor of the initial Business Combination. In no event will the Company redeem its Public Shares in an amount that would cause its net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001. In such case, the Company would not proceed with the redemption of Public Shares and the related Business Combination, and instead may search for an alternate Business Combination.
The Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a third party for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or by a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below (i) $10.15 per Public Share or (ii) such lesser amount per Public Share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, in each case net of the interest which may be withdrawn to pay taxes. This liability will not apply with respect to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account and except as to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the IPO against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. Moreover, in the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, then the Company’s Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third party claims.
However, the Company has not asked the Sponsor to reserve for such indemnification obligations, nor has the Company independently verified whether the Sponsor has sufficient funds to satisfy their indemnity obligations and believe that the Sponsor’s only assets are securities of the Company. Therefore, the Company cannot assure that its Sponsor would be able to satisfy those obligations. None of the officers or directors will indemnify the Company for claims by third parties including, without limitation, claims by vendors and prospective target businesses.
Liquidity and Capital Resources and Going Concern
As of June 30, 2023, the Company had cash of $410,947 and a working capital deficit of $869,962.
The Company intends to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account, excluding deferred underwriting commissions, to complete its Business Combination. The Company may withdraw interest from the Trust Account to pay taxes, if any. To the extent that the Company’s share capital or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete a 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.
The Company intends 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, structure, negotiate and complete a Business Combination.
In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Company’s Sponsor or an affiliate of the Company Sponsor or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required. If the Company completes the initial Business Combination, it would repay such loaned amounts. 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 $3,000,000 of such loans may be convertible into units, at a price of $10.00 per unit at the option of the lender.
If the estimate of the costs of identifying a target business, undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating a Business Combination are less than the actual amount necessary to do so, the Company may have insufficient funds available to operate our business prior to our initial Business Combination. Moreover, the Company may need to obtain additional financing either to complete our Business Combination or because the Company become obligated to redeem a significant number of our public shares upon completion of our Business Combination, in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such Business Combination, all of which raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
In addition, under the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that the Company will have only nine months from the closing of the IPO to complete the initial Business Combination, which may be extended up to three times by an additional three-month each time to a total of 18 months from the closing of IPO. If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination by June 21, 2023 (or March 21, 2024 upon maximum extension), the Company may seek approval from its stockholders holding no less than 65% or more of the votes to approve to extend the completion period. If the Company fails to obtain approval from the stockholders for such extension or the Company does not seek such extension, the Company will cease all operations.
There is no assurance that the Company’s plans to consummate a Business Combination will be successful within the Combination Period and that the Company will obtain enough votes to extend the Combination Period. In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with the Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15 of the Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB), “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” management has determined that the liquidity concern and mandatary liquidation mentioned above raised substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The unaudited financial statement does not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. |
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| Significant accounting policies | Note 2 — Significant accounting policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited financial statements are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC, and include all normal and recurring adjustments that management of the Company considers necessary for a fair presentation of its financial position and operation results. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for any other interim period or for the full year.
Emerging Growth Company Status
The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and 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 an 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 unaudited financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash
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 $410,947 and $546,632 of cash held in bank accounts as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
Investments held in Trust Account
At June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, $52,553,666 and $100,525,498, respectively of the assets held in the Trust Account were held in money market funds, which are invested in short term U.S. Treasury securities.
All of the Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are classified as trading securities. Trading securities are presented on the unaudited balance sheet at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of investments held in Trust Account are accounted as interest income in the accompanying statement of operations. Interest income for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and the period from January 19, 2022 (inception) through June 30, 2022 amounted to $2,274,399 and $22,685, respectively. Interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 amounted to $1,181,500 and $22,685, respectively.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
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. 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.
The fair value hierarchy is categorized into three levels based on the inputs as follows:
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.
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 FASB ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the Warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the Warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the Warrants are indexed to the Company’s own shares of Class A Common Stock 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.
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 equity 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 as liabilities 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 are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, common stock is classified as stockholders’ equity. The Company’s Public Shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of June 30, 2023, common stock subject to possible redemption are presented at redemption value of $10.50 per share as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ equity section of the Company’s balance sheet. The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable common stock to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable common stock are affected by charges against additional paid in capital or accumulated deficit if additional paid in capital equals to zero.
As discussed in Note 1, in connection with the votes to approve the Charter Amendment, 4,791,507 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company were rendered for redemption resulting in $50,225,065 paid from the Trust Account to redeeming stockholders. As a result of the redemption, as of June 30, 2023, the Company has 4,983,493 shares of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption at the redemption amount were presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ (deficit) equity section of the Company’s balance sheet that are subject to redemption. See Note 4 for further details.
Offering Costs
The Company complies with the requirements of FASB ASC Topic 340-10-S99-1, “Other Assets and Deferred Costs – SEC Materials” (“ASC 340-10-S99”) and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5A, “Expenses of Offering”. Offering costs were $5,966,117 consisting principally of underwriting, legal, accounting and other expenses that are directly related to the IPO and charged to stockholders’ equity upon the completion of the IPO.
Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share
The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC 260, Earnings 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 common stock and non-redeemable common stock 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 common stock. Any remeasurement of the accretion to redemption value of the common stock subject to possible redemption was considered to be dividends paid to the public stockholders. As of June 30, 2023, the Company has not considered the effect of the Warrants sold in the IPO and the Private Placement in the calculation of diluted net income (loss) per share, since the exercise of the Warrants is contingent upon the occurrence of future events and the inclusion of such Warrants would be anti-dilutive and the Company did not have any other 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.
The net income (loss) per share presented in the statement of operations is based on the following:
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. The Company has not experienced losses on this account and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such account. As of June 30, 2023, approximately $161,000 in this account was over the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) limit.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under ASC 740 Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities and for the expected future tax benefit to be derived from tax loss and tax credit carry forwards. ASC 740 additionally requires a valuation allowance to be established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not be realized.
ASC 740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for 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.
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 June 30, 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 areas 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.
The Company is incorporated in the State of Delaware and is required to pay franchise taxes to the State of Delaware on an annual basis. The Company is also registered as a foreign corporation with the State of New Jersey Department of the Treasury and is subject to New Jersey state tax laws.
On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”) was signed into federal law. The IRA provides for, among other things, a new U.S. federal 1% excise tax on certain repurchases (including redemptions) of stock by publicly traded domestic (i.e., U.S.) corporations and certain domestic subsidiaries of publicly traded foreign corporations. The excise tax is imposed on the repurchasing corporation itself, not its shareholders from which shares are repurchased. The amount of the excise tax is generally 1% of the fair market value of the shares repurchased at the time of the repurchase. However, for purposes of calculating the excise tax, repurchasing corporations are permitted to net the fair market value of certain new stock issuances against the fair market value of stock repurchases during the same taxable year. In addition, certain exceptions apply to the excise tax. The U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) has been given authority to provide regulations and other guidance to carry out and prevent the abuse or avoidance of the excise tax. The IRA applies only to repurchases that occur after December 31, 2022.
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 Company’s initial Business Combination, extension or otherwise, (ii) the structure of the Company’s initial Business Combination, (iii) the nature and amount of any “PIPE” or other equity issuances in connection with the Company’s initial Business Combination (or otherwise issued not in connection with the Company’s initial Business Combination but issued within the same taxable year of the Company’s initial 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 the Company’s initial Business Combination and in the Company’s ability to complete its initial Business Combination.
Related parties
Parties, which can be a corporation or individual, are considered to be related if we have the ability, directly or indirectly, to control the other party or exercise significant influence over the other party in making financial and operational decisions. Companies are also considered to be related if they are subject to common control or common significant influence.
Reclassification
Certain prior period amounts on the Company’s statements of changes in stockholders’ deficit have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation. These reclassifications have no effect on the statement.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s unaudited financial statements. |
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| Investments Held in Trust Account | Note 3 — Investments Held in Trust Account
As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, assets held in the Trust Account were comprised of $52,553,666 and $100,525,498, respectively, in money market funds which are invested in short term U.S. Treasury Securities. Interest income for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and the period from January 19, 2022 (inception) through June 30, 2022 amounted to $2,274,399 and $22,685, respectively. Interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 amounted to $1,181,500 and 22,685, respectively.
The following table presents information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
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| Initial Public Offering | Note 4 — Initial Public Offering
Pursuant to the IPO, the Company sold 9,775,000 Public Units at $10.00 per Public Unit (with the underwriters’ over-allotment option exercised in full) on June 21, 2022, generating gross proceeds of $97,750,000. Each Public Unit has an offering price of $10.00 and consists of one share of the Class A Common Stock, one Warrant and one Right. The Warrants will become exercisable on the later of 30 days after the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination or 12 months from the closing of the IPO, and will expire five years after the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
All of the 9,775,000 Public Shares sold as part of the Public Units in the IPO contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such Public Shares if there is a stockholder vote or tender offer in connection with the Business Combination and in connection with certain amendments to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, or in connection with the Company’s liquidation. In accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and its staff’s guidance on redeemable equity instruments, which has been codified in ASC 480-10-S99, redemption provisions not solely within the control of the Company require common stock subject to redemption to be classified outside of permanent equity.
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 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 June 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, the common stock reflected on the balance sheet is reconciled in the following table.
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| Private Placement | Note 5 — Private Placement
Substantially concurrently with the closing of the IPO, the Company completed the sale of 498,875 Private Placement Units at a price of $10.00 per unit including 478,875 units to the Company’s Sponsor, and 20,000 units to US Tiger for aggregate proceeds to the Company of $4,988,750. Each Private Placement Units consists of one share of Class A Common Stock, one Warrant, and one Right. The Sponsor will be permitted to transfer the Private Placement Units held by them to certain permitted transferees, including the Company’s officers and directors and other persons or entities affiliated with or related to it or them, but the transferees receiving such securities will be subject to the same agreements with respect to such securities as the founders.
The Founder Shares and Private Shares are identical to the Public Shares. However, the Company’s founders have agreed (A) to vote their Founder Shares and Private Shares in favor of any proposed Business Combination, (B) not to propose, or vote in favor of, prior to and unrelated to an initial Business Combination, an amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation that would affect the substance or timing of the Company’s redemption obligation to redeem all Public Shares if the Company cannot complete an initial Business Combination within the Combination Period, unless the Company provides public stockholders an opportunity to redeem their Public Shares in conjunction with any such amendment, (C) not to redeem any shares, including Founder Shares, Private Shares and Public Shares into the right to receive cash from the Trust Account in connection with a stockholder vote to approve a proposed initial Business Combination or sell any shares to the Company in any tender offer in connection with the Company’s proposed initial Business Combination, and (D) that the Founder Shares and Private Shares shall not participate in any liquidating distribution upon winding up if a Business Combination is not consummated.
The Private Placement Units sold in the Private Placement including the underlying securities and the Working Capital Units (defined below) that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans (including extension notes) may not, subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold by the holder until 30 days following the closing of the Business Combination, subject to certain exceptions. |
Related Party Transactions |
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| Related Party Transactions | Note 6 — Related Party Transactions
Founder Shares
On February 2, 2022, the Sponsor acquired 2,443,750 Class B common stock (“Founder Shares”) of for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000, or approximately $0.01 per share. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 2,443,750 Founder Shares issued and outstanding.
The number of Founder Shares issued was determined based on the expectation that such Founder Shares would represent 20% of the number of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock (defined below in Note 7) issued and outstanding upon completion of the IPO.
The founders have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell 50% its Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of: (A) six months after the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination, or (B) the date on which the closing price of the Company’s Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.50 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing after the Company’s initial Business Combination and the remaining 50% of the Founder Shares may not be transferred, assigned or sold until six months after the date of the consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination, or earlier, in either case, if, subsequent to the Company’s initial Business Combination, the Company consummates a liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Class A Common Stock for cash, securities or other property. Any permitted transferees will be subject to the same restrictions and other agreements of the Company’s initial stockholders with respect to any Founder Shares. The Sponsor has transferred an aggregate amount of 505,000 Founder Shares to the Company’s management and directors.
Substantially concurrently with the closing of the IPO, the Company completed the sale of 498,875 Private Placement Units at a price of $10.00 per unit including 478,875 shares to the Company’s Sponsor, and 20,000 shares to US Tiger for an aggregate proceeds to the Company of $4,988,750.
The sale of the Founder Shares to the Company’s management and directors is within the scope of FASB ASC Topic 718, “Compensation-Stock Compensation” (“ASC 718”). Under ASC 718, stock-based compensation associated with equity-classified awards is measured at fair value upon the grant date. The fair value of the 505,000 Founder Shares granted to the Company’s management and directors less the estimated forfeiture of 75,650 Founder Shares was $107,712 for a total of 429,350 Founder Shares or $0.25 per share. The Founder Shares were granted subject to a performance condition (i.e., the occurrence of a Business Combination). Compensation expense related to the Founder Shares is recognized only when the Business Combination is consummated under ASC 718. As such no stock-based compensation expense has been recognized. Stock-based compensation would be recognized at the date a Business Combination is consummated in an amount equal to the number of Founder Shares less the number of Founder Shares forfeited times the grant date fair value per share (unless subsequently modified) less the amount initially received for the purchase of the Founder Shares.
Representative Shares
The Company also issued 60,000 Representative Shares to US Tiger as part of representative compensation. The Representative Shares are identical to the Public Shares except that US Tiger has agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any such Representative Shares until the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination. In addition, US Tiger has agreed (i) to waive its redemption rights with respect to such shares in connection with the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination and (ii) to waive its rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to such shares if the Company fails to complete its initial Business Combination within the Combination Period.
Promissory Note — Related Party
On February 2, 2022, the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company up to $500,000 to be used for a portion of the expenses of the IPO. This loan is non-interest bearing, unsecured and is due at the earlier of (1) January 31, 2023 or (2) the date on which the Company consummates an initial public offering of its securities. Prior to the IPO, the Company had $280,000 outstanding loan balance. The loan was repaid on June 21, 2022. As of June 30, 2023, there was no outstanding balance.
On March 21, 2023, the Extension Payment was deposited by the Sponsor into the Trust Account for the public stockholders, representing $0.10 per public share, which enables the Company to extend the period of time it has to consummate its initial Business Combination by three months from March 21, 2023 to June 21, 2023.
In connection with the Extension Payment, the Company issued the Note to the Sponsor. The Note is non-interest bearing and payable (subject to the waiver against trust provisions) upon the date on which the Company consummates its initial Business Combination. The principal balance may be prepaid at any time, at the election of the Company. The holder of the Note has the right, but not the obligation, to convert the Note, in whole or in part, into Private Units of the Company, as described in the Prospectus, by providing the Company with written notice of its intention to convert the Note at least two business days prior to the closing of the Company’s initial Business Combination. The number of Private Units to be received by the holder of the Note in connection with such conversion shall be an amount determined by dividing (x) the sum of the outstanding principal amount payable to the holder, by (y) $10.00. $600,000 of the Extension Payment was deposited by the Company’s Sponsor and $377,500 was deposited by the Company from its working capital account in lieu of the Sponsor, pursuant to the Short-Term Loan to the Company, which provides for repayment on or before March 31, 2023. The Short-Term Loan was repaid in full on March 24, 2023.
On June 20, 2023, the June Monthly Extension Payment was deposited into the Trust Account for the public stockholders, which enabled the Company to extend the period of time it has to consummate its initial Business Combination by one month from June 21, 2023 to July 21, 2023.
As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had $1,077,500 and , respectively, of borrowings from the Sponsor.
Related Party Loans
In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial Business Combination, the Sponsor, or an affiliate of the Sponsor or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required. If the Company completes the initial Business Combination, it would repay such loaned amounts. 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 $3,000,000 of such loans may be converted upon consummation of the Business Combination into Private Placement Units at a price of $10.00 per unit (the “Working Capital Units”). If the Company does not complete a Business Combination, the loans would be repaid out of funds not held in the Trust Account, and only to the extent available. Such Working Capital Units converted from loan would be identical to the Private Placement Units sold in the Private Placement. |
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| Commitments & Contingencies | Note 7 — Commitments & Contingencies
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 and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of these unaudited financial statements. The unaudited financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Registration Rights
The holders of the Founder Shares and Private Placement Units, Working Capital Units issuable upon the conversion of certain working capital loans and any underlying securities will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed on June 15, 2022, requiring the Company to register such securities for resale. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form 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 the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination and rights to require the Company to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriting Agreement
The underwriters of the IPO (the “underwriters”) exercised the option to purchase an additional 1,275,000 units in the IPO.
The Company paid an underwriting discount of 2.0% of the gross proceeds of the IPO, or $1,955,000 to the underwriters at the closing of the IPO. In addition, the underwriters will be entitled to a deferred fee of 3.5% of the gross proceeds of the IPO, or $3,421,250 until the closing of the Business Combination. In addition, the Company issued 60,000 Representative Shares to US Tiger upon the closing of the IPO. |
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| Stockholders’ Equity | Note 8 — Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred Stock — Pursuant to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, the Company is authorized to issue 500,000 shares of preference stock, $0.0001 par value, with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s board of directors. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there was preferred stock issued or outstanding.
Class A Common Stock — Pursuant to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, the Company is authorized to issue 25,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 558,875 shares of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding, excluding 4,983,493 and 9,775,000 shares subject to possible redemption.
Class B Common Stock — Pursuant to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, the Company is authorized to issue 4,500,000 shares of Class B common stock (the “Class B Common Stock”) with a par value of $0.0001 per share. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company issued 2,443,750 shares of Class B common stock.
Common stockholders of record are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters to be voted on by stockholders. Holders of the Class A common stock and holders of the Class B Common Stock will vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders, except as required by law.
The Class B Common Stock will automatically convert into shares of the Class A Common Stock at the time of the initial Business Combination, or at any time prior thereto at the option of the holder, on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment pursuant to certain anti-dilution right.
Rights — On June 21, 2022, the Company issued 9,775,000 Rights in connection with the IPO. Substantially concurrently with the closing of the IPO, the Company issued 478,875 Rights to the Company’s Sponsor and 20,000 rights to US Tiger. Except in cases where the Company is not the surviving company in a Business Combination, each holder of a Right will automatically receive one-tenth (1/10) of common stock upon consummation of the initial Business Combination. In the event the Company will not be the surviving company upon completion of the initial Business Combination, each holder of a Right will automatically receive the kind and amount of securities or properties of the surviving entity that each one-tenth (1/10) of one share of Class A Common Stock of the Company is entitled to receive upon consummation of the Business Combination. The Company will not issue fractional shares upon conversion of the Rights. As a result, holder must convert Rights in multiples of 10 in order to receive shares upon closing of a Business Combination. If the Company is unable to complete an initial Business Combination within the Combination Period and the Company redeems the Public Shares for the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of Rights will not receive any of such funds for their Rights and the Rights will expire worthless.
As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, 10,273,875 Rights were outstanding.
Warrants — On June 21, 2022, the Company issued 9,775,000 Warrants in connection with the IPO. Substantially concurrently with the closing of the IPO, the Company issued 478,875 Warrants to the Company’s Sponsor and 20,000 Warrants to US Tiger. Each Warrant entitles the registered holder to purchase one share of the Company’s Class A Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as discussed below, at any time commencing on the later of 12 months from the closing of the IPO or 30 days after the completion of the initial Business Combination. The Warrants will expire five years after the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination, at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 30 business days, after the closing of the initial Business Combination, it will use its reasonable best efforts to file, and within 60 business days following its initial Business Combination to have declared effective, a registration statement for the registration, under the Securities Act, of the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement, and a current prospectus relating thereto, until the expiration of the Warrants in accordance with the provisions of the warrant agreement signed on June 15, 2022 (the “warrant agreement”). No Warrants will be exercisable for cash unless the Company has an effective and current registration statement covering the Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and a current prospectus relating to such shares of Class A Common Stock. Notwithstanding the above, if the Company’s Class A Common Stock 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 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 it so elect, it will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, but it will be required to use its reasonable best efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available.
In addition, if (x) the Company issues additional shares of Class A Common Stock or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of the Company’s initial Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price (the “Newly Issued Price”) of less than $9.20 per share (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the Company’s board of directors and, in the case of any such issuance to the Company’s founders or their affiliates, without taking into account any shares held by the Company’s founders or such affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance), (y) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the funding of the Company’s initial Business Combination on the date of the consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination (net of redemptions), and (z) the volume weighted average reported trading price of Class A Common Stock for the twenty (20) trading days starting on the trading day prior to the date of the consummation of the Business Combination (the “Fair Market Value”) is below $9.20 per share, the exercise price of the Warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the higher of the Fair Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, and the $16.50 per share redemption trigger price described below will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the higher of the Fair Market Value and the Newly Issued Price.
The Company may call the Warrants for redemption, in whole and not in part, at a price of $0.01 per Warrant:
The Company accounted for the 9,775,000 Warrants issued in the IPO as equity instruments in accordance with ASC 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” and ASC 815-40, “Derivatives and Hedging: Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity”. The Company accounted for the Warrant as an expense of the IPO resulting in a charge directly to stockholders’ equity. The Company estimates that the fair value of the Warrants is approximately $1.1 million, or $0.108 per Unit, using the Monte Carlo Model. The fair value of the Warrants is estimated as of the date of grant using the following assumptions: (1) expected volatility of 10.3%, (2) risk-free interest rate of 2.92%, (3) expected life of 1.38 years, (4) exercise price of $11.50 and (5) stock price of $9.76.
The Company accounted for the 498,875 Warrants issued in the Private Placement as equity instruments in accordance with ASC 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” and ASC 815-40, “Derivatives and Hedging: Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity”. The Company accounted for the Warrant as an expense of the sale of the Private Placement Units resulting in a charge directly to stockholders’ equity. The Company estimates that the fair value of the Warrants was approximately $0.05 million, or $0.108 per Unit, using the Monte Carlo Model. The fair value of the Warrants is estimated as of the date of grant using the following assumptions: (1) expected volatility of 10.3%, (2) risk-free interest rate of 2.92%, (3) expected life of 1.38 years, (4) exercise price of $11.50 and (5) stock price of $9.76.
As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, 10,273,875 Warrants were outstanding. |
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| Income Taxes | Note 9 — Income Taxes
The Company’s taxable income primarily consists of interest earned on investments held in the Trust Account. There was no income tax expense for the three months ended June 30, 2022.
The income tax provision (benefit) for the three months ended June 30, 2023 was as follows:
There was no income tax expense for the period from January 19, 2022 (inception) through June 30, 2022.
The income tax provision (benefit) for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was as follows:
The Company’s net deferred tax assets at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were as follows:
In assessing the realization of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which temporary differences representing net future deductible amounts become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax assets, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. After consideration of all of the information available, management believes that significant uncertainty exists with respect to future realization of the deferred tax assets and has therefore established a full valuation allowance. |
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| Subsequent Events | Note 10 — Subsequent Events
The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statement is issued. The Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statement.
On July 20, 2023, an aggregate of $100,000 was deposited into Trust Account of the Company for the public stockholders, which enabled the Company to extend the period of time it has to consummate its initial business combination by one month from July 21, 2023 to August 21, 2023.
The July Monthly Extension Payment was deposited by the Company from its working capital account in lieu of the Sponsor and such advancement shall be repaid by the Sponsor or its affiliates or designees to the Company within two months since lending, at which time, the Company will issue a promissory note to the Sponsor or its affiliates or designees to evidence the payment for the July Extension.
On August 21, 2023, an aggregate of $100,000 was deposited into Trust Account of the Company for the public stockholders, which enabled the Company to extend the period of time it has to consummate its initial business combination by one month from August 21, 2023 to September 21, 2023.
In connection with the August Monthly Extension Payment, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note of $100,000 to the Sponsor to evidence the payments made by the Sponsor for the August Monthly Extension Payment. |
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| Basis of Presentation | Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited financial statements are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC, and include all normal and recurring adjustments that management of the Company considers necessary for a fair presentation of its financial position and operation results. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for any other interim period or for the full year.
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| Emerging Growth Company Status | Emerging Growth Company Status The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and 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 an 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 unaudited financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. |
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| Cash | Cash 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 $410,947 and $546,632 of cash held in bank accounts as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. |
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| Investments held in Trust Account | Investments held in Trust Account At June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, $52,553,666 and $100,525,498, respectively of the assets held in the Trust Account were held in money market funds, which are invested in short term U.S. Treasury securities. All of the Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are classified as trading securities. Trading securities are presented on the unaudited balance sheet at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of investments held in Trust Account are accounted as interest income in the accompanying statement of operations. Interest income for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and the period from January 19, 2022 (inception) through June 30, 2022 amounted to $2,274,399 and $22,685, respectively. Interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 amounted to $1,181,500 and $22,685, respectively.
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| Fair Value of Financial Instruments | Fair Value of Financial Instruments 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. 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. The fair value hierarchy is categorized into three levels based on the inputs as follows:
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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| Warrants | 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 FASB ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the Warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the Warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the Warrants are indexed to the Company’s own shares of Class A Common Stock 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. 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 equity 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 as liabilities 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.
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| Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption | 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 are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, common stock is classified as stockholders’ equity. The Company’s Public Shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of June 30, 2023, common stock subject to possible redemption are presented at redemption value of $10.50 per share as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ equity section of the Company’s balance sheet. The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable common stock to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable common stock are affected by charges against additional paid in capital or accumulated deficit if additional paid in capital equals to zero. As discussed in Note 1, in connection with the votes to approve the Charter Amendment, 4,791,507 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company were rendered for redemption resulting in $50,225,065 paid from the Trust Account to redeeming stockholders. As a result of the redemption, as of June 30, 2023, the Company has 4,983,493 shares of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption at the redemption amount were presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ (deficit) equity section of the Company’s balance sheet that are subject to redemption. See Note 4 for further details. |
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| Offering Costs | Offering Costs The Company complies with the requirements of FASB ASC Topic 340-10-S99-1, “Other Assets and Deferred Costs – SEC Materials” (“ASC 340-10-S99”) and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5A, “Expenses of Offering”. Offering costs were $5,966,117 consisting principally of underwriting, legal, accounting and other expenses that are directly related to the IPO and charged to stockholders’ equity upon the completion of the IPO. |
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| Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share | Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC 260, Earnings 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 common stock and non-redeemable common stock 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 common stock. Any remeasurement of the accretion to redemption value of the common stock subject to possible redemption was considered to be dividends paid to the public stockholders. As of June 30, 2023, the Company has not considered the effect of the Warrants sold in the IPO and the Private Placement in the calculation of diluted net income (loss) per share, since the exercise of the Warrants is contingent upon the occurrence of future events and the inclusion of such Warrants would be anti-dilutive and the Company did not have any other 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. The net income (loss) per share presented in the statement of operations is based on the following:
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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. The Company has not experienced losses on this account and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such account. As of June 30, 2023, approximately $161,000 in this account was over the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) limit.
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| Income Taxes | Income Taxes The Company accounts for income taxes under ASC 740 Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities and for the expected future tax benefit to be derived from tax loss and tax credit carry forwards. ASC 740 additionally requires a valuation allowance to be established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not be realized. ASC 740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for 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. 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 June 30, 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 areas 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. The Company is incorporated in the State of Delaware and is required to pay franchise taxes to the State of Delaware on an annual basis. The Company is also registered as a foreign corporation with the State of New Jersey Department of the Treasury and is subject to New Jersey state tax laws. On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”) was signed into federal law. The IRA provides for, among other things, a new U.S. federal 1% excise tax on certain repurchases (including redemptions) of stock by publicly traded domestic (i.e., U.S.) corporations and certain domestic subsidiaries of publicly traded foreign corporations. The excise tax is imposed on the repurchasing corporation itself, not its shareholders from which shares are repurchased. The amount of the excise tax is generally 1% of the fair market value of the shares repurchased at the time of the repurchase. However, for purposes of calculating the excise tax, repurchasing corporations are permitted to net the fair market value of certain new stock issuances against the fair market value of stock repurchases during the same taxable year. In addition, certain exceptions apply to the excise tax. The U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) has been given authority to provide regulations and other guidance to carry out and prevent the abuse or avoidance of the excise tax. The IRA applies only to repurchases that occur after December 31, 2022. 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 Company’s initial Business Combination, extension or otherwise, (ii) the structure of the Company’s initial Business Combination, (iii) the nature and amount of any “PIPE” or other equity issuances in connection with the Company’s initial Business Combination (or otherwise issued not in connection with the Company’s initial Business Combination but issued within the same taxable year of the Company’s initial 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 the Company’s initial Business Combination and in the Company’s ability to complete its initial Business Combination. |
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| Related parties | Related parties Parties, which can be a corporation or individual, are considered to be related if we have the ability, directly or indirectly, to control the other party or exercise significant influence over the other party in making financial and operational decisions. Companies are also considered to be related if they are subject to common control or common significant influence.
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| Reclassification | Reclassification Certain prior period amounts on the Company’s statements of changes in stockholders’ deficit have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation. These reclassifications have no effect on the statement. |
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| Recent Accounting Pronouncements | Recent Accounting Pronouncements Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s unaudited financial statements. |
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| Schedule of Net Income (Loss) Per Share Presented in the Statement of Operations | The net income (loss) per share presented in the
statement of operations is based on the following:
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| Schedule of Net Income (Loss) Per Share | The net income (loss) per share presented in the
statement of operations is based on the following:
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| Schedule of Assets that are Measured at Fair Value | The following table presents information about
the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 and indicates
the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
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| Schedule of Common Stock Reflected on the Balance Sheet | As of June 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022,
the common stock reflected on the balance sheet is reconciled in the following table.
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| Schedule of Income Tax Provision (Benefit) | The income tax provision (benefit) for the three
months ended June 30, 2023 was as follows:
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| Schedule of Net Deferred Tax Assets | The Company’s net deferred tax assets at
June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were as follows:
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| Cash in bank | $ 410,947 | $ 410,947 | $ 546,632 | |||
| Assets held in trust account | 52,553,666 | 52,553,666 | $ 100,525,498 | |||
| Interest income | $ 1,181,500 | $ 22,685 | $ 22,685 | $ 2,274,399 | ||
| Redemption price per share (in Dollars per share) | $ 10.5 | $ 10.5 | ||||
| Common stock redemption (in Shares) | 4,791,507 | 4,791,507 | ||||
| Cash withdrawn from trust | $ 50,225,065 | |||||
| Common stock subject to possible redemption, shares (in Shares) | 4,983,493 | 4,983,493 | 9,775,000 | |||
| Expenses of offering | $ 5,966,117 | $ 5,966,117 | ||||
| Federal deposit insurance corporation limit | $ 161,000 | |||||
| Excise tax | 1.00% | |||||
| IRA [Member] | ||||||
| Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items] | ||||||
| Excise tax | 1.00% | |||||
Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Schedule of Net Income (Loss) Per Share Presented in the Statement of Operations - USD ($) |
3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||
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Jun. 30, 2023 |
Jun. 30, 2022 |
Jun. 30, 2023 |
Jun. 30, 2022 |
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| Schedule of Net Income (Loss) Per Share Presented in the Statement of Operations [Abstract] | ||||
| Net income (loss) | $ 602,004 | $ (73,071) | $ 1,213,094 | $ (73,622) |
| Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | (753,075) | (9,616,823) | (2,478,666) | (9,616,823) |
| Net loss including accretion of carrying value to redemption value | $ (151,071) | $ (9,689,894) | $ (1,265,572) | $ (9,690,445) |
Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Schedule of Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Parentheticals) - $ / shares |
3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||
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Jun. 30, 2023 |
Jun. 30, 2022 |
Jun. 30, 2023 |
Jun. 30, 2022 |
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| Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Schedule of Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Parentheticals) [Line Items] | ||||
| Diluted net income (loss) per share (in Dollars per share) | $ 0.07 | $ 6.90 | $ 0.16 | $ 14.14 |
| Non-Redeemable Common Stock [Member] | ||||
| Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Schedule of Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Parentheticals) [Line Items] | ||||
| Diluted net income (loss) per share (in Dollars per share) | $ (0.01) | $ (3.05) | $ (0.10) | $ (3.57) |
Investments Held in Trust Account (Details) - USD ($) |
3 Months Ended | 5 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||
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Jun. 30, 2023 |
Jun. 30, 2022 |
Jun. 30, 2022 |
Jun. 30, 2023 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
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| Investments Held in Trust Account [Abstract] | |||||
| Assets held in the trust account | $ 52,553,666 | $ 52,553,666 | $ 100,525,498 | ||
| Interest income | $ 1,181,500 | $ 22,685 | $ 22,685 | $ 2,274,399 | |
Investments Held in Trust Account (Details) - Schedule of Assets that are Measured at Fair Value - USD ($) |
6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2023 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
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| Assets: | ||
| Trust Account - U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund | $ 52,553,666 | $ 100,525,498 |
Initial Public Offering (Details) - USD ($) |
1 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 21, 2022 |
Jun. 30, 2023 |
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| Initial Public Offering (Details) [Line Items] | ||
| Initial business combination year | 5 years | |
| IPO [Member] | ||
| Initial Public Offering (Details) [Line Items] | ||
| Sold public units | 9,775,000 | |
| Public unit, per share | $ 10 | |
| Gross proceeds | $ 97,750,000 | |
| Public shares | 9,775,000 | |
| Class A Common Stock [Member] | IPO [Member] | ||
| Initial Public Offering (Details) [Line Items] | ||
| Offering price | $ 10 |
Initial Public Offering (Details) - Schedule of Common Stock Reflected on the Balance Sheet - USD ($) |
6 Months Ended | 11 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2023 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
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| Schedule of common stock reflected on the balance sheet [Abstract] | ||
| Gross proceeds | $ 97,750,000 | $ 97,750,000 |
| Less: | ||
| Proceeds allocated to Warrants issued in IPO | (1,055,700) | (1,055,700) |
| Proceeds allocated to Rights issued in IPO | (1,270,750) | (1,270,750) |
| Offering costs of Public Units | (5,824,123) | (5,824,123) |
| Redemption | (50,225,065) | |
| Plus: | ||
| Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | 12,951,566 | 10,472,899 |
| Common stock subject to possible redemption | $ 52,325,928 | $ 100,072,326 |
Private Placement (Details) |
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| Private Placement (Details) [Line Items] | |
| Private placement per share (in Dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 10 |
| Aggregate proceeds (in Dollars) | $ | $ 4,988,750 |
| Private Placement [Member] | |
| Private Placement (Details) [Line Items] | |
| Sale of units | 498,875 |
| US Tiger [Member] | |
| Private Placement (Details) [Line Items] | |
| Aggregate share purchased | 20,000 |
| Sponsor [Member] | |
| Private Placement (Details) [Line Items] | |
| Sale of units | 478,875 |
Commitments & Contingencies (Details) - IPO [Member] |
6 Months Ended |
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| Commitments & Contingencies (Details) [Line Items] | |
| Purchase of additional units | shares | 1,275,000 |
| Underwriting discount percentage | 2.00% |
| Gross proceeds | $ | $ 1,955,000 |
| Deferred underwriting fee percentage | 3.50% |
| Issuance of representative shares | shares | 60,000 |
| Business Combination [Member] | |
| Commitments & Contingencies (Details) [Line Items] | |
| Gross proceeds | $ | $ 3,421,250 |
Stockholders’ Equity (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |
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Jun. 21, 2022 |
Jun. 30, 2023 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
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| Stockholders’ Equity (Details) [Line Items] | |||
| Preferred stock, shares authorized | 500,000 | 500,000 | |
| Preferred stock par value (in Dollars per share) | $ 0.0001 | $ 0.0001 | |
| Preferred stock, shares issued | |||
| Preferred stock, shares outstanding | |||
| Voting rights | one | ||
| Shares issued | 478,875 | ||
| Sponsor shares amuont | 20,000 | ||
| Warrants outstanding | 10,273,875 | 10,273,875 | |
| Warrants | 478,875 | ||
| Warrants redemption, description | The Company may call the Warrants for redemption, in whole and not in part, at a price of $0.01 per Warrant: ● in whole and not in part; ● upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption (the “30-day redemption period”) to each warrant holder; and ● if, and only if, the reported last sale price of the Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $16.50 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending three business days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders. | ||
| Stock price (in Dollars per share) | $ 12.5 | ||
| IPO [Member] | |||
| Stockholders’ Equity (Details) [Line Items] | |||
| Shares issued | 9,775,000 | 9,775,000 | |
| Warrants | 9,775,000 | ||
| Fair value of warrants (in Dollars) | $ 1,100 | ||
| Warrants per units (in Dollars per share) | $ 0.108 | ||
| Expected volatility | 10.30% | ||
| Risk-free interest rate | 2.92% | ||
| Expected life | 1 year 4 months 17 days | ||
| Exercise price (in Dollars per share) | $ 11.5 | ||
| Stock price (in Dollars per share) | $ 9.76 | ||
| Private Placement [Member] | |||
| Stockholders’ Equity (Details) [Line Items] | |||
| Shares issued | 498,875 | ||
| Fair value of warrants (in Dollars) | $ 50 | ||
| Warrants per units (in Dollars per share) | $ 0.108 | ||
| Expected volatility | 10.30% | ||
| Risk-free interest rate | 2.92% | ||
| Expected life | 1 year 4 months 17 days | ||
| Exercise price (in Dollars per share) | $ 11.5 | ||
| Stock price (in Dollars per share) | $ 9.76 | ||
| Warrant [Member] | |||
| Stockholders’ Equity (Details) [Line Items] | |||
| Sponsor shares amuont | 20,000 | ||
| Warrants outstanding | 10,273,875 | 10,273,875 | |
| Class A Common Stock [Member] | |||
| Stockholders’ Equity (Details) [Line Items] | |||
| Common stock, shares authorized | 25,000,000 | ||
| Common stock par value (in Dollars per share) | $ 0.0001 | $ 0.0001 | |
| Common stock, shares issued | 558,875 | 558,875 | |
| Common stock, shares outstanding | 558,875 | 558,875 | |
| Common stock, excluding shares | 4,983,493 | ||
| Subject to possible redemption shares | 9,775,000 | ||
| Common stock price per share (in Dollars per share) | $ 11.5 | ||
| Class B Common Stock [Member] | |||
| Stockholders’ Equity (Details) [Line Items] | |||
| Common stock, shares authorized | 4,500,000 | ||
| Common stock par value (in Dollars per share) | $ 0.0001 | $ 0.0001 | |
| Common stock, shares issued | 2,443,750 | 2,443,750 | |
| Common stock, shares outstanding | 2,443,750 | 2,443,750 | |
| Business Combination [Member] | |||
| Stockholders’ Equity (Details) [Line Items] | |||
| Business combination, description | In addition, if (x) the Company issues additional shares of Class A Common Stock or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of the Company’s initial Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price (the “Newly Issued Price”) of less than $9.20 per share (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the Company’s board of directors and, in the case of any such issuance to the Company’s founders or their affiliates, without taking into account any shares held by the Company’s founders or such affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance), (y) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the funding of the Company’s initial Business Combination on the date of the consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination (net of redemptions), and (z) the volume weighted average reported trading price of Class A Common Stock for the twenty (20) trading days starting on the trading day prior to the date of the consummation of the Business Combination (the “Fair Market Value”) is below $9.20 per share, the exercise price of the Warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the higher of the Fair Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, and the $16.50 per share redemption trigger price described below will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the higher of the Fair Market Value and the Newly Issued Price. |
Income Taxes (Details) - Schedule of Income Tax Provision (Benefit) - USD ($) |
3 Months Ended | 5 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun. 30, 2023 |
Jun. 30, 2022 |
Jun. 30, 2022 |
Jun. 30, 2023 |
|
| Current | ||||
| Federal | $ 202,370 | $ 413,665 | ||
| State | 165,412 | 255,967 | ||
| Deferred | ||||
| Federal | (49,404) | (65,745) | ||
| State | (28,177) | (28,177) | ||
| Change in valuation allowance | 58,822 | 93,922 | ||
| Income tax provision | $ 349,023 | $ 669,632 | ||
Income Taxes (Details) - Schedule of Net Deferred Tax Assets - USD ($) |
Jun. 30, 2023 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Deferred tax assets(liability): | ||
| Start up cost | $ 193,359 | $ 99,437 |
| Valuation allowance | (193,359) | (99,437) |
| Deferred tax assets, net |
Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) |
Aug. 21, 2023 |
Jul. 20, 2023 |
Jun. 30, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subsequent Events (Details) [Line Items] | |||
| Unsecured promissory note | $ 100,000 | ||
| Subsequent Event [Member] | |||
| Subsequent Events (Details) [Line Items] | |||
| Deposited into trust account | $ 100,000 | $ 100,000 |