Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Item 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls are procedures
that are designed with the objective of ensuring that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act,
such as this Annual Report, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time period specified in the SEC’s rules
and forms. Disclosure controls are also designed with the objective of ensuring that such information is accumulated and communicated
to our management, including the chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding
required disclosure. Our management evaluated, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer (our
“Certifying Officers”), the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2025, pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b)
under the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, our Certifying Officers concluded that as of December 31, 2025, our disclosure controls
and procedures were effective.
We do not expect that our
disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all instances of fraud. Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how
well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures
are met. Further, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the
benefits must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all disclosure controls and procedures, no
evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance that we have detected all our control deficiencies and
instances of fraud, if any. The design of disclosure controls and procedures also is based partly on certain assumptions about the likelihood
of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future
conditions.
Management’s Report on Internal Controls
Over Financial Reporting
This Annual Report does not
include a report of management’s assessment regarding internal control over financial reporting or an attestation report of the
Company’s registered public accounting firm due to a transition period established by rules of the SEC for newly public companies.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial
Reporting
There were no changes in our
internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the most
recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
Item 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None .
Item 9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS
THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS
None.
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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
Title
Daniel G. Cohen*
56
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
Katherine E. Fleming
59
Vice Chairman of the Board
R. Maxwell Smeal
36
Chief Financial Officer
Emmanuelle Cohen*
26
Chief Operating Officer
Walter T. Beach
59
Director
Phoebe A. Saatchi
31
Director
Yassir Benjelloun-Touimi
55
Director
Daniela B. Loftus
30
Director
* Mr. Cohen is the father of Ms. Cohen.
Daniel G. Cohen has
served as our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the board of directors since August 2025. Since May 2022, Mr. Cohen has served
as the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cohen & Company Inc. (NYSE American: COHN), a financial services company, and
as Executive Chairman of the Board of Managers of its operating subsidiary, Cohen & Company, LLC. He currently serves as Chairman
of the Board of Directors of Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II (Nasdaq: CCII), and has also served as a managing member of the general
partner of Cohen Circle FinTech Ventures, L.P., a fintech focused venture capital fund, since January 2023. Mr. Cohen served as Chairman
of the Board of Directors of COHN and of the Board of Managers of Cohen & Company, LLC from February 2018 until May 2022, and as President
and Chief Executive of COHN’s European Business from September 2013 until May 2022. From September 2013 until May 2022, Mr. Cohen
also served as President, a director and the Chief Investment Officer of COHN’s former indirect majority owned subsidiary, Cohen
& Company Financial Limited (formerly known as EuroDekania Management Limited), an investment advisor and broker dealer that was formerly
regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and focused on the European capital markets. Mr. Cohen served as Vice Chairman of the
Board of Directors of COHN and of the Board of Managers of Cohen & Company, LLC from September 2013 to February 2018. Mr. Cohen
also served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of COHN from December 2009 to September 2013 and as its Chairman
of the Board of Directors from October 2006 to September 2013. Mr. Cohen served as the executive Chairman of COHN from October 2006
to December 2009. In addition, Mr. Cohen served as the Chairman of the Board of Managers of Cohen & Company, LLC from 2001 to
September 2013, as the Chief Investment Officer of Cohen & Company, LLC from October 2008 to September 2013, and as Chief Executive
Officer of Cohen & Company, LLC from December 2009 to September 2013. Mr. Cohen served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of J.V.B. Financial Group, LLC (formerly C&Co/PrinceRidge Partners LLC), COHN’s indirect broker dealer subsidiary (“JVB”),
from July 2012 to September 2013. He also served as the Chairman of the Board of INSU I from December 2018 until the INSU I Acquisition
in October 2020, and as the Chairman of the Board of INSU II from January 2019 until the INSU II Acquisition in February 2021. He
was the Chairman of Bancorp and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Bancorp’s board of directors from the company’s inception
in1999 to October 2021. Mr. Cohen served as Vice-Chairman of Bancorp Bank’s board of directors and Chairman of its Executive
Committee from the company’s inception in 1999 until October 2021. Mr. Cohen also served as Chairman of Bancorp Bank’s
board of directors from September 2000 to November 2003 and, from July 2000 to September 2000, was Bancorp Bank’s Chief Executive
Officer. Mr. Cohen served as the Chief Executive Officer of FinTech IV from May 2019 until the FinTech IV Acquisition,
at which time he became a director of Perella Weinberg Partners (NASDAQ: PWP), the successor to FinTech IV, until April 2023. Mr. Cohen
previously served as Chief Executive Officer of FinTech V from October 2020 to December 2022, as a director and Chief Executive Officer
of FinTech II from May 2015 until July 2018 and as Chief Executive Officer of FinTech III from March 2017 to October 2020. He also previously
served as a director of FinTech I from November 2013 until July 2016, as FinTech I’s President and Chief Executive Officer from
August 2014 until July 2016, and as FinTech I’s Executive Vice President from July 2014 through August 2014. Mr. Cohen was
also previously Chief Executive Officer of RAIT Financial Trust from December 2006, when it merged with Taberna Realty Finance Trust (“Taberna”),
to February 2009, and served as a trustee from the date RAIT acquired Taberna until his resignation from that position in February 2010.
Mr. Cohen was Chairman of the board of trustees of Taberna from its inception in March 2005 until its December 2006 acquisition by
RAIT, and its Chief Executive Officer from March 2005 to December 2006. Mr. Cohen is a member of the Academy of the University of
Pennsylvania, a member of the Visiting Committees for the Humanities and a member of the Paris Center of the University of Chicago. Mr. Cohen
is also a Trustee of List College. Our board has determined that Mr. Cohen’s extensive experience in the financial services
industry generally, as well as extensive experience in operating financial services companies in a public company environment, qualifies
him to serve as a member of our board of directors.
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Dr. Katherine E. Fleming has
served as Vice Chairman of the board of directors since January 2026. Since March 2023, Dr. Fleming has served as a director
of AudioEye, Inc., a digital accessibility platform delivering website accessibility for individuals with disabilities (Nasdaq: AEYE).
She also currently serves as an independent director at ACCOR S.A., a publicly traded company and France’s largest hospitality group.
Dr. Fleming is currently the CEO and President of the J. Paul Getty Trust, and she served as Provost of New York University
from 2016 to 2022. At Getty, Dr. Fleming oversees the Trust’s endowment, the activities of its programs, and its strategic
priorities. At NYU, she was responsible for allocating financial resources and had oversight of all Deans and Directors. From 2012 to
2016, she served as President of the Board of the University of Piraeus, Greece, and from 2007 to 2011 she directed the Institut Remarque
at the Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris. Dr. Fleming was a member of the Board of Advent Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:
ADN), a publicly traded company, from the time of its business combination with a SPAC in February 2021 until June 2022. A historian
by training, Dr. Fleming earned a B.A. from Barnard College of Columbia University, an M.A. from the University of Chicago and a
Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. She is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Chevalier
in the French Legion of Honor, a commander in the French Order of Arts and Letters, and holds the Silver Cross in the Greek Order of Beneficence.
We believe that Dr. Fleming’s extensive financial and scholastic experience, including over fifteen years’ experience
in arts and education leadership, qualify her to serve as a director.
R. Maxwell Smeal
has been our Chief Financial Officer since August 2025. Since March 2025, Mr. Smeal has served as Chief Financial Officer
of Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II (Nasdaq: CCII), and, since September 2025, as Chief Financial Officer of BTC Development Corp. (Nasdaq:
BDCI). From October 2024 to August 2025, Mr. Smeal served as the Chief Financial Officer of Cohen Circle I. From July 2021
to December 2023 he served as the Head of Finance and since January 2024 he has served as Chief Financial Officer of Cohen Circle, LLC
(formerly FinTech Masala, LLC), the parent company of the sponsors of FinTech II, FinTech III, FinTech IV, FinTech V,
FinTech VI, FTAC Olympus, FTAC Athena, FTAC Zeus, FTAC Parnassus and FTAC Emerald. Previously, he served as a Director in KPMG LLP’s
Deal Advisory practice from October 2019 through July 2021. Prior to being named a Director at KPMG, he served in various roles
within KPMG LLP in their Deal Advisory and Audit practices from October 2012 to October 2019. Mr. Smeal has been a Certified Public
Accountant since June 2014 and graduated from the Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. in accounting.
Emmanuelle Cohen has
served as our Chief Operating Officer since January 2026. Currently, Ms. Cohen serves as the European Representative and a member of the
investment team at Cohen Circle, LLC. Ms. Cohen served as Trainee Solicitor at Duane Morris LLP from September 2023 to September
2025, where she practiced litigation, employment, and corporate law. Ms. Cohen’s primary responsibilities included representing
commercial and private clients in various litigation proceedings, employment matters, and merger and acquisition transactions. Ms. Cohen
holds a Graduate Diploma in Law from the City University of London and a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Chicago.
Independent Directors
Walter Beach has
served as a director since January 2026. Since April 2025 he has served as an independent director of Titan Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq:TACH),
a special purpose acquisition company. Since 1997, Mr. Beach has been a Managing Director of Beach Investment Counsel, Inc., an investment
management firm. Mr. Beach served as a director of Resource Capital Corp. (now Acres Commercial Realty Corp.), a real estate investment
trust, from 2005 to 2020. He previously served as a director of both The Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:TBBK) and The Bancorp Bank from 1999 to
2021. Mr. Beach also previously served as a director of FinTech Acquisition Corp. from November 2014 until July 2016 and FinTech
Acquisition Corp. II from May 2015 until its July 2018 merger with International Money Express, Inc. He also served as a director of Institutional
Financial Markets, Inc. from 2009 to 2013. From 1993 to 1997, he was a Senior Analyst and Director of Research at Widmann, Siff and Co.,
Inc., an investment management firm, where he was, beginning in 1994, responsible for the firm’s investment decisions for its principal
equity product. As research director, he was one of two major contributors to overall investment management. From 1992 to 1993, he was
an associate and financial analyst at Essex Financial Group, a consulting and merchant banking firm. From 1991 to 1992 he was an analyst
at Industry Analysis Group, an industry and economic consulting firm. Mr. Beach’s extensive investment experience will bring
a valuable perspective on financial strategy, risk management, and long-term growth to the board.
Phoebe A. Saatchi has
served as a director since January 2026. Ms. Saatchi is the Co-Founder and Director of Saatchi Yates, a contemporary art gallery
based in London. Since founding the gallery in 2020, her work has combined curatorial expertise with a strong understanding of the global
art market. She has overseen major exhibitions and transactions across Europe and the United States, working closely with collectors,
institutions, and private clients on acquisitions and collection management. Ms. Saatchi received a Upper Second Class Honours degree
in Film Studies from the Met Film School in London. Ms. Saatchi’s experience in the intersection of investment and art will provide
a broader cultural and financial perspective to the board.
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Yassir Benjelloun-Touimi has
served as a director since January 2026. Mr. Benjelloun-Touimi is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer ARTEX AG,
a Liechtenstein company operating a trading facility to offer and trade shares in companies that own art masterpieces. He has over 20
years investment banking experience, occupying prominent roles in London investment banks, where he set up ITRAXX at BNP PARIBAS, the
first liquid credit index family; and the UBS Price Improvement Network (PIN) for credit default swaps (CDS) platform, where he served
as Head of European Credit Trading. He previously served as Head of Credit Arbitrage at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and served as the
Head of Credit at Dalton Strategic Partnership, where he managed complex investment strategies and growth initiatives. Mr. Benjelloun-Touimi also
co-founded Alcinous Advisory Capital, a private investment company in Portugal. Mr. Benjelloun-Touimi’s unique combination
of investment expertise and international perspective will be invaluable to the board.
Daniela B. Loftus
has served as a director since February 2026. In 2020, Ms. Loftus founded This Outfit Does Not Exist, a commercial vehicle for digital
fashion content, to which she presently contributes. Ms. Loftus co-founded RED DAO in 2021 and currently serves as a founding member
of the digital fashion investment vehicle which has deployed ~$6.4 million into the digital fashion ecosystem through venture investments
in startups. From September 2024 to September 2025, Ms. Loftus served as the Chief Commercial Officer of Tribute Brand where she led
the strategic arm of the pioneering digital fashion company. In 2022, Ms. Loftus founded and served as the Chief Executive Officer of
Draup until 2024 when it was acquired. The company was the first platform for code-based couture, creating algorithmic fashion collections
with prominent digital artists. From 2021 to 2023, she was a contributor for The Fabricant, where she hosted a weekly podcast session
and wrote industry deep dives. From 2019 to 2022, she served as an Innovation Consultant for Founders Intelligence where she advised
executives of Fortune 500 companies on how emerging technology would change the future of their industries. From 2018 to 2022, Ms. Loftus
served as a Business Development Manager at Lendledger where she supported the efforts of the open, global network using blockchain technology
to solve multi-trillion dollar credit gaps. She received her undergraduate degree from New York University’s Gallatin School of
Individualized Study where she graduated Summa Cum Laude major in revolutions and a minor in East Asian Studies. Ms. Loftus’ experience
combining fashion and technology brings invaluable insights and contacts to assist the company in identifying targets and closing the
company’s initial business combination.
Number and Terms of Office of Officers and
Directors
Our board of directors
consists of five members divided into three classes with only one class of directors being appointed in each year, and each class
(except for those directors appointed prior to our first annual meeting of shareholders) serving a three-year term. The term of
office of the first class of directors, consisting of Ms. Saatchi and Ms. Loftus, will expire at our first annual meeting of
shareholders. The term of office of the second class of directors, consisting of Messrs. Beach and Benjelloun-Touimi, will expire at
the second annual meeting of shareholders. The term of office of the third class of directors, consisting of Mr. Cohen and Ms.
Fleming, will expire at the third annual meeting of shareholders. Prior to our initial business combination, as long as there are
Class B ordinary shares outstanding, holders of our founder shares will have the right to appoint all of our directors and remove
members of the board of directors for any reason, and holders of our public shares will not have the right to vote on the
appointment of directors during such time. These provisions of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association may
only be amended by a special resolution passed by a majority of at least 90% of our ordinary shares attending and voting in a
general meeting. Each of our directors will hold office for a three-year term. Subject to any other special rights applicable
to the shareholders, any vacancies on our board of directors may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors
present and voting at the meeting of our board of directors or by a majority of the holders of our ordinary shares (or, prior to our
initial business combination, holders of our founder shares).
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 persons to the offices set forth in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association
as it deems appropriate. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that our officers may consist of a Chairman,
Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Vice Presidents, Secretary, Assistant Secretaries,
Treasurer and such other offices as may be determined by the board of directors.
Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports
Section 16(a) of the Exchange
Act requires our executive officers and directors, and persons who own more than ten percent of any publicly traded class of our equity
securities, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership of equity securities of the Company with the SEC. Officers, directors,
and greater-than-ten-percent shareholders are required by the SEC’s regulations to furnish the Company with copies of all Section
16(a) forms that they file.
Based solely upon a review
of Forms 3 and Forms 4 furnished to the Company during the most recent fiscal year, and Forms 5 with respect to its most recent fiscal
year, we believe that all such forms required to be filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act were timely filed by the officers,
directors, and security holders required to file the same during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
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Board Committees
Audit Committee
We have established an audit
committee of the Board of Directors. Under Nasdaq listing standards and applicable SEC rules, we are required to have at least
three members of the audit committee, all of whom must be independent. Messrs. Beach and Benjelloun-Touimi and Ms. Loftus, each of whom
meet the independent director standard under Nasdaq’s listing standards and under Rule 10A-3(b)(1) of the Exchange Act, serve as
members of our audit committee.
The audit committee’s
duties, which are specified in our Audit Committee Charter, include, but are not limited to:
●
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 auditors and any other independent registered public accounting firm engaged by us;
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pre-approving all audit and non-audit services to be provided by the independent auditors or any other registered public accounting firm engaged by us, and establishing pre-approval policies and procedures;
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reviewing and discussing with the independent auditors all relationships the auditors have with us in order to evaluate their continued independence;
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setting clear hiring policies for employees or former employees of the independent auditors;
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setting clear policies for audit partner rotation in compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
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obtaining and reviewing a report, at least annually, from the independent auditors describing (i) the independent auditor’s internal quality-control procedures and (ii) any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality-control review, or peer review, of the audit firm, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities, within, the preceding five years respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the firm and any steps taken to deal with such issues;
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meeting to review and discuss our annual audited financial statements and quarterly financial statements with management and the independent registered public accounting firm, including reviewing our specific disclosures under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”;
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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
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reviewing with management, the independent auditors, 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.
Financial Expert on Audit Committee
The audit committee will at
all times be composed exclusively of directors who are “financially literate” as defined under NASDAQ’s listing standards.
The NASDAQ listing standards define “financially literate” as being able to read and understand fundamental financial statements,
including a company’s balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement.
In addition, we must certify
to the NASDAQ Global Market that the committee has, and will continue to have, at least one member who has past employment experience
in finance or accounting, requisite professional certification in accounting, or other comparable experience or background that results
in the individual’s financial sophistication. We have determined that Mr. Beach satisfies NASDAQ’s definition of financial
sophistication and also qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined under rules and regulations of the
SEC.
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Compensation Committee
We have established a compensation
committee of the board of directors, which consists of Mr. Beach and Ms. Fleming, each of whom meets the independent director standard
under NASDAQ’s listing standards and under Rule 10A-3(b)(1) of the Exchange Act. Ms. Fleming serves as Chairman of our compensation
committee.
The compensation committee’s
duties, which are specified in our Compensation Committee Charter, include, but are not limited to:
●
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 approving the compensation of all of our other executive officers;
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reviewing our executive compensation policies and plans;
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implementing and administering our incentive compensation equity-based remuneration plans;
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assisting management in complying with our proxy statement and annual report disclosure requirements;
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approving all special perquisites, special cash payments and other special compensation and benefit arrangements for our executive officers and employees;
●
producing a report on executive compensation to be included in our annual proxy statement; and
●
reviewing, evaluating and recommending changes, if appropriate, to the remuneration for directors.
The charter also provides
that the compensation committee may, in its sole discretion, retain or obtain the advice of a compensation consultant, legal counsel or
other adviser and 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.
Other Board Committees
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
of the Nasdaq rules, a majority of the independent directors may recommend a director nominee for selection by the board of directors.
The 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. Beach and Benjelloun-Touimi and Mses. Fleming, Loftus and Saatchi. In accordance with
Rule 5605 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.
Prior to our initial business
combination, the board of directors will also consider director candidates recommended for nomination by holders of our founder shares
during such times as they are seeking proposed nominees to stand for appointment at an annual general meeting (or, if applicable, an extraordinary
general meeting). Prior to our initial business combination, holders of our public shares will not have the right to recommend director
candidates for nomination to our board.
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, the 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.
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Insider Trading Policy
We have adopted insider trading policies and procedures governing the purchase, sale, and/or other dispositions of our securities by directors, officers and employees that are reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations, and any listing standards applicable to us. A copy of our Insider Trading Policy has been filed as Exhibit 19 to this Annual Report.
Code of Ethics
We have adopted a code of
ethics applicable to our directors, officers and employees in accordance with applicable federal securities laws, a copy of which is filed
as an exhibit to this Annual Report. We will make a printed copy of our code of ethics available to any shareholder who so requests. Requests
for a printed copy may be directed to us as follows: Art Technology Acquisition Corp., 2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703, Philadelphia, PA
19104 Attention: Secretary.
Item 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
None of our executive officers
or directors have received any cash compensation for services rendered. Our independent directors each received, for their services as
a director, an indirect interest in 20,000 founder shares through membership interests in our sponsor. We are not prohibited from
paying any fees (including advisory fees), reimbursements or cash payments to any of our sponsor, officers or directors, or any of their
respective affiliates, for services rendered to us prior to or in connection with the completion of our initial business combination,
including the following payments, all of which, if made prior to the completion of our initial business combination, will be paid from
funds held outside the trust account: (i) repayment of loans made to us by our sponsor to cover offering-related and organization
expenses, (ii) repayment of loans that our sponsor, members of our management team or any of their respective affiliates may make
to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination (provided that if we do not consummate an initial
business combination, we may use working capital held outside the trust account to repay such loaned amounts, but no proceeds from our
trust account would be used for such repayment), (iii) payments to our sponsor or its affiliate or designee of a total of $30,000
per month for office space, utilities, and shared personnel support services, (iv) payments of up to $12,500 per month to R. Maxwell
Smeal, our Chief Financial Officer, and up to $8,333 per month to Emmanuelle Cohen, our Chief Operating Officer, (v) at the closing of
our initial business combination, at the option of our management team, a customary advisory fee, finder’s fee and/or success fee,
to a person or entity associated with certain of our officers and directors, in an amount that constitutes a market standard advisory
fee for comparable transactions and services provided; and (vii) to reimburse for any out-of-pocket expenses related to identifying,
investigation and completing an initial business combination. Our audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments made by
us to our sponsor, officers or directors or any of their controlled affiliates.
After the completion of our
initial business combination, directors or members of our management team who remain with us may be paid consulting, management or other
fees from the combined company. All of these fees will be fully disclosed to shareholders, to the extent then known, in the tender offer
materials or proxy solicitation materials furnished to our shareholders in connection with a proposed business combination. It is unlikely
the amount of such compensation will be known at the time such materials are distributed, 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
by a compensation committee constituted solely by independent directors or by a majority of the independent directors on our board of
directors.
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We do not intend to take any
action to ensure that members of our management team maintain their positions with us after the consummation of our initial business combination,
although it is possible that some or all of our officers and directors may negotiate employment or consulting arrangements to remain with
us after the initial business combination. The existence or terms of any such employment or consulting arrangements to retain their positions
with us may influence our management’s motivation in identifying or selecting a target business but we do not believe that the ability
of our management to remain with us after the consummation of our initial business combination will be a determining factor in our decision
to proceed with any potential business combination. We are not party to any agreements with our officers and directors that provide for
benefits upon termination of employment.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider
Participation
None of our officers currently
serves, and in the past year has not served, (i) as a member of the compensation committee or board of directors of another entity,
one of whose executive officers served on our compensation committee, or (ii) as a member of the compensation committee of another
entity, one of whose executive officers served on our board of directors.
Item 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN
BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.
The following table sets forth
information regarding the beneficial ownership of our ordinary shares as of March 13, 2026, by :
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each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our outstanding ordinary shares;
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each of our named executive officers and directors that beneficially owns ordinary shares; and
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all our executive officers and directors as a group.
The table below represents
beneficial ownership of our Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares and is reported in accordance with the beneficial ownership
rules of the SEC under which a person is deemed to be the beneficial owner of a security if that person has or shares voting power or
investment power with respect to such security or has the right to acquire such ownership within 60 days. The table does not reflect record
or beneficial ownership of any outstanding warrants as no warrants are exercisable within 60 days.
The beneficial ownership of
the Company’s voting ordinary shares is based on 26,125,000 Class A ordinary shares and 8,708,333 Class B ordinary shares outstanding,
except as otherwise indicated.
Unless otherwise indicated,
we believe that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock beneficially
owned by them.
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Class A
Ordinary Shares
Class B
Ordinary Shares
Combined
Voting Power (2)
Name and Address of Beneficial Owners
Number
% of class
Number
% of class
Number
% of class
Directors and Executive Officers : (1)
Daniel G. Cohen (2)
530,000
2.0 %
8,608,333
98.9 %
9,138,333
26.2 %
Katherine E. Fleming
–
–
–
–
–
–
R. Maxwell Smeal
–
–
–
–
–
–
Emmanuelle Cohen
–
–
–
–
–
–
Walter T. Beach
–
–
–
–
–
–
Phoebe A. Saatchi
–
–
–
–
–
–
Yassir Benjelloun-Touimi
–
–
–
–
–
–
Daniela B. Loftus
–
–
–
–
–
–
All directors and executive officers as a group (eight individuals) (3)
530,000
2.0 %
8,608,333
98.9 %
9,138,333
26.2 %
5% or Greater Beneficial Owners:
Tenor Capital Management Company, L.P. (5)
1,500,000
5.7 %
–
–
1,500,000
4.3 %
Linden Capital L.P. (6)
1,600,000
6.1 %
–
–
1,600,000
4.6 %
Art Technology Sponsor, LLC (3)(4)
530,000
2.0 %
2,750,000
31.6 %
3,280,000
9.4 %
Art Technology Advisors, LLC (3)
–
–
5,858,333
67.3 %
5,858,333
16.8 %
*
Less than 1 percent.
1.
Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each of the following individuals is c/o Art Technology Acquisition Corp., 2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
2.
Shares are held directly by Art Technology Sponsor, LLC (530,000 Class A ordinary shares and 2,750,000 Class B ordinary shares) and Art Technology Advisors, LLC (5,858,333 Class B ordinary shares), each of which is managed by Daniel Cohen. Mr. Cohen disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
3.
Shares are held directly by Art Technology Sponsor, LLC and Art Technology Advisors, LLC, each of which is managed by Daniel Cohen. Our independent directors received an indirect interest in an aggregate of 20,000 founder shares each for their service as a director through membership interests in our sponsor. Our officers and directors are members of our sponsor, but none has any voting or investment power over the shares held by our sponsor. Each such entity or person disclaims any beneficial ownership of the reported shares other than to the extent of any pecuniary interest they may have therein, directly or indirectly.
4.
The non-managing sponsor investors, indirectly through sponsor membership interests, hold an aggregate of 530,000 placement units and an aggregate of approximately 2,650,000 founder shares, in each case held directly by the sponsor. The non-managing sponsor investors have not been granted any shareholder or other rights in addition to those afforded to our other public shareholders, and have only been issued membership interests in one of the sponsor entities, with no right to control the sponsor or vote or dispose of any securities held by the sponsor, including the founder shares held by the sponsor.
5.
Based on a Schedule 13G filed on January 9, 2026 by Tenor Capital Management Company, L.P. (“Tenor Capital”), Tenor Opportunity Master Fund, Ltd. (the “Master Fund”), and Robin Shah. The units are held by the Master Fund. Tenor Capital serves as the investment manager to the Master Fund. Robin Shah serves as the managing member of Tenor Management GP, LLC, the general partner of Tenor Capital. By virtue of these relationships, the reporting persons may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power with respect to the ordinary shares in the form of units owned directly by the Master Fund. The business address of each reporting person is 810 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1905, New York, NY 10019.
6.
Based on a Schedule 13G filed on January 12, 2026 by Linden Capital L.P., a Bermuda limited partnership (“Linden Capital”); Linden GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Linden GP”); Linden Advisors LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Linden Advisors”); and Siu Min (Joe) Wong (“Mr. Wong”). Linden GP is the general partner of Linden Capital and, in such capacity, may be deemed to beneficially own the ordinary shares held directly by Linden Capital. Linden Advisors is the investment manager of Linden Capital. Mr. Wong is the principal owner and controlling person of Linden Advisors and Linden GP. In such capacities, Linden Advisors and Mr. Wong may each be deemed to beneficially own the ordinary shares held directly by Linden Capital. The principal business address for Linden Capital is Victoria Place, 31 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM10, Bermuda. The principal business address for each of Linden Advisors, Linden GP and Mr. Wong is 590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor, New York, New York 10022.
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Item 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED
TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE.
Related Party Policy
We have adopted a code of
ethics requiring us to avoid, wherever possible, all conflicts of interests, except under guidelines or resolutions approved by our board
of directors (or the appropriate committee of our board) or as disclosed in our public filings with the SEC. Under our code of ethics,
conflict of interest situations include any financial transaction, arrangement or relationship (including any indebtedness or guarantee
of indebtedness) involving the company. We have filed our code of ethics as an exhibit to this Annual Report.
In addition, our audit committee,
pursuant to a written charter, is responsible for reviewing and approving related party transactions to the extent that we enter into
such transactions. An affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the audit committee present at a meeting at which a quorum is present
is required in order to approve a related party transaction. A majority of the members of the entire audit committee constitute a quorum.
Without a meeting, the unanimous written consent of all of the members of the audit committee is required to approve a related party transaction.
We also require each of our directors and executive officers to complete a directors’ and officers’ questionnaire that elicits
information about related party transactions.
These procedures are intended
to determine whether any such related party transaction impairs the independence of a director or presents a conflict of interest on the
part of a director, employee or officer.
To further minimize conflicts
of interest, we have agreed not to consummate an initial business combination with an entity that is affiliated with any of our sponsor,
officers or directors unless we, or a committee of independent and disinterested directors, have obtained an opinion from an independent
investment banking firm which is a member of FINRA or an independent accounting firm that commonly renders valuation opinions, that our
initial business combination is fair to our company from a financial point of view.
Founder shares
On September 10, 2025,
our sponsor paid certain offering costs totaling $25,000. On August 27, 2025, we entered into a share subscription agreement with
our sponsor resulting in our sponsor holding an aggregate of 8,650,000 founder shares. In September 2025, we issued an additional
50,000 founder shares to the sponsor, and in October 2025, we issued an additional 8,333 founder shares to the sponsor, for a total of
8,708,333 founder shares outstanding. The number of founder shares was determined based on the expectation that the founder shares would
represent 25% of the aggregate of our founder shares, the placement shares and our issued and outstanding public shares after the initial
public offering.
Our initial holders, sponsor
and our management team have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any founder shares (except to permitted transferees), until the earlier
of: (A) one year after the completion of our initial business combination; and (B) subsequent to our initial business combination (x)
if the last reported sale price of our Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share sub-divisions,
share dividends, rights issuances, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day
period commencing at least 150 days after our initial business combination or (y) the date on which we complete a liquidation, merger,
share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of our public shareholders having the right to exchange
their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the letter agreement provides that, in connection
with an initial business combination, the initial holders may transfer, assign or sell their founder shares with our consent to any person
or entity that agrees in writing to be bound by the transfer restrictions set forth in the prior sentence, and any such transferee shall
be a permitted transferee under the letter agreement.
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Private Placement
Simultaneously with the initial
public offering, our sponsor and Clear Street purchased in a private placement an aggregate of 825,000 placement units for an aggregate
purchase price of $8.25 million. Of the placement units purchased by the sponsor, the non-managing sponsor investors purchased,
indirectly through the purchase of non-managing sponsor membership interests, an aggregate of 530,000 placement units. As a result,
the sponsor issued additional membership interests at a nominal purchase price to the non-managing sponsor investors reflecting interests
in an aggregate of approximately 2,650,000 founder shares held by the sponsor. In addition, the sponsor forfeited 100,000 founder shares
and we issued to Clear Street 100,000 founder shares at the closing of the initial public offering. There will be no redemption rights
or liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to the founder shares, placement shares or placement warrants, which
will expire worthless if we do not consummate a business combination within the completion window.
The placement warrants underlying
the placement units are identical to the warrants sold as part of the units in the initial public offering except that: (1) they will
not be redeemable by us; (2) they (including the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of these warrants) may not, subject to
certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold until 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination; (3)
they may be exercised by the holders on a cashless basis; and (4) they (including the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of these
warrants) are entitled to registration rights. In addition, with respect to placement warrants held by Clear Street and/or its designees,
such placement warrants will be subject to the lock-up and registration rights limitations imposed by FINRA Rule 5110 and the placement
warrants will not be exercisable more than five years from the commencement of sales in the initial public offering in accordance with
FINRA Rule 5110(g)(8).
Promissory Note — Related Party
On August 27, 2025, we issued
an unsecured promissory note to the sponsor (the “Promissory Note”), pursuant to which we could borrow up to an aggregate
principal amount of $300,000. The Promissory Note was non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of (i) September 30, 2026 or
(ii) the consummation of the initial public offering. We repaid the outstanding balance of the Promissory Note (amounting to $194,453)
at the closing of the initial public offering on January 7, 2026. Borrowings under the Promissory Note are no longer available.
Related Party Loans
In order to fund working capital
deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with a business combination, the sponsor or one of its affiliates may, but are
not obligated to, loan us additional funds to fund our additional working capital requirements and transaction costs (“Working Capital
Loans”). If we complete a business combination, we may repay the Working Capital Loans out of the proceeds of the trust account
released to us. Otherwise, the Working Capital Loans may be repaid only out of funds held outside the trust account. 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. The Working Capital Loans would either be
repaid upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $2,500,000 of such Working
Capital Loans may be convertible into units upon consummation of the business combination at a price of $10.00 per unit. The units would
be identical to the placement units. Prior to the completion of the initial business combination, the Company does not expect to seek
loans from parties other than the sponsor or an affiliate of the sponsor as the Company does not believe third parties will be willing
to loan such funds and provide a waiver against any and all rights to seek access to funds in the trust account. There were no working
capital loans outstanding as of December 31, 2025.
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Registration Rights
Pursuant to a registration
rights agreement entered into on January 5, 2026, the holders of the founder shares, placement units (including securities contained therein)
and units (including securities contained therein) that may be issued upon conversion of loans made by our sponsor or one of its affiliates,
and their permitted transferees, have registration rights to require us to register a sale of any of our securities held by them (in the
case of the founder shares, only after conversion to our Class A ordinary shares). These holders are entitled to make up to three
demands, excluding short form registration demands, that we register such securities for sale under the Securities Act. In addition, these
holders have “piggy-back” registration rights to include such securities in other registration statements filed by us and
rights to require us to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. However, the registration
rights agreement provides that we will not be required to effect or permit any registration or cause any registration statement to become
effective until termination of the applicable lock-up period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Clear Street and/or its designees may
not exercise their demand and “piggyback” registration rights after five and seven years from the commencement of sales of
the initial public offering and may not exercise their demand rights on more than one occasion. We will bear the expenses incurred in
connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Administrative Services
Commencing on January 6, 2026,
we pay an amount equal to $30,000 per month to our sponsor or its affiliate or designee for certain office space, utilities, and shared
personnel support services provided to us. Upon completion of a business combination or its liquidation, the Company will cease paying
these monthly fees.
Service Agreement
The Company has agreed, commencing
on October 1, 2025 through the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a business combination or its liquidation, to pay its Chief
Operating Officer up to $8,333 per month. In addition, the Company has agreed, commencing on January 5, 2026 through the earlier of the
Company’s consummation of a business combination or its liquidation, to pay its Chief Financial Officer up to $12,500 per month.
Trust Account Indemnification
Art Technology Sponsor, LLC
has agreed that, if the trust account is liquidated without the consummation of a business combination, it will indemnify us to the extent
any claims by a third party for services rendered or products sold to us, or any claims by a prospective target business with which we
have discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the trust account to below $10.00 per public share,
except for any claims by any third party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the trust account, regardless of
whether such waiver is enforceable, and except for claims arising from our obligation to indemnify the underwriters of the initial public
offering pursuant to the underwriting agreement. We have not independently verified whether Art Technology Sponsor, LLC has sufficient
funds to satisfy its indemnity obligations, we have not asked Art Technology Sponsor, LLC to reserve for such obligations and it may not
be able to satisfy those obligations. We believe the likelihood of Art Technology Sponsor, LLC having to indemnify the trust account is
limited because we endeavor to have all third parties that provide products or services to us and prospective target businesses execute
agreements with us waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the trust account.
Conflicts of Interest
Under Cayman Islands law,
directors and officers owe the following fiduciary duties:
●
duty to act in good faith in what the director or officer believes to be in the best interests of the company as a whole;
●
duty to exercise powers for the purposes for which those powers were conferred and not for a collateral purpose;
●
directors should not improperly fetter the exercise of future discretion;
●
duty to exercise powers fairly as between different sections of shareholders;
●
duty not to put themselves in a position in which there is a conflict between their duty to the company and their personal interests; and
●
duty to exercise independent judgment.
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In addition to the above,
directors also owe a duty of care which is not fiduciary in nature. This duty has been defined as a requirement to act as a reasonably
diligent person having both the general knowledge, skill and experience that may reasonably be expected of a person carrying out the same
functions as are carried out by that director in relation to the company and the general knowledge skill and experience which that director
has.
As set out above, directors
have a duty not to put themselves in a position of conflict and this includes a duty not to engage in self-dealing, or to otherwise benefit
as a result of their position. However, in some instances what would otherwise be a breach of this duty can be forgiven and/or authorized
in advance by the shareholders provided that there is full disclosure by the directors. This can be done by way of permission granted
in the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association or alternatively by shareholder approval at general meetings.
In addition, members of our
management team and our board of directors directly or indirectly own founder shares and/or placement units, as set forth in “Principal
Shareholders,” and, accordingly, may have a conflict of interest in determining whether a particular target business is an appropriate
business with which to effectuate our initial business combination.
Each of our directors and
officers presently has, and in the future any of our directors and our officers may have additional, fiduciary or contractual obligations
to other entities pursuant to which such officer or director is or will be required to present acquisition opportunities to such entities.
Accordingly, subject to his or her fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law, if any of our officers or directors becomes aware of an
acquisition opportunity which is suitable for an entity to which he or she has then current fiduciary or contractual obligations, he or
she will need to honor his or her fiduciary or contractual obligations to present such acquisition opportunity to such other entity, and
only present it to us if such entity rejects the opportunity. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide
that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law: (i) no individual serving as a director or an officer shall have any duty,
except and to the extent expressly assumed by contract, to refrain from engaging directly or indirectly in the same or similar business
activities or lines of business as us; and (ii) we renounce any interest or expectancy in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate
in, any potential transaction or matter which (a) may be a corporate opportunity for any director or officer, on the one hand, and us,
on the other or (b) the presentation of which would breach an existing legal obligation of a director or officer to any other entity.
As a result, the fiduciary duties or contractual obligations of our officers or directors could materially affect our ability to complete
our initial business combination. See “Risk Factors — Our officers and directors presently have, and any of them
in the future may have additional, fiduciary or contractual obligations to other entities, including other blank check companies, and,
accordingly, may have conflicts of interest in allocating their time and in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity
should be presented.” Accordingly, if any of our directors or officers become aware of a business combination opportunity which
is suitable for any of the entities to which he or she has then-current fiduciary or contractual obligations, he or she will honor
his or her fiduciary or contractual obligations to present such business combination opportunity to such entity, and only present it to
us if such entity rejects the opportunity, subject to his or her fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law.
Additionally, if members of
our management team form other special purpose acquisition companies similar to ours or pursue other business or investment ventures during
the period in which we are seeking an initial business combination, the consideration paid, terms, conditions and timing relating to the
business combinations of such other special purpose acquisition companies or ventures, and the level of attention paid to by members of
our management team to them versus the level of attention paid to us may conflict in a way that is unfavorable to us. Consequently, our
directors’ and executive officers’ discretion in identifying and selecting a suitable target business may result in a conflict
of interest when determining whether the terms, conditions and timing of a particular business combination are appropriate and in our
shareholders’ best interest, which could negatively impact the timing for a business combination.
Potential investors should
also be aware of the following other potential conflicts of interest:
●
None of our officers or directors is required to commit his or her full time to our affairs and, accordingly, may have conflicts of interest in allocating his or her time among various business activities. We do not intend to have any full-time employees prior to the completion of our initial business combination. Each of our officers is engaged in several other business endeavors for which he may be entitled to substantial compensation, and our officers are not obligated to contribute any specific number of hours per week to our affairs.
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●
Each of the holders of the founder shares and placement units has agreed that his, her or its founder shares and placement shares, as applicable, will be subject to transfer restrictions and that he, she or it will not sell or transfer such shares until the applicable forfeiture provisions no longer apply. Holders of founder shares and placement shares have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to their founder shares and placement shares, as applicable, (i) in connection with the consummation of a business combination, (ii) in connection with a shareholder vote to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within the completion window and (iii) if we fail to consummate a business combination within the completion window or if we liquidate prior to the expiration of the completion window. Our sponsor, officers and directors have also agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to public shares in connection with the consummation of a business combination and in connection with a shareholder vote to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within the completion window. However, our sponsor, officers and directors will be entitled to redemption rights with respect to any public shares held by them if we fail to consummate a business combination or liquidate within the completion window. To the extent our holders of founder shares or placement shares transfer any of these securities to certain permitted transferees, such permitted transferees will agree, as a condition to such transfer, to waive these same redemption rights. If we do not complete our initial business combination within the completion window, the portion of the proceeds of the sale of the placement units placed into the trust account will be used to fund the redemption of our public shares. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to our founder shares, placement shares or placement warrants, which will expire worthless if we do not consummate an initial business combination within the completion window. Except as described above, the founder shares, placement units and their underlying securities will not be transferable, assignable or salable.
●
Our officers and directors may have a conflict of interest with respect to evaluating a particular business combination if the retention or resignation of any such officers or directors was included by a target business as a condition to any agreement with respect to our initial business combination.
●
Prior to or in connection with the completion of our initial business combination, there may be payment by the company to any of our sponsor, officers or directors, or any of their respective affiliates, of consulting fees, finder’s fees, advisory fees or success fees for any services they render in order to effectuate the completion of our initial business combination, which, if made prior to the completion of our initial business combination, will be paid from funds held outside the trust account. See “Risk Factors — We may engage one or more affiliates of our sponsor, officers or directors or their respective affiliates to provide additional services to us, which may include acting as financial advisor in connection with an initial business combination. These financial incentives may cause them to have potential conflicts of interest in rendering any such additional services to us, including, for example, in connection with the sourcing and consummation of an initial business combination.”
●
our sponsor and members of our management team directly or indirectly own our securities, and accordingly, they may have a conflict of interest in determining whether a particular target business is an appropriate business with which to effectuate our initial business combination. Our sponsor has invested in us an aggregate of $5,325,000, comprised of the $25,000 purchase price for the founder shares (or approximately $0.003 per share) and the $5,300,000 purchase price for the placement units (or $10.00 per unit). The placement warrants underlying the placement units may be exercised cashlessly. Accordingly, our management team, which owns interests in our sponsor, may be more willing to pursue a business combination with a riskier or less-established target business than would be the case if our sponsor had paid the same per share price for the founder shares as our public shareholders paid for their public shares and if our sponsor were required to pay cash to exercise the placement warrants.
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●
In the event our sponsor or members of our management team provide loans to us to finance transaction costs and/or incur expenses on our behalf in connection with an initial business combination, such persons may have a conflict of interest in determining whether a particular target business is an appropriate business with which to effectuate our initial business combination as such loans may not be repaid and/or such expenses may not be reimbursed unless we consummate such business combination.
●
We are not prohibited from pursuing an initial business combination with a company that is affiliated with our sponsor, officers or directors, non-managing sponsor investors, or completing the business combination through a joint venture or other form of shared ownership with our sponsor, officers or directors or non-managing sponsor investors; accordingly, such affiliated person(s) may have a conflict of interest in determining whether a particular target business is an appropriate business with which to effectuate our initial business combination as such affiliated person(s) would have interests different from our public shareholders and would likely not receive any financial benefit unless we consummated such business combination.
The conflicts described above
may not be resolved in our favor.
Accordingly, as a result of
multiple business affiliations, our officers and directors may have similar legal obligations relating to presenting business opportunities
meeting the above-listed criteria to multiple entities. Below is a table summarizing the entities to which our officers and directors
currently have fiduciary duties or contractual obligations:
Individual (1)
Entity
Affiliation
Daniel G. Cohen
Cohen Circle, LLC
Cohen & Company, Inc.
Cohen & Company, LLC
J.V.B. Financial Group, LLC
Cohen Circle FinTech Ventures, L.P.
Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II
Co-Founder
Executive Chairman
Executive Chairman
Affiliate
Managing Member
Chairman
Emmanuelle Cohen
Cohen Circle, LLC
European Representative
R. Maxwell Smeal
Cohen Circle, LLC
BTC Development Corp.
Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II
Cohen Circle FinTech Ventures, L.P.
Radiate Capital Fund, L.P.
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Katherine E. Fleming
AudioEye, Inc.
ACCOR S.A.
J. Paul Getty Trust
Director
Director
CEO and President
Walter T. Beach
Titan Acquisition Corp.
Beach Investment Counsel
Director
Managing Director
Phoebe A. Saatchi
Saatchi Yates
Co-Founder and Director
Yassir Benjelloun-Touimi
ARTEX AG
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Alcinous Advisory Capital
Co-Founder
Daniela B. Loftus
This Outfit Does Not Exist
RED DAO
Founder
Founding Member
(1)
Each of the entities listed in this table may have priority and preference relative to our company with respect to the performance by each individual listed in this table of his or her obligations and the presentation by each such individual of business opportunities.
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Our sponsor or any of its
affiliates may make additional investments in the company in connection with the initial business combination, although our sponsor and
its affiliates have no obligation or current intention to do so. If our sponsor or any of its affiliates elects to make additional investments,
such proposed investments could influence our sponsor’s motivation to complete an initial business combination. In addition, until
we consummate our initial business combination, affiliates of our sponsor, and our officers and directors may also participate in the
formation of, or become an officer or director of, another special purpose acquisition company.
In the event that we submit
our initial business combination to our public shareholders for a vote, our sponsor, officers and directors have agreed, pursuant to the
terms of a letter agreement entered into with us, to vote any founder shares and/or placement shares held by them (and their permitted
transferees will agree), and any public shares purchased during or after the initial public offering, in favor of our initial business
combination, aside from shares they may purchase in compliance with the requirements of Rule 14e-5 under the Exchange Act,
which would not be voted in favor of approving the business combination transaction. The non-managing sponsor investors are not required
to (i) hold any units, Class A ordinary shares or public warrants they may purchase in the initial public offering or thereafter
for any amount of time, (ii) vote any Class A ordinary shares they may own at the applicable time in favor of our initial business
combination or (iii) refrain from exercising their right to redeem their public shares at the time of our initial business combination.
The non-managing sponsor investors have the same rights to the funds held in the trust account with respect to any public shares
they purchase as the rights afforded to our other public shareholders. Regardless of the number of units, if any, the non-managing sponsor
investors purchased in the initial public offering or thereafter, they will have different interests than our other public shareholders,
and will be incentivized to vote their public shares in favor of a business combination due to their indirect ownership through the sponsor
of founder shares, and placement shares and placement warrants issued as part of the placement units.
Director Independence
The Nasdaq listing standards require that a majority of our board of
directors be independent. An “independent director” is defined generally as a person who 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 has determined that each of Messrs. Beach and Benjelloun-Touimi and Mses. Fleming, Loftus and Saatchi are independent
directors under applicable SEC and Nasdaq rules. Our independent directors will have regularly scheduled meetings at which only independent
directors are present.
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Item 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND
SERVICES.
The firm of WithumSmith+Brown,
PC, or Withum, acted as our independent registered public accounting firm for the period from August 22, 2025 (inception) through December
31, 2025. The following is a summary of fees paid or to be paid to Withum for services rendered.
Audit Fees
Audit fees consist of fees
billed for professional services rendered or to be rendered for the audit of our year-end financial statements and services that are normally
provided by Withum in connection with regulatory filings. The aggregate fees billed by Withum for professional services rendered for the
audit of our annual financial statements, the initial public offering and other required filings with the SEC for the period from August
22, 2025 (inception) through December 31, 2025 totaled $98,500.
Audit-Related Fees
Audit-related services consist
of fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to performance of the audit or review of our financial statements
and are not reported under “Audit Fees.” These services include attest services that are not required by statute or regulation
and consultations concerning financial accounting and reporting standards. We did not pay Withum for any audit-related services for the
period from August 22, 2025 (inception) through December 31, 2025.
Tax Fees
For the period from August
22, 2025 (inception) through December 31, 2025, Withum did not render services to us for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
All Other Fees
We did not pay Withum for
other services for the period from August 22, 2025 (inception) through December 31, 2025.
Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
Our audit committee was formed
upon the consummation of the initial 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 AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.
(a)
The following documents are filed as part of this Annual Report:
(1)
Financial Statements:
Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID Number 100)
F-2
Financial Statements:
Balance Sheet
F-3
Statement of Operations
F-4
Statement of Changes in Shareholder’s Deficit
F-5
Statement of Cash Flows
F-6
Notes to Financial Statements
F-7
(2)
Financial Statements Schedules:
None.
(3)
Exhibits
The following exhibits are
filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The SEC maintains an Internet site at www.sec.gov
that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC,
including the Company. Copies of the exhibits which are incorporated herein by reference can be obtained on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
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ART TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION CORP.
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID Number 100)
F-2
Financial Statements:
Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2025
F-3
Statement of Operations for the Period from August 22, 2025 (Inception) through December 31, 2025
F-4
Statement of Changes in Shareholder’s Deficit for the Period from August 22, 2025 (Inception) through December 31, 2025
F-5
Statement of Cash Flows for the Period from August 22, 2025 (Inception) through December 31, 2025
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Notes to Financial Statements
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM
To the Shareholder and the Board of Directors
of
Art Technology Acquisition Corp.:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Art Technology Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2025, and the related statements of operations, changes in shareholder’s deficit, and cash flows for the period from August 22, 2025 (inception) through December 31, 2025, 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, 2025, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period from August 22, 2025 (inception) through December 31, 2025, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (the "PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ WithumSmith+Brown, PC
We have served as the Company's auditor since 2025.
New York, New York
March 17, 2026
PCAOB ID Number 100
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ART TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION CORP.
BALANCE SHEET
DECEMBER 31, 2025
ASSETS
Current assets
Prepaid expenses $ 35,440
Total current assets 35,440
Deferred offering costs 259,459
TOTAL ASSETS $ 294,899
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S DEFICIT
Current liabilities
Accrued expenses $ 30,505
Accrued offering costs 162,360
Promissory note – related party 194,453
Total current liabilities 387,318
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)
SHAREHOLDER’S DEFICIT
Preference shares, $ 0.0001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding —
Class A ordinary shares, $ 0.0001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding —
Class B ordinary shares, $ 0.0001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 8,708,333 shares issued and outstanding (1) 871
Additional paid-in capital 24,129
Accumulated deficit ( 117,419 )
TOTAL SHAREHOLDER’S DEFICIT ( 92,419 )
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S DEFICIT $ 294,899
(1) Includes up to 1,100,000 Class B ordinary shares subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option is not exercised in full or in part by the underwriters. On January 26, 2026, the underwriters exercised their over-allotment option in full, as such, the 1,100,000 Founder Shares are no longer subject to forfeiture. (see Notes 5 and 9).
The accompanying notes are an integral part of
the financial statements.
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ART TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION CORP.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE PERIOD FROM AUGUST 22, 2025 (INCEPTION)
THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2025
Formation, general, and administrative costs $ 117,419
Loss from operations ( 117,419 )
Net loss $ ( 117,419 )
Basic and diluted weighted average Class B ordinary shares outstanding (1) 7,608,333
Basic and diluted net loss per Class B ordinary share $ ( 0.02 )
(1) Excludes up to 1,100,000 Class B ordinary shares subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option is not exercised in full or in part by the underwriters. On January 26, 2026, the underwriters exercised their over-allotment option in full, as such, the 1,100,000 Founder Shares are no longer subject to forfeiture. (see Notes 5 and 9.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of
the financial statements.
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ART TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION CORP.
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDER’S
DEFICIT
FOR THE PERIOD FROM AUGUST 22, 2025 (INCEPTION)
THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2025
Class A
Ordinary Shares Class B
Ordinary Shares Additional Paid-in Accumulated Total
Shareholder’s
Shares Amount Shares Amount Capital Deficit Deficit
Balance — August 22, 2025 (Inception) — $ — — $ — $ — $ — $ —
Issuance of Class B ordinary shares (1)
— — 8,708,333 871 24,129 — 25,000
Net loss — — — — — ( 117,419 ) ( 117,419 )
Balance – December 31, 2025 — $ — 8,708,333 $ 871 $ 24,129 $ ( 117,419 ) $ ( 92,419 )
(1) Includes up to 1,100,000 Class B ordinary shares subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option is not exercised in full or in part by the underwriters. On January 26, 2026, the underwriters exercised their over-allotment option in full, as such, the 1,100,000 Founder Shares are no longer subject to forfeiture. (see Notes 5 and 9).
The accompanying notes are an integral part of
the financial statements.
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ART TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION CORP.
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE PERIOD FROM AUGUST 22, 2025 (INCEPTION)
THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2025
Cash flow from operating activities:
Net loss $ ( 117,419 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Payment of general and administrative costs through promissory note – related party 86,914
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accrued expenses 30,505
Net cash used in operating activities —
Net Change in Cash —
Cash at beginning of period —
Cash at end of period $ —
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities:
Deferred offering costs included in accrued offering costs $ 162,360
Deferred offering costs paid through promissory note – related party $ 82,099
Deferred offering costs paid by Sponsor in exchange for issuance of Class B ordinary shares $ 15,000
Prepaid expenses paid by Sponsor in exchange for issuance of Class B ordinary shares $ 10,000
Prepaid expenses paid through promissory note – related party $ 25,440
The accompanying notes are an integral part of
the financial statements.
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ART TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2025
NOTE 1 — DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS
Art Technology Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company on August 22, 2025 and formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities (the “Business Combination”). The Company is not limited to a particular industry or sector for purposes of consummating a Business Combination. The Company is an emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with emerging growth companies.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from August 22, 2025 (inception) through December 31, 2025 relates to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”), which is described below. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of its initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering and placed in the Trust Account (as defined below). The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.
The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on January 5, 2026. On January 7, 2026, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 22,000,000 units (the “Units” and, with respect to the Class A ordinary shares included in the Units being offered, the “Public Shares”) at $ 10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $ 220,000,000 . Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-fourth of one redeemable warrant (each, a “Public Warrant”).
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 825,000 units (the “Private Placement Units”) at a price of $ 10.00 per Private Placement Unit, in a private placement to the Company’s sponsor, Art Technology Sponsor, LLC (together with Art Technology Advisors, LLC, collectively, the “Sponsor”), and Clear Street LLC (“Clear Street”), the representative of the underwriters, generating gross proceeds of $ 8,250,000 . Each Private Placement Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share (“Placement Share” or, collectively, “Placement Shares”) and one-fourth of one warrant (the “Placement Warrant” and together with the Public Warrants, the “Warrants”). Each whole Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Placement Share at a price of $ 11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. Of those 825,000 Private Placement Units, the Sponsor purchased 530,000 Private Placement Units and Clear Street purchased 295,000 Private Placement Units.
The Company granted the underwriters a 45 -day option to purchase up to 3,300,000 additional Units solely to cover over-allotments, if any. On January 24, 2026, the underwriters fully exercised their over-allotment option, resulting in the sale on January 26, 2026 of an additional 3,300,000 Units for total gross proceeds of $ 33,000,000 , bringing the aggregate gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering to $ 253,000,000 .
Transaction costs amounted to $ 15,735,399 , consisting of $ 4,400,000 of cash underwriting fee, $ 10,780,000 of deferred underwriting commissions, and $ 555,399 of other offering costs.
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 Private Placement Units, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to complete a Business Combination successfully. The Company must complete one or more initial Business Combinations with one or more operating businesses or assets with a fair market value equal to at least 80 % of the net assets held in the Trust Account (as defined below) (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the interest earned on the Trust Account). The Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50 % or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target business sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”).
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Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering, on January 7, 2026 and the subsequent sale of the over-allotment option Units on January 26, 2026, an aggregate amount of $ 253,000,000 ($ 10.00 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units and the Private Placement Units was placed in the trust account (the “Trust Account”), located in the United States, with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee, and invested only in (i) 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 in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act, which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, (ii) as uninvested cash, or (iii) an interest or non-interest bearing bank demand deposit account at a U.S. chartered commercial bank, until the earlier of (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the funds held in the Trust Account as described below.
The Company will provide the holders of the outstanding 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 general 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 then in the Trust Account (initially $ 10.00 per Public Share, plus any pro rata interest then in the Trust Account, net of permitted withdrawals). There will be no redemption rights upon the completion of a Business Combination with respect to the Company’s warrants.
The Public Shares subject to possible redemption were recorded at a redemption value and classified as temporary equity upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.”
If the Company seeks shareholder approval, it will proceed with a Business Combination only if it obtains the approval by way of an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a simple majority of the issued ordinary shares, voting together as a single class, who, being present and entitled to vote at a general meeting of the Company, vote at a general meeting of the Company. If a shareholder vote is not required by 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 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. If, however, shareholder approval of the transactions is required by applicable law or stock exchange listing requirements, or the Company decides to obtain shareholder approval for business or other reasons, the Company will offer to redeem shares in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to the proxy rules and not pursuant to the tender offer rules. If the Company seeks shareholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor has agreed to vote any Founder Shares (as defined in Note 5), Placement Shares and Public Shares held by it in favor of approving a Business Combination. Additionally, each Public Shareholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares, without voting, and if they do vote, irrespective of whether they vote for or against a proposed Business Combination or if they vote at all.
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 provide 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 prior consent of the Company. The Company may waive this restriction in its sole discretion.
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The Sponsor and Clear Street have agreed to waive (i) their redemption rights with respect to any Founder Shares and Placement Shares held by them in connection with the completion of the Company’s Business Combination and (ii) their redemption rights with respect to the Founder Shares and Placement Shares held by them in connection with a shareholder vote to approve an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (A) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with a Business Combination or to redeem 100 % of the Public Shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering (or 27 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering if the Company has executed a definitive agreement for its initial Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering but has not completed its initial Business Combination within such 24-month period) or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity. However, the Sponsor will be entitled to redemption rights with respect to Public Shares if the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination or liquidates within 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering (or 27 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering if the Company has executed a definitive agreement for its initial Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering but has not completed its initial Business Combination within such 24-month period). Clear Street will have the same redemption rights as the Public Shareholders with respect to any Public Shares it acquires.
The Company will have until 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering (or 27 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering if the Company has executed a definitive agreement for its initial Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering but has not completed its initial Business Combination within such 24-month period) to complete a Business Combination (the “Combination Period”). If the Company has not completed a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible, but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company (less up to $ 100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses and which interest shall be net of permitted withdrawals), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining shareholders and the Company’s board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to the Company’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to the Company’s warrants, which will expire worthless if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period.
The underwriters have agreed to waive their rights to the 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 other funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per-share value of the assets remaining available for distribution will be less than $ 10.00 per share.
In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsor has agreed to be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a third party (except for the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm) for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (i) $ 10.00 per Public Share and (ii) 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 the trust assets, provided that such 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 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 (except for the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm), prospective target businesses and 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.
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NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying financial statements are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.
Liquidity
The Company’s liquidity needs up to December 31, 2025 had been satisfied through the loan under an unsecured promissory note from Art Technology Sponsor, LLC of up to $ 300,000 . On January 7, 2026, the Company repaid the total outstanding balance of the Promissory Note amounting to $ 194,453 (see Note 5 and Note 9). As of December 31, 2025, the Company had no cash and a working capital deficit of $ 351,878 .
Subsequent to the balance sheet date covered by this annual report, on January 7, 2026, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 22,000,000 Units at $ 10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $ 220,000,000 . Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 825,000 Private Placement Units at a price of $ 10.00 per Private Placement Unit, in a private placement to the Sponsor and Clear Street, generating gross proceeds of $ 8,250,000 . As a result of the Initial Public Offering, as of January 7, 2026, the Company had cash of $ 3,112,042 and working capital of $ 2,893,382 after depositing $ 220,000,000 into the Trust Account.
In order to fund working capital deficiencies or 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 is not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (the “Working Capital Loans”). If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company would repay such loaned amounts at that time. Up to $ 2,500,000 of such Working Capital Loans may be converted into private placement units upon consummation of the Business Combination at a price of $ 10.00 per unit. The units would be identical to the Private Placement Units. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had no borrowings under the Working Capital Loans.
Prior to the completion of the Initial Public Offering and the full exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option, the Company lacked the liquidity it needed to sustain operations for a reasonable period of time, which is considered to be one year from the issuance date of the financial statements. In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with ASC 205-40, “Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern,” the Company has completed its Initial Public Offering and the full exercise by the underwriters of their overallotment option, at which time the capital in excess of the funds deposited in Trust Account and used to fund offering expenses was released to the Company for general capital purposes. The Company does not believe it will need to raise additional funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating its business. However, if the estimate of the costs of identifying a target business, undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating a Business Combination are less than the actual amount necessary to do so, the Company may have insufficient funds available to operate its business prior to the initial Business Combination. The Company has the duration of the Combination Period to complete the initial Business Combination. Management has determined that the Company has sufficient funds to finance the working capital needs of the Company within one year from the date of issuance of the financial statements.
Emerging Growth Company
The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
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Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period.
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 and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2025.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution, which, at times, may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation coverage limit of $ 250,000 . Any loss incurred or a lack of access to such funds could have a significant adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
Deferred Offering Costs
The Company complies with the requirements of the ASC 340-10-S99 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5A, “Expenses of Offering.” Offering costs consist principally of professional and registration fees that are related to the Initial Public Offering. FASB ASC 470-20, “Debt with Conversion and Other Options,” addresses the allocation of proceeds from the issuance of convertible debt into its equity and debt components. The Company applies this guidance to allocate Initial Public Offering proceeds from the Units between Class A ordinary shares and warrants, allocating the Initial Public Offering proceeds to the assigned value of the warrants and to the Class A ordinary shares. On January 7, 2026, offering costs allocated to the Public Shares were charged to temporary equity, and offering costs allocated to the Public Warrants and Private Placement Units were charged to shareholder’s deficit as Public Warrants and Placement Warrants after management’s evaluation were accounted for under equity treatment.
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Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under FASB ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in future taxable or deductible amounts, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
FASB ASC Topic 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company’s management determined that the Cayman Islands is the Company’s major tax jurisdiction. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. As of December 31, 2025, there were no unrecognized tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position.
The Company is considered to be an exempted Cayman Islands company with no connection to any other taxable jurisdiction and is presently not subject to income taxes or income tax filing requirements in the Cayman Islands or the United States. As such, the Company’s tax provision was zero for the period presented.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under FASB ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurement,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the balance sheet, primarily due to their short-term nature.
Net Loss per Class B Ordinary Share
Net loss per Class B ordinary share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of Class B ordinary shares outstanding during the period, excluding Class B ordinary shares subject to forfeiture. Weighted average shares were reduced for the effect of an aggregate of 1,100,000 Class B ordinary shares that were subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option was not exercised by the underwriters (see Note 5). For the period from August 22, 2025 (inception) through December 31, 2025, the Company did not have any dilutive securities and other contracts that could, potentially, be exercised or converted into Class B ordinary shares and then share in the earnings of the Company. As a result, diluted loss per Class B ordinary share is the same as basic loss per Class B ordinary share for the period presented.
Warrant Instruments
The Company accounted for the Public Warrants and Placement Warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering and the private placement in accordance with the guidance contained in FASB ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging”. Accordingly, the Company evaluated and classified the warrant instruments under equity treatment at their assigned values. Such guidance provides that the warrants described above will not be precluded from equity classification. Equity-classified contracts are initially measured at fair value (or allocated value). Subsequent changes in fair value are not recognized as long as the contracts continue to be classified in equity in accordance with ASC 480 and ASC 815.
Recent Accounting Standards
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.
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NOTE 3 — INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING
In the Initial Public Offering on January 7, 2026, the Company sold 22,000,000 Units, at a price of $ 10.00 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-fourth of one redeemable Public Warrant. Each whole Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $ 11.50 per share, subject to adjustment (see Note 7). On January 24, 2026, the underwriters fully exercised their over-allotment option, resulting in the sale on January 26, 2026 of an additional 3,300,000 Units for total gross proceeds of $ 33,000,000 , bringing the aggregate gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering to $ 253,000,000 (see Note 9).
NOTE 4 — PRIVATE PLACEMENT
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, Art Technology Sponsor, LLC and Clear Street purchased an aggregate of 825,000 Private Placement Units, at a price of $ 10.00 per Private Placement Unit, or $ 8,250,000 in the aggregate, in a private placement, of which 530,000 Private Placement Units were purchased by Art Technology Sponsor, LLC and 295,000 Private Placement Units were purchased by Clear Street. Each Private Placement Unit consists of one Placement Share and one-fourth of one Placement Warrant . Each whole Placement Warrant is exercisable to purchase one Placement Share at a price of $ 11.50 per share, subject to adjustment (see Note 7). A portion of the proceeds from the Private Placement Units was added to the 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 proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Units will be used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law), and the Private Placement Units and all underlying securities will expire worthless. In connection with the consummation of the private placement, Art Technology Sponsor, LLC forfeited 100,000 Class B ordinary shares and Clear Street purchased 100,000 Class B ordinary shares from the Company.
NOTE 5 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Founder Shares
On August 27, 2025, the Company issued an aggregate of 8,650,000 Class B ordinary shares, $ 0.0001 par value (the “Founder Shares”), in exchange for a $ 25,000 payment (approximately $ 0.003 per share) from Art Technology Sponsor, LLC to cover certain expenses on behalf of the Company. On September 9, 2025, the Company issued an additional 50,000 Founder Shares to Art Technology Sponsor, LLC, and on October 28, 2025, the Company issued an additional 8,333 Founder Shares to Art Technology Sponsor, LLC, resulting in Art Technology Sponsor, LLC holding a total of 8,708,333 Founder Shares. All share and per-share data has been retroactively presented. The Founder Shares include an aggregate of up to 1,100,000 shares, which were subject to forfeiture depending on the extent to which the underwriters’ over-allotment option was exercised within the 45-day period following the closing of the Initial Public Offering. The amount of the forfeiture will be adjusted to the extent that the over-allotment option is not exercised in full by the underwriters so that the number of Founder Shares will equal 25 % of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares after the Initial Public Offering and the private placement. In connection with the consummation of the private placement, Art Technology Sponsor, LLC forfeited 100,000 Founder Shares and Clear Street purchased 100,000 Founder Shares from the Company. On January 26, 2026, the underwriters exercised their over-allotment option in full (see Note 9), as such, the 1,100,000 Founder Shares are no longer subject to forfeiture.
The Sponsor and Clear Street have agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of (A) one year after the completion of the Business Combination; and (B) subsequent to the Business Combination (x) if the last reported sale price of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $ 12.00 per share (as adjusted for share subdivisions, share dividends, rights issuances, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30 -trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Business Combination or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of the Company’s Public Shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property.
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Administrative Support Agreement
The Company entered into an agreement with Art Technology Sponsor, LLC, commencing on January 6, 2026 through the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination or its liquidation, to pay Art Technology Sponsor, LLC or its affiliate or designee a total of $ 30,000 per month for office space, utilities, administrative and shared personnel support services. As of December 31, 2025, no amounts were incurred under this agreement.
Service Agreement
The Company has agreed, commencing on October 1, 2025 through the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination or its liquidation, to pay its Chief Operating Officer up to $ 8,333 per month. For the period from August 22, 2025 (inception) through December 31, 2025, the Company incurred and paid $ 25,000 under this agreement.
In addition, the Company has agreed, commencing on January 5, 2026 through the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination or its liquidation, to pay its Chief Financial Officer up to $ 12,500 per month. As of December 31, 2025, no amounts were incurred under this agreement.
Promissory Note — Related Party
On August 27, 2025, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note to Art Technology Sponsor, LLC (the “Promissory Note”), pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $ 300,000 .
The Promissory Note is non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of (i) September 30, 2026 or (ii) the consummation of the Initial Public Offering. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had outstanding borrowings of $ 194,453 under the Promissory Note. On January 7, 2026, the Company repaid the total outstanding balance of the Promissory Note amounting to $ 194,453 (see Note 9). Borrowings under the Promissory Note are no longer available.
Related Party Loans
In addition, in order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor may, but is not obligated to, loan the Company additional funds to fund additional working capital requirements and transaction costs (“Working Capital Loans”). If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company may repay the Working Capital Loans out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, the Working Capital Loans may be repaid only out of funds held outside the Trust Account. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of the 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. The Working Capital Loans would either be repaid upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $ 2,500,000 of such Working Capital Loans may be convertible into units upon consummation of the Business Combination at a price of $ 10.00 per unit. The units would be identical to the Private Placement Units. As of December 31, 2025, there were no amounts outstanding under the Working Capital Loans.
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NOTE 6 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Risks and Uncertainties
The United States and global markets are experiencing volatility and disruption following the geopolitical instability resulting from the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Middle East conflict. In response to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (“NATO”) deployed additional military forces to eastern Europe, and the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union and other countries have announced various sanctions and restrictive actions against Russia, Belarus and related individuals and entities, including the removal of certain financial institutions from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication payment system. Certain countries, including the United States, have also provided and may continue to provide military aid or other assistance to Ukraine, to Israel and other Arab nations, increasing geopolitical tensions among a number of nations. The invasion of Ukraine by Russia and the Middle East conflict and the resulting measures that have been taken, and could be taken in the future, by NATO, the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Israel and its neighboring states and other countries have created global security concerns that could have a lasting impact on regional and global economies. Although the length and impact of the ongoing conflicts are highly unpredictable, they could lead to market disruptions, including significant volatility in commodity prices, credit and capital markets, as well as supply chain interruptions and increased cyberattacks against U.S. companies. Additionally, any resulting sanctions could adversely affect the global economy and financial markets and lead to instability and lack of liquidity in capital markets.
Furthermore, changes to policy implemented by the U.S. Congress, the Trump administration or any new administration have impacted and may in the future impact, among other things, the U.S. and global economy, international trade relations, unemployment, immigration, healthcare, taxation, the U.S. regulatory environment, inflation and other areas. Historically, tariffs have led to increased trade and political tensions, between not only the U.S. and China, but also between the U.S. and other countries in the international community. In response to tariffs, other countries have implemented retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods.
Any of the above mentioned factors, or any other negative impact on the global economy, capital markets or other geopolitical conditions resulting from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Middle East conflict and subsequent sanctions or related actions, could adversely affect the Company’s search for an initial Business Combination and any target business with which the Company may ultimately consummate an initial Business Combination.
Registration Rights
The holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Units (including securities contained therein) and units (including securities contained therein) that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans, and any Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Placement Warrants and any Class A ordinary shares and warrants (and underlying Class A ordinary shares) that may be issued upon conversion of the units issued as part of the Working Capital Loans and Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of the Founder Shares, are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed on January 5, 2026, requiring the Company to register such securities for resale (in the case of the Founder Shares, only after conversion to the Class A ordinary shares). These holders will be entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form registration demands, that the Company register such securities for sale under the Securities Act. In addition, these holders will have piggyback registration rights to include such securities in other registration statements filed by the Company and rights to require the Company to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. However, the registration rights agreement provides that the Company will not permit any registration statement filed under the Securities Act to become effective until termination of the applicable lock-up period. The registration rights agreement does not contain liquidated damages or other cash settlement provisions resulting from delays in registering the Company’s securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Clear Street may not exercise its demand and piggyback registration rights after five (5) and seven (7) years from the commencement of sales of the Initial Public Offering and may not exercise its demand rights on more than one occasion. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
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Underwriting Agreement
The Company granted the underwriters a 45 -day option from the date of the Initial Public Offering to purchase up to 3,300,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any, at the Initial Public Offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. The underwriters did not exercise their over-allotment option at the closing of the Initial Public Offering on January 7, 2026. On January 24, 2026, the underwriters fully exercised their over-allotment option, resulting in the sale on January 26, 2026 of an additional 3,300,000 Units for total gross proceeds of $ 33,000,000 , bringing the aggregate gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering to $ 253,000,000 .
The underwriters were entitled to a cash underwriting discount of $ 0.20 per Unit or $ 4,400,000 in the aggregate, which was paid upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering. The underwriters were also entitled to deferred commissions of $ 0.40 per Unit from the gross proceeds of the 22,000,000 Units sold in the Initial Public Offering, or $ 8,800,000 in the aggregate. In addition, the underwriters are entitled to $ 0.60 per Unit from the gross proceeds of the Units sold pursuant to the over-allotment option, or $ 1,980,000 . The deferred commissions will be released to Clear Street for its own account concurrently with completion of an initial Business Combination, but such deferred commissions shall be due and payable, with respect to up to 75 % of such deferred commissions, in the Company’s sole discretion.
NOTE 7 — SHAREHOLDER’S DEFICIT
Preference Shares — The Company is authorized to issue 5,000,000 preference shares with a par value of $ 0.0001 per share with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s board of directors. As of December 31, 2025, there were no preference shares issued or outstanding.
Class A Ordinary Shares — The Company is authorized to issue 500,000,000 Class A ordinary shares with a par value of $ 0.0001 per share. Holders of Class A ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each share. As of December 31, 2025, there were no Class A ordinary shares issued or outstanding.
Class B Ordinary Shares — The Company is authorized to issue 50,000,000 Class B ordinary shares with a par value of $ 0.0001 per share. Holders of Class B ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each share. As of December 31, 2025, there were 8,708,333 Class B ordinary shares issued and outstanding, of which an aggregate of up to 1,100,000 shares were subject to forfeiture depending on the extent to which the underwriters’ over-allotment option was exercised within the 45-day period following the closing of the Initial Public Offering. The amount of the forfeiture will be adjusted to the extent that the over-allotment option is not exercised in full by the underwriters so that the number of Founder Shares will represent 25 % of the aggregate Founder Shares, Placement Shares and issued and outstanding Public Shares after the Initial Public Offering and private placement. On January 26, 2026, the underwriters exercised their over-allotment option in full, as such, the 1,100,000 Founder Shares are no longer subject to forfeiture.
Holders of Class B ordinary shares will vote on the appointment of directors prior to the consummation of a Business Combination. Holders of Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares will vote together as a single class on all other matters submitted to a vote of shareholders except as required by law.
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The Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares in connection with the consummation of a Business Combination, or at any time and from time to time at the option of the holders thereof, 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 excess of the amounts sold in the Initial Public Offering and related to the closing of a Business Combination, the ratio at which Class B ordinary shares shall convert into Class A ordinary shares will be adjusted (unless the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding Class B ordinary shares agree to waive such anti-dilution adjustment with respect to any such issuance or deemed issuance) so that the number of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of all Class B ordinary shares will equal, in the aggregate, 25 % of the sum of all ordinary shares outstanding upon completion of the Initial Public Offering and the private placement plus all Class A ordinary shares and equity-linked securities issued or deemed issued in connection with a Business Combination (excluding any shares or equity-linked securities issued, or to be issued, to any seller in a Business Combination, and any private placement-equivalent shares and warrants underlying units issued to the Sponsor or its affiliates upon conversion of loans made to the Company).
Warrants — As of December 31, 2025, there were no Public Warrants and Placement Warrants 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 on the later of 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination and 12 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering. The Public Warrants will expire five years after the completion of a Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
The Company will not be obligated to deliver any Class A ordinary shares pursuant to the exercise of a warrant and will have no obligation to settle such warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act 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 any Class A ordinary shares upon exercise of a warrant unless the issuance of the shares upon such exercise is registered or qualified under the securities laws of the state of the exercising holder, or an exemption is available.
The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 20 business days after the closing of a Business Combination, the Company will use its best efforts to file, and within 60 business days following a Business Combination to have declared effective, a registration statement covering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants. The Company will use its best efforts to cause the same to become effective and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement, and a current prospectus relating thereto, until the expiration of the warrants in accordance with the provisions of the warrant agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a registration statement covering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is not effective within a specified period following the consummation of a Business Combination, warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during any period when the Company shall have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise warrants on a cashless basis pursuant to the exemption provided by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, provided that such exemption is available. If that exemption, or another exemption, is not available, holders will not be able to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis.
Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $ 18.00 . Once the Warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the Warrants:
● in whole and not in part;
● at a price of $ 0.01 per warrant;
● upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder; and
● if, and only if, the closing price of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $ 18.00 per share (as adjusted for share subdivisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of redemption is given to the warrant holders.
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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.
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 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 its 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 on the date of the completion of a Business Combination (net of redemptions), 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 completes a Business Combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $ 9.20 per share, the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115 % of the higher of the 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 Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering, except that the Placement Warrants and the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Placement Warrants will not be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions. Additionally, the Placement Warrants are exercisable on a cashless basis and are non-redeemable.
NOTE 8 — SEGMENT INFORMATION
FASB ASC Topic 280, “Segment Reporting,” establishes standards for companies to report in their financial statement information about operating segments, products, services, geographic areas, and major customers. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available that is regularly evaluated by the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), or group, in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance.
The Company’s CODM has been identified as the Chief Financial Officer , who reviews the operating results for the Company as a whole to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing financial performance. Accordingly, management has determined that the Company only has one reporting segment.
The CODM assesses performance for the single segment and decides how to allocate resources based on net income or loss that also is reported on the statement of operations as net income or loss. The measure of segment assets is reported on the balance sheet as total assets. When evaluating the Company’s performance and making key decisions regarding resource allocation, the CODM reviews several key metrics, which include the following:
December 31,
2025
Prepaid expenses $ 35,440
Deferred offering costs $ 259,459
For the
Period from
August 22, 2025
(Inception)
through
December 31,
2025
Formation, general, and administrative costs $ 117,419
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The CODM reviews the position of total assets available with the Company to assess if the Company has sufficient resources available to discharge its liabilities. The CODM is provided with details of cash and liquid resources available with the Company. Additionally, the CODM regularly reviews the status of deferred costs incurred to assess if these are in line with the planned use of proceeds raised from the Initial Public Offering.
Formation, general, and administrative costs are reviewed and monitored by the CODM to manage and forecast cash to ensure enough capital is available to complete a Business Combination or similar transaction within the Combination Period. The CODM also reviews formation, general, and administrative costs to manage, maintain and enforce all contractual agreements to ensure costs are aligned with all agreements and budget. Formation, general, and administrative costs, as reported on the statement of operations, are the significant segment expenses provided to the CODM on a regular basis.
NOTE 9 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date up to the date that the financial statements were issued. Based upon this review, other than as described below, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.
The Company has agreed, commencing on January 5, 2026 through the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination or its liquidation, to pay its Chief Financial Officer up to $ 12,500 per month. In addition, the Company entered into an agreement with Art Technology Sponsor, LLC, commencing on January 6, 2026 through the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination or its liquidation, to pay Art Technology Sponsor, LLC or its affiliate or designee a total of $ 30,000 per month for office space, utilities, administrative and shared personnel support services.
On January 7, 2026, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 22,000,000 Units at $ 10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $ 220,000,000 . Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 825,000 Private Placement Units at a price of $ 10.00 per Private Placement Unit, in a private placement to the Sponsor and Clear Street, generating gross proceeds of $ 8,250,000 . Of those 825,000 Private Placement Units, the Sponsor purchased 530,000 Private Placement Units and Clear Street purchased 295,000 Private Placement Units.
In connection with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the underwriters were entitled to an underwriting discount of $ 0.20 per Unit, or $ 4,400,000 in the aggregate, which was paid upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering. The underwriters were also entitled to deferred commissions of $ 0.40 per Unit from the gross proceeds of the 22,000,000 Units sold in the Initial Public Offering, or $ 8,800,000 in the aggregate. In addition, the underwriters are entitled to $ 0.60 per Unit from the gross proceeds of the Units sold pursuant to the over-allotment option, or $ 1,980,000 . The deferred commissions will be released to Clear Street for its own account concurrently with completion of an initial Business Combination, but such deferred commissions shall be due and payable, with respect to up to 75 % of such deferred commissions, in the Company’s sole discretion.
On January 7, 2026, the Company repaid the total outstanding balance of the Promissory Note amounting to $ 194,453 . Borrowings under the Promissory Note are no longer available.
On January 24, 2026, the underwriters fully exercised their over-allotment option, resulting in the sale on January 26, 2026 of an additional 3,300,000 Units for total gross proceeds of $ 33,000,000 , bringing the aggregate gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering to $ 253,000,000 . As a result of the over-allotment option exercise by the underwriters, the 1,100,000 Founder Shares are no longer subject to forfeiture.
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Exhibit
No.
Description
1.1
Underwriting Agreement, dated January 5, 2026, between the Company and Clear Street LLC (1)
3.1
Memorandum and Articles of Association(2)
3.2
Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, filed with the Cayman Islands General Registry on January 5, 2026(2)
4.1
Specimen Unit Certificate (2)
4.2
Specimen Class A Ordinary Share Certificate (2)
4.3
Specimen Warrant Certificate (included on Exhibit 4.4)
4.4
Warrant Agreement, dated January 5, 2026, by and between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Company (1)
4.5*
Art Technology Acquisition Corp. Description of Securities
10.1
Letter Agreement, dated January 5, 2026, by and among the Company and certain security holders, officers and directors of the Company (1)
10.2
Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated January 5, 2026, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (1)
10.3
Registration Rights Agreement, dated January 5, 2026, by and among the Company and certain security holders of the Company (1)
10.4
Placement Unit Subscription Agreement, dated January 5, 2026 by and between the Company and Art Technology Sponsor, LLC (1)
10.5
Placement Securities Subscription Agreement, dated January 5, 2026 by and between the Company and Clear Street LLC (1)
10.6
Administrative Services Agreement, dated January 5, 2026, by and between the Company and Art Technology Sponsor, LLC (1)
10.7
Form of Indemnity Agreement (1)
10.8
Securities Subscription Agreement, dated August 27, 2025, between the Company and Art Technology Sponsor, LLC (2)
14.1
Code of Ethics(2)
19*
Insider Trading Policies and Procedures
21.1*
Subsidiaries of the Registrant
31.1*
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a)
31.2*
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a)
32.1*
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. 1350
32.2*
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. 1350
97*
Policy Related to Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation
101.INS*
Inline XBRL Instance Document
101.CAL*
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.SCH*
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.DEF*
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB*
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels 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
(1)
Previously filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 8, 2026
(2)
Previously filed as an exhibit to our Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-291966)
Item 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY.
Not applicable.
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
ART TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION CORP.
Dated: March 17, 2026
/s/ Daniel G. Cohen
Daniel G. Cohen
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Name
Position
Date
/s/ Daniel G. Cohen
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
March 17, 2026
Daniel G. Cohen
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ R. Maxwell Smeal
Chief Financial Officer
March 17, 2026
R. Maxwell Smeal
( Principal Financial and Accounting Officer )
/s/ Katherine E. Fleming
Vice Chairman of the Board
March 17, 2026
Katherine E. Fleming
/s/ Walter T. Beach
Director
March 17, 2026
Walter T. Beach
/s/ Phoebe A. Saatchi
Director
March 17, 2026
Phoebe A. Saatchi
/s/ Yassir Benjelloun-Touimi
Director
March 17, 2026
Yassir Benjelloun-Touimi
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