Black Spade Acquisition III Co 10-K

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements and the notes related thereto which are included in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including those set forth under “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. 76 Table of Contents Overview We are a blank check company incorporated in the Cayman Islands on August 21, 2025. We are formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”). We are not limited to a particular industry or sector for purposes of consummating a Business Combination. We are an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, we are subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies. We may pursue an acquisition or a Business Combination with a target in any business or industry that can benefit from the expertise and capabilities of the management team, and we believe the sectors that are aligned with the ongoing digitization of financial infrastructure provide ample Business Combination opportunities. We will not consummate the initial Business Combination with an entity or business with China operations consolidated through a variable interest entity, or VIE structure. We intend to effectuate our business combination using cash derived from the proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, our shares, debt or a combination of cash, shares and debt. We expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to complete a business combination will be successful. Results of Operations We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities from August 21, 2025 (inception) through December 31, 2025 were organizational activities, those necessary to prepare for the Initial Public Offering, described below, and, after our Initial Public Offering, identifying a target company for a Business Combination. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our Business Combination. Subsequent to the Initial Public Offering, we expect to generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on marketable securities held in the Trust Account. We expect to incur expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses. For the period from August 21, 2025 (inception) through December 31, 2025, we had a net loss of $86,377, which consisted of general and administrative costs. Liquidity and Capital Resources Until the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, our only source of liquidity was an initial purchase of Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, by the Sponsor and loans from the Sponsor which were repaid at the closing of the Initial Public Offering. As of December 31, 2025, we had cash of $3,279,258 and working capital deficit of $445,071. Subsequent to the period covered by this Report, On January 7, 2026, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 17,250,000 Units which includes the full exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option of 2,250,000 Units, at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $172,500,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of an aggregate of 8,150,000 Private Placement Warrants, at a price of $0.50 per Private Placement Warrant, in a private placement to the Sponsor and to the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering, generating gross proceeds of $4,075,000. Of those 8,150,000 Private Placement Warrants, the Sponsor purchased 7,000,000 Private Placement Warrants and the underwriters purchased 1,150,000 Private Placement Warrants. Following the Initial Public Offering, the full exercise of the over-allotment option, and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, a total of $172,500,000 was placed in the Trust Account. We incurred total transaction costs amounting to $9,912,668, consisting of $2,292,000 of cash underwriting fee, $6,876,000 of deferred underwriting fee and $744,668 of other offering costs. For the period from August 21, 2025 (inception) through December 31, 2025, net cash provided by operating activities was $4,258. Net loss of $86,377 was affected by payment of general and administrative costs through promissory note – related party of $47,336 and the changes in accrued expenses of $43,299. We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing earnings on the Trust Account (less taxes payable, if any), to complete our Business Combination. To the extent that our share capital or debt is used, 77 Table of Contents in whole or in part, as consideration to complete our Business Combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies. We intend to use the funds held outside the Trust Account primarily to identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, and structure, negotiate and complete a Business Combination. In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with a business combination, the Sponsor, or certain of our officers and directors or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we complete a Business Combination, we would repay such loaned amounts. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from our Trust Account would be used for such repayment. Up to $3,500,000 of the Working Capital Loans may be converted upon completion of a Business Combination into warrants at a price of $0.50 per warrant. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants. We do not believe we will need to raise additional funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating our business. However, if our 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, we may have insufficient funds available to operate our business prior to our Business Combination. Moreover, we may need to obtain additional financing either to complete our Business Combination or because we become obligated to redeem a significant number of our public shares upon consummation of our Business Combination, in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such Business Combination. Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements We have no obligations, assets or liabilities, which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of December 31, 2025. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements. We have not entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements, established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities, or purchased any non-financial assets. Contractual Obligations We do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities, other than as follows: Administrative Services Agreement Commencing on January 5, 2026, the Company agreed to pay the Sponsor or an affiliate a total of $20,000 per month for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support. Upon completion of the Initial Business Combination or the Company’s liquidation, the Company will cease paying these monthly fees. As of December 31, 2025, such arrangements had not been executed, and the Company did not incur any fees for these services. Underwriting Agreement The Company granted the underwriters a 45-day option from the date of Initial Public Offering to purchase up to 2,250,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any, at the Initial Public Offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. On January 7, 2026, the underwriters exercised their over-allotment option, closing on the 2,250,000 additional Units simultaneously with the Initial Public Offering. Pursuant to the underwriting agreement dated January 5, 2026, the Sponsor and underwriters have agreed that solely for the purpose of determining the underwriters’ discounts and commissions, the 60,000 Units shall be considered sold to investors identified and referred or otherwise directly introduced by the Company or the Sponsor and such investors are not known to the Company or the Sponsor by reason of previous introduction by the underwriters (“Excluded Investors”), at the offering price of $10.00 per Unit. 78 Table of Contents The underwriters were paid in cash an underwriting discount of $2,292,000, net of the cash underwriting discount of $8,000 for Units sold to Excluded Investors, upon closing of the Initial Public Offering on January 7, 2026. In addition, the underwriters were entitled to a deferred fee of $0.40 per Unit, or $6,876,000 in the aggregate, net of the deferred fee of $24,000 for Units sold to Excluded Investors. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes a Business Combination. Registration Rights The holders of the (i) founder shares, which were issued in a private placement prior to the closing of this offering, (ii) private placement warrants, which will be issued in a private placement simultaneously with the closing of this offering and the Class A ordinary shares underlying such private placement warrants and (iii) private placement warrants that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans will have registration rights to require us to register a sale of any of our securities held by them pursuant to a registration rights agreement to be signed prior to or on the effective date of this offering. Pursuant to the registration rights agreement and assuming the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full and $3,500,000 of working capital loans are converted into private placement warrants, we will be obligated to register up to 20,900,000 Class A ordinary shares and 15,150,000 warrants. The number of Class A ordinary shares includes (i) 5,750,000 Class A ordinary shares to be issued upon conversion of the founder shares, (ii) 8,150,000 Class A ordinary shares underlying the private placement warrants, and (iii) 7,000,000 Class A ordinary shares underlying the private placement warrants that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans. The number of warrants includes (i) 8,150,000 private placement warrants, and (ii) 7,000,000 private placement warrants that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that we register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to our completion of our initial business combination. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements. Critical Accounting Estimates and Policies The preparation of the audited financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with GAAP requires Management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and income and expenses during the period reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. We have not identified any critical accounting estimates. We have identified the below as our critical accounting policies. See Note 2—“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of our financial statements and notes thereto included in this Report under Item 1. “Financial Statements” for additional information regarding the critical accounting policies and other significant accounting policies. Deferred Offering Costs The Company complies with the requirements of the FASB ASC Topic 340-10-S99 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) Topic 5A — “Expenses of Offering.” Deferred offering costs consist principally of professional and registration fees that are related to the Initial Public Offering. FASB ASC Topic 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, using the residual method by allocating Initial Public Offering proceeds first to assigned value of the warrants and then to the Class A ordinary shares. On January 7, 2026, upon completion of the Initial Public Offering, offering costs allocated to the Public Shares were charged to temporary equity and offering costs allocated to the Public and Private Placement Warrants were charged to shareholders’ deficit as Public and Private Placement Warrants, after management’s evaluation, were accounted for under equity treatment. Recent Accounting Standards Management does not believe that there are any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, which, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the financial statements and notes thereto included in this Report under Item 1. “Financial Statements”. 79 Table of Contents Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information otherwise required under this item. Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data This information appears following Item 15 of this Annual Report and is included herein by reference. Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure None.