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Report on Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting
−Removed: Annual Report on Form 10-K does not include a report of management’s assessment regarding internal control over financial reporting
−Removed: or an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm due to a transition period established by rules of the
−Removed: SEC for newly public companies.
+Added: required by SEC rules and regulations implementing Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15-
+Added: d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining
+Added: adequate internal control over financial reporting.
+Added: Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable
+Added: assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of our consolidated financial statements for external
+Added: reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP.
+Added: Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures
+Added: pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of
+Added: the assets of our company,
+Added: provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance
+Added: with GAAP, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and
+Added: directors, and
+Added: provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets
+Added: that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
+Added: of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect errors or misstatements in our
+Added: consolidated financial statements.
+Added: Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk
+Added: that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree or compliance with the policies or
+Added: procedures may deteriorate.
+Added: Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting at December 31,
+Added: In making these assessments, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the
+Added: Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013).
+Added: Based on our assessments and those criteria,
+Added: management determined that we maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023.
+Added: Annual Report on Form 10-K does not include an attestation report of internal controls from our independent registered public accounting
+Added: firm due to our status as an emerging growth company under the JOBS Act.
+Added: previously reported, in connection with the Second Special Meeting, the Company entered into a non-redemption agreement with an unaffiliated
+Added: investor (the “Holder”) which agreed to acquire from public stockholders of the Company 1,500,000 to 1,700,000 shares of
+Added: Class A common stock in the open market, at a prices no higher than the redemption price per share payable to stockholders who exercise
+Added: redemption rights in connection with the stockholder vote to approve the Company’s proposed business combination with SBC (as defined
+Added: below), prior to the Second Special Meeting and to agree to waive its redemption rights and hold the shares until after the closing of
+Added: the business combination.
+Added: The non-redemption agreement terminates on the earliest to occur of (i) the closing date of the business combination,
+Added: (ii) the termination of the related business combination agreement, or (iii) April 30, 2024 (the “Clearance Date”) if the
+Added: Company has not cleared all SEC comments to its proxy statement in connection with the business combination by that date.
+Added: March 15, 2024, the parties to the non-redemption agreement entered into an amendment to the non-redemption agreement to extend the Clearance
+Added: Date to June 30, 2024, and to agree to close the business combination on or before August 31, 2024.
+Added: A form of the amendment to the non-redemption
+Added: agreement is filed with this Annual Report on Form 10-K as Exhibit 10.19 and is incorporated herein by reference.
+Added: The foregoing description
+Added: of the amendment to the non-redemption agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the amendment to the
+Added: non-redemption agreement filed herewith.
REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS
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2012 to February 2014, a seawater air conditioning startup where he was responsible for strategic decisions and project developments.
−Removed: From 2014 to 2020, Mr.
+Added: In January 2024, Mr.
+Added: Nakamoto began serving as a board member of Big Brothers
+Added: Big Sisters Hawaii, and from 2014 to 2020, Mr.
Nakamoto served as Treasurer, Vice Chair and board member of the Japanese Cultural Center of Honolulu.
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executive, technologist, and a seasoned advisor with more than 25 years of industry experience.
−Removed: Shindo currently also serves
−Removed: as Chairman of the Board of Pono Capital Three, Inc.
−Removed: Shindo previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Pono Capital Corp.
−Removed: until the closing of its business combination
−Removed: with AERWINS Technologies Inc.
+Added: Shindo previously served as
+Added: Chairman of the Board of Pono Capital Three, Inc.
+Added: until the closing of its business combination with New Horizon Aircraft Ltd.
+Added: January 2024.
+Added: Shindo also previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Pono Capital Corp.
+Added: until the closing of its business
+Added: combination with AERWINS Technologies Inc.
in February 2023.
Recently, Mr.
−Removed: Shindo started Joynable Corporation,
−Removed: a software company.
−Removed: Shindo is also the Vice President and director of Perfect Game Hawaii, a non-profit entity supporting baseball.
+Added: Shindo started
+Added: Joyn Corporation, a software company.
+Added: Shindo is also the Vice President and director of Perfect Game Hawaii, a non-profit
+Added: entity supporting baseball.
From 2017 to July 2022, Mr.
−Removed: Shindo served as the Chief Executive Officer of Junify
−Removed: Corporation, which operates in California and Japan.
−Removed: Junify offers zero trust network access software
−Removed: (software defined border) to help companies better secure their cloud resources.
−Removed: Shindo has also been retained for a number of
−Removed: consulting positions since July 2014 for companies working in the health care, travel, technology, construction, and non-profit
−Removed: From December 2012 to December 2018, Mr.
−Removed: Shindo served as the Chief Executive Officer of Pono Health based in
−Removed: California, Washington, and Hawaii, where he provided consulting, data management, analytics, and software development services.
−Removed: Pono Health was the primary entity of Pono Corporation, founded in December 2012.
−Removed: Shindo managed healthcare data for individuals
−Removed: in Hawaii and for clinics in Washington, Oregon and Arizona.
−Removed: Shindo also developed analytics platform used to calculate gaps in
−Removed: care, cost savings, and other health metrics.
+Added: Shindo served as the Chief Executive Officer of Junify Corporation,
+Added: which operates in California and Japan.
+Added: Junify offers zero trust network access software (software defined border) to help companies
+Added: better secure their cloud resources.
+Added: Shindo has also been retained for a number of consulting positions since July 2014 for
+Added: companies working in the health care, travel, technology, construction, and non-profit industries.
+Added: From December 2012 to December
+Added: Shindo served as the Chief Executive Officer of Pono Health based in California, Washington, and Hawaii, where he provided
+Added: consulting, data management, analytics, and software development services.
+Added: Pono Health was the primary entity of Pono Corporation,
+Added: founded in December 2012.
+Added: Shindo managed healthcare data for individuals in Hawaii and for clinics in Washington, Oregon and
+Added: Shindo also developed analytics platform used to calculate gaps in care, cost savings, and other health
March 2001 to March 2010, Mr.
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Shindo’s entrepreneurial, executive, and advising experience, paired with his public company experience through
−Removed: Pono Capital Corp and Hoku Scientific, make him a valuable member of our board of directors.
+Added: Pono Capital Corp., Pono Capital Three, Inc., and Hoku Scientific, make him a valuable member of our board of directors.
Independent Directors
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Chiba serves as an independent director.
−Removed: Chiba currently also serves as an Independent Director of Pono Capital Three, Inc.
−Removed: PTHR) and recently served as an Independent Director of Pono Capital Corp.
−Removed: until the closing of its business combination
−Removed: with AERWINS Technologies Inc.
+Added: Chiba previously served as an Independent Director of Pono Capital Three, Inc.
+Added: until the closing of its business combination with New Horizon Aircraft
+Added: in January 2024 and as an Independent Director of Pono Capital Corp.
+Added: until the closing of its business combination with AERWINS
+Added: Technologies Inc.
in February 2023.
−Removed: Chiba is also the founder and General Partner of Chiba Dojo Fund, a venture
−Removed: capital based fund in Tokyo focusing its investing on Internet and IOT related start-ups since September 2019.
−Removed: Before launching the
−Removed: Chiba Dojo Fund, Mr.
+Added: Chiba is also the founder and General Partner of Chiba Dojo Fund, a venture capital based fund
+Added: in Tokyo focusing its investing on Internet and IOT related start-ups since September 2019.
+Added: Before launching the Chiba Dojo Fund, Mr.
Chiba founded and continues to serve as the General Partner of the Drone Fund since in June 2017.
−Removed: Fund is a venture capital-based fund in Tokyo focusing its investment on drones and air mobility start-ups.
−Removed: The Drone Fund aims to
−Removed: create a drone and air-mobility enabled society.
−Removed: One of the Drone Fund’s portfolio companies went public on the Tokyo Mothers
−Removed: Market in December 2019—the first drone company to make an IPO in Japan.
+Added: The Drone Fund is a venture capital-based
+Added: fund in Tokyo focusing its investment on drones and air mobility start-ups.
+Added: The Drone Fund aims to create a drone and air-mobility enabled
+Added: One of the Drone Fund’s portfolio companies went public on the Tokyo Mothers Market in December 2019—the first drone
+Added: company to make an IPO in Japan.
As an angel investor, Mr.
−Removed: Chiba has invested in more
−Removed: than 60 startups and 40 VC funds in Internet markets and other fields.
−Removed: Chiba also currently serves or has served as Director of
−Removed: various mobility and technology companies, including:
+Added: Chiba has invested in more than 60 startups and 40 VC funds in Internet markets
+Added: and other fields.
+Added: Chiba also currently serves or has served as Director of various mobility and technology companies, including:
Aeronext since April 2017, A.L.I.
Technologies, Inc.
−Removed: since December 2017,
−Removed: from October 2020 to October 2022, teTra aviation from May 2020 to August 2022, and VFR from October
−Removed: 2021 to November 2022.
+Added: since December 2017, Prodrone Co.
+Added: from October 2020 to October 2022, teTra
+Added: aviation from May 2020 to August 2022, and VFR from October 2021 to November 2022.
Chiba was the co-founder, Executive Vice President and director from January 2009 to July 2016 with COLOPL Inc., which focused
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Mike Sayama serves as an independent director.
−Removed: Sayama currently also serves as an Independent Director of Pono Capital Three, Inc.
−Removed: PTHR) and as an Independent Director for AERWINS Technologies Inc.
−Removed: (f/k/a Pono Capital Corp.) (NASDAQ:
+Added: Sayama previously served as an Independent Director of Pono Capital Three, Inc.
+Added: until the closing of its business combination with New Horizon Aircraft
+Added: in January 2024 and as an Independent Director for AERWINS Technologies Inc.
+Added: (f/k/a Pono Capital Corp.).
formerly the Executive Director of Community First since it was established in July 2016 until January 2021.
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Nomura serves as an independent director and Chairwoman of our audit committee.
−Removed: Nomura currently also serves as an Independent
−Removed: Director of Pono Capital Three, Inc.
−Removed: PTHR) and recently served as Chief Financial Officer of Pono Capital Corp.
−Removed: closing of its business combination with AERWINS Technologies Inc.
+Added: Nomura previously served as an Independent
+Added: Director and Chairwoman of the audit committee of Pono Capital Three, Inc.
+Added: until the closing of its business combination with New Horizon Aircraft
+Added: in January 2024 and continues in these roles at the merged company.
+Added: She also previously served as Chief Financial
+Added: Officer of Pono Capital Corp.
+Added: until the closing of its business combination with AERWINS Technologies Inc.
in February 2023.
−Removed: Since July 2018, Ms.
−Removed: Nomura has owned a
−Removed: consulting firm, Ascend Consulting, LLC.
+Added: July 2018, Ms.
+Added: Nomura has owned a consulting firm, Ascend Consulting, LLC.
Prior to opening her own firm, Ms.
−Removed: Nomura worked in both public accounting and private
−Removed: Nomura was the Chief Operating Officer of HiHR from July 2015 to December 2016, and the Vice President of Strategic
−Removed: Services from May 2014 to July 2015.
−Removed: Nomura also served as the Chief People Officer of ProService Hawaii from January 2017 to
−Removed: Nomura began volunteering with the HSCPA since 2010 through the YCPA Squad, has been the Treasurer of Kaneohe Little
−Removed: League since 2013, and is a member of the AICPA, where she was selected to attend the Leadership Academy, has served as an at-large
−Removed: Council member and is now proudly serving on the Association Board of Directors.
−Removed: Nomura is a CPA, not in public practice, and a
−Removed: She is a graduate of Creighton University, where she obtained her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in
−Removed: accounting, and of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where she earned her Master of Accountancy degree.
−Removed: consulting, accounting and management skills and knowledge make her an important addition to our board of directors.
+Added: Nomura worked in both
+Added: public accounting and private industry.
+Added: Nomura was the Chief Operating Officer of HiHR from July 2015 to December 2016, and the
+Added: Vice President of Strategic Services from May 2014 to July 2015.
+Added: Nomura also served as the Chief People Officer of ProService
+Added: Hawaii from January 2017 to June 2018.
+Added: Nomura currently serves as Vice President of the Hawaii Society of
+Added: Certified Public Accountants.
+Added: Nomura began volunteering with the HSCPA since 2010 through the YCPA Squad, has been the
+Added: Treasurer of Kaneohe Little League since 2013, and is a member of the AICPA, where she was selected to attend the Leadership
+Added: Academy, has served as an at-large Council member and has also served on the Association Board of Directors.
+Added: CPA, not in public practice, and a CGMA.
+Added: She is a graduate of Creighton University, where she obtained her Bachelor of Science in
+Added: Business Administration in accounting, and of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where she earned her Master of Accountancy degree.
+Added: Nomura’s consulting, accounting and management skills and knowledge make her an important addition to our board of
and Terms of Office of Officers and Directors
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in carrying out the responsibilities of a director.
−Removed: Our independent directors will have regularly scheduled meetings at which only independent
+Added: Our independent directors have regularly scheduled meetings at which only independent
directors are present.
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have established an audit committee of the board of directors.
−Removed: Kotaro Chiba, Mike Sayama, and Trisha Nomura will serve as members of
−Removed: our audit committee.
+Added: Kotaro Chiba, Mike Sayama, and Trisha Nomura serve as members of our
+Added: audit committee.
Our board of directors has determined that Messrs.
−Removed: Chiba, Sayama and Nomura meet the independent director standard
−Removed: under Nasdaq listing standards and under Rule 10-A-3(b)(1) of the Exchange Act.
−Removed: Trisha Nomura will serve as the chairwoman of the audit
+Added: Chiba, Sayama and Nomura meet the independent director standard under
+Added: Nasdaq listing standards and under Rule 10-A-3(b)(1) of the Exchange Act.
+Added: Trisha Nomura serves as the chairwoman of the audit committee.
Each member of the audit committee is financially literate, and our board of directors has determined that Ms.
−Removed: Nomura qualifies
−Removed: as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in applicable SEC rules.
−Removed: We have adopted an audit committee charter,
−Removed: which details the principal functions of the audit committee, including:
−Removed: ● appointing,
+Added: Nomura qualifies as an
+Added: “audit committee financial expert” as defined in applicable SEC rules.
+Added: We have adopted an audit committee charter, which
+Added: details the principal functions of the audit committee, including:
compensating and overseeing our independent registered public accounting firm;
and approving the annual audit plan for the company;
−Removed: the integrity of our financial statements and our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements;
−Removed: the annual audited financial statements and unaudited quarterly financial statements with
−Removed: management and the independent registered public accounting firm;
+Added: the integrity of our consolidated financial statements and our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements;
+Added: the annual audited consolidated financial statements and unaudited quarterly consolidated financial statements with management and
+Added: the independent registered public accounting firm;
pre-approving
−Removed: all audit services and permitted non-audit services to be performed by our independent registered
−Removed: public accounting firm, including the fees and terms of the services to be performed;
+Added: all audit services and permitted non-audit services to be performed by our independent registered public accounting firm, including
+Added: the fees and terms of the services to be performed;
or replacing the independent registered public accounting firm;
−Removed: ● establishing
−Removed: procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints (including anonymous complaints)
−Removed: we receive concerning accounting, internal accounting controls, auditing matters or potential
−Removed: violations of law;
+Added: procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints (including anonymous complaints) we receive concerning accounting,
+Added: internal accounting controls, auditing matters or potential violations of law;
our environmental sustainability and governance practices;
−Removed: ● establishing
−Removed: procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by us regarding
−Removed: accounting, internal accounting controls or reports which raise material issues regarding
−Removed: our financial statements or accounting policies;
+Added: procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by us regarding accounting, internal accounting controls
+Added: or reports which raise material issues regarding our consolidated financial statements or accounting policies;
audit and non-audit services provided by our independent registered public accounting firm;
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with management our policies and practices with respect to risk assessment and risk management;
−Removed: any material transaction between our Chief Financial Officer that has been approved in accordance
−Removed: with our Code of Ethics for our officers, and providing prior written approval of any material
−Removed: transaction between us and our President;
−Removed: an annual report for inclusion in our proxy statement, in accordance with applicable rules
−Removed: and regulations.
+Added: any material transaction between our Chief Financial Officer that has been approved in accordance with our Code of Ethics for our
+Added: officers, and providing prior written approval of any material transaction between us and our President;
+Added: an annual report for inclusion in our proxy statement, in accordance with applicable rules and regulations.
audit committee is a separately designated standing committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act.
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Sayama, and Trisha Nomura, and Mr.
−Removed: Sayama will serve as chairman of the compensation committee.
+Added: Sayama serves as chairman of the compensation committee.
Under Nasdaq listing standards and applicable
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charter, which details the principal functions of the compensation committee, including:
−Removed: and approving corporate goals and objectives relevant to our President’s compensation,
−Removed: evaluating our President’s performance in light of those goals and objectives, and
−Removed: setting our President’s compensation level based on this evaluation;
−Removed: salaries and approving incentive compensation and equity awards, as well as compensation
−Removed: policies, for all other officers who file reports of their ownership, and changes in ownership,
−Removed: of the company’s common stock under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act (the “Section
−Removed: 16 Officers”), as designated by our board of directors;
−Removed: recommendations to the board of directors with respect to incentive compensation programs
−Removed: and equity-based plans that are subject to board approval;
+Added: and approving corporate goals and objectives relevant to our President’s compensation, evaluating our President’s performance
+Added: in light of those goals and objectives, and setting our President’s compensation level based on this evaluation;
+Added: salaries and approving incentive compensation and equity awards, as well as compensation policies, for all other officers who file
+Added: reports of their ownership, and changes in ownership, of the company’s common stock under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
+Added: (the “Section 16 Officers”), as designated by our board of directors;
+Added: recommendations to the board of directors with respect to incentive compensation programs and equity-based plans that are subject
+Added: to board approval;
any employment or severance agreements with our Section 16 Officers;
−Removed: any awards under equity compensation plans and annual bonus plans to our President and the
−Removed: Section 16 Officers;
+Added: any awards under equity compensation plans and annual bonus plans to our President and the Section 16 Officers;
the compensation of our directors;
−Removed: an annual report on executive compensation for inclusion in our proxy statement, in accordance
−Removed: with applicable rules and regulations.
+Added: an annual report on executive compensation for inclusion in our proxy statement, in accordance with applicable rules and regulations.
Notwithstanding
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nominating committee are Kotaro Chiba, Mike Sayama, and Trisha Nomura and Mr.
−Removed: Chiba will serve as chairman of the corporate governance
−Removed: and nominating committee.
−Removed: Under the Nasdaq listing standards, we are required to have a corporate governance and nominating committee
−Removed: composed entirely of independent directors.
+Added: Chiba serves as chairman of the corporate governance and
+Added: nominating committee.
+Added: Under the Nasdaq listing standards, we are required to have a corporate governance and nominating committee composed
+Added: entirely of independent directors.
Our board of directors has determined that each of Messrs.
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primary function of the corporate governance and nominating committee include:
−Removed: ● identifying
−Removed: individuals qualified to become members of the board of directors and making recommendations
−Removed: to the board of directors regarding nominees for election;
−Removed: the independence of each director and making a recommendation to the board of directors with
−Removed: respect to each director’s independence;
−Removed: and recommending to the board of directors the corporate governance principles applicable
−Removed: to us and reviewing our corporate governance guidelines at least annually;
−Removed: recommendations to the board of directors with respect to the membership of the audit, compensation
−Removed: and corporate governance and nominating committees;
−Removed: the evaluation of the performance of the board of directors and its committees on a continuing
−Removed: basis, including an annual self-evaluation of the performance of the corporate governance
−Removed: and nominating committee;
−Removed: ● considering
−Removed: the adequacy of our governance structures and policies, including as they relate to our environmental
−Removed: sustainability and governance practices;
−Removed: ● considering
+Added: individuals qualified to become members of the board of directors and making recommendations to the board of directors regarding
+Added: nominees for election;
+Added: the independence of each director and making a recommendation to the board of directors with respect to each director’s independence;
+Added: and recommending to the board of directors the corporate governance principles applicable to us and reviewing our corporate governance
+Added: guidelines at least annually;
+Added: recommendations to the board of directors with respect to the membership of the audit, compensation and corporate governance and
+Added: nominating committees;
+Added: the evaluation of the performance of the board of directors and its committees on a continuing basis, including an annual self-evaluation
+Added: of the performance of the corporate governance and nominating committee;
+Added: the adequacy of our governance structures and policies, including as they relate to our environmental sustainability and governance
director nominees recommended by stockholders;
−Removed: our overall corporate governance and reporting to the board of directors on its findings
−Removed: and any recommendations.
+Added: our overall corporate governance and reporting to the board of directors on its findings and any recommendations.
for Selecting Director Nominees
guidelines for selecting nominees generally provide that persons to be nominated:
−Removed: possess personal qualities and characteristics, accomplishments and reputation in the business
−Removed: have current knowledge and contacts in the communities in which we do business and, in our
−Removed: industry, or other industries relevant to our business;
−Removed: have the ability and willingness to commit adequate time to the board of directors and committee
−Removed: demonstrate ability and willingness to commit adequate time to the board of directors and
−Removed: committee matters;
−Removed: possess the fit of the individual’s skills and personality with those of other directors
−Removed: and potential directors in building a board of directors that is effective, collegial and
−Removed: responsive to our needs;
−Removed: demonstrate diversity of viewpoints, background, experience, and other demographics, and
−Removed: all aspects of diversity in order to enable the board of directors to perform its duties
−Removed: and responsibilities effectively, including candidates with a diversity of age, gender, nationality,
−Removed: race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation.
+Added: possess personal qualities and characteristics, accomplishments and reputation in the business community;
+Added: have current knowledge and contacts in the communities in which we do business and, in our industry, or other industries relevant
+Added: to our business;
+Added: have the ability and willingness to commit adequate time to the board of directors and committee matters;
+Added: demonstrate ability and willingness to commit adequate time to the board of directors and committee matters;
+Added: possess the fit of the individual’s skills and personality with those of other directors and potential directors in building
+Added: a board of directors that is effective, collegial and responsive to our needs;
+Added: demonstrate diversity of viewpoints, background, experience, and other demographics, and all aspects of diversity in order to enable
+Added: the board of directors to perform its duties and responsibilities effectively, including candidates with a diversity of age, gender,
+Added: nationality, race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation.
year in connection with the nomination of candidates for election to the board of directors, the corporate governance and nominating
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requirements applicable to our executive officers, directors and greater than 10% beneficial owners were filed in a timely manner, except
−Removed: for (i) one Form 4 filed late by Dustin Shindo on March 8, 2023 and (ii) one Form 4 filed late by Mehana Capital LLC on March 8,
−Removed: 2023, each of which was filed late due to administrative error.
+Added: for one Form 3 filed late by ZUU Co.
+Added: on February 6, 2024, which was filed late due to administrative error.
have not entered into any employment agreements with our executive officers and have not made any agreements to provide benefits upon
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OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
−Removed: following table sets forth as of March 7, 2023 the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by (i) each person who is known by
−Removed: us to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock (ii) each of our officers
+Added: following table sets forth as of March 18, 2024 the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by (i) each person who is known
+Added: by us to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock (ii) each of our officers
and directors;
and (iii) all of our officers and directors as a group.
−Removed: As of March 7, 2023, we had 15,066,875 shares of common stock issued
−Removed: and outstanding, including 12,191,875 shares of Class A common stock, and 2,875,000 shares of Class B common stock.
+Added: As of March 18, 2024, we had 5,216,291 shares of common stock
+Added: issued and outstanding, including 5,216,290 shares of Class A common stock, and 1 share of Class B common stock.
otherwise indicated, we believe that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares
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and Address of Beneficial Owner (1)
−Removed: Capital LLC (Our Sponsor) (2)
−Removed: officers and directors as a group
−Removed: otherwise noted, the business address of each of these entities and individuals is 643 Ilalo
−Removed: Street, #102, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813.
−Removed: 2,875,000 shares of Class B common stock which are convertible into Class A common stock
−Removed: on a one-for-one basis at the time of our initial business combination.
−Removed: Mehana Capital LLC,
−Removed: the Sponsor, is the record holder of the securities reported herein.
−Removed: Dustin Shindo is the
−Removed: control person of the Sponsor, and possesses all voting power.
−Removed: By virtue of this relationship,
−Removed: Dustin Shindo may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the securities held of record
+Added: Mehana Capital
+Added: LLC (Our Sponsor) (2)
+Added: Darryl Nakamoto
+Added: Allison Van Orman
+Added: Dustin Shindo (2)
+Added: Trisha Nomura
+Added: All officers and directors
+Added: (6 individuals)
+Added: otherwise noted, the business address of each of these entities and individuals is 643 Ilalo Street, #102, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813.
+Added: 3,509,374 shares of Class A common stock and 1 share of Class B common stock, which is convertible into 1 share of Class A common
+Added: stock on a one-for-one basis at any time at the shareholder’s election.
+Added: Excludes 634,375 shares of Class A common stock issuable
+Added: upon the exercise of 634,375 private placement warrants.
+Added: Dustin Shindo is the control person of the Sponsor, and possesses all voting
+Added: By virtue of this relationship, Dustin Shindo may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the securities held of record
by our sponsor.
−Removed: Dustin Shindo disclaims any such beneficial ownership except to the extent
−Removed: of his respective pecuniary interest
+Added: Dustin Shindo disclaims any such beneficial ownership except to the extent of his respective pecuniary interest
+Added: on the Schedule 13D/A filed by the holder on February 29, 2024.
+Added: The holder’s address is 3-6-28 Aobadai, Meguroku, Tokyo 154-0042, Japan.
+Added: The reported securities are held directly by ZUU Funders Co.
+Added: (“Funders”) and may be deemed to be held indirectly
+Added: by ZUU Target Fund for SBC Medical Group HD Investment Partnership (the “Fund”), ZUU Co.
+Added: Kazumasa Tomita (“Mr.
+Added: Tomita” and, together with Funders, the Fund, and ZUU, the “Reporting Persons”).
+Added: is the operating partner of the Fund and a wholly-owned subsidiary of ZUU.
+Added: ZUU is majority owned and controlled by Mr.
+Added: Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest.
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
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stock for cash, securities or other property.
+Added: On May 8, 2023, the Sponsor converted 2,874,999 Founder Shares of Class B common stock
+Added: into 2,874,999 shares of Class A common stock, which shares include these same transfer restrictions.
Note - Related Party
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services, as we may require from time to time.
−Removed: We have agreed to pay to the Sponsor, $10,000 per month for these services during the
−Removed: 9-month period to complete a business combination.
−Removed: For the period from March 11, 2022 (inception) through December 31, 2022, $50,000
−Removed: was paid to Mehana Capital LLC for these services.
+Added: We have agreed to pay to the Sponsor, $10,000 per month for these services to complete
+Added: a business combination.
+Added: For the year ended December 31, 2023 and the period from March 11, 2022 (inception) through December 31, 2022,
+Added: $120,000 and $50,000 were paid to Mehana Capital LLC for these services, respectively.
+Added: Promissory Note
+Added: May 26, 2023, we entered into a Convertible Promissory Note with SBC, pursuant to which SBC agreed to loan us an aggregate principal
+Added: of $1,000,000 (the “Convertible Promissory Note”).
+Added: The Convertible Promissory Note is non-interest bearing and is due and
+Added: payable upon the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which our initial Business Combination is consummated and (ii) our liquidation on
+Added: or before November 9, 2024, or such later liquidation date as may be approved by our stockholders.
+Added: There is an outstanding balance of
+Added: $1,000,000 for this SBC loan as of December 31, 2023.
+Added: The Convertible Promissory Note may be converted into Class A Common Stock at one
+Added: share for each $10 of additional capital contribution at the option of SBC.
+Added: As of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the outstanding
+Added: balance under the Convertible Promissory Note amounted to an aggregate of $1,000,000 and $0, respectively.
order to finance transaction costs in connection with the initial business combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor or
certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required.
−Removed: If we complete the initial business combination, we will repay such loaned amounts.
+Added: If we complete the initial business
+Added: combination, we will repay such loaned amounts.
In the event that the initial business combination does not close, we may use a portion
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to such loans.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2022, we did not have any outstanding related party loans.
+Added: As of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we did not have any outstanding related party loans.
any of our officers or directors becomes aware of a business combination opportunity that falls within the line of business of any entity
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of our initial business combination:
−Removed: to Mehana Capital LLC, our Sponsor, of $10,000 per month, for up to 9 months or up to 18
−Removed: months if we elect to extend the time to complete our initial business combination, for office
−Removed: space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support;
+Added: to Mehana Capital LLC, our Sponsor, of $10,000 per month, for up to 27 months if we elect to extend the time to complete our initial
+Added: business combination, for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support;
Reimbursement
−Removed: for any out-of-pocket expenses related to identifying, investigating and completing an initial
−Removed: business combination;
−Removed: of non-interest-bearing loans which may be made by our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor
−Removed: or certain of our officers and directors to finance transaction costs in connection with
−Removed: an intended initial business combination, the terms of which (other than as described above)
−Removed: have not been determined nor have any written agreements been executed with respect thereto.
−Removed: Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into units, at a price of $10.00 per unit
−Removed: at the option of the lender, upon consummation of our initial business combination.
−Removed: would be identical to the placement units.
−Removed: of loans from our Sponsor to pay for any amount deposited to pay for any extension of the
−Removed: time to complete our initial business combination.
−Removed: All of such loans may be convertible into
−Removed: units, at a price of $10.00 per unit at the option of the lender, upon consummation of our
−Removed: initial business combination.
+Added: for any out-of-pocket expenses related to identifying, investigating and completing an initial business combination;
+Added: of non-interest-bearing loans which may be made by our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor or certain of our officers and directors
+Added: to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination, the terms of which (other than as described
+Added: above) have not been determined nor have any written agreements been executed with respect thereto.
+Added: Up to $1,500,000 of such loans
+Added: 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
The units would be identical to the placement units.
+Added: of loans from our Sponsor to pay for any amount deposited to pay for any extension of the time to complete our initial business combination.
+Added: All 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
+Added: our initial business combination.
+Added: The units would be identical to the placement units.
audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made to our sponsor, officers, directors or our or their affiliates.
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Marcum for services rendered.
−Removed: For the period from March 11, 2022 (inception) through December 31, 2022, fees for our independent registered public accounting
−Removed: firm were $108,184 for the services Marcum performed in connection with our Initial Public Offering and the audit of our
−Removed: December 31, 2022 financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
+Added: the year ended December 31, 2023, fees for our independent registered public accounting firm were $120,902 for the services Marcum
+Added: performed in connection with the audit of our December 31, 2023 consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on
+Added: the period from March 11, 2022 (inception) through December 31, 2022, fees for our independent registered public accounting firm
+Added: were $108,184 for the services Marcum performed in connection with our Initial Public Offering and the audit of our December 31,
+Added: 2022 consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Audit-Related
−Removed: For the period from March 11, 2022 (inception) through December 31, 2022, our independent registered public accounting firm
−Removed: did not render assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of financial statements.
−Removed: For the period from March 11, 2022 (inception) through December 31, 2022, Marcum did not render any tax return services, planning
−Removed: or tax advice.
−Removed: For the period from March 11, 2022 (inception) through December 31, 2022, there were no fees billed for products and
−Removed: services provided by our independent registered public accounting firm other than those set forth above.
+Added: the year ended December 31, 2023 and for the period from March 11, 2022 (inception) through December 31, 2022, our independent registered
+Added: public accounting firm did not render assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review
+Added: of consolidated financial statements.
+Added: For the year ended December 31, 2023 and the period from March 11, 2022 (inception) through December 31, 2022, Marcum did not
+Added: render any tax return services, planning or tax advice.
+Added: For the year ended December 31, 2023 and the period from March 11, 2022 (inception) through December 31, 2022, there
+Added: were no fees billed for products and services provided by our independent registered public accounting firm other than those set forth
audit committee was formed upon the consummation of our Initial Public Offering.
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following documents are filed as part of this Form 10-K:
−Removed: (1) Financial
−Removed: of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
−Removed: of Operations
−Removed: of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
−Removed: of Cash Flows
−Removed: to Financial Statements
−Removed: (2) Financial
+Added: of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID 688)
+Added: Balance Sheets
+Added: Statements of Operations
+Added: Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
+Added: Statements of Cash Flows
+Added: Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Statement Schedules:
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website at sec.gov.
−Removed: Agreement, dated August 4, 2022, between the Company and EF Hutton, division of Benchmark Investments, LLC, as representative of
−Removed: the underwriters named therein, (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on August
−Removed: and Plan of Merger, dated January 31, 2023, by and among Pono, Merger Sub, SBC, the Purchaser Representative, and the Seller Representative
−Removed: (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on February 2, 2023).
−Removed: Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated August 4, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 filed with the Form
−Removed: 8-K filed by the Registrant on August 9, 2022).
−Removed: Laws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 filed with the Form S-1 filed by the Registrant on June 14, 2022).
−Removed: Unit Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed with the Form S-1/A filed by the Registrant on July 22, 2022).
−Removed: Class A Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 filed with the Form S-1/A filed by the Registrant on July
−Removed: Warrant Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on August 9, 2022).
−Removed: Agreement, dated August 4, 2022, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (incorporated by reference
−Removed: to Exhibit 4.1 filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on August 9, 2022).
+Added: Underwriting Agreement, dated August 4, 2022, between the Company and EF Hutton, division of Benchmark Investments, LLC, as representative of the underwriters named therein, (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on August 9, 2022) .
+Added: Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June 21, 2023, by and among Pono, Merger Sub, SBC, the Purchaser Representative, and the Seller Representative (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on June 22, 2023) .
+Added: Amendment No.
+Added: 1 to Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated September 8, 2023, by and among Pono, Merger Sub, SBC, Yoshiyuki Aikawa, and the Seller Representative.
+Added: (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on September 11, 2023) .
+Added: Amendment No.
+Added: 2 to Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 26, 2023, by and among Pono, Merger Sub, SBC, Yoshiyuki Aikawa, and the Seller Representative.
+Added: (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on October 26, 2023) .
+Added: Amendment No.
+Added: 3 to Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December 28, 2023, by and among Pono, Merger Sub, SBC, Yoshiyuki Aikawa, and the Seller Representative.
+Added: (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on December 29, 2023) .
+Added: Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated August 4, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on August 9, 2022) .
+Added: Certificate of Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated May 8, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on May 9, 2023) .
+Added: Certificate of Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated February 5, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on February 8, 2024) .
+Added: By Laws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 filed with the Form S-1 filed by the Registrant on June 14, 2022) .
+Added: Specimen Unit Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed with the Form S-1/A filed by the Registrant on July 22, 2022) .
+Added: Specimen Class A Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 filed with the Form S-1/A filed by the Registrant on July 22, 2022) .
+Added: Specimen Warrant Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on August 9, 2022).
+Added: Warrant Agreement, dated August 4, 2022, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on August 9, 2022) .
Description of Securities
−Removed: and Restated Securities Subscription Agreement, dated May 17, 2022, between the Registrant and Mehana Capital LLC (incorporated by
−Removed: reference to Exhibit 10.6 filed with the Form S-1 filed by the Registrant on June 14, 2022).
−Removed: to the Amended and Restated Securities Subscription Agreement, dated July 21, 2022, between the Registrant and Mehana Capital LLC
−Removed: (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 filed with the Form S-1/A filed by the Registrant on July 22, 2022).
−Removed: Note, dated April 25, 2022, issued to Mehana Capital LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 filed with the Form S-1 filed
−Removed: by the Registrant on June 14, 2022).
−Removed: Agreement, dated August 4, 2022, among the Company, Mehana Capital LLC, each of the executive officers and directors of the Company,
−Removed: and EF Hutton, division of Benchmark Investments, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with the Form 8-K filed by
−Removed: the Registrant on August 9, 2022).
−Removed: Management Trust Agreement, dated August 4, 2022, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (incorporated
−Removed: by reference to Exhibit 10.2 filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on August 9, 2022).
−Removed: Management Trust Agreement, dated August 9, 2022, by and between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC
−Removed: (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on August 9, 2022).
−Removed: Rights Agreement, dated August 4, 2022, among the Company and certain securityholders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3
−Removed: filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on August 9, 2022).
−Removed: Unit Purchase Agreement, dated August 4, 2022, between the Company and Mehana Capital LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4
−Removed: filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on August 9, 2022).
−Removed: of Indemnity Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 filed with the Form S-1/A filed by the Registrant on July 22, 2022).
−Removed: Administrative
−Removed: Support Agreement, dated August 4, 2022, by and between the Company and Mehana Capital LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
−Removed: 10.6 filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on August 9, 2022).
−Removed: of Lock-up Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on February 2, 2023).
−Removed: of Non-Competition Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on February
−Removed: of Registration Rights Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on February
−Removed: Support Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on February 2, 2023).
−Removed: Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on February 2, 2023).
−Removed: of Code of Ethics (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14 filed with the Form S-1/A filed by the Registrant on July 22, 2022).
+Added: Amended and Restated Securities Subscription Agreement, dated May 17, 2022, between the Registrant and Mehana Capital LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 filed with the Form S-1 filed by the Registrant on June 14, 2022) .
+Added: Amendment to the Amended and Restated Securities Subscription Agreement, dated July 21, 2022, between the Registrant and Mehana Capital LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 filed with the Form S-1/A filed by the Registrant on July 22, 2022) .
+Added: Promissory Note, dated April 25, 2022, issued to Mehana Capital LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 filed with the Form S-1 filed by the Registrant on June 14, 2022) .
+Added: Letter Agreement, dated August 4, 2022, among the Company, Mehana Capital LLC, each of the executive officers and directors of the Company, and EF Hutton, division of Benchmark Investments, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on August 9, 2022) .
+Added: Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated August 4, 2022, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on August 9, 2022) .
+Added: Registration Rights Agreement, dated August 4, 2022, among the Company and certain securityholders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on August 9, 2022) .
+Added: Placement Unit Purchase Agreement, dated August 4, 2022, between the Company and Mehana Capital LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on August 9, 2022) .
+Added: Form of Indemnity Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 filed with the Form S-1/A filed by the Registrant on July 22, 2022) .
+Added: Administrative Support Agreement, dated August 4, 2022, by and between the Company and Mehana Capital LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on August 9, 2022) .
+Added: Form of Lock-up Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on February 2, 2023) .
+Added: Form of Non-Competition Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on February 2, 2023) .
+Added: Form of Registration Rights Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on February 2, 2023) .
+Added: Purchaser Support Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on February 2, 2023) .
+Added: Voting Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on February 2, 2023) .
+Added: Form of Non-Redemption Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on May 4, 2023) .
+Added: Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2023, by and between Pono Capital Two, Inc.
+Added: and SBC Medical Group Holdings Incorporated (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on May 19, 2023) .
+Added: Form of Convertible Promissory Note (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on May 19, 2023) .
+Added: Form of Non-Redemption Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on January 18, 2024) .
+Added: Amendment to the Non-Redemption Agreement.
+Added: Amendment to Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2024, by and between Pono Capital Two, Inc.
+Added: and SBC Medical Group Holdings Incorporated (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on March 1, 2024).
+Added: Form of Code of Ethics (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14 filed with the Form S-1/A filed by the Registrant on July 22, 2022) .
Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
+Added: Clawback Policy .
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−Removed: of the exhibits and schedules to this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Regulation
−Removed: S-K Item 601(b)(2).
−Removed: The Registrant agrees to furnish a copy of all omitted exhibits and schedules
−Removed: to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request.
+Added: of the exhibits and schedules to this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601(b)(2).
+Added: The Registrant
+Added: agrees to furnish a copy of all omitted exhibits and schedules to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request.
10-K SUMMARY.
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Executive Officer, Director
+Added: March 18, 2024
Executive Officer)
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Financial Officer
+Added: March 18, 2024
Accounting and Financial Officer)
Dustin Shindo
+Added: March 18, 2024
+Added: March 18, 2024
+Added: March 18, 2024
Trisha Nomura
+Added: March 18, 2024
CAPITAL TWO, INC.
−Removed: TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
−Removed: of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID 688 )
−Removed: Sheet as of December 31, 2022
−Removed: of Operations for the period from March 11, 2022 (inception) through December 31, 2022
−Removed: of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the period from March 11, 2022 (inception) through December 31, 2022
−Removed: of Cash Flows for the period from March 11, 2022 (inception) through December 31, 2022
−Removed: to Financial Statements
+Added: TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
+Added: Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID 688 )
+Added: Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022
+Added: Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2023 and for the period from March 11, 2022 (inception) through December 31,
+Added: Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the year ended December 31, 2023 and for the period from March 11,
+Added: 2022 (inception) through December 31, 2022
+Added: Statements of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2023 and for the period from March 11, 2022 (inception) through December 31,
+Added: to Consolidated Financial Statements
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
the Stockholders and Board of Directors of
−Removed: Pono Capital Two, Inc.
+Added: Capital Two, Inc.
on the Financial Statements
−Removed: have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Pono Capital Two, Inc.
−Removed: (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2022, the related
−Removed: statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows for the period from March 11, 2022 (inception)
−Removed: through December 31, 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”).
−Removed: In our opinion,
−Removed: the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2022, and
−Removed: the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period from March 11, 2022 (inception) through December 31, 2022, in conformity
−Removed: with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
+Added: have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Pono Capital Two, Inc.
+Added: (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2023
+Added: and 2022, the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ deficit and cash flows for the year ended
+Added: December 31, 2023 and for the period from March 11, 2022 (inception) through December 31, 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred
+Added: to as the “financial statements”).
+Added: In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the
+Added: financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year
+Added: ended December 31, 2023 and for the period from March 11, 2022 (inception) through December 31, 2022, in conformity with accounting principles
+Added: generally accepted in the United States of America.
Paragraph – Going Concern
accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern.
−Removed: As more fully described
−Removed: in Note 1 to the financial statements, if the Company is unable to complete a business combination by May 9, 2023, then the Company will
−Removed: cease all operations except for the purpose of liquidating.
−Removed: The date for mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution raises substantial
−Removed: doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
−Removed: Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also
−Removed: described in Note 1.
−Removed: The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
+Added: As described in Note
+Added: 1 to the financial statements, the Company is a Special Purpose Acquisition Corporation that was formed for the purpose of entering into
+Added: a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more
+Added: businesses on or before November 9, 2024.
+Added: The Company entered into an agreement and plan of merger with a business combination target
+Added: on January 31, 2023;
+Added: however, the completion of this transaction is subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders among
+Added: other conditions.
+Added: There is no assurance that the Company will obtain the necessary approvals, satisfy the required closing conditions,
+Added: raise the additional capital it needs to fund its operations, and complete the transaction prior to November 9, 2024, if at all.
+Added: Company also has no approved plan in place to extend the business combination deadline and fund operations for any period of time after
+Added: November 9, 2024, in the event that it is unable to complete a business combination by that date.
+Added: These matters raise substantial doubt
+Added: about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
+Added: Management’s plans with regard to these matters are also described
+Added: The financial statements do not include any adjustments that may be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as
+Added: a going concern.
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s
−Removed: financial statements based on our audit.
−Removed: We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
−Removed: (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S.
−Removed: securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
−Removed: conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB.
−Removed: Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
+Added: financial statements based on our audit s .
+Added: We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight
+Added: Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S.
+Added: federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
+Added: conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB.
+Added: 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.
is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting.
−Removed: As part of our audit
+Added: 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
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Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
−Removed: audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or
−Removed: fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks.
+Added: audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error
+Added: 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.
−Removed: Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant
+Added: 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.
−Removed: We believe that our audit provides
−Removed: a reasonable basis for our opinion.
+Added: We believe that our audits
+Added: provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
have served as the Company’s auditor since 2022.
CAPITAL TWO, INC.
+Added: BALANCE SHEETS
Current assets:
−Removed: Securities held in Trust Account
+Added: Prepaid expenses
+Added: Total Current Assets
+Added: Marketable securities
+Added: held in Trust Account
$ 119,942,205
−Removed: and Stockholders’ Deficit:
+Added: Liabilities and Stockholders’
Current liabilities:
−Removed: underwriting fee payable
−Removed: and Contingencies (Note 6)
−Removed: A common stock subject to possible redemption, 11,500,000
−Removed: shares at redemption value of $ 10.32
−Removed: $ 118,709,864
−Removed: Stockholders’
−Removed: stock, $ 0.0001 par
−Removed: 1,000,000 shares
−Removed: issued and outstanding
−Removed: A common stock, $ 0.0001
+Added: Accounts payable
+Added: Accrued expenses
+Added: Convertible Promissory
+Added: Franchise tax payable
+Added: Income tax payable
+Added: Total Current Liabilities
+Added: Deferred underwriting
+Added: Commitments and Contingencies
+Added: Class A common stock subject to possible redemption,
+Added: 1,922,750 and 11,500,000 shares at redemption value of $ 10.72 and $ 10.32 per share as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively
+Added: Stockholders’ Deficit:
+Added: Preferred stock, $ 0.0001
1,000,000 shares authorized;
−Removed: shares issued and outstanding (excluding 11,500,000
−Removed: shares subject to possible redemption)
−Removed: B common stock, $ 0.0001
+Added: no shares issued and outstanding
+Added: A common stock, $ 0.0001 par value;
100,000,000 shares authorized;
−Removed: issued and outstanding
−Removed: paid-in capital
+Added: 3,566,874 1 and 691,875 shares issued and outstanding
+Added: (excluding 1,922,750 and 11,500,000 shares subject to possible redemption) at December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively
+Added: Class B common stock, $ 0.0001
+Added: 10,000,000 shares authorized;
+Added: 1 and 2,875,000 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively
+Added: Common stock value
+Added: Additional paid-in capital
( 5,995,269 )
+Added: ( 3,359,028 )
Stockholders’ Deficit
( 5,994,912 )
+Added: ( 3,358,671 )
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit
$ 119,942,205
−Removed: accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
+Added: 1 2,874,999 converted Class
+Added: B shares are not subject to possible redemption
+Added: accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CAPITAL TWO, INC.
−Removed: OF OPERATIONS
−Removed: and formation costs
−Removed: from Operations
−Removed: and dividend income on investments held in Trust Account
−Removed: before income taxes
−Removed: and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, Class A common stock
−Removed: and diluted net income per share, Class A common stock
−Removed: and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, Class B common stock
−Removed: and diluted weighted average shares outstanding
−Removed: and diluted net income per share, Class B common stock
−Removed: and diluted net income per share
−Removed: accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
+Added: STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
+Added: the year ended
+Added: the period from
+Added: Operating and formation costs
+Added: Franchise tax expense
+Added: Loss from Operations
+Added: ( 1,772,831 )
+Added: Other Income:
+Added: Interest and dividend
+Added: income on investments held in Trust Account
+Added: Income before income taxes
+Added: Income tax expense
+Added: weighted average shares outstanding, Class A common stock
+Added: net income per share, Class A common stock
+Added: weighted average shares outstanding, Class A common stock
+Added: net income per share, Class A common stock
+Added: weighted average shares outstanding, Class B common stock
+Added: net income per share, Class B common stock
+Added: weighted average shares outstanding, Class B common stock
+Added: net income per share, Class B common stock
+Added: accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CAPITAL TWO, INC.
−Removed: OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
+Added: STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
+Added: THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023
+Added: Stockholders’
+Added: Balance at December
+Added: $ ( 3,359,028 )
+Added: $ ( 3,358,671 )
+Added: non-redemption agreement
+Added: non-redemption agreement
+Added: of Class B common stock to Class A common stock
+Added: ( 2,874,999 )
+Added: ( 1,000,789 )
+Added: ( 1,000,789 )
+Added: of Class A common stock subject to redemption to redemption amount
+Added: ( 1,975,219 )
+Added: ( 1,975,219 )
+Added: at December 31, 2023
+Added: $ ( 5,995,269 )
+Added: $ ( 5,994,912 )
+Added: accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
+Added: CAPITAL TWO, INC.
+Added: STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
THE PERIOD FROM MARCH 11, 2022 (INCEPTION) THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2022
−Removed: A Common Stock
−Removed: B Common Stock
Stockholders’
−Removed: at March 11, 2022 (inception)
+Added: Balance at March 11, 2022
of Class B common stock to Sponsor (1)
of Placement Units
−Removed: of Representative shares
+Added: Issuance of Representative
allocated to Public Warrants
−Removed: of offering costs allocated to the fair value of equity instruments
+Added: offering costs allocated to the fair value of equity instruments
of Class A common stock subject to redemption to redemption amount
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$ ( 3,358,671 )
−Removed: accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
+Added: $ ( 3,359,028 )
+Added: $ ( 3,358,671 )
+Added: (1) Includes up to
+Added: 375,000 shares of Class B common stock subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option is not exercised in full or in part by the
+Added: underwriters (see Note 5).
+Added: The underwriters exercised their over-allotment option in full on August 9, 2022;
+Added: thus, no shares of common
+Added: stock remain subject to forfeiture as of August 9, 2022 (see Note 5).
+Added: accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CAPITAL TWO, INC.
−Removed: OF CASH FLOWS
−Removed: THE PERIOD FROM MARCH 11, 2022 (INCEPTION) THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2022
−Removed: Flows from Operating Activities:
−Removed: to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
−Removed: earned on Marketable securities held in Trust Account
+Added: STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
+Added: the year ended
+Added: the period from
+Added: March 11,2022
+Added: (inception) through
+Added: Cash Flows from Operating
+Added: Adjustments to reconcile
+Added: net income to net cash used in operating activities:
+Added: Interest and dividend income on investments
+Added: held in Trust Account
( 2,641,407 )
−Removed: in operating assets and liabilities:
+Added: ( 1,345,016 )
+Added: Changes in operating assets
+Added: and liabilities:
+Added: Prepaid expenses
+Added: Accounts payable
+Added: Accrued expenses
+Added: Franchise tax payable
cash used in operating activities
−Removed: Flows from Investing Activities:
−Removed: of cash in Trust Account
( 2,132,921 )
−Removed: cash used in investing activities
+Added: Cash Flows from Investing
+Added: Investment of cash in Trust
( 117,875,000 )
−Removed: Flows from Financing Activities:
−Removed: from sale of placement units
−Removed: from issuance of Class B common stock to Sponsor
−Removed: from sale of Units, net of underwriting discount paid
−Removed: from Sponsor for payment of formation costs
−Removed: from promissory note - related party
−Removed: of Promissory note - related party
−Removed: to Sponsor for payment of formation costs
+Added: Proceeds from Trust Account
+Added: from Trust Account for payment to redeeming shareholders
+Added: cash provided by (used in) investing activities
+Added: ( 117,875,000 )
+Added: Cash Flows from Financing
+Added: Proceeds from convertible
+Added: promissory note
+Added: Payment to redeeming shareholders
+Added: ( 100,078,879 )
+Added: Proceeds from sale of private
+Added: placement units
+Added: Proceeds from issuance
+Added: of Class B common stock to Sponsor
+Added: Proceeds from sale of Units,
+Added: net of underwriting discount paid
+Added: Proceeds from promissory
+Added: note - related party
+Added: Repayment of Promissory
+Added: note - related party
+Added: Advance from Sponsor for
+Added: payment of formation costs
+Added: Repayment to Sponsor for
+Added: payment of formation costs
of offering costs
−Removed: cash provided by financing activities
−Removed: Change in Cash
−Removed: - Beginning of period
−Removed: - End of period
−Removed: disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
−Removed: of Class A common stock subject to redemption to redemption amount
−Removed: value of Representative Shares
−Removed: underwriting fee payable
−Removed: accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
+Added: cash (used in) provided by financing activities
+Added: ( 99,078,879 )
+Added: Net Change in Cash
+Added: Cash - Beginning of period
+Added: Cash - End of period
+Added: Supplemental disclosure
+Added: of non-cash investing and financing activities:
+Added: Excise tax related to redemption of Class A
+Added: Shareholder non-redemption
+Added: Accretion of Class A
+Added: common stock subject to redemption to redemption amount
+Added: Fair value of Representative Shares
+Added: Deferred underwriting
+Added: Cash paid for income
+Added: and franchise taxes
+Added: accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CAPITAL TWO, INC.
−Removed: TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
+Added: TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND GOING CONCERN
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(the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated in Delaware on March 11, 2022 .
−Removed: The Company was formed for the purpose
−Removed: of entering into a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination
−Removed: with one or more businesses (a “business combination”).
−Removed: The Company is not limited to a particular industry or geographic
−Removed: region for purposes of consummating a business combination.
−Removed: The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the
−Removed: Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.
+Added: The Company was formed
+Added: for the purpose of entering into a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business
+Added: combination with one or more businesses (a “business combination”).
+Added: The Company is not limited to a particular industry or
+Added: geographic region for purposes of consummating a business combination.
+Added: The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and,
+Added: as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.
of December 31, 2023, the Company had not commenced any operations.
All activity for the period from March 11, 2022 (inception) through
−Removed: December 31, 2022 relates to the Company’s formation and initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”).
−Removed: will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of a business combination, at the earliest.
−Removed: The Company will generate
−Removed: non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering.
−Removed: The Company has selected
−Removed: December 31 as its fiscal year end.
+Added: December 31, 2023 relates to the Company’s formation and initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”) and subsequent
+Added: costs related to completing a business combination.
+Added: The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of
+Added: a business combination, at the earliest.
+Added: The Company will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds
+Added: derived from the Initial Public Offering.
+Added: The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.
registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on August 4, 2022.
On August 9, 2022, the
−Removed: Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 11,500,000
−Removed: units, (the “Units” and, with respect
−Removed: to the Class A common stock included in the Units sold, the “Public Shares”), including 1,500,000
−Removed: Units issued pursuant to the exercise of the
−Removed: underwriters’ over-allotment option in full, generating gross proceeds of $ 115,000,000 ,
−Removed: which is discussed in Note 3.
+Added: Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 11,500,000 units, (the “Units” and, with respect to the Class A common
+Added: stock included in the Units sold, the “Public Shares”), including 1,500,000 Units issued pursuant to the exercise of the
+Added: underwriters’ over-allotment option in full, generating gross proceeds of $ 115,000,000 , which is discussed in Note 3.
Simultaneously
−Removed: with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 634,375
−Removed: units (the “Placement Units”) at
−Removed: a price of $ 10.00
−Removed: per Placement Unit in a private placement to
−Removed: Mehana Capital LLC (the “Sponsor”), including 63,000
−Removed: Placement Units issued pursuant to the exercise
−Removed: of the underwriters’ over-allotment option in full, generating gross proceeds of $ 6,343,750 ,
+Added: with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 634,375 units (the “Placement Units”)
+Added: at a price of $ 10.00 per Placement Unit in a private placement to Mehana Capital LLC (the “Sponsor”), including 63,000 Placement
+Added: Units issued pursuant to the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option in full, generating gross proceeds of $ 6,343,750 ,
which is described in Note 4.
−Removed: the closing of the Initial Public Offering on August 9, 2022, an amount of $ 117,875,000
−Removed: per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of
−Removed: the Units in the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Placement Units was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”),
−Removed: and will be invested only in U.S.
−Removed: government treasury obligations with maturities of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting
−Removed: certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act, which invest only in direct U.S.
−Removed: government treasury obligations,
−Removed: until the earlier of:
−Removed: (i) the completion of a business combination and (ii) the distribution of the funds held in the Trust Account,
−Removed: as described below.
−Removed: costs related to the issuances described above amounted to $ 6,637,645 ,
−Removed: consisting of $ 1,955,000
−Removed: of cash underwriting fees, $ 4,025,000
−Removed: of deferred underwriting fees and $ 67,275
−Removed: of costs related to Representative Shares and
−Removed: of other offering costs.
−Removed: In addition, at December
−Removed: 31, 2022, $ 485,564 of
−Removed: cash was held outside of the Trust Account and is available for working capital purposes.
+Added: the closing of the Initial Public Offering on August 9, 2022, an amount of $ 117,875,000 ($ 10.25 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the
+Added: sale of the Units in the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Placement Units was placed in a trust account (the “Trust
+Added: Account”), and will be invested only in U.S.
+Added: government treasury obligations with maturities of 185 days or less or in money market
+Added: funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act, which invest only in direct U.S.
+Added: government treasury
+Added: obligations, until the earlier of:
+Added: (i) the completion of a business combination and (ii) the distribution of the funds held in the Trust
+Added: Account, as described below.
+Added: costs related to the issuances described above amounted to $ 6,637,645 , consisting of $ 1,955,000 of cash underwriting fees, $ 4,025,000
+Added: of deferred underwriting fees and $ 67,275 of costs related to Representative Shares and $ 590,370 of other offering costs.
+Added: at December 31, 2023, $ 284,394 of cash was held outside of the Trust Account and is available for working capital purposes.
September 23, 2022, the Company announced that the holders of the Units may elect to separately trade the Public Shares and the Public
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CAPITAL TWO, INC.
−Removed: TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
+Added: TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering
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must complete a business combination with one or more target businesses that together have an aggregate fair market value of at least
−Removed: of the value of the Trust Account (as defined below) (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on income earned
−Removed: on the Trust Account) at the time of the agreement to enter into an initial business combination.
−Removed: The Company will only complete a business combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50 %
−Removed: or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient for
−Removed: it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment
−Removed: Company Act”).
+Added: 80 % of the value of the Trust Account (as defined below) (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on income
+Added: earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the agreement to enter into an initial business combination.
+Added: The Company will only complete
+Added: a business combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50 % or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target
+Added: or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company
+Added: under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”).
Company will provide its holders of Public Shares (the “Public Stockholders”) with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion
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The Public Stockholders will
−Removed: be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially $ 10.25
−Removed: per Public Share, plus any pro rata interest
−Removed: earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its tax obligations).
−Removed: There will be no
−Removed: redemption rights upon the completion of a business combination with respect to the Company’s warrants.
−Removed: The Public Shares subject
−Removed: to redemption will be recorded at redemption value and classified as temporary equity upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering
−Removed: in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)
−Removed: Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”).
−Removed: Company will proceed with a business combination if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $ 5,000,001
−Removed: upon consummation of such business combination
−Removed: and a majority of the shares voted are voted in favor of the business combination.
−Removed: If the Company seeks stockholder approval of a business combination and it does not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, the amended and restated certificate of incorporation
−Removed: (the “Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”) provides that a Public Stockholder, together with any affiliate
−Removed: of such stockholder or any other person with whom such stockholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under
−Removed: Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be restricted from seeking redemption
−Removed: rights with respect to 15% or more of the Public Shares without the Company’s prior written consent.
+Added: be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially $ 10.25 per Public
+Added: Share, plus any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its
+Added: tax obligations).
+Added: There will be no redemption rights upon the completion of a business combination with respect to the Company’s
+Added: The Public Shares subject to redemption will be recorded at redemption value and classified as temporary equity upon the completion
+Added: of the Initial Public Offering in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards
+Added: Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”).
+Added: Company will proceed with a business combination if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $ 5,000,001 upon consummation of such
+Added: business combination and a majority of the shares voted are voted in favor of the business combination.
+Added: If the Company seeks stockholder
+Added: approval of a business combination and it does not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, the amended and restated certificate
+Added: of incorporation (the “Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”) provides that a Public Stockholder, together with
+Added: any affiliate of such stockholder or any other person with whom such stockholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as
+Added: defined under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be restricted from
+Added: seeking redemption rights with respect to 15% or more of the Public Shares without the Company’s prior written consent.
a stockholder vote is not required and the Company does not decide to hold a stockholder vote for business or other legal reasons, the
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CAPITAL TWO, INC.
−Removed: TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
−Removed: Company will have until 9 months (or up to 18 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering at the election of the Company pursuant
−Removed: to nine one month extensions subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, including the deposit of $379,500 ($0.033 per unit) for such
−Removed: one month extension, into the Trust Account, or as extended by the Company’s stockholders in accordance with the Amended and Restated
−Removed: Certificate of Incorporation) from the closing of the Initial Public Offering to consummate a business combination (the “Combination
−Removed: If the Company is unable to complete a business combination within the Combination Period, the Company will (i) cease
−Removed: all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but no more than ten business days thereafter,
−Removed: redeem 100% of the outstanding Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in
−Removed: the Trust Account, including interest earned (net of taxes payable and less interest to pay dissolution expenses up to $100,000), divided
−Removed: by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Stockholders’ rights as stockholders
−Removed: (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably
−Removed: possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining stockholders and the Company’s board of directors,
−Removed: proceed to commence a voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution of the Company, subject in each case to its obligations
−Removed: to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of applicable law .
−Removed: The underwriters have agreed to waive their rights to the deferred underwriting commission held in the Trust Account in the event the
−Removed: Company does not complete a business combination within the Combination Period and, in such event, such amounts will be included with
−Removed: the funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares.
−Removed: In the event of such distribution,
−Removed: it is possible that the per share value of the assets remaining available for distribution will be less than the Initial Public Offering
−Removed: price per Unit ($ 10.00 ).
+Added: TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
+Added: to the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, the Company had until 9 months (or up to 18 months from
+Added: the closing of the Initial Public Offering at the election of the Company pursuant to nine one month extensions subject to satisfaction
+Added: of certain conditions, including the deposit of $379,500 ($0.033 per unit) for such one month extension, into the Trust Account, or as
+Added: extended by the Company’s stockholders in accordance with the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation) from the closing
+Added: of the Initial Public Offering to consummate a business combination (the “Combination Period”).
+Added: On February 5, 2024, the
+Added: Company filed an amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (i) to extend the Combination
+Added: Period from February 9, 2023 to November 9, 2024 for no additional amount to be paid by the Sponsor into the Trust Account and (ii) to
+Added: provide for the right of a holder of Class B common stock to convert such shares into shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one
+Added: basis prior to the closing of a business combination at the election of the holder If the Company is unable to complete a business combination
+Added: within the Combination Period, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably
+Added: possible but no more than ten business days thereafter, redeem 100% of the outstanding Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in
+Added: cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned (net of taxes payable and less interest
+Added: to pay dissolution expenses up to $100,000), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely
+Added: extinguish Public Stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any),
+Added: subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining
+Added: stockholders and the Company’s board of directors, proceed to commence a voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution
+Added: of the Company, subject in each case to its obligations to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of applicable law.
+Added: underwriters have agreed to waive their rights to the deferred underwriting commission held in the Trust Account in the event the Company
+Added: does not complete a business combination within the Combination Period and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the funds
+Added: held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares.
+Added: In the event of such distribution, it is
+Added: possible that the per share value of the assets remaining available for distribution will be less than the Initial Public Offering price
+Added: per Unit ($ 10.00 ).
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
−Removed: the amounts in the Trust Account to below $ 10.25
−Removed: per share, except as to any claims by a third
−Removed: 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
−Removed: indemnity of the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities
−Removed: Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
−Removed: In the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against
−Removed: a third party, the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims.
−Removed: The Company will seek
−Removed: to reduce the possibility that the Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have
−Removed: all vendors, service providers (except for the Company’s independent registered accounting firm), prospective target businesses
−Removed: or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim
−Removed: of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account.
−Removed: Concern and Liquidity
−Removed: Company has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of the Company’s financing and acquisition plans.
−Removed: Management plans to address this uncertainty with the successful closing of the business combination.
−Removed: The Company will have until May
−Removed: 9, 2023 (or up to February 9, 2024, as applicable) to consummate a business combination.
−Removed: If a business combination is not consummated
−Removed: by May 9, 2023, less than one year after the date these financial statements are issued, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent
−Removed: dissolution of the Company.
−Removed: Management has determined that the mandatory liquidation, should a business combination not occur, and potential
−Removed: subsequent dissolution, raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
−Removed: No adjustments have
−Removed: been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate after May 9, 2023.
−Removed: intends to complete the initial business combination before the mandatory liquidation date.
−Removed: However, there can be no assurance that the
−Removed: Company will be able to consummate any business combination by May 9, 2023.
+Added: the amounts in the Trust Account to below $ 10.25 per share, except as to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any and
+Added: all rights to seek access to the Trust Account and except as to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of
+Added: the Initial Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
+Added: In the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Sponsor will not be responsible
+Added: to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims.
+Added: The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the Sponsor will have
+Added: to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers (except for the Company’s
+Added: independent registered accounting firm), prospective target businesses or other entities with which the Company does business, execute
+Added: agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account.
CAPITAL TWO, INC.
−Removed: TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
+Added: TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
+Added: Concern and Liquidity
+Added: of December 31, 2023, the Company had $ 284,394 in cash held
+Added: outside of the Trust Account, working capital deficit, net of income tax payable and franchise tax payable of $ 1,129,417
+Added: and accumulated deficit of $ 5,995,269 .
+Added: The Company has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of the Company’s financing and
+Added: acquisition plans.
+Added: For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company had a loss from operations of $ 1,772,831
+Added: and net cash used in operating activities was $ 2,132,921 .
+Added: The Company’s liquidity needs to date have been further satisfied through a Convertible Promissory Note of $ 1,000,000
+Added: issued on May 26, 2023.
+Added: The Company expects that it will need additional capital to satisfy its liquidity needs beyond the net
+Added: proceeds from the consummation of the Initial Public Offering held outside of the Trust Account for paying existing accounts payable
+Added: and consummating the Business Combination.
+Added: Although certain of the Company’s initial stockholders, officers and directors or
+Added: their affiliates have committed up to $ 1,500,000
+Added: Working Capital Loans (see Note 5) from time to time or at any time, there is no guarantee that the Company will receive such funds.
+Added: In addition, the Company will have until November 9, 2024 to consummate a business combination.
+Added: If a business combination is not
+Added: consummated by November 9, 2024, less than one year after the date these consolidated financial statements are
+Added: issued, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution of the Company.
+Added: Management has determined that the
+Added: mandatory liquidation, along with the lack of liquidity, should a business combination not occur, and potential subsequent
+Added: dissolution, raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
+Added: No adjustments have been
+Added: made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate after November 9, 2024.
+Added: Company intends to complete the initial business combination before the mandatory liquidation date.
+Added: However, there can be no
+Added: assurance that the Company will be able to consummate any business combination by November 9, 2024.
and Uncertainties
−Removed: continues to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that
−Removed: the virus could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, results of its operations, and/or search for a target
−Removed: company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of these financial statements.
−Removed: The financial statements do not
−Removed: include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
−Removed: Additionally,
−Removed: as a result of the military action commenced in February 2022 by the Russian Federation and Belarus in the country of Ukraine and related
−Removed: economic sanctions, the Company’s ability to consummate a business combination, or the operations of a target business with which
−Removed: the Company ultimately consummates a business combination, may be materially and adversely affected.
−Removed: Further, the Company’s ability
−Removed: to consummate a transaction may be dependent on the ability to raise equity and debt financing which may be impacted by these events,
−Removed: including as a result of increased market volatility, or decreased market liquidity in third-party financing being unavailable on terms
−Removed: acceptable to the Company or at all.
−Removed: The impact of this action and related sanctions on the world economy and the specific impact on
−Removed: the Company’s financial position, results of operations and/or ability to consummate a business combination are not yet determinable.
−Removed: These financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
+Added: military action commenced in February 2022 between the Russian Federation and Belarus in the country of Ukraine and related economic sanctions,
+Added: as well as the military action between Hamas and Israel and the risk of escalations of other military conflicts have created and are
+Added: expected to create global economic consequences.
+Added: As a result, the Company’s ability to consummate a business combination, or the
+Added: operations of a target business with which the Company ultimately consummates a business combination, may be materially and adversely
+Added: Further, the Company’s ability to consummate a transaction may be dependent on the ability to raise equity and debt financing
+Added: which may be impacted by these events, including as a result of increased market volatility, or decreased market liquidity in third-party
+Added: financing being unavailable on terms acceptable to the Company or at all.
+Added: The impact of this action and related sanctions on the world
+Added: economy and the specific impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and/or ability to consummate a business
+Added: combination are not yet determinable.
+Added: These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that
+Added: might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IR Act”) was signed into federal law.
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out and prevent the abuse or avoidance of the Excise Tax.
−Removed: redemption or other repurchase that occurs after December 31, 2022, in connection with a business combination, votes relating to certain
−Removed: amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or otherwise, may be subject to the Excise Tax.
−Removed: and to what extent the Company would be subject to the Excise Tax in connection with a business combination, votes relating to certain
−Removed: amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or otherwise would depend on a number of factors,
−Removed: including (i) the fair market value of the redemptions and repurchases in connection with the business combination, extension or otherwise,
−Removed: (ii) the structure of a business combination, (iii) the nature and amount of any “PIPE” or other equity issuances in connection
−Removed: with a business combination (or otherwise issued not in connection with a business combination but issued within the same taxable year
−Removed: of a business combination) and (iv) the content of regulations and other guidance from the Treasury.
−Removed: The mechanics of any required payment
−Removed: of the Excise Tax have not been determined.
−Removed: The foregoing could cause a reduction in the cash available on hand to complete a business combination and in the Company’s ability to effect an extension of the time in which the Company must complete a business combination
−Removed: or complete a business combination.
+Added: redemption or other repurchase that occurs on or after January 1, 2023, in connection with a business combination, votes relating to
+Added: certain amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or otherwise, may be subject to the Excise
+Added: Whether and to what extent the Company would be subject to the Excise Tax in connection with a business combination, votes relating
+Added: to certain amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or otherwise would depend on a number
+Added: of factors, including (i) the fair market value of the redemptions and repurchases in connection with the business combination, extension
+Added: or otherwise, (ii) the structure of a business combination, (iii) the nature and amount of any “PIPE” or other equity issuances
+Added: in connection with a business combination (or otherwise issued not in connection with a business combination but issued within the same
+Added: taxable year of a business combination) and (iv) the content of regulations and other guidance from the Treasury.
+Added: The mechanics of any
+Added: required payment of the Excise Tax have not been determined.
+Added: The foregoing could cause a reduction in the cash available on hand to complete
+Added: a business combination and in the Company’s ability to effect an extension of the time in which the Company must complete a business
+Added: combination or complete a business combination.
CAPITAL TWO, INC.
−Removed: TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
+Added: TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
+Added: Consideration
+Added: of IR Act Excise Tax
+Added: May 8, 2023, the Company’s stockholders redeemed 9,577,250 Class A shares for a total of $ 100,078,879 .
+Added: The Company evaluated the
+Added: classification and accounting of the stock redemption under ASC 450, “Contingencies”.
+Added: ASC 450 states that when a loss contingency
+Added: exists the likelihood that the future events will confirm the loss or impairment of an asset or the incurrence of a liability can range
+Added: from probable to remote.
+Added: A contingent liability must be reviewed at each reporting period to determine appropriate treatment.
+Added: evaluated the current status and probability of completing a Business Combination as of December 31, 2023 and determined that a contingent
+Added: liability should be calculated and recorded.
+Added: As of December 31, 2023, the Company recorded $ 1,000,789 of excise tax liability calculated
+Added: as 1% of shares redeemed.
+Added: Business Combination
+Added: January 31, 2023, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company,
+Added: Pono Two Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation incorporated in January 2023, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger
+Added: Sub”), SBC Medical Group Holdings Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (“SBC”), Mehana Capital, LLC, in its capacity
+Added: as Purchaser Representative, and Yoshiyuki Aikawa, in his capacity as Seller Representative.
+Added: to the Merger Agreement, at the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into
+Added: SBC, with SBC continuing as the surviving corporation.
+Added: The transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement are referred to herein as
+Added: the “Business Combination.”
+Added: a condition to closing of the Business Combination, SBC will complete certain restructuring transactions pursuant to which SBC Medical
+Added: Group Co., Ltd., a Japanese corporation (“SBC-Japan”) and certain related entities which carry on the business of SBC-Japan
+Added: and such other related entities, will become subsidiaries of SBC.
+Added: consideration for the Business Combination, the holders of SBC securities as of the closing of the Business Combination, collectively
+Added: will be entitled to receive from the Company, in the aggregate, a number of the Company’s securities with an aggregate value equal
+Added: to (a) $1,000,000,000, minus (b) the amount, if any, by which $3,000,000 exceeds SBC’s Net Working Capital, plus (c) the amount,
+Added: if any, by which SBC’s Net Working Capital exceeds $3,000,000, minus (d) the aggregate amount of any outstanding indebtedness (minus
+Added: cash held by SBC) of SBC at Closing, minus (e) specified transaction expenses of SBC associated with the Business Combination.
+Added: Merger Consideration otherwise payable to SBC stockholders at the Closing is subject to a number of shares of Pono Class A common stock
+Added: equal to three percent (3.0%) of the Merger Consideration being placed in escrow with an escrow agent to be agreed by the parties, for
+Added: post-closing adjustments (if any) to the Merger Consideration.
+Added: Merger Consideration is subject to adjustment after the Closing based on confirmed amounts of the Closing Net Indebtedness, Net Working
+Added: Capital and transaction expenses as of the Closing Date.
+Added: If the adjustment is a negative adjustment in favor of the Company, the escrow
+Added: agent shall distribute to the Company a number of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock with a value equal to the absolute
+Added: value of the adjustment amount.
+Added: If the adjustment is a positive adjustment in favor of SBC, the Company will issue to the SBC stockholders
+Added: an additional number of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock with a value equal to the adjustment amount.
+Added: CAPITAL TWO, INC.
+Added: TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
+Added: April 26, 2023, the Company entered into an amendment to the Merger Agreement (the “Amendment”) with the other parties thereto.
+Added: Prior to the Amendment, the Merger Agreement provided that the 1,200,000 newly issued shares of Class A Common Stock (“Sponsor
+Added: Shares”) will be issued to the Sponsor on the date that is the earlier of (a) the six (6) month anniversary of the Closing or (b)
+Added: the expiration of the “Founder Shares Lock-up Period” (as defined in the Company’s Insider Letter with the initial
+Added: stockholders).
+Added: Pursuant to the Amendment, the Sponsor in its sole discretion may direct the Company to issue all or a portion of the
+Added: Sponsor Shares on an earlier or later date as it may determine, which date will not be earlier than the Closing.
+Added: In addition, pursuant
+Added: to the Amendment, the date by which (i) SBC will complete its agreed upon disclosure schedules, (ii) the Company will complete its due
+Added: diligence review of SBC, and (iii) the parties to the Merger Agreement will agree upon any modifications or amendments to the Merger
+Added: Agreement to the terms and conditions therein, among other related matters, was extended from April 28, 2023 to May 31, 2023.
+Added: agreed to purchase, or to cause one of its Affiliates to purchase, equity in the Sponsor in an amount equal to $ 1,000,000 , by way of
+Added: a separate agreement.
+Added: In the event that the parties failed to agree upon and execute the investment documents by May 5, 2023, then, for
+Added: a period of two business days thereafter, either party could have terminated the Merger Agreement by providing written notice to the
+Added: In the event that the investment documents were agreed upon and executed by all parties by May 5, 2023, but SBC did not
+Added: make payment for the investment on or before May 15, 2023, then, for a period of two business days thereafter, the Company could have
+Added: terminated the Merger Agreement by providing written notice to SBC.
+Added: Neither party provided notice of termination of the Merger Agreement
+Added: within two business days as a result of failing to agree upon the investment documents by May 5, 2023.
+Added: May 5, 2023, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”), and the chairman adjourned the Special
+Added: Meeting to May 8, 2023.
+Added: During the Special Meeting, stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated certificate
+Added: of incorporation (i) to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination from May 9, 2023 to February 9,
+Added: 2024 for no additional amount to be paid by the Sponsor into the Trust Account and (ii) to provide for the right of a holder of Class
+Added: B common stock to convert such shares into shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis prior to the closing of a business combination
+Added: at the election of the holder (the “Extension Amendment”).
+Added: The Company’s stockholders elected to redeem an aggregate
+Added: of 9,577,250 shares of Class A common stock of the Company in connection with the Special Meeting.
+Added: Following such redemptions, the amount
+Added: of funds remaining in the trust account is approximately $ 20.0 million.
+Added: connection with the Special Meeting, the Company and the Sponsor entered into non-redemption agreements with certain unaffiliated stockholders
+Added: owning, in the aggregate, 998,682 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, pursuant to which such stockholders agreed, among
+Added: other things, not to redeem or exercise any right to redeem such public shares in connection with the Extension Amendment.
+Added: In connection
+Added: with the non-redemption agreements, the Sponsor agreed to transfer to the stockholders that entered into such agreements Sponsor Shares
+Added: upon the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination.
+Added: May 8, 2023, the Sponsor converted 2,874,999 Founder Shares of Class B common stock into 2,874,999 shares of Class A common stock, pursuant
+Added: to the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company.
+Added: February 3, 2024, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”), and the chairman adjourned
+Added: the Special Meeting to February 3, 2024.
+Added: During the Special Meeting, stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s amended
+Added: and restated certificate of incorporation (i) to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination from February
+Added: 9, 2024 to November 9, 2024 for no additional amount to be paid by the Sponsor into the Trust Account and (ii) to provide for the right
+Added: of a holder of Class B common stock to convert such shares into shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis prior to the closing
+Added: of a business combination at the election of the holder (the “Extension Amendment”).
+Added: The Company’s stockholders elected
+Added: to redeem an aggregate of 273,334 shares of Class A common stock of the Company in connection with the Special Meeting.
+Added: Following such
+Added: redemptions, the amount of funds remaining in the trust account is approximately $ 17.9 million.
+Added: CAPITAL TWO, INC.
+Added: TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
+Added: February 27, 2024, the Company and SBC entered into an Amendment to the Note Purchase Agreement (the “Amended Note Purchase Agreement”),
+Added: which increased the purchase price of the Note from $ 1,000,000 to $ 2,700,000 .
+Added: In connection with entering into the Amended Note Purchase
+Added: Agreement, the Company and SBC amended the Note (the “Amended Note”) to increase the Principal Amount from $ 1,000,000 to
+Added: $ 2,700,000 .
+Added: In consideration for entering into the Amended Note, each of the parties to the Merger Agreement agreed to release each other
+Added: party from any claims arising out of any termination of the Merger Agreement or failure to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby.
+Added: and Restated Merger Agreement
+Added: June 21, 2023, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “A&R Merger Agreement”)
+Added: with the parties thereto.
+Added: Prior to the A&R Merger Agreement, the Merger Agreement provided that by June 22, 2023:
+Added: (i) SBC shall complete
+Added: its agreed upon disclosure schedules, (ii) the Company shall complete its due diligence review of SBC, and (iii) the parties to the Original
+Added: Agreement shall agree upon any modifications or amendments to the Original Agreement to the terms and conditions therein.
+Added: entered into the A&R Merger Agreement in connection with such requirements.
+Added: A&R Merger Agreement revised the target companies to be directly or indirectly purchased by the Company following a restructuring
+Added: of SBC’s corporate structure, to include only the Service Companies and Other Entities, and to no longer include the direct or
+Added: indirect purchase of SBC’s Medical Corporations, and as a result, removed other references to the Medical Corporations, including
+Added: the related representations and warranties, among others.
+Added: Pursuant to the A&R Merger Agreement, the parties agreed that, following
+Added: the date of the A&R Merger Agreement, SBC used its commercially reasonable efforts to complete its disclosure schedules and delivered
+Added: them to the Company by August 31, 2023.
+Added: Upon delivery of the disclosure schedules to the Company, the disclosure schedules were deemed
+Added: to modify and supplement SBC’s representations and warranties set forth in the A&R Merger Agreement.
+Added: The A&R Merger Agreement
+Added: also extended the date by which the Closing shall occur from September 30, 2023 (subject to extension) to December 31, 2023.
+Added: to the A&R Merger Agreement, the parties also agreed that any future expenses incurred in connection with the extension of the time
+Added: by which the Company must complete its initial business combination shall be borne entirely by the Company, which replaces and supersedes
+Added: the prior requirement under the Original Agreement for the Company and SBC to share such expenses equally.
+Added: See the Current Report on
+Added: Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on June 22, 2023 for additional details.
+Added: September 8, 2023, Pono entered into the First Amendment to the A&R Merger Agreement (the “Amendment”) with the parties
+Added: Prior to the Amendment, the A&R Merger Agreement provided for the holders of SBC securities collectively to be entitled
+Added: to receive from Pono, in the aggregate, a number of Pono securities with an aggregate value equal to (the “Merger Consideration”)
+Added: (a) $1,200,000,000, minus (b) the amount, if any, by which $3,000,000 exceeds SBC’s Net Working Capital, plus (c) the amount, if
+Added: any, by which SBC’s Net Working Capital exceeds $3,000,000, minus (d) the aggregate amount of any outstanding indebtedness (minus
+Added: cash held by SBC) of SBC at Closing, minus (e) specified transaction expenses of SBC associated with the Business Combination.
+Added: to the Amendment, the $1,200,000,000 amount in the Merger Consideration calculation above was reduced to $1,000,000,000.
+Added: October 26, 2023, Pono entered into the Second Amendment to the Merger Agreement (the “Amendment”) with the parties thereto.
+Added: Prior to the Amendment, the Pono board of directors as of the Closing was to be designated as follows:
+Added: (i) three persons designated prior
+Added: to the Closing by SBC, two of whom must qualify as independent directors;
+Added: (ii) one person designated prior to the Closing by Pono;
+Added: (iii) one person mutually agreed upon and designated prior to the Closing by Pono and SBC, who must qualify as an independent director.
+Added: Following the Amendment, the Pono board of directors as of the Closing will be designated as follows:
+Added: (i) three persons designated prior
+Added: to the Closing by SBC, at least one of whom must qualify as an independent director;
+Added: (ii) one person designated prior to the Closing
+Added: by Pono, who must qualify as an independent director;
+Added: and (iii) one person mutually agreed upon and designated prior to the Closing by
+Added: Pono and SBC, who must qualify as an independent director.
+Added: CAPITAL TWO, INC.
+Added: TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
+Added: December 28, 2023, Pono entered into the Third Amendment to the Merger Agreement (the “Amendment”) with the parties thereto.
+Added: The Amendment was entered into solely to extend the Outside Date (as defined in the Merger Agreement) from December 31, 2023 to March
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
of Presentation
−Removed: accompanying financial statements of the Company are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
−Removed: States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.
+Added: accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally
+Added: accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.
+Added: of Consolidation
+Added: accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary.
+Added: All significant
+Added: intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Growth Company
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adopt the new or revised standard.
−Removed: This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company which
−Removed: is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult
−Removed: or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
−Removed: preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions
−Removed: that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
−Removed: statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period.
+Added: This may make comparison of the Company’s consolidated financial statements
+Added: with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the
+Added: extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
+Added: preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company’s management
+Added: to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
+Added: liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the
+Added: reporting period.
+Added: CAPITAL TWO, INC.
+Added: TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment.
It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of
−Removed: a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statements, which management considered in formulating
−Removed: its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events.
−Removed: Accordingly, the actual results could differ
−Removed: from those estimates.
+Added: a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the consolidated financial statements,
+Added: which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events.
+Added: the actual results could differ from those estimates.
Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.
−Removed: The Company did no t
−Removed: have any cash equivalents as of December 31, 2022.
−Removed: CAPITAL TWO, INC.
−Removed: TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
+Added: The Company did no t have any cash equivalents as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
Held in Trust Account
−Removed: of December 31, 2022, the assets held in the Trust Account were held in money market funds, which were invested in U.S.
+Added: of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the assets held in the Trust Account were held in money market funds, which were invested
Treasury securities.
All of the Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are classified as trading securities.
−Removed: Such trading securities are presented
−Removed: on the balance sheet at fair value at the end of each reporting period.
−Removed: Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of investments
−Removed: held in Trust Account are included in interest and dividend income on investments held in Trust Account in the accompanying statement
−Removed: of operations.
−Removed: The estimated fair values of investments held in the Trust Account are determined using available market information.
−Removed: The Company had $ 119,220,016 in
−Removed: investments held in the Trust Account as of December 31, 2022.
+Added: trading securities are presented on the balance sheets at fair value at the end of each reporting period.
+Added: Gains and losses resulting
+Added: from the change in fair value of investments held in Trust Account are included in interest and dividend income on investments held in
+Added: Trust Account in the accompanying statements of operations.
+Added: The estimated fair values of investments held in the Trust Account are determined
+Added: using available market information.
+Added: The Company had $ 20,850,793 and $ 119,220,016 in investments held in the Trust Account as of December
+Added: 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
Stock Subject to Possible Redemption
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in an amount that would cause its net tangible assets (stockholders’ equity) to be less than $ 5,000,001 .
−Removed: However, the threshold in its charter would not change the nature of the underlying shares as redeemable and thus Public Shares would
−Removed: be required to be disclosed outside of permanent equity.
−Removed: The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur
−Removed: and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable common stock to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period.
−Removed: are reflected in additional paid-in capital, or in the absence of additional paid-in capital, in accumulated deficit.
−Removed: of December 31, 2022, the Class A common stock reflected in the balance sheet is reconciled in the following table:
+Added: However, the threshold
+Added: in its charter would not change the nature of the underlying shares as redeemable and thus Public Shares would be required to be disclosed
+Added: outside of permanent equity.
+Added: The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value
+Added: of redeemable common stock to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period.
+Added: Such changes are reflected in additional
+Added: paid-in capital, or in the absence of additional paid-in capital, in accumulated deficit.
+Added: CAPITAL TWO, INC.
+Added: TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
+Added: of December 31, 2023, the Class A common stock reflected in the balance sheets is reconciled in the following table:
OF REDEEMABLE CLASS A COMMON STOCK
+Added: Gross proceeds
$ 115,000,000
−Removed: allocated to Public Warrants
+Added: Proceeds allocated to Public
( 2,978,500 )
−Removed: costs allocated to Class A common stock
+Added: Issuance costs allocated
+Added: to Class A common stock
( 6,432,257 )
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A common stock subject to possible redemption as of December 31, 2022
+Added: Accretion of Class A common
+Added: stock subject to redemption to redemption amount
+Added: Redemption of Class A common
+Added: stock subject to redemption
( 100,078,879 )
−Removed: CAPITAL TWO, INC.
−Removed: TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
+Added: A common stock subject to possible redemption as of December 31, 2023
Company complies with the accounting and reporting requirements of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 740 -
−Removed: Income Taxes (“ASC 740”) which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income
−Removed: Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets
−Removed: and liabilities that will result in future taxable or deductible amounts, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods
−Removed: in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income.
−Removed: Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred
−Removed: tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
−Removed: ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial
−Removed: statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return.
−Removed: For those benefits to be recognized,
−Removed: a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities.
−Removed: The Company’s management determined
−Removed: the United States is the Company’s only major tax jurisdiction.
−Removed: The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to
−Removed: unrecognized tax benefits, if any, as income tax expense.
−Removed: There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2022 and no amounts
−Removed: accrued for interest and penalties.
−Removed: The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments,
−Removed: accruals or material deviation from its position.
−Removed: The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since
+Added: Income Taxes (“ASC 740”) which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for
+Added: income taxes.
+Added: Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the unaudited condensed consolidated financial
+Added: statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in future taxable or deductible amounts, based on enacted tax laws
+Added: and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income.
+Added: Valuation allowances are established,
+Added: when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
+Added: ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a
+Added: measurement attribute for the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken
+Added: or expected to be taken in a tax return.
+Added: For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained
+Added: upon examination by taxing authorities.
+Added: The Company’s management determined the United States is the Company’s only major
+Added: tax jurisdiction.
+Added: The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits, if any, as income tax expense.
+Added: There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties.
+Added: The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation
+Added: from its position.
+Added: The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception.
Income Per Share
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The Company has not considered the effect of the Public Warrants
−Removed: (as defined in Note 3) and Placement Warrants (as defined in Note 4), to purchase an aggregate of 12,134,375
−Removed: shares in the calculation of income per share,
−Removed: since the exercise of the warrants is contingent upon the occurrence of future events.
+Added: (as defined in Note 3) and Placement Warrants (as defined in Note 4), to purchase an aggregate of 12,134,375 shares in the calculation
+Added: of income per share, since the exercise of the warrants is contingent upon the occurrence of future events.
+Added: The 100,000 Class A Shares
+Added: (as defined in Note 5) that would be issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Promissory Note have been included in the calculation
+Added: of diluted net income per ordinary share.
+Added: CAPITAL TWO, INC.
+Added: TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
following table reflects the calculation of basic and diluted net income per share:
OF BASIC AND DILUTED NET INCOME PER SHARE
−Removed: the period from March 11,
−Removed: (inception) through
−Removed: and diluted net income per share:
−Removed: Basic and diluted
−Removed: weighted average shares outstanding
−Removed: and diluted net income per share
+Added: the year ended
+Added: December 31, 2023
+Added: the period from
+Added: Basic net income per share:
+Added: Basic weighted average shares outstanding
+Added: Basic net income per share
+Added: Diluted net income per share:
+Added: Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
+Added: Diluted net income per share
Concentration
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which, at times may exceed the Federal depository insurance coverage of $ 250,000 .
−Removed: The Company has not experienced losses on this account and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such
+Added: The Company has not experienced losses on this account
+Added: and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such account.
Value of Financial Instruments
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and are to be developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.
−Removed: CAPITAL TWO, INC.
−Removed: TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
carrying amounts reflected in the balance sheet for current assets and current liabilities approximate fair value due to their short-term
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are observable inputs, such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
+Added: CAPITAL TWO, INC.
+Added: TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2 — Inputs to the fair value measurement are determined using prices for recently traded assets and liabilities with similar underlying
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date thereafter.
−Removed: CAPITAL TWO, INC.
−Removed: TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Company complies with the requirements of ASC Topic 340, Other Assets and Deferred Costs and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”)
Topic 5A-Expenses of Offering.
−Removed: Offering costs consist of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs incurred through
−Removed: the Initial Public Offering date that are directly related to the Initial Public Offering.
−Removed: The Company recorded offering costs as a reduction
−Removed: of temporary equity in connection with the warrants and shares.
+Added: Offering costs consist of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs incurred through the Initial
+Added: Public Offering date that are directly related to the Initial Public Offering.
+Added: The Company recorded offering costs as a reduction of
+Added: temporary equity in connection with the warrants and shares.
Accounting Standards
−Removed: August 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-06, Debt - Debt with Conversion and Other Options
−Removed: (Subtopic 470-0) and Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40) (“ASU 2020-06”)
−Removed: to simplify accounting for certain financial instruments.
−Removed: ASU 2020-06 eliminates the current models that require separation of beneficial
−Removed: conversion and cash conversion features from convertible instruments and simplifies the derivative scope exception guidance pertaining
−Removed: to equity classification of contracts in an entity’s own equity.
−Removed: The new standard also introduces additional disclosures for convertible
−Removed: debt and freestanding instruments that are indexed to and settled in an entity’s own equity.
−Removed: ASU 2020-06 amends the diluted earnings
−Removed: per share guidance, including the requirement to use the if-convened method for all convertible instruments.
−Removed: ASU 2020-06 is effective
−Removed: for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and should be applied on a full or modified retrospective basis, with early adoption
−Removed: permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020.
−Removed: The Company adopted ASU 2020-06 effective March 11, 2022 (inception).
−Removed: adoption of ASU 2020-06 did not have a material impact on the financial statements.
−Removed: does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material
−Removed: effect on the Company’s financial statements.
+Added: December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740):
+Added: Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures,” which requires
+Added: public entities to disclose consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and for income
+Added: It also includes certain other amendments to improve the effectiveness of income tax disclosures.
+Added: The guidance is effective
+Added: for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted.
+Added: The accounting pronouncement
+Added: is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
+Added: CAPITAL TWO, INC.
+Added: TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING
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On August 9, 2022, the
−Removed: Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 11,500,000
−Removed: Units, including 1,500,000
−Removed: Units issued pursuant to the exercise of the
+Added: Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 11,500,000 Units, including 1,500,000 Units issued pursuant to the exercise of the
underwriters’ over-allotment option in full, generating gross proceeds of $ 115,000,000 .
−Removed: Each Unit consisted of one share of Class A common stock and one redeemable warrant (“Public Warrant”).
−Removed: Each Public Warrant
−Removed: entitles the holder to purchase one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $ 11.50
−Removed: per whole share (see Note 7).
+Added: Each Unit consisted of one share of Class
+Added: A common stock and one redeemable warrant (“Public Warrant”).
+Added: Each Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share
+Added: of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $ 11.50 per whole share (see Note 7).
PRIVATE PLACEMENT
Simultaneously
−Removed: with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 634,375
−Removed: Placement Units at a price of $ 10.00
−Removed: per Placement Unit in a private placement to
−Removed: the Sponsor, including 63,000
−Removed: Placement Units issued pursuant to the exercise
−Removed: of the underwriters’ over-allotment option in full, generating gross proceeds of $ 6,343,750 .
−Removed: Each Placement Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock (“Placement Share”) and one warrant (“Placement Warrant”).
−Removed: The proceeds from the sale of the Placement Units were added to the net proceeds from the Initial Public Offering held in the Trust Account.
−Removed: If the Company does not complete a business combination within the Combination Period, the proceeds from the sale of the Placement Units
−Removed: held in the Trust Account will be used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law) and
−Removed: the Placement Units will expire worthless.
−Removed: CAPITAL TWO, INC.
−Removed: TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
+Added: with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 634,375 Placement Units at a price of $ 10.00 per
+Added: Placement Unit in a private placement to the Sponsor, including 63,000 Placement Units issued pursuant to the exercise of the underwriters’
+Added: over-allotment option in full, generating gross proceeds of $ 6,343,750 .
+Added: Each Placement Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock
+Added: (“Placement Share”) and one warrant (“Placement Warrant”).
+Added: The proceeds from the sale of the Placement Units
+Added: were added to the net proceeds from the Initial Public Offering held in the Trust Account.
+Added: If the Company does not complete a business
+Added: combination within the Combination Period, the proceeds from the sale of the Placement Units held in the Trust Account will be used to
+Added: fund the redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law) and the Placement Units will expire worthless.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
−Removed: May 17, 2022, the Sponsor paid an aggregate of $ 25,000
−Removed: to cover certain expenses on behalf of the Company
−Removed: in exchange for the issuance of 2,875,000
−Removed: shares of Class B common stock (the “Founder
−Removed: The Founder Shares included an aggregate of up to 375,000
−Removed: shares of Class B common stock subject to forfeiture
−Removed: by the Sponsor to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option was not exercised in full or in part, so that the Sponsor
−Removed: would own, on an as-converted basis, 20 %
−Removed: of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares after the Initial Public Offering.
−Removed: The underwriters exercised the over-allotment
−Removed: option in full, so those shares are no longer subject to forfeiture.
+Added: May 17, 2022, the Sponsor was issued 2,875,000 shares (the “Founder Shares”) of Class B common stock for an aggregate price
+Added: of $ 25,000 .
+Added: The Founder Shares included an aggregate of up to 375,000 shares of Class B common stock subject to forfeiture by the Sponsor
+Added: to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option was not exercised in full or in part, so that the Sponsor would own,
+Added: on an as-converted basis, 20 % of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares after the Initial Public Offering.
+Added: The underwriters
+Added: exercised the over-allotment option in full, so those shares are no longer subject to forfeiture.
Sponsor has agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Class B common stock (except to certain permitted transferees as disclosed
herein) until, with respect to any of the Class B common stock, the earlier of (i) six months after the date of the consummation of a
−Removed: business combination, or (ii) the date on which the closing price of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $ 12.00
−Removed: per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock
−Removed: 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 any of the Class B common stock, 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,
−Removed: stock exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their
−Removed: common stock for cash, securities or other property.
+Added: business combination, or (ii) the date on which the closing price of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $ 12.00 per share
+Added: (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading
+Added: day period commencing after a business combination, with respect to the remaining any of the Class B common stock, upon six months after
+Added: the date of the consummation of a business combination, or earlier, in each case, if, subsequent to a business combination, the Company
+Added: consummates a subsequent liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the Company’s
+Added: stockholders having the right to exchange their common stock for cash, securities or other property.
+Added: On May 8, 2023, the Sponsor converted
+Added: 2,874,999 Founder Shares of Class B common stock into 2,874,999 shares of Class A common stock, which shares include these same transfer
+Added: restrictions.
+Added: CAPITAL TWO, INC.
+Added: TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note - Related Party
−Removed: April 25, 2022, the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company an aggregate of up to $ 300,000
−Removed: to cover expenses related to the Initial Public
+Added: April 25, 2022, the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company an aggregate of up to $ 300,000 to cover expenses related to the Initial Public
Offering pursuant to a promissory note (the “Promissory Note”).
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Prior to the Initial Public Offering,
−Removed: the Company had borrowed $ 300,000
−Removed: under the Promissory Note.
−Removed: The outstanding balance
−Removed: under the Promissory Note of $ 300,000
−Removed: was repaid at the closing of the Initial Public
−Removed: Offering on August 9, 2022.
+Added: the Company had borrowed $ 300,000 under the Promissory Note.
+Added: The outstanding balance under the Promissory Note of $ 300,000 was repaid
+Added: at the closing of the Initial Public Offering on August 9, 2022.
Administrative
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The Company has agreed to
−Removed: pay to Mehana Capital LLC, the Sponsor, $ 10,000
−Removed: per month for these services during the 9-month
−Removed: period to complete a business combination.
−Removed: For the period from March 11, 2022 (inception) through December 31, 2022, $ 50,000
−Removed: was paid to Mehana Capital LLC for these services.
+Added: pay to Mehana Capital LLC, the Sponsor, $ 10,000 per month for these services to complete a business combination.
+Added: For the year ended December
+Added: 31, 2023, $ 120,000 was incurred and paid to Mehana Capital LLC for these services.
+Added: For the period from March 11, 2022 (inception) through
+Added: December 31, 2022, $ 50,000 was incurred and paid to Mehana Capital LLC for these services.
+Added: Promissory Note
+Added: May 26, 2023, the Company entered into a Convertible Promissory Note with SBC, pursuant to which SBC agreed to loan the Company an aggregate
+Added: principal of $ 1,000,000 (the “Convertible Promissory Note”).
+Added: The Convertible Promissory Note is non-interest bearing and
+Added: is due and payable upon the earlier to occur of (i) the first business day following the consummation of the Company’s initial
+Added: Business Combination and (ii) May 17, 2024, unless accelerated upon the occurrence of an event of default.
+Added: There is an outstanding balance
+Added: of $ 1,000,000 for this SBC loan as of December 31, 2023.
+Added: The Convertible Promissory Note will automatically convert into Class A Common
+Added: Stock at one share for each $10 in outstanding principal amount .
+Added: As of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the outstanding balance
+Added: under the Convertible Promissory Note amounted to an aggregate of $ 1,000,000 and $ 0 , respectively.
order to finance transaction costs in connection with the initial business combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor or
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Company completes the initial business combination, the Company will repay such loaned amounts.
−Removed: In the event that the initial business combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned
+Added: In the event that the initial business
+Added: combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned
amounts, including the repayment of loans from the Sponsor to pay for any amount deposited to pay for any extension of the time to complete
the initial business combination, but no proceeds from the Trust Account would be used for such repayment.
−Removed: Up to $ 1,500,000
−Removed: of such loans may be convertible into Units,
−Removed: at a price of $ 10.00
−Removed: per Unit at the option of the lender, upon consummation
−Removed: of the initial business combination.
+Added: Up to $ 1,500,000 of such loans
+Added: may be convertible into Units, at a price of $ 10.00 per Unit at the option of the lender, upon consummation of the initial business combination.
The Units would be identical to the Placement Units.
−Removed: The terms of such loans by the Company’s
−Removed: officers and directors, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans.
−Removed: As of December 31,
−Removed: 2022, the Company did not have any outstanding related party loans.
+Added: The terms of such loans by the Company’s officers and directors, if any, have
+Added: not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans.
+Added: As of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company
+Added: did not have any outstanding related party loans other than the Convertible Promissory Note referenced above.
+Added: Non-redemption
+Added: May 5, 2023, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”), and the chairman adjourned the Special
+Added: Meeting to May 8, 2023.
+Added: On May 8, 2023, the Company held the Special Meeting.
+Added: During the Special Meeting, stockholders approved an amendment
+Added: to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (i) to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate
+Added: a business combination from May 9, 2023 to February 9, 2024 for no additional amount to be paid by the Sponsor into the Trust Account,
+Added: and (ii) to provide for the right of a holder of Class B common stock to convert such shares into shares of Class A common stock on a
+Added: one-for-one basis prior to the closing of a business combination at the election of the holder.
+Added: As approved by the stockholders of the
+Added: Company, the Company filed an amendment to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Delaware Secretary of State
+Added: on May 8, 2023.
+Added: The Company’s stockholders elected to redeem an aggregate of 9,577,250 shares of Class A common stock of the Company
+Added: in connection with the Special Meeting.
+Added: Following such redemptions, the amount of funds remaining in the trust account was approximately
+Added: $ 20 million.
CAPITAL TWO, INC.
−Removed: TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
+Added: TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
+Added: connection with the Special Meeting, the Company and the Sponsor entered into non-redemption agreements with certain unaffiliated stockholders
+Added: owning, in the aggregate, 998,682 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, pursuant to which such stockholders agreed, among
+Added: other things, not to redeem or exercise any right to redeem such public shares in connection with the Extension Amendment.
+Added: Company estimated the aggregate fair value of the 339,565 Sponsor Shares attributable to the Non-Redeeming Stockholders to be $ 709,691
+Added: or $ 2.09 per share.
+Added: Each Non-Redeeming Stockholder acquired from the Sponsor an indirect economic interest in the Sponsor Shares.
+Added: excess of the fair value of the Sponsor Shares was determined to be an offering cost in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic
+Added: Accordingly, in substance, it was recognized by the Company as a capital contribution by the Sponsor to induce these holders of the
+Added: Class A shares not to redeem, with a corresponding charge to additional paid-in capital to recognize the fair value of the shares transferred
+Added: as an offering cost.
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
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Simultaneously
−Removed: with the Initial Public Offering, the underwriters fully exercised the over-allotment option to purchase an additional 1,500,000
−Removed: Units at an offering price of $ 10.00
−Removed: per Unit for an aggregate purchase price of $ 15,000,000 .
−Removed: underwriters were paid a cash underwriting discount of $ 0.17
−Removed: per Unit, or $ 1,955,000
−Removed: in the aggregate, upon the closing of the Initial
+Added: with the Initial Public Offering, the underwriters fully exercised the over-allotment option to purchase an additional 1,500,000 Units
+Added: at an offering price of $ 10.00 per Unit for an aggregate purchase price of $ 15,000,000 .
+Added: underwriters were paid a cash underwriting discount of $ 0.17 per Unit, or $ 1,955,000 in the aggregate, upon the closing of the Initial
Public Offering.
−Removed: In addition, $ 0.35
−Removed: per unit, or $ 4,025,000
−Removed: in the aggregate will be payable to the underwriters
−Removed: for deferred underwriting commissions.
−Removed: The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account
−Removed: solely in the event that the Company completes a business combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
+Added: In addition, $ 0.35 per unit, or $ 4,025,000 in the aggregate will be payable to the underwriters for deferred underwriting
+Added: The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event
+Added: that the Company completes a business combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
+Added: CAPITAL TWO, INC.
+Added: TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Representative
−Removed: closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company issued 57,500
−Removed: shares of Class A common stock to the underwriters.
−Removed: The underwriters have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell the Representative Shares until the completion of the initial business combination.
−Removed: In addition, the underwriters have agreed (i) to waive their redemption rights with respect to the Representative Shares in connection
−Removed: with the completion of the initial business combination and (ii) to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account
−Removed: with respect to the Representative Shares if the Company fails to complete its initial business combination within 9 months (or up to
−Removed: 18 months if the Company extends such period) from the closing of the Initial Public Offering.
+Added: closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company issued 57,500 shares of Class A common stock to the underwriters.
+Added: The underwriters
+Added: have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell the Representative Shares until the completion of the initial business combination.
+Added: the underwriters have agreed (i) to waive their redemption rights with respect to the Representative Shares in connection with the completion
+Added: of the initial business combination and (ii) to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to
+Added: the Representative Shares if the Company fails to complete its initial business combination within 18 months from the closing of the
+Added: Initial Public Offering.
Representative Shares are subject to a lock-up for a period of 180 days immediately following the commencement of sales of the registration
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Initial Public Offering and their bona fide officers or partners, registered persons or affiliates or as otherwise permitted under Rule
−Removed: CAPITAL TWO, INC.
−Removed: TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
initial measurement of the fair value of the Representative Shares was determined using the market approach to value the subject interest.
Based on the indication of fair value using the market approach, the Company determined the fair value of the Representative Shares to
−Removed: be $ 1.17 per
−Removed: share or $ 67,275
−Removed: (for the 57,500
−Removed: Representative Shares issued) as of the date
−Removed: of the Initial Public Offering (which is also the grant date).
+Added: be $ 1.17 per share or $ 67,275 (for the 57,500 Representative Shares issued) as of the date of the Initial Public Offering (which is also
+Added: the grant date).
of First Refusal
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right of first refusal shall not have a duration of more than three years from the effective date of the registration statement.
−Removed: STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
−Removed: stock — The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000
−Removed: shares of preferred stock with a par value of
−Removed: share with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s board
−Removed: of directors.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2022, there were no
−Removed: shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.
−Removed: A common stock — The Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000
−Removed: shares of Class A common stock with a par value
−Removed: of the Company’s Class A common stock are entitled to one vote for each share .
−Removed: As of December 31, 2022, there were 12,191,875
−Removed: shares of Class A common stock issued and outstanding,
−Removed: including 11,500,000
−Removed: shares of Class A common stock subject to possible
−Removed: redemption and classified as temporary equity.
−Removed: The remaining 691,875
−Removed: shares are classified as permanent equity and
−Removed: are comprised of 634,375
−Removed: shares included in the Placement Units and 57,500
−Removed: Representative Shares.
−Removed: B common stock — The Company is authorized to issue 10,000,000
−Removed: shares of Class B common stock with a par value
−Removed: of Class B common stock are entitled to one vote for each share .
−Removed: As of December 31, 2022, there were 2,875,000
−Removed: shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding.
−Removed: Of the 2,875,000
−Removed: shares of Class B common stock outstanding, up
−Removed: shares were subject to forfeiture to the extent
−Removed: that the underwriters’ over-allotment option was not exercised in full or in part, so that the initial stockholders would collectively
−Removed: of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock after the Initial Public Offering.
−Removed: On August 9, 2022, the underwriters exercised
−Removed: the over-allotment option in full, so those shares are no longer subject to forfeiture.
+Added: STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
+Added: stock — The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $ 0.0001 per share with
+Added: such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s board of directors.
+Added: As of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.
+Added: A common stock — The Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of Class A common stock with a par value of $ 0.0001
+Added: Holders of the Company’s Class A common stock are entitled to one vote for each share .
+Added: As of December 31, 2023 and December
+Added: 31, 2022, there were 5,489,624 and 12,191,875 shares of Class A common stock issued and outstanding, including 1,922,750 and 11,500,000
+Added: shares of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption and classified as temporary equity.
+Added: As of December 31, 2023 and December
+Added: 31, 2022, the remaining 3,566,874 and 691,875 shares are classified as permanent equity and are comprised of 2,874,999 shares that were
+Added: converted from Class B common stock into Class A common stock, 634,375 shares included in the Placement Units and 57,500 Representative
+Added: CAPITAL TWO, INC.
+Added: TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
+Added: B common stock — The Company is authorized to issue 10,000,000 shares of Class B common stock with a par value of $ 0.0001
+Added: Holders of Class B common stock are entitled to one vote for each share .
+Added: As of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there
+Added: were 1 and 2,875,000 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding, respectively.
+Added: Of the 2,875,000 shares of Class B common stock
+Added: outstanding as of December 31, 2022, up to 375,000 shares were subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment
+Added: option was not exercised in full or in part, so that the initial stockholders would collectively own 20 % of the Company’s issued
+Added: and outstanding common stock after the Initial Public Offering.
+Added: On August 9, 2022, the underwriters exercised the over-allotment option
+Added: in full, so those shares are no longer subject to forfeiture.
holders of record of the common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters to be voted on by stockholders.
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market, in favor of the proposed business combination.
−Removed: CAPITAL TWO, INC.
−Removed: TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
of Class B common stock shall be convertible into shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis automatically on the closing
−Removed: of the business combination at a ratio for which the numerator shall be equal to the sum of 20 %
−Removed: of all shares of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding or issuable (upon the conversion or exercise of any Equity-linked Securities
−Removed: or otherwise) by the Company, related to or in connection with the consummation of the initial business combination (excluding any securities
−Removed: issued or issuable to any seller in the initial business combination, any Placement Warrants issued to the Sponsor or its affiliates
−Removed: upon conversion of loans to the Company) plus the number of shares of Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding prior to the closing
−Removed: of the initial business combination;
−Removed: and the denominator shall be the number of shares of Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding
−Removed: prior to the closing of the initial business combination.
−Removed: — As of December 31, 2022, there were 11,500,000
−Removed: Public Warrants and 634,375
−Removed: Placement Warrants outstanding.
−Removed: Each whole Public
−Removed: Warrant entitles the registered holder to purchase one share of Class A common stock at a price of $ 11.50
−Removed: per share, subject to adjustment as discussed
−Removed: below, at any time commencing on the later of 12 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering and 30 days after the completion
−Removed: of the initial business combination.
−Removed: Pursuant to the warrant agreement, a warrant holder may exercise its Public Warrants only for a
−Removed: whole number of shares of Class A common stock.
−Removed: No fractional Public Warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole
−Removed: Public Warrants will trade.
−Removed: The Public Warrants will expire five years after the completion of the initial business combination, at 5:00
−Removed: p.m., New York City time, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
−Removed: Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 20 business days after the closing of the initial business combination, the Company will use its best efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement covering the shares of Class A common
+Added: of the business combination at a ratio for which the numerator shall be equal to the sum of 20 % of all shares of Class A Common Stock
+Added: issued and outstanding or issuable (upon the conversion or exercise of any Equity-linked Securities or otherwise) by the Company, related
+Added: to or in connection with the consummation of the initial business combination (excluding any securities issued or issuable to any seller
+Added: in the initial business combination, any Placement Warrants issued to the Sponsor or its affiliates upon conversion of loans to the Company)
+Added: plus the number of shares of Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding prior to the closing of the initial business combination;
+Added: the denominator shall be the number of shares of Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding prior to the closing of the initial business
+Added: May 8, 2023, the Sponsor converted 2,874,999 Founder Shares of Class B common stock into 2,874,999 shares of Class A common stock.
+Added: — As of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 11,500,000 Public Warrants and 634,375 Placement Warrants outstanding.
+Added: Each whole Public Warrant entitles the registered holder to purchase one share of Class A common stock at a price of $ 11.50 per share,
+Added: subject to adjustment as discussed below, at any time commencing on the later of 12 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering
+Added: and 30 days after the completion of the initial business combination.
+Added: Pursuant to the warrant agreement, a warrant holder may exercise
+Added: its Public Warrants only for a whole number of shares of Class A common stock.
+Added: No fractional Public Warrants will be issued upon separation
+Added: of the units and only whole Public Warrants will trade.
+Added: The Public Warrants will expire five years after the completion of the initial
+Added: business combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
+Added: Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 20 business days after the closing of the initial business
+Added: combination, the Company will use its best efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement covering the shares of Class A common
stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants, to cause such registration statement to become effective and to maintain a current
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whole and not in part;
−Removed: a price of $ 0.01
−Removed: Public Warrant;
−Removed: not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption given after the Public Warrants
−Removed: become exercisable (the “30-day redemption period”) to each Public Warrant holder;
−Removed: and only if, the reported last sale price of the Class A common stock equals or exceeds $ 18.00
−Removed: share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations
−Removed: and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period commencing once the
−Removed: Public Warrants become exercisable and ending three business days before the Company sends
−Removed: the notice of redemption to the Public Warrant holders.
+Added: a price of $ 0.01 per Public Warrant;
+Added: CAPITAL TWO, INC.
+Added: TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
+Added: upon not less than 30 days’
+Added: prior written notice of redemption given after the Public Warrants become exercisable (the “30-day redemption period”)
+Added: to each Public Warrant holder;
+Added: if, and only if, the reported
+Added: last sale price of the Class A common stock equals or exceeds $ 18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations,
+Added: recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period commencing once the Public Warrants become
+Added: exercisable and ending three business days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the Public Warrant holders.
and when the Public Warrants become redeemable by the Company, the Company may not exercise the redemption right if the issuance of shares
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laws or the Company is unable to effect such registration or qualification.
−Removed: CAPITAL TWO, INC.
−Removed: TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
addition, if (x) the Company issues additional shares of Class A common stock or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes
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of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price.
−Removed: order to extend the period of time the Company has to consummate a business combination, the Sponsor or its affiliates or designees may,
−Removed: but are not obligated to, loan the Company up to $ 379,500
−Removed: The Company may extend the period in
−Removed: which the Company must complete the initial business combination nine times, for an additional month (for a total of up to 18 months
−Removed: to complete the business combination).
−Removed: Such loans may be convertible into up to an additional 341,550
−Removed: units, at a price of $ 10.00
−Removed: per unit, and the Company will issue and deliver
−Removed: up to an aggregate of 341,550
−Removed: warrants (the “Extension Warrants”).
Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants except that, so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees,
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are entitled to registration rights.
−Removed: Company accounts for the 12,134,375
−Removed: warrants issued in connection with the Initial
−Removed: Public Offering (including 11,500,000
−Removed: Public Warrants and 634,375
−Removed: Placement Warrants) in accordance with the guidance
−Removed: contained in ASC 815-40.
−Removed: Such guidance provides that the warrants described above are not precluded from equity classification.
−Removed: Equity-classified
−Removed: contracts are initially measured at fair value (or allocated value).
−Removed: Subsequent changes in fair value are not recognized as long as the
−Removed: contracts continue to be classified in equity.
−Removed: Company’s net deferred tax assets (liabilities) as of December 31, 2022 are as follows:
+Added: Company accounts for the 12,134,375 warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering (including 11,500,000 Public Warrants
+Added: and 634,375 Placement Warrants) in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC 815-40.
+Added: Such guidance provides that the warrants described
+Added: above are not precluded from equity classification.
+Added: Equity-classified contracts are initially measured at fair value (or allocated value).
+Added: Subsequent changes in fair value are not recognized as long as the contracts continue to be classified in equity.
+Added: CAPITAL TWO, INC.
+Added: TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
+Added: Company’s net deferred tax assets (liabilities) as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:
OF NET DEFERRED TAX ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Deferred tax assets
+Added: Start-up costs
operating loss carryforwards
+Added: Total deferred tax assets
+Added: Valuation allowance
Deferred tax assets,
−Removed: tax assets, net of allowance
−Removed: CAPITAL TWO, INC.
−Removed: TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
−Removed: income tax provision for the year ended December 31, 2022 consists of the following:
+Added: net of allowance
+Added: income tax provision for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 consists of the following:
OF INCOME TAX PROVISION
−Removed: in valuation allowance
−Removed: tax provision
+Added: Change in valuation
+Added: Income tax provision
assessing the realization of the deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion of all
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exists with respect to future realization of the deferred tax assets and has therefore established a full valuation allowance.
−Removed: period ended December 31, 2022 the change in the valuation allowance was $ 80,230 .
+Added: period ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 the change in the valuation allowance was $ 253,634 and $ 80,230 , respectively.
+Added: As of December 31, 2023 and 2022,
+Added: the Company has $ 299,023 and $ 0 , respectively, of state net operating loss carryovers, which do not expire, to offset future taxable
reconciliation of the federal income tax rate to the Company’s effective tax rate are as follows:
OF FEDERAL INCOME TAX RATE
−Removed: federal income tax rate
−Removed: taxes, net of federal tax benefit
−Removed: in valuation allowance
−Removed: tax provision
+Added: Statutory federal income tax rate
+Added: State taxes, net of federal tax benefit
+Added: Previous tax year adjustment
+Added: Non-deductible transaction costs
+Added: Other permanent items, net
+Added: Change in valuation
+Added: Income tax provision
Company files income tax returns in the U.S.
−Removed: federal jurisdiction and is subject to examination by the taxing authorities.
+Added: federal and the state of Hawaii jurisdictions and is subject to examination by the taxing
CAPITAL TWO, INC.
−Removed: TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
+Added: TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
following table presents information about the Company’s financial assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis
−Removed: as of December 31, 2022, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
−Removed: OF FINANCIAL ASSETS MEASURED AT FAIR VALUE ON A RECURRING BASIS
−Removed: held in Trust Account:
+Added: as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to
+Added: determine such fair value:
+Added: SCHEDULE OF FINANCIAL ASSETS MEASURED AT FAIR VALUE ON A RECURRING BASIS
+Added: December 31, 2023
+Added: Investments held in Trust
Treasury Securities
+Added: at Fair Value
+Added: December 31, 2022
+Added: Investments held in Trust
+Added: Treasury Securities
$ 119,220,016
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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
−Removed: Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date up to the date that the financial statements
−Removed: Based upon this review, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure
−Removed: in the financial statements other than as described below.
−Removed: January 31, 2023, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company,
−Removed: Pono Two Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation incorporated in January 2023, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger
−Removed: Sub”), SBC Medical Group Holdings Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (“SBC”), Mehana Capital, LLC, in its capacity
−Removed: as Purchaser Representative, and Yoshiyuki Aikawa, in his capacity as Seller Representative.
−Removed: to the Merger Agreement, at the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into
−Removed: SBC, with SBC continuing as the surviving corporation.
−Removed: The transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement are referred to herein as
−Removed: the “Business Combination.”
−Removed: a condition to closing of the Business Combination, SBC will complete certain restructuring transactions pursuant to which SBC Medical
−Removed: Group Co., Ltd., a Japanese corporation (“SBC-Japan”) and certain related entities which carry on the business of SBC-Japan
−Removed: and such other related entities, will become subsidiaries of SBC.
−Removed: consideration for the Business Combination, the holders of SBC securities as of the closing of the Business Combination, collectively
−Removed: will be entitled to receive from the Company, in the aggregate, a number of the Company’s securities with an aggregate value equal
−Removed: $1,200,000,000, minus (b) the amount, if any, by which $3,000,000 exceeds SBC’s Net Working Capital, plus (c) the amount, if any,
−Removed: by which SBC’s Net Working Capital exceeds $3,000,000, minus (d) the aggregate amount of any outstanding indebtedness (minus cash
−Removed: held by SBC) of SBC at Closing, minus (e) specified transaction expenses of SBC associated with the Business Combination .
+Added: Company has evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the consolidated balance sheet date up to the date that
+Added: the consolidated financial statements were issued.
+Added: Based upon this review, other than those subsequent events described below, the Company
+Added: did not identify any other subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements.
+Added: January 11, 2024, Pono Capital Two, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or “Pono”), filed an amended
+Added: preliminary proxy statement with the U.S.
+Added: Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in connection with the special meeting
+Added: of stockholders.
+Added: As more fully described in the proxy statement, the special meeting will be held for the purpose of considering and
+Added: voting on a proposal to amend (the “Extension Amendment”) the Company’s Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
+Added: (the “Charter”), to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination from February 9, 2024 to
+Added: November 9, 2024.
+Added: connection with the Extension Amendment, public stockholders may elect to redeem their shares for a per-share price, payable in cash,
+Added: equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account established in connection with the Company’s initial public
+Added: offering (the “Trust Account”), including interest not previously released to the Company to pay franchise and income taxes,
+Added: divided by the number of then outstanding public shares.
+Added: If the Extension Amendment is approved by the requisite vote of stockholders,
+Added: the remaining holders of public shares will retain their right to redeem their public shares when the business combination is submitted
+Added: to the stockholders, subject to any limitations set forth in the Charter, as amended by the Extension Amendment.
+Added: January 11, 2024, the Company entered into a non-redemption agreement with an unaffiliated investor (the “Holder”) which
+Added: agreed to acquire from public stockholders of the Company 1,500,000
+Added: shares of Class A common stock, par value $ 0.0001
+Added: per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”) in the open market, at a prices no higher than the redemption price per share
+Added: payable to stockholders who exercise redemption rights in connection with the stockholder vote to approve the Company’s
+Added: proposed business combination (“Business Combination”) with SBC Medical Group Holdings Incorporated, a Delaware
+Added: corporation (the “Target”), prior to the stockholder meeting to vote on the Extension Amendment (the “Meeting
+Added: Date”) and to agree to waive its redemption rights and hold the shares until after the closing of the Business Combination.
+Added: consideration of the Holder’s agreement to waive its redemption rights with respect to the shares, and subject to (i) the
+Added: Holder acquiring 1,500,000
+Added: shares of Common Stock in the open market, and (ii) Holder’s satisfaction of its other obligations under the non-redemption
+Added: agreement, the Company, on the closing date of the Business Combination, provided that Holder has continued to hold the
+Added: Holder’s shares through the closing date, Target and Yoshiyuki Aikawa, the chief executive officer of the Target, shall cause
+Added: to be issued or transferred to Holder a number of shares of Common Stock held by Dr.
+Added: Aikawa (the “Incentive Shares”),
+Added: which will equal one (1) Incentive Share for each public share purchased in the open market pursuant to the non-redemption agreement
+Added: that is continuously owned by Holder until the closing date of the Business Combination.
+Added: This non-redemption agreement terminates on
+Added: the earliest to occur of (i) the closing date of the Business Combination, (ii) the termination of the related Business Combination
+Added: Agreement, or (iii) April 30, 2024 (the “Clearance Date”) if the Company has not cleared all SEC comments to its proxy
+Added: statement in connection with the Business Combination by that date.
+Added: On March 15, 2024, the parties to the non-redemption agreement entered into an amendment to the non-redemption agreement
+Added: to extend the Clearance Date to June 30, 2024, and to agree to close the business combination on or before August 31, 2024.
+Added: February 3, 2024, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”), and the chairman adjourned
+Added: the Special Meeting to February 3, 2024.
+Added: During the Special Meeting, stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s amended
+Added: and restated certificate of incorporation (i) to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination from February
+Added: 9, 2024 to November 9, 2024 for no additional amount to be paid by the Sponsor into the Trust Account and (ii) to provide for the right
+Added: of a holder of Class B common stock to convert such shares into shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis prior to the closing
+Added: of a business combination at the election of the holder (the “Extension Amendment”).
+Added: The Company’s stockholders elected
+Added: to redeem an aggregate of 273,334 shares of Class A common stock of the Company in connection with the Special Meeting.
+Added: Following such
+Added: redemptions, the amount of funds remaining in the trust account is approximately $ 17.9 million.
+Added: February 27, 2024, the
+Added: Company and SBC entered into an Amendment to the Note Purchase Agreement (the “Amended Note Purchase Agreement”), which increased
+Added: the purchase price of the Note from $ 1,000,000 to $ 2,700,000 .
+Added: In connection with entering into the Amended Note Purchase Agreement, the
+Added: Company and SBC amended the Note (the “Amended Note”) to increase the Principal Amount from $ 1,000,000 to $ 2,700,000 .
+Added: consideration for entering into the Amended Note, each of the parties to the Merger Agreement agreed to release each other party from
+Added: any claims arising out of any termination of the Merger Agreement or failure to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby.
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