Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Item 2. Management’s Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
References in this report (the “Quarterly Report”) to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to by Bellevue Life Sciences
Acquisition Corp. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “Sponsor” refer to Bellevue Global Life Sciences Investors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. The following
discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Certain information contained in
the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events.
These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results,
levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,”
“anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those described in our other filings made with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
Overview
We are a blank check company incorporated as a Delaware corporation and formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share
exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. We intend to effectuate our initial business combination using cash from the proceeds of our
initial public offering and the private placement units, the proceeds of the sale of our capital stock in connection with our initial business combination, shares issued to the owners of the target, debt issued to banks or other lenders or the owners
of the target, or a combination of the foregoing.
The issuance of additional shares in connection with an initial business combination:
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may significantly dilute the equity interest of our existing investors;
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may subordinate the rights of holders of our common stock if preferred stock is issued with rights senior to those afforded our
common stock;
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could cause a change in control if a substantial number of shares of our common stock is issued, which may affect, among other
things, our ability to use our net operating loss carry forwards, if any, and could result in the resignation or removal of our present officers and directors;
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may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of us by diluting the stock ownership or voting rights of a
person seeking to obtain control of us; and
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may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our common stock, warrants and/or rights.
Similarly, if we issue debt securities or otherwise incur significant indebtedness, it could result in:
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default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after an initial business combination are insufficient to repay
our debt obligations;
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acceleration of our obligations to repay the indebtedness even if we make all principal and interest payments when due if we
breach certain covenants that require the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves without a waiver or renegotiation of that covenant;
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our immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt security is payable on demand;
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our inability to obtain necessary additional financing if the debt security contains covenants restricting our ability to obtain
such financing while the debt security is outstanding;
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our inability to pay dividends on our common stock;
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using a substantial portion of our cash flow to pay principal and interest on our debt, which will reduce the funds available for
dividends on our common stock if declared, our ability to pay expenses, make capital expenditures and acquisitions, and fund other general corporate purposes;
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limitations on our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in our business and in the industry in which we operate;
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increased vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions and adverse changes in
government regulation;
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limitations on our ability to borrow additional amounts for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service
requirements, and execution of our strategy; and
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other purposes and other disadvantages compared to our competitors who have less debt.
Recent Developments
Letter of Intent
On July 11, 2023, the Company and OSR Holdings, Ltd. (“OSR Holdings”) issued a joint press release announcing that the
Company and OSR Holdings have entered into an exclusive, non-binding letter of intent (the “Letter of Intent”) for a business combination. OSR Holdings is a global healthcare holding company. Under the terms of the Letter of Intent, the Company and
OSR Holdings intend to enter into a definitive agreement pursuant to which the Company and OSR Holdings would combine, with the former equity holders of both entities holding equity in the combined public company listed on Nasdaq.
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Special Meeting of Stockholders
The Company will hold the special meeting of stockholders (“the Special Meeting”) on November 9, 2023 at 2 p.m. Pacific
time at the office of the Company, located at 10900 NE 4th Street, Suite 2300, Bellevue, WA 98004. At the Special Meeting, the stockholders will vote on the following proposals:
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A proposal to amend (the “First Extension Amendment”) the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the
“charter”) to allow the Company to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination (the “First Extension”) from November 14, 2023 to February 14, 2024 (the “First Extended Date”).
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A proposal to give the Board of the Directors of the Company (the “Board”) the authority in its discretion to amend (the
“Second Extension Amendment”) the charter to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination (the “Second Extension”) from the First Extended Date to May 14, 2024 (the “Second Extended Date”).
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A proposal to amend (the “Trust Amendment”) the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated February 7, 2023 (the “Trust
Agreement”), by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Trustee”), to allow the Company to extend the date on which the Trustee must liquidate the trust account established by the Company in connection
with the IPO (the “trust account”) if the Company has not completed its initial business combination, from November 14, 2023 to February 14, 2024 by depositing into the trust account $180,000, plus, upon the Board exercising its discretion to
further extend such date to the Second Extended Date, by depositing into the trust account by no later than each of February 14, 2024, March 14, 2024, and April 15, 2024, the lesser of (i) $60,000 or (ii) $0.026 per share for each public
share that was not redeemed in connection with the First Extension Amendment Proposal.
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A proposal to approve the adjournment of the special meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further
solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes to approve the First Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal or if we determine that additional time is necessary to effectuate the First
Extension (the “Adjournment Proposal”). The Adjournment Proposal will only be presented at the special meeting if there are not sufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the First Extension Amendment Proposal or
the Trust Amendment Proposal.
Results of Operations
Our entire activity since inception through September 30, 2023 related to our formation and initial public offering. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of an initial business combination. We generated non-operating income in the form
of interest income on investments held after our initial public offering. We will incur increased expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence
expenses in connection with searching for, and completing, an initial business combination.
For the three months ended September 30, 2023, we had net income of $ 78,183 , which consisted of income from investments held in the Trust Account of $ 618,499, offset by general and administrative expenses of $ 410,431 and provision for income taxes of $ 129,885 . For the three months ended September 30, 2022, we had a net loss of $20,022 which consisted of general and administrative expenses.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, we had net income of $ 489,952 , which consisted of income from investments held in the Trust Account of $ 1,846,529, offset by general and administrative expenses of $968,806 and provision for income taxes of $387,771. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we had a net
loss of $21,136 which consisted of general and administrative expenses.
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Liquidity, Capital Resources and Going Concern Consideration
Our liquidity needs had been satisfied prior to the completion of our initial public offering through a capital
contribution from our Sponsor of $25,000 for the founder shares and an aggregate of $1,200,000 in loans from our Sponsor under unsecured promissory notes. Upon the closing of our initial public offering, the promissory notes were deemed to be repaid
and settled in connection with the private placement. Further, we have incurred and expect to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of our financing and acquisition plans.
The net proceeds from (i) the sale of the units in our initial public offering (including the units sold in the exercise of
the over-allotment option), after deducting offering expenses of approximately $1,310,000, underwriting commissions of $1,380,000 and excluding deferred underwriting commissions of $2,070,000, and (ii) the sale of the private placement units for an
aggregate purchase price of $4,300,000 was $70,610,000. Of this amount, $70,207,500 was placed in the trust account, including $2,070,000 of deferred underwriting commissions. The proceeds held in the trust account are invested only in U.S.
government treasury obligations with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury
obligations.
We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the trust account, including any amounts representing interest
earned on the trust account (less deferred underwriting commissions), to complete our initial business combination. We may withdraw interest to pay taxes. We estimate our annual franchise tax obligations, based on the number of authorized shares of
our common stock, to be $200,000, which is the maximum amount of annual franchise taxes payable by us as a Delaware corporation per annum, which we may pay from funds from our initial public offering held outside of the trust account or from interest
earned on the funds held in our trust account and released to us for this purpose. Our annual income tax obligations will depend on the amount of interest and other income earned on the amounts held in the trust account. We expect the interest earned
on the amount in the trust account will be sufficient to pay our income taxes. To the extent that our capital stock or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete our initial business combination, the remaining proceeds held in
the trust account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.
On June 23, 2023, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note (the “Note”) in the principal amount of
$200,000 to the Sponsor to fund working capital requirements. The Note is not interest bearing and is payable in full on the earlier of: (i) December 31, 2024 or (ii) the date on which the Company consummates an initial business combination (the
“Business Combination”). In the event that the Company does not consummate a business combination, the Note will be repaid only from amounts remaining outside of the Company’s trust account, if any. At the Sponsor’s discretion, the principal
balance of the Note may be converted at any time prior to the consummation of an initial business combination into units identical to the private placement units at a price of $10.00 per Unit. As of September 30, 2023, there was an outstanding balance on the Note of $200,000.
As of September 30, 2023, the
Company had $57,955 in its operating bank account and working capital deficit of $1,022,711. The Company's liquidity needs prior to the consummation of the initial public offering had been satisfied through proceeds from advances from related party
and from the issuance of common stock. Subsequent to the consummation of the initial public offering, the Company's liquidity was satisfied through the net proceeds from the consummation of the initial public offering and the proceeds from the
private placement held outside of the trust account.
In order to fund working capital requirements or finance transaction costs in connection with an initial business
combination, our Sponsor, officers and directors or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds. If we complete our initial business combination, we would repay such loaned amounts. In the event that our initial business combination
does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the trust account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from our trust account would be used for such repayment. Up to $1,000,000 of such loans may be convertible into
units, at a price of $10.00 per unit at the option of the lender, upon consummation of our initial business combination. The units would be identical to the private placement units. We do not expect to seek loans from parties other than our Sponsor,
officers and directors or their affiliates 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. Loans made by Chardan Capital Markets, LLC,
the representative of the underwriters in connection with our initial public offering (“Chardan”), or any of its related persons, if any, will not be convertible into any of our securities and Chardan and its related persons will have no recourse
with respect to their ability to convert their loans into any of our securities.
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Based on the foregoing and the limited amount of working capital that the Company received into the operating account from
the private placement, management believes that the Company will not have sufficient working capital to meet its working capital needs through the earlier of the consummation of an initial business combination or nine months from the initial public
offering. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Over this time period, the Company will be using the remaining funds held outside of the trust account for paying existing accounts
payable, identifying and evaluating prospective initial business combination candidates, performing due diligence on prospective target businesses, paying for travel expenditures, selecting the target business to merge with or acquire, and
structuring, negotiating and consummating the initial business combination. Further needs for operating capital beyond the Company's current operating cash balance may need to be funded through loans from the Company's Sponsor. The financial
statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
If the Company is unable to complete a business combination by November 14, 2023, the Company will cease all operations
except for the purpose of liquidating. This date for mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution combined with uncertainty as to whether the Company has sufficient liquidity to fund operations through the liquidation date or thereafter should a
deferral occur raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management plans to evaluate potential business combination opportunities and intends to complete a business combination.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no obligations, assets or liabilities which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of
September 30, 2023. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable
interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements. We have not entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements, established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any
debt or commitments of other entities, or purchased any non-financial assets.
Contractual Obligations
We do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations, purchase obligations or
long-term liabilities, other than an agreement to pay an affiliate of our Sponsor a monthly fee of $7,500, for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support. We began incurring these fees on March 1, 2023 and will continue to
incur these fees monthly until the earlier of the completion of our initial business combination or our liquidation.
Chardan is entitled to a deferred underwriting commission of $2,070,000. The deferred fee will be waived by Chardan in the
event that we do not complete an initial business combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement. Also, we have incurred deferred legal fees payable upon consummation of our initial business combination of $345,868.73. These fees
will only become due and payable upon the consummation of a business combination.
The holders of the founder shares, equity participation shares, private placement units, and units that may be issued upon
conversion of working capital loans (and in each case holders of their component securities, as applicable) are entitled to registration rights pursuant to the registration rights agreement. These holders are entitled to make up to two demands,
excluding short form registration demands, that we register such securities for sale under the Securities Act. In addition, these holders will have “piggyback” registration rights to include their securities in other registration statements filed by
us. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements. Chardan may not exercise its demand and “piggyback” registration rights after five and seven years, respectively, after the date of our
prospectus issued in connection with our initial public offering and may not exercise its demand rights on more than one occasion.
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Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and income and
expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. We have not identified any critical accounting estimates.
Item 3. Quantitative and
Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information otherwise
required under this item.
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