Cayson Acquisition Corp 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 “ Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements ,” “ Item 1A. Risk Factors ” and elsewhere in this Annual Report. Overview We are a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company and incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. While we intend to focus our search on businesses in Asia, we are not limited to a particular industry or geographic region for purposes of consummating an initial business combination. We have not selected any specific business combination target and we have not, nor has anyone on our behalf, initiated any substantive discussions, directly or indirectly, with any business combination target. We intend to effectuate our initial business combination using cash from the proceeds of this offering and the private placement of the private units, the proceeds of the sale of our securities in connection with our initial business combination, our shares, debt or a combination of cash, stock and debt. Results of Operations We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities since inception through December 31, 2025 were organizational activities, those necessary to prepare for the IPO described below and identifying a target company for our initial Business Combination. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our initial Business Combination. We expect to generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on investments held after the IPO. We expect that we will incur increased expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses in connection with searching for, and completing, a Business Combination. For the year ended December 31, 2025, we had a net income of $1,637,488, which consists of a loss of $908,002 derived from formation and operating costs offset by interest earned on cash and investments held in Trust Account of $2,535,846 and bank interest income of $9,644. For the period from May 27, 2024 (inception) through the year ended December 31, 2024, we had a net income of $475,489, which consists of a loss of $281,186 derived from formation and operating costs offset by interest earned on investments held in Trust Account of $752,079 and bank interest income of $4,596. Liquidity, Capital Resources and Going Concern Until the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, our only source of liquidity was an initial purchase of Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share, by the Sponsor, issuance of representative shares to EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. and advances from the Sponsor. On September 23, 2024, we consummated our IPO of Units, at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $60,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of our IPO, we consummated the sale of 230,000 Private Placement Units at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit in a private placement to the Sponsors, generating total gross proceeds of $2,300,000. 58 Following the Initial Public Offering and the private placement, an aggregate of $60,000,000 ($10.00 per Unit) was placed in the Trust Account. We incurred transaction costs of transaction costs amounted to $3,722,527 (net of $300,000 underwriters cash reimbursement of deferred offering cost), consisting of $1,200,000 of cash underwriting fees, $2,100,000 of deferred underwriting fees, and $422,527 of other offering costs. For the period ended December 31, 2025, cash used in operating activities was $401,584. Net income of $1,637,488 was affected by interest earned on cash held in the Trust Account of $2,535,846. Changes in operating assets and liabilities used $496,774 of cash for operating activities. For the period from May 27, 2024 (inception) through December 31, 2024, cash used in operating activities was $369,218. Net income of $475,489 was affected by interest earned on cash held in the Trust Account of $752,079. Changes in operating assets and liabilities used $92,628 of cash for operating activities. For the year ended December, 2025, cash used in investing activities was $1,200,000, which represents the extension payment deposited into Trust account, in connection with the Company’s extension of the deadline to consummate a Business Combination. Such funds are subject to possible redemption by the Company’s public shareholders in accordance with the terms of the Trust Account. For the period from May 27, 2024 (inception) through December 31, 2024, cash used in investing activities was $60,000,000, representing investment of cash in Trust Account. For the year ended December, 2025, cash provided by financing activities was $1,200,000, consisting of $900,000 of proceeds from promissory notes and $300,000 of proceeds from promissory notes – related party. For the period from May 27, 2024 (inception) through December 31, 2024, cash provided by financing activities was $60,834,472, primarily due to the proceeds of $60,000,000 from initial public offering, $2,300,000 from private placement, borrowings of $261,317 from related party, partially offset by the repayment of $261,317 to borrowings from related party, payment of $1,200,000 underwriter’s discount, and $266,978 offering cost. As of December 31, 2025, we had cash held in the Trust Account of $64,487,925. We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account (less income taxes payable), to complete our Business Combination. To the extent that our share capital or debt is used, 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. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, we had a cash balance of $63,670 and $465,254, respectively. Our working capital deficit was $1,157,343 as of December 31, 2025. The Company has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of its financing and acquisition plans in pursuit of a Business Combination. We intend to use the funds held outside the Trust Account primarily to pay existing accounts payable, identify and evaluate target business combination candidates, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, pay for travel expenditures to plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, structure, negotiate and complete a Business Combination, and to pay for directors and officers liability insurance premiums. In addition, we could use a portion of the funds not being placed in trust to pay commitment fees for financing, fees to consultants to assist us with our search for a target business or as a down payment with respect to a particular proposed business combination, although we do not have any current intention to do so. If we enter into an agreement where we pay for the right to receive exclusivity from a target business, the amount that would be used as a down payment would be determined based on the terms of the specific business combination and the amount of our available funds at the time. Our forfeiture of such funds (whether as a result of our breach or otherwise) could result in our not having sufficient funds to continue searching for, or conducting due diligence with respect to, prospective target businesses. The management estimates that we may have insufficient funds available to operate our business prior to our initial business combination. In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination, our sponsor, officers, directors or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required on a non-interest bearing basis. Therefore, there is no guarantee that the Company may receive such funds as it is up to their sole discretion. In the case that the Company receive such fund support, if the Company completes its initial Business Combination, the Company would repay the Working Capital Loans. In the event that the initial Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans but no proceeds from the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into working capital units at a price of $10.00 per unit at the option of the lender. Such working capital units would be identical to the private units sold in the private placement. 59 As of December 31, 2025, the Company had $63,670 in its operating bank account and working capital deficit of $1,157,343. Further, the Company has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of its financing and acquisition plans in pursuit of a Business Combination. In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board’s Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” management has determined that these conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. In addition, if the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the Company’s board of directors would proceed to commence a voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution of the Company. There is no assurance that the Company’s plans to consummate a Business Combination will be successful within the Combination Period. As a result, management has determined that such additional condition also raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. The financial statement does not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Based on the foregoing, management believes that the Company lacks the financial resources it needs to sustain operations for a reasonable period of time. Moreover, management’s plans to consummate the initial business combination may not be successful. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Other Contractual Obligations We do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities, other than an agreement to pay an aggregate of $10,000 per month to the Sponsor or an affiliate thereof for use of office space, utilities, and administrative support. We have begun incurring these fees on September 19, 2024 and will continue to incur these fees monthly until the earlier of the completion of the Business Combination and our liquidation. The underwriters were entitled to a deferred underwriting discount of 3.5% of the gross proceeds of the IPO, or $2,100,000, payable upon the closing of an initial business combination. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the trust account solely in the event that we complete a business combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement. Registration Rights The holders of the Founder Shares, EBC founder shares, Private Placement Units will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement dated September 19, 2024 requiring the Company to register such securities for resale. Subject to certain limitations set forth in such agreement, the holders of these securities will be entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form registration demands, that the Company register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to completion of a Business Combination 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 be required to effect or permit any registration or cause any registration statement to become effective until the securities covered thereby are released from their lock-up restrictions. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements. Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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 periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. We have not identified any critical accounting estimates and all the significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 of the financial statements. Recent Accounting Standards In November 2024, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2024-03, “Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses”, requiring public entities to disclose additional information about specific expense categories in the notes to the financial statements on an interim and annual basis. ASU 2024-03 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2024-03. Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements. 60 ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK Not required for smaller reporting companies. ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA This information appears following Item 15 of this Report and is included herein by reference. ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE None.