Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
We refer to this report as our “Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q” and references to “we,” “us” or the “Company” herein reference Yorkville Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company. Reference to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “Sponsor” refer to Yorkville Acquisition Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report includes “forward-looking statements” that are not historical facts and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Quarterly Report including, without limitation, statements in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding the Company’s financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “seek” and variations and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, but reflect management’s current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors section of the Company’s final prospectus for its Initial Public Offering (as defined below) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 30, 2025. The Company’s securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Overview
We are a blank check company incorporated on March 3, 2025 as a Cayman Island exempted company and formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses, which we refer to throughout this Quarterly Report as our “initial business combination”. We intend to effectuate our initial business combination using cash from the proceeds of the initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”) and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, the proceeds of the sale of our shares in connection with our initial business combination (pursuant to forward purchase agreements or backstop agreements we may enter into following the consummation of the Initial Public Offering or otherwise), shares issued to the owners of the target, debt issued to bank or other lenders or the owners of the target, or a combination of the foregoing.
On June 30, 2025, we consummated our Initial Public Offering of 17,250,000 Units, which includes the full exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option in the amount of 2,250,000 Units, at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $172,500,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the sale of 351,825 Private Placement Units, in a private placement to the Sponsor, at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit, generating gross proceeds of $3,518,250.
We incurred offering costs of $9,424,463, consisting of $1,155,750 of cash underwriting fee, $5,175,000 of deferred underwriting fee, $2,294,250 for issuance of representative shares, and $799,463 of other offering costs.
Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering and the private placement, $173,362,500 ($10.05 per Unit) of the net proceeds of the sale of the Units and the Private Placement Units were placed in a U.S.-based trust account (the “Trust Account”), located in the United States with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee, and will be invested only in United States “government securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, having a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act which invests only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, as determined by us, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of an initial business combination and (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account as described below.
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Proposed Business Combination
On August 25, 2025, the Company executed a Business Combination Agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”), with YA S3 Inc., a Florida corporation and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“SPAC Sub”), Foris Holdings KY Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company known commercially as Crypto.com (“Crypto.com”), Crypto.com Strategy Holdings, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Crypto.com Sub”), Yorkville Acquisition Sponsor, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Sponsor”), and Trump Media & Technology Group Corp., a Florida corporation (“TMTG” and together with Crypto.com Sub and the Sponsor, the “Sellers”).
Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, the Sellers will contribute certain assets to the Company and SPAC Sub (as applicable) in exchange for Transaction Shares, the Forced Exercise Warrants and the Earnout Warrants (as applicable).
Pursuant to and concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, Crypto.com entered into an Asset Contribution Agreement with Crypto.com Sub (the “Pre-Closing Crypto.com Contribution Agreement 1”) pursuant to which, immediately prior to, but contingent upon, the Closing, Crypto.com will contribute (the “Pre-Closing Crypto.com Contribution”) 6,313,000,212 Cronos tokens and all necessary physical devices required to establish and operate a Cronos proof of stake validator node and staking infrastructure (the “Cronos Assets”) to Crypto.com Sub.
Pursuant to and concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, Crypto.com Sub entered into an Asset Contribution Agreement with the Company (the “Crypto.com Contribution and Sale Agreement” and, together with the Crypto.com Pre-Closing Contribution Agreement 1, the “Crypto.com Contribution Agreements”) pursuant to which, at the Closing, (a) Crypto.com Sub will (1) at the Closing, sell 90% of the Cronos Assets to SPAC Sub and (2) immediately following the Closing, contribute 10% of the Cronos Assets to the Company in consideration of an aggregate 100,000,000 shares of SPAC Class B Common Stock, and a Forced Exercise Warrant, exercisable for 10,000,000 shares of SPAC Class A Common Stock. In connection with the consummation of the Crypto.com Contribution Agreement 2, at the Closing, Crypto.com will license to the Company, pursuant to a Trademark License Agreement, certain intellectual property and all operational knowhow and proprietary technology required to establish and operate a Cronos proof of stake validator node, and staking infrastructure.
Pursuant to and concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement, TMTG entered into a trademark license agreement (the “TMTG License Agreement”), with Trump Media Group, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, (“Asset Company”) pursuant to which, immediately prior to, but contingent upon, the Closing, TMTG will license the rights to use the “Trump Media Group” brand name and certain other Intellectual Property rights to the Asset Company (the “Pre-Closing TMTG Contribution” and together with the Pre-Closing Crypto.com Contribution, the “Pre-Closing Contributions”).
Pursuant to and concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement, TMTG entered into an asset contribution agreement with the Company (the “TMTG Contribution Agreement”) and, together with the Crypto.com Contribution Agreements and the TMTG License Agreement, the “Contribution Agreements”) pursuant to which, at the Closing, TMTG will contribute 100% of the issued and outstanding membership interests of the Asset Company to the Company in consideration of 10,000,000 shares of SPAC Class A Common Stock, the Earnout Warrants (as described below) and a Forced Exercise Warrant, exercisable for 10,000,000 shares of SPAC Class A Common Stock.
At the Closing, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Business Combination Agreement and pursuant to the Contribution Agreements, the Sellers will sell to the Company (or SPAC Sub, as applicable), and the Company (or SPAC Sub, as applicable) will purchase from the Sellers, the Cronos Assets and the Asset Company Interests (as applicable) as follows:
(a) Crypto.com Sub will (i) sell to SPAC Sub, and SPAC Sub will purchase from Crypto.com Sub, all right, title and interest in and to 90% of the Cronos Assets, free and clear of all Liens, in consideration of 90,000,000 shares of SPAC B Common Stock, and (ii) contribute to the Company, and the Company shall receive from Crypto.com Sub, all right, title and interest in and to 10% of the Cronos Assets, free and clear of all Liens, in consideration of 10,000,000 shares of SPAC Class B Common Stock and a Forced Exercise Warrant, exercisable for 10,000,000 shares of SPAC Class A Common Stock. The consideration will be allocated to SPAC Sub and the Company pursuant to the Crypto.com Contribution and Sale Agreement.
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(b) TMTG will sell to the Company, and the Company will purchase from TMTG, all right, title and interest in and to the Asset Company Interests, free and clear of all Liens, in consideration of 10,000,000 shares of SPAC Class A Common Stock and a Forced Exercise Warrant, exercisable for 10,000,000 shares of SPAC Class A Common Stock.
(c) Additionally, in exchange for such Asset Company Interests, the Company will issue three Earnout Warrants to TMTG, each exercisable for a number of shares of SPAC Class A Common Stock equal to 7% of the Company’s outstanding capital stock at the time of the Closing, rounded to the nearest whole number. Each Earnout Warrant will be exercisable within 30 days of the occurrence of the applicable triggering event as described in the Earnout Warrants.
(d) The Company will issue to the Sponsor a Forced Exercise Warrant exercisable (on or after the Closing Date) for 2,000,000 shares of SPAC Class A Common Stock.
Results of Operations
As of September 30, 2025, we had not commenced any operations. All activity from inception through September 30, 2025 relates to our formation and our Initial Public Offering, and, since the completion of the Initial Public Offering, our search for a target to consummate an initial business combination. We will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of an initial business combination, at the earliest. We will generate non-operating income in the form of interest and dividend income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering and placed in the Trust Account. We expect to incur increased expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses.
For the three months ended September 30, 2025, we had net loss of $395,372, which consisted of formation, general and administrative expenses of $1,640,771, offset by income on investments held in the Trust Account of $1,237,068 and interest income of $8,331.
For the period from March 3, 2025 (inception) through September 30, 2025, we had net loss of $487,506, which consisted of formation, general and administrative expenses of $1,734,769, offset by income on investments held in the Trust Account of $1,237,068 and interest income of $10,195.
Liquidity, Capital Resources and Going Concern
As of September 30, 2025, we had $290,238 in cash and cash equivalents held outside of the Trust Account and a working capital deficit of $936,432 (excluding cash and marketable securities held in the Trust Account and the deferred underwriter fee payable).
Until the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, our only source of liquidity was from the $25,000 of proceeds from our Sponsor’s purchase of Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, and a loan of $124,723 from our Sponsor pursuant to a promissory note to cover certain expenses.
Following our Initial Public Offering and the sale of Private Placement Units to the Sponsor, a total of $173,362,500 was placed in the Trust Account.
For the period from March 3, 2025 (inception) through September 30, 2025, net cash used in operating activities was $563,093. Net loss of $487,506, was adjusted by formation, general and administrative expenses paid by Sponsor under promissory note – related party of $41,195, formation, general and administrative expenses paid by Sponsor in exchange for issuance of Class B ordinary shares of $12,762, income on investments in Trust Account of $1,237,068, and $1,107,524 changes in operating assets and liabilities. Net cash used in investing activities was $173,362,500 related to the funding of the Trust Account. Net cash provided by financing activities was $174,215,831 related to $171,344,250 of net proceeds from the issuance of ordinary shares, $3,518,250 of proceeds from sale of Private Placement Units, and $181,750 of capital contributions from the Sponsor, offset by repayment of promissory note to Sponsor of $124,723 and $703,696 payments of deferred offering costs.
As of September 30, 2025, we had marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $174,599,568 consisting of securities held in a money market fund that invests in U.S. Treasury securities with a maturity of 185 days or less. We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account (less deferred underwriting fees and income taxes payable), to complete our initial business combination. To the extent that our share capital or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete our initial business combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will
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be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.
As of September 30, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalents of $290,238 held outside 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, and structure, negotiate and complete an initial business combination.
We may need to raise additional funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating our business prior to our initial business combination. We expect to incur significant costs related to identifying a target business, undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating an initial business combination. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for a period of time within one year from the date that the financial statements accompanying this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are issued.
In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with an 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 may repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to us. In the event that an 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 of the post-business combination entity at a price of $10.00 per unit, at the option of the lender. As of September 30, 2025, we did not have any outstanding working capital loans.
Contractual Obligations
We do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities as of September 30, 2025.
The underwriters of the Initial Public Offering are entitled to a deferred underwriting discount of $0.30 per Unit, or $5,175,000. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that we complete an initial business combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
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. We have not identified any critical accounting estimates as of September 30, 2025.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASU 2023-07”), which is intended to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through additional disclosures about significant segment expenses. The standard was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. We adopted this ASU on March 3, 2025, the date of our inception. Adoption of the new standard did not have a material impact on our financial statements.
In December 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2023-09, “Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures” (“ASU 2023-09”), which provides for additional disclosures primarily related to the income tax rate reconciliations and income taxes paid. ASU 2023-09 requires entities to annually disclose the income tax rate reconciliation using both amounts and percentages, considering several categories of reconciling items, including state and local income taxes, foreign tax effects, tax credits and nontaxable or nondeductible items, among others. Disclosure of the reconciling items is subject to a quantitative threshold and disaggregation by nature and
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jurisdiction. ASU 2023-09 also requires entities to disclose net income taxes paid or received to federal, state and foreign jurisdictions, as well as by individual jurisdiction, subject to a five percent quantitative threshold. ASU 2023-09 may be adopted on a prospective or retrospective basis and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024 with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact, if any, that ASU 2023-09 would have on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
The Company’s management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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