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 principal executive officer and principal
financial and accounting officer (our “Certifying Officers”), the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures
as of December 31, 2021, pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, our Certifying Officers
concluded that, as of December 31, 2021, solely due to the events that led to the Company's restatement of its financial statements to reclassify the Company's Public Warrants, as well as the restatement for the temporary equity subject to possible redemption, as described in the Explanatory Note to this Annual Report, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective.
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 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.
Our internal
control over financial reporting did not result in the proper classification of our warrants. Since their issuance on February 11, 2021,
our warrants have been accounted for as liabilities within our balance sheet. On April 12, 2021, the SEC Staff issued the SEC Staff
Statement in which the SEC Staff expressed its view that certain terms and conditions common to SPAC warrants may require the Public Warrants
to be classified as equity on the SPAC’s balance sheet as opposed to liabilities. After discussion and evaluation, taking into consideration
the SEC Staff Statement, including with our independent auditors, we have concluded that our Private warrants should be presented as liabilities
with subsequent fair value remeasurement.
As
previously disclosed, the Company concluded it should restate its financial statements to classify all ordinary shares subject to
possible redemption in temporary equity. In accordance with the SEC and its staff’s guidance on redeemable equity instruments,
ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (ASC 480), paragraph 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 had previously classified a portion of its ordinary shares in permanent equity. Although the Company did not specify a
maximum redemption threshold, its charter provides that currently, the Company will not redeem its public shares in an amount that
would cause its net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001. The Company considered that the threshold would not change the
nature of the underlying shares as redeemable and thus would be required to be disclosed outside equity. As a result, the Company
restated its previously filed financial statements to classify ordinary shares subject to redemption as temporary equity and to
recognize accretion from the initial book value to redemption value at the time of its IPO and in accordance
with ASC 480. The change in the carrying value of redeemable shares of ordinary shares resulted in charges against additional
paid-in capital and accumulated deficit.
As a result, management
identified these material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting related to the accounting for warrants and ordinary
shares subject to possible redemption.
To
remediate these material weaknesses, we developed a remediation plan with assistance from our accounting advisors and have dedicated
significant resources and efforts to the remediation and improvement of our internal control over financial reporting. While
we have processes to identify and appropriately apply applicable accounting requirements, we plan to enhance our system of evaluating
and implementing the complex accounting standards that apply to our financial statements. Our plans at this time include
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 elements of our remediation
plan can only be accomplished over time, and we can offer no assurance that these initiatives will ultimately have the intended
effects.
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Management’s
Report on Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting
As
required by SEC rules and regulations implementing Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15-
d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) 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 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 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 financial statements.
Because
of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect errors or misstatements in our 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 at December 31, 2021. 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).
In connection with this report and based on our assessments and those criteria, our management determined that
we did not maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021. For more information, see the Explanatory Note at the front of this Annual Report and our Form 8-K/A
filed on January 18, 2022, and Item 4 included in our amended Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q/A for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, filed on January 18, 2022.
This
Annual Report on Form 10-K does not include an attestation report of internal controls from 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
Other
than the remedial activities disclosed above in connection with to the restatement of our financial statements, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal
year covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
Item
9B. Other Information
None
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
Position
Yanming
Liu
59
Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer
River
Chi
41
Chief
Financial Officer
Yu
Chen
55
Director
Guojian
Chen
29
Director
Shan
Cui
49
Director
Yanming
Liu has served as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since January 2020. Mr. Liu served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of Greenland until its acquisition of Zhongchai in October 2019. Mr. Liu currently serves as a director of Greenland’s successor
entity, Greenland Technologies Holding Corp. Mr. has served as President of CoAdna (Suzhou), a fiber optics solutions company in China,
since March 2013. From November 2010 to February 2013, Mr. Liu served as President of two optical access business units of HiSense Broadband
and Multimedia Technologies, an optical communications company. From March to October 2010, Mr. Liu served as a senior advisor to EJ
McKay & Co., Inc. with respect to various technology matters. From August 2005 to February 2010, Mr. Liu served as President and
Chief Executive Officer of Salira Systems Inc., a producer of optical access products in China and the U.S. Previously, Mr. Liu served
as an executive of Optovia Corporation and Walsin Management Company. In addition, from 1993 to 2001, Mr. Liu worked in various roles
for Corning Incorporated, most recently as Director of Communications Electronics and Integration, where his roles included invention
of Corning’s award-winning patented LEAF fiber product and marketing such product in China and other markets. Mr. Liu received
a bachelor degree from Tianjin University in China, a MBA degree from the MIT Sloan School of Management and a Ph.D. and a MA degree
from Princeton University. We believe Mr. Liu is well qualified to serve on our board of directors because of his extensive knowledge
and experience operating companies in the U.S. and China.
River
Chi has served as the Chief Financial Officer since October 2020. Mr. Chi has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Alum Developing
(Shanghai), Inc., a distributor of alloys in China, since November 2017 and previously served as the company’s Chief Operating
Officer starting in 2013. From 2007 until 2012, Mr. Chi served as the operations manager of Salira (China) Network System Inc., where
he worked with Mr. Liu. From 2005 to 2007, Mr. Chi served as project manager for AsteelFlash Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., an international
electronic manufacturing services company. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Chi served as manufacturing engineer for Darfon Electronics (SuZhou)
Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of telecommunication components and precision devices. Mr. Chi received a bachelor degree from Northeastern
University and a MBA from Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Yu
Chen has served as a member of our board of directors since February 2021. Mr. Chen has served as founder and Chief Executive Officer
of Nanjing Covision Optoelectronics Co., Ltd., a developer of display and lighting applications in China, since October 2013. From 2009
to 2013, Mr. Chen worked at HiSense Broadband and Multimedia Technologies, where he worked with Mr. Liu, most recently serving as a Deputy
Director of Technology. In 2008, Mr. Chen served as a senior engineer for Luminus Devices, a designer of light extractions for LED products.
Prior to that, Mr. Chen worked as an engineer for various technology companies in China and North American and as a researcher at the
University of Waterloo, since 1986. Mr. Chen received a master degree from the University of Waterloo in Canada and a Ph.D. from McMaster
University in Canada. We believe Mr. Chen is well qualified to serve on our board of directors because of his extensive operating and
management experience.
Ms.
Shan Cui has served as a member of our board of directors since February 2021. She has been an independent director and chair of the
audit committee and compensation committee of Fuqin Fintech Limited, an online lending information intermediary platform, since August
28, 2018. 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. She was the CFO of Lizhan Environmental Corporation, a then Nasdaq-listed company
engaged in the business of green leather material manufacturing, from 2011 to 2013. From 2009 to 2010, she was the Manager of Planning
and Analysis for Greene, Tweed & Company, a manufacturer of high-performance engineering parts and products serving aerospace, oilfield,
and semi-conductor industries. Prior to that, Ms. Cui was the Senior Finance Manager at Ikon Office Solutions from 2005 to 2008, the
CFO for Invista from 2003 to 2004, the Senior Financial Consultant for the Peachtree Companies from 2001 to 2003, the Manager of Strategic
Planning and Analysis for General Time Corporation from 1998 to 2001, and the Senior Vice President for Seaboard Corporation from 1996
to 1998. Ms. Cui acquired her MBA degree in Business Administration from Georgia State University and her Bachelor’s degree in
International Business English from Ocean University of China. The Company believes that Ms. Cui is well-qualified to serve as director
of the Company due to her extensive experience and strong expertise in finance, investment and capital markets.
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Guojian
Chen has served as a member of our board of directors since February 2021. Mr. Chen serves as the Secretary of Board of Beijing ChinaReel
Art Exchange Inc. a leading copyright operator focusing on high-quality video content, since May 2020, where he is in charge of investor
relations and corporate finance matters for the company. Mr Chen served as a director of Beijing Zhongqixinhe Enterprise Management Consulting
Co., Ltd., a financial advisory firm with focus on financial, real estate and TMT industry from May 2019 to May 2020. Mr. Chen served
as an analyst of Zhongrong Huitong Investment Fund Management (Zhuhai) Co. LTD. from July 2018 to May 2019. Mr. Chen received his Bachelor
of Management degree from Renmin University of China in 2015, and Master of Finance degree from the University of Chinese Academy of
Sciences in June 2018.
Director
Independence
Our
board has determined that each of Yu Chen, Guojian Chen and Shan Cui is an “independent director” under NASDAQ listing standards
and applicable SEC rules. 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). Our independent directors expect to have regularly scheduled meetings at
which only independent directors are present.
Any
affiliated transactions will be on terms no less favorable to us than could be obtained from independent parties. Our board of directors
will review and approve all affiliated transactions with any interested director abstaining from such review and approval.
We
have adopted a written code of business conduct and ethics, which applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial or
accounting officer or person serving similar functions and all of our other employees and members of our board of directors. The code
of ethics codifies the business and ethical principles that govern all aspects of our business. We did not waive any provisions of the
code of business ethics during the year ended December 31, 2021 (we did not adopt a code of ethics until our IPO was completed).
Committees
of the Board of Directors
Upon
the effective date of the registration statement for our IPO, we established two standing committees: an audit committee and a
compensation committee. Each committee operates under a charter that has been approved by our board and will have the composition
and responsibilities described below. 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
audit committee will at all times be composed exclusively of “independent directors” who are “financially literate”
as defined under NASDAQ’s listing standards. The members of our Audit Committee are Ms. Shan Cui, Mr. Guojian Chen and Mr.
Yu Chen. Ms. Shan 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. Shan Cui qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined
in applicable SEC rules.
Our
audit committee charter provides for 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
Upon
the effectiveness of the registration statement for our IPO, we established a compensation committee of the Board of Directors.
The members of our Compensation Committee are Messrs. Yu Chen and Guojian Chen and Ms. Shan Cui. Mr. Guojian Chen serves as chairman
of the compensation committee. We have adopted a compensation committee charter, which detail 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;
● 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;
● 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.
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Director
Nominations
We
do not have a standing nominating committee though we intend to form a corporate governance and nominating committee as and when
required to do so by law or NASDAQ rules. In accordance with Rule 5605 of the NASDAQ rules, a majority of the independent directors
may recommend a director nominee for selection by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors believes that the independent
directors can satisfactorily carry out the responsibility of properly selecting or approving director nominees without the formation
of a standing nominating committee. The directors who will participate in the consideration and recommendation of director nominees
are Messrs. Yu Chen and Guojian Chen and Ms. Cui. In accordance with Rule 5605 of the NASDAQ rules, all such directors are independent.
Prior
to our business combination, the Board of Directors will also consider director candidates recommended for nomination by holders
of our founder shares during such times as they are seeking proposed nominees to stand for election at an annual meeting of shareholders
(or, if applicable, a special meeting of shareholders). Prior to our business combination, holders of our public shares will not
have the right to recommend director candidates for nomination to our board.
We
have not formally established any specific, minimum qualifications that must be met or skills that are necessary for directors
to possess. In general, in identifying and evaluating nominees for director, the Board of Directors considers educational background,
diversity of professional experience, knowledge of our business, integrity, professional reputation, independence, wisdom, and
the ability to represent the best interests of our shareholders.
Conflicts
Of Interest; Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation; Code of Ethics
Under
Cayman Islands law, directors and officers owe the following fiduciary duties:
● 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
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 will provide 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.
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Potential
investors in our securities 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.
● 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 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 business combination within 12 months from the closing of this offering (or up to 21 months from the
closing of this offering if we extend the period of time to consummate a business combination). If we do not complete our business
combination within such applicable time period, the proceeds of the sale of the Private Units held in the trust account
will be used to fund the redemption of our public shares, and the Private 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 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 dividends, reorganizations
and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing after our 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 business combination, or earlier, in either case, if, subsequent to our business combination, we consummate a subsequent
liquidation, merger, stock 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 Units and underlying securities will not be transferable, assignable or salable by our sponsor until 30 days after the completion
of our business combination. Since our sponsor and officers and directors may directly or indirectly own ordinary shares, rights
and warrants following this offering, 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 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 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
Yanming Liu
Greenland Technologies Holding Corp.
Transmission products
Director
CoAdna (Suzhou)
Fiber optic solutions
President
River Chi
Alum Developing
(Shanghai), Inc.
Distributor of alloys
CEO
Shan Cui
First Capital International
Limited
Consulting
Director
Guojian Chen
Beijing ChinaReel
Art Exchange Inc.
Media
Secretary of Board
Yu
Chen
Nanjing
Covision Optoelectronics Co., Ltd.
Lighting
applications
CEO
(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.
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 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.
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We
are not prohibited from pursuing an business combination with a company that is affiliated with our sponsor, officers or directors.
In the event we seek to complete our 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 business combination is fair
to our company from a financial point of view.
In
the event that we submit our 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 offering in favor
of our business combination.
None
of our officers currently serves, and in the past year has not served, (i) as a member of the compensation committee or Board
of Directors of another entity, one of whose executive officers served on our compensation committee, or (ii) as a member of the
compensation committee of another entity, one of whose executive officers served on our Board of Directors.
We
have adopted a Code of Ethics applicable to our directors, officers and employees. We have previously filed a copy of our form
of Code of Ethics (and our audit committee charter and compensation committee charter) as exhibits to the registration statement
for our IPO. You will be able to review these documents by accessing our public filings at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov.
In addition, a copy of the Code of Ethics will be provided without charge upon request from us. 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.
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 will provide 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 or willful default. 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.
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 common stock 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 our 2021 fiscal year, our directors, executive officers, and ten percent stockholders complied with all Section 16(a)
filing requirements except that the Form 3s for all our directors and officers were filed late due to administrative delays.
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Item 11.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
No
executive officer has received any cash compensation for services rendered to us.
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). We pay an affiliate of our sponsor a total of $10,000
per month for office space, administrative and support services.
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
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 stockholders, to the extent then known, in the
proxy solicitation materials furnished to our stockholders. The amount of such compensation may not be known at the time of a stockholder
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.
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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 shares of common stock as of March 21, 2022 by:
●
each
person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our outstanding shares of common stock;
●
each
of our officers and directors; and
●
all
of our officers and directors 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 shares
of common stock beneficially owned by them. The following table does not reflect beneficial ownership of the warrants or rights offered
in our IPO or the private warrants included the private placement as the warrants are not exercisable and the rights are not convertible
within 60 days of the date of this Form 10-K. As of March 21, 2022, there were 6,050,000 ordinary shares (assuming all the units were
separated into their component parts on such date) issued and outstanding and upon which we base the information in the table below.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner (1)
Amount and
Nature of
Beneficial
Ownership (2)
Approximate
Percentage
of
Outstanding
Shares (2)
Yolanda Management Corporation (3)
1,375,000
22.7 %
Yanming Liu (4)
1,375,000
22.7 %
River Chi
—
—
Shan Cui
—
—
Guojian Chen
—
—
Yu Chen
—
—
All directors and officers as a group (5 individuals)
1,375,000
22,7 %
Karpus Investment Management (5)
566,915
9.37 %
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (6)
482,497
7.98 %
WEISS ASSET MANAGEMENT LP (7)
342,006
5.65 %
Feis Equities LLC (8)
582,931
9.64 %
(1)
Unless
otherwise indicated, the business address of each of the individuals is 477 Madison Avenue, 6 th Floor, New York,
NY 10022.
(2)
Based
on an aggregate of 6,050,000 ordinary shares (assuming all the units were separated into their component parts on such date).
(3)
Includes
the 225,000 Private Units purchased by our sponsor simultaneously with the consummation of our IPO. The Private Units are the same as the IPO units and therefore include 225,000 ordinary shares. The rights and warrants included in the units
convertible or exercisable at this time or within the next 60 days.
(4)
Represents
ordinary shares held by our sponsor. The ordinary shares held by our sponsor are beneficially owned by Yanming Liu, who, as the sole
director and sole shareholder of our sponsor, has sole voting and dispositive power over the ordinary shares held by our sponsor.
(5)
Based
on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 14, 2022. The entity’s address is 183 Sully’s Trail, Pittsford, New
York 14534.
(6)
Based
on a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 14, 2022. The entity’s address is 1–5–5, Otemachi, Chiyoda–ku,
Tokyo 100–8176, Japan.
(7)
Based
on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 7, 2022. The entity’s address is 222 Berkeley St., 16th floor, Boston, Massachusetts
02116.
(8)
Based
on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on January 11, 2022. The entity’s address is 20 North Wacker Drive Suite 2115, Chicago,
Illinois 60606.
Our
sponsor, our officers and Mr. Tiger Zhang are deemed to be our “promoters” as such term is defined under the federal securities
laws. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions” for additional information regarding our relationships with
our promoters. Mr. Zhang is a member of our sponsor and has provided us with services related to our formation and the IPO. Mr. Zhang
will receive membership interests in our sponsor, as compensation for such services, such membership interests expected to reflect pecuniary
interest in approximately 50,000 founder shares.
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Item 13.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS, AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
In August 2019, our sponsor
purchased 1,150,000 founder shares for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000, or approximately $0.02 per share. Our sponsor owned approximately
22.7% of our issued and outstanding shares after the IPO (assuming it does not purchase units in the IPO and taking into account ownership
of the Private Units).
Our sponsor (and/or its designees) purchased an aggregate of 225,000
Private Units at a price of $10.00 per unit in a private placement that closed simultaneously with the closing of our IPO on
February 11, 2021. Each unit consists of one private placement share, one private placement right granting the holder thereof the right
to receive one-tenth (1/10) of an ordinary share upon the consummation of a business combination, and one private placement warrant. Each
private placement warrant entitles the holder upon exercise to purchase one-half of one ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per whole
share, subject to adjustment as provided herein. The Private 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 business combination.
We
entered into an Administrative Services Agreement with Yolanda Management Corporation, an affiliate of 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 business combination or our liquidation, we will cease paying these monthly fees. Accordingly, in the event the consummation of our
business combination takes the maximum 21 months, an affiliate of our sponsor will be paid a total of $210,000 ($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.
Our
sponsor had previously agreed to loan us up to $450,000 to be used for formation and offering expenses. As of December 31, 2020, the
amount owed to our sponsor was $228,483. These loans were non-interest bearing, unsecured and were due at the earlier of December 31,
2021 or the closing of our IPO. We repaid the sum of $262,250 to our sponsor at the completion of our IPO on February 11, 2021.
As
of December 31, 2021 and 2020, we had temporary advances of $373,421 and $26,750 from a related party for the payment of costs related
to the initial public offering. The balance is unsecured, interest-free and has no fixed terms of repayment.
In
order to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended 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 a business combination,
we would repay such loaned amounts. In the event that the 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 165,000 ordinary shares if $1,500,000 of notes were so converted (including 15,000 shares upon the closing of our business
combination in respect of 150,000 rights included in such units), as well as 150,000 warrants to purchase 75,000 shares) at the option
of the lender. The units would be identical to the placement units issued to the 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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Related
Party 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 was filed as an exhibit to the registration
statement for our IPO as filed with the SEC.
In
addition, our audit committee, pursuant to its written charter, will be 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. A form of the audit committee charter that we adopted was filed as
an exhibit to the registration statement for our IPO. We also require each of our directors and executive officers to complete a directors’
and officers’ questionnaire that elicits information about related party transactions.
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Item 14.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES.
The following is a summary of fees paid or to be paid to Friedman LLP, for services rendered.
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 Friedman LLP in connection with regulatory filings. The aggregate fees billed by
Friedman LLP for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements, review of the financial
information and other required filings with the SEC for the year ended December 31, 2021 totaled $82,000 and for the year
ended December 31, 2020 totaled $25,000. The above amounts include interim procedures and audit fees, as well as attendance
at audit committee meetings.
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 Friedman LLP for consultations
concerning financial accounting and reporting standards for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.
Tax
Fees. We did not pay Friedman LLP for tax planning and tax advice for either of the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31,
2020 .
All
Other Fees . We did not pay Friedman LLP for other services for either of the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.
Pre-Approval
Policy
Our
audit committee was formed upon the consummation of our IPO on February 8, 2021. As a result, the audit committee did not pre-approve
all of the foregoing services, 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, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a)
The
following documents are filed as part of this Form 10-K:
(1)
Financial
Statements:
Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – Friedman LLP
F-1
Consolidated Balance Sheets
F-2
Consolidated Statement of Operations
F-3
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)
F-4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
F-5
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
F-6
- F-20
(2)
Financial
Statement Schedules:
None.
(3)
Exhibits
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Exhibit
No.
Description
1.1
Underwriting
Agreement dated as of February 8, 2021 between Registrant and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc.***
3.1
Memorandum
and Articles of Association.**
3.2
Amended
and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association.**
4.5
Warrant
Agreement dated as of February 8, 2021 between Vstock Transfer LLC and the Registrant.***
4.6
Rights
Agreement dated as of February 8, 2021 between Vstock Transfer LLC and the Registrant.***
4.7*
Description of Securities
10.1
Amended
and Restated Promissory Note, dated as of January 16, 2020, issued to Yolanda Management Corporation.**
10.2
Insider
Letter Agreement among the Registrant, Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc. and its officers, directors and Yolanda Management Corporation.***
10.3
Investment
Management Trust Agreement between Wilmington Trust Company, Vstock Transfer LLC and the Registrant.***
10.4
Registration
Rights Agreement dated as of February 8, 2021 between the Registrant and certain security holders.***
10.5
Securities
Subscription Agreement, dated August 21, 2019, between the Registrant and Yolanda Management Corporation.**
10.6
Private
Placement Units Purchase Agreement between the Registrant and Yolanda Management Corporation.**
10.7
Form
of Indemnity Agreement.**
10.8
Form
of Administrative Services Agreement, by and between the Registrant and Yolanda Management Corporation.**
10.9
Amended
and Restated Promissory Note, dated as of December 10, 2020, in the principal amount of up to $450,000, issued to Yolanda Management
Corporation.**
10.10
Merger
Agreement dated as of June 10, 2021 by and among the Registrant, Viyi Algorithm Inc., Venus Merger Sub Corp. and WiMi Hologram Cloud
Inc. ****
10.11
Amendment No. 1 dated as of January 24, 2022 to Merger Agreement by and among the Registrant, VIYI Algorithm Inc., Venus Merger Sub Corp., and WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc. *****
10.12
Backstop Agreement dated as of January 24, 2022 by and between the Registrant and WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc. *****
31.1*
Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15(d)-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2*
Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15(d)-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1*
Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2*
Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
* Filed
with this Form 10-K
** Previously
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to our Form S-1 as filed on February 3, 2021 and declared effective on
February 8, 2020
*** Previously
filed as an exhibit to our Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2021
**** Previously
filed as an exhibit to our Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 14, 2021
***** Previously
filed as an exhibit to our Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 24, 2022
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REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To
the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Venus
Acquisition Corporation
Opinion
on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance
sheets of Venus Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 and the related consolidated statements
of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December
31, 2021 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, 2021 and 2020, and the results of its
operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2021, in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America.
Explanatory
Paragraph — Going Concern
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’s business plan is dependent on the completion of a business combination and the Company’s
cash and working capital as of December 31, 2021 are not sufficient to complete its planned activities for a reasonable period of time,
which is considered to be one year from the issuance date of the financial statements. 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 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 audits 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/
Friedman LLP
Friedman
LLP
We
have served as the Company’s auditor since 2020.
New
York, New York
March
25, 2022
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F- 1
VENUS
ACQUISITION CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
(Currency
expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
As of
December 31,
2021
2020
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash
$ 32,090
$ 239
Prepayments
16,717
-
Total current assets
48,807
76,317
Security deposit
222
3,303
Deferred offering costs
-
188,001
Cash and investments held in trust account
46,469,183
-
TOTAL ASSETS
$ 46,518,212
$ 191,543
LIABILITIES, TEMPORARY EQUITY AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Current liabilities:
Accrued liabilities and other payable
$ 93,558
$ 39,972
Advances from a related party
373,421
26,750
Promissory note- related party
-
228,483
Total current liabilities
466,979
295,205
Warrant liabilities
410,000
-
Deferred underwriting compensation
1,150,000
-
TOTAL LIABILITIES
2,026,979
295,205
Commitments and contingencies
Ordinary shares, subject to possible redemption: 4,600,000 shares at $ 10.10 per share
46,469,183
-
Shareholders’ deficit:
Preferred shares, $ 0.001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; no share issued
-
-
Ordinary shares, $ 0.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 1,450,000 and 1,150,000 shares issued and outstanding (excluding 4,600,000 and no shares subject to possible redemption)
1,450
1,150
Additional paid-in capital
-
23,850
Accumulated deficit
( 1,979,400 )
( 128,662 )
Total shareholders’ deficit
( 1,977,950 )
( 103,662 )
TOTAL LIABILITIES, TEMPORARY EQUITY AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
$ 46,518,212
$ 191,543
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F- 2
VENUS
ACQUISITION CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Currency
expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
Years ended
December 31,
2021
2020
Formation, general and administrative expenses
$ ( 785,096 )
$ ( 117,787 )
Total operating expenses
( 785,096 )
( 117,787 )
Other income
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
( 30,000 )
-
Interest income
2,683
-
Total other income, net
( 27,317 )
-
Loss before income taxes
( 812,413 )
( 117,787 )
Income taxes
-
-
NET LOSS
$ ( 812,413 )
$ ( 117,787 )
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, ordinary share subject to possible redemption
4,070,685
-
Basic and diluted net income per share, ordinary share subject to possible redemption
$ 0.08
$ -
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, ordinary share attributable to Venus Acquisition Corporation
1,415,479
1,000,000
Basic and diluted net loss per share, ordinary share attributable to Venus Acquisition Corporation
$ ( 0.81 )
$ ( 0.12 )
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F- 3
VENUS
ACQUISITION CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
(Currency
expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
Ordinary shares
Additional
paid-in
Accumulated
Total
shareholders’
No. of shares
Amount
capital
deficit
equity (deficit)
Balance as of January 1, 2020
1,150,000
$ 1,150
$ 23,850
$ ( 10,875 )
$ 14,125
Net loss
-
-
-
( 117,787 )
( 117,787 )
Balance as of December 31, 2020
1,150,000
1,150
23,850
( 128,662 )
( 103,662 )
Sale of units in initial public offering
4,600,000
4,600
43,532,633
-
43,537,233
Fair value of underwriter’s unit purchase option
75,000
75
-
-
75
Sale of units to the founder in private placement
225,000
225
1,869,775
-
1,870,000
Initial classification of ordinary shares subject to possible redemption
( 4,600,000 )
( 4,600 )
( 45,245,194 )
-
( 45,249,794 )
Allocation of offering costs to ordinary share subject to redemption
-
-
2,422,602
-
2,422,602
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value
-
-
( 2,603,666 )
( 1,038,325 )
( 3,641,991 )
Net loss
-
-
-
( 812,413 )
( 812,413 )
Balance as of December 31, 2021
1,450,000
$ 1,450
$ -
$ ( 1,979,400 )
$ ( 1,977,950 )
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F- 4
VENUS
ACQUISITION CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Currency
expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
Years ended
December 31,
2021
2020
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss
$ ( 812,413 )
$ ( 117,787 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
30,000
-
Interest income earned in cash and investments held in trust account
( 2,683 )
-
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Increase in prepayments
( 16,717 )
-
Increase in accrued liabilities
53,586
39,972
Cash used in operating activities
( 748,227 )
( 77,815 )
Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds deposited in Trust Account
( 46,466,500 )
-
Security deposit
3,081
( 55 )
Net cash used in investing activities
( 46,463,419 )
( 55 )
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from unit purchase option
75
-
Proceeds from public offering, net of expenses
44,875,234
( 128,681 )
Proceeds from sale of private placement
2,250,000
-
Proceeds from promissory note – related party
78,483
Repayment of promissory note – related party
( 228,483 )
( 300,000 )
Advances from a related party
346,671
-
Net cash provided by financing activities
47,243,497
( 350,198 )
NET CHANGE IN CASH
31,851
( 428,068 )
Cash, beginning of year
239
428,307
Cash, end of year
$ 32,090
$ 239
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Initial classification of shares subject to redemption
$ 45,249,794
$ -
Allocation of offering costs to ordinary share subject to redemption
$ 2,422,602
$ -
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value
$ ( 3,641,991 )
$ -
Deferred underwriting compensation
$ 1,150,000
$ -
Recognition of warrant liabilities
$ 380,000
$ -
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F- 5
VENUS
ACQUISITION CORPORATION
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Currency
expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
NOTE
1 – ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS BACKGROUND
Venus
Acquisition Corporation (“Venus” or the “Company”) is a blank check 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”).
On
June 10, 2021, the Company, VIYI Algorithm Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Viyi”), Venus Merger Sub Corp., a Cayman
Islands exempted company and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger Sub”) and WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc., a Cayman
Islands company and the legal and beneficial owner of a majority of the issued and outstanding voting securities of Viyi (“Majority
Shareholder”), entered into a Merger Agreement (the “Merger Agreement”). Venus Merger Sub Corp. is a company incorporated
in the Cayman Islands for the purpose of effecting the Business Combination and to serve as the vehicle for, and be subsumed by, VIYI
Algorithm Inc., pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement Merger Sub is wholly owned by Venus. See the further description below
regarding the proposed business combination with Viyi.
The
Company is an early stage and an emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early
stage and emerging growth companies.
All
activities through December 31, 2021 relates to the Company’s formation, completion of its initial public offering (the “Initial
Public Offering”) which occurred on February 11, 2021 and negotiation and consummation of the proposed Business Combination with
Viyi. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of a Business Combination, at the earliest. The
Company generates non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering, which
proceeds are held in trust.
Financing
The
registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering became effective on February 8, 2021. On February 11, 2021, the
Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 4,600,000 units (the “Public Units”), which includes the full exercise
by the underwriter of its over-allotment option in the amount of 600,000 Public Units, at $ 10.00 per Public Unit, generating gross proceeds
of $ 46,000,000 which is described in Note 3.
Simultaneously
with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of, 225,000 units (the “Private Units”)
at a price of $ 10.00 per Private Unit in a private placement to Yolanda Management Corporation (the “Sponsor”),
generating gross proceeds of $ 2,250,000 , which is described in Note 4.
Transaction
costs amounted to $ 2,462,765 , consisting of $ 805,000 of underwriting fees, $ 1,150,000 of deferred underwriting fees and $ 507,765 of other
offering costs.
Trust
Account
Following
the closing of the Initial Public Offering on February 11, 2021, the aggregate amount of $ 46,460,000 ($10.10 per Public Unit) was placed
in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) with Wilmington Trust, National Association acting as trustee. The funds held in
the Trust Account can be 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 185 days or less, or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund meeting
certain conditions of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the completion
of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the funds in the Trust Account to the Company’s shareholders, as described
below, except that interest earned on the Trust Account can be released to the Company to pay its tax obligations. At closing of the
Initial Public Offering, the sum of $ 418,430 was released to the Company to fund its working capital needs.
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Business
Combination
The
Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering
and sale of the Private Units, although substantially all of the net proceeds are held in trust and are intended to be applied generally
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 taxes payable on interest earned) at the time of the signing of an agreement to enter into 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.
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 an Initial 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 voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, 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
$10.10 per Public Share, subject to increase of up to an additional $0.30 per Public Share 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 6). There will be no redemption rights upon the completion of a Business Combination with respect to the Company’s
rights or warrants. 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”).
The
Sponsor and any of the Company’s officers or directors that may hold Founder Shares (as defined in Note 6) (the “shareholders”)
and the underwriters will agree (a) to vote their Founder Shares, the ordinary shares included in the Private 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 shareholders will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Public Shares purchased
during or after the Initial Public Offering if the Company fails to complete its Business Combination.
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On
June 10, 2021, the Company entered into the Merger Agreement, which provides for a Business Combination between Venus and VIYI Algorithm
Inc. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Business Combination will be effected as a stock transaction and is intended to be qualified
as a tax-free reorganization. The Merger Agreement is by and among Venus, Merger Sub, VIYI, and WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc, a Cayman Islands
limited liability company as the representative of VIYI’s stockholders. The aggregate consideration for the Acquisition Merger
is $ 400,000,000 , payable in the form of 39,600,000 newly issued ordinary shares of Merger Sub (“Merger Sub Ordinary Share”)
valued at $ 10.10 per share.
Upon
the closing of the Business Combination, the former Venus shareholders will receive the consideration specified below and the former
VIYI stockholders will receive an aggregate of 39,600,000 shares of Merger Sub Ordinary Share.
The
Company will be seeking approval from its shareholders of the proposed Business Combination and Merger with VIYI. The Company has filed
a Form S-4/Proxy Statement with the SEC regarding the terms and conditions of the proposed Merger with Viyi and other matters. The Form
S-4/Proxy Statement is under review by the SEC. Assuming that the S-4/Proxy Statement is declared effective by the SEC, of which there
can be no assurance, the Company will provide its shareholders with definitive materials to consider in connection with the solicitation
for approval of the Merger with Viyi and other matters as described in the S-4/Proxy Statement.
The
Company issued a Note in an amount of $ 153,333 to the Sponsor, pursuant to which such amount had been deposited into the Trust Account in order to extend the amount of available time to complete a business combination until March 11, 2022. However, if the Company anticipates that it
may not be able to consummate a Business Combination within 12 months (including the proposed Business combination with Viyi), 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 months to complete a Business Combination (the “Combination Period”). In order to extend the time available
for the Company to consummate a Business Combination, the Sponsor or its affiliate or designees must deposit into the Trust Account
$ 153,333
(approximately $ 0.033
per Public Share), up to an aggregate of $ 1,380,000 ,
or $ 0.30
per Public Share, on or prior to the date of the applicable deadline, for each one month extension. Any funds which may be provided
to extend the time frame will be in the form of a loan to us from our sponsor. For the extensions that we have made, the loans are interest free and will not be repaid unless and until we
complete a business combination. For the extensions that may be made in the future, the final and definitive terms of the loan in connection
with any such loans have not yet been negotiated, but any such loan would be interest free and not repaid unless and until we complete
a business combination.
On
February 11, 2022, the Company and the Sponsor extended the period of time for which the Company is required to consummate a
Business Combination from February 11, 2022 to March 11, 2022 and, accordingly, funded a sum of $153,333 into the Company’s
Trust Account. On March 11, 2022, the Company elected to further extend the date by which the Company is required to complete a
business combination to April 11, 2022 and deposited $153,333 into the Company’s Trust Account.
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), divided by the number of
then outstanding Public Shares, 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 and thereby a formal dissolution of the Company, subject in each case to its obligations to provide
for claims of creditors and the requirements of applicable law. The underwriter has 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 the Initial Public Offering price per Unit ($10.00).
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 (i) $10.10 per share or (ii) such lesser amount per Public Share held in the Trust Account
as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, 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.
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Liquidity
and going concern
Following
the closing of the Initial Public Offering on February 11, 2021, a total of $ 46,460,000 was placed in the Trust Account, and the Company
had $ 418,430 of cash held outside of the Trust Account, after payment of costs related to the Initial Public Offering, and available
for working capital purposes. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had a working deficit of $ 418,172 . The Company has incurred and expects
to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of its acquisition plans. In order to finance transaction costs in connection with
an intended initial 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 up to $1,500,000 as discussed in Note 6. Based on
the foregoing, the Company believes it will have sufficient cash to meet its needs to execute its intended initial Business Combination in the next twelve months from the date of the issuance of the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
If
the Company is unable to raise additional capital, it may be required to take additional measures to conserve liquidity, which could
include, but not necessarily be limited to, curtailing operations, suspending the pursuit of a potential transaction, and reducing overhead
expenses. The Company cannot provide any assurance that new financing will be available to it on commercially acceptable terms, if at
all. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern through one year from
the date of these financial statements if a Business Combination is not consummated. These consolidated financial statements do not include
any adjustments relating to the recovery of the recorded assets or the classification of the liabilities that might be necessary should
the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
NOTE
2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
● Basis
of presentation
These
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in U.S. Dollars in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles
in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. In the opinion of management,
all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) have been made that are necessary to present fairly the consolidated financial
position, and the results of its consolidated operations and its consolidated cash flows.
● Principles
of Consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany
transactions and balances between the Company and its subsidiaries are eliminated upon consolidation.
Subsidiaries
are those entities in which the Company, directly or indirectly, controls more than one half of the voting power; or has the power to
govern the financial and operating policies, to appoint or remove the majority of the members of the board of directors, or to cast a
majority of votes at the meeting of directors.
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements reflect the activities of the Company and each of the following entities:
Schedule of Subsidiary
Name
Background
Ownership
Venus
Merger Sub Corp.
A
Cayman Islands company Incorporated on May 25, 2021
100%
Owned by Venus
● 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 consolidated 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.
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● Use
of estimates
The
preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with 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 consolidated financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
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 consolidated financial statements, 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 did no t have any cash equivalents as of December 31, 2021 or 2020.
● Cash
and investments held in trust account
At
December 31, 2021, the assets held in the Trust Account are held in cash and US Treasury securities. Investment securities in the Company’s
Trust Account consisted of $ 46,469,183 in United States Treasury Bills.
The
Company classified investments that are directly invested in U.S. Treasuries as available for sales and money market funds are classified
in accordance with the trading method. All marketable securities are recorded at their estimated fair value. Unrealized gains and losses
for available-for-sale securities are recorded in other comprehensive income (loss). The Company evaluates its investments to assess
whether those with unrealized loss positions are other than temporarily impaired. Impairments are considered other than temporary if
they are related to deterioration in credit risk or if it is likely the Company will sell the securities before the recovery of the cost
basis. Realized gains and losses and declines in value determined to be other than temporary are determined based on the specific identification
method and are reported in other income (expense), net in the statements of operations and comprehensive (income) loss.
● Warrant
liabilities
The
Company accounts for warrants (Public Warrants or Private Warrants) as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based
on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board
(“FASB”) ASC 480 and ASC 815, “ Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers
whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480,
and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed
to the Company’s own ordinary shares and whether the warrant 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 warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while
the warrants are outstanding.
For
issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component
of equity at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants
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 warrants are recognized as a non-cash gain or loss on the consolidated statements of operations. The Company
has elected to account for its Public Warrants as equity and the Private Warrants as liabilities.
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● Ordinary
shares 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. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company’s ordinary shares
feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control. 4,600,000 and 0 ordinary shares subject
to possible redemption are presented as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ equity section of the Company’s consolidated
balance sheets.
The Company has made a policy election in accordance with ASC 480-10-S99-3A
and recognizes changes in redemption value in accumulated deficit immediately as if the end of the first reporting period after the Initial
Public Offering was the redemption date. Redemption value is remeasured to reflect the interest earned on the Trust Account balance that
are available for distribution to redeeming shareholders.
● Offering
costs
The
Company complies with the requirements of the ASC 340-10-S99-1 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) Topic 5A –
“ Expenses of Offering ”. Offering costs consist principally of professional and registration fees incurred through
the balance sheet date that are related to the Public Offering and that were charged to shareholders’ equity upon the completion
of the Public Offering.
● Fair
value of financial instruments
ASC
Topic 820 “ Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures ” (“ASC 820”) defines fair value, the methods used to
measure fair value and the expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell
an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between the buyer and the seller at the measurement date. In determining
fair value, the valuation techniques consistent with the market approach, income approach and cost approach shall be used to measure
fair value. ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy for inputs, which represent the assumptions used by the buyer and seller in pricing
the asset or liability. These inputs are further defined as observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs are those that buyer
and seller would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable
inputs reflect the Company’s assumptions about the inputs that the buyer and seller would use in pricing the asset or liability
developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.
The
fair value hierarchy is categorized into three levels based on the inputs as follows:
Level 1
—
Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access. Valuation adjustments and block discounts are not being applied. Since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily and regularly available in an active market, valuation of these securities does not entail a significant degree of judgment.
Level 2
—
Valuations based on (i) quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, (ii) quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar assets, (iii) inputs other than quoted prices for the assets or liabilities, or (iv) inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by market through correlation or other means.
Level 3
—
Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement.
The
fair value of the Company’s certain assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC Topic 820, “ Fair
Value Measurements and Disclosures ,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the consolidated balance sheet. The fair
values of cash and cash equivalents, and other current assets, accrued expenses, due to sponsor are estimated to approximate the carrying
values as of December 31, 2021 due to the short maturities of such instruments. See Note 9 for the disclosure of the Company’s
assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
● Concentration
of credit risk
Financial
instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist of cash and trust accounts in a financial institution
which, at times may exceed the Federal depository insurance coverage of $250,000. The Company has not experienced losses on these accounts
and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such accounts.
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● Income
taxes
The
Company complies with the accounting and reporting requirements of ASC Topic 740, “ Income Taxes ,” (“ASC 740”)
which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and
liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in
future taxable or deductible amounts, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected
to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected
to be realized.
ASC
740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions
taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be
sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company’s management determined that the British Virgin 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, 2021 and 2020.
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 tax provision is zero and it has no deferred tax assets. The Company is considered to be an exempted British Virgin Islands
Company, and is presently not subject to income taxes or income tax filing requirements in the British Virgin Islands or the United States.
● Net
loss per share
The
Company calculates net loss per share in accordance with ASC Topic 260, “ Earnings per Share” . In order to determine
the net income (loss) attributable to both the redeemable shares and non-redeemable shares, the Company first considered the undistributed
income (loss) allocable to both the redeemable ordinary shares and non-redeemable ordinary shares and the undistributed income (loss)
is calculated using the total net loss less any dividends paid. The Company then allocated the undistributed income (loss) ratably based
on the weighted average number of shares outstanding between the redeemable and non-redeemable ordinary shares. Any remeasurement of
the accretion to redemption value of the ordinary shares subject to possible redemption was considered to be dividends paid to the public
stockholders. As of December 31, 2021, the Company has not considered the effect of the warrants sold in the Initial Public Offering
to purchase an aggregate of 2,412,500 shares in the calculation of diluted net loss per share, since the exercise of the warrants is
contingent upon the occurrence of future events and the inclusion of such warrants would be anti-dilutive and the Company did not have
any other dilutive securities and other contracts that could, potentially, be exercised or converted into ordinary share and then share
in the earnings of the Company. As a result, diluted loss per share is the same as basic loss per share for the period presented.
The
net loss per share presented in the statement of operations is based on the following:
Net loss per share presented in
the statement of operations
Years Ended
December 31,
2021
2020
Net loss
$ ( 812,413 )
$ ( 117,787 )
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value
( 3,641,991 )
-
Net income
$ ( 4,454,403 )
$ ( 117,787 )
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Basic and diluted net loss per share:
Years Ended
December 31,
2021
Years Ended
December 31,
2020
Redeemable
Ordinary
shares
Non-Redeemable
Ordinary
shares
Redeemable
Ordinary
shares
Non-Redeemable
Ordinary
shares
Basic and diluted net loss per share:
Numerators:
Allocation of net loss including carrying value to redemption value
$ ( 3,305,127 )
$ ( 1,149,276 )
$ -
$ ( 117,787 )
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value
3,641,991
-
-
-
Allocation of net income (loss)
$ 336,864
$ ( 1,149,276 )
$ -
$ ( 117,787 )
Denominators:
Weighted-average shares outstanding
4,070,685
1,415,479
-
1,000,000
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share
$ 0.08
$ ( 0.81 )
$ -
$ ( 0.12 )
● Related
parties
Parties,
which can be a corporation or individual, are considered to be related if the Company has the ability, directly or indirectly, to control
the other party or exercise significant influence over the other party in making financial and operational decisions. Companies are also
considered to be related if they are subject to common control or common significant influence.
● Recent
accounting pronouncements
The
Company has considered all new accounting pronouncements and has concluded that there are no new pronouncements that may have a material
impact on the consolidated results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows, based on the current information.
NOTE
3 – CASH AND INVESTMENT HELD IN TRUST ACCOUNT
As
of December 31, 2021, investment securities in the Company’s Trust Account consisted of $ 46,469,183 in United States Treasury Bills. The Company classifies its United States Treasury securities as available-for-sale. Available-for-sale marketable securities
are recorded at their estimated fair value on the accompanying December 31, 2021 consolidated balance sheet. The carrying value and fair value of marketable securities on December 31, 2021 are
as follows:
Schedule of carrying value,
including gross unrealized holding gain as other comprehensive income and fair value of held to marketable securities
Carrying Value
as of
December 31,
2021
Gross Unrealized
Holding loss
Fair Value
as of
December 31,
2021
Available-for-sale marketable securities
U.S. Treasury Securities
$ 46,469,183
$ -
$ 46,469,183
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NOTE
4 – INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING
On
February 11, 2021, the Company sold 4,600,000 Units which includes a full exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option
in the amount of 600,000 Public Units, at a purchase price of $ 10.00 per Unit. Each Unit will consist of one ordinary share, one right
(“Public Right”) and one redeemable Public Warrant. Each Public Right will convert into one-tenth
(1/10) of one ordinary share. Each Public Warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one-half of one ordinary share at an exercise price
of $ 11.50 per whole share (see Note 7).
If
the Company does not complete its Business Combination within the necessary time period described in Note 1, the Public Rights will expire
and be worthless. Since the Company is not required to net cash settle the Rights and the Rights are convertible upon the consummation
of an initial Business Combination, the management determined that the Rights are classified within shareholders’ equity upon their issuance in accordance with ASC 815-40. The proceeds from the sale are allocated to Public Shares and
Rights based on the relative fair value of the securities in accordance with ASC 470-20-30. The value of the Public Shares and Rights
will be based on the closing price paid by investors.
The
Company paid an upfront underwriting discount of $ 805,000 ( 1.75 %) of the per unit offering price to the underwriter at the closing of
the Public Offering, with an additional fee of $ 1,150,000 (the “Deferred Discount”) of 2.5 % of the gross offering proceeds
payable upon the Company’s completion of the Business Combination. The Deferred Discount will become payable to the underwriter
from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event the Company completes its Business Combination. In the event that the
Company does not close the Business Combination, the underwriter has waived its right to receive the Deferred Discount. The underwriter
is not entitled to any interest accrued on the Deferred Discount.
NOTE
5 – PRIVATE PLACEMENT
Simultaneously
with the closing of the Initial Public Offering on February 11, 2021, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of or 225,000 Private Units
at a price of $ 10.00 per Private Unit, ($ 2,250,000 in the aggregate), from the Company in a private placement. The proceeds from the
sale of the Private Units were added to the net proceeds from the Initial Public Offering held in the Trust Account. The Private Units
are identical to the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering, except for the private warrants (“Private Warrants”), as
described in Note 8. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the proceeds from the sale
of the Private Units will be used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law) and the
Private Units and underlying securities will be worthless.
NOTE
6 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Founder
Shares
In
May 2018, the Company issued one ordinary share to the Sponsor for no consideration. On August 21, 2019, 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 .
The 1,150,000 founder
shares was for purposes hereof referred to as the “Founder Shares”.
The
founders and our officers and directors have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Founder Shares (except to certain permitted
transferees) until, with respect to 50 % of the Founder Shares, the earlier of (i) six months after the date of the consummation of a
Business Combination, or (ii) the date on which the closing price of the Company’s ordinary shares equals or exceeds $ 12.50 per
share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading
day period commencing after a Business Combination, with respect to the remaining 50% of the Founder Shares, upon six months after the
date of the consummation of a Business Combination, or earlier, in each case, if, subsequent to a Business Combination, the Company consummates
a subsequent liquidation, merger, stock 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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Advance
from A Related Party
As
of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Sponsor had advanced the Company an aggregate of $ 373,421 and $ 26,750 , respectively. The advances
are non-interest bearing and due on demand.
Promissory
Note Payable
On
June 10, 2019, as amended on January 16, 2020, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note to the Sponsor, pursuant to which the
Company may borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $ 450,000 (the “Promissory Note”). The Promissory Note is non-interest
bearing and payable on the earlier of (i) December 31, 2021 or (ii) the consummation of the Initial Public Offering (see Note 3). The
outstanding balance under the Promissory Note was repaid at the closing of the Initial Public Offering on February 11, 2021. As of December
31, 2021 and 2020, the principal amount due and owing under the Promissory Note was $ 0 and $ 228,483 respectively.
Administrative
Services Agreement
An
affiliate of the Sponsor agreed, commencing on February 8, 2021 through the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business
Combination and its liquidation, to make available to the Company certain general and administrative services, including office space,
utilities and administrative services, as the Company may require from time to time. The Company has agreed to pay the affiliate of the
Sponsor $ 10,000 per month for these services.
Related
Party Loans
In
order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Company’s Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor,
or the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working
Capital Loans”). Such Working Capital Loans would be evidenced by promissory notes. The notes would either be repaid upon consummation
of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $ 1,500,000 of notes may be converted upon consummation
of a Business Combination into additional Private Units at a price of $ 10.00 per Unit. 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.
Related
Party Extensions Loan
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 months to complete a Business Combination). In order to extend the time available for the Company to consummate
a Business Combination, the Sponsor or its affiliates or designees must deposit into the Trust Account $ 153,333 (approximately $ 0.033
per Public Share), up to an aggregate of $ 1,380,000 , or $ 0.30 per public share, on or prior to the date of the applicable deadline, for
each one month extension. 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 would 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 shareholders 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.
On
February 11, 2022, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note, each in an amount of $ 153,333 to the Sponsor, pursuant to which
such amount had been deposited into the Trust Account in order to extend the amount of available time to complete a business combination
until March 11, 2022 (see Note 9). The Notes are non-interest bearing and are payable upon the closing of a business combination. In
addition, the Notes may be converted, at the lender’s discretion, into additional Private Units at a price of $10.00 per unit.
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NOTE
7 – SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
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 ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each ordinary share. At December 31, 2021, there were 1,450,000
ordinary shares issued and outstanding, excluding 4,600,000
ordinary shares subject to possible redemption (assuming all the units were separated into their component parts on such date).
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 Initial Public 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.
Public
Warrants
Each
public warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one-half (1/2) of one ordinary share at a price of $ 11.50 per full share, subject
to adjustment as described in this prospectus. Pursuant to the warrant agreement, a warrant holder may exercise its warrants only for
a whole number of shares. This means that only an even number of warrants may be exercised at any given time by a warrant holder.
No
public warrants will be exercisable for cash unless the Company has an effective and current registration statement covering the ordinary
shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants and a current prospectus relating to such ordinary shares. It is the Company’s current
intention to have an effective and current registration statement covering the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants
and a current prospectus relating to such ordinary shares in effect promptly following consummation of an initial business combination.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if a registration statement covering the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the public warrants is not effective
within 90 days following the consummation of our initial business combination, public warrant holders may, until such time as there is
an effective registration statement and during any period when we shall have failed to maintain an effective registration statement,
exercise warrants on a cashless basis pursuant to an available exemption from registration under the Securities Act. In such event, each
holder would pay the exercise price by surrendering the warrants for that number of ordinary shares equal to the quotient obtained by
dividing (x) the product of the number of ordinary shares underlying the warrants, multiplied by the difference between the exercise
price of the warrants and the “Fair Market Value” (defined below) by (y) the Fair Market Value. The “Fair Market Value”
shall mean the average reported last sale price of the ordinary shares for the 10 trading days ending on the day prior to the date of
exercise. For example, if a holder held 300 warrants to purchase 150 shares and the Fair Market Value on the date prior to exercise was
$15.00, that holder would receive 35 shares without the payment of any additional cash consideration. If an exemption from registration
is not available, holders will not be able to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis.
The Warrants will become exercisable on the later of (a) the consummation of a Business Combination or (b) 12
months from the effective date of the registration statement relating to the IPO. The warrants will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City
time, on the fifth anniversary of our completion of an initial business combination, or earlier upon redemption.
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The
Company may redeem the outstanding warrants (including any outstanding warrants issued upon exercise of the unit purchase option issued
to Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc.,), in whole and not in part, at a price of $0.01 per warrant:
●
at
any time while the Public Warrants are exercisable,
●
upon
not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each Public Warrant holder,
●
if,
and only if, the reported last sale price of the ordinary shares equals or exceeds $16.50 per share, for any 20 trading days within
a 30 trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the notice of redemption to Public Warrant holders, and
●
if,
and only if, there is a current registration statement in effect with respect to the issuance of the ordinary shares underlying such
warrants at the time of redemption and for the entire 30-day trading period referred to above and continuing each day thereafter
until the date of redemption.
If
the foregoing conditions are satisfied and the Company would issue a notice of redemption, each warrant holder can exercise his, her
or its warrant prior to the scheduled redemption date. However, the price of the ordinary shares may fall below the $18.00 trigger price
as well as the $11.50 warrant exercise price per full share after the redemption notice is issued and not limit our ability to complete
the redemption.
The
redemption criteria for the warrants have been established at a price which is intended to provide warrant holders a reasonable premium
to the initial exercise price and provide a sufficient differential between the then-prevailing share price and the warrant exercise
price so that if the share price declines as a result of our redemption call, the redemption will not cause the share price to drop below
the exercise price of the warrants.
If
the Company calls the warrants for redemption as described above, our management will have the option to require all holders that wish
to exercise warrants to do so on a “cashless basis.” In such event, each holder would pay the exercise price by surrendering
the whole warrants for that number of ordinary shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of ordinary
shares underlying the warrants, multiplied by the difference between the exercise price of the warrants and the “Fair Market Value”
(defined below) by (y) the Fair Market Value. The “Fair Market Value” shall mean the average reported last sale price of
the ordinary shares for the 10 trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of redemption is sent
to the holders of warrants. Whether the Company will exercise our option to require all holders to exercise their warrants on a “cashless
basis” will depend on a variety of factors including the price of our ordinary shares at the time the warrants are called for redemption,
the Company’s cash needs at such time and concerns regarding dilutive share issuances.
NOTE
8 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The
fair value of the Company’s consolidated 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 the assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.
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The
following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring
basis as of December 31, 2021, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques the Company utilized to determine such
fair value.
Schedule of Company's assets that are measured at fair
value on a recurring basis
December 31,
Quoted Prices In
Active Markets
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
Significant Other
Unobservable Inputs
Description
2021
(Level 1)
(Level 2)
(Level 3)
Assets:
U.S. Treasury Securities held in Trust Account*
$ 46,469,183
$ 46,469,183
$ -
$ -
Liabilities:
Warrant liabilities
$ 410,000
$ -
$ -
$ 410,000
* included
in cash and investments held in trust account on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.
The
private warrants are accounted for as liabilities in accordance with ASC 815-40 and are presented within warrant liabilities on the consolidated
balance sheets.
The
Company determined the initial fair value for the private warrants at $380,000 on February 11, 2021, the date of the Company’s
Initial Public Offering, using a Black-Scholes model. The Company allocated the proceeds received from the sale of Private Units, first
to the private warrants based on their fair values as determined at initial measurement, with the remaining proceeds recorded as ordinary
shares subject to possible redemption, and ordinary shares based on their relative fair values recorded at the initial measurement date.
The warrants were classified as Level 3 at the initial measurement date due to the use of unobservable inputs.
The
key inputs into the binomial model and Black-Scholes model were as follows at their measurement dates:
Schedule of binomial model and Black-Scholes model
December 31,
2021
February 11,
2021
(Initial measurement)
Input
Share price
$ 10.08
$ 10.00
Risk-free interest rate
1.26 %
0.46 %
Volatility
44.26 %
44 %
Exercise price
$ 11.50
$ 11.50
Warrant life
5 years
5 years
As
of December 31, 2021, the aggregate value of the Private Warrants was $ 0.41 million. The change in fair value from February 11, 2021
to December 31, 2021 was approximately $ 30,000 .
To
the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair
value requires more judgment. Because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may be materially higher or lower
than the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised
by the Company in determining fair value is greatest for investments categorized in Level 3. Level 3 financial liabilities consist of
the Private Warrant liability for which there is no current market for these securities such that the determination of fair value requires
significant judgment or estimation. Changes in fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy are analyzed
each period based on changes in estimates or assumptions and recorded as appropriate.
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NOTE
9 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Risks
and Uncertainties
Management
has evaluated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus
could have a negative effect on the Company’s future financial position, results of its operations and/or search for a target company,
there has been a significant impact as of the date of these consolidated financial statements. The consolidated financial statements
do not include any adjustments that might result from the future outcome of this uncertainty.
Registration
Rights
The
holders of our insider 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 shareholders, 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 Initial Public Offering. 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.
Leases
The
Company terminated into short-term agreements for temporary office space. For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company
incurred rent expense of $ 6,109 and $ 23,639 , respectively.
Underwriting
Agreement
The
underwriters are entitled to a deferred fee of 2.5 % of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering, or $ 1,150,000 . The deferred
fee will be paid in cash upon the closing of a Business Combination from the amounts held in the Trust Account, subject to the terms
of the underwriting agreement.
Merger
Agreement
On
June 10, 2021, the Company, VIYI, Merger Sub, and WiMi, entered into the Merger Agreement. WiMi holds approximately 73% of the share
capital of VIYI.
Pursuant
to the Merger Agreement, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Merger Agreement and in accordance with the Cayman Islands
Companies Act (as revised), the parties intend to effect a business combination transaction whereby the Merger Sub will merge with and
into VIYI, with VIYI being the surviving entity and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement and simultaneously with the closing the Company will change our name to “MicroAlgo
Inc.”
The
Board of Directors of both the Company and VIYI and the stockholders of VIYI have approved the Merger Agreement and the transactions
contemplated by it.
Pursuant
to the Merger Agreement, the merger is structured as a stock for stock transaction and is intended to be qualified as a tax-free
reorganization. The terms of the merger provide for a valuation of VIYI and its subsidiaries and businesses of $ 400,000,000 .
Based upon a per share value of $ 10.10
per share, the VIYI stockholders will receive approximately 39,600,000
ordinary shares of the Company which will represent approximately 85% of the combined outstanding shares following the closing,
assuming no redemptions by our stockholders and assuming conversion of our outstanding rights into 485,000 ordinary shares.
Currently, there are 6,050,000
ordinary shares of the Company issued and outstanding (including 4,600,000
ordinary shares subject to possible redemption) (assuming all the units were separated into their component parts on such date).
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At
the effective time of the Merger Agreement, all outstanding options and other convertible securities of VIYI will be cancelled or converted
into ordinary shares of VIYI and exchanged for the Company’s ordinary shares as part of the consideration described above.
As
contemplated by and as a condition of the Merger Agreement, the Company entered into a backstop agreement with Ever Abundant
Investments Limited, dated as of June 10, 2021. On January 24, 2022, the Company agreed with Ever Abundant Investments Limited to
terminate the backstop agreement.
In
addition, on January 24, 2022, the Company entered into an amendment to the Merger Agreement with VIYI and WiMi. The purposes of the
amendment were to:
1.
extend the outside termination date of the proposed merger to June 30, 2022;
2.
provide for the termination of the original backstop agreement and the execution of the new backstop agreement with the majority shareholder
of VIYI; and
3.
acknowledge the existence of new potential governmental approvals required under recent changes in China law.
Pursuant
to the amendment to the Merger Agreement, on January 24, 2022, the Company entered into a backstop agreement with WiMi. Under the new
agreement, WiMi agreed to purchase (i) ordinary shares in open market transactions in connection with any tendered or proposed redemptions,
and (ii) from the Company ordinary shares in a private placement transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended. Any purchases, either from our shareholders seeking to redeem ordinary shares, or from the Company are limited to up to $15
million in gross amount. WiMi has agreed that any ordinary shares acquired by it will not be subject to redemption under the Company’s
corporate organizational documents and also waived any claims against our Trust Account.
Consummation
of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement are subject to customary conditions of the respective parties, including the
approval of the Merger Agreement by the Company’s shareholders, and minimum net tangible assets immediately after the closing.
Other than as specifically discussed, this report does not assume the closing of the business combination with VIYI.
NOTE
10 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In
accordance with ASC Topic 855, “ Subsequent Events ”, which establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure
of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before consolidated financial statements are issued, the Company has evaluated
all events or transactions that occurred after December 31, 2021, up through the date the Company issued the consolidated financial statements.
On
January 24, 2022, Venus, VIYI and WiMi entered into an amendment to the Merger Agreement. The purposes of the amendment were to:
i) extend
the outside termination date of the proposed merger to June 30, 2022;
ii) provide
for the termination of the existing backstop agreement and the new backstop agreement with
the majority shareholder of VIYI as described below in this Form 8-K; and
iii) acknowledge
the existence of new potential governmental approvals under recent changes in China law.
On February 11, 2022, the Company
elected to extend the date by which it is required to complete a business combination to March 11, 2022 and deposited $ 153,333 into its
Trust Account. On March 11, 2022, the Company elected to further extend the date by which it is required to complete a business combination
to April 11, 2022 and deposited $ 153,333 into its Trust Account.
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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.
VENUS
ACQUISITION CORPORATION
By:
/s/
Yanming Liu
Yanming
Liu
Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal
Executive Officer)
Dated: March 25,
2022
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
Title
and Capacity
Date
/s/
Yanming Liu
Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman
March
25, 2022
Yanming
Liu
(Principal
Executive Officer)
/s/
River Chi
Chief
Financial Officer
March
25, 2022
River
Chi
(Principal
Accounting Officer)
/s/
Yu Chen
Director
March
25, 2022
Yu
Chen
/s/
Guojian Chen
Director
March
25, 2022
Guojian
Chen
/s/
Shan Cui
Director
March
25, 2022
Shan
Cui
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