Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
ITEM
9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
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
chief financial officer (our “ Certifying Officers ”), the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as
of December 31, 2023, pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, our Certifying Officers concluded
that, as of December 31, 2023, 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.
Management’s
Report on Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting
This
Annual Report on Form 10-K does not include a report of management’s assessment regarding internal control over financial reporting
or an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm due to a transition period established by rules of the
SEC for newly public companies.
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) of the Exchange
Act) during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal
control over financial reporting.
ITEM
9B. OTHER INFORMATION
Not
applicable.
ITEM
9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS
Not
applicable.
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part
III
ITEM
10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The
following table sets forth information about our directors and executive officers.
Name
Age
Position
Juan
Fernandez Pascual
48
Chief
Executive Officer, Secretary and Director
Heung
Ming Wong
54
Chief
Financial Officer and Director
Lin
Bao
49
Director
Dr.
Julianne Huh
54
Director
Robin
Karlsen
30
Director
Juan
Fernandez Pascual, CEO, Secretary and Director
Juan
Fernandez, has served as our Chief Executive Officer, Secretary and Director since May 15, 2023. Mr. Fernandez also serves as Secretary
of our Sponsor. Mr. Pascual is a citizen and resident of Spain. Mr. Fernandez has most recently served as the General Manager of Chassis
Brakes International Spain, part of Hitachi Automotive Systems since April 2019 to February 2021 and was based in San Felices de Buelna,
Autonomía de Cantabria, Spain. Mr. Fernandez is COO of another SPAC entity, Genesis Unicorn Capital Corp which completed its initial
public offering in February 2022. Mr. Fernandez served as the President of Gira Cluster of Automotive Industries of Cantabria from May
2019 to March 2021 and was based in Spain. From September 2018 to April 2019, Mr. Fernandez served as the Smart Factory Platform Leader
of Linxens based in Levallois, Île-de-France, France. From January 2017 to April 2019, Mr. Fernandez served as the Site Director
of Linxens. From September 2015 to December 2016, Mr. Fernandez served as the Senior Area Sales Manager Southern Europe for Quintus Technologies,
based in Vasteras, Sweden. From September 2014 to September 2015, Mr. Fernandez served as the Site Director of Hutchinson based in Châteaudun,
France. From April 2013 to August 2014, Mr. Fernandez served as the Production Area Manager of Gestamp based in Le Theil, Basse-Normandie,
France. From November 2005 to March 2013, Mr. Fernandez served as Process Engineer Manager at ArcelorMittal Aviles, Spain. From September
2003 to October 2005, Mr. Fernandez served as Resident Engineer of ArcelorMittal based Electrolux premises in Conegliano, Veneto, Italy.
In 2018, Mr. Fernandez received his Executive MBA degree at ESCP Europe. In 1999, Mr. Fernandez received his DEA (Master in Sciences)
at Ecole Polytechnique.
Heung
Ming Wong, CFO and Director
Heung
Ming Wong has served as our Chief Financial Officer and Director since May 15, 2023. Mr. Wong is a citizen and resident of Hong Kong.
Mr. Wong has over twenty years’ experience in advising multinational companies on finance, accounting, internal control and corporate
governance matters. Since March 2023, Mr. Wong has served as an independent non-executive director of E-Home Household Service Holding
Ltd (Nasdaq: EJH), a China-based investment holding company mainly engaged in the operation of household services. Since April 2022,
he has served as an independent non-executive director of Ostin Technology Group Co., Ltd (Nasdaq: OST), a China-based company mainly
engaged in the business of designing, developing and manufacturing TFT-LCD modules. Mr. Wong has served as an independent non-executive
director of Helens International Holdings Company Limited (9869HK), a China-based investment holding company mainly engaged in bar operation
and franchise business, since August 2021 and was appointed as the independent director of Sansheng Holdings (Group) Co. Ltd., a Hong
Kong Mainboard Stock Exchange listed company (stock code: 2183) on August 1, 2022. Mr. Wong has also served as an independent non-executive
director of Meihua International Medical Technologies Co., Ltd., (Nasdaq: MHUA) from April 2022 to June 2022. Mr. Wong also has served
as a director of TD Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: GLG), a company engaged in commodity trading and supply chain services businesses, since
April 2021. From June 2020 to March 2021, Mr. Wong served as Chief Financial Officer of Meten EdtechX Education Group Ltd. (Nasdaq: METX),
a leading English language training service provider in China. He has served from April 2021 to April 2023 as an independent director
of Shifang Holding Group Ltd. (1831HK), a Hong Kong-listed company which provides a wide range of integrated print media and digital
media services to advertisers and since March 2020 as an independent director of Raffles Interior Ltd. (1376HK), a company engaged in
the interior decoration business. Mr. Wong has been serving as the non-executive Chairman for Raffles Interior Ltd., a Singapore-based
interior fitting-out services provider, since September 23, 2022. Previously, he also served as the Chief Financial Officer from March
2017 to November 2018 at Frontier Services Group (0500HK), a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, which is a leading provider
of integrated security, logistics, insurance and infrastructure services for clients operating in developing regions. Prior to that,
Mr. Wong worked for Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (China) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (China) for an aggregate of more than 11 years. Mr. Wong
graduated from the City University of Hong Kong in 1993 with a bachelor’s degree in Accountancy and obtained a master’s degree
in Electronic Commerce from the Open University of Hong Kong in 2003. He is a fellow member of the association of Chartered Certified
Accountants and the Hong Kong institute of Certified Public Accountants and a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Internal
Auditor.
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Lin
Bao, Independent Director
Ms.
Bao is one of our independent directors. Ms. Bao is a citizen of Canada and a resident of the PRC. Ms. Bao has over 15 years of experience
in accounting and auditing. She has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Jayud Global Logistics Limited, a China-based end-to-end
supply chain solution provider with a focus on providing cross-border logistics services, since October 2022. She has served as independent
director of SunCar Technology Group Inc. since May 2023 and independent director of Cetus Capital Acquisition Corp. since February 2023.
She served as the Chief Financial Officer of Eagsen, Inc., a vehicle communication and entertainment system provider, from April 2020
to September 2022. Before Eagsen, Inc. was set up, Ms. Bao served as Chief Financial Officer of Shanghai Eagsen Intelligent Co., Ltd.
from November 2019 to March 2020. From February 2018 to August 2019, Ms. Bao served as Chief Financial Officer of Jufeel International
Group., a biotech company that cultivates, produces, develops and sells raw aloe vera and aloe vera based consumer products in China.
From October 2015 to January 2018, Ms. Bao worked as an independent consultant to provide accounting advisory services for China-based
companies. Ms. Bao began her career in accounting at Ernst & Young LLP Toronto, where she served from January 2005 to May 2008 as
a Senior. Ms. Bao received a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Concordia University in 2005, and a bachelor’s degree in
Japanese from the Beijing Second Foreign Language Institute in 1994. Ms. Bao is a Certified Public Accountant in the United States, and
she is also a Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant and a Hong Kong Certified Public Accountant.
Dr.
Julianne Huh, Independent Director
Dr.
Julianne Huh is one of our independent directors. Ms. Huh is a citizen of Korea and resident of Malaysia. Since May 2021, Dr. Huh has
been serving as Independent Director of Data Knights Acquisition Corp. From October 2017 to June 2022, Dr. Huh served as the Director
of S&I F&B Management Sdn, Bhd based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where she managed the overall business, operations and marketing
of 2 Ox French Bistro. From June 2016 to August 2017, Dr. Huh served as the Vice President of The
Mall of Korea based in Bangkok, Thailand, where she managed projects for business set-up, construction of department stores and nine
restaurants. Dr. Huh also managed the overall business, operations and marketing while serving as the Vice President during this time.
From November 2013 to June 2016, Dr. Huh served as the Director of Business Development of Juna International Ltd based in Shanghai,
China and Seoul, Korea, where she oversaw China Business Development in the entertainment and music industry. From August 2006 to June
2016, Dr. Huh founded the Wonderful World of Learning (WWL) and served as its General Manager based in Shanghai, where she managed the
overall business and operations of the preschool, curriculum development and teacher training. From October 2011 to May 2014, Dr. Huh
served as the Managing Partner as well as Vice President of Pronovias Korea based in Seoul, Korea, where she launched the wedding dress
brand “Pronovias” of the Spain flagship store as the sole franchise for the Korean market. Dr. Huh also oversaw and managed
operations, marketing, PR and bi-annual buying and merchandising. From September 2009 to September 2019, Dr. Huh founded Only Natural
Organic Bath Products based in Shanghai, China, where she was in charge of brand development and sales for charity purposes. In May 2005,
Dr. Huh received her Doctor of Education (Ed.D) degree at the University of Massachusetts in the U.S. In May 1995, Dr. Huh received her
Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree from the University of Massachusetts in the U.S. In June 1993, Dr. Huh completed two semesters of
courses at the MBA program at the Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea. In February 1991, Dr. Huh received her Bachelor of Arts degree in
English Language and Literature from Ewha Women’s University in Seoul, Korea.
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Robin
H. Karlsen, Independent Director
Mr.
Karlsen is one of our independent directors. Mr. Karlsen is a citizen of Norway and a resident of Singapore. Since February 2022, Mr.
Karlsen has been serving as President of ROHKA Pte. Ltd. Since June 2022, Mr. Karlsen has also been serving as Partner of AYA Land Development
Ltd. His main responsibility in both companies is strategic consultancy for real estate investments From December 2018 to February 2022,
Mr. Karlsen served as the Investment Director of PIK International, where he oversaw the identification and investments of real estate
assets in Asia. From June 2016 to November 2018, Mr. Karlsen served as Business Development Manager of CFLD International Pte. Ltd, where
he was involved in business development in Asia, Middle East and Africa for industry city development. In June 2016, Mr. Karlsen received
his Master’s degree in Real Estate Finance and Investment from The University of Hong Kong. In May 2015, Mr. Karlsen received his
Bachelor’s degree in Urban Studies from UCL Bartlett School of Planning.
Director
Independence
Nasdaq
requires that a majority of our board must be composed of “independent directors,” which is defined generally as a person
other than an officer or employee of the company or its subsidiaries or any other individual having a relationship, which, in the opinion
of the company’s board of directors would interfere with the director’s exercise of independent judgment in carrying out
the responsibilities of a director.
Lin
Bao, Robin H. Karlsen and Julianne Huh are our independent directors. Our independent directors will have regularly scheduled meetings
at which only independent directors are present. Any affiliated transactions will be on terms no less favorable to us than could be obtained
from independent parties. Any affiliated transactions must be approved by a majority of our independent and disinterested directors.
Executive
Officer and Director Compensation
No
compensation will be paid to our initial shareholders, officers and directors, or any of their respective affiliates, prior to or in
connection with the consummation of our initial business combination. Additionally, these individuals will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket
expenses incurred in connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence
on suitable business combinations. Our independent directors will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made to our initial
shareholders, officers, directors or our or their affiliates.
After
the completion of our initial business combination, members of our management team who remain with us, may be paid consulting, management
or other fees from the combined company with any and all amounts being fully disclosed to shareholders, to the extent then known, in
the tender offer materials or proxy solicitation materials furnished to our shareholders in connection with a proposed business combination.
It is unlikely the amount of such compensation will be known at the time, as it will be up to the directors of the post-combination business
to determine executive and director compensation. Any compensation to be paid to our officers will be determined, or recommenced, to
the board of directors for determination, either by a committee constituted solely by independent directors or by a majority of the independent
directors on our board of directors.
We
do not intend to take any action to ensure that members of our management team maintain their positions with us after the consummation
of our initial business combination, although it is possible that some or all of our officers and directors may negotiate employment
or consulting arrangements to remain with us after the initial business combination. The existence or terms of any such employment or
consulting arrangements to retain their positions with us may influence our management’s motivation in identifying or selecting
a target business but we do not believe that the ability of our management to remain with us after the consummation of our initial business
combination will be a determining factor in our decision to proceed with any potential business combination. We are not party to any
agreements with our officers and directors that provide for benefits upon termination of employment.
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Audit
Committee We have established an audit committee of the board of directors. Lin Bao, Robin H. Karlsen and Julianne Huh serve as members
of our audit committee. Lin Bao chairs the audit committee. Under the Nasdaq listing standards and applicable SEC rules, we are required
to have three members of the audit committee all of whom must be independent. Lin Bao, Robin H. Karlsen and Julianne Huh are independent.
Each
member of the audit committee is financially literate and our board of directors has determined that Lin Bao qualifies as an “audit
committee financial expert” as defined in applicable SEC rules.
Responsibilities
of the audit committee include:
●
the
appointment, compensation, retention, replacement, and oversight of the work of the independent registered public accounting firm
and any other independent registered public accounting firm engaged by us;
●
pre-approving
all audit and non-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm or any other registered public
accounting firm engaged by us, and establishing pre-approval policies and procedures;
●
reviewing
and discussing with the independent registered public accounting firm all relationships the auditors have with us in order to evaluate
their continued independence;
●
setting
clear hiring policies for employees or former employees of the independent registered public accounting firm;
●
setting
clear policies for audit partner rotation in compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
●
obtaining
and reviewing a report, at least annually, from the independent registered public accounting firm describing the independent auditor’s
internal quality-control procedures and (ii) any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality-control review, or peer
review, of the audit firm, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities, within, the preceding
five years respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the firm and any steps taken to deal with such issues;
●
reviewing
and approving any related party transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC
prior to us entering into such transaction; and
●
reviewing
with management, the independent registered public accounting firm, and our legal advisors, as appropriate, any legal, regulatory
or compliance matters, including any correspondence with regulators or government agencies and any employee complaints or published
reports that raise material issues regarding our financial statements or accounting policies and any significant changes in accounting
standards or rules promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the SEC or other regulatory authorities.
Compensation
Committee
The members of our Compensation Committee are Lin Bao, Robin H. Karlsen and Julianne Huh. Dr. Julianne Huh chairs the compensation
committee. We have adopted a compensation committee charter, which detail the principal functions of the compensation committee, including:
●
reviewing
and approving on an annual basis the corporate goals and objectives relevant to our Chief Executive Officer’s compensation,
evaluating our Chief Executive Officer’s performance in light of such goals and objectives and determining and approving the
remuneration (if any) of our Chief Executive Officer based on such evaluation in executive session at which the Chief Executive Officer
is not present;
●
reviewing
and approving the compensation of all of our other officers;
●
reviewing
our executive compensation policies and plans;
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●
implementing
and administering our incentive compensation equity-based remuneration plans;
●
assisting
management in complying with our proxy statement and annual report disclosure requirements;
●
approving
all special perquisites, special cash payments and other special compensation and benefit arrangements for our officers and employees;
●
producing
a report on executive compensation to be included in our annual proxy statement; and
●
reviewing,
evaluating and recommending changes, if appropriate, to the remuneration for directors.
The
charter also provides that the compensation committee may, in its sole discretion, retain or obtain the advice of a compensation consultant,
legal counsel or other adviser and is directly responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of any such adviser.
However, before engaging or receiving advice from a compensation consultant, external legal counsel or any other adviser, the compensation
committee will consider the independence of each such adviser, including the factors required by Nasdaq and the SEC.
Director
Nominations
Our
nominating committee consists of Lin Bao, Robin H. Karlsen and Julianne Huh, each of whom is an independent director under Nasdaq’s
listing standards. Robin H. Karlsen chairs the nominating committee. The nominating committee is responsible for overseeing the selection
of persons to be nominated to serve on our board of directors. The nominating committee considers persons identified by its members,
management, shareholders, investment bankers and others.
Guidelines
for Selecting Director Nominees
The
guidelines for selecting nominees, which are specified in the Nominating Committee Charter, generally provide that persons to be nominated:
●
should
have demonstrated notable or significant achievements in business, education or public service;
●
should
possess the requisite intelligence, education and experience to make a significant contribution to the board of directors and bring
a range of skills, diverse perspectives and backgrounds to its deliberations; and
●
should
have the highest ethical standards, a strong sense of professionalism and intense dedication to serving the interests of the shareholders.
The
Nominating Committee will consider a number of qualifications relating to management and leadership experience, background, integrity
and professionalism in evaluating a person’s candidacy for membership on the board of directors. The nominating committee may require
certain skills or attributes, such as financial or accounting experience, to meet specific board needs that arise from time to time and
will also consider the overall experience and makeup of its members to obtain a broad and diverse mix of board members. The nominating
committee does not distinguish among nominees recommended by shareholders and other persons.
Code
of Conduct and Ethics
We
have adopted a code of conduct and ethics applicable to our directors, officers and employees in accordance with applicable federal securities
laws. We filed a copy of our form of Code of Ethics and our audit committee charter as exhibits to the registration statement in connection
with our IPO. You will be able to review these documents by accessing our public filings at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov .
In addition, a copy of the Code of Ethics will be provided without charge upon request from us. We intend to disclose any amendments
to or waivers of certain provisions of our Code of Ethics in a Current Report on Form 8-K. See “ Where You Can Find Additional
Information .”
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Conflicts
of Interest
Potential
investors should be aware of the following potential conflicts of interest:
●
None
of our officers or directors is required to commit his or her full time to our affairs and, accordingly, may have conflicts of interest
in allocating his or her time among various business activities.
●
In
the course of their other business activities, our officers and directors may become aware of investment and business opportunities
which may be appropriate for presentation to us as well as the other entities with which they are affiliated. Our management may
have conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented.
●
On
May 1, 2023, our initial shareholders purchased founder shares and on December 6, 2023, our sponsor purchased the private units in
transactions that closed simultaneously with the closing of our IPO. Our initial shareholders have agreed to waive their right to
liquidating distributions with respect to its founder shares if we fail to consummate our initial business combination within the
required time period. However, if our initial shareholders acquire public shares in or after our IPO, they will be entitled to receive
liquidating distributions with respect to such public shares if we fail to consummate our initial business combination within the
required time period. If we do not complete our initial business combination within such applicable time period, the proceeds of
the sale of the private units will be used to fund the redemption of our public shares, and the private units will expire worthless.
●
Our
officers and directors may have a conflict of interest with respect to evaluating a particular business combination if the retention
or resignation of any such officers and directors was included by a target business as a condition to any agreement with respect
to our initial business combination.
Under
Cayman Islands law, directors and officers owe the following fiduciary duties:
(i)
duty
to act in good faith in what the director or officer believes to be in the best interests of the company as a whole;
(ii)
duty
to exercise powers for the purposes for which those powers were conferred and not for a collateral purpose;
(iii)
directors
should not improperly fetter the exercise of future discretion;
(iv)
duty
not to put themselves in a position in which there is a conflict between their duty to the company and their personal interests;
and
(v)
duty
to exercise independent judgment.
In
addition to the above, directors also owe a duty of care which is not fiduciary in nature. This duty has been defined as a requirement
to act as a reasonably diligent person having both the general knowledge, skill and experience that may reasonably be expected of a person
carrying out the same functions as are carried out by that director in relation to the company and the general knowledge skill and experience
which that director has.
As
set out above, directors have a duty not to put themselves in a position of conflict and this includes a duty not to engage in self-dealing,
or to otherwise benefit as a result of their position. However, in some instances what would otherwise be a breach of this duty can be
forgiven and/or authorized in advance by the shareholders provided that there is full disclosure by the directors. This can be done by
way of permission granted in the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association or alternatively by shareholder approval
at general meetings.
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Accordingly,
as a result of multiple business affiliations, our officers and directors may have similar legal obligations relating to presenting business
opportunities meeting the above-listed criteria to multiple entities. In addition, conflicts of interest may arise when our board evaluates
a particular business opportunity with respect to the above-listed criteria. We cannot assure you that any of the above mentioned conflicts
will be resolved in our favor. Furthermore, each of our officers and directors currently has and may in the future have fiduciary obligations
to other businesses, including other blank check companies similar to our company, of which they are now or may in the future be officers
or directors. To the extent they identify business opportunities which may be suitable for the entities to which they owe fiduciary obligations,
our officers and directors will honor those fiduciary obligations. Accordingly, it is possible they may not present opportunities to
us that otherwise may be attractive to us unless the entities to which they owe fiduciary obligations and any successors to such entities
have declined to accept such opportunities.
In
order to minimize potential conflicts of interest which may arise from multiple corporate affiliations, each of our officers and directors
has contractually agreed, pursuant to a written agreement with us, until the earliest of a business combination, our liquidation or such
time as he ceases to be an officer or director, to present to our company for our consideration, prior to presentation to any other entity,
any suitable business opportunity which may reasonably be required to be presented to us, subject to any fiduciary or contractual obligations
he might have.
Section
16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, requires our executive officers, directors and persons
who beneficially own more than 10% of a registered class of our equity securities to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of our shares of common stock and other equity securities. These executive
officers, directors, and greater than 10% beneficial owners are required by SEC regulation to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a)
forms filed by such reporting persons.
Based
solely on our review of such forms furnished to us and written representations from certain reporting persons, we believe that all filing
requirements applicable to our executive officers, directors and greater than 10% beneficial owners were filed in a timely manner.
ITEM
11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Employment
Agreements
We
have not entered into any employment agreements with our executive officers and have not made any agreements to provide benefits upon
termination of employment.
Executive
Officers and Director Compensation
No
executive officer has received any cash compensation for services rendered to us. No compensation of any kind, including any finder’s
fee, reimbursement, consulting fee or monies in respect of any payment of a loan, will be paid by us to our Sponsor, officers or directors
or any affiliate of our Sponsor, officers or directors, prior to, or in connection with any services rendered in order to effectuate,
the consummation of our initial business combination (regardless of the type of transaction that it is). However, these individuals will
be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target
businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. Our audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments
that were made to our Sponsor, officers or directors or our or their affiliates. Any such payments prior to an initial business combination
will be made using funds held outside the trust account. Other than quarterly audit committee review of such payments, we do not expect
to have any additional controls in place governing our reimbursement payments to our directors and executive officers for their out-of-pocket
expenses incurred in connection with identifying and consummating an initial business combination.
Compensation
Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
None
of our officers currently serves, or in the past year has served, as a member of the compensation committee of any entity that has one
or more officers serving on our board of directors.
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ITEM
12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The
following table sets forth as of March 22, 2024 the number of our ordinary shares beneficially owned by (i) each person who is known
by us to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares (ii) each of our officers
and directors; and (iii) all of our officers and directors as a group. As of March 22, 2024, we had 9,026,000 shares of common
stock, issued and outstanding.
Unless
otherwise indicated, we believe that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares
of common stock beneficially owned by them. The following table does not reflect record of beneficial ownership of any shares of common
stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants or conversion of rights, as the warrants are not exercisable, and the rights are not convertible
within 60 days of March 22, 2024.
Name
and Address of Beneficial Owner (1)
Number
of Shares Beneficially Owned(2)
Percentage
of Outstanding Shares
Juan Fernandez
Pascual
50,000
*
%
Heung Ming Wong
42,000
*
%
Lin Bao
20,000
* %
Julianne Huh
20,000
*
%
Robin H. Karlsen
20,000
*
%
All officers
and directors as a group
152,000
1.7 %
(5 individuals)
Holders of 5% or more:
Aimei Investment Ltd (3)
1,905,000
21.1 %
Harraden Circle Investments
(4)
830,242
9.2 %
Cowen and Company, LLC (5)
476,428
5.3 %
Glazer Capital, LLC (6)
599,700
6.6 %
Wealthspring Capital LLC (7)
914,798
10.1 %
*
Less
than one percent.
(1)
Unless
otherwise indicated, the business address of each of the following entities or individuals is 10 East 53rd Street, Suite 3001, New
York, NY 10022
(2)
Does
not include beneficial ownership of any shares of common stock underlying outstanding private rights, as such shares are not issuable
within 60 days of the date of this report.
(3)
Represents
shares held by our sponsor. Ms. Huang Han has voting and dispositive power over the shares held of record by our sponsor. Ms. Huang Han
disclaims any beneficial ownership of the shares held by our sponsor, except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein. The business
address of Aimei Investment Ltd. Is 4th Floor, Harbour Place, 103 South Church Street, P.O. Box 10240, Grand Cayman KY1-1002, George
Town, Cayman Islands.
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(4)
Based
on a Schedule 13G filed on January 31, 2024. The schedule relates to shares directly beneficially
owned by Harraden Circle Investors, LP (“Harraden Fund”). Harraden Circle Investors
GP, LP (“Harraden GP”) is the general partner to Harraden Fund, and Harraden
Circle Investors GP, LLC (“Harraden LLC”) is the general partner of Harraden
GP. Harraden Circle Investments, LLC “Harraden Advisor”) serves as investment
manager to Harraden Fund. Frederick V. Fortmiller, Jr. is the managing member of each of
Harraden LLC and Harraden Adviser. In such capacities, each of Harraden GP, Harraden LLC,
Harraden Adviser and Mr. Fortmiller may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the shares
reported directly beneficially owned by Harraden Fund. The address of the principal business
office of each reporting person is 299 Park Avenue, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10171.
(5)
Based
on a Schedule 13G filed on February 2, 2024. The address of the principal business office of the reporting person is 599 Lexington
Ave, New York, NY 10022. The report does not name a natural person who directly or indirectly exercises sole or shared voting and/or
dispositive power with respect to the securities. The report is signed by John Holmes, Chief Operating Officer.
(6)
Based
on a Schedule 13G filed on February 14, 2024. Mr. Paul J. Glazer serves as the Managing Member of Glazer Capital LLC. The address
of the business office of each of the reporting persons is 250 West 55th Street, Suite 30A, New York, New York 10019.
(7)
Based
on a Schedule 13G filed on February 14, 2024. The statement was filed jointly filed by Wealthspring Capital LLC and Matthew Simpson,
who is a United States citizen and a manager of Wealthspring. The principal business address for Wealthspring and for Mr. Simpson
is 2 Westchester Park Drive, Suite 108, West Harrison, NY 10604.
ITEM
13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Ordinary
shares
Prior
to the IPO, the Company issued an aggregate of 50,000 ordinary shares of $1.00 par value each to Han Huang. On May 11, 2023, Han Huang
transferred those ordinary shares to the sponsor and on May 15, 2023 the sponsor resolved to sub-divide the ordinary shares of $1.00
par value each into ordinary shares of $0.0001 par value each and as such the sponsor held 500,000,000 ordinary shares of $0.0001 each.
On May 15, 2023 the directors resolved to repurchase 498,562,500 ordinary shares from the sponsor, the repurchase resulting in the sponsor
holding 1,437,500 ordinary shares. On May 25, 2023, 1,437,500 founder shares were issued to the sponsor (up to 187,500 of which are subject
to forfeiture depending on the extent to which the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised) pursuant to a securities subscription
agreement and the 1,437,500 ordinary shares previously held by the sponsor were repurchased by the company, the shares have been retroactively
adjusted. On October 20, 2023, the Company capitalized an amount equal to $28.75 standing to the credit of the share premium account
and appropriated such sum and applied it on behalf of the Sponsor towards paying up in full (as to the full par value of $0.0001 per
founder share) 287,500 unissued ordinary shares of $0.0001 par value and allotted such shares credited as fully paid to the Sponsor,
resulting in 1,725,000 shares being issued and outstanding. 225,000 shares of such ordinary shares are not subject to forfeiture as the
underwriters’ over-allotment was exercised in full. The initial shareholders will collectively own approximately 20% of the Company’s
issued and outstanding shares after the Initial public Offering (assuming the initial shareholders do not purchase any Public Shares
in the Initial Public Offering and excluding the Private Units and underlying securities).
Subject
to certain limited exceptions, the initial shareholders have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell their founder shares until six months
after the date of the consummation of our initial business combination or earlier if, subsequent to initial business combination, the
Company consummate a subsequent liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the shareholders
having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property.
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Promissory
Note — Related Party
On
May 1, 2023, the Sponsor issued an unsecured promissory note to the Company, pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to an aggregate
principal amount of $750,000, to be used for payment of costs related to the IPO. The note is non-interest bearing and payable on the
earlier of (i) December 31, 2023, (ii) the consummation of the IPO or (iii) the date on which the Company determines to not proceed with
the IPO. As of December 6, 2023, the Company has borrowed $210,151 under the promissory note with our Sponsor. This promissory note was
fully repaid on December 7, 2023. There was no balance due as of December 31, 2023.
Administrative
Services Arrangement
An
affiliate of our Sponsor has agreed, commencing from the date that the Company’s securities were first listed on Nasdaq, through
the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination and its liquidation, to make available to the Company our Sponsor
certain general and administrative services, including office space, utilities and administrative services, as the Company may require
from time to time. The Company has agreed to pay to the affiliate of our Sponsor, $10,000 per month, for up to 12 months, subject to
extension to up to 24 months for such administrative services.
Related
Party Loans
In
order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Company’s Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor,
or the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“ Working
Capital Loans ”). Such Working Capital Loans would be evidenced by promissory notes. The notes would either be repaid upon consummation
of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $1,500,000 of notes may be converted upon consummation
of a Business Combination into additional Private Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit. In the event that a Business Combination does
not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans, but no proceeds
held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. As of December 31, 2023, no amounts under such loans have
been drawn.
Related
Party Policy
All
ongoing and future transactions between us and any member of our management team or his or her respective affiliates will be on terms
believed by us at that time, based upon other similar arrangements known to us, to be no less favorable to us than are available from
unaffiliated third parties. It is our intention to obtain estimates from unaffiliated third parties for similar goods or services to
ascertain whether such transactions with affiliates are on terms that are no less favorable to us than are otherwise available from such
unaffiliated third parties. If a transaction with an affiliated third party were found to be on terms less favorable to us than with
an unaffiliated third party, we would not engage in such transaction.
We
are not prohibited from pursuing an initial business combination with a company that is affiliated with our initial shareholders, officers
or directors. In the event we seek to complete our initial business combination with a target that is affiliated with our initial shareholders,
officers or directors, we, or a committee of independent directors, would obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm
or another independent entity that commonly renders valuation opinions that our initial business combination is fair to our company (or
shareholders) from a financial point of view.
Director
Independence
Nasdaq
listing standards require that a majority of our board of directors be independent. For a description of the director independence, see
“- Part III, Item 10 - Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance” .
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ITEM
14 . PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
The
following is a summary of fees paid or to be paid to MaloneBailey, LLP, or MaloneBailey, for services rendered.
Audit
Fees . Audit fees consist of fees for professional services rendered for the audit of our year-end financial statements and
services that are normally provided by MaloneBailey in connection with regulatory filings. The aggregate fees of MaloneBailey for
professional services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements, review of the financial information included in our
Forms 8-K for the respective periods and other required filings with the SEC totaled approximately $115,000 for the period
from April 27, 2023 (inception) through December 31, 2023. The above amounts include interim procedures and audit fees,
as well as attendance at audit committee meetings.
Audit-Related
Fees . Audit-related fees consist of fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to performance of
the audit or review of our financial statements and are not reported under “Audit Fees.” These services include attest services
that are not required by statute or regulation and consultations concerning financial accounting and reporting standards. For the period
from April 27, 2023 (inception) through December 31, 2023, we did not pay MaloneBailey any audit-related fees.
Tax
Fees . We have not paid MaloneBailey any fee for tax return services, planning and tax advice for the period from April 27, 2023 (inception) through
December 31, 2023.
All
Other Fees . We did not pay MaloneBailey for any other services for the period from April 27, 2023 (inception) through December 31, 2023.
Pre-Approval
Policy
Our
audit committee was formed upon the consummation of our Initial Public Offering. As a result, the audit committee did not preapprove
all of the foregoing services, although any services rendered prior to the formation of our audit committee were approved by our board
of directors. Since the formation of our audit committee, and on a going-forward basis, the audit committee has and will preapprove all
auditing services and permitted non-audit services to be performed for us by our auditors, including the fees and terms thereof (subject
to the de minimis exceptions for non-audit services described in the Exchange Act which are approved by the audit committee prior to
the completion of the audit).
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part
IV
ITEM
15 . EXHIBITS AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a)
The
following documents are filed as part of this report:
(1)
Financial
Statements
(2)
Financial
Statement Schedules
None
(3)
Exhibits
We
hereby file as part of this Report the exhibits listed in the attached Exhibit Index. Exhibits which are incorporated herein by reference
can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC, 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C.
20549. Copies of such material can also be obtained from the Public Reference Section of the SEC, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.
20549, at prescribed rates or on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
(b)
Exhibits
The
following exhibits are filed with this report. Exhibits which are incorporated herein by reference can be obtained from the SEC’s
website at http://www.sec.gov.
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Exhibit
No.
Description
1.1
Underwriting Agreement, dated December 1, 2023, by and between the Company and Spartan Capital Securities, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on December 6, 2023)
3.1
Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on December 6, 2023)
4.1
Specimen Unit Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed by the Registrant on July 24, 2023)
4.2
Specimen Ordinary Share Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed by the Registrant on July 24, 2023)
4.3
Specimen Rights Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed by the Registrant on July 24, 2023)
4.4
Rights Agreement, dated December 1, 2023, by and between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on December 6, 2023)
4.5
Description of Securities
10.1
Letter Agreement, dated December 1, 2023, among the Company and the Company’s officers, directors and Initial Stockholders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on December 6, 2023)
10.2
Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated December 1, 2023, by and between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on December 6, 2023)
10.3
Registration Rights Agreements, dated December 1, 2023, by and between the Company and Initial Stockholders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on December 6, 2023)
10.4
Indemnity Agreements, dated December 1, 2023, by and among the Company and the directors and officers of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on December 6, 2023)
10.5
Subscription Agreement, dated December 1, 2023, by and between the Company and Aimei Investment Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on December 6, 2023)
10.6
Administrative Service Agreement, dated December 1, 2023, by and between the Company and Aimei Investment Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on December 6, 2023)
10.7
Form of Promissory Note issued to Sponsor (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed by the Registrant on July 24, 2023)
14.1
Form of Code of Ethics (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14 filed with the Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed by the Registrant on July 24, 2023)
21.1^
List
of Subsidiaries
31.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2
Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32
Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
97.1
Clawback Policy
99.1
Audit Committee Charter (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed by the Registrant on July 24, 2023)
99.2
Compensation Committee Charter (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed by the Registrant on July 24, 2023)
99.3
Nominating Committee Charter (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed by the Registrant on July 24, 2023)
101.INS
Inline
XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
104
Cover
Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).
^
Not
applicable
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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.
AIMEI
HEALTH TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Dated:
March 25, 2024
By:
/s/
Juan Fernandez Pascual
Name:
Juan
Fernandez Pascual
Title:
Chief
Executive Officer, Secretary and Director
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/
Juan Fernandez Pascual
Chief
Executive Officer and Director
March
25, 2024
Juan
Fernandez Pascual
(Principal
Executive Officer)
/s/
Heung Ming Wong
Chief
Financial Officer and Director
March
25, 2024
Heung
Ming Wong
(Principal
Accounting and Financial Officer)
/s/
Lin Bao
Director
March
25, 2024
Lin
Bao
/s/Julianne
Huh
Director
March
25, 2024
Julianne
Huh
/s/
Robin Karlsen
Director
March
25, 2024
Robin
Karlsen
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AIMEI
HEALTH TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
INDEX
TO AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Page(s)
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID No: 206 )
F-2
Financial Statements:
Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2023
F-3
Statement of Operations for the period from April 27, 2023 (inception) through December 31, 2023
F-4
Statement
of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit for the period from April 27, 2023 (inception) through December 31, 2023
F-5
Statement of Cash Flows for the period from April 27, 2023 (inception) through December 31, 2023
F-6
Notes
to the Financial Statements
F-7
- F-16
F- 1
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To
the Stockholders and Board of Directors of
Aimei
Health Technology Co., Ltd.
Opinion
on the Financial Statements
We
have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Aimei Health Technology Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2023,
and the related statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the period from April 27, 2023 (inception)
through December 31, 2023, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion,
the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2023, and
the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period from April 27, 2023 (inception) through December 31, 2023, in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Going
Concern Matter
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note
1 to the financial statements, the Company’s business plan is dependent on the completion of a business combination within a prescribed
period of time and if not completed will cease all operations except for the purpose of liquidating. The date for mandatory liquidation
and subsequent dissolution raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s
plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result
from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis
for Opinion
These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s
financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
(United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal
securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We
conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company
is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit
we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion
on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our
audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or
fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides
a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/
MaloneBailey, LLP
www.malonebailey.com
We
have served as the Company’s auditor since 2023.
Houston,
Texas
March
25, 2024
F- 2
AIMEI
HEALTH TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
BALANCE
SHEET
December 31, 2023
Assets
Cash
$ 580,717
Total Current Assets
580,717
Cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account
69,889,848
Total Assets
$ 70,470,565
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit
Current Liabilities
Accrued expenses
24,841
Total Current Liabilities
24,841
Deferred underwriter fee payable
690,000
Total Liabilities
714,841
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 6)
-
Redeemable Ordinary share
Redeemable Ordinary share, $ 0.0001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 6,900,000 shares issued and outstanding subject to possible redemption, at redemption value of $ 10.13
69,889,848
Stockholders’ Deficit
Ordinary share, $ 0.0001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 2,126,000 issued and outstanding (excluding 6,900,000 shares subject to possible redemption)
213
Additional paid-in capital
-
Accumulated deficit
( 134,337 )
Total Stockholders’ Deficit
( 134,124 )
Total Liabilities, Redeemable Ordinary share and Stockholders’ Deficit
$ 70,470,565
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F- 3
AIMEI
HEALTH TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
STATEMENT
OF OPERATIONS
For the period from April 27, 2023 (inception) through
December 31, 2023
Formation and operating costs
$ ( 28,459 )
Loss from operations
( 28,459 )
Other income:
Interest earned on investments held in trust
199,848
Total other income
199,848
Net Income
$ 171,389
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted
2,233,770
Basic and diluted net income per share
$ 0.08
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F- 4
AIMEI
HEALTH TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
STATEMENT
OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
FOR
THE PERIOD FROM APRIL 27, 2023 (INCEPTION) THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2023
Shares
Amount
Capital
Deficit
(Deficit)
Ordinary shares
Additional
Paid-In
Accumulated
Total
Stockholders’
Shares
Amount
Capital
Deficit
Deficit
Balance – April 27, 2023 (Inception)
-
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
Issuance of Founder Shares to Sponsor
1,725,000
173
24,827
-
25,000
Sale of public units through public offering
6,900,000
690
68,999,310
-
69,000,000
Sale of Private Placement Units
332,000
33
3,319,967
-
3,320,000
Offering costs
-
-
( 2,070,665 )
-
( 2,070,665 )
Deferred underwriting costs
-
-
( 690,000 )
-
( 690,000 )
Issuance of representative shares
69,000
7
( 7 )
-
-
Common shares subject to redemption
( 6,900,000 )
( 690 )
( 69,689,310 )
-
( 69,690,000 )
Remeasurement of common stock subject to possible redemption
-
-
-
( 199,848 )
( 199,848 )
Accretion of additional paid in capital to accumulated deficit
-
-
105,878
( 105,878 )
-
Net income
-
-
-
171,389
171,389
Balance – December 31, 2023
2,126,000
$ 213
$ -
$ ( 134,337 )
$ ( 134,124 )
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F- 5
AIMEI
HEALTH TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
STATEMENT
OF CASH FLOWS
For the Period from
April 27, 2023
(inception) through
December 31, 2023
Cash flow from operating activities:
Net income
$ 171,389
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Interest earned on investments held in trust
( 199,848 )
Formation and operating costs paid by Sponsor
3,618
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accrued expenses
24,841
Net cash used in operating activities
-
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investment of cash in Trust Account
( 69,690,000 )
Net cash used in investing activities
( 69,690,000 )
Cash flow from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of founder shares to Sponsor
25,000
Proceeds from sale of units through public offering
69,000,000
Proceeds from sale of private placement units
3,320,000
Proceeds from promissory note - related
party
206,533
Payment of offering costs
( 2,070,665 )
Repayment of promissory note - related party
( 210,151 )
Net cash provided by financing activities
70,270,717
Net change in cash
580,717
Cash at the beginning of the period
-
Cash at the end of the period
$ 580,717
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities:
Deferred underwriting fee payable
$ 690,000
Initial classification of shares subject to redemption
$ 69,690,000
Subsequent remeasurement to redemption value- interest income
$ 199,848
Issuance of representative shares
$ 7
Accretion of additional paid in capital to accumulated deficit
$ 105,878
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F- 6
AIMEI
HEALTH TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS OPERATIONS
Aimei
Health Technology Co., Ltd (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated in the Cayman Islands on April 27, 2023 .
The Company was formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, recapitalization,
reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities (“Business Combination”). Although
there is no restriction or limitation on what industry its target operates in, it is the Company’s intention to pursue prospective
targets that are focused on healthcare innovation. The Company anticipates targeting what are traditionally known as “small cap”
companies domiciled in North America, Europe and/or the Asia Pacific (“APAC”) regions that are developing assets in the biopharmaceutical,
medical technology/medical device and diagnostics space which aligns with its management team’s experience in operating health
care companies and in drug and device technology development as well as diagnostic and other services.
At December
31 , 2023, the Company had not yet commenced any operations. All activity through December
31 , 2023 related to the Company’s formation and the Initial Public Offering (as
defined below) . The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of its initial Business
Combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash in bank and
investments held in trust account from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering. The Company has selected December 31
as its fiscal year end. The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the
risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.
The
Company’s sponsor is Aimei Investment Ltd, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Sponsor”). The registration
statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on November 30, 2023. On December 6, 2023, the
Company consummated its Initial Public Offering of 6,900,000
units (the “Units” and, with respect to the shares of Ordinary share included in the Units being offered, the
“Public Shares”), at $ 10.00
per Unit, which includes full exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment option of 900,000
Units, generating gross proceeds of $ 69,000,000 (the
“Initial Public Offering”), and incurring offering costs of $ 2,070,665 and
$ 690,000
for deferred underwriting commissions (see Note 5). The Company granted the underwriter a 45-day option to purchase up to an
additional 900,000
Units at the Initial Public Offering price to cover over-allotments, if any. On December 6, 2023, the over-allotment option was
exercised in full.
Simultaneously
with the consummation of the closing of the Offering, the Company consummated the private placement of an aggregate of 332,000 units
(the “Private Units”) to the Sponsor at a price of $ 10.00 per Unit, generating total gross proceeds of $ 3,320,000 (the “Private
Placement”). (see Note 4).
Following
the closing of the Initial Public Offering on December 6, 2023, an amount of $ 69,690,000 ($ 10.10 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the
sale of the Units in the Initial Public Offering and a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Private Units was placed in a trust
account (the “Trust Account”), located in the United States and held as cash items or may be invested only in only in U.S.
government treasury bills, notes and bonds with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under
Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and which invest solely in U.S. Treasuries, as determined by the Company, until the earlier
of: (i) the consummation of a Business Combination, or (ii) the distribution of the funds in the Trust Account to the Company’s
shareholders, as described below.
The
Company will provide its public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their public shares upon the completion
of our initial business combination either (i) in connection with a shareholder meeting called to approve the initial business combination
or (ii) by means of a tender offer. In connection with a proposed Business Combination, the Company may seek shareholder approval of
a Business Combination at a meeting called for such purpose at which shareholders may seek to redeem their shares, regardless of how
they vote for the Business Combination. If a vote is held to approve an initial business combination will consummate such initial business
combination only if the Company has the affirmative vote of a majority of the shareholders who attend and vote at a general meeting of
the company.
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The
shareholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially
$ 10.10 per share, plus any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company
to pay its tax obligations). The per-share amount to be distributed to shareholders who redeem their Public Shares will not be reduced
by the deferred underwriting commissions the Company will pay to the underwriter. There will be no redemption rights upon the completion
of a Business Combination with respect to the Company’s rights.
If
a shareholder vote is not required and the Company does not decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other reasons, the Company
will, pursuant to its amended and restated memorandum and articles of association conduct the redemptions pursuant to Rule 13e-4 and
Regulation 14E of the Exchange Act, which regulate issuer tender offers, and file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing
our initial business combination which contain substantially the same financial and other information about the initial business combination
as is required under the SEC’s proxy rules.
The
Sponsor has agreed (i) to vote any shares owned by them in favor of any proposed business combination, (ii) not to redeem any shares
in connection with a shareholder vote to approve a proposed initial business combination or any amendment to our charter prior to the
consummation of our initial business combination and (iii) not to sell any shares to us in a tender offer in connection with any proposed
business combination. However, the Sponsor will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Public
Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering if the Company fails to complete its Business Combination.
The
Company will have until 12 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering (or up to 24 months from the closing of the IPO if
the Company extends the period of time to consummate a Business Combination by up to 12 additional months through 12 one-month extensions
of time, as further provided in the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association) to consummate a Business
Combination (the “Combination Period”). If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination
Period, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not
more than five business days thereafter, redeem 100% of the outstanding public shares which redemption will completely extinguish public
shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable
law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining holders of ordinary
shares and our board of directors, proceed to commence a voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution of the company, subject
(in the case of (ii) and (iii) above) to its obligations to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of applicable law .
The
underwriter has agreed to waive its rights to the deferred underwriting commission held in the Trust Account in the event the Company
does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the funds
held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is
possible that the per share value of the assets remaining available for distribution will be less than the offering price per Unit ($ 10.00 ).
The
Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to the Company, if and to the extent any claims by a vendor for services rendered or products
sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce
the amounts in the trust account to below $ 10.10 per share (whether or not the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised
in full), except as to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the trust account and
except as to any claims under its indemnity of the underwriters of the IPO against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the
Securities Act. In the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Sponsor will not be responsible
to the extent of any liability for such third party claims. The Company has not independently verified whether our sponsor has sufficient
funds to satisfy its indemnity obligations and believe that the Sponsor’s only assets are securities of the Company. The Company
has not asked the Sponsor to reserve for such obligations and therefore believe the Sponsor will be unlikely to satisfy its indemnification
obligations if it is required to do so. However, the Company believes the likelihood of our sponsor having to indemnify the trust account
is limited because the Company will endeavor to have all vendors and prospective target businesses as well as other entities execute
agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the trust account.
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Liquidity
and Capital Resources
As
of December 31, 2023, the Company had $ 580,717 in its operating bank account, $ 69,889,848 in its trust account, and working capital of
approximately $ 555,876 .
The
Company’s liquidity needs prior to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering were satisfied through the payment of $ 25,000
from the Sponsor to cover for certain offering costs on the Company’s behalf in exchange for issuance of Founder Shares (as defined
in Note 5), and loan from the Sponsor of approximately $ 210,151 under the Note (as defined in Note
5). The Company has repaid the note in full on December 7, 2023. Subsequent to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering,
the Company’s liquidity has been satisfied through the net proceeds from the consummation of the Initial Public Offering and the
Private Placement held outside of the Trust Account. In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business
Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated
to, provide the Company Working Capital Loans (as defined in Note 5). As of December 31, 2023, there were no amounts outstanding under
any Working Capital Loan.
Over the period of time to complete a business combination, the Company will
be using the funds held outside of the Trust Account for paying existing accounts payable, identifying and evaluating prospective initial
Business Combination candidates, performing due diligence on prospective target businesses, paying for travel expenditures, selecting
the target business to merge with or acquire, and structuring, negotiating and consummating the Business Combination.
Going
Concern Consideration
In
connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)
2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” management has determined
that if the Company is unsuccessful in consummating an initial business combination within the prescribed period of time from the closing
of the IPO, the requirement that the Company cease all operations, redeem the public shares and thereafter liquidate and dissolve raises
substantial doubt about the ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might
result from the outcome of this uncertainty. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”), which contemplate continuation of
the Company as a going concern.
NOTE
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying financial statements are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
(“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.
Emerging
Growth Company
The
Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our
Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements
that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required
to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding
executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory
vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
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Further,
Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting
standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do
not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting
standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements
that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable.
The
Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has
different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised
standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements
with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the
extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
Use
of estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the
reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Making
estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of
a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statements, which management considered in formulating
its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ
significantly from those estimates.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
The
Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.
The Company had $ 580,717 in cash and no cash equivalents as of December 31, 2023.
Cash and marketable securities held in trust account
As
of December 31, 2023, substantially all of the assets held in the Trust Account were held in U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Funds.
All of the Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are classified as trading securities. Trading securities are presented
on the 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 included in investment income earned on investments held in Trust in the accompanying statement of operations.
The estimated fair values of investments held in Trust Account are determined using available market information. As of December 31,
2023, the estimated fair values of investments held in Trust Account was $ 69,889,848 .
Offering
Costs Associated with the Initial Public Offering
Offering
costs consisted of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs incurred through the Initial Public Offering that were directly
related to the Initial Public Offering. These costs, together with the cash underwriter fee of $ 1,380,000 and deferred underwriting fee
of $ 690,000 , were charged to additional paid-in capital upon completion of the Initial Public Offering.
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Ordinary
share Subject to Possible Redemption
All
of the 6,900,000 shares of Ordinary share sold as part of the Units in the Initial Public Offering contain a redemption feature which
allows for the redemption of such Public Shares in connection with the Company’s liquidation, 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. In accordance with ASC 480, conditionally redeemable Ordinary share (including shares of Ordinary
share 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. Ordinary liquidation events, which
involve the redemption and liquidation of all of the entity’s equity instruments, are excluded from the provisions of ASC 480.
Although the Company did not specify a maximum redemption threshold, its charter provides that currently, the Company will not redeem
its Public Shares in an amount that would cause its net tangible assets (stockholders’ equity) to be less than $ 5,000,001 . However,
the threshold in its charter would not change the nature of the underlying shares as redeemable and thus Public Shares would be required
to be disclosed outside of permanent equity. Accordingly, on December 31, 2023, 6,900,000 shares of Ordinary share subject to possible
redemption at the redemption amount were presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ deficit
section of the Company’s balance sheet.
Income
Taxes
The
Company complies with the accounting and reporting requirements of ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” which requires an asset
and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed
for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in future taxable or deductible
amounts, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income.
Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
ASC
Topic 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax
positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not
to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company’s management determined that the Cayman Islands is the Company’s
major tax jurisdiction. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits, if any, as income
tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2023 and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties. The Company
is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its
position.
The
Company is considered to be an exempted Cayman Islands company with no connection to any other taxable jurisdiction and is presently
not subject to income taxes or income tax filing requirements in the Cayman Islands or the United States. As such, there is no provision for
income taxes for the period from April 27, 2023 (inception) to December 31, 2023.
Net
Income (loss) per share
Net
income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding for the
period. The calculation of diluted income (loss) per share does not consider the effect of the rights issued in connection with the Initial
Public Offering and rights issued as components of the Private Placement Units (the “Private Rights”) since the issuance
of shares underlying the rights are contingent upon the occurrence of future events. As a result, diluted loss per share is the same
as basic loss per share for the periods.
The
following table reflects the calculation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per ordinary share:
Schedule
of Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share
SCHEDULE OF BASIC AND DILUTED NET INCOME (LOSS) PER
SHARE
For The Period from April 27, 2023 (Inception) Through December 31, 2023
Net Income
$ 171,389
Denominator: weighted average number of ordinary shares
2,233,770
Basic and diluted net income per share
$ 0.08
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Concentration
of credit risk
Financial
instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution
which, at times may exceed the Federal depository insurance coverage of $ 250,000 . As of December 31, 2023, the Company had not experienced
losses on this account and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such account. As of December 31, 2023, $ 330,717 was not insured.
Fair
value of financial instruments
The
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid for transfer of a liability, in an orderly transaction
between market participants at the measurement date. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs
used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets
or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers include:
●
Level
1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments in active markets;
●
Level
2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted
prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active;
and
●
Level
3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions,
such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.
In
some circumstances, the inputs used to measure fair value might be categorized within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In
those instances, the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input
that is significant to the fair value measurement.
The
following table presents information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December
31, 2023 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques that the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
SCHEDULE
OF FAIR VALUE HIERARCHY VALUATION TECHNIQUES
Description
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)
Significant other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Significant other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets
Marketable securities held in trust account
$ 69,889,848
$ —
$ —
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Recent
Accounting Standards
In
August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-06,
Debt — Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s
Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40) (“ASU 2020-06”) to simplify accounting for certain financial instruments. ASU 2020-06 eliminates
the current models that require separation of beneficial conversion and cash conversion features from convertible instruments and simplifies
the derivative scope exception guidance pertaining to equity classification of contracts in an entity’s own equity. The new standard
also introduces additional disclosures for convertible debt and freestanding instruments that are indexed to and settled in an entity’s
own equity. ASU 2020-06 amends the diluted earnings per share guidance, including the requirement to use the if-converted method for
all convertible instruments. The amendments are effective for smaller reporting companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted as of inception of the Company. 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 statements.
NOTE
3. INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING
On
December 6, 2023, the Company consummated its Initial Public Offering of 6,900,000 Units (including the issuance of 900,000 Units as
a result of the underwriter’s full exercise of its over-allotment option), at $ 10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $ 69,000,000 .
Each Unit will one ordinary share and one right (“Public Right”). Each Public Right entitles the holder to receive one-fifth
(1/5) of one Ordinary shares upon consummation of our initial business combination, so the holder must hold rights in multiples of 5
in order to receive shares for all of the rights upon closing of a business combination.
As
of December 31, 2023, the Company incurred offering costs of approximately $ 2,070,665
and $ 690,000
for deferred underwriting commissions.
NOTE
4. PRIVATE PLACEMENT
Simultaneously
with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 332,000 Private Units at a price of $ 10.00 per
Private Unit ($ 3,320,000 in the aggregate).
The
proceeds from the sale of the Private Units will be added to the net proceeds from the Offering held in the Trust Account. The Private
Units are identical to the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering except that Private Units (including the private rights) will not
be transferable, assignable or salable until the completion of our initial business combination except to permitted transferees. If the
Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the proceeds from the sale of the Private Units will
be used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law) and the Private rights will expire
worthless.
NOTE
5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Founder
Shares
Prior
to the IPO, the Company issued an aggregate of 50,000 ordinary shares of $ 1.00 par value each to Han Huang. On May 11, 2023, Han Huang
transferred those ordinary shares to the sponsor and on May 15, 2023 the sponsor resolved to sub-divide the ordinary shares of $ 1.00
par value each into ordinary shares of $ 0.0001 par value each and as such the sponsor held 500,000,000 ordinary shares of $ 0.0001 each.
On May 15, 2023 the directors resolved to repurchase 498,562,500 ordinary shares from the sponsor, the repurchase resulting in the sponsor
holding 1,437,500 ordinary shares. On May 25, 2023, 1,437,500 founder shares were issued to the sponsor (up to 187,500 of which are subject
to forfeiture depending on the extent to which the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised) pursuant to a securities subscription
agreement and the 1,437,500 ordinary shares previously held by the sponsor were repurchased by the company, the shares have been retroactively
adjusted. On October 20, 2023, the Company capitalized an amount equal to $ 28.75 standing to the credit of the share premium account
and appropriated such sum and applied it on behalf of the Sponsor towards paying up in full (as to the full par value of $ 0.0001 per
founder share) 287,500 unissued ordinary shares of $ 0.0001 par value and allotted such shares credited as fully paid to the Sponsor,
resulting in 1,725,000 shares being issued and outstanding. 225,000 shares of such ordinary shares are not subject to forfeiture as the
underwriters’ over-allotment was exercised in full. The initial shareholders will collectively own approximately 20 % of the Company’s
issued and outstanding shares after the Initial public Offering (assuming the initial shareholders do not purchase any Public Shares
in the Initial Public Offering and excluding the Private Units and underlying securities).
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Subject
to certain limited exceptions, the initial shareholders have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell their founder shares until six months
after the date of the consummation of our initial business combination or earlier if, subsequent to initial business combination, the
Company consummate a subsequent liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the shareholders
having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property.
Promissory
Note – Related Party
On
May 1, 2023, the Sponsor issued an unsecured promissory note to the Company, pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to an aggregate
principal amount of $ 750,000 , to be used for payment of costs related to the Initial Public Offering. The note is non-interest bearing
and payable on the earlier of (i) December 31, 2023, (ii) the consummation of the Initial Public Offering or (iii) the date on which
the Company determines to not proceed with the Initial Public Offering. These amounts were repaid upon completion of the Initial Public
Offering out of the $ 550,000 of Initial Public Offering proceeds that has been allocated for the payment of Initial Public Offering expenses.
As of December 6, 2023, the Company has borrowed $ 210,151 under the promissory note with our Sponsor. This promissory note was fully
repaid on December 7, 2023. There is no outstanding balance due as of December 31, 2023.
Related
Party Loans
In
order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Company’s Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor,
or the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working
Capital Loans”). Such Working Capital Loans would be evidenced by promissory notes. The notes would either be repaid upon consummation
of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $ 1,500,000 of notes may be converted upon consummation
of a Business Combination into additional Private Units at a price of $ 10.00 per Unit. In the event that a Business Combination does
not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans, but no proceeds
held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. As of December 31, 2023, there was no amount outstanding
under any Working Capital Loan.
Administrative
Services Arrangement
An
affiliate of our Sponsor has agreed, commencing from the date that the Company’s securities are first listed on Nasdaq,
through the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination and its liquidation, to make available to the
Company our Sponsor certain general and administrative services, including office space, utilities and administrative services, as
the Company may require from time to time. The Company has agreed to pay to the affiliate of our Sponsor, $ 10,000
per month, for up to 12 months, subject to extension to up to 24 months, as provided in the Company’s registration statement,
for such administrative services. For the period from inception through December 31, 2023, $ 10,000 is charged
to expenses and included in the accrued expense on balance sheet as of December 31, 2023.
NOTE
6. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Registration
Rights
The
holders of the insider shares, as well as the holders of the Private Units (and underlying securities) and any securities issued in payment
of Working Capital Loans made to the Company, will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to an agreement to be signed prior to
or on the effective date of the Initial Public Offering. The holders of a majority of these securities are entitled to make up to three
demands that the Company register such securities at any time after the Company consummates a Business Combination. In addition, the
holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the consummation
of a Business Combination. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
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Representative
Shares
The
Company issued 69,000 representative shares to the representative (and/or its designees) as part of representative compensation as the
underwriters exercised their over-allotment option in full. The representative shares have been deemed compensation by FINRA and are
therefore subject to a lock-up for a period of 180 days immediately following the date of the commencement of sales in the IPO pursuant
to FINRA Rule 5110 (e)(1). Pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110(e)(1), these securities will not be the subject of any hedging, short sale, derivative,
put or call transaction that would result in the economic disposition of the securities by any person for a period of 180 days immediately
following the date of the commencement of sales in the IPO, nor may they be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated for
a period of 180 days immediately following the date of the commencement of sales in the IPO except to any underwriter and selected dealer
participating in the offering and their officers, partners, registered persons or affiliates.
Registration
Rights
The
initial shareholders and their permitted transferees can demand that the Company register the founder shares, the Private Units and the
underlying Private Shares, and the units issuable upon conversion of working capital loans and the underlying ordinary shares and rights,
pursuant to an agreement to be signed prior to or on the effective date requiring the Company to register such securities for resale. The holders of such securities are entitled to demand
that the Company register these securities at any time after consummation of an initial business combination. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary, any holder that is affiliated with an underwriter participating in the IPO may only make a demand on one occasion and
only during the five-year period beginning on the effective date of the registration statement.
In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights on registration statements filed after our consummation
of a business combination; provided that any holder that is affiliated with an underwriter participating in the IPO may participate in
a “piggy-back” registration only during the seven-year period beginning on the effective date of the registration statement.
Underwriting
Agreement
The
underwriters purchased the 900,000 of additional Units to cover over-allotments, less the underwriting discounts and commissions.
The
underwriters were entitled to a cash underwriting discount of: (i) two percent ( 2.00 %) of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering,
or $ 1,380,000 as the underwriters’ over-allotment is exercised in full. In addition, the underwriters are entitled to a deferred
fee of one percent ( 1.0 %) of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering, or $ 690,000 as the underwriters’ over-allotment
is exercised in full upon closing of the Business Combination. The deferred fee will be paid in cash upon the closing of a Business Combination
from the amounts held in the Trust Account, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement. In addition, the Company has paid the
representative of the underwriters, at closing of the Initial Public Offering, 1.00 % of the gross proceeds in the Company’s ordinary
shares or 69,000 ordinary shares as the underwriters’ over-allotment is exercised in full.
Right
of First Refusal
For
a period beginning on the closing of the Initial Public Offering and ending 12 months from the closing of a Business Combination, the
Company has granted Spartan Capital Securities, LLC, a right of first refusal to act as sole investment banker, sole book running manager
and/or sole placement agent for any and all future private or public equity, equity-linked, convertible and debt offerings during such
period. In accordance with FINRA Rule 5110(g)(6)(A), such right of first refusal shall not have a duration of more than three years from
the commencement of sales in the IPO.
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NOTE
7. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Ordinary
share — The Company is authorized to issue 500,000,000 ordinary shares with a par value of $ 0.0001 per share. Holders of
the Company’s ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each share. On May 1, 2023, we entered into a subscription agreement
for founder shares with our sponsor which is recorded as subscription receivable and which was amended and restated on May 24, 2023.
Prior to the IPO, the Company issued an aggregate of 50,000 ordinary shares of $ 1.00 par value each to Han Huang. On May 11, 2023, Han
Huang transferred those ordinary shares to the sponsor and on May 15, 2023, the sponsor resolved to sub-divide the ordinary shares of
$ 1.00 par value each into ordinary shares of $ 0.0001 par value each and as such the sponsor held 500,000,000 ordinary shares of $ 0.0001
each. On May 15, 2023, the directors resolved to repurchase 498,562,500 ordinary shares from the sponsor, the repurchase resulting in
the sponsor holding 1,437,500 ordinary shares. On May 25, 2023, 1,437,500 founder shares were issued to the sponsor pursuant to a securities
subscription agreement for an aggregate purchase price of $ 25,000 (up to 187,500 of which are subject to forfeiture depending on the
extent to which the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised) pursuant to a securities subscription agreement and the 1,437,500
ordinary shares previously held by the sponsor were repurchased by the company, the shares have been retroactively adjusted. As of May
8, 2023, $ 25,000 was included as a subscription receivable. On September 15, 2023, the Company received $ 25,000 in cash. The Sponsor
transferred 152,000 of those ordinary shares among the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and three independent
director nominees at their original purchase price pursuant to executed securities assignment agreements, effective as of May 25, 2023.
On October 20, 2023, the Company capitalized an amount equal to $ 28.75 standing to the credit of the share premium account and appropriated
such sum and applied it on behalf of the Sponsor towards paying up in full (as to the full par value of $ 0.0001 per founder share) 287,500
unissued ordinary shares of $ 0.0001 par value and allotted such shares credited as fully paid to the Sponsor, resulting in 1,725,000
shares being issued and outstanding. 225,000 shares of such ordinary shares are not subject to forfeiture as the underwriters’
over-allotment was exercised in full. The initial shareholders will collectively own approximately 20 % of the Company’s issued
and outstanding shares after the Initial public Offering (assuming the initial shareholders do not purchase any Public Shares in the
Initial Public Offering and excluding the Private Units and underlying securities).
As
of December 31, 2023, as a result of closing of the IPO and full exercise of the Representative’s Over-Allotment Option, there
were 2,126,000 ordinary shares issued and outstanding, excluding 6,900,000 ordinary shares subject to possible redemption.
Rights
— Each holder of a right will receive one-fifth (1/5) of one ordinary share upon consummation of a Business Combination,
even if the holder of such right redeemed all shares held by it in connection with a Business Combination. No fractional shares will
be issued upon exchange of the rights. No additional consideration will be required to be paid by a holder of rights in order to receive
its additional shares upon consummation of a Business Combination as the consideration related thereto has been included in the unit
purchase price paid for by investors in the Initial Public Offering. If the Company enters into a definitive agreement for a Business
Combination in which the Company will not be the surviving entity, the definitive agreement will provide for the holders of rights to
receive the same per share consideration the holders of the ordinary share will receive in the transaction on an as- converted into ordinary
share basis and each holder of a right will be required to affirmatively convert its rights in order to receive 1/5th of one share underlying
each right (without paying additional consideration). The shares issuable upon exchange of the rights will be freely tradable (except
to the extent held by affiliates of the Company).
Additionally,
in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the rights. If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within
the Combination Period and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of rights will not receive any of such
funds with respect to their rights, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust
Account with respect to such rights. Accordingly, the rights may expire worthless.
NOTE
8. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In
accordance with ASC Topic 855, “Subsequent Events”, which establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure
of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued, the Company has evaluated all events or
transactions that occurred through the date the financial statements were available to issue. Based upon this review, the Company
did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.
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