Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
−Removed: Capital Acquisition Corp.
+Added: International Inc.
+Added: known as Alset Capital Acquisition Corp.)
+Added: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
30, 2023 and 2022
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID:
−Removed: Balance Sheets at November 30, 2022 and 2021
−Removed: Statements of Operations for the Period from October 20, 2021 (inception) through November 30, 2021 and the Year Ended November 30, 2022
−Removed: Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Period from October 20, 2021 (inception) through November 30, 2021 and the Year Ended November 30, 2022
−Removed: Statements of Cash Flows for the Period from October 20, 2021 (inception) through November 30, 2021 and the Year Ended November 30, 2022
−Removed: Notes to the Financial Statements
+Added: Consolidated Balance Sheets as of November 30, 2023 and 2022
+Added: Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended November 30, 2023 and 2022
+Added: Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit for the Years Ended November 30, 2023 and 2022
+Added: Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended November 30, 2023 and 2022
+Added: Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
−Removed: Capital Acquisition Corp.
+Added: International Inc.
+Added: (formerly known as Alset Capital Acquisition Corp.)
on the Financial Statements
−Removed: have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Alset Capital Acquisition Corp.
−Removed: (the “Company”) as of November 30, 2022 and
−Removed: 2021, and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year ended November 30, 2022 and for
−Removed: the period from October 20, 2021 (inception) through November 30, 2021, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial
−Removed: statements”).
−Removed: In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the
−Removed: Company as of November 30, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended November 30, 2022 and
−Removed: the period from October 20, 2021 (inception) through November 30, 2021, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in
−Removed: the United States of America.
+Added: have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of HWH International Inc.
+Added: (formerly known as Alset Capital Acquisition
+Added: Corp.) and its subsidiary (collectively, (the “Company”)) as of November 30, 2023 and 2022, and the related consolidated
+Added: statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ deficit and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes
+Added: (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”).
+Added: In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present
+Added: fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of November 30, 2023 and 2022, and the results of their
+Added: operations and their cash flows for the years ended November 30, 2023 and 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally
+Added: accepted in the United States of America.
Concern Matter
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As more fully described
−Removed: in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company’s business plan is dependent on the completion of a business combination within
−Removed: a prescribed period of time and if not completed will cease all operations except for the purpose of liquidating.
−Removed: The date for mandatory
−Removed: liquidation and subsequent dissolution raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
−Removed: plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1.
−Removed: The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result
−Removed: from the outcome of this uncertainty.
+Added: in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has no operating income, working capital deficit and negative cash flow from operations
+Added: which raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.
+Added: Management’s plans in regard to these matters are
+Added: also described in Note 1.
+Added: The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s
−Removed: financial statements based on our audits.
+Added: financial statements based on our audit.
We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
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February 28, 2024
−Removed: CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
−Removed: BALANCE SHEETS
+Added: INTERNATIONAL INC.
+Added: known as Alset Capital Acquisition Corp.)
+Added: CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
+Added: November 30, 2023
+Added: November 30, 2022
Current assets:
Due from Sponsor
−Removed: Deferred offering costs
Other current assets
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Cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account
−Removed: LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) EQUITY
+Added: LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
−Removed: Accrued offering costs
−Removed: Advances from related parties
+Added: Extension Loan – Related Party
Total current liabilities
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Class A common stock subject to possible redemption;
−Removed: 8,625,000 and 0 shares (at
−Removed: approximately $ 10.20 per share) as of November 30, 2022 and November 30, 2021, respectively
−Removed: Stockholders’ (deficit) equity:
+Added: 1,976,036 and 8,625,000 shares (at approximately $ 10.35 and $ 10.20 per share) as of November 30, 2023 and November 30, 2022, respectively
+Added: Stockholders’ deficit:
Preferred stock, $ 0.0001 par value;
1,000,000 shares authorized;
−Removed: and outstanding
+Added: none issued and outstanding
Class A common stock, $ 0.0001 par value;
50,000,000 shares authorized;
−Removed: and 0 issued and outstanding (excluding 8,625,000 shares subject to possible redemption) as of November 30, 2022 and November 30,
−Removed: 2021, respectively
+Added: 473,750 issued and outstanding (excluding 1,976,036 and 8,625,000 shares subject to possible redemption) as of November 30, 2023 and November 30, 2022, respectively
Class B common stock, $ 0.0001 par value;
5,000,000 shares authorized;
−Removed: 2,156,250 shares issued and
−Removed: outstanding as of November 30, 2022 and November 30, 2021, respectively
+Added: 2,156,250 shares issued and outstanding as of November 30, 2023 and November 30, 2022, respectively
Common stock, value
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( 2,357,806 )
−Removed: Total stockholders’ (deficit) equity
( 2,032,532 )
−Removed: Total liabilities and stockholders’
−Removed: (deficit) equity
−Removed: accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
−Removed: CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
+Added: Total stockholders’ deficit
+Added: ( 2,357,543 )
+Added: ( 2,032,269 )
+Added: Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
+Added: accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
+Added: INTERNATIONAL INC.
+Added: known as Alset Capital Acquisition Corp.)
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
−Removed: the Year Ended
−Removed: the Period from October 20, 2021 (inception) Through
+Added: November 30, 2023
+Added: November 30, 2022
Administration fee - related party
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TOTAL EXPENSES
−Removed: income earned on cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account
+Added: Investment income earned on cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account
TOTAL OTHER INCOME
−Removed: Pre-tax income(loss)
+Added: Pre-tax income
Income tax expense
−Removed: Net income (loss)
−Removed: Weighted average number of shares of Class A common stock
−Removed: outstanding, basic and diluted
−Removed: Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share of Class
−Removed: A common stock
−Removed: Weighted average number of shares of Class B common stock
−Removed: outstanding, basic and diluted
−Removed: Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share of Class
−Removed: B common stock
−Removed: accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
−Removed: CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
−Removed: STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
−Removed: FOR THE PERIOD FROM OCTOBER 20, 2021 (INCEPTION)
−Removed: THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, 2021 AND THE YEAR ENDED
−Removed: NOVEMBER 30, 2022
−Removed: Balance, October 20, 2021 (inception)
−Removed: Issuance of Class B common stock to Sponsor
+Added: Weighted average number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding, basic and diluted
+Added: Basic and diluted net income per share of Class A common stock
+Added: Weighted average number of shares of Class B common stock outstanding, basic and diluted
+Added: Basic and diluted net income per share of Class B common stock
+Added: accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
+Added: INTERNATIONAL INC.
+Added: known as Alset Capital Acquisition Corp.)
+Added: CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
+Added: FOR THE YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2023 AND 2022
+Added: Additional Paid-in
Balance at November 30, 2021
−Removed: of Shares at Initial Public Offering
−Removed: underwriting compensation
+Added: Issuance of Shares at Initial Public Offering
+Added: Deferred underwriting compensation
( 3,018,750 )
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( 1,319,361 )
−Removed: Net income (loss)
−Removed: Remeasurement of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption to redemption
+Added: Remeasurement of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption to redemption amount
+Added: Additional amount deposited into trust for loan extension
Balance at November 30, 2022
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$ ( 2,032,269 )
−Removed: accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
−Removed: CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
−Removed: STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
−Removed: the Year Ended
−Removed: the Period from October 20, 2021 (inception) Through
+Added: $ ( 2,032,532 )
+Added: $ ( 2,032,269 )
+Added: Remeasurement of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption to redemption amount
+Added: Additional amount deposited into trust for loan extension
+Added: Balance at November 30, 2023
+Added: $ ( 2,357,806 )
+Added: $ ( 2,357,543 )
+Added: $ ( 2,357,806 )
+Added: $ ( 2,357,543 )
+Added: accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
+Added: INTERNATIONAL INC.
+Added: known as Alset Capital Acquisition Corp.)
+Added: CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
+Added: November 30, 2023
+Added: November 30, 2022
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
−Removed: Net income (loss)
−Removed: Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
+Added: Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Investment income earned on cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account
+Added: ( 2,215,619 )
Formation and organization costs paid by related parties
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Net Cash Used in Operating Activities
+Added: ( 1,519,474 )
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Due from Sponsor
+Added: Cash withdrawn from Trust Account for taxes
+Added: Cash withdrawn form Trust Account for redemptions
Cash deposited into Trust Account
( 87,112,500 )
−Removed: Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
+Added: Net Cash Provided By (Used in) Investing Activities
( 87,125,500 )
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
−Removed: Proceeds from issuance of Class B common stock to Sponsor
Proceeds from sale of Units in Public Offering, net of underwriting fee
+Added: Repayment of Class A Common Stock
+Added: ( 68,351,348 )
Proceeds from sale of Private Placement Units
−Removed: Proceeds from advances from related party
+Added: Proceeds from extension loan
+Added: Proceeds from related party advances
Repayment of related party advances
Payment of offering costs
−Removed: Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities
+Added: Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Financing Activities
+Added: ( 68,146,043 )
Net change in cash
−Removed: Cash at beginning of period
−Removed: Cash at end of period
+Added: Cash at beginning of the year
+Added: Cash at end of the year
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities:
−Removed: Deferred underwriters’ commissions charged to temporary equity in connection with the Initial
−Removed: Public Offering
+Added: Deferred underwriters’ commissions charged to temporary equity in connection with the Initial Public Offering
Class A Common Stock measurement adjustment
Initial classification of Class A Common Stock subject to redemption
−Removed: Deferred offering costs included in advances from related party
−Removed: Deferred offering costs included in accrued offering costs
−Removed: Subsequent remeasurement of common stock subject to redemption
−Removed: accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
−Removed: ALSET CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
−Removed: to the financial statements
+Added: Remeasurement of Class A Common Stock subject to redemption
+Added: Extension funds attributable to common stock subject to redemption
+Added: accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
+Added: INTERNATIONAL INC.
+Added: known as Alset Capital Acquisition Corp.)
+Added: to the CONSOLIDATED financial statements
+Added: THE YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2023 AND 2022
1 — DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND LIQUIDITY
−Removed: Capital Acquisition Corp.
−Removed: (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on October 20, 2021.
−Removed: The Company was formed for the
−Removed: purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination
−Removed: with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”).
−Removed: The Company is not limited to a particular industry or sector for
−Removed: purposes of consummating a Business Combination.
−Removed: The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company
−Removed: is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.
+Added: International Inc.
+Added: (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on October 20, 2021 under the name Alset Capital Acquisition
+Added: The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization
+Added: or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”).
+Added: The Company consummated the Business
+Added: Combination on January 9, 2024 and changed its name from Alset Capital Acquisition Corp.
+Added: to HWH International Inc.
+Added: The Company is an
+Added: early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging
+Added: growth companies.
of November 30, 2023, the Company has not commenced any operations.
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income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering.
−Removed: The Company has selected November 30 as its fiscal year end.
+Added: The Company has selected November 30 as its fiscal year end, which
+Added: upon closing of Business Combination on January 9, 2024 has automatically changed to December 31.
September 9, 2022, the Company entered into an agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among the Company,
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The Company and Merger Sub are sometimes referred to collectively as the “ACAX Parties.”
−Removed: Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, a business combination between the Company and HWH will be effected through the merger of Merger Sub
−Removed: with and into HWH, with HWH surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”).
−Removed: Upon the closing
−Removed: of the Merger (the “Closing”), it is anticipated that the Company will change its name to “HWH International Inc.”
−Removed: The board of directors of the Company has (i) approved and declared advisable the Merger Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements (as defined
−Removed: in the Merger Agreement) and the transactions contemplated thereby and (ii) resolved to recommend approval of the Merger Agreement and
−Removed: related transactions by the stockholders of the Company.
−Removed: is owned and controlled by certain member officers and directors of the Company and its sponsor.
−Removed: The Merger is expected to be consummated
−Removed: in the first half of 2023, following the receipt of the required approval by the stockholders of the Company and the shareholder of HWH
−Removed: and the satisfaction of certain other customary closing conditions.
−Removed: total consideration to be paid at Closing (the “Merger Consideration”) by the Company to the HWH shareholders will be $ 125,000,000 ,
−Removed: and will be payable in shares of Class A common stock, par value $ 0.0001 per share, of the Company (“Company Common Stock”).
−Removed: The number of shares of the Company Common Stock to be paid to the shareholders of HWH as Merger Consideration will be 12,500,000 , with
−Removed: each share being valued at $ 10.00 .
−Removed: All cash proceeds remaining in the trust will be used to pay transaction costs and as growth capital
+Added: Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, a business combination between the Company and HWH was to be effected through the merger of Merger
+Added: Sub with and into HWH, with HWH surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”).
+Added: closing of the Merger (the “Closing”), the Company changed its name to “HWH International Inc.” Prior to the
+Added: Closing, the board of directors of the Company (i) approved and declared advisable the Merger Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements (as
+Added: defined in the Merger Agreement) and the transactions contemplated thereby and (ii) resolved to recommend approval of the Merger Agreement
+Added: and related transactions by the stockholders of the Company.
+Added: is wholly–owned by Alset International Limited, a public company listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited.
+Added: International Limited is majority-owned and controlled by certain officers and directors of the Company and its sponsor.
+Added: The Company’s
+Added: sponsor is owned by Alset International Limited and Alset Inc.;
+Added: is the majority stockholder of Alset International Limited,
+Added: and Chan Heng Fai, the Company’s Chairman is also the majority stockholder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alset Inc.,
+Added: and the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of HWH and Alset International Limited.
+Added: The Merger was consummated on January 9, 2024, following
+Added: the receipt of the required approval by the shareholder of HWH and the satisfaction of certain other customary closing conditions.
+Added: transaction was approved by the stockholders of the Company at the Special Meeting of stockholders held on August 1, 2023.
+Added: total consideration paid at Closing (the “Merger Consideration”) by the Company to the HWH shareholders was $ 125,000,000 ,
+Added: and was paid in shares of Class A common stock, par value $ 0.0001
+Added: per share, of the Company (“Company Common
+Added: The number of shares of the Company Common Stock to be paid to the shareholders of HWH as Merger Consideration will be
+Added: Refer to Note 9 – Subsequent Event.
registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on January 31, 2022.
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an agreement relating to the Company’s Business Combination.
−Removed: Company will not redeem Public Shares in an amount that would cause its net tangible assets to be less than $ 5,000,001 (so that it does
−Removed: not then become subject to the SEC’s “penny stock” rules) or any greater net tangible asset or cash requirement which
−Removed: may be contained in the agreement relating to the Business Combination.
−Removed: If the Company seeks stockholder approval of the Business Combination,
−Removed: the Company will proceed with a Business Combination if a majority of the outstanding shares voted are voted in favor of the Business
−Removed: Combination, or such other vote as required by law or stock exchange rule.
−Removed: If a stockholder vote is not required by applicable law or
−Removed: stock exchange listing requirements and the Company does not decide to hold a stockholder vote for business or other reasons, the Company
−Removed: will, pursuant to its second amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), conduct
−Removed: the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the U.S.
−Removed: Securities and Exchange Commission and file tender offer documents with
−Removed: the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination.
−Removed: If, however, stockholder approval of the transaction is required by applicable law
−Removed: or stock exchange listing requirements, or the Company decides to obtain stockholder approval for business or other reasons, the Company
−Removed: will offer to redeem shares in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to the proxy rules and not pursuant to the tender offer
−Removed: If the Company seeks stockholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor has agreed to vote its Founder
−Removed: Shares (as defined in Note 5) and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of approving a Business
−Removed: Additionally, each Public Stockholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares without voting, and if they do vote, irrespective
−Removed: of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction.
+Added: the Company seeks stockholder approval of the Business Combination, the Company will proceed with a Business Combination if a majority
+Added: of the outstanding shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination, or such other vote as required by law or stock exchange
+Added: If a stockholder vote is not required by applicable law or stock exchange listing requirements and the Company does not decide
+Added: to hold a stockholder vote for business or other reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its second amended and restated certificate of
+Added: incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the U.S.
+Added: Securities and Exchange Commission and file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination.
+Added: stockholder approval of the transaction is required by applicable law or stock exchange listing requirements, or the Company decides
+Added: to obtain stockholder approval for business or other reasons, the Company will offer to redeem shares in conjunction with a proxy solicitation
+Added: pursuant to the proxy rules and not pursuant to the tender offer rules.
+Added: If the Company seeks stockholder approval in connection with
+Added: a Business Combination, the Sponsor has agreed to vote its Founder Shares (as defined in Note 5) and any Public Shares purchased during
+Added: or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of approving a Business Combination.
+Added: Additionally, each Public Stockholder may elect to
+Added: redeem their Public Shares without voting, and if they do vote, irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction.
Notwithstanding
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the Company provides the Public Stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares in conjunction with any such amendment.
−Removed: the Company has not completed a Business Combination within 12 months from the closing of Initial Public Offering (or 15 months if we
−Removed: have filed a proxy statement, registration statement or similar filing for an initial Business Combination within 12 months from the
−Removed: consummation of Initial Public Offering but have not completed the initial Business Combination within such 12-month period, or up to
−Removed: 21 months if we extend the period of time to consummate a Business Combination, at the election of the Company by two separate three
−Removed: month extensions, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, including the deposit of up to $ 862,500 ($ 0.10 per unit in either case)
−Removed: for each three month extension, into the trust account, or as extended by the Company’s stockholders in accordance with our amended
−Removed: and restated certificate of incorporation), the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly
−Removed: as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash,
−Removed: equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account
−Removed: and not previously released to pay taxes (less up to $ 100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then
−Removed: outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the
−Removed: right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption,
−Removed: subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining stockholders and the Company’s board of directors, dissolve and liquidate,
−Removed: subject in each case to the Company’s obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of
−Removed: other applicable law.
−Removed: There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to the Company’s warrants, which
−Removed: will expire worthless if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period.
+Added: Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of February 2, 2022 provided that if the Company had not completed
+Added: a Business Combination within 12 months from the closing of Initial Public Offering (or 15 months if we had filed a proxy statement,
+Added: registration statement or similar filing for an initial Business Combination within 12 months from the consummation of Initial Public
+Added: Offering but had not completed the initial Business Combination within such 12-month period, or up to 21 months if we extend the period
+Added: of time to consummate a Business Combination, at the election of the Company by two separate three month extensions, subject to satisfaction
+Added: of certain conditions, including the deposit of up to $ 862,500 ($ 0.10 per unit in either case) for each three month extension, into the
+Added: trust account, or as extended by the Company’s stockholders in accordance with our amended and restated certificate of incorporation),
+Added: the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more
+Added: than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then
+Added: on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to pay
+Added: taxes (less up to $ 100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption
+Added: will completely extinguish Public Stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions,
+Added: if any), and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining
+Added: stockholders and the Company’s board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to the Company’s obligations
+Added: under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.
+Added: There will be no redemption rights
+Added: or liquidating distributions with respect to the Company’s warrants, which will expire worthless if the Company fails to complete
+Added: a Business Combination within the Combination Period.
holders of the Founders Shares have agreed to waive their liquidation rights with respect to the Founder Shares if the Company fails
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Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account.
+Added: May 1, 2023, the Company amended the Investment Management Trust Agreement (the “Trust Agreement”) with Wilmington Trust,
+Added: National Association, a national banking association (“Wilmington Trust”), which was entered into on January 31, 2022 and
+Added: on May 2, 2023 the Company filed an Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
+Added: The Trust Agreement and Amended
+Added: and Restated Certificate of Incorporation are now amended, in part, so that the Company’s ability to complete a business combination
+Added: may be extended in additional increments of one month up to a total of twenty-one (21) additional months from the closing date of the
+Added: Offering, subject to the payment into the trust account by the Company of one-third of 1% of the funds remaining in the trust account
+Added: following any redemptions in connection with the approval of the amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of
+Added: Incorporation.
+Added: connection with the Special Meeting on May 1, 2023, Class A Common Stock stockholders redeemed 6,648,964 shares for approximately $ 68.4
+Added: million held in the Trust Account.
+Added: the year ended November 30, 2023, the Company withdrew $ 919,547 from the Trust account.
+Added: $ 706,490 of these funds were used to pay income
+Added: and franchise taxes.
+Added: $ 213,057 remain in the Company’s bank account for future taxes and dissolution expenses.
Concern and Management’s Plan
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the completion of its initial business combination, at the earliest.
−Removed: In addition, the Company expects to have negative cash flows from operations as it
−Removed: pursues an initial business combination target.
−Removed: In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in
−Removed: accordance with Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s
+Added: In addition, the Company expects to have negative cash flows from
+Added: operations as it pursues an initial business combination target.
+Added: In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations
+Added: in accordance with Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s
Ability to Continue as a Going Concern” the Company does not currently have adequate liquidity to sustain operations, which consist
solely of pursuing a Business Combination.
−Removed: Company may raise additional capital through loans or additional investments from the Sponsor or its stockholders, officers, directors,
−Removed: or third parties.
−Removed: The Company’s officers and directors and the Sponsor may, but are not obligated to (except as described above),
−Removed: loan the Company funds, from time to time, in whatever amount they deem reasonable in their sole discretion, to meet the Company’s
−Removed: working capital needs.
−Removed: Based on the foregoing, the Company believes it will have sufficient cash to meet its needs through the earlier
−Removed: of consummation of a Business Combination or the deadline to complete a Business Combination pursuant to the Company’s Amended
−Removed: and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (unless otherwise amended by shareholders).
−Removed: the Company expects to have sufficient access to additional sources of capital if necessary, there is no current commitment on the part
−Removed: of any financing source to provide additional capital and no assurances can be provided that such additional capital will ultimately
−Removed: be available.
−Removed: These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period
−Removed: of time within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued.
−Removed: There is no assurance that the Company’s plans
−Removed: to raise additional capital (to the extent ultimately necessary) or to consummate a Business Combination will be successful or successful
−Removed: within the Combination Period.
−Removed: The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
−Removed: is customary for a special purpose acquisition company, if the Company is not able to consummate a Business Combination during the Combination
−Removed: Period, it will cease all operations and redeem the Public Shares.
−Removed: Management plans to continue its efforts to consummate a Business
−Removed: Combination during the Combination Period.
−Removed: and Uncertainties
−Removed: is currently evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the economic
−Removed: effects of the pandemic could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, results of its operations and/or search
−Removed: for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of these financial statements.
−Removed: The balance sheet
−Removed: does not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
+Added: January 9, 2024, the Company consummated the business combination (the “Closing”) contemplated by the previously announced
+Added: Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 9, 2022 (the “Merger Agreement”).
+Added: The Company’s common stock commenced
+Added: trading on the Nasdaq Global Market LLC under the ticker symbol “HWH” on January 9, 2024, and the Company’s warrants
+Added: are expected to commence trading under the symbol “HWHW” at a later date.
+Added: Company has incurred continuing losses from its operations and has a working capital deficit $ 134,421 as of November 30, 2023.
+Added: The Company has no operating income and incurs continuing operating expenses.
+Added: There are no assurances the Company will be able to raise
+Added: capital on acceptable terms or that cash flows generated from its operations will be sufficient to meet its current operating costs.
+Added: If the Company is unable to obtain sufficient amounts of additional capital, it may be required to reduce the scope of its business,
+Added: which could harm its financial condition and operating results.
+Added: conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue ongoing operations.
+Added: These consolidated financial
+Added: statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.
2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
of Presentation
−Removed: accompanying audited financial statements are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
−Removed: of America (“US GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.
+Added: accompanying consolidated financial statements are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
+Added: States of America (“US GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.
+Added: of Consolidation
+Added: consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries.
+Added: All significant intercompany
+Added: transactions and balances between the Company and its subsidiaries are eliminated upon consolidation.
Growth Company
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adopt the new or revised standard.
−Removed: This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company which
−Removed: is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult
−Removed: or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
−Removed: preparation of the financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions
−Removed: that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the balance
+Added: This may make comparison of the Company’s consolidated financial statements with another public
+Added: company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition
+Added: period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
+Added: preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates
+Added: and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the
+Added: date of the balance sheet.
estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment.
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The Company had cash of $ 585,654 and $ 1,172,581 as of November 30, 2023 and November 30, 2022, respectively.
−Removed: The Company had no cash equivalents
−Removed: as of November 30, 2022 and November 30, 2021.
+Added: The Company had no cash
+Added: equivalents as of November 30, 2023 and November 30, 2022.
held in Trust Account
−Removed: November 30, 2022, the Company had approximately $ 88.1 million in investments in treasury securities held in the Trust Account.
+Added: November 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company had approximately $ 21.3 million and $ 88.1 million, respectively, in investments in treasury securities
+Added: held in the Trust Account.
Costs associated with the Initial Public Offering
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control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events.
−Removed: Accordingly, at November 30, 2022, the Class A common stock subject
−Removed: to possible redemption in the amount of $ 88,102,610 are presented as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ equity section
−Removed: of the Company’s balance sheets.
+Added: Accordingly, at November 30, 2023 and 2022, the Class A common stock
+Added: subject to possible redemption in the amount of $ 20,457,011 and $ 87,934,212 , respectively, are presented as temporary equity, outside
+Added: of the stockholders’ equity section of the Company’s balance sheets.
income per share
−Removed: income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period.
+Added: income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during
The Company applies the two-class method in calculating earnings per share.
−Removed: Earnings and losses are shared pro rata between the two classes
−Removed: The calculation of diluted income per share of common stock does not consider the effect of the warrants issued in connection
−Removed: with the Initial Public Offering because the warrants are contingently exercisable, and the contingencies have not yet been met.
−Removed: result, diluted earnings per common stock are the same as basic earnings per ordinary share for the periods presented.
−Removed: following table reflects the calculation of basic and diluted net income per common share (in U.S.
−Removed: dollars, except per share amounts):
−Removed: OF BASIC AND DILUTED NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE
−Removed: the Year Ended
+Added: Earnings and losses are shared pro rata between
+Added: the two classes of shares.
+Added: The calculation of diluted income (loss) per share of common stock does not consider the effect of the warrants
+Added: issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering because the warrants are contingently exercisable, and the contingencies have not
+Added: yet been met.
+Added: As a result, diluted earnings per common stock are the same as basic earnings per ordinary share for the periods presented.
+Added: following tables reflects the calculation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share:
+Added: SUMMARY OF BASIC AND DILUTED NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE
+Added: For the Year Ended
+Added: November 30, 2023
Basic and diluted net income per share of common stock
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Basic and diluted net income per share of common stock
+Added: For the Year Ended
+Added: November 30, 2022
+Added: Basic and diluted net income per share of common stock
+Added: Allocation of net income
+Added: Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding
+Added: Basic and diluted net income per share of common stock
Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes under ASC 740, “ Income Taxes .” Deferred
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There were no unrecognized tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of November
−Removed: 30, 2022 and November 30, 2021.
−Removed: The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments,
−Removed: accruals or material deviation from its position.
−Removed: The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since
−Removed: Company’s effective tax rate was 62.2 % and 0.0 % for the year ended November 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
−Removed: The effective
−Removed: tax rate differs from the statutory tax rate for the year ended November 30, 2022, due to changes in the valuation allowance on the deferred
+Added: 30, 2023 and 2022.
+Added: The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals
+Added: or material deviation from its position.
+Added: The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception.
Inflation Reduction Act (“IR Act”) was enacted on August 16, 2022.
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We currently are not expecting the
−Removed: IR Act to have a material adverse impact to our financial statements.
+Added: IR Act to have a material adverse impact to our consolidated financial statements.
+Added: Delaware Franchise Tax
+Added: where the Company is incorporated, imposes a franchise tax that applies to most business entities that are formed or qualified to
+Added: do business, or which are otherwise doing business, in Delaware.
+Added: Delaware franchise tax is based on authorized shares or on
+Added: assumed par and non-par capital, whichever yields a lower result.
+Added: Under the authorized shares method, each share is taxed at a graduated
+Added: rate based on the number of authorized shares.
+Added: During years ended November 30, 2023 and 2022 the company incurred $ 205,000 and $ 168,398
+Added: in Delaware franchise tax respectively.
Concentration
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The Company has not experienced losses on this account.
+Added: Company had uninsured cash of $ 335,654 and $ 922,581 as of November 30, 2023, and November 30, 2022, respectively.
Value of Financial Instruments
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Accounting Standards
−Removed: August 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No.
−Removed: 2020-06, “ Debt — Debt with Conversion
−Removed: and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40):
−Removed: for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity” (“ASU 2020-06”), which simplifies accounting
−Removed: for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current US GAAP.
−Removed: The ASU also removes certain settlement
−Removed: conditions that are required for equity-linked contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception, and it simplifies the diluted
−Removed: earnings per share calculation in certain areas.
−Removed: The Company adopted ASU 2020-06 from the Company’s inception.
−Removed: Adoption of the
−Removed: ASU did not impact the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect
−Removed: on the Company’s financial statements.
+Added: on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
3 — INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING
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During the year ended November 30, 2022, the Company repaid the outstanding balance of $ 211,153 .
−Removed: November 30, 2022 and November 30, 2021, $ 0 and $ 75,000 was due to the related party, respectively.
+Added: the year ended November 30, 2023, the Sponsor paid a total of $ 33,475 of operating costs on behalf of the Company.
+Added: During the year ended
+Added: November 30, 2023, the Company repaid the outstanding balance.
+Added: As of November 30, 2023 and November 30, 2022, $ 0 and $ 0 was due to the
+Added: related party, respectively.
and Administrative Services
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or the Company’s liquidation, the Company will cease paying these monthly fees.
−Removed: During the year ended November 30, 2022, the Company
−Removed: recorded a charge of $ 100,000 to the statement of operations pursuant to the agreement.
+Added: During the years ended November 30, 2023 and 2022,
+Added: the Company recorded charges of $ 120,000 and $ 100,000 , respectively, to the statement of operations pursuant to the agreement.
+Added: Capital Loans
order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain
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As of November
−Removed: 30, 2022 and November 30, 2021, there were no amounts outstanding under the Working Capital Loans.
+Added: 30, 2023 and 2022, there were no amounts outstanding under the Working Capital Loans.
+Added: May 1, 2023, the Company amended the Investment Management Trust Agreement (the “Trust Agreement”) with Wilmington Trust,
+Added: National Association, a national banking association (“Wilmington Trust”), which was entered into on January 31, 2022 and
+Added: on May 2, 2023 the Company filed an Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
+Added: The Trust Agreement and Amended
+Added: and Restated Certificate of Incorporation are now amended, in part, so that the Company’s ability to complete a business combination
+Added: may be extended in additional increments of one month up to a total of twenty-one (21) additional months from the closing date of the
+Added: Offering, subject to the payment into the trust account by the Company of one-third of 1% of the funds remaining in the trust account
+Added: following any redemptions in connection with the approval of the amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of
+Added: Incorporation.
+Added: The Sponsor has funded the first 30-day extension payment on May 3, 2023 and made subsequent extension payments on June
+Added: 5 th and July 6 th totaling $ 205,305 payments during the year ended on November 30, 2023.
+Added: The Sponsor is entitled
+Added: to the repayment of these extension payments, without interest.
+Added: If the Company completes its initial Business Combination, it will, at
+Added: the option of the Sponsor, repay the extension payments out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to it or issue securities of
+Added: the Company in lieu of repayment.
+Added: As of November 30, 2023 and 2022 there was $ 205,305 and $ 0 , respectively, outstanding under the extension
from sponsor was $ 0 and $ 13,000 at November 30, 2023 and November 30, 2022, respectively and represents expenses paid by the Company
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Stock — The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $ 0.0001 per share.
−Removed: of November 30, 2022 and November 30, 2021, there were no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.
+Added: of November 30, 2023 and 2022, there were no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.
A Common Stock — The Company is authorized to issue 50,000,000 shares of Class A common stock with a par value of $ 0.0001
Holders of Class A common stock are entitled to one vote for each share.
−Removed: As of November 30, 2022 and November 30, 2021, there
−Removed: were 473,750 and 0 shares of Class A common stock issued and outstanding, respectively, (excluding 8,625,000 shares of the Class A Common
−Removed: Stock subject to possible redemption that were classified as temporary equity in the accompanying balance sheets).
+Added: As of November 30, 2023 and 2022, there were 473,750
+Added: shares of Class A common stock issued and outstanding, respectively, (excluding 1,976,036 and 8,625,000 , respectively, shares of the
+Added: Class A Common Stock subject to possible redemption that were classified as temporary equity in the accompanying balance sheets).
B Common Stock — The Company is authorized to issue 5,000,000 shares of Class B common stock with a par value of $ 0.0001
Holders of Class B common stock are entitled to one vote for each share.
−Removed: As of November 30, 2022 and November 30, 2021, there
−Removed: were 2,156,250 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding.
+Added: As of November 30, 2023 and 2022, there were 2,156,250
+Added: shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding.
holders of the Class B common stock will have the right to vote on the election of directors prior to the Business Combination.
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be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of an Initial Business Combination, subject to certain exceptions.
+Added: 8 — INCOME TAXES
+Added: Company’s deferred tax assets are as follows at November 30, 2023 and 2022:
+Added: OF DEFERRED TAX ASSETS
+Added: Deferred tax asset
+Added: Net operating loss
+Added: Startup/organizational costs
+Added: Total deferred tax asset
+Added: Valuation allowance
+Added: Deferred tax asset, net of allowance
+Added: income tax provision (benefit) consists of the following for the year November 30, 2023 and November 30, 2022:
+Added: OF INCOME TAX BENEFIT
+Added: State and Local
+Added: Income tax provision / (benefit)
+Added: assessing the realization of the deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion of all
+Added: of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
+Added: The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of
+Added: future taxable income during the periods in which temporary differences representing net future deductible amounts become deductible.
+Added: Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies
+Added: in making this assessment.
+Added: After consideration of all of the information available, management believes that significant uncertainty
+Added: exists with respect to future realization of the deferred tax assets and has therefore established a full valuation allowance.
+Added: the year ended November 30, 2023 and 2022, the change in the valuation allowance was $ 203,935 and $ 123,825 , respectively.
+Added: reconciliation of the statutory tax rate to the Company’s effective tax rates for the year ended November 30, 2023 and 2022:
+Added: OF EFFECTIVE INCOME TAX RATE RECONCILIATION
+Added: Statutory federal income tax rate
+Added: State taxes, net of federal tax benefit
+Added: Change in valuation allowance
+Added: Income tax provision (benefit)
9 — SUBSEQUENT EVENT
−Removed: The Company evaluated
−Removed: subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the filing date of our Form 10-K for the year ended
−Removed: November 30, 2022.
−Removed: Based upon this review, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or
−Removed: disclosure in the financial statements.
+Added: January 9, 2024, the Company announced the completion of its previously announced business combination.
+Added: In connection with the Business
+Added: Combination, Alset changed its name from Alset Capital Acquisition Corp.
+Added: to HWH International Inc.
+Added: a result of the Business Combination, each share of Class A common stock was cancelled and converted into shares of the
+Added: Company’s common stock, on the terms set forth in the Merger Agreement, dated September 9, 2022.
+Added: Pursuant to the terms of the
+Added: Merger Agreement, the aggregate number of shares of Company common stock that was delivered as consideration in the Business
+Added: Combination was 12,500,000
+Added: as a result of the Business Combination, each outstanding share of Class B common stock, with par value of $ 0.0001 per share, of Alset
+Added: (the “Class B Common Stock”), automatically converted into one share of Class A common stock, with $ 0.0001 par value per
+Added: share, of Alset (the “Class A Common Stock”), and then subsequently converted into one share of Company common stock.
+Added: lieu of the Company tendering the full amount of Deferred Underwriting Commission, the Company and EF Hutton entered into the Satisfaction
+Added: Agreement, pursuant to which EF Hutton accepted a combination of $ 325,000
+Added: in cash (the “Cash Payment”) upon
+Added: the closing of the business combination, 149,443
+Added: shares of the Company’s common stock (the
+Added: “Shares”) and a $ 1,184,375
+Added: promissory note (the “Promissory Note”)
+Added: as full satisfaction of the Deferred Underwriting Commission.
+Added: shares of the Company’s common stock were redeemed in connection with the Business Combination at a redemption price of
+Added: $ 10.66 per share.
+Added: Following the Business Combination, 909,875
+Added: new shares of the Company’s common stock were issued in connection with the conversion of rights into HWH common shares.
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