Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and
with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation
of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, as such term
is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal
financial officer has concluded that during the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective
as of December 31, 2022, because of a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting. A material weakness is a deficiency,
or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material
misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Specifically,
the Company’s management has concluded that our control around the interpretation and accounting for certain complex financial instruments
was not effectively designed or maintained. This material weakness resulted in the restatement of the Company’s balance sheet as
of March 23, 2021 and its interim financial statements for the quarters ended March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Additionally, this material
weakness could result in a misstatement of the warrant liability, Class A ordinary shares and related accounts and disclosures that would
result in a material misstatement of the financial statements that would not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
Disclosure controls and procedures
are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized,
and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated
to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer or persons performing similar functions,
as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
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.
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Management’s Report on Internal Controls
Over Financial Reporting
As required by SEC rules and
regulations implementing Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate
internal control over financial reporting. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding
the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of our financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with
GAAP. Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that: (1) pertain to the maintenance of records
that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of our company; (2) provide
reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP,
and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors, and (3)
provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that
could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations,
internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect errors or misstatements in our financial statements. Also, projections
of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in
conditions, or that the degree or compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Our Chief Executive Officer assessed the
effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022. In making these assessments, management used the
criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control — Integrated
Framework (2013). Based on our assessments and those criteria, our Chief Executive Officer determined that our internal controls over
financial reporting were not effective as of December 31, 2022, because of material weaknesses in our internal control over financial
reporting. Specifically, our management has concluded that our control around the interpretation and accounting for certain complex financial
instruments was not effectively designed or maintained.
This Annual Report on Form
10-K does not include an attestation report of internal controls from our independent registered public accounting firm due to status
as an emerging growth company under the JOBS Act.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial
Reporting
There was no change in our
internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 covered by this Annual Report on
Form 10-K that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting except
for the below:
Our principal executive officer
and principal financial officer performed additional accounting and financial analyses and other post-closing procedures including consulting
with subject matter experts related to the accounting for certain complex financial instruments. The Company’s management has expended,
and will continue to expend, a substantial amount of effort and resources for the remediation and improvement of our internal control
over financial reporting. While we have processes to properly identify and evaluate the appropriate accounting technical pronouncements
and other literature for all significant or unusual transactions, we have expanded and will continue to improve these processes to ensure
that the nuances of such transactions are effectively evaluated in the context of the increasingly complex accounting standards.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION.
Non-Redemption Agreements
On March 8, 2023, the Company entered into Non-Redemption
Agreements with the Non-Redeeming Shareholders holding Class A Ordinary Shares of the Company. Pursuant to the Non-Redemption Agreements,
each of the Non-Redeeming Shareholders agreed to (a) not redeem 1,000,000 Shares in connection with the vote to amend the Company’s
Articles to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate an initial business combination from March 23, 2023 to September 25,
2023 and (b) vote their Shares in favor of the Extension presented by the Company for approval by its shareholders. In connection with
the foregoing, the Company agreed to pay to each Non-Redeeming Shareholder $0.033 per Share in cash per month through the Extended Date.
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.
Directors and Executive Officers
Our directors and executive officers are as follows:
Name
Age
Position
Kobi Rozengarten
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Executive Chairman Director
Samuel Gloor
36
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Director
Vadim Komissarov
51
Director
Oded Melamed
55
Director
Louis Lebedin
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Director
Kobi Rozengarten ,
our Executive Chairman, has over 35 years of experience in investment and management positions in the multinational and Israeli technology
sector, with a focus on the fields of semiconductors, cloud computing, and enterprise software. Mr. Rozengarten has been the Chief Executive
Officer of Rozengarten Management Ltd. since December 2008. Mr. Rozengarten has experience as a sponsor of various SPACs since 2019. As
an entrepreneur, venture capitalist and board member, Mr. Rozengarten has led 12 start-ups with a total exit value of over $2.5 billion.
Mr. Rozengarten served from 2007 to 2019 as a General Partner and then as Managing Partner in Jerusalem Venture Partners, a leading Israeli
venture capital firm with $1.5 billion assets under management. In this capacity, Mr. Rozengarten led or co-led more than 25 deals and
was instrumental in leading many of Jerusalem Venture Partners’s exits including the sale of Altair Semiconductor to Sony, CyOptics,
Inc. to Avago, XtremIO to EMC and Dune Network to Broadcom Inc. From 1997 to 2007, Mr. Rozengarten served as a COO and President of Saifun
Semiconductors Ltd., a leading provider of IP solutions for the non-volatile (Flash) memory market, and was responsible for the formulation
and execution of the company’s business strategy and co-led its IPO on Nasdaq, raising $270 million at a valuation of $1 billion.
From 1987 to 1996, Mr. Rozengarten held multiple positions, as VP of Operation and VP of Business Development with K&S, a US based
leading supplier of equipment for the semiconductor industry, and was the Managing Director of Micro-Swiss, K&S’s subsidiary
in Israel. Mr. Rozengarten began his career in 1983 as a programmer and Financial Controller at Elbit Systems Ltd., an Israel-based international
defense electronics company. Mr. Rozengarten serves as a member of the Board of Governors of Technion. He holds B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees
in Industrial and Management Engineering from Technion and participated in an Executive MBA program at Stanford University.
Samuel Gloor
has been our Chief Financial Officer since January 2021 and our Chief Executive Officer since November 2022. Mr. Gloor is an experienced
investment banker that has transacted in the TMT, consumer, healthcare, industrial, oil & gas and specialty finance verticals. Since
November 2020, Mr. Gloor has been the Founder and Managing Member of Sagara Group, LLC, where he specializes in strategic consulting and
business services for growth-stage companies, alternative asset managers and others. From October 2018 to August 2020, Mr. Gloor was a
member of the Financial Institutions Group at Nomura specializing in SPAC and Specialty Finance investment banking. From November 2014
to September 2018, Mr. Gloor was a member of the Advisory & Financing Group at Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking,
where he provided event-driven bridge and term lending and capital structure advisory services to blue-chip corporate clients and completed
several prominent financing transactions supporting M&A and corporate actions. Mr. Gloor received an M.Sc. in Accounting and Finance
from the London School of Economics and Political Science in London, United Kingdom and a BBA from the Norwegian Business School in Oslo,
Norway.
Vadim Komissarov ,
one of our directors, is a seasoned investment and merchant banker with over 20 years of international experience in technology and telecommunications,
including advising companies in large investments in the high-tech telecom industry. Mr. Komissarov has been a Director and Chief Financial
Officer of Trident Acquisitions Corp since April 2016, the Chief Executive Officer of Trident Acquisitions Corp since November 2020, and
since May 2015, has been the Chief Executive Officer of VK Consulting. From April 2019 to November 2020, Mr. Komissarov was a Founder
and Director of Netfin, which merged and completed a $250 million business combination with Triterras in November 2020. From 2014 through
2015, Mr. Komissarov represented The UMW Holdings Berhad as an Investment Advisor. From 1999 to 2014, Mr. Komissarov held senior level
management positions with Russian investment banks such as Troika Dialog and Vnesheconombank. In his role as Executive Director of Globex
Capital and Chairman of Vnesheconombank Capital Americas, Mr. Komissarov was responsible for its worldwide corporate finance practice
from September 2009 to March 2014. Mr. Komissarov started his investment banking career in 1998 in New York working for international
banks, including Merrill and BNY Mellon, handling private equity transactions and alternative dispute resolution programs for Eastern
European clients. Mr. Komissarov holds an MBA degree from New York University’s Stern School of Business.
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Oded Melamed ,
one of our directors, is an entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in management positions in the Israeli high-tech sector. Mr.
Melamed is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Kiralis Technologies Ltd., a company enabling the development of safer drugs by providing
affordable and timely access to pure enantiomers. From 2005 to 2019, Mr. Melamed was the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Altair
Semiconductor, a leading semiconductor company in the cellular IoT space. The company was acquired by Sony in 2016 for $212 million. Prior
to founding Altair Semiconductor, Mr. Melamed was Director of Cable Modem Communications at Texas Instruments from 1999 to 2005. In this
role, he managed Altair Semiconductor after its acquisition by Texas Instruments, and played a key role in transitioning the business
into profitability. From 1997 to 1999, Mr. Melamed was product line manager at Libit Signal Processing Ltd., an Israeli fabless semiconductor
start-up company that developed CATV modems. Libit Signal Processing Ltd. was acquired by Texas Instruments in 1999 for $365 million.
From 1995 to 1997, Mr. Melamed was with Motorola Solutions, Inc., and was involved in the development and deployment of the first CDMA
cellular system in Israel. From 1989 to 1995, Mr. Melamed was an officer in the Israel Defense Force, Intelligence Corps. He holds B.Sc.
and M.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering, Cum Laude, from Tel-Aviv University, and an EMBA degree from Kellogg-Recanati International
Executive MBA program, Northwestern University/Tel-Aviv University.
Louis Lebedin ,
one of our directors, has over 25 years of banking experience with a proven track record of building and leading a world class business.
From 2017 to 2019, Mr. Lebedin served as an advisor to Unio Capital LLC, an asset management firm, responsible for product development.
From 2006 to 2012, Mr. Lebedin was global head of JP Morgan’s prime brokerage business, a leading provider of clearing and financing
services for equity and fixed income hedge funds. He was responsible for defining and executing the strategy for the business, to expand
its market share while continuing to meet the evolving needs of its hedge fund clients. From 2008 to 2012, Mr. Lebedin served on JP Morgan
Clearing Corp.’s Operations Committee and the Equities Division’s Executive Committee. From 2001 to 2005, Mr. Lebedin was
the chief operating officer and chief financial officer of Bear Stearns’s Global Clearing Services division. Mr. Lebedin joined
the Clearance Division in 1988 assuming the role of controller before being promoted to chief financial officer in 1996. From 1980 to
1987, he worked at Coopers & Lybrand, rising to the level of audit manager specializing in financial services. Mr. Lebedin holds a
B.S. in accounting from Syracuse University, and he earned his CPA license in 1982.
Number and Terms of Office of Officers and
Directors
Our board of directors consists
of five members and is divided into three classes with only one class of directors being appointed in each year, and with each class (except
for those directors appointed prior to our first annual general meeting) serving a three-year term. In accordance with Nasdaq corporate
governance requirements, we are not required to hold an annual general meeting until one year after our first fiscal year end following
our listing on Nasdaq. The term of office of the first class of directors, consisting of Mr. Lebedin, will expire at our first annual
meeting of shareholders. The term of office of the second class of directors, consisting of Messrs. Melamed and Gloor, will expire at
the second annual meeting of shareholders. The term of office of the third class of directors, consisting of Messrs. Komissarov and Rozengarten,
will expire at the third annual meeting of shareholders.
Our officers are appointed
by the board of directors and serve at the discretion of the board of directors, rather than for specific terms of office. Our board of
directors is authorized to appoint officers as it deems appropriate pursuant to our Articles.
Director Independence
The rules of the Nasdaq require
that a majority of our board of directors be independent within one year of our IPO. An “independent director” is defined
generally as a person who, in the opinion of the company’s board of directors, has no material relationship with the listed company
(either directly or as a partner, shareholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with the company). Our board of directors
has determined that each of Messrs. Komissarov, Melamed and Lebedin are “independent directors” as defined in the Nasdaq listing
standards and applicable SEC rules. Our independent directors will have regularly scheduled meetings at which only independent directors
are present.
Board Committees
Audit Committee
We have established an audit
committee of the board of directors. Messrs. Komissarov, Melamed and Lebedin will serve as the members of the audit committee, and Mr.
Komissarov will chair the audit committee. All members of our audit committee are independent of and unaffiliated with our underwriters.
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Each member of the audit committee
is financially literate and our board of directors has determined that Mr. Komissarov qualifies as an “audit committee financial
expert” as defined in applicable SEC rules and has accounting or related financial management expertise.
We have adopted an audit committee
charter, which details the principal functions of the audit committee, including:
●
assisting board oversight of (1) the integrity of our financial statements, (2) our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (3) our independent registered public accounting firm’s qualifications and independence, and (4) the performance of our internal audit function and independent registered public accounting firm; 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 firm has with us in order to evaluate their continued independence;
●
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 (1) the independent auditor’s internal quality-control procedures and (2) 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;
●
meeting to review and discuss our annual audited financial statements and quarterly financial statements with management and the independent auditor, including reviewing our specific disclosures under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations;” 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.
Director Nominations
We do not have a standing
nominating committee though we intend to form a corporate governance and nominating committee as and when required to do so by law or
Nasdaq rules. In accordance with Rule 5605(e)(2) of the Nasdaq rules, a majority of the independent directors may recommend a director
nominee for selection by our board of directors. Our board of directors believes that the independent directors can satisfactorily carry
out the responsibility of properly selecting or approving director nominees without the formation of a standing nominating committee.
The directors who will participate in the consideration and recommendation of director nominees are Messrs. Komissarov, Melamed and Lebedin.
In accordance with Rule 5605(e)(1)(A) of the Nasdaq rules, all such directors are independent. As there is no standing nominating
committee, we do not have a nominating committee charter in place.
The board of directors will
also consider director candidates recommended for nomination by our shareholders during such times as they are seeking proposed nominees
to stand for election at the next annual general meeting (or, if applicable, an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders). Our shareholders
that wish to nominate a director for election to our board of directors should follow the procedures set forth in our Articles.
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We have not formally established
any specific, minimum qualifications that must be met or skills that are necessary for directors to possess. In general, in identifying
and evaluating nominees for director, our board of directors considers educational background, diversity of professional experience, knowledge
of our business, integrity, professional reputation, independence, wisdom, and the ability to represent the best interests of our shareholders.
Compensation Committee
We have established a compensation
committee of the board of directors. Messrs. Komissarov and Melamed will serve as the members of the compensation committee, and Mr. Melamed
will chair the compensation committee. All members of our compensation committee are independent of and unaffiliated with our underwriters.
We have adopted a compensation
committee charter, which details 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’s based on such evaluation;
●
reviewing and making recommendations to our board of directors with respect to the compensation, and any incentive compensation and equity based plans that are subject to board approval of all of our other officers;
●
reviewing our executive compensation policies and plans;
●
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.
Notwithstanding the foregoing,
as indicated above, other than the payment of customary fees we may elect to make to members of our board of directors for director service
and payment to an affiliate of our sponsor of $10,000 per month for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support
and reimbursement of expenses, no compensation of any kind, including finders, consulting or other similar fees, will be paid to any of
our existing shareholders, officers, directors or any of their respective affiliates, prior to, or for any services they render in order
to effectuate the consummation of an initial business combination. Accordingly, it is likely that prior to the consummation of an initial
business combination, the compensation committee will only be responsible for the review and recommendation of any compensation arrangements
to be entered into in connection with such initial business combination.
The charter also provides
that the compensation committee may, in its sole discretion, retain or obtain the advice of a compensation consultant, independent legal
counsel or other adviser and will be 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.
Code of Ethics
We have adopted a code of
ethics applicable to our directors, officers and employees (“Code of Ethics”). 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.
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Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting
Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Exchange
Act requires our officers, directors and persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class of our equity securities to file
reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC. Officers, directors and ten percent shareholders are required by regulation
to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. Based solely on review of the copies of such forms furnished to us, or
written representations that no Forms 5 were required, we believe that, during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, all Section 16(a)
filing requirements applicable to our officers and directors were complied with.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
None of our officers or
directors have received any cash compensation for services rendered to us. Commencing on the date that our securities are first
listed on Nasdaq through the earlier of consummation of our initial business combination and our liquidation, we pay Sagara Group,
LLC $10,000 per month for office space, utilities, secretarial and administrative support services provided to members of our
management team. We may elect to make payment of customary fees to members of our board of directors for director service. In
addition, our sponsor, officers and directors, or any of their respective affiliates 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
from funds held outside the trust account. Other than quarterly audit committee review of such reimbursements, we do not expect to
have any additional controls in place governing our reimbursement payments to our directors and officers for their out-of-pocket
expenses incurred in connection with our activities on our behalf in connection with identifying and consummating an initial
business combination. Other than these payments and reimbursements, no compensation of any kind, including finder’s and
consulting fees, will be paid by the company to our sponsor, officers and directors, or any of their respective affiliates, prior to
completion of our initial business combination.
After the completion of our
initial business combination, directors or members of our management team who remain with us may be paid consulting or management fees
from the combined company. All of these fees will be fully disclosed to shareholders, to the extent then known, in the proxy solicitation
materials or tender offer materials furnished to our shareholders in connection with a proposed initial business combination. We have
not established any limit on the amount of such fees that may be paid by the combined company to our directors or members of management.
It is unlikely the amount of such compensation will be known at the time of the proposed initial business combination, because the directors
of the post-combination business will be responsible for determining officer and director compensation.
Any compensation to be paid
to our officers will be determined, or recommended to the board of directors for determination, either by a compensation 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 our 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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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL
OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS.
We have no compensation plans
under which equity securities are authorized for issuance.
The following table sets forth
information regarding the beneficial ownership of our ordinary shares as of the date of this Annual Report, by:
●
each person known by us to be a beneficial owner of more than 5% of our outstanding ordinary shares of, on an as-converted basis;
●
each of our officers and directors; and
●
all of our officers and directors as a group.
The following table is based
on 41,491,564 ordinary shares outstanding as of February 16, 2023, of which 33,399,251 were Class A ordinary shares (including 32,369,251
public shares and 1,030,000 private placement shares) and 8,092,313 were Class B ordinary shares. Unless otherwise indicated, it is believed
that all persons named in the table below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all ordinary shares beneficially owned
by them.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner (1)
Number of
Class A
Ordinary
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
Percentage of
Outstanding
Class A
Ordinary
Shares
Number of
Class B
Ordinary
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
Percentage of
Outstanding
Class B
Ordinary
Shares
Kobi Rozengarten
—
—
—
—
Samuel Gloor
—
—
—
—
Vadim Komissarov
—
—
—
—
Oded Melamed
—
—
—
—
Louis Lebedin
—
—
—
—
All officers and directors as a group (5 individuals)
—
—
—
—
Byte Holdings LP (2)(3)
1,030,000
3.1 %
8,092,313
100 %
Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd. (4)
2,025,000
6.1 %
—
—
First Trust Merger Arbitrage Fund, First Trust Capital Management L.P., First Trust Capital Solutions L.P. and FTCS Sub GP LLC (5)
1,963,966
5.9 %
—
—
Glazer Capital, LLC and Paul J. Glazer (6)
1,855,494
5.6 %
—
—
Magnetar Financial LLC, Magnetar Capital Partners LP, Supernova Management LLC, and David J. Snyderman (7)
2,076,592
6.2 %
—
—
Meteora Capital, LLC and Vik Mittal (8)
1,751,455
5.2 %
—
—
Saba Capital Management, L.P., Saba Capital Management GP, LLC and Boaz R. Weinstein (9)
2,312,527
6.9 %
—
—
* Less
than one percent
(1)
Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each of our shareholders listed is 445 Park Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10022.
(2)
Interests shown consist solely of founder shares, classified as Class B ordinary shares and private placement shares. The founder shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares concurrently with or immediately following the consummation of our initial business combination on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment.
(3)
Byte Holdings LP, our sponsor, is the record holder of such shares, and the members of our management team are among the members of our sponsor. Byte Holdings GP Corp. is the manager, and Messrs. Rozengarten and Komissarov are the sole directors of Byte Holdings GP Corp. and share voting and investment discretion with respect to the ordinary shares held of record by Byte Holdings LP. The foregoing individuals disclaim any beneficial ownership of the securities held by Byte Holdings LP other than to the extent of any pecuniary interest he may have therein, directly or indirectly.
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(4)
According to a Schedule 13G filed by Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd. (“Clal”), an Israeli public corporation, with the SEC on April 7, 2021, all 2,025,000 shares reported in this table as beneficially owned by Clal are held for members of the public through, among others, provident funds and/or pension funds and/or insurance policies, which are managed by subsidiaries of Clal, which subsidiaries operate under independent management and make independent voting and investment decisions. Consequently, this shall not be construed as an admission by Clal that it is the beneficial owner of any of the shares reported herein. The principal business address for Clal is 36 Raul Walenberg St., Tel Aviv 66180, Israel.
(5)
According to a Schedule 13G filed by such persons as a group with the SEC on February 14, 2023, each of First Trust Merger Arbitrage Fund (“VARBX”), First Trust Capital Management L.P. (“FTCM”), First Trust Capital Solutions L.P. (“FTCS”) and FTCS Sub GP LLC (“Sub GP”) may be deemed the beneficial owner of 1,963,966 shares. VARBX is a series of Investment Managers Series Trust II which is an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. FTCM is an investment adviser registered with the SEC that provides investment advisory services to, among others, (i) series of Investment Managers Services Trust II, an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, specifically First Trust Multi-Strategy Fund and VARBX, and (ii) Highland Capital Management Institutional Fund II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (collectively, the “Client Accounts”). FTCS is a Delaware limited partnership and control person of FTCM. Sub GP is a Delaware limited liability company and control person of FTCM. The principal business address of FTCM, FTCS and Sub GP is 225 W. Wacker Drive, 21st Floor, Chicago, IL 60606. The principal business address of VARBX is 235 West Galena Street, Milwaukee, WI 53212.
(6)
According to a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 14, 2023 by Glazer Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Glazer Capital”), with respect to the ordinary shares held by certain funds and managed accounts to which Glazer Capital serves as investment manager (collectively, the “Glazer Funds”) and Mr. Paul J. Glazer, a United States citizen (“Mr. Glazer”), who serves as the Managing Member of Glazer Capital, with respect to the shares of Common Stock held by the Glazer Funds, each may be deemed the beneficial owner of 1,855,494 shares reported in this table. The principal business address for each of Glazer Capital and Mr. Glazer is 250 West 55th Street, Suite 30A, New York, New York 10019.
(7)
According to a Schedule 13G/A filed by such persons as a group with the SEC on January 27, 2023, each of Magnetar Financial LLC (“Magnetar Financial”), a Delaware limited liability company, Magnetar Capital Partners LP (Magnetar Capital Partners”), a Delaware limited partnership, Supernova Management LLC (“Supernova Management”), a Delaware limited liability company and David J. Snyderman (“Mr. Snyderman”), a U.S. citizen, hold 2,076,592 ordinary shares. The amount consists of (A) 208,372 shares held for the account of Magnetar Constellation Fund II, Ltd, a Cayman Islands exempted company; (B) 709,938 shares held for the account of Magnetar Constellation Master Fund, Ltd, a Cayman Islands exempted company; (C) 169,000 shares held for the account of Magnetar Systematic Multi-Strategy Master Fund Ltd, a Cayman Islands exempted company; (D) 63,596 shares held for the account of Magnetar Capital Master Fund Ltd, a Cayman Islands exempted company; (E) 243,406 shares held for the account of Magnetar Xing He Master Fund Ltd, a Cayman Islands exempted company; (F) 101,420 shares held for the account of Purpose Alternative Credit Fund Ltd, a Cayman Islands exempted company; (G) 162,272 shares held for the account of Magnetar SC Fund Ltd, a Cayman Islands exempted company; (H) 276,600 shares held for the account of Magnetar Structured Credit Fund, LP, a Delaware limited partnership; (I) 108,796 shares held for the account of Magnetar Lake Credit Fund LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; and (J) 33,192 shares held of the account Purpose Alternative Credit Fund - T LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; collectively (the “Magnetar Funds”). Magnetar Financial serves as the investment adviser to the Magnetar Funds, and as such, Magnetar Financial exercises voting and investment power over the shares held for the Magnetar Funds’ accounts. Magnetar Capital Partners serves as the sole member and parent holding company of Magnetar Financial. Supernova Management is the general partner of Magnetar Capital Partners. The manager of Supernova Management is Mr. Snyderman. The address of the principal business office of each of Magnetar Financial, Magnetar Capital Partners, Supernova Management, and Mr. Snyderman is 1603 Orrington Avenue, 13th Floor, Evanston, Illinois 60201.
(8)
According to a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 16, 2023 by Meteora Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Meteora Capital”) with respect to the ordinary shares held by certain funds and managed accounts to which Meteora Capital serves as investment manager (collectively, the “Meteora Funds”), and Vik Mittal, a United States citizen, who serves as the Managing Member of Meteora Capital, with respect to the ordinary shares held by the Meteora Funds, each may be deemed the beneficial owner of 1,751,455 shares reported in this table. The principal business address for each of Meteora Capital and Vik Mittal is 840 Park Drive East, Boca Raton, FL 33444.
(9)
According to a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on June 17, 2022 by Saba Capital Management, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Saba Capital”), Saba Capital Management GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Saba GP”), and Mr. Boaz R. Weinstein (together, the “Reporting Persons”), the Reporting Persons share voting and dispositive power over 2,312,527 ordinary shares. The principal business address for each of the Reporting Persons is 405 Lexington Avenue, 58th Floor, New York, New York 10174.
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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED
TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE.
Founder Shares
On January 22, 2021, our Sponsor
paid an aggregate of $25,000 to cover certain offering costs of the Company in consideration for 8,625,000 founder shares. The founder
shares included an aggregate of up to 1,125,000 shares subject to forfeiture by the Sponsor to the extent that the underwriters’
over-allotment was not exercised in full or in part, so that the number of founder shares would collectively represent 20% of our issued
and outstanding shares upon the completion of the Public Offering (excluding the private placement shares). On April 7, 2021, the underwriter
exercised its over-allotment option in part, and 532,687 founder shares were subsequently forfeited by the Sponsor. Prior thereto, the
company had no assets, tangible or intangible. Any conversion of Class B ordinary shares described herein will take effect as a redemption
of Class B ordinary shares and an issuance of Class A ordinary shares as a matter of Cayman Islands law.
The founder shares are identical
to the Class A ordinary shares included in the units sold in the IPO, except that:
●
only holders of Class B ordinary shares will have the right to elect directors in any election held prior to or in connection with the completion of our initial business combination;
●
the founder shares are subject to certain transfer restrictions, as described in more detail below;
●
the founder shares are entitled to registration rights;
●
our sponsor, officers and directors have entered into a letter agreement with us, pursuant to which they have agreed to (i) waive their redemption rights with respect to their founder shares, private placement shares and public shares in connection with the completion of our initial business combination; (ii) waive their redemption rights with respect to their founder shares, private placement shares and public shares in connection with a shareholder vote to approve an amendment to our Articles (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemption in connection with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we have not consummated an initial business combination by the Extended Date or (B) with respect to any other material provisions relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity; (iii) waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to their founder shares and private placement shares if we fail to complete our initial business combination by the Extended Date, although they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to any public shares they hold if we fail to complete our initial business combination within the prescribed time frame; and (iv) vote any founder shares and private placement shares held by them and any public shares purchased during or after the IPO (including in open market and privately-negotiated transactions) in favor of our initial business combination. If we submit our initial business combination to our public shareholders for a vote, we will complete our initial business combination only if we receive an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, which requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shareholders who attend and vote at a general meeting of the company. As a result, in addition to our initial shareholders’ founder shares and private placement shares, we would not need any of the public shares sold in the IPO to be voted in favor of an initial business combination in order to have our initial business combination approved (assuming all outstanding shares are voted); and
●
the founder shares are automatically convertible into our Class A ordinary shares concurrently with or immediately following the consummation of our initial business combination on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment pursuant to certain anti-dilution rights.
Private Placement Units
Simultaneously with the closing
of the IPO, pursuant to the Private Placement Units Purchase Agreement, the Company completed the private sale of an aggregate of 1,030,000
private placement units to our Sponsor at a purchase price of $10.00 per private placement unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company
of $10,300,000 (the “Private Placement”). The private placement units are identical to the Units sold in the IPO, except that
the private placement units, so long as they are held by our Sponsor or its permitted transferees, (i) are not redeemable by us, (ii)
may not (including the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of such private placement units and the Class A ordinary shares
issuable upon exercise of the private placement warrants underlying the private placement units), subject to certain limited exceptions,
be transferred, assigned or sold by such holders until 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination, (iii) may be
exercised by the holders on a cashless basis and (iv) will be entitled to registration rights. No underwriting discounts or commissions
were paid with respect to such sales. The Private Placement was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section
4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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Related Party Loans
In order to finance transaction
costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of our officers and directors
may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). Such Working Capital Loans would
be evidenced by promissory notes. The notes may be repaid upon completion of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s
discretion, up to $1,500,000 of the notes may be converted upon completion of a Business Combination into private placement-equivalent
units at a price of $10.00 per unit. Such units would be identical to the private placement units. In the event that a Business Combination
does not close, we 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, 2022, the Company had no outstanding borrowings
under the Working Capital Loans.
On January 22, 2021, we issued
an unsecured promissory note (the “Promissory Note”) to the Sponsor, pursuant to which we could borrow up to an aggregate
principal amount of $251,000. The Promissory Note was non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of (i) December 31, 2022 and (ii)
the completion of the IPO. As of December 31, 2022, there were no amounts outstanding under the Promissory Note.
Administrative Services Agreement
The Company agreed to pay the
Sponsor a total of $10,000 per month for office space, utilities, secretarial and administrative support services. On Novermber 30, 2022,
the sponsor assigned such agreement to Sagara Group, LLC. Upon completion of the Initial Business Combination or the Company’s liquidation,
the Company will cease paying these monthly fees.
Registration Rights
The holders of the founder
shares, private placement units (including the underlying securities) and securities that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital
Loans have registration rights to require the Company to register a sale of any of the securities held by them pursuant to a registration
rights agreement. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that we register
such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements
filed subsequent to the completion of a Business Combination. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any
such registration statements.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES.
The firm of Marcum LLP, or
Marcum, acts as our independent registered public accounting firm. The following is a summary of fees paid to Marcum for services rendered.
Audit Fees . During
the year ended December 31, 2022 and the period from January 8, 2021 (inception) through December 31, 2021, fees for our independent registered
public accounting firm were approximately $72,000 and $101,000, respectively, for the services Marcum performed in connection with our
Initial Public Offering and the audit of our December 31, 2021 financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Audit-Related Fees .
During the year ended December 31, 2022 and the period from January 8, 2021 (inception) through December 31, 2021, our independent registered
public accounting firm did not render assurance and related services related to the performance of the audit or review of financial statements.
Tax Fees . During the
year ended December 31, 2022 and the period from January 8, 2021 (inception) through December 31, 2021, fees for our independent registered
public accounting firm were approximately $3,000 and $0, respectively, for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
All Other Fees . During
the year ended December 31, 2022 and the period from January 8, 2021 (inception) through December 31, 2021, there were no fees billed
for products and services provided by our independent registered public accounting firm other than those set forth above.
Pre-Approval Policy
Our audit committee was formed
upon the consummation of our Public Offering. As a result, the audit committee did not pre-approve 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 pre-approve 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, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.
(a)
The following documents are filed as part of this report:
(1)
Financial Statements
Reference is made to the Index to Financial
Statements of the Company under Item 8 of Part II above.
(2)
Financial Statement Schedule
All financial statement schedules are
omitted because they are not applicable or the amounts are immaterial, not required, or the required information is presented in the financial
statements and notes thereto in Item 8 of Part II above.
(3)
Exhibits
We hereby file as part of this report
the exhibits listed in the attached Exhibit Index.
Exhibit
Number
Description
3.1*
Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association.
4.1
Specimen Unit Certificate (Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-l (File No. 333-253618), filed with the SEC on February 26, 2021).
4.2
Specimen Ordinary Share Certificate (Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-l (File No. 333-253618), filed with the SEC on February 26, 2021).
4.3
Specimen Warrant Certificate (Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-l (File No. 333-253618), filed with the SEC on February 26, 2021).
4.4
Warrant Agreement, dated March 18, 2021, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-40222), filed with the SEC on March 23, 2021).
4.5
Description of Securities (Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-40222), filed with the SEC on April 6, 2022).
10.1
Letter Agreement, dated March 18, 2021, by and among the Company, its officers, its directors and Byte Holdings LP (Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-40222), filed with the SEC on March 23, 2021).
10.2
Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated March 18, 2021, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-40222), filed with the SEC on March 23, 2021).
10.3
Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 18, 2021, by and among the Company, Byte Holdings LP and the other holders party thereto (Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-40222), filed with the SEC on March 23, 2021).
10.4
Private Placement Units Purchase Agreement, dated March 18, 2021, by and between the Company and Byte Holdings LP (Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-40222), filed with the SEC on March 23, 2021).
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10.5
Administrative Services Agreement, dated March 18, 2021, by and between the Company and Byte Holdings LP (Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-40222), filed with the SEC on March 23, 2021).
10.6
Non-Redemption Agreement, dated March 8, 2023 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-40222), filed with the SEC on March 8, 2023).
10.7
Non-Redemption Agreement, dated March 8, 2023 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-40222), filed with the SEC on March 8, 2023).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature pages herein).
31.1*
Certification of Principal
Executive, Financial and Accounting Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1*
Certification of Principal
Executive, Financial and Accounting Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.
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).
* Filed
herewith.
ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY.
None.
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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID Number 688 ) F-2
Financial Statements:
Balance Sheets F-3
Statements of Operations F-4
Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficit F-5
Statements of Cash Flows F-6
Notes to Financial Statements F-7
F- 1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM
To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of
BYTE Acquisition Corp.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of
Byte Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the related statements of operations, changes in
stockholders’ deficit and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2022 and the period from January 8, 2021 (inception) through
December 31, 2021, 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, 2022 and 2021, and the results
of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2022 and the period from January 8, 2021 (inception) through December
31, 2021, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Explanatory Paragraph – Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements
have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As more fully described in Note 1 to the financial statements,
the Company’s business plan is dependent on the completion of a business combination and raises substantial doubt about the Company’s
ability to continue as a going concern. 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 audits. 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 audits 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 audits 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 audits 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 audits 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 audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Marcum llp
Marcum llp
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2021.
Houston, TX
March 30, 2023
F- 2
BYTE ACQUISITION CORP.
BALANCE SHEETS
December 31,
2022
December 31,
2021
Assets
Current assets:
Cash
$ 1,054,581
$ 1,663,104
Prepaid expenses
133,091
572,250
Total current assets
1,187,672
2,235,354
Non-current assets:
Investments held in Trust Account
328,226,432
323,716,979
Prepaid expenses (non-current)
-
120,082
Total non-current assets
328,226,432
323,837,061
Total Assets
$ 329,414,104
$ 326,072,415
Liabilities, Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption and Shareholders’ Deficit:
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$ 83,999
$ 23,387
Accrued expenses
349,835
181,202
Total current liabilities
433,834
204,589
Deferred underwriting commissions
11,329,238
11,329,238
Derivative warrant liabilities
1,336,050
8,854,570
Total liabilities
13,099,122
20,388,397
Commitments and Contingencies
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption at $10.14 and $10.00 per share, $ 0.0001 par value; 32,369,251 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively
328,126,432
323,692,510
Shareholders’ Deficit:
Preference shares, $ 0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding
-
-
Class A ordinary shares, $ 0.0001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 1,030,000 shares issued and outstanding (excluding 32,369,251 shares subject to possible redemption) as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively
103
103
Class B ordinary shares, $ 0.0001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 8,092,313 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively
809
809
Additional paid-in capital
-
-
Accumulated deficit
( 11,812,362 )
( 18,009,404 )
Total shareholders’ deficit
( 11,811,450 )
( 18,008,492 )
Total Liabilities, Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption and Stockholders’ Deficit:
$ 329,414,104
$ 326,072,415
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these financial statements.
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BYTE ACQUISITION CORP.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended
December 31,
2022
For The Period From
January 8,
2021
(Inception) through
December 31,
2021
General and administrative expenses
$ 1,277,009
$ 921,347
General and administrative expenses - related party
120,000
100,000
Loss from operations
( 1,397,009 )
( 1,021,347 )
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities
7,518,520
6,862,530
Offering costs associated with derivative warrant liabilities
-
( 845,080 )
Income from investments held in Trust Account
4,509,453
24,469
Net income
$ 10,630,964
$ 5,020,572
Weighted average shares outstanding of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption
32,369,251
25,579,130
Basic and diluted net income per share, Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption
$ 0.26
$ 0.15
Weighted average shares outstanding of non-redeemable Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares
9,122,313
8,762,157
Basic and diluted net income per share, non-redeemable Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares
$ 0.26
$ 0.15
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these financial statements.
F- 4
BYTE ACQUISITION CORP.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’
DEFICIT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022
Ordinary Shares
Additional
Total
Class A
Class B
Paid-in
Accumulated
Shareholders’
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Capital
Deficit
Deficit
Balance - January 1, 2022
1,030,000
$ 103
8,092,313
$ 809
$ -
$ ( 18,009,404 )
$ ( 18,008,492 )
Net income
-
-
-
-
-
10,630,964
10,630,964
Increase in redemption value of Class A ordinary shares subject to redemption
-
-
-
-
-
( 4,433,922 )
( 4,433,922 )
Balance - December 31, 2022
-
$ -
-
$ -
$ -
$ ( 11,812,362 )
$ ( 11,811,450 )
FOR THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 8, 2021 (INCEPTION)
THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2021
Ordinary Shares
Additional
Total
Class A
Class B
Paid-in
Accumulated
Shareholders’
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Capital
Deficit
Deficit
Balance - January 8, 2021 (Inception)
-
$ -
-
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
Issuance of Class B ordinary shares to Sponsor (1)
-
-
8,625,000
863
24,137
-
25,000
Sale of units in initial private offering, less allocation to derivative warrant liabilities
1,030,000
103
-
-
9,800,347
-
9,800,450
Accretion of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption amount
-
-
-
-
( 9,824,484 )
( 23,030,030 )
( 32,854,514 )
Forfeiture of Class B ordinary shares
-
-
( 532,687 )
( 54 )
54
-
-
Subsequent measurement of Class A ordinary shares subject to redemption against additional paid-in capital
-
-
-
-
( 54 )
54
-
Net income
-
-
-
-
-
5,020,572
5,020,572
Balance - December 31, 2021
1,030,000
$ 103
8,092,313
$ 809
$ -
$ ( 18,009,404 )
$ ( 18,008,492 )
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these financial statements.
F- 5
BYTE ACQUISITION CORP.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Year Ended
December 31,
2022
For The Period From
January 8,
2021
(Inception) through
December 31,
2021
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income
$ 10,630,964
$ 5,020,572
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
General and administrative expenses paid by related party in exchange for issuance of Class B ordinary shares
-
25,000
General and administrative expenses paid by related party under promissory note
-
2,330
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities
( 7,518,520 )
( 6,862,530 )
Offering costs associated with derivative warrant liabilities
-
845,080
Income from investments held in Trust Account
( 4,509,453 )
( 24,469 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses
559,241
( 692,332 )
Accounts payable
60,612
23,387
Accrued expenses
168,633
111,202
Net cash used in operating activities
( 608,523 )
( 1,551,760 )
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Cash deposited in Trust Account
-
( 323,692,510 )
Net cash used in investing activities
-
( 323,692,510 )
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Repayment of note payable to related party
-
( 148,620 )
Proceeds from initial public offering and over-allotment exercise, net
-
323,692,510
Proceeds received from private placement
-
10,300,000
Offering costs paid
-
( 6,936,516 )
Net cash provided by financing activities
-
326,907,374
Net change in cash
( 608,523 )
1,663,104
Cash - beginning of the period
1,663,104
-
Cash - end of the period
$ 1,054,581
$ 1,663,104
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities:
Offering costs included in accrued expenses
$ -
$ 70,000
Offering costs paid by related party under promissory note
$ -
$ 146,289
Deferred underwriting commissions
$ -
$ 11,329,238
Remeasurement on Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption
$ 4,433,922
$ 32,854,514
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these financial statements.
F- 6
Note 1 - Description of Organization and Business
Operations
BYTE Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”)
is a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company on January 8, 2021. The Company was formed for the purpose
of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more
businesses (“Business Combination”). While the Company may pursue an initial business combination target in any business or
industry, it intends to focus its search for targets in the Israeli technology industry, including those engaged in cybersecurity, automotive
technology, fintech, enterprise software, cloud computing, semiconductors, medical technology, AI and robotics and that offer a differentiated
technology platform and products. 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.
As of December 31, 2021, the Company had not yet
commenced operations. All activity for the period from January 8, 2021 (inception) through December 31, 2022 relates to the Company’s
formation and the initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”) and since the closing of the initial public offering,
the search for a prospective initial Business Combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion
of a Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company generates non-operating income in the form of interest and other income on investments
of the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering. The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.
The Company’s sponsor is Byte Holdings LP,
a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (the “Sponsor”). The registration statement for the Company’s Initial
Public Offering was declared effective on March 17, 2021. On March 23, 2021, the Company consummated its Initial Public Offering of 30,000,000
units (the “Units” and, with respect to the Class A ordinary shares included in the Units, the “Public Shares”),
at $ 10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $ 300.0 million, and incurring underwriting fees and other offering costs of approximately
$ 17.2 million, inclusive of approximately $ 10.5 million in deferred underwriting commissions (see Note 6). The underwriter was granted
a 45-day option from the date of the final prospectus relating to the Initial Public Offering to purchase up to 4,500,000 additional Units
to cover over-allotments, if any, at $ 10.00 per Unit. On April 7, 2021, the underwriter exercised the over-allotment option in part and
purchased an additional 2,369,251 Units (the “Over-Allotment Units”), generating gross proceeds of $ 23,692,510 .
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial
Public Offering, the Company consummated the private placement (“Private Placement”) of 1,030,000 Units (the “Private
Placement Units”) at a price of $ 10.00 per Private Placement Unit, generating total gross proceeds of $ 10.3 million (see Note 4).
Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering,
sale of the Over-Allotment Units and closing of the Private Placement, $323.7 million ($10.00 per Unit) of the net proceeds of the Initial
Public Offering, the Over-Allotment Units and certain of the proceeds of the Private Placement was placed in a trust account (“Trust
Account”) and will be invested in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), with a maturity of 185 days or less, or in any open-ended
investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund meeting certain conditions of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act,
as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the funds
in the Trust Account to the Company’s shareholders, as described below. In addition, the Company transferred an excess amount of
$900,000 into the Trust Account upon closing of the Initial Public Offering, of which approximately $474,000 remained in the Trust Account
after closing of the sale of the Over-Allotment Units.
The Company’s management has broad discretion
with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Units,
although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward completing a Business Combination. The Company
must complete its initial Business Combination with one or more target businesses that together have a fair market value equal to at least
80 % of the net assets held in the Trust Account (excluding the amount of any deferred underwriting commissions held in the Trust Account)
at the time of the agreement to enter into a Business Combination. The Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-Business
Combination company owns or acquires 50 % or more of the issued and outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a
controlling interest in the target business sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment
Company Act. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully effect a Business Combination.
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The Company will provide its shareholders of the
Public Shares (the “Public Shareholders”) with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the
completion of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a shareholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or
(ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek shareholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct
a tender offer will be made by the Company. The Public Shareholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion
of the amount held in the Trust Account (at $ 10.00 per share), calculated as of two business days prior to the completion of a Business
Combination, including 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. There will be no redemption rights upon the completion of a Business Combination with respect to the Company’s
warrants. The Class A ordinary shares were recorded at redemption value and classified as temporary equity in accordance with the Financial
Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing
Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”).
If the Company seeks shareholder approval, the
Company will complete a Business Combination only if it receives an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law approving a Business
Combination, which requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shareholders who vote at a general meeting of the Company. If a
shareholder vote is not required under applicable law or stock exchange listing requirements 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 the tender offer rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and file tender
offer documents containing substantially the same information as would be included in a proxy statement with the SEC prior to completing
a Business Combination. If the Company seeks shareholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor agreed to vote
its Founder Shares (as defined in Note 5), the Class A ordinary shares underlying the Private Placement Units (the “Private Placement
Shares”) and any Public Shares purchased in or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of approving a Business Combination and
to waive its redemption rights with respect to any such shares in connection with a shareholder vote to approve a Business Combination.
However, in no event will the Company redeem its Public Shares in an amount that would cause its net tangible assets to be less than $ 5,000,001 .
In such case, the Company would not proceed with the redemption of its Public Shares and the related Business Combination, and instead
may search for an alternate Business Combination. Additionally, each Public Shareholder may elect to redeem its Public Shares, without
voting, and if they do vote, irrespective of whether they vote for or against a proposed Business Combination.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company
seeks shareholder approval of a Business Combination and it does not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, the Company’s
Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association provides that a Public Shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder
or any other person with whom such shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more
than an aggregate of 15 % of the Public Shares without the Company’s prior written consent.
The Sponsor agreed (a) to waive its redemption
rights with respect to any Founder Shares and Public Shares held by it in connection with the completion of a Business Combination and
(b) not to propose an amendment to the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (i) to modify the substance or timing
of the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of the Public Shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the
Combination Period (as defined below) or (ii) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial
business combination activity, unless the Company provides the Public Shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares
in conjunction with any such amendment and (iii) to waive its rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect
to the Founder Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination.
The Company will have until 24 months from the closing
of the Initial Public Offering, or September 25, 2023 (the “Combination Period”) to complete a Business Combination. If the
Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for
the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but no more than 10 business days thereafter, redeem 100% of the outstanding
Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest
earned (less taxes payable and up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding Public
Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive
further liquidation distributions, if any), and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval
of the remaining shareholders and the Company’s board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to its obligations
under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.
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The Sponsor agreed to waive its liquidation rights
with respect to the Founder Shares and Private Placement Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination
Period. However, if the Sponsor acquires Public Shares in or after the Initial Public Offering, such Public Shares will be entitled to
liquidating distributions from the Trust Account if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period.
The underwriters agreed to waive their rights to their deferred underwriting commission (see Note 6) held in the Trust Account in the
event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and, in such event, such amounts will be included
with the funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares. In the event of such distribution,
it is possible that the per share value of the assets remaining available for distribution will be less than the Initial Public Offering
price per Unit ($ 10.00 ).
The Sponsor agreed that it will be liable to the
Company, if and to the extent any claims by a third party for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or by a prospective target
business with which the Company has entered into a written letter of intent, confidentiality or other similar agreement or business combination
agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (1) $10.00 per Public Share and (2) the actual amount
per Public Share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account, if less than $10.00 per Public Share
due to reductions in the value of trust assets, less taxes payable. This liability will not apply to any claims by a third party or prospective
target business who executed a waiver of any and all rights to the monies held in the Trust Account nor will it apply to any claims under
the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Moreover, in the event that an executed waiver is deemed to
be unenforceable against a third party, the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims.
The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by
endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers (other than the Company’s independent public accountants), prospective target
businesses or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest
or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account.
Liquidity and Going Concern
As of December 31, 2022, the Company had approximately
$ 1.1 million in its operating bank account and working capital of approximately $ 0.8 million.
The Company’s liquidity through the consummation
of the Initial Public Offering were satisfied through the payment of $ 25,000 from the Sponsor to cover certain offering costs on behalf
of the Company in exchange for the issuance of the Founder Shares (as defined below), the loan under the Note from the Sponsor of approximately
$ 149,000 (see Note 5) to the Company, and the net proceeds from the consummation of the Private Placement not held in the Trust Account.
The Company fully repaid the Note on March 25, 2021. In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business
Combination, the Company’s officers, directors and Initial Shareholders may, but are not obligated to, provide the Company Working
Capital Loans (see Note 5). To date, there were no amounts outstanding under any Working Capital Loans.
In connection with the Company’s assessment
of going concern considerations in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 205-40, “Presentation of
Financial Statements - Going Concern,” management has determined that the mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution
raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. No adjustments have been made to the carrying
amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate after September 25, 2023. The financial statements do not
include any adjustment that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
Risks and Uncertainties
Management continues to evaluate the impact of
the COVID-19 pandemic and has concluded that the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of the financial statements.
The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
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Note 2 - Basis of Presentation and Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying financial statements are presented
in U.S. dollars in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for financial
information 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 of 2002, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports
and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder
approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts
emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that
is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered
under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that an emerging
growth company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth
companies but any such an election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period,
which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company,
as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard.
This may make comparison of the Company’s
financial statements with another public company that is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company that has opted
out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity
with U.S. GAAP requires the Company’s 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. Making estimates requires management
to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set
of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could
change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those
estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all short-term investments
with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company had no cash equivalents held outside
the Trust Account as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.
Investments Held in Trust Account
The Company’s portfolio of investments is
comprised solely of U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a
maturity of 185 days or less, or investments in money market funds that invest in U.S. government securities and generally have a readily
determinable fair value, or a combination thereof. When the Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are comprised of U.S.
government securities, the investments are classified as trading securities. When the Company’s investments held in the Trust Account
are comprised of money market funds, the investments are recognized at fair value. Trading securities and investments in money market
funds are presented on the balance sheets at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from the change
in fair value of these securities is included in income from investments held in Trust Account in the accompanying statements of operations.
The estimated fair values of investments held in the Trust Account are determined using available market information.
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Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject
the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash accounts in a financial institution, which, at times, may exceed the Federal
Depository Insurance Coverage of $ 250,000 , and investments held in Trust Account. At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company has not experienced
losses on these accounts and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such accounts.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets and
liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under the FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements,” equal or approximate
the carrying amounts represented in the balance sheets.
Fair Value Measurements
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. U.S. 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 consist of:
●
Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices 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.
Derivative Warrant Liabilities
The Company does not use derivative instruments
to hedge exposures to cash flow, market, or foreign currency risks. The Company evaluates all of its financial instruments, including
issued share purchase warrants and forward purchase agreements, to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that
qualify as embedded derivatives, pursuant to ASC 480 and FASB ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”).
The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is re-assessed
at the end of each reporting period.
The warrants issued in connection with the Company’s
Initial Public Offering (the “Public Warrants”) and the Private Placement Warrants are recognized as derivative liabilities
in accordance with ASC 815. Accordingly, the Company recognizes the warrant instruments as liabilities at fair value and adjusts the instruments
to fair value at each reporting period. The liabilities are subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date until exercised, and
any change in fair value is recognized in the Company’s statements of operations. The initial estimated fair value of the warrants
was measured using a Monte Carlo simulation. The subsequent estimated fair value of the Public Warrants is based on the listed price in
an active market for such warrants while the fair value of the Private Placement Warrants continues to be measured using a Monte Carlo
simulation with the key inputs being directly or indirectly observable from the Public Warrants listed price.
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Offering Costs Associated with the Initial
Public Offering
Offering costs consisted of legal, accounting,
underwriting fees and other costs incurred through the Initial Public Offering that were directly related to the Initial Public Offering.
Offering costs were allocated to the separable financial instruments issued in the Initial Public Offering based on a relative fair value
basis, compared to total proceeds received. Offering costs associated with derivative warrant liabilities were expensed as incurred and
presented as non-operating expenses in the statements of operations. Offering costs associated with the Class A ordinary shares issued
were charged against the carrying value of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption upon the completion of the Initial Public
Offering. The Company classifies deferred underwriting commissions as non-current liabilities as their liquidation is not reasonably expected
to require the use of current assets or require the creation of current liabilities.
Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible
Redemption
The Company accounts for its Class A ordinary
shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC 480. Class A ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption
(if any) is classified as liability instruments and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable Class A ordinary shares (including
Class A ordinary shares that features redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon
the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times,
Class A ordinary shares is classified as shareholders’ equity. The Company’s Public Shares feature certain redemption rights
that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly,
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, 32,369,251 Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption are presented at redemption value
as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ equity section of the Company’s balance sheets.
Effective with the closing of the Initial Public
Offering (including sale of the Over-Allotment Units), the Company recognized the accretion from initial book value to redemption amount,
which resulted in charges against additional paid-in capital (to the extent available) and accumulated deficit.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under FASB
ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s
financial statement and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement
of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not
to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company’s management determined that the Cayman Islands is the Company’s
only major tax jurisdiction. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax
expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of December 31, 2022 and 2021. 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 an exempted Cayman Islands
Company and is presently not subject to income taxes or income tax filing requirements in the Cayman Islands or the United States. As
such, the Company’s tax provision was zero for the period presented. The Company’s management does not expect that the total
amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months.
Net Income Per Ordinary Share
The Company complies with accounting and disclosure
requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” The Company has two classes of shares, which are referred to as
Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares. Income and losses are shared pro rata between the two classes of shares. Net income
per ordinary share is calculated by dividing the net income by the weighted average of ordinary shares outstanding for the respective
period.
The calculation of diluted net income per ordinary
shares does not consider the effect of the warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering (including sale of the Over-Allotment
Units) and the Private Placement to purchase an aggregate of 16,699,626 ordinary shares in the calculation of diluted income per share,
because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive under the treasury stock method. As a result, diluted net income per share is the same
as basic net income per share for the year ended December 31, 2022 and for the period from January 8, 2021 (inception) through December
31, 2021. Accretion associated with the redeemable Class A ordinary shares is excluded from net income per share as the redemption value
approximates fair value.
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The following table reflects presents a reconciliation
of the numerator and denominator used to compute basic and diluted net income per share of ordinary shares:
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2022
For The Period From
January 8, 2021 (Inception)
through December 31, 2021
Class A
Class A
non-redeemable
and Class B
Class A
Class A
non-redeemable
and Class B
Basic and diluted net income per ordinary share:
Numerator:
Allocation of net income
$ 8,293,646
$ 2,337,318
$ 3,739,576
$ 1,280,996
Denominator:
Basic and diluted weighted average ordinary shares outstanding
32,369,251
9,122,313
25,579,130
8,762,157
Basic and diluted net income per ordinary share
$ 0.26
$ 0.26
$ 0.15
$ 0.15
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 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): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity (“ASU 2020-06”), which simplifies
accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current U.S. GAAP. The ASU also removes certain
settlement conditions that are required for equity-linked contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception, and it simplifies the
diluted earnings per share calculation in certain areas. The Company adopted ASU 2020-06 on January 8, 2021 (inception). Adoption of the
ASU did not impact the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Management does not believe that any other recently
issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.
Note 3 - Initial Public Offering
On March 23, 2021, the Company consummated its
Initial Public Offering of 30,000,000 Units, at $ 10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $ 300.0 million, and incurring underwriting
fees and other offering costs of approximately $ 17.2 million, inclusive of approximately $ 10.5 million in deferred underwriting commissions.
On April 7, 2021, the underwriter exercised the
over-allotment option in part and purchased the Over-Allotment Units, generating gross proceeds of $ 23,692,510 , and 532,687 Founder Shares
were subsequently forfeited by the Sponsor.
Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share
and one-half of one redeemable warrant (“Public Warrant”). Each whole Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Class
A ordinary share at an exercise price of $ 11.50 per share, subject to adjustment (see Note 9).
Note 4 - Private Placement
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial
Public Offering, the Company consummated the Private Placement of 1,030,000 Private Placement Units at a price of $ 10.00 per Private Placement
Unit, generating total gross proceeds of $ 10.3 million.
The proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement
Units were added to the net proceeds from the Initial Public Offering held in the Trust Account. If the Company does not complete a Business
Combination within the Combination Period, the private placement warrants underlying the Private Placement Units (the “Private Placement
Warrants”) will expire worthless.
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Note 5 - Related Party Transactions
Founder Shares
On January 22, 2021, the Sponsor paid an aggregate
of $ 25,000 to cover certain offering costs of the Company in consideration for 8,625,000 of the Company’s Class B ordinary shares
(the “Founder Shares”). The Founder Shares included an aggregate of up to 1,125,000 shares subject to forfeiture by the Sponsor
to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment was not exercised in full or in part, so that the number of Founder Shares would
collectively represent 20 % of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering (excluding
the Private Placement Shares). On April 7, 2021, the underwriter exercised its over-allotment option in part, and 532,687 Founder Shares
were subsequently forfeited by the Sponsor.
The Sponsor agreed, subject to limited exceptions,
not to transfer, assign or sell any of its Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of: (A) one year after the completion of a Business
Combination; and (B) subsequent to a Business Combination, (x) if the closing price of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $ 12.00
per share (as adjusted for share sub-divisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading
days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 120 days after a Business Combination, or (y) the date on which the Company
completes a liquidation, merger, amalgamation, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of the
Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their Class A ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property.
Promissory Note - Related Party
On January 22, 2021, the Company entered into
a promissory note with the Sponsor, pursuant to which the Company could have borrowed up to an aggregate principal amount of $ 251,000
(the “Note”). The Note was non-interest bearing and payable upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering. The Company
borrowed approximately $ 149,000 under the Note and fully repaid the Note on March 25, 2021.
Related Party Loans
In order to finance transaction costs in connection
with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may,
but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). Such Working Capital Loans
would be evidenced by promissory notes. The notes may be repaid upon completion of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the
lender’s discretion, up to $ 1,500,000 of the notes may be converted upon completion of a Business Combination into private placement-equivalent
units at a price of $ 10.00 per unit. Such units would be identical to the Private Placement Units. In the event that a Business Combination
does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans, but no proceeds
held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. Except for the foregoing, the terms of such Working Capital
Loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021,
the Company had no borrowings under the Working Capital Loans.
Administrative Services Agreement
The Company entered into an agreement that provides
that, commencing on effective date of the Initial Public Offering, the Company agreed to pay the Sponsor $ 10,000 per month for office
space, utilities, secretarial and administrative support services. Upon completion of a Business Combination or its liquidation, the Company
will cease paying these monthly fees. During the year ended December 31, 2022 and the period from January 8, 2021 (inception) through
December 31, 2021 the Company incurred $ 120,000 and $ 100,000 , respectively, of such fees, reported as general and administrative expenses
- related party in the accompanying statements of operations. On November 30, 2022, the Company assigned the Administrative Services Agreement,
previously entered into by and between the Company and its sponsor, Byte Holdings LP, to Sagara Group, LLC, which is a company controlled
by Mr. Gloor. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, there were $10,000 of such expenses unpaid in accounts payable on the balance
sheets.
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Note 6 - Commitments and Contingencies
Registration and Shareholder Rights
The holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement
Units (including the underlying securities) and securities that may be issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans were entitled
to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed upon the effective date of the Initial Public Offering requiring
the Company to register a sale of any of the securities held by them, including any other securities of the Company acquired by them prior
to the consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination. The holders of these securities were entitled to make up to three
demands, excluding short form demands, that the Company register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back”
registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the completion of a Business Combination. The Company
will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriting Agreement
The Company granted the underwriters a 45-day
option to purchase up to 4,500,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments at the Initial Public Offering price, less the underwriting
discounts and commissions. On April 7, 2021, the underwriter exercised the over-allotment option in part and purchased the Over-Allotment
Units, generating gross proceeds of $ 23,692,510 .
The underwriters received a cash underwriting
discount of $ 0.20 per Unit, or $ 6.5 million in the aggregate, paid upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering and sale of Over-Allotment
Units. In addition, the underwriters were entitled to a deferred fee of $ 0.35 per Unit, or $ 11.3 million in the aggregate. The deferred
fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes
a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
Note 7 - Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to
Possible Redemption
The Company’s Public Shares feature certain
redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to the occurrence of future events. As
of December 31, 2022 and 2021, there were 32,369,251 Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption and classified outside of
permanent equity in the balance sheets.
The Class A ordinary shares subject to possible
redemption reflected on the balance sheet is reconciled on the following table:
Gross proceeds from Initial Public Offering, including sale of the Over-Allotment Units
$ 323,692,510
Less:
Fair value of Public Warrants at issuance
( 15,217,550 )
Offering costs allocated to Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption
( 17,636,964 )
Plus:
Initial accretion on Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption amount
32,854,514
Remeasurement on Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption amount
4,433,922
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, December 31, 2022
$ 328,126,432
Note 8 - Shareholders’ Deficit
Preference Shares - The Company
is authorized to issue 1,000,000 preference shares with a par value of $ 0.0001 per share. The Company’s board of directors will
be authorized to fix the voting rights, if any, designations, powers, preferences, the relative, participating, optional or other special
rights and any qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, applicable to the shares of each series. The board of directors will
be able to, without shareholder approval, issue preferred shares with voting and other rights that could adversely affect the voting power
and other rights of the holders of the ordinary shares and could have anti-takeover effects. On December 31, 2022 and 2021, there were
no preference shares issued or outstanding.
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Class A Ordinary Shares - The Company
is authorized to issue 200,000,000 Class A ordinary shares with a par value of $ 0.0001 per share. Holders of the Company’s Class
A ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each share. On December 31, 2022 and 2021, there were 1,030,000 Class A ordinary shares
issued or outstanding, excluding 32,369,251 Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, which have been classified as temporary
equity (see Note 7).
Class B Ordinary Shares - The Company
is authorized to issue 20,000,000 Class B ordinary shares with a par value of $ 0.0001 per share. Holders of the Class B ordinary shares
are entitled to one vote for each share. As of March 31, 2021, there were 8,625,000 Class B ordinary shares issued and outstanding, of
which an aggregate of up to 1,125,000 shares were subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option
was not exercised in full or in part so that the number of Founder Shares will equal 20 % of the Company’s issued and outstanding
ordinary shares after the Initial Public Offering (excluding the Private Placement Shares). On April 7, 2021, the underwriter exercised
its over-allotment in part, and 532,687 Class B ordinary shares were subsequently forfeited.
Only holders of the Class B ordinary shares will
have the right to vote on the election of directors prior to the Business Combination. Holders of Class A ordinary shares and holders
of Class B ordinary shares will vote together as a single class on all other matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders
except as otherwise required by law.
The Class B ordinary shares will automatically
convert into Class A ordinary shares concurrently with or immediately following the completion of a Business Combination on a one-for-one
basis, subject to adjustment. In the case that additional Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities are issued or deemed issued
in connection with a Business Combination, the number of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of all Founder Shares will equal,
in the aggregate, 20 % of the total number of Class A ordinary shares outstanding after such conversion (excluding the private placement
shares underlying the private placement units and after giving effect to any redemptions of Class A ordinary shares by public shareholders),
including the total number of Class A ordinary shares issued, or deemed issued or issuable upon conversion or exercise of any equity-linked
securities or rights issued or deemed issued, by the Company in connection with or in relation to the consummation of a Business Combination,
excluding any Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities exercisable for or convertible into Class A ordinary shares issued,
or to be issued, to any seller in a Business Combination and any private placement-equivalent units issued to the Sponsor, officers or
directors upon conversion of Working Capital Loans; provided that such conversion of Founder Shares will never occur on a less than one-for-one
basis.
Note 9 – Warrants
As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, there were 16,184,626
and 515,000 Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants, respectively, outstanding.
Public Warrants may only be exercised for a whole
number of shares. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole warrants will trade. The Public Warrants
will become exercisable 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination. The Public Warrants will expire five years from the completion
of a Business Combination, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
The Company will not be obligated to deliver any
Class A ordinary shares pursuant to the exercise of a Public Warrant and will have no obligation to settle such Public Warrant exercise
unless a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the Class A ordinary shares underlying the warrants is then effective
and a prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to the Company satisfying its obligations with respect to registration. No warrant
will be exercisable and the Company will not be obligated to issue a Class A ordinary share upon exercise of a warrant unless the Class
A ordinary share issuable upon such warrant exercise has been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of
the state of residence of the registered holder of the warrants.
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The Company is registering the Class A ordinary
shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants in the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part because the warrants
will become exercisable 30 days after the completion of its initial business combination, which may be within one year of this offering.
However, because the warrants will be exercisable until their expiration date of up to five years after the completion of the Company’s
initial business combination, in order to comply with the requirements of Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act following the consummation
of the Company’s initial business combination, under the terms of the warrant agreement, the Company agreed that, as soon as practicable,
but in no event later than 15 business days, after the closing of its initial business combination, the Company will use its best efforts
to file with the SEC a post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part or a new registration
statement covering the registration under the Securities Act of the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants and
thereafter will use its best efforts to cause the same to become effective within 60 business days following its initial business combination
and to maintain a current prospectus relating to the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants until the expiration
of the warrants in accordance with the provisions of the warrant agreement. If a registration statement covering the Class A ordinary
shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is not effective by the 60th business day after the closing of a Business Combination, warrant
holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during any period when the Company will have failed to
maintain an effective registration statement, exercise warrants on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of
the Securities Act or another exemption. In addition, if the Class A ordinary shares are at the time of any exercise of a warrant not
listed on a national securities exchange such that they satisfy the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1)
of the Securities Act, the Company may, at its option, require holders of the Public Warrants who exercise their warrants to do so on
a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event the Company elects to do so,
the Company will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, but it will use its best efforts to register
or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available.
Redemption of warrants when the price per Class
A ordinary share equals or exceeds $18.00:
Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company
may call the outstanding warrants for redemption (except as described with respect to the Private Placement Warrants):
●
in whole and not in part;
●
at a price of $0.01 per warrant;
●
upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder; and
●
if, and only if, the closing price of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for share sub-divisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending three business days before the Company sends to the notice of redemption to the warrant holders (the “Reference Value”).
If and when the warrants become redeemable by
the Company, the Company may exercise its redemption right even if it is unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale
under all applicable state securities laws.
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Redemption of warrants when the price per Class
A ordinary share equals or exceeds $10.00:
Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company
may redeem the outstanding warrants:
●
in whole and not in part;
●
at a price of $0.10 per Public Warrant;
●
upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder;
●
if, and only if, the Reference Value equals or exceeds $10.00 per Public Share (as adjusted) for any 20 trading days within the 30-trading day period ending three trading days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders; and
●
if the Reference Value is less than $18.00 per share (as adjusted), the Private Placement Warrants must also be concurrently called for redemption on the same terms as the outstanding Public Warrants, as described above.
If the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption,
as described above, its management will have the option to require any holder that wishes to exercise the Public Warrants to do so on
a “cashless basis,” as described in the warrant agreement. The exercise price and number of ordinary shares issuable upon
exercise of the Public Warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a share dividend, extraordinary dividend
or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, except as described below, the Public Warrants will not be adjusted
for issuances of ordinary shares at a price below its exercise price. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash
settle the Public Warrants. If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and the Company
liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of Public Warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their Public
Warrants, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with respect to such
Public Warrants. Accordingly, the Public Warrants may expire worthless.
In addition, if (x) the Company issues additional
Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of a Business Combination
at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $ 9.20 per Class A ordinary share (with such issue price or effective issue price
to be determined in good faith by the Company’s board of directors and, in the case of any such issuance to the Sponsor or its affiliates,
without taking into account any Founder Shares held by the Sponsor or such affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance) (the “Newly
Issued Price”), (y) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60 % of the total equity proceeds, and interest
thereon, available for the funding of a Business Combination, and (z) the volume weighted average trading price of the Class A ordinary
shares during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day prior to the day on which the Company consummates a Business Combination
(such price, the “Market Value”) is below $ 9.20 per share, then the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the
nearest cent) to be equal to 115 % of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, and the $ 18.00 per share redemption trigger
price will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180 % of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price.
The Private Placement Warrants will be identical
to the Public Warrants underlying the Units being sold in the Initial Public Offering, except that (x) the Private Placement Warrants
and the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants will not be transferable, assignable or salable
until 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions, (y) the Private Placement Warrants
will be exercisable on a cashless basis and be non-redeemable so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees
and (z) the Private Placement Warrants and the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants will be
entitled to registration rights. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by someone other than the initial purchasers or their permitted
transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the
Public Warrants.
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Note 10 – Fair Value Measurements
The following table presents information about
the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and indicates
the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques that the Company utilized to determine such fair value.
December 31, 2022
Description
Quoted
Prices
in Active
Markets
(Level 1)
Significant
Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Other
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Assets:
Investments held in Trust Account - Money market fund
$ 328,226,432
$ -
$ -
Liabilities:
Derivative warrant liabilities - Public warrants
$ 1,294,770
$ -
$ -
Derivative warrant liabilities - Private placement warrants
$ -
$ 41,280
$ -
December 31, 2021
Description
Quoted
Prices
in Active
Markets
(Level 1)
Significant
Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Other
Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
Assets:
Investments held in Trust Account - Money market fund
$ 323,716,979
$ -
$ -
Liabilities:
Derivative warrant liabilities - Public warrants
$ 8,582,810
$ -
$ -
Derivative warrant liabilities - Private placement warrants
$ -
$ 271,760
$ -
Transfers to/from Levels 1, 2, and 3 are recognized
at the beginning of the reporting period. The estimated fair value of the Public Warrants was transferred from a Level 3 measurement to
a Level 1 measurement in May 2021, when the Public Warrants were separately listed and traded in an active market. The estimated fair
value of the Private Placement Warrants was transferred from a Level 3 measurement to a Level 2 measurement in May 2021, as the key inputs
to the valuation model became directly or indirectly observable from the Public Warrants listed price.
The initial estimated fair value of the warrants
was measured using a Monte Carlo simulation. The subsequent estimated fair value of the Public Warrants is based on the listed price in
an active market for such warrants while the fair value of the Private Placement Warrants continues to be measured using a Monte Carlo
simulation, with level 2 inputs. For the year ended December31, 2022 and the period from January 8, 2021 (inception) through December
31, 2021, the Company recognized a gain resulting from changes in the fair value of derivative warrant liabilities of approximately $ 7.5
million and $ 6.9 million, which is presented in the accompanying statements of operations, respectively.
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The following table provides quantitative information
regarding Level 3 fair value measurements inputs at their measurement dates:
March 23,
2021
April 7,
2021
Exercise price
$ 11.50
$ 11.50
Share price
$ 9.53
$ 9.51
Volatility
15.6 %
15.7 %
Term
6.5
6.5
Risk-free rate
1.18 %
1.21 %
The change in the fair value of derivative liabilities,
measured using Level 3 inputs, for the period ended December 31, 2021 is summarized as follows:
Derivative warrant liabilities at March 23, 2021 (inception)
$ -
Issuance of Public and Private Warrants
14,449,550
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities
294,850
Derivative warrant liabilities at March 31, 2021
$ 14,744,400
Issuance of Public Warrants; over-allotment
1,267,550
Transfer of Public Warrants to Level 1
( 15,517,550 )
Transfer of Private Placement Warrants to Level 2
( 494,400 )
Derivative warrant liabilities at December 31, 2021
$ -
Note 11 - Subsequent Events
The Company has evaluated subsequent events and transactions
that occurred up to the date the financial statements were issued. Based upon this review, except as described below, the Company did
not identify any other subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.
On March 8, 2023, the Company entered into non-redemption
agreements (collectively, the “Non-Redemption Agreements”) with certain of its existing Public Shareholders (the “Non-Redeeming
Shareholders”). Pursuant to the Non-Redemption Agreements, each of the Non-Redeeming Shareholders agreed to (a) not redeem 1,000,000
Public Shares held by them on the date of the Non-Redemption Agreements in connection with the vote to amend the Company’s Amended
and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate an initial Business Combination
from March 23, 2023 to September 25, 2023 (the “Proposed Extension” and such extended date, the “Extended Date”)
and (b) vote their Public Shares in favor of the Extension presented by the Company for approval by its shareholders. In connection with
the foregoing, the Company agreed to pay to each Non-Redeeming Shareholder $ 0.033 per Share in cash per month through the Extended Date.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
March 31, 2023
BYTE ACQUISITION CORP.
By:
/s/ Samuel Gloor
Name:
Samuel Gloor
Title:
Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer
POWER
OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned directors
and officers of BYTE Acquisition Corp. hereby constitute and appoint Samuel Gloor, with the power to act without the others and with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, our true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power to execute in our name and behalf
in the capacities indicated below any and all amendments to this report and to file the same, with all exhibits and other documents relating
thereto and hereby ratify and confirm all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact’s substitute, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated below.
Name
Title
Date
/s/ Samuel Gloor
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Director
March 31, 2023
Samuel Gloor
/s/ Kobi Rozengarten
Executive Chairman Director
March 31, 2023
Kobi Rozengarten
/s/ Vadim Komissarov
Director
March 31, 2023
Vadim Komissarov
/s/ Oded Melamed
Director
March 31, 2023
Oded Melamed
/s/ Louis Lebedin
Director
March 31, 2023
Louis Lebedin
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