Jackson Acquisition Co II 10-K

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. References to the “Company,” “us,” “our,” or “we” refer to Jackson Acquisition Company II. The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements and related notes herein. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements and the notes related thereto which are included in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including those set forth under “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Overview We are a blank check company incorporated in the Cayman Islands on September 11, 2024 formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (“Business Combination”). We intend to effectuate our Business Combination using cash derived from the proceeds of the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Units, our shares, debt or a combination of cash, shares and debt. We expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to complete a Business Combination will be successful. Results of Operations We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities from September 11, 2024 (inception) through December 31, 2024 were organizational activities, those necessary to prepare for the IPO, described below, and identifying a target company for a Business Combination. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our Business Combination. We generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on marketable securities held in the Trust Account. We incur expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses. For the period from September 11, 2024 (inception) through December 31, 2024, we had a net income of $381,082, which consisted of interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $558,478, offset by operating expenses of $177,396. Liquidity and Capital Resources On December 11, 2024, we consummated the Initial Public Offering of 23,000,000 Units, which includes the full exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option in the amount of 3,000,000 Units, at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $230,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the sale of 840,000 Private Placement Unit at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit in a private placement to the Sponsor and Roth Capital Partners, LLC, representative of the underwriters (“Roth”), generating gross proceeds of $8,400,000. Following the Initial Public Offering, the full exercise of the over-allotment option, and the sale of the Private Placement Unit, a total of $232,300,000 was placed in the Trust Account. We incurred transaction costs of $5,157,741, consisting of $4,600,000 of cash underwriting fee and $557,741 of other offering costs. 24 For the period from September 11, 2024 (inception) through December 31, 2024, net cash used in operating activities was $302,833. Net income of $381,082 was offset by interest earned on marketable securities of $558,478, formation costs paid by Sponsor in exchange for issuance of Class B ordinary shares of $8,148, payment of operation costs through promissory note of $60,420, and changes in operating assets and liabilities, which used $194,005 of cash from operating activities. At December 31, 2024, we had investments held in the Trust Account of $232,858,478. We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account, which interest shall be net of taxes payable, if any, to complete our Business Combination. We may withdraw interest from the Trust Account to pay taxes, if any. To the extent that our share capital or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete a Business Combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies. At December 31, 2024, we had cash of $949,366 held outside of the Trust Account. We intend to use the funds held outside the Trust Account primarily to identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, structure, negotiate and complete a Business Combination. In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with a 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 (“Working Capital Loans”). If we complete a Business Combination, we may repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to us. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts, but no proceeds from our Trust Account would be used for such repayment. Up to $1,500,000 of such Working Capital Loans for each such person may be convertible into Units of the post-Business Combination entity at a price of $10.00 per Unit. At December 31, 2024, no amounts were outstanding under the Working Capital Loans. We do not believe we will need to raise additional funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating our business. However, if our estimate of the costs of identifying a target business, undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating a Business Combination are less than the actual amount necessary to do so, we may have insufficient funds available to operate our business prior to our initial Business Combination. Moreover, we may need to obtain additional financing either to complete our Business Combination or because we become obligated to redeem a significant number of our public shares upon completion of our Business Combination, in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such Business Combination. Going Concern In connection with our 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 believes that the funds which the Company has available following the completion of the initial public offering will enable it to sustain operations for a period of at least one year from the issuance date of these financial statements. Off-Balance Sheet Financing Arrangements We have no obligations, assets or liabilities, which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of December 31, 2024. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements. We have not entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements, established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities, or purchased any non-financial assets. Contractual Obligations We do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities, other than an agreement to pay an aggregate of $10,000 per month for office space and administrative and support services. As of December 31, 2024, the Company incurred $7,000 of administrative services fees which was included in accrued expenses in the accompanying balance sheet. The Company has engaged Roth as an advisor in connection with its Business Combination. The Company will pay Roth a cash fee for such services upon the consummation of its initial Business Combination in an amount up to 4.0% of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering, an aggregate of up to $9,200,000 after the underwriters exercised their over-allotment option in full on December 11, 2024. As of December 31, 2024, no Business Combination Marketing Fee has been incurred or recorded. 25 Critical Accounting Estimates The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and income and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. At December 31, 2024, we have not identified any critical accounting estimates. Recent Accounting Pronouncements In August 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2020-06, Debt - Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity (“ASU 2020-06”), which simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current GAAP. The ASU also removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity-linked contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception, and it simplifies the diluted earnings per share calculation in certain areas. The provisions of ASU 2020-06 are applicable for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, with early adoption permitted no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. The Company adopted ASU 2020-06 during the period of the audit on a prospective basis. The adoption of ASU 2020-06 has not had a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and disclosures. Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on our financial statements.