Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls are procedures
that are designed with the objective of ensuring that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act,
such as this Report, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time period specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.
Disclosure controls are also designed with the objective of ensuring that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management,
including the chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Our management evaluated, with the participation of our current chief executive officer and chief financial officer (our “Certifying
Officers”), the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 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 not effective, because of material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting relating to
(1) inadequate segregation of duties within account processes due to limited personnel, and (2) insufficient written policies and procedure
for accounting, IT, financial reporting and record keeping. Therefore, we performed additional analysis as deemed necessary to ensure
that our financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, our management believes that the financial statements
included in this Report present fairly in all material respects our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods
presented.
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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 financially literate 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
As required by SEC rules and regulations implementing
Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial
reporting. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of our consolidated financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP. Our internal
control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:
(1) pertain to the maintenance of
records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of our company,
(2) provide reasonable assurance that
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that our
receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors, and
(3) provide reasonable assurance regarding
prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the
consolidated financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal
control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect errors or misstatements in our consolidated financial statements. Also, projections
of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in
conditions, or that the degree or compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Management assessed the effectiveness of
our internal control over financial reporting on December 31, 2025. In making these assessments, management used the criteria set forth
by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013).
Based on our assessments and those criteria, management determined that we did not maintain effective internal control over financial
reporting as of December 31, 2025, due to the material weakness in our internal controls due to inadequate segregation of duties within
account processes due to limited personnel and insufficient written policies and procedures for accounting, IT, and financial reporting
and record keeping.
Management intends to implement remediation steps
to improve our internal controls due to inadequate segregation of duties within account processes due to limited personnel and insufficient
written policies and procedures for accounting, IT, and financial reporting and record keeping. We plan to further improve this process
by enhancing the size and composition of our board upon the closing of the business and to identify third-party professionals with whom
to consult regarding complex accounting applications and consideration of additional staff with the requisite experience and training
to supplement existing accounting professionals and implemented additional layers of reviews in the financial close process.
This Annual Report on Form
10-K does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm due to our status as an emerging growth
company under the JOBS Act.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
During the fourth calendar
quarter of the year-ended December 31, 2025, the Company made changes in its internal control over financial reporting to enhance our
processes to identify and appropriately apply applicable accounting requirements to better evaluate and understand the nuances of the
complex accounting standards that apply to our consolidated financial statements, including providing enhanced access to accounting literature,
research materials and documents and increased communication among our personnel and third-party professionals with whom we consult regarding
complex accounting applications. The Company can offer no assurance that these changes will ultimately have the intended effects.
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Item 9B. Other Information
Insider
Trading Arrangements
No director or officer of the Company adopted or terminated any
contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of securities of the registrant intended to satisfy
the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c); or (ii) any “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” as defined in paragraph
(c) of Item 408 of Regulation S-K.
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions That Prevent Inspections
Not applicable.
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PART III
Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.
Our current directors and executive officers are as follows:
Name
Age
Title
Matthew Chen
53
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Luhuan Zhong
36
Chief Financial Officer
Shan Cui
52
Director
Pai Liu
39
Director
Wen He
59
Director
Matthew Chen. Mr. Chen age 53, has served as a director and our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman since February 2021. Mr. Chen has served as the Managing Director of Darong Hechuang (Guangdong) International Investment Corp. since May 2022. Mr. Chen served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Longevity Acquisition Corporation, which is a SPAC entity, from June 2018 to October 2020 and subsequently as Chief Financial Officer of Longevity Acquisition Corporation from October 2020 to March 2021. From January 2018 to July 2021, Mr. Chen served as Vice President of XiaoMingTaiJi Anime Limited Co., where Mr. Chen is mainly responsible for equity investment, acquisitions and corporate financing. From 2011 to January 2018, Mr. Chen served as the global head of the credit derivative market making platform at JP Morgan’s London branch. From 2008 to 2011, Mr. Chen served as the Asia credit derivative risk analysis manager at JP Morgan’s Hong Kong branch. From 2005 to 2008, Mr. Chen served as Managing Director at Bear Stearns, responsible for the firm’s equity derivative strategic product development. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Chen served as Vice President at Realty Data Corp. an independent mortgage data provider. From 1998 to 2003, Mr. Chen served as Senior Manager at Imagine Software, a quantitative financial model provider. Mr. Chen holds a BS from Florida State University and MS Degree of Computer Science from New York University. We believe Mr. Chen is qualified to serve as a director because of his extensive financial and operations experience and the extensive network he has established throughout his career, as well as his familiarity with blank check companies.
Luhuan ( Lou) Zhong. Mr. Zhong, age 36, has served as our Chief Financial Officer/Principal Accounting Officer since February 2021. He serves as a consultant to Venus Acquisition Corporation, from February 2021 to December 2022, and Longevity Acquisition Corporation from October 2019 to February 2021, and he previously served as a consultant for Greenland Acquisition Corporation from October 2018 to October 2019. From September 2015 to October 2018, Mr. Zhong served as the project manager of Haitong Securities Co. Ltd. From September 2012 to September 2015, Mr. Zhong served as senior auditor in Shanghai office of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA LLP. Mr. Zhong obtained his bachelor’s degree of finance from Macquarie University in 2010 and his master’s degree in finance from University of Technology, Sydney in 2012.
Shan Cui. Ms. Cui, age 52, joined our board in February 2021. She is serving as the independent director of Venus Acquisition Corporation since February 2021, and Chief Financial Officer of Global Star Acquisition, Inc., a special purpose acquisition company that closed its initial public offering September 2022. Previously, Ms. Cui served as an independent director of WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc. from June 2020 to May 2021, and Addentax Group Corp. from April 2020 to April 2021. Previously, Ms. Cui served as independent director for Greenland Acquisition Corporation from May 2021 to October 2019. She has been the Executive Director of First Capital International Limited since 2010 and provided consulting services for private equity companies and venture capital companies. From February 2011 to February 2013, she served as the Chief Financial Officer of Lizhan Environmental Corporation, a Nasdaq-listed company engaged in the business of green leather material.
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Pai Liu. Mr. Pai Liu, age 39, has served as a director since February 2021. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Longevity Acquisition Corporation since December 2019. Mr. Liu has served as chief executive officer of Wuhan Dacheng Equity Investment Fund Management Company since July 2016. From December 2014 to April 2016, Mr. Liu was a senior associate of Deloitte in China. From September 2013 to October 2014, Mr. Liu served as a senior associate of Mazars Group in China. From October 2011 to September 2013, Mr. Liu served as an associate of PricewaterhouseCoopers in its Shanghai office and was involved in the auditing of large and medium-sized foreign enterprises. Mr. Liu earned his master’s degree in accounting & finance from Leeds University in the United Kingdom and received a bachelor’s degree in finance from the South Central University for Nationalities in China. We believe Mr. Liu is qualified to serve as a director because of his extensive management and auditing experience, and his familiarity with blank check companies.
Wen He. Mr. Wen He, age 59, has served as a director since February 2024. Mr. He is an experienced professional who has 26 years of experience in Internet, Internet-of-Things, IT and software industry. Mr. He also has over 10 years of experience in investment and M&A, with a focus on fund raising, investment management, equity and bond financing and Fin-tech (e.g. Internet, Internet-of-Things, Blockchain). Mr. He oversaw and participated in multiple investments, listings and asset restructurings in a number of industries including: renewable energy, new material, sustainability, healthcare and high-tech. Mr. He currently serves as an independent director of Alphatime Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company listed on Nasdaq. Mr. He also serves as the Vice Manager of Dr. Peng Cloud Computing Ltd. and the President of Haijuhuiren Holding Group. Mr. He served as the Operation Director of Xunye Group, one of the earliest Internet companies in China. Mr. He served as the Vice President of Shenzhen Longmai Information Co., Ltd., and President and Technology Director of Naoku Technology Holding Group. In 2001, Mr. He co-founded OP.CN, the predecessor company of Qvod Player, with Xin Wang and served as its Chairman. Mr. He served as the Executive Director of Guangdong Gaohe Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. and the independent director of China Oil Gangran Energy Group Holdings Limited (08132.HK). Mr. He holds an MBA from Columbia Southern University and a Bachelor Degree from Hunan Normal University. Mr. He holds a PMP and ICAA.
Our officers are elected 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 provides that our officers may consist of a Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Vice Presidents, Secretary, Assistant Secretaries, Treasurer and such other offices as may be determined by the Board of Directors.
Each of our directors holds office for a two-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 or by a majority of the holders of our founder shares.
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). We currently have three “independent directors” as defined in the NASDAQ listing standards and applicable SEC rules prior to completion of our initial public offering. Our board has determined that each of Messrs. Shan Cui, Pai Liu and Wen He 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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Committees of the Board of Directors
Our
Board of Directors has three standing committees: an audit committee, a compensation committee, and a nominating committee. Each committee
will operate under a charter that has been approved by our board. Subject to phase-in rules and a limited exception, NASDAQ rules and
Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act require that the audit committee of a listed company be comprised solely of independent directors,
and NASDAQ rules require that the compensation committee of a listed company be comprised solely of independent directors.
Audit
Committee
The
members of our audit committee are Ms. Cui, Mr. Liu and Mr. He. Ms. Cui serves as chairman of the audit committee. Each member
of the audit committee is financially literate and our Board of Directors has determined that Ms. Cui qualifies as an “audit committee
financial expert” as defined in applicable SEC rules. We have adopted an audit committee charter, which details the principal
functions of the audit committee, including:
●
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;
●
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;
●
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;
●
setting clear policies
for audit partner rotation in compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
●
obtaining and reviewing
a report, at least annually, from the independent 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;
●
reviewing and approving
any related party transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC prior to us
entering into such transaction; and
●
reviewing with
management, the independent 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.
Compensation
Committee
The
members of our Compensation Committee are Ms. Cui, Mr. Liu and Mr. He. Mr. He serves as chairman of the compensation committee.
We have adopted a compensation committee charter, which details the principal functions of the compensation committee, including:
●
reviewing and approving
on an annual basis the corporate goals and objectives relevant to our Chief Executive Officer’s compensation, evaluating our
Chief Executive Officer’s performance in light of such goals and objectives and determining and approving the remuneration
(if any) of our Chief Executive Officer’s based on such evaluation;
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●
reviewing and approving
the compensation of all of our other officers;
●
reviewing our executive
compensation policies and plans;
●
implementing and
administering our incentive compensation equity-based remuneration plans;
●
assisting management
in complying with our proxy statement and annual report disclosure requirements;
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approving all special
perquisites, special cash payments and other special compensation and benefit arrangements for our officers and employees;
●
producing a report
on executive compensation to be included in our annual proxy statement; and
●
reviewing, evaluating
and recommending changes, if appropriate, to the remuneration for directors.
The
charter also provides that the compensation committee may, in its sole discretion, retain or obtain the advice of a compensation consultant,
legal counsel or other adviser and 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 the NASDAQ and the SEC.
Nominating
Committee
The
members of our Nominating Committee are Ms. Cui, Mr. Liu and Mr. He. Mr. Liu serves as chairman of the Nomination committee.
In accordance with Rule 5605 of the NASDAQ rules, all such directors are independent. We have adopted a nominating committee charter
which details the principal functions of the nominating committee, including:
●
recruiting, reviewing
and nominating candidates for election to the Board or to fill vacancies on the Board;
●
developing the
criteria and qualifications for membership on the Board;
●
reviewing candidates
proposed by shareholders, and conducting appropriate inquiries into the background and qualifications of any such candidates; and
●
monitoring and
making recommendations regarding committee functions, contributions, and composition.
Code
of Ethics and Committee Charters
We
have adopted a Code of Ethics applicable to our directors, officers and employees in accordance with applicable federal securities
laws. We have filed a copy of our Code of Ethics, our Audit Committee Charter, our Compensation Committee Charter and our Nominating
Committee Charter as exhibits to our registration statem ent for our IPO. You may review these documents by accessing our public
filings at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov. We intend to disclose any amendments to or waivers of certain provisions of our Code
of Ethics in a Current Report on Form 8-K.
Insider Trading Policy
We have adopted an insider trading policy
governing the purchase, sale, and/or other dispositions of our securities by directors, officers and employees, which are reasonably designed
to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations, and the applicable Nasdaq Rules (the “Insider Trading Policy”).
The foregoing description of the Insider Trading Policy does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms
and conditions of the Insider Trading Policy, a copy of which is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 19 to this annual report.
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Conflicts of Interest
Under Cayman Islands law, directors and officers
owe the following fiduciary duties:
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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 authority for the purpose for which it is conferred and a 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.
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.
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 entity. 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 entity, and only present it to us if such
entity rejects the opportunity. Our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association provides that, subject to his or her fiduciary
duties under Cayman Islands law, we renounce our interest in any corporate opportunity offered to any officer or director unless such
opportunity is expressly offered to such person solely in his or her capacity as a director or officer of our company and such opportunity
is one we are legally and contractually permitted to undertake and would otherwise be reasonable for us to pursue. We do not believe,
however, that any fiduciary duties or contractual obligations of our directors or officers would materially undermine our ability to complete
our 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.
●
In the course of their other business activities, our officers and directors may become aware of investment and business opportunities which may be appropriate for presentation to us as well as the other entities with which they are affiliated. Our management may have conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented.
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Our sponsor, officers and directors have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to our founder shares, private placement shares and public shares in connection with the consummation of our initial business combination. Additionally, our sponsor, officers and directors have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to their founder shares and private placement shares if we fail to consummate our initial business combination before the Deadline Date. If we do not complete our initial business combination within such applicable time period, the proceeds of the sale of the private placement units held in the trust account will be used to fund the redemption of our public shares, and the private placement units and underlying securities will be worthless. With certain limited exceptions, 50% of the founder shares will not be transferable, assignable or salable by our sponsor until the earlier of (i) six months after the date of the consummation of our initial business combination or (ii) the date on which the closing price of our ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.50 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share surrenders, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing after our initial business combination and the remaining 50% of the founder shares may not be transferred, assigned or sold until six months after the date of the consummation of our initial business combination, or earlier, in either case, if, subsequent to our initial business combination, we consummate a subsequent liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of our shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property. With certain limited exceptions, the private placement units and underlying securities will not be transferable, assignable or salable by our sponsor until 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination. Since our sponsor and officers and directors may directly or indirectly own ordinary shares and rights, our officers and directors 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 officers and directors may have a conflict of interest with respect to evaluating a particular business combination if the retention or resignation of any such officers and directors was included by a target business as a condition to any agreement with respect to our initial business combination.
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
Entity’s Business
Affiliation
Matthew Chen
Darong Hechuang (Guangdong) Investment Corp.
Investment
Managing Director
Luhuan Zhong
N/A
N/A
N/A
Shan Cui
Capital First International
Financial Service
CEO
Pai Liu
Wuhan Dacheng Equity Investment Fund Management Company
Private Equity
CEO
Wen He
Alphatime Acquisition Corp.
Special Purpose Acquisition Company
Independent Director
Dr. Peng Cloud Computing Ltd.
Internet technology
Vice Manager
Haijuhuiren Holding Group
Investment
President
(1) Each of the entities listed in this table has priority and preference
relative to our company with respect to the performance by each individual listed in this table of his obligations and the presentation
by each such individual of business opportunities.
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Accordingly, if any of the above officers or directors
become aware of a business combination opportunity which is suitable for any of the above 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. We do not believe, however, that any of the foregoing fiduciary duties or contractual obligations will materially
affect our ability to complete our initial business combination, because the specific focuses of a majority of these entities differ from
our focus and the type or size of the transaction that such companies would most likely consider are of a size and nature substantially
different than what we are targeting.
We are not prohibited from pursuing an initial
business combination with a company that is affiliated with our sponsor, officers or directors. In the event we seek to complete our initial
business combination with such a company, we, or a committee of independent directors, would obtain an opinion from an independent investment
banking firm or another independent firm that commonly renders valuation opinions for the type of company we are seeking to acquire or
an independent accounting firm, that such an initial business combination is fair to our company from a financial point of view.
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 private placement shares held by them (and their permitted transferees
will agree) and any public shares purchased during or after the IPO in favor of our initial business combination.
Limitation on Liability and Indemnification of Officers and Directors
Cayman Islands law does not limit the extent to
which a company’s memorandum and articles of association may provide for indemnification of officers and directors, except to the
extent any such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification
against willful default, fraud or the consequences of committing a crime. Our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association
provides for indemnification of our officers and directors to the maximum extent permitted by law, including for any liability incurred
in their capacities as such, except through their own actual fraud, willful default or willful neglect. We may purchase a policy of directors’
and officers’ liability insurance that insures our officers and directors against the cost of defense, settlement or payment of
a judgment in some circumstances and insures us against our obligations to indemnify our officers and directors.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising
under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us pursuant to the foregoing provisions, we have
been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore
unenforceable.
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Item 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
We have not entered into
any employment agreements with our executive officers and have not made any agreements to provide benefits upon termination of employment.
No executive officer has received any cash compensation for services rendered to us during the year ended December 31, 2025.
No compensation or fees of any kind, including finder’s, consulting fees and other similar fees, will be paid to our founders, members of our management team or their respective affiliates, for services rendered prior to, or in order to effectuate the consummation of, our initial business combination (regardless of the type of transaction that it is). Directors, officers and founders will receive reimbursement for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in connection with activities on our behalf, such as identifying potential target businesses, performing business due diligence on suitable target businesses and business combinations as well as traveling to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses to examine their operations. There is no limit on the amount of out-of-pocket expenses reimbursable by us.
After completion of our initial business combination, members of our management team who remain with us may be paid employment, consulting, management or other fees from the combined company with any and all amounts being fully disclosed to shareholders, to the extent then known, in the proxy solicitation materials furnished to our shareholders. The amount of such compensation may not be known at the time of a shareholder meeting held to consider an initial business combination, as it will be up to the directors of the post-combination business to determine executive and director compensation. In this event, such compensation will be publicly disclosed at the time of its determination in an Exchange Act filing such as Current Report on Form 8-K, as required by the SEC.
Compensation Recovery and Clawback Policy
Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act,
in the event of misconduct that results in a financial restatement that would have reduced a previously paid incentive amount, we can
recoup those improper payments from our executive officers. The SEC also recently adopted rules which direct national stock exchanges
to require listed companies to implement policies intended to recoup bonuses paid to executives if we are found to have misstated its
financial results. We have adopted our Executive Compensation Clawback Policy (the “Clawback Policy”) in order to comply with
the final clawback rules adopted by the SEC under the Rule, and the listing standards, as set forth in the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5608 (the
“Final Clawback Rules”).
The Clawback Policy provides
for the mandatory recovery of erroneously awarded incentive-based compensation from our current and former executive officers as defined
in the Rule (“Covered Officers”) in the event that we are required to prepare an accounting restatement, in accordance with
the Final Clawback Rules. The recovery of such compensation applies regardless of whether a Covered Officer engaged in misconduct or otherwise
caused or contributed to the requirement of an accounting restatement. Under the Clawback Policy, our board of directors may recoup from
the Covered Officers erroneously awarded incentive compensation received within a lookback period of the three completed fiscal years
preceding the date on which we are required to prepare an accounting restatement. The foregoing description of the Clawback Policy does
not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the Clawback Policy, a copy of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit 97.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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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 May 13, 2026, based on information obtained from the
persons named below, with respect to the beneficial ownership of our ordinary shares, by:
●
each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares;
●
each of our officers, directors and director nominees that beneficially own ordinary shares; and
●
all our officers, directors and director nominees as a group.
Unless otherwise indicated, we believe that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all ordinary shares beneficially owned by them.
In the table below, the
percentage ownership is based on 5,025,517 ordinary shares (which includes ordinary shares that are underlying the units) issued and
outstanding as of May 13, 2026. The following table does not reflect record of beneficial ownership of any ordinary shares issuable
upon conversion of rights as the rights are not convertible within 60 days of this Report.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner (1)
Amount and
Nature of
Beneficial
Ownership (3)
Approximate
Percentage
of
Outstanding
Ordinary
Shares (3)
Sponsor, directors and officers
Whale Management Corporation (2)
1,963,000
39.06
%
Matthew Chen (2)
1,963,000
39.06
%
Luhuan Zhong (3)
-
-
Pai Liu (3)
-
-
Shan Cui (3)
-
-
Wen He (3)
-
-
All directors and officers as a group (five individuals)
1,963,000
39.06
%
Other 5% or greater beneficial owners
W.R. Berkley Corporation and Berkley Insurance Company (4)
434,420
8.6
%
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (5)
718,470
14.30
%
Cowen and Company, LLC (6)
543,055
10.81
%
Karpus Investment Management (7)
738,600
14.70
%
CVI Investments, Inc (8)
306,569
6.1
%
(1)
Unless otherwise indicated, the business address of each of the individuals is 26 Broadway, Suite 934, New York, NY 10004.
(2)
Represents 1,725,000 founder ordinary shares and 238,000 private placement ordinary shares held by Whale Management Corporation, our sponsor. Each of our officers and directors is a shareholder of our sponsor; however, only our Chairman have voting securities in our sponsor and are the sole directors of our sponsor and have the power to vote or dispose of the securities. The address for our sponsor is Room 156, 4F, Gate B, Shimao Tower, 92A Jianguo Lu, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.
(3)
Such individual does not beneficially own any of our ordinary shares. However, such individual has a pecuniary interest in our ordinary shares through his ownership of shares of our sponsor.
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(4)
Based on information contained in a Schedule 13G filed on May 7, 2026. Address or principal business office is 475 Steamboat Road, Greenwich, CT 06830.
(5)
Based on information contained in a Schedule 13G/A filed on August 13, 2025. Address or principal business office is 1-5-5, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-8176, Japan.
(6)
Based on information contained in the Schedule 13G filed on November 13, 2024. Address or principal business office is 599 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022.
(7)
Based on information contained in the Schedule 13G filed on October 7, 2025. Address or principal business office is 183 Sully’s Trail, Pittsford, New York 14534.
(8)
Based on information contained in the Schedule 13G filed on May 19, 2026. Heights Capital Management, Inc. is the investment manager to CVI Investments, Inc. and as such may exercise voting and dispositive power over the shares reported as beneficially owned by CVI Investments, Inc. herein. Address or principal business office of CVI Investments is P.O. Box 309GT, Ugland House, South Church Street, George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-1104 Cayman Islands.
Our founders beneficially
own approximately 39.06% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares. Because of the ownership block held by our founders, officers
and directors, such individuals may be able to effectively exercise influence over all matters requiring approval by our shareholders,
including the election of directors and approval of significant corporate transactions other than approval of our initial business combination.
Our sponsor, officers and directors are deemed to be our “promoters” as such term is defined under the federal securities laws.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, requires our executive officers, directors, and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of a registered class of our equity securities to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of our ordinary shares and other equity securities. These executive officers, directors, and greater than 10% beneficial owners are required by SEC regulation to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms filed by such reporting persons.
Based solely on our review
of such forms furnished to us and written representations from certain reporting persons, we believe that, during the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2025, our directors, executive officers, and ten percent shareholders complied with all Section 16(a) filing requirements.
Item 13. Certain Relationships, and Related Transactions and Director Independence
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
On February 20, 2021, our sponsor purchased 1,150,000 founder shares for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000, or approximately $0.02 per share. On September 23, 2021, the Company purchased back all the 1,150,000 founder shares for $25,000 and reissued 2,875,000 shares to our sponsor for $25,000, or approximately $0.01 per shares. On November 29, 2022, our sponsor surrendered 1,150,000 shares for no consideration. Prior to the initial investment in the company of $25,000 by our sponsor, the company had no assets, tangible or intangible.
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Our sponsor purchased an aggregate of 238,000 private placement units at a price of $10.00 per unit in a private placement that was completed simultaneously with the closing of our initial public offering. Each unit consists of one private placement share and one private placement right. Each private placement right will be converted to one tenth (1/10) of one ordinary share upon the completion of its initial business combination. The private placement units (including the underlying securities) may not, subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold by it until 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination.
In connection with the completion
of our initial public offering, we entered into an Administrative Services Agreement with our sponsor pursuant to which we will pay a
total of $10,000 per month for office space, administrative and support services to such affiliate. Upon completion of our initial business
combination or our liquidation, we will cease paying these monthly fees. Accordingly, in the event the consummation of our initial business
combination takes the maximum 24 months, our sponsor will be paid a total of $240,000 ($10,000 per month) for office space, administrative
and support services and will be entitled to be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses.
Our
sponsor, officers and directors, or any of their respective affiliates, will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in
connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business
combinations. Our audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made to our sponsor, officers, directors or
our or their affiliates and will determine which expenses and the amount of expenses that will be reimbursed. There is no cap or ceiling
on the reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such persons in connection with activities on our behalf.
On
January 28, 2021, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note to the Sponsor, pursuant to which the Company may borrow up
to an aggregate principal amount of $300,000 (the “Promissory Note”). On December 2, 2022, the Company and the
Sponsor mutually agreed to increase the principal amount up to $500,000. On December 29, 2023, the Company amended and restated
the Promissory Note. The Amended and Restated Promissory Note is non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of consummation of
an initial public offering of our securities or December 31, 2024. As of the date of closing our initial public offering, we
had borrowed $500,640 under the promissory note with our sponsor. These loans are non-interest bearing, unsecured and were
originally due and payable in connection with our public offering. The loan was repaid on June 20, 2024.
On August 30, 2024,
we issued the 2024 Note for up to $1,000,000 to our Sponsor which was due the earlier of the closing of our initial business combination
and December 31, 2025. On August 21, 2025, the Company and Sponsor agreed to amend and restate the 2024 Note to solely raise the
principal balance from $1,000,000 to $1,200,000. Subsequently, on January 28, 2026, the Company and Sponsor agreed to amend and restate
the 2024 Note to further raise the principal balance from $1,200,000 to $2,000,000 and extend the maturity date thereof to be the earlier
of: (i) December 31, 2026 or (ii) the date on which the Company consummates its initial business combination. Related party loan balance
as of December 31, 2025 was $1,446,751. The issuance of the 2024 Note was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained
in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
In addition, in order to
finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination, our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor or certain
of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we complete an initial business combination,
we would repay such loaned amounts. In the event that the initial 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 $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into units at a price of $10.00 per unit (which, for example, would result in the holders
being issued 150,000 ordinary shares and 150,000 rights to receive 15,000 shares if $1,500,000 of notes were so converted) at the option
of the lender. The units would be identical to the placement units issued to the initial holder. The terms of such loans by our officers
and directors, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. We do not expect to seek loans
from parties other than our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor as we do 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 our trust account.
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The
founder shares, private placement units and any underlying securities are each subject to transfer restrictions pursuant to lock-up provisions
in the letter agreement with us entered into by our sponsor upon the effective date of our IPO. Those lock-up provisions provide that
such securities are not transferable or salable (i) in the case of (A) 50% of the founder shares, until the earlier of (x) six months
after the date of the consummation of our initial business combination or (z) the date on which the closing price of our ordinary shares
equals or exceeds $12.50 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share surrenders, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any 20
trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing after our initial business combination and (B) the remaining 50% of the founder
shares may not be transferred, assigned or sold until six months after the date of the consummation of our initial business combination,
or earlier, in either case, if, subsequent to our initial business combination, we consummate a subsequent liquidation, merger, share
exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of our shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for
cash, securities or other property, and (ii) in the case of the private placement units and the underlying securities, until 30 days
after the completion of our initial business combination, except in each case (a) to our sponsor’s officers or directors, any affiliates
or family members of our sponsor or any of our officers or directors, any members of our sponsor, or any affiliates of our sponsor, (b)
in the case of an individual, by gift to a member of the individual’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which
is a member of the individual’s immediate family or an affiliate of such person, or to a charitable organization; (c) in the case
of an individual, by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of the individual; (d) in the case of an individual, pursuant
to a qualified domestic relations order; (e) in the event of our liquidation prior to our completion of our initial business combination;
or (f) by virtue of the laws of the Cayman Islands or our sponsor’s constitutional documents upon dissolution of our sponsor; provided,
however, that in the case of clauses (a) through (e) or (f) these permitted transferees must enter into a written agreement agreeing
to be bound by these transfer restrictions and by the same agreements entered into by our sponsor with respect to such securities (including
provisions relating to voting, the trust account and liquidation distributions described elsewhere in this prospectus).
We
have entered into a letter agreement with our initial stockholders, officers and directors pursuant to which they have agreed: (i) to
waive their redemption rights with respect to their founder shares, private placement shares and public shares in connection with the
completion of our initial business combination, (ii) to waive their redemption rights with respect to any founder shares, private placement
shares and public shares held by them in connection with a shareholder vote to approve an amendment to our amended and restated memorandum
and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to provide for the redemption of our public shares
in connection with an initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we have not consummated our initial business
combination within the timeframe set forth therein or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights
or pre-initial business combination activity and (iii) to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the trust account with
respect to their founder shares and private placement shares if we fail to complete our initial business combination within 12 or 15
months from the closing of this offering (or up to 21 or 24 months from the closing of this offering if we extend the period of time
to consummate a business combination, as described in more detail in this prospectus) (although they will be entitled to liquidating
distributions from the trust account with respect to any public shares they hold if we fail to complete our initial business combination
within the prescribed time frame). If we submit our initial business combination to our public shareholders for a vote, our sponsor has
agreed, pursuant to such letter agreement, to vote their founder shares, private placement shares and any public shares purchased during
or after this offering in favor of our initial business combination.
The
holders of the founder shares, private placement units, and units that may be issued on conversion of working capital loans (and any
securities underlying the private placement units and the working capital loans) are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration
rights agreement signed on the effective date of our initial public offering requiring us to register such securities for resale. 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 and rights to require us to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415
under the Securities Act. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements
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Other
Matters
No
compensation of any kind, including finder’s and consulting fees, will be paid to our sponsor, officers and directors, or their
respective affiliates, for services rendered prior to or in connection with the completion of an initial business combination. Our sponsor,
officers and directors, or any of their respective affiliates, will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection
with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations.
Our audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made to our sponsor, officers, directors or our or their
affiliates and will determine which expenses and the amount of expenses that will be reimbursed. There is no cap or ceiling on the reimbursement
of out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such persons in connection with activities on our behalf.
After
our initial business combination, members of our management team who remain with us may be paid consulting, management or other fees
from the combined company with any and all amounts being fully disclosed to our shareholders, to the extent then known, in the tender
offer or proxy solicitation materials, as applicable, furnished to our shareholders. It is unlikely the amount of such compensation will
be known at the time of distribution of such tender offer materials or at the time of a shareholder meeting held to consider our initial
business combination, as applicable, as it will be up to the directors of the post-combination business to determine executive and director
compensation.
If
any of our officers or directors becomes aware of a business combination opportunity that falls within the line of business of any entity
to which he or she has then-current fiduciary or contractual obligations, he or she may be required to present such business combination
opportunity to such entity prior to presenting such business combination opportunity to us, subject to his or her fiduciary duties under
Cayman Islands law. Our officers and directors currently have certain relevant fiduciary duties or contractual obligations that may take
priority over their duties to us.
Policy
for Approval of Related Party Transactions
We
have not yet adopted a formal policy for the review, approval or ratification of related party transactions. Accordingly, the transactions
discussed above were not reviewed, approved or ratified in accordance with any such 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 will include any financial transaction, arrangement or relationship (including any
indebtedness or guarantee of indebtedness) involving the company. A form of the code of ethics that we adopted was filed as an exhibit
to the registration statement on Form S-1 initially filed with the SEC on November 12, 2021, as amended.
In
addition, our audit committee, pursuant to its 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 will be required in order to approve a related party transaction. A majority of the members of
the entire audit committee will constitute a quorum. Without a meeting, the unanimous written consent of all of the members of the audit
committee will be required to approve a related party transaction. We have filed a copy of our form of the audit committee charter as
an exhibit to our amendment No.6 to registration statement on Form S-1 initially filed with the SEC on November 12, 2021, as amended.
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.
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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 directors, have obtained an opinion from an independent
investment banking firm or another independent firm that commonly renders valuation opinions for the type of company we are seeking to
acquire or an independent accounting firm, that our initial business combination is fair to our company from a financial point of view.
Furthermore, no finder’s fees, reimbursements or cash payments will be made to our sponsor, officers or directors, or our or their
affiliates, for services rendered to us prior to or in connection with the completion of our initial business combination. However, the
following payments have or will be made to our sponsor, officers or directors, or our or their affiliates, none of which will be made
from the proceeds of the IPO held in the trust account prior to the completion of our initial business combination:
●
Payment to
an affiliate of our sponsor (Whale Management Corporation) of $10,000 per month, for up to 24 months (assuming we extend the period
of time to compete a business combination), for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support;
●
Reimbursement
for any out-of-pocket expenses related to identifying, investigating and completing an initial business combination; and
●
Repayment of up to an aggregate of $2,000,000 in loans which may be made by our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor or certain of our officers and directors to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into units, at a price of $10.00 per unit (which, for example, would result in the holders being issued 165,000 ordinary shares if $1,500,000 of notes were so converted (including 15,000 shares upon the closing of our initial business combination in respect of 150,000 rights included in such units) at the option of the lender.
Our
audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made to our sponsor, officers or directors, or our or their affiliates.
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). We currently have three “independent directors” as defined
in the NASDAQ listing standards and applicable SEC rules prior to completion of our initial public offering. Our board has determined
that each of Shan Cui, Pai Liu and Wen He are independent directors under applicable SEC and NASDAQ rules.
Item 14 . Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
MaloneBailey LLP, or MaloneBailey,
acts as our independent registered public accounting firm. The following is a summary of fees paid or to be paid to MaloneBailey for services
rendered for each of years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.
Audit Fees . Audit fees consist of fees
billed for professional services rendered for the audit of our year-end financial statements and services that are normally provided
by MaloneBailey in connection with the audit of our annual financial statements, review of the financial information included in our
Forms 10-Q for the respective periods and other required filings with the SEC totaled $189,619 and $133,928 for the years ended December
31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
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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 MaloneBailey
for any audit-related fees for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.
Tax Fees . We did not
pay MaloneBailey for tax planning and tax advice for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.
All Other Fees . We
did not pay MaloneBailey for other services for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.
Pre-Approval Policy
Our audit committee was formed upon the consummation of our Initial Public Offering. As a result, the audit committee did not pre-approve all of the foregoing services before the formation of the audit committee, although any services rendered prior to the formation of our audit committee were approved by our board of directors. Since the formation of our audit committee, and on a going-forward basis, the audit committee has and will pre-approve all auditing services and permitted non-audit services to be performed for us by our auditors, including the fees and terms thereof (subject to the de minimis exceptions for non-audit services described in the Exchange Act which are approved by the audit committee prior to the completion of the audit).
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PART IV
Item 15 . Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
(a)
The following documents are filed as part of this Form 10-K:
(1)
The Financial statements listed on the Financial Statements Table of Contents
Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID No: 206)
F-2
Financial Statements:
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024
F-3
Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
F-4
Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficit for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
F-5
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
F-6
Notes to Financial Statements
F-7
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Exhibit
No.
Description
1.1
Underwriting
Agreement between Registrant and Lucid Capital Markets. (1)
2.1
Merger Agreement dated as of April 18, 2025, by and among Flag Ship Acquisition Corporation, Great Future Technology Inc. and GFT Merger Sub Limited. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed on April 22, 2025.
2.2
First Amendment to Merger Agreement dated December 11, 2025, by and among Flag Ship Acquisition Corporation, Great Future Technology Inc. and GFT Merger Sub Limited. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed on December 12, 2025.
3.1
Amended
and Restated Articles of Association dated as of June 17, 2024. (1)
4.1
Specimen Unit Certificate (2)
4.2
Specimen Ordinary Share Certificate (2)
4.3
Specimen Right Certificate (2)
4.4
Rights Agreement between Vstock Transfer LLC and the Company, dated as of June 17, 2024 (1)
4.5
Description of Registrant’s Securities.*
10.1
Letter Agreement among the Company and its officers, directors and Whale Management Corporation, dated June 17, 2024. (1)
10.2
Administrative Support Agreement by and between the Company and Whale Management Corporation dated June 17, 2024. (1)
10.3
Investment Management Trust Agreement among the Company, Wilmington Trust, N.A., and Vstock Transfer LLC, dated June 17, 2024. (1)
10.4
Registration Rights Agreement between the Company and certain security holders dated as June 17, 2024. (1)
10.5
Private Placement Unit Purchase Agreement between the Company and Whale Management Corporation dated June 17, 2024. (1)
10.6
Indemnity Agreement dated as of June 17, 2024 between the Company, its officers and directors. (1)
10.7
Securities Subscription Agreement, dated November 29, 2022, between the Registrant and Whale Management Corporation. (2)
10.8
Promissory Note dated August 30, 2024 (3)
10.9
Form of Amended Promissory Note dated August 21, 2025. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 27, 2025
10.10
Form of Amended Promissory Note dated January 28, 2026. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 30, 2026
10.11
Mutual Termination Agreement dated May 3, 2026. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed on May 4, 2026.
14.1
Code of Ethics (2)
19.1
Insider Trading Policy. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19.1 to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.
21
List of subsidiaries.*
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.**
97.1
Compensation Recovery Policy. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 97.1 to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.
101.INS
XBRL
Instance Document.*
101.SCH
XBRL
Schema Document.*
101.CAL
XBRL
Calculation Linkbase Document.*
101.DEF
XBRL
Definition Linkbase Document.*
101.LAB
XBRL
Label Linkbase Document.*
101.PRE
XBRL
Presentation Linkbase Document.*
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Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
(1)
Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant’s Form 8-K as filed with the Commission on June 21, 2024.
(2)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Form S-1 (File No. 333-261028), initially filed with the Commission on November 12, 2021, as amended.
(3)
Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant’s Form 8-K as filed with the Commission on September 3, 2024.
*
Filed herewith.
**
Furnished herewith.
ITEM 16. Form 10-K Summary
None.
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Signatures
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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 as of May 29, 2026.
FLAG SHIP ACQUISITION CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Matthew Chen
Matthew Chen
Chief Executive Officer and Director
(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.
Signature
Capacity
Date
/s/ Matthew Chen
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
May 29, 2026
Matthew Chen
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Luhuan Zhong
Chief Financial Officer
May 29, 2026
Luhuan Zhong
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Pai Liu
Director
May 29, 2026
Pai Liu
/s/ Wen He
Director
May 29, 2026
Wen He
/s/ Shan Cui
Director
May 29, 2026
Shan Cui
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FLAG SHIP ACQUISITION CORPORATION
Financial Statements
For The Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
FLAG SHIP ACQUISITION CORPORATION
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID No: 206)
F-2
Financial Statements:
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024
F-3
Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
F-4
Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficit for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
F-5
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
F-6
Notes to Financial Statements
F-7
F- 1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
Flag Ship Acquisition Corporation
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets
of Flag Ship Acquisition Corporation, (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the related statements of operations,
changes in shareholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the years then ended, 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 2024 and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years then ended,
in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Going Concern Matter
The accompanying financial statements have been
prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has
a net capital deficiency and has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of its financing and acquisition
plans. The Company’s business plan is dependent on the completion of a business combination within a prescribed period of time and
if not completed will cease all operations except for the purpose of liquidating. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s
ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1. The financial statements
do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility
of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our
audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB")
and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the
standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged
to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding
of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal
control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess
the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond
to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.
Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating
the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ MaloneBailey, LLP
www.malonebailey.com
We have served as the Company's auditor since
2024.
Houston, Texas
May 29, 2026
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FLAG SHIP ACQUISITION CORPORATION
BALANCE SHEETS
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
December 31,
2025
December 31,
2024
ASSETS
Current asset:
Cash
$ 6,551
$ 76,747
Prepayments and deposits
18,523
95,737
Total current assets
25,074
172,484
Cash and investments held in trust account
33,080,038
70,799,136
TOTAL ASSETS
$ 33,105,112
$ 70,971,620
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S DEFICIT
Current liabilities:
Accrued liabilities
$ 17,124
$ 34,370
Promissory notes – related party
1,446,751
677,851
Total current liabilities
1,463,875
712,221
Deferred underwriting compensation
1,725,000
1,725,000
TOTAL LIABILITIES
3,188,875
2,437,221
Commitments and contingencies
Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, 3,062,517 and 6,900,000 shares issued and outstanding at redemption value of $ 10.80 and $ 10.26 at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively
33,080,038
70,799,136
Shareholders’ deficit:
Ordinary shares, $ 0.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 1,963,000 and 1,963,000 shares issued and outstanding (excluding 3,062,517 and 6,900,000 shares, subject to possible redemption as of December 31, 2025 and 2024,
respectively)
1,963
1,963
Accumulated deficit
( 3,165,764 )
( 2,266,700 )
Total Shareholders’ deficit
( 3,163,801 )
( 2,264,737 )
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
$ 33,105,112
$ 70,971,620
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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FLAG SHIP ACQUISITION CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
Years ended
December 31,
2025
2024
Formation, general and administrative expenses
$ ( 659,064 )
$ ( 889,298 )
Other income:
Interest and dividends earned in cash and investments held in Trust Account
2,487,973
1,799,136
Total other income, net
2,487,973
1,799,136
Income before income taxes
1,828,909
909,838
Income taxes
-
-
NET INCOME
$ 1,828,909
$ 909,838
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, ordinary shares subject to possible redemption
5,522,712
3,657,377
Basic and diluted net income per ordinary shares subject to possible redemption
$ 0.24
$ 0.17
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, ordinary shares attributable to Flag Ship Acquisition Corporation
1,963,000
1,851,153
Basic and diluted net income, ordinary shares attributable to Flag Ship Acquisition Corporation
$ 0.24
$ 0.17
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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FLAG SHIP ACQUISITION CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN
SHAREHOLDER’S DEFICIT
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
Years ended December 31, 2025
Ordinary shares
Additional
paid-in
Accumulated
Total shareholders’
No. of shares
Amount
capital
deficit
deficit
Balance as of January 1, 2025
1,963,000
$ 1,963
$ -
$ ( 2,266,700 )
$ ( 2,264,737 )
Subsequent remeasurement of ordinary shares subject to redemption
-
-
-
( 2,487,973 )
( 2,487,973 )
Extension funds attributable to ordinary shares subject to redemption
-
-
( 240,000 )
( 240,000 )
Net income for the year
-
-
-
1,828,909
1,828,909
Balance as of December 31, 2025
1,963,000
$ 1,963
$ -
$ ( 3,165,764 )
$ ( 3,163,801 )
Years ended December 31, 2024
Ordinary shares
Additional
paid-in
Accumulated
Total shareholders’
No. of shares
Amount
capital
deficit
deficit
Balance as of January 1, 2024
1,725,000
$ 1,725
$ 23,275
$ ( 308,006 )
$ ( 283,006 )
Sale of units in initial public offering, net of offering costs
6,900,000
6,900
65,520,667
-
65,527,567
Sale of units to the founder in private placement
238,000
238
2,379,762
-
2,380,000
Initial classification of ordinary shares subject to possible redemption
( 6,900,000 )
( 6,900 )
( 64,660,391 )
-
( 64,667,291 )
Allocation of offering costs to ordinary shares subject to redemption
-
-
3,231,709
-
3,231,709
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value
-
-
( 6,495,022 )
( 1,069,396 )
( 7,564,418 )
Subsequent remeasurement of ordinary shares subject to redemption
-
-
-
( 1,799,136 )
( 1,799,136 )
Net income for the year
-
-
-
909,838
909,838
Balance as of December 31, 2024
1,963,000
$ 1,963
$ -
$ ( 2,266,700 )
$ ( 2,264,737 )
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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FLAG SHIP ACQUISITION CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
Years ended
December 31,
2025
2024
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income
$ 1,828,909
$ 909,838
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Interest and dividends earned on cash and investments held in trust account
( 2,487,973 )
( 1,799,136 )
Change in operating assets and liabilities
Deferred offering costs
-
30,000
Prepayments and deposits
77,214
( 91,399 )
Accrued liabilities
( 17,246 )
34,370
Due to related party
120,000
40,000
Net cash used in operating activities
( 479,096 )
( 876,327 )
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash
withdrawn from Trust Account in connection to redemption
40,447,071
-
Proceeds
from extension loan deposited into trust account
( 240,000 )
-
Proceeds deposited in Trust Account
-
( 69,000,000 )
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
40,207,071
( 69,000,000 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceed from public offering, net of offering costs
-
67,252,567
Proceed from private placement
-
2,380,000
Redemption of ordinary shares
( 40,447,071 )
-
Proceeds from promissory note – related party
648,900
637,851
Repayment of promissory note – related party
-
( 433,554 )
Net cash
provided by (used in) financing activities
( 39,798,171 )
69,836,864
NET CHANGE IN CASH
( 70,196 )
( 39,463 )
CASH, BEGINNING OF YEAR
76,747
116,210
CASH, END OF YEAR
$ 6,551
$ 76,747
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Initial classification of ordinary shares subject to possible redemption
$ -
$ 64,667,291
Allocation of offering costs to ordinary shares subject to possible redemption
$ -
$ 3,231,709
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value
$ -
$ 7,564,418
Subsequent remeasurement of ordinary shares subject to possible redemption
$ 2,487,973
$ 1,799,136
Extension funds attributable to ordinary shares subject to redemption
$ 240,000
$ -
Accrued underwriting compensation
$ -
$ 1,725,000
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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FLAG SHIP ACQUISITION CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS BACKGROUND
Flag Ship Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) is a blank check incorporated company
incorporated in the Cayman Islands on May 14, 2018. The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange,
asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination
with one or more businesses (“Business Combination”).
Although the Company is not limited to a particular
industry or geographic region for purposes of consummating a Business Combination, the Company intends to focus on businesses that have
a connection to the Asian market. The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all
of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company had not yet
commenced any operations. All activities from inception through December 31, 2025, relate to the Company’s formation, the initial
public offering (the “Initial Public Offering” or “IPO”), and since the Initial Public Offering, the Company’s
evaluation of business combination candidates and efforts to consummate the initial business combination described below. The Company
will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of a Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate
non-operating income in the form of dividends and interest income from the cash and investments held in trust accounts. The Company has
selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.
Financing
The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on June 17, 2024. On June 20, 2024, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 6,900,000 units (the “Public Units”), which includes 900,000 Public Units upon the full exercise by the underwriter of its over-allotment option,
at $ 10.00 per Public Unit, generating gross proceeds of $ 69,000,000 to the Company. Each Public Unit consists of one ordinary share and one right (“Public
Rights”). Each whole Public Right will entitle the holder to receive one-tenth (1/10)
ordinary share upon consummation of initial business combination.
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial
Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 238,000 units (the “Private Placement Units”) at a price of
$ 10.00 per Private Placement Unit in a private placement to Whale Management Corporation (the “Sponsor”), generating
gross proceeds of $ 2,380,000 to the Company (the “Private Placement”). Each Private Placement Unit consists of one Private
Placement Share and one right (“Private Placement Right”). Each Private Placement Right will entitle the holder to receive
one-tenth (1/10) ordinary share upon consummation of the initial business combination.
Transaction costs amounted to $ 3,448,233 , consisting of $ 1,380,000 of underwriting commissions, $ 1,725,000 of deferred underwriting commissions and $ 343,233 of other offering costs.
Trust Account
Following the closing the Initial Public Offering, an amount of $ 69,000,000 ($ 10.00 per Public Unit) from the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Units was placed in a trust
account (“Trust Account”) established for the benefit of the Company’s public shareholders and maintained by Wilmington
Trust National Association, acting as trustee. The proceeds held in the Trust Account will be invested only in U.S. government treasury
bills, with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds investing solely in U.S. Treasuries and meeting certain conditions
under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). Except with respect to
interest and dividends earned on the funds held in the Trust Account that may be released to the Company to pay its taxes, if any, the
funds in the Trust Account will not be released until the earliest of (i) the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination,
(ii) the redemption of any public shares properly tendered in connection with a shareholder vote to amend the Company’s Amended
and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to (A) modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem
100% of its public shares if the Company does not complete its initial Business Combination within (x) 12 months from the closing of the
Initial Public Offering (or 15 months if the Company enters into a business combination agreement prior to the expiration of the initial
12-month period (the “Event”)) from the closing of the Initial Public Offering to consummate a Business Combination (or up
to 21 months, or 24 months if the Event occurs, from the closing of the Initial Public Offering if we extend the period of time to consummate
a business combination) or (y) such later date after the closing of the Initial Public Offering as may be approved by the Company’s
shareholders in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association; or (B) with respect to
any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-business combination activity and (iii) the redemption of all of the
Company’s public shares if the Company is unable to complete its initial Business Combination within (A) 12 months (or 15 months
if the Event occurs) from the closing of the Initial Public Offering (or up to 21 or 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public
Offering if the Company extends the period of time to consummate a Business Combination depending on occurrence of the Event) or (B) such
later date after the closing of the Initial Public Offering as may be approved by the Company’s shareholders in accordance with
the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, subject to applicable law.
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Business Combination
The Company listed the Units on the Nasdaq Global Market (“NASDAQ”). The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the
net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Units, although substantially
all of the net proceeds are intended to be generally applied toward consummating a
Business Combination. NASDAQ rules provide that the Business Combination must be with
one or more target businesses that together have a fair market value equal to at least 80 % of the balance in the Trust Account (as defined below) (less any deferred underwriting
commissions and interest released to pay taxes payable) at the time of the signing
a definitive agreement in connection with a Business Combination. The Company will
only complete a Business Combination if the post-Business Combination company owns
or acquires 50 % or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires
a controlling interest in the target 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”). There is no assurance that the Company will be able to
successfully effect a Business Combination. Upon the closing of the Initial Public
Offering, management has agreed that at least $ 10.00 per Unit, including the proceeds of the sale of the Private Units will be held in
a trust account (“Trust Account”) and invested in U.S. government securities, within
the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 180 days or less, or in
any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund meeting
the conditions of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, as determined by the Company, until the earlier
of: (i) the consummation of a Business Combination or (ii) the distribution of the
funds in the Trust Account to the Company’s shareholder, as described below.
The Company will provide its shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a
portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a Business Combination either
(i) in connection with a shareholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination
or (ii) by means of a tender offer. In connection with a proposed Business Combination,
the Company may seek shareholder approval of a Business Combination at a meeting called
for such purpose at which shareholders may seek to redeem their shares, regardless
of whether they vote for or against a Business Combination. The Company will proceed
with a Business Combination only if the Company has net tangible assets of at least
$ 5,000,001 upon such consummation of a Business Combination and, if the Company seeks shareholder
approval, a majority of the outstanding shares are voted in favor of the Business
Combination.
If the Company seeks shareholder approval of a Business Combination and it does not
conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association provides that a public
shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with
whom such shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be
restricted from seeking redemption rights with respect to 15 % or more of the Public
Shares without the Company’s prior written consent.
If a shareholder vote is not required and the Company does not decide to hold a shareholder
vote for business or other legal reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its Amended
and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, offer such redemption pursuant
to the tender offer rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and file
tender offer documents containing substantially the same information as would be included
in a proxy statement with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination.
The shareholders will be entitled to redeem their
Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially $10.00 per Public Share, subject to increases
in the event that the Sponsor elects to extend the period of time to consummate a Business Combination (see below), plus any pro rata
interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its tax obligations). The per-share
amount to be distributed to shareholders who redeem their Public Shares will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions the
Company will pay to the underwriter (as discussed in Note 7). There will be no redemption rights upon the completion of a Business Combination
with respect to the Company’s rights. The ordinary shares will be recorded at redemption value and classified as temporary equity
upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering, in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480
“ Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity ” (“ASC 480”).
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The Sponsor and any of the Company’s officers or directors that may hold Founder Shares (as defined in Note 5) (the “initial
shareholders”) and the underwriters will agree (a) to vote their Founder Shares, the
ordinary shares included in the Private Placement Units (the “Private Shares”) and
any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of
a Business Combination, (b) not to propose an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association with respect to the
Company’s pre-Business Combination activities prior to the consummation of a Business Combination
unless the Company provides dissenting public shareholders with the opportunity to
redeem their Public Shares in conjunction with any such amendment; (c) not to redeem
any shares (including the Founder Shares) and Private Shares into the right to receive
cash from the Trust Account in connection with a shareholder vote to approve a Business
Combination (or to sell any shares in a tender offer in connection with a Business
Combination if the Company does not seek shareholder approval in connection therewith)
or a vote to amend the provisions of the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles
of Association relating to shareholders’ rights of pre-Business Combination activity and (d) that the Founder Shares and Private
Shares shall not participate in any liquidating distributions upon winding up if a
Business Combination is not consummated. However, the initial shareholders will be
entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Public
Shares purchased during or after the Public Offering if the Company fails to complete
its Business Combination.
Under its current amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, the Company will have until 12 months (or 15 months if the Company enters into a business combination agreement prior to the expiration
of the initial 12-month period (the “Event”)) from the closing of the Initial Public Offering to consummate a Business Combination.
However, if the Company anticipates that it may not be able to consummate a Business Combination within 12 months (or 15 months if the
Event occurs), the Company may, but is not obligated to, extend the period of time to consummate a Business Combination by an additional
month up to 9 times (for a total of up to 21 or 24 months to complete a Business Combination depending on occurrence of the Event) (the
“Combination Period”). In order to extend the time available for the Company to consummate a Business Combination, the initial
shareholders or their affiliates or designees were initially required to deposit into the Trust Account $ 230,000 (approximately $0.033 per public share in either case) on or prior to the date of the applicable deadline for each one month extension,
and up to an aggregate of $ 2,070,000 ,
or $ 0.30 per public share. On August 26, 2025, through the Extraordinary General Meeting, the shareholders approved a proposal to reduce the payment
from $0.033 per each outstanding public share (for each monthly extension) to an amount equal to the lesser of (i) $ 60,000 for all outstanding
public shares and (ii) $0.033 for each outstanding public share. Any funds which may be provided to extend the time frame will be in the
form of a loan to the Company from the Sponsor. The terms of any such loan have not been definitely negotiated, provided, however, any
loan will be interest free and will be repayable only if the Company completes a Business Combination. As a result, $ 60,000 is required
for each monthly extension.
On October 21, 2024, the Company entered
into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “GRT Merger Agreement”) with Great Rich Technologies Limited, a public limited
company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong (“ GRT ”), and GRT Merger Star Limited, a Cayman Islands
company limited by shares and a wholly-owned subsidiary of GRT (“ Merger Sub ”). Pursuant to the Merger
Agreement, among other things, the Company will merge with and into Merger Sub (the “ Merger ”), with Merger
Sub continuing as the surviving entity and a wholly-owned subsidiary of GRT (the “ Surviving Company ”).
The GRT Merger Agreement provided that at the
effective time of the Merger, by virtue of the Merger and without any action of the part of the Company, Merger Sub or any other Person:
(i) each of the Company’s ordinary shares (the “ Company
Shares ”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, excluding the Excluded Shares and Dissenting Shares
(each, as defined below), if any, will be automatically cancelled, extinguished and exchanged for the right to receive, immediately upon
consummation the Merger, one (1) ordinary share of GRT (such shares of GRT, collectively, “ Parent Ordinary Shares ”)
payable in American Depositary Shares of GRT (“ Parent ADSs ”) for each such Company Share (the “ Per
Share Merger Consideration ”); and
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(ii) each right to receive one-tenth (1/10 th ) of a Company
Share at the consummation of a business combination of the Company (a “ Company Right ”) that is outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time will be cancelled, extinguished and exchanged for the right to receive, immediately upon the
consummation of the Merger, Parent Ordinary Shares, payable in Parent ADSs, in an amount equal to (in each case, as rounded down to the
nearest whole number) the product of (a) the Per Share Merger Consideration, multiplied by (b) the number of Company Shares that
the holder of the cancelled Company Right (the “ Company Rights Holder ”) would have been entitled to receive
from the Company assuming satisfaction of the terms and conditions of such Company Right, multiplied by (c) the ADS exchange rate of
rate of one (1) Parent Ordinary Share per one (1) Parent ADS (the “ ADS Exchange Rate ”) (the “ Rights
Merger Consideration ”).
The aggregate consideration payable to pursuant
to the GRT Merger Agreement to the shareholders of the Company (“Company Shareholders”) entitled thereto shall consist
of that number of Parent Ordinary Shares payable in Parent ADSs that is equal to (i) the Per Share Merger Consideration multiplied
by the number of Company Shares registered in the name of those Company Shareholders immediately prior to the Effective Time, multiplied
by the ADS Exchange Rate, plus (ii) the Rights Merger Consideration, as described above.
On February 28, 2025, the Company, GRT and Merger
Sub entered into the first amendment to the GRT Merger Agreement (the “First Amendment”) solely to amend Section 10.01 of
the GRT Merger Agreement to extend the Outside Date defined thereunder from February 28, 2025 to August 28, 2025.
On April 18, 2025, pursuant to the GRT Merger
Agreement, the parties to the GRT Merger Agreement entered into a Mutual Termination Agreement (the “Termination Agreement”)
to terminate the GRT Merger Agreement.
On April 18, 2025, the Company entered into an
Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “GFT Merger Agreement”) with Great Future Technology Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company
limited by shares (“PubCo” or “Parent”) and GFT Merger Sub Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company limited
by shares and a wholly-owned subsidiary of GFT (“Merger Sub”). The GFT Merger Agreement replaced and superseded the GRT Merger
Agreement described above. The GFT Merger Agreement provided, among other things, that the Company would merge with and into Merger Sub
(the “Merger”), with Merger Sub continuing as the surviving entity and a wholly-owned subsidiary of PubCo. The GFT Merger
Agreement also contemplated that at the effective time of the merger, (i) each of the Company Shares issued and outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time, excluding the Excluded Shares and Dissenting Shares, if any, would be automatically cancelled, extinguished
and exchanged for the right to receive, immediately upon consummation the merger, one (1) Class A ordinary share of PubCo (such shares
of PubCo, collectively, “PubCo Class A Ordinary Shares”) for each such Company Share (the “Per Share Merger Consideration”);
and (ii) each right to receive one-tenth (1/10th) of a Company Share at the consummation of a business combination of the Company (a “Company
Right”) that is outstanding immediately prior to the effective time would be cancelled, extinguished and exchanged for the right
to receive, immediately upon the consummation of the Merger, PubCo Class A Ordinary Shares in an amount equal to (in each case, as rounded
down to the nearest whole number) the product of (a) the Per Share Merger Consideration, multiplied by (b) the number of Company Shares
that the holder of the cancelled Company Right would have been entitled to receive from the Company assuming satisfaction of the terms
and conditions of such Company Right.
On August 26, 2025, the Company held an extraordinary
general meeting of shareholders (the “Extraordinary General Meeting”) and obtained approval by ordinary resolution of the
reduction of the monthly fee payable by the Company’s sponsor and/or its designee into the trust account to extend the date by which
the Company must consummate its initial business combination from $0.033 per each outstanding public share (for each monthly extension)
to an amount equal to the lesser of (i) $ 60,000 for all outstanding public shares and (ii) $0.033 for each outstanding public share. The
first monthly extension fee must be made by September 20, 2025 while each subsequent monthly extension fee must be deposited into the
trust account by the 20th of each succeeding month until June 20, 2026.
On August 26, 2025, in connection with the vote
to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal, holders of 3,837,483 ordinary shares of the Company properly exercised their right
to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $ 10.54 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately
$ 40,447,071 .
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On December 11, 2025, the Company, GFT and Merger
Sub entered into the first amendment to the Merger Agreement (the “ First Amendment ”) solely to amend Section
10.01 of the Merger Agreement to extend the Outside Date defined thereunder from December 31, 2025 to June 30, 2026.
On May 3, 2026, pursuant to the GFT Merger Agreement,
the parties to the GFT Merger Agreement entered into a Mutual Termination of Agreement (the “GFT Termination Agreement”),
pursuant to which, among other things, the parties agreed to mutually terminate the GFT Merger Agreement. The GFT Termination Agreement
also provides for a mutual release of claims among the parties and their affiliates, except for liabilities arising from or relating
to any knowing or intentional breach of a representation, a warranty or a covenant of the GFT Merger Agreement.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025,
on each of September 22, 2025, October 20, 2025, November 12, 2025, and December 17, 2025, the Company deposited $ 60,000 ,
respectively into the Trust Account in order to extend the amount of available time to complete a business combination until January 20,
2026. Subsequently, during the 2026 fiscal year, the Company deposited an aggregate of $ 300,000 into the Trust Account in order
to extend the amount of available time to complete a business combination until June 20, 2026.
Liquidation
If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination
Period, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding
up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but no more than ten business days thereafter,
redeem 100% of the outstanding Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash,
equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest
earned (net of taxes payable and less interest to pay dissolution expenses up to $50,000),
which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions,
if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following
such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining shareholders and the Company’s board of directors, proceed to commence a voluntary liquidation of the Company,
subject in each case to its obligations to provide for claims of creditors and the
requirements of applicable law. The underwriters have agreed to waive its rights to
the deferred underwriting commission held in the Trust Account in the event the Company
does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and, in such
event, such amounts will be included with the funds held in the Trust Account that
will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares. In the event of such
distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the assets remaining available
for distribution will be less than $10.00 per Unit.
The Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to the Company, if and to the extent
any claims by a vendor for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a
prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction
agreement, reduce the amounts in the Trust Account to below $ 10.00 per share (whether or not the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full), except as to any claims by a third party
who executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account and
except as to any claims under 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”). 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, prospective target businesses
or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the
Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held
in the Trust Account.
Going concern consideration
As of December 31, 2025, the Company had
cash of $ 6,551
and a working capital deficit of $ 1,438,801 .
Subsequent to the consummation of the IPO, the Company’s liquidity has been satisfied through the net proceeds from the IPO
and the Private Placement. The Company has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant professional costs to remain as a
publicly traded company and to incur significant transaction costs in pursuit of the consummation of a Business Combination. 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 are not obligated to, loan the Company
funds as may be required (“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 $ 1,500,000
of such Working Capital Loans may be converted into units of the post Business Combination entity at a price of $ 10.00
per unit (See Note 5).
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The Company currently has until 24 months from
the closing of the Initial Public Offering to consummate a Business Combination. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination,
the Company will trigger an automatic winding up, dissolution and liquidation pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Memorandum
and Articles of Association. There is a possibility that business combination might not happen within the prescribed period of time.
In connection with the Company’s assessment
of going concern considerations in accordance with Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “ Disclosures of
Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern ,” management has determined that if the Company
is unsuccessful in consummating an initial business combination within the prescribed period of time from the closing of the IPO, the
requirement that the Company cease all operations, redeem the public shares and thereafter liquidate and dissolve raises substantial
doubt about the ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. The financial
statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
● Basis of presentation
These accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant
to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
●
Emerging growth company
The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act
of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various
reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not
emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply
with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation
in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements
of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval
of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to
comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies
(that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared
effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act)
are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The
JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period
and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any
such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of
such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised
and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company,
as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private
companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth
company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition
period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting
standards used.
●
Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statement 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 statement.
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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 statement, 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 cash balance of $ 6,551 and
$ 76,747
as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The Company has no
cash equivalents as of December 31, 2025 and 2024.
● Cash
and investments held in trust account
As of December 31, 2025, and 2024, the Company
had $ 33,080,038 and $ 70,799,136 , respectively, in cash and investments held in the Trust Account comprised of money market funds that
invest in U.S. government securities. Investments in money market funds are presented on the balance sheets at fair value at the end
of each reporting period. Earnings on investments held in the Trust Account are included in interest and dividends earned on investments
held in the Trust Account in the statement of operations. The estimated fair value of cash and investments held in the Trust Account
is determined using available market information.
●
Rights accounting
Rights — Except in cases where the Company is not the surviving company in a Business
Combination, each holder of a right will automatically receive one-tenth (1/10) of
one ordinary share upon consummation of a Business Combination, even if the holder
of a right redeemed all shares held by him, her or it in connection with a Business
Combination or an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association with respect to its
pre-business combination activities. In the event that the Company will not be the
surviving company upon completion of a Business Combination, each holder of a right
will be required to affirmatively redeem his, her or its rights in order to receive
the one-tenth (1/10) of a share underlying each right upon consummation of the Business
Combination. No additional consideration will be required to be paid by a holder of
Public Rights in order to receive his, her or its additional ordinary shares upon
consummation of a Business Combination. The shares issuable upon exchange of the rights
will be freely tradable (except to the extent held by affiliates of the Company).
If the Company enters into a definitive agreement for a Business Combination in which
the Company will not be the surviving entity, the definitive agreement will provide
for the holders of rights to receive the same per share consideration the holders
of the ordinary shares will receive in the transaction on an as-converted into ordinary
share basis.
The Company will not issue fractional shares in connection with an exchange of rights.
Fractional shares will either be rounded down to the nearest whole share or otherwise
addressed in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Cayman Islands law.
As a result, the holders of the rights must hold rights in multiples of ten in order
to receive shares for all of the holders’ rights upon closing of a Business Combination. If the Company is unable to complete
a Business Combination within the Combination Period and the Company liquidates the
funds held in the Trust Account, holders of rights will not receive any of such funds
with respect to their rights, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with respect to such rights, and the rights
will expire worthless. Further, there are no contractual penalties for failure to
deliver securities to the holders of the rights upon consummation of a Business Combination.
Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the rights.
Accordingly, the rights may expire worthless.
The Company accounts for rights as either equity-classified or liability-classified
instruments based on an assessment of the right’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in ASC 480 and ASC 815. The
assessment considers whether the rights are freestanding financial instruments pursuant
to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the
rights meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including
whether the rights are indexed to the Company’s own ordinary shares and whether the right holders could potentially require “net
cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which
requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of right issuance
and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the rights are outstanding.
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For issued or modified rights that meet all of the criteria for equity classification,
the rights are required to be recorded as a component of equity at the time of issuance.
For issued or modified rights that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification,
the rights are required to be recorded as liabilities at their initial fair value
on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated
fair value of the rights are recognized as a non-cash gain or loss on the statements
of operations.
As the rights issued upon the IPO and private placements meet the criteria for equity
classification under ASC 480, therefore, the rights are classified as equity.
●
Income taxes
Income taxes are determined in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 740, “ Income Taxes ” (“ASC 740”). Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized
for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial
statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective
tax basis. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted income tax
rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences
are expected to be recovered or settled. Any effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities
of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment
date.
ASC 740 prescribes a comprehensive model for how companies should recognize, measure,
present, and disclose in their financial statements uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax
return. Under ASC 740, tax positions must initially be recognized in the financial statements when it is more likely than not the position will be sustained
upon examination by the tax authorities. The Company’s management determined that the Cayman Islands is the Company’s major tax jurisdiction. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related
to unrecognized tax benefits, if any, as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized
tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of December 31, 2025 and 2024. 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 may be subject to potential examination by foreign taxing authorities
in the area of income taxes. These potential examinations may include questioning
the timing and amount of deductions, the nexus of income among various tax jurisdictions
and compliance with foreign tax laws. The Company’s management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will
materially change over the next twelve months.
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 years presented.
●
Ordinary share subject to possible redemption
The Company accounts for its ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance
with the guidance in ASC 480. Ordinary share subject to mandatory redemption (if any)
is classified as a liability instrument and is measured at fair value. Conditionally
redeemable ordinary shares (including ordinary shares that feature redemption rights
that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the
occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, ordinary shares
are classified as shareholders’ equity. The Company’s ordinary shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside
of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of
December 31, 2025 and 2024, 3,062,517 and 6,900,000 ordinary shares subject to possible redemption are presented at redemption value as
temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ equity section of the Company’s balance sheet, respectively.
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●
Net income per share
The Company calculates net income per share in
accordance with ASC Topic 260, “Earnings per Share.” In order to determine the net income attributable to both the redeemable
shares and non-redeemable shares, the Company first considered the undistributed income allocable to both the redeemable ordinary shares
and non-redeemable ordinary shares and the undistributed income is calculated using the total net loss less any dividends paid. The Company
then allocated the undistributed income ratably based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding between the redeemable and
non-redeemable ordinary shares. Any remeasurement of the accretion to the redemption value of the ordinary shares subject to possible
redemption was considered to be dividends paid to the public stockholders.
The net income per share presented in the statements of operations is based on the following:
Schedule of unaudited statement of operations
For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2025
For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2024
Net income
$ 1,828,909
$ 909,838
Schedule of Basic and dilute net income per share
For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2025
For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2024
Redeemable
Non-Redeemable
Redeemable
Non-Redeemable
Ordinary Share
Ordinary Share
Ordinary Share
Ordinary Share
Basic and diluted net income per share:
Numerators:
Allocation of net income including carrying value to redemption value
$ 1,349,309
$ 479,600
$ 604,085
$ 305,753
Allocation of net income
$ 1,349,309
$ 479,600
$ 604,085
$ 305,753
Denominators:
Weighted-average shares outstanding
5,522,712
1,963,000
3,657,377
1,851,153
Basic and diluted net income per share
$ 0.24
$ 0.24
$ 0.17
$ 0.17
●
Related parties
The Company follows the ASC Topic 850-10, “ Related Party ” for the identification of related parties and disclosure of related party transactions.
Pursuant to section 850-10-20 the related parties include: a) affiliates of the Company; b) entities for
which investments in their equity securities would be required, absent the election
of the fair value option under the Fair Value Option Subsection of section 825–10–15, to be accounted for by the equity method by the investing entity; c) trusts
for the benefit of employees, such as pension and Income-sharing trusts that are managed
by or under the trusteeship of management; d) principal owners of the Company; e)
management of the Company; f) other parties with which the Company may deal if one
party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies
of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from
fully pursuing its own separate interests; and g) other parties that can significantly
influence the management or operating policies of the transacting parties or that
have an ownership interest in one of the transacting parties and can significantly
influence the other to an extent that one or more of the transacting parties might
be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests.
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●
Concentration of credit risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit
risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution. The Company has not experienced
losses on this account and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant
risks on such account.
●
Fair value of financial instrument
The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC Topic 820,
“ Fair Value Measurement ,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheets,
primarily due to their short-term nature.
The fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities reflects management’s estimate of amounts that the Company would have received in connection with the
sale of the assets or paid in connection with the transfer of the liabilities in an
orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In connection
with measuring the fair value of its assets and liabilities, the Company seeks to
maximize the use of observable inputs (market data obtained from independent sources)
and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs (internal assumptions about how market
participants would price assets and liabilities). The following fair value hierarchy
is used to classify assets and liabilities based on the observable inputs and unobservable
inputs used in order to value the assets and liabilities:
Level 1:
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. An active market
for an asset or liability is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability
occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing
basis.
Level 2:
Observable inputs other than Level 1 inputs. Examples of Level 2 inputs include quoted
prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities and quoted prices for identical
assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.
Level 3:
Unobservable inputs based on our assessment of the assumptions that market participants
would use in pricing the asset or liability.
The following table presents information about
the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 and indicates the fair
value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value.
Schedule of fair value hierarchy
December 31,
2025
Quoted
Prices in
Active Markets
(Level 1)
Significant Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant Other
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Assets
Cash and investments held in trust account
$ 33,080,038
$ 33,080,038
$ -
$ -
December 31,
2024
Quoted
Prices in
Active Markets
(Level 1)
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Other
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Assets
Cash and investments held in trust account
$ 70,799,136
$ 70,799,136
$ -
$ -
●
Recent accounting pronouncements
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting
pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.
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NOTE 3 – INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING
On June 20, 2024, the Company sold 6,900,000 Public Units, which includes 900,000 Public Units upon the full exercise by the underwriter of its over-allotment option,
at a purchase price of $ 10.00 per Public Unit. Each Unit consists of one ordinary share and one Public Right. Each
whole Public Right entitles the holder to receive one-tenth (1/10) ordinary share
upon consummation of initial business combination.
All of the 6,900,000 public shares sold as part of the Public Units in the Initial Public Offering contain
a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such public shares if there
is a shareholder vote or tender offer in connection with the Business Combination
and in connection with certain amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, or in connection with
the Company’s liquidation. In accordance with the SEC and its staff’s guidance on redeemable equity instruments, which has been codified in ASC 480-10-S99,
redemption provisions not solely within the control of the Company require ordinary
shares subject to redemption to be classified outside of permanent equity.
The Company’s redeemable ordinary share is subject to SEC and its staff’s guidance on redeemable equity instruments, which has been codified in ASC 480-10-S99.
If it is probable that the equity instrument will become redeemable, the Company has
the option to either accrete changes in the redemption value over the period from
the date of issuance (or from the date that it becomes probable that the instrument
will become redeemable, if later) to the earliest redemption date of the instrument
or to recognize changes in the redemption value immediately as they occur and adjust
the carrying amount of the instrument to equal the redemption value at the end of
each reporting period. The Company has elected to recognize the changes immediately.
The accretion or remeasurement is treated as a deemed dividend (i.e., a reduction
to retained earnings, or in absence of retained earnings, additional paid-in capital).
NOTE 4 – PRIVATE PLACEMENT
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated
a private placement of 238,000 Private Placement Units, at a price of $ 10.00 per Private Placement Unit. Each Private Placement Unit consists of one Private Placement
Share and one right (“Private Placement Right”). Each Private Placement Right will
entitle the holder to receive one-tenth (1/10) ordinary share upon consummation of
the initial business combination.
The Private Placement Units are identical to the Public Units sold in the Initial
Public Offering except for certain registration rights and transfer restrictions.
NOTE 5 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Founder Shares
In May 2018, the Company issued one ordinary share to the initial shareholder for no consideration.
On February 20, 2021, the Company cancelled the one share for no consideration and the Sponsor
purchased 1,150,000 ordinary shares for an aggregate price of $ 25,000 . On September 23, 2021, the Company purchased back all the 1,150,000 shares for $ 25,000 and reissued 2,875,000 ordinary shares to the Sponsor for $ 25,000 . On November 29, 2022, our sponsor surrendered 1,150,000 shares for no consideration. The Founder Shares include an aggregate of up to 225,000 shares subject to forfeiture by the Sponsors to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment is not exercised in full or in part, so that the Sponsors will collectively
own 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares after the Initial Public Offering (assuming the initial
shareholders do not purchase any Public Shares in the Initial Public Offering and
excluding the Private Units and underlying securities). The underwriters exercised
the over-allotment option in full, so those shares are no longer subject to forfeiture.
The initial shareholders have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Founder
Shares (except to certain permitted transferees) until (1) with respect to 50% of
the Founder Shares, the earlier of six months after the completion of a Business Combination
and the date on which the closing price of the ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.50
per share for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing after
a Business Combination and (2) with respect to the remaining 50% of the Founder Shares,
six months after the completion of a Business Combination, or earlier, in either case,
if, subsequent to a Business Combination, the Company completes a liquidation, merger,
share exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities
or other property.
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Promissory Note — Related Party
On January 28, 2021, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note to the Sponsor, pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to an
aggregate principal amount of $ 300,000 (the “Promissory Note”). The Promissory Note was non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of (i) December 31, 2021
or (ii) the consummation of the proposed IPO (the “Proposed Offering”). On February 4, 2022, the Company and the Sponsor mutually
agreed to extend the repayment date to the earlier of (i) December 31, 2022 or (ii) the consummation of the Proposed Offering. On December
2, 2022, the Company and the Sponsor mutually agreed to increase the principal amount of the Promissory Note to up to $ 500,000 and extend the repayment date to the earlier of (i) December 31, 2023 or (ii) the consummation of the Proposed Offering. On December 29,
2023, the Company and the Sponsor mutually agreed to extend the repayment date to the earlier of (i) December 31, 2024 or (ii) the consummation
of the Proposed Offering.
On August 30, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured
promissory note to the Sponsor, pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $ 1,000,000 (the “August
2024 Promissory Note”). The August 2024 Promissory Note is non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of (i) December 31, 2025
or (ii) the consummation of the initial business combination. On August 21, 2025, the Company and Sponsor agreed to amend and restate
the August 2024 Promissory Note to solely raise the principal balance from $1,000,000 to $ 1,200,000 (the “Amended Note”) and
payable due date change to December 31, 2026. Other than the increased principal amount and payable due date, the Amended Note has the
same terms as the August 2024 Promissory Note. On January 28, 2026, the Company and the Sponsor agreed to amend and restate the August
2024 Promissory Note (the “Second Amended Note”) to raise the principal balance from $1,200,000 to $ 2,000,000 and extend the
maturity date thereof to be the earlier of: (i) December 31, 2026 or (ii) the date on which the Company consummates its initial business
combination. Other than the foregoing terms, the Second Amended Note has the same terms as the Amended Note.
As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the principal amount due and owing under the August 2024 Promissory Note was $ 1,446,751 and $ 677,851 , respectively.
Administrative Services Agreement
The Company is obligated, commencing from the
first date that any securities of the Company registered on the Company’s registration statement for its Proposed Public
Offering are listed on the Nasdaq Global Market, to pay Whale Management Corporation a monthly fee of $ 10,000
for general and administrative services. This agreement will terminate upon completion of the Company’s business combination
or the liquidation of the trust account to public shareholders. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the unpaid balance was
$ 160,000
and $ 40,000 ,
respectively, which is included in promissory notes - related party balance.
Working Capital Loans
In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the
Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor or certain of the Company’s directors and officers may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as
may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). If the Company completes a Business Combination,
the Company would repay the Working Capital Loans out of the proceeds of the Trust
Account released to the Company. Otherwise, the Working Capital Loans would 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 proceeds held outside the Trust Account
to repay the Working Capital Loans, but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would
be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. Except for the foregoing, the terms of
such Working Capital Loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements
exist with respect to such loans. The Working Capital Loans would either be repaid
upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $ 1,500,000 of such Working Capital Loans may be convertible into units of the post-Business Combination
entity at a price of $ 10.00 per unit. The units would be identical to the Private Units.
As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company had no borrowings under the working capital loans.
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Related Party Extension Loans
As discussed in Note 1, the Company may extend
the period of time to consummate a Business Combination up to nine times, each by an additional month (for a total of 21 or 24 months
to complete a Business Combination). In order to extend the time available for the Company to consummate a Business Combination, the
initial shareholders or their affiliates or designees were initially required to deposit into the Trust Account $ 230,000
(approximately $0.033 per public share in either case) on or prior to the date of the applicable deadline for each one month extension,
and up to an aggregate of $ 2,070,000 ,
or $ 0.30
per public share. On August 26, 2025, through the Extraordinary General Meeting, the shareholders approved to reduce the payment from
$0.033 per each outstanding public share (for each monthly extension) to an amount equal to the lesser of (i) $60,000 for all outstanding
public shares and (ii) $0.033 for each outstanding public share. Any such payments would be made in the form of a loan. The terms of
the promissory note to be issued in connection with any such loans have not yet been negotiated. If the Company completes a Business
Combination, the Company will repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. If the Company
does not complete a Business Combination, the Company will not repay such loans. Furthermore, the letter agreement with the initial shareholder
contains a provision pursuant to which the Sponsor has agreed to waive its right to be repaid for such loans in the event that the Company
does not complete a Business Combination. The Sponsor and its affiliates or designees are not obligated to fund the Trust Account to
extend the time for the Company to complete a Business Combination. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the extension loan balance was
$ 240,000 and $ 0 , respectively, such amounts are included in “Promissory Notes – Related Party” presented on the balance
sheets included in the financial statements filed with this Yearly Report on Form 10-K.
NOTE 6 – SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY
Ordinary shares
The Company is authorized to issue 50,000,000
ordinary shares with a par value of $ 0.001
per share. Holders of the Company’s ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each share. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, there were 1,963,000
and 1,963,000
ordinary shares issued and outstanding, excluding 3,062,517
and 6,900,000
ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, respectively.
Rights
Each holder of a right will receive one-tenth (1/10) of one ordinary share upon consummation
of a Business Combination, even if the holder of such right redeemed all shares held
by it in connection with a Business Combination. No fractional shares will be issued
upon exchange of the rights. No additional consideration will be required to be paid
by a holder of rights in order to receive its additional shares upon consummation
of a Business Combination as the consideration related thereto has been included in
the Unit purchase price paid for by investors in the Proposed Offering. If the Company
enters into a definitive agreement for a Business Combination in which the Company
will not be the surviving entity, the definitive agreement will provide for the holders
of rights to receive the same per share consideration the holders of the ordinary
shares will receive in the transaction on an as-converted into ordinary share basis
and each holder of a right will be required to affirmatively convert its rights in
order to receive 1/10 share underlying each right (without paying additional consideration).
The shares issuable upon exchange of the rights will be freely tradable (except to
the extent held by affiliates of the Company).
If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination
Period and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of
rights will not receive any of such funds with respect to their rights, nor will they
receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with respect to such rights, and the rights
will expire worthless. Further, there are no contractual penalties for failure to
deliver securities to the holders of the rights upon consummation of a Business Combination.
Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the rights.
Accordingly, the rights may expire worthless.
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NOTE 7 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Registration Rights
The holders of the founder shares issued and outstanding on the date of this prospectus,
as well as the holders of the Private Units (and all underlying securities) and any
securities our initial shareholder, officers, directors or their affiliates may be
issued in payment of working capital loans made to us, will be entitled to registration
rights pursuant to an agreement to be signed prior to or on the effective date of
this Proposed Public Offering. The holders of the majority of the founder shares can
elect to exercise these registration rights at any time on or after (i) the date that
the Company consummates a Business Combination with respect to the Founder Shares
and Working Capital Loan Securities (or underlying securities) or (ii) commencing
three months prior to the date on which these ordinary shares are to be released from
escrow. The holders of a majority of the Private Units (and underlying securities)
and securities issued in payment of Working Capital Loans (or underlying securities)
or loans to extend our life can elect to exercise these registration rights at any
time after the Company consummates a Business Combination. In addition, the holders
have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements
filed subsequent to our consummation of a Business Combination. We will bear the expenses
incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriter Agreement
The Company granted the underwriters a 45-day
option to purchase up to 900,000
Units (over and above 6,000,000
Units referred to above) solely to cover over-allotments at the “Initial Public Offering” price, less the underwriting discounts
and commissions. On June 20, 2024, the underwriters fully exercised the over-allotment option to purchase 900,000
Public Units, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $ 9,000,000 .
The underwriters were paid a cash underwriting discount of 2.0 %
of the gross proceeds of the IPO, or $ 1,380,000 .
In addition, the underwriters are entitled to a deferred underwriting fee of 2.5 %
of the gross proceeds of the IPO, or $ 1,725,000 ,
which will be paid upon the closing of a Business Combination from the amounts held in the Trust Account, subject to the terms of the
underwriting agreement.
NOTE 8 – SEGMENT INFORMATION
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 operating segment.
When evaluating the Company’s performance
and making key decisions regarding resource allocation, the CODM reviews key metrics, which include general and administrative expenses
and interest and dividends earned on assets held in Trust Account which are included in the statements of operations.
The key measures of segment profit or loss reviewed
by the CODM are interest and dividends earned on assets held in Trust Account and general and administrative expenses. The CODM reviews
interest and dividends earned on assets held in Trust Account to measure and monitor stockholder value and determine the most effective
strategy of investment with the Trust Account funds while maintaining compliance with the trust agreement. General and administrative
expenses are reviewed and monitored by the CODM to manage and forecast cash to ensure enough capital is available to complete a business
combination within the business combination period. The CODM also reviews general and administrative costs to manage, maintain and enforce
all contractual agreements to ensure costs are aligned with all agreements and budget.
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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. The Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required
adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.
During 2026, the Company deposited an aggregate
of $ 300,000 into the Trust Account in order to extend the amount of available time to complete a business combination until June
20, 2026.
On January 28, 2026, the Company and the Sponsor
agreed to amend and restate the August 2024 Promissory Note (the “Second Amended Note”) to raise the principal balance from
$1,200,000 to $ 2,000,000 and extend the maturity date thereof to be the earlier of: (i) December 31, 2026 or (ii) the date on which the
Company consummates its initial business combination. Other than the foregoing terms, the Second Amended Note has the same terms as the
Amended Note.
On May 3, 2026, pursuant to the GFT Merger Agreement, the parties to
the GFT Merger Agreement entered into a Mutual Termination of Agreement (the “GFT Termination Agreement”), pursuant to which,
among other things, the parties agreed to mutually terminate the GFT Merger Agreement. The GFT Termination Agreement also provides for
a mutual release of claims among the parties and their affiliates, except for liabilities arising from or relating to any knowing or intentional
breach of a representation, a warranty or a covenant of the GFT Merger Agreement.
On May 8, 2026, the Company entered into a Letter
of Intent with Bluechip, a Cayman Islands exempt company, in connection with a Proposed Transaction. The Letter of Intent provides for
an exclusive negotiation period, during which the Company is conducting due diligence on Bluechip and the parties are negotiating the
terms of a definitive agreement. The parties have agreed to a ninety (90) day period of mutual exclusivity, which may be extended under
certain conditions specified in the Letter of Intent. The Letter of Intent includes binding provisions regarding exclusivity and other
related transaction provisions. The Proposed Transaction remains subject to the completion of due diligence, the negotiation and execution
of definitive agreements, satisfaction of customary closing conditions, and approval by the boards and shareholders of the parties. There
can be no assurance that the parties will enter into a definitive agreement or that the Proposed Transaction will be consummated.
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