Stellar V Capital Corp. (Cayman Islands) 10-K

ITEM 9A. Controls and Procedures. Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures Disclosure controls are procedures that are designed with the objective of ensuring that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act, such as this Report, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time period specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls are also designed with the objective of ensuring that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our management evaluated, with the participation of our current chief executive officer and chief financial officer (our “Certifying Officers”), the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2024, pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, our Certifying Officers concluded that, as of December 31, 2024, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective. We do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all instances of fraud. Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Further, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all disclosure controls and procedures, no evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance that we have detected all our control deficiencies and instances of fraud, if any. The design of disclosure controls and procedures also is based partly on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Management’s Report on Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting This Annual Report on Form 10-K does not include a report of management’s assessment regarding internal control over financial reporting or an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm due to a transition period established by rules of the SEC for newly public companies. Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. ITEM 9B. Other Information. None . ITEM 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions That Prevent Inspections None. 21 PART III ITEM 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance. The following table sets forth information about our directors and executive officers as of March 31, 2025. Name Age Title Prokopios (Akis) Tsirigakis 69 Co-Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board George Syllantavos 60 Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Director Anastasios (Tassos) Chrysostomidis 47 Vice President of Business Development Nicolas Bornozis 69 Director Christopher Thomas 65 Director Harry Braunstein 75 Director Below is a summary of the business experience of each our executive officers and directors: Prokopios (Akis) Tsirigakis has served as our Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Co-Chief Executive Officer since July 2024. Mr. Tsirigakis is currently co-chief executive officer of Nautilus Energy Management Corp. and chief executive officer of SevenSeas Investment Fund (Luxembourg). Mr. Tsirigakis founded four blank check companies, conducted their initial public offerings and successfully closed four business combinations. From December 2019 to February 2022 Mr. Tsirigakis served as chairman and co-chief executive officer of Growth Capital Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: GCAC), a special purpose acquisition company that completed an initial public offering on February 2, 2021. From May 2016 until December 2018, Mr. Tsirigakis served as chairman and co-chief executive officer of Stellar Acquisition III, Inc. (Nasdaq: STLR), a special purpose acquisition company that completed an initial public offering on August 16, 2016. From May 2011 until October 2013, Mr. Tsirigakis served as chairman and co-CEO of Nautilus Marine Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: NMAR), a special purpose acquisition company that completed an initial public offering on July 16, 2011. Mr. Tsirigakis has served as the chief executive officer of Nautilus Offshore Services Inc., an offshore service vessel owner and the successor of Nautilus Marine, since October 2013 and as a vice president of DryShips, Inc. (Nasdaq: DRYS), which acquired Nautilus Offshore Services Inc., since December 2015. From 2011 to 2015, Mr. Tsirigakis served as a director of Ocean Rig UDW Inc. (Nasdaq: ORIG). From May 2005 to November 2007, he co-founded and served as chairman of the board, chief executive officer and president of, Star Maritime (AMEX: SEA), a blank check company. From November 2007 until February 2011, he was the president and chief executive officer of, Star Bulk Carriers Corp., a dry-bulk ship-owning company and the successor of Star Maritime. From November 2003 until November 2007, he served as managing director of Oceanbulk Maritime S.A., a company that managed dry bulk vessels. From November 1998 to November 2007, Mr. Tsirigakis established and served as the managing director of Combine Marine Inc., a ship management company. From 1981 to 1998, Mr. Tsirigakis was the vice-president and technical director of Konkar Shipping Agencies S.A. of Athens and of Arkon Shipping Agencies Inc. of New York. Mr. Tsirigakis received his Master’s Degree (1979) and B.Sc. in Naval Architecture from The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. George Syllantavos, 60, has served as our co-Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and director since July 2024. Mr. Syllantavos was a director of Cepton, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPTN), an innovator in the LiDAR industry, that closed its business combination with Growth Capital in February 2022 until Cepton’s acquisition by Koito Manufacturing (Tokyo: 7276) in January 2025. Since December 2023, Mr. Syllantavos has served as director of Beam Global. (Nasdaq: BEEM), a clean-technology innovation company headquartered in San Diego, California with factories in San Diego, Chicago and Kraljevo, Serbia in Europe. Mr. Syllantavos was also a director of ITHAX Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: ITHX), a special purpose acquisition company that completed an initial public offering on February, 2021 raising $241.5 million until the closing of its business combination with Mondee Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: MOND), in July 2022. Mr. Syllantavos co-founded and served as co-chief executive officer of Growth Capital Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: GCAC), a special purpose acquisition company that completed an initial public offering on February 2, 2021. From May 2016 until December 2018, Mr. Syllantavos co-founded and served as co-chief executive officer of Stellar Acquisition III, Inc. (Nasdaq: STLR), a special purpose acquisition company that completed an initial public offering on August 16, 2016 and that merged in December 2018 with Phunware, Inc. (Nasdaq: PHUN) serving as a director till early December 2021. Mr. Syllantavos co-founded in February 2013, and is chief executive officer of, Nautilus Energy Management Corp. (not affiliated with Nautilus Offshore Services Inc.), a maritime energy services company involved in maritime project business development and ship management focusing on the drybulk and tanker sectors. From May 2011 until February 2013, Mr. Syllantavos co-founded and served as co-chief executive office and chief financial officer of Nautilus Marine Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: NMAR), a special purpose acquisition company that completed an initial public offering on July 16, 2011. He served as the chief financial officer of Nautilus Offshore Services Inc., an offshore service vessel owner and the successor of Nautilus Marine, from February 2013 until April 2014. From November 2007 to August 2011, he served as chief financial officer, secretary and director of Star Bulk Carriers Corp., a dry-bulk ship-owning company (Nasdaq: SBLK). From May 2005 to November 2007, he served as the chief financial officer, secretary and director of Star Maritime (AMEX: SEA), its predecessor, which was a special purpose acquisition company that completed an initial public offering on December 16, 2005 raising $189 million. From May 1999 to December 2007, he was the president and general manager of Vortex Ltd., an aviation consulting firm specializing in strategic analysis, fleet planning and asset management. From January 1998 to April 1999, he served as a financial advisor to Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A., where, on behalf of the chief executive officer, he coordinated and led the company’s listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: OTE) raising $1.1 billion and had responsibilities for the strategic planning and implementation of multiple acquisitions of fixed-line telecommunications companies. Mr. Syllantavos served as a financial and strategic advisor to both the Greek Ministry of Industry & Energy (from June 1995 to May 1996) and the Greek Ministry of Health (from May 1996 to January 1998), where, in 1997 and 1998, he helped structure the equivalent of a US$700 million bond issuance for the payment of outstanding debts to the suppliers of the Greek National Health System. From 1998 to 2004, he served as a member of the Investment Committee of a merchant banking firm, where he was involved in negotiating, structuring and implementing the acquisition of several small-medium sized manufacturing firms. Before that, he served for almost 5 years as a transportation consultant with an aviation focus specializing in strategic planning, corporate finance and fleet asset management. Mr. Syllantavos has a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from Roosevelt University in Chicago and an MBA in Operations Management, International Finance and Transportation Management from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. 22 Anastasios (Tassos) Chrysostomidis, has served as Vice President of business development since July 2024. Mr. Chrysostomidis has also been business development director of Nautilus Energy Management Corp. since February 2013. From December 2019 to February 2022 Mr. Chrysostomidis served as business development director of Growth Capital Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: GCAC), a special purpose acquisition company that completed an initial public offering on February 2, 2021. From May 2016 until December 2018, Mr. Chrysostomidis and served as business development director of Stellar Acquisition III, Inc. (Nasdaq: STLR), a special purpose acquisition company that completed an initial public offering on August 16, 2016 and merged with Phunware Inc in December 2018. From May 2011 until February 2013, Mr. Chrysostomidis served as market and financial analyst of Nautilus Marine Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: NMAR), a special purpose acquisition company that completed an initial public offering on July 16, 2011. From November 2007 to September 2013, he served as market and financial analyst of Star Bulk Carriers Corp., a dry-bulk ship-owning company (Nasdaq: SBLK). From January 2007 to November 2007, he served as the market and financial analyst of Star Maritime (AMEX: SEA), its predecessor, which was a special purpose acquisition company that completed an initial public offering on December 16, 2005 raising $189 million. From June 2005 to November 2007, he was the market and financial analyst of Oceanbulk SA, a company focused on owning and managing dry bulk vessels. Since 2011 Mr. Chrysostomidis has served as the chairman of the investment committee of Golfam SA, a small family office investment firm. Since September 2007, he is the owner of a solar power station based in Greece. Mr. Chrysostomidis has a B.Sc. in Physics from National and Kapodestrian University of Athens and an MSc in Business Mathematics from the Economic University of Athens. Nicolas Bornozis has served as our director since January 29, 2025. He has over 40 years of experience in the US and European financial and capital markets. Since 1996, he has served as the Founder and President of Capital Link, Inc., an international investor relations and advisory firm, which assists listed companies and capital markets related organizations to develop and maintain access to European and North American investors. Capital Link has a leading position in investor relations for listed shipping companies as well as focuses on U.S. Closed-End Funds and ETFs and international companies accessing the U.S. and European markets. He also established and managed, Alexander Capital, L.P, a US broker-dealer firm, which developed securities brokerage business in North America with the Greek and Egyptian markets and sold the company at the end of 2003. Prior to Capital Link (1988 – 1995), he served as President and CEO of CCF International Finance Corp. (CCF IFC), the US broker/dealer subsidiary of Credit Commercial de France, now part of HSBC. Prior to CCF IFC he worked at the International Department of Bankers Trust Company in New York and then at the Commercial Banking operation of CCF in New York where he was responsible for business development and lending to US multinationals and Wall Street firms with special focus on asset-based financing for shipping and real estate. He obtained an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1982 and a Law Degree from the University of Athens in Greece with specialization in commercial and corporate law in 1979. For ten years he was a Visiting Lecturer on International Banking and Finance at the City University Business School in London, United Kingdom. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Atlantic Bank of New York, a subsidiary of the New York Community Bank. Christopher Thomas has served as our director since January 29, 2025. He has over 40 years of experience in investments, corporate management and capital markets in the areas of energy, transportation/maritime, energy infrastructure and banking. Since May 2022 he is the Chief Financial Officer of TC Holding LLC, which is part of the Tsakos Group of companies located in Athens, Greece. From January 2019 to May 2022, Mr. Thomas served as the Chief Financial Officer of ADNOC Logistics and Services, the dedicated logistics provider and division of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. Prior to that, from 2015 to 2018 he was an Associate Director, Capital Markets at Berenberg Bank while from 2012 to 2015, he was the Chief Project Director at Dubai Trading Agency. From 2011 to 2012 he worked as an investment consultant for Torm A/S (CPH: TRMD-A, Nasdaq: TRMD), a major global maritime transporter of petroleum products and from 2010 to 2011 he was the Chief Financial Officer of East West Maritime Investments, a maritime assets investment company. From 1994 to 2009 Mr. Thomas served on the Boards and had financial executive positions in a number of private and public entities involved in the transport, logistics and energy infrastructure of both drybulk and petroleum products commodities. Specifically, from 2004 to 2009 Mr. Thomas served on the Board of Directors of Top Ships Inc. (Nasdaq: TOPS) and as Chairman of the Audit and Compensation Committees. From 2006 to 2010 Mr. Thomas served as the Chief Financial Officer of Paragon Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq: PRGN) and from 2001 to 2006 as Chief Financial Officer of DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq: DRYS). Mr. Thomas also served as the Chief Financial Officer of Excel Maritime Carriers Inc. (NYSE: EXM) from 1999 to 2001 and as the Chief Financial Officer of Cardiff Marine Inc. from 1994 to 1999. Earlier in his career he served in various positions within financial services and investments including from 1985 to 1993 as a Relationship Manager for Greyhound Financial Services, a transportation assets lender, from 1983 to 1985 as a Relationship Manager for Grindlays Bank plc (now part of Standard Chartered Bank) and from 1981 to 1983 as a Project Administrator at Hill Samuel & Co. Ltd., a leading UK merchant bank (now part of Lloyds Bank). Mr. Thomas holds a diploma in Business Administration from Crawley College, England. 23 Harry Braunstein has served as our director since January 29, 2025. Mr. Braunstein has been practicing law for over 49 years with a focus on corporate and commercial real estate transactions. He has been serving as the managing partner of Braunstein Turkish LLP since 2010, which specializes in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private placements, transactional real estate, commercial lending, and franchise law. From January 2021 till February 2022, he served as Board member of Growth Capital Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: GCAC), a special purpose acquisition company that raised $172.5 million in February 2021 and merged with Cepton Inc. (Nasdaq: CPTN) in early February 2022. Prior to founding Braunstein Turkish LLP, Mr. Braunstein practiced with the Wall Street law firm Herzfeld & Rubin, P.C. for over twenty years, ultimately becoming head of the real estate group before establishing his own firm. Mr. Braunstein was a substantial shareholder and the Chairman of the Board of, Gotham Bank of New York, a commercial bank and member of the Federal Reserve. Gotham Bank was sold to Provident Bank, a subsidiary of Provident New York Bancorp (NYSE: PBNY) in August of 2012 and in April of 2013 Provident Bank acquired Sterling National Bank (NYSE: STL) which subsequently merged into Webster Bank (NYSE: WBS). Following the sale, he became a member of the New York advisory board of Sterling. Mr. Braunstein was admitted to the New York bar and is admitted to practice before the Federal courts of the United States and holds a BA in Political Science from Queens College and a Juris Doctor degree from Brooklyn Law School. Advisor Nikolas Tsirigakis is our advisor in the capacity of Investment Analyst. Mr Tsirigakis assists us in conducting financial analysis and financial due diligence of potential counterparties for the Company’s business combination. He is founder and Chief Investment Officer of Sendit Capital Corp. a Delaware-registered venture capital syndicate. Mr. Tsirigakis is employed in the commercial department of Costamare Inc. (NYSE:CMRE). Previously, Mr Tsirigakis was entrepreneur-in-residence at Nova Founders Capital, a London-based venture builder nurturing its portfolio start-up; previously he was an investment associate at Altana Wealth a London-based fund specializing in seed investing. Mr Tsirigakis has conducted financial analysis the Special Acquisition Companies, Growth Capital Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq:GCAC) and Stellar Acquisition III Inc. (Nasdaq:STLR). Previously, he was an analyst at Maxim Group a New York-based investment bank. Mr Tsirigakis is the son of our co-CEO. Mr Tsirigakis has qualified for FINRA licenses Series 7 (financial advisor for securities/derivatives) and Series 63 (agent to sell securities). Mr Tsirigakis holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Northeastern University, Boston and a Master’s in Finance degree from ESADE Business School, Barcelona. Number and Terms of Office of Officers and Directors Our board of directors consists of five members. Approval of our initial business combination will require the affirmative vote of a majority of our board directors, which must include a majority of our independent directors. Subject to any other special rights applicable to the shareholders, prior to our initial business combination, any vacancies on our board of directors may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present and voting at the meeting of our board of directors. Our officers are appointed by the board of directors and serve at the discretion of the board of directors, rather than for specific terms of office. Our board of directors is authorized to appoint persons to the offices set forth in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association as it deems appropriate. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that our officers may consist of a Chairman of the Board, a Chief Executive Officer, a President, a Chief Financial Officer, Vice Presidents, a Secretary, Assistant Secretaries, a Treasurer and such other offices as may be determined by the board of directors. Director Independence The Nasdaq listing rules require that a majority of our board of directors be independent within one year of our IPO. An “independent director” is defined generally as a person that, in the opinion of the company’s board of directors, has no material relationship with the listed company (either directly or as a partner, shareholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with the company). We have three “independent directors” as defined in the Nasdaq rules and applicable SEC rules. Our board has determined that each of Nicolas Bornozis, Christopher Thomas and Harry Braunstein is an independent director under applicable SEC and Nasdaq rules. Our independent directors will have regularly scheduled meetings at which only independent directors are present. Officer and Director Compensation None of our officers has received any cash compensation for services rendered to us. No cash finder’s fee, reimbursement, consulting fee or monies in respect of any payment of a loan, will be paid by us to our sponsor, officers and directors, or any affiliate of theirs, for services rendered prior to, or for any services rendered in order to effectuate, the consummation of our initial business combination (regardless of the type of transaction that it is). However, these individuals will be entitled to certain payments including, but not limited to, reimbursement for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. Additionally, these individuals will be eligible to receive a transfer or reallocation of founder shares for any extraordinary services rendered in order to identify or effectuate the consummation of our initial business combination. Our audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made to our sponsor, officers or directors, or our or their affiliates. Any such payments prior to an initial business combination will be made using funds held outside the trust account. Other than quarterly audit committee review of such payments, we do not expect to have any additional controls in place governing our reimbursement payments to our directors and executive officers for their out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with identifying and consummating an initial business combination. 24 Members of our management team and our independent directors directly or indirectly own founder shares and/or private units and, accordingly, may have a conflict of interest in determining whether a particular target business is an appropriate business with which to effectuate our initial business combination. The low price that our sponsor, executive officers and directors (directly or indirectly) paid for the founder shares creates an incentive whereby our officers and directors could potentially make a substantial profit even if we select an acquisition target that subsequently declines in value and is unprofitable for public shareholders. If we are unable to complete our initial business combination within the completion window, the founder shares and private units may expire worthless, except to the extent they receive liquidating distributions from assets outside the trust account, and members of our management team and our independent directors could lose the entire amount that they have invested in private units, which could create an incentive for our sponsor, executive officers and directors to complete a transaction even if we select an acquisition target that subsequently declines in value and is unprofitable for public shareholders. After the completion of our initial business combination, directors or members of our management team who remain with us may be paid consulting or management fees from the combined company. All of these fees will be fully disclosed to shareholders, to the extent then known, in the tender offer materials or proxy solicitation materials furnished to our shareholders in connection with a proposed initial business combination. We have not established any limit on the amount of such fees that may be paid by the combined company to our directors or members of management. It is unlikely the amount of such compensation will be known at the time of the proposed initial business combination, because the directors of the post-combination business will be responsible for determining officer and director compensation. Any compensation to be paid to our officers will be determined, or recommended to the board of directors for determination, either by a compensation committee constituted solely by independent directors or by a majority of the independent directors on our board of directors. We do not intend to take any action to ensure that members of our management team maintain their positions with us after the consummation of our initial business combination, although it is possible that some or all of our officers and directors may negotiate employment or consulting arrangements to remain with us after our initial business combination. The existence or terms of any such employment or consulting arrangements to retain their positions with us may influence our management’s motivation in identifying or selecting a target business but we do not believe that the ability of our management to remain with us after the consummation of our initial business combination will be a determining factor in our decision to proceed with any potential business combination. We are not party to any agreements with our officers and directors that provide for benefits upon termination of employment. Committees of the Board of Directors Our board of directors has three standing committees: an audit committee; a compensation committee; and a nominating and corporate governance committee. Subject to phase-in rules, the Nasdaq listing rules and Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act require that the audit committee of a listed company be comprised solely of independent directors, and Nasdaq listing rules require that the compensation committee and the nominating and corporate governance committee of a listed company be comprised solely of independent directors. Each committee will operate under a charter that will be approved by our board of directors and will have the composition and responsibilities described below. The charter of each committee is available on our website. Audit Committee We have established an audit committee of the board of directors. The initial members of our audit committee are Nicolas Bornozis, Christopher Thomas and Harry Braunstein, each of whom meet the independent director standard under Nasdaq listing standards and under Rule 10-A-3(b)(1) of the Exchange Act. Mr. Christopher Thomas will serve as chairperson of the audit committee. Each member of the audit committee is financially literate and our board of directors has determined that Christopher Thomas qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in applicable SEC rules and has accounting or related financial management expertise. We adopted an audit committee charter, which details the principal functions of the audit committee, including: ● assisting board oversight of (1) the integrity of our financial statements, (2) our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (3) our independent auditor’s qualifications and independence, and (4) the performance of our internal audit function and independent auditors; the appointment, compensation, retention, replacement, and oversight of the work of the independent auditors and any other independent registered public accounting firm engaged by us; ● pre-approving all audit and non-audit services to be provided by the independent auditors or any other registered public accounting firm engaged by us, and establishing pre-approval policies and procedures; reviewing and discussing with the independent auditors all relationships the auditors have with us in order to evaluate their continued independence; 25 ● setting clear policies for audit partner rotation in compliance with applicable laws and regulations; obtaining and reviewing a report, at least annually, from the independent auditors describing (1) the independent auditor’s internal quality-control procedures and (2) any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality-control review, or peer review, of the audit firm, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities, within the preceding five years respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the firm and any steps taken to deal with such issues; ● meeting to review and discuss our annual audited financial statements and quarterly financial statements with management and the independent auditor, including reviewing our specific disclosures under “ Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ”; reviewing and approving any related party transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC prior to us entering into such transaction; and ● reviewing with management, the independent auditors, and our legal advisors, as appropriate, any legal, regulatory or compliance matters, including any correspondence with regulators or government agencies and any employee complaints or published reports that raise material issues regarding our financial statements or accounting policies and any significant changes in accounting standards or rules promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the SEC or other regulatory authorities. Compensation Committee We have established a compensation committee of the board of directors. The initial members of our compensation committee are Nicolas Bornozis, Christopher Thomas and Harry Braunstein. Under the Nasdaq listing standards and applicable SEC rules, we are required to have at least two members of the compensation committee, all of whom must be independent. Nicolas Bornozis, Christopher Thomas and Harry Braunstein are independent and Nicolas Bornozis chairs the compensation committee. We adopted a compensation committee charter, which details the principal functions of the compensation committee, including: ● reviewing and approving on an annual basis the corporate goals and objectives relevant to our chief executive officer’s compensation, evaluating our chief executive officer’s performance in light of such goals and objectives and determining and approving the remuneration (if any) of our chief executive officer based on such evaluation; ● reviewing and making recommendations to our board of directors with respect to the compensation, and any incentive compensation and equity based plans that are subject to board approval of all of our other officers; ● reviewing our executive compensation policies and plans; ● implementing and administering our incentive compensation equity-based remuneration plans; ● assisting management in complying with our proxy statement and annual report disclosure requirements; ● approving all special perquisites, special cash payments and other special compensation and benefit arrangements for our officers and employees; ● producing a report on executive compensation to be included in our annual proxy statement; and ● reviewing, evaluating and recommending changes, if appropriate, to the remuneration for directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, other than the payment of $10,000 per month to an affiliate of our sponsor for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support and reimbursement of expenses, no compensation of any kind, including finders, consulting or other similar fees, will be paid to any of our existing shareholders, officers, directors or any of their respective affiliates, prior to, or for any services they render in order to effectuate the consummation of an initial business combination. Accordingly, it is likely that prior to the consummation of an initial business combination, the compensation committee will only be responsible for the review and recommendation of any compensation arrangements to be entered into in connection with such initial business combination. The charter also provides that the compensation committee may, in its sole discretion, retain or obtain the advice of a compensation consultant, independent legal counsel or other adviser and will be directly responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of any such adviser. However, before engaging or receiving advice from a compensation consultant, external legal counsel or any other adviser, the compensation committee will consider the independence of each such adviser, including the factors required by the Nasdaq and the SEC. Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee We have established a nominating and corporate governance committee of the board of directors. The members of our nominating and corporate governance are Nicolas Bornozis, Christopher Thomas and Harry Braunstein and Harry Braunstein serves as chair of the nominating and corporate governance committee. 26 We adopted a nominating and corporate governance committee charter, which details the purpose and responsibilities of the nominating and corporate governance committee, including: ● identifying, screening and reviewing individuals qualified to serve as directors, consistent with criteria approved by the board, and recommending to the board of directors candidates for nomination for appointment at the annual general meeting of shareholders or to fill vacancies on the board of directors; ● developing and recommending to the board of directors and overseeing implementation of our corporate governance guidelines; ● coordinating and overseeing the annual self-evaluation of the board of directors, its committees, individual directors and management in the governance of the company; and ● reviewing on a regular basis our overall corporate governance and recommending improvements as and when necessary. The charter also provides that the nominating and corporate governance committee may, in its sole discretion, retain or obtain the advice of, and terminate, any search firm to be used to identify director candidates, and will be directly responsible for approving the search firm’s fees and other retention terms. We have not formally established any specific, minimum qualifications that must be met or skills that are necessary for directors to possess. In general, in identifying and evaluating nominees for director, the board of directors considers educational background, diversity of professional experience, knowledge of our business, integrity, professional reputation, independence, wisdom, and the ability to represent the best interests of our shareholders. Prior to our initial business combination, holders of our public shares will not have the right to recommend director candidates for nomination to our board of directors. Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation None of our officers currently serves, or in the past year has served, as a member of the compensation committee of any entity that has one or more officers serving on our board of directors. Code of Ethics We adopted a Code of Ethics applicable to our directors, officers and employees. You are able to review this document by accessing our public filings at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov . In addition, a copy of the Code of Ethics and the charters of the committees of our board of directors will be provided without charge upon request from us. If we make any amendments to our Code of Ethics other than technical, administrative or other non-substantive amendments, or grant any waiver, including any implicit waiver, from a provision of the Code of Ethics applicable to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer principal accounting officer or controller or persons performing similar functions requiring disclosure under applicable SEC or Nasdaq rules, we will disclose the nature of such amendment or waiver on our website. The information included on our website is not incorporated by reference into this Form 10-K or in any other report or document we file with the SEC, and any references to our website are intended to be inactive textual references only. Conflicts of Interest Under Cayman Islands law, directors and officers owe the following fiduciary duties: (i) duty to act in good faith in what the director or officer believes to be in the best interests of the company as a whole; (ii) duty to exercise powers for the purposes for which those powers were conferred and not for a collateral purpose; (iii) directors should not improperly fetter the exercise of future discretion; (iv) duty to exercise powers fairly as between different sections of shareholders; (v) duty not to put themselves in a position in which there is a conflict between their duty to the company and their personal interests; and (vi) duty to exercise independent judgment. In addition to the above, directors also owe a duty of care which is not fiduciary in nature. This duty has been defined as a requirement to act as a reasonably diligent person having both the general knowledge, skill and experience that may reasonably be expected of a person carrying out the same functions as are carried out by that director in relation to the company and the general knowledge skill and experience of that director. 27 As set out above, directors have a duty not to put themselves in a position of conflict and this includes a duty not to engage in self-dealing, or to otherwise benefit as a result of their position. However, in some instances what would otherwise be a breach of this duty can be forgiven and/or authorized in advance by the shareholders provided that there is full disclosure by the directors. This can be done by way of permission granted in the memorandum and articles of association or alternatively by shareholder approval at general meetings. Our officers and directors presently and in the future may have additional, fiduciary or contractual obligations to another entity pursuant to which such officer or director is or will be required to present a business combination opportunity to such entity. Accordingly, if any of our officers or directors becomes aware of a business combination opportunity which is suitable for an entity to which he or she has then-current fiduciary or contractual obligations, he or she will honor his or her fiduciary or contractual obligations to present such business combination opportunity to such entity, subject to their fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law: (i) no individual serving as a director or an officer shall have any duty, except and to the extent expressly assumed by contract, to refrain from engaging directly or indirectly in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as us; and (ii) we renounce any interest or expectancy in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for any director or officer, on the one hand, and us, on the other. We do not believe, however, that the fiduciary duties or contractual obligations of our officers or directors will materially affect our ability to complete our initial business combination. Below is a table summarizing the entities to which our executive officers and directors currently have fiduciary duties or contractual obligations: Individual Entity Entity’s Business Affiliation/Title Prokopios (Akis) Tsirigakis Nautilus Energy Management Corp. Ship management co-CEO Sevenseas Investment Fund SCSp. Shipping fund. President George Syllantavos Nautilus Energy Management Corp. Ship management co-CEO Sevenseas Investment Fund SCSp Shipping fund Director Beam Global EV Charging/Cleantech Director Nicolas Bornozis Capital Link Investor Relations Services President and CEO Christopher Thomas TC Holding LLC Vessel Investments CFO Harry Braunstein Braunstein Turkish LLP Law Managing Partner Potential investors should also be aware of the following other potential conflicts of interest: ● Our executive officers and directors are not required to, and will not, commit their full time to our affairs, which may result in a conflict of interest in allocating their time between our operations and our search for a business combination and their other businesses. We do not intend to have any full-time employees prior to the completion of our initial business combination. Each of our executive officers is engaged in several other business endeavors for which he may be entitled to substantial compensation, and our executive officers are not obligated to contribute any specific number of hours per week to our affairs. ● Our initial shareholders purchased founder shares and private units. Our initial shareholders have entered into agreements with us, pursuant to which they have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to their founder shares and any public shares they hold in connection with the completion of our initial business combination. The other members of our management team have entered into agreements similar to the one entered into by our initial shareholders with respect to any public shares acquired by them after our IPO. Additionally, our initial shareholders have agreed to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to their founder shares if we fail to complete our initial business combination within the prescribed time frame or any extended period of time that we may have to consummate an initial business combination as a result of an amendment to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, although they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from assets outside the trust account. If we do not complete our initial business combination within such applicable time period, the proceeds of the sale of the private units held in the trust account will be used to fund the redemption of our public shares, and the private units will be worthless. 28 ● Additionally, our initial shareholders have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of their founder shares and any Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion thereof until the earlier to occur of: (i) six months after the completion of our initial business combination or (ii) the date on which we complete a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction after our initial business combination that results in all of our shareholders having the right to exchange their Class A ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property; except to certain permitted transferees and under certain circumstances as described herein under “ Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matter — Transfers of Founder Shares and Private Units .” Any permitted transferees will be subject to the same restrictions and other agreements of our initial shareholders with respect to any founder shares. We refer to such transfer restrictions throughout this report as the lock-up. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (1) the closing price of our Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share sub-divisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 30 days after our initial business combination or (2) if we consummate a transaction after our initial business combination which results in our shareholders having the right to exchange their shares for cash, securities or other property, the founder shares will be released from the lock-up. Because each of our executive officers and directors will own ordinary shares or private units directly or indirectly, they may have a conflict of interest in determining whether a particular target business is an appropriate business with which to effectuate our initial business combination. ● Our officers and directors may have a conflict of interest with respect to evaluating a particular business combination if the retention or resignation of any such officers and directors was included by a target business as a condition to any agreement with respect to our initial business combination. The amount of compensation that may be received by our sponsor, its affiliates and our three independent directors is summarized as follows: Entity/Individual Amount of Compensation to be Received or Securities Issued or to be Issued Consideration Paid or to be Paid Stellar V Sponsor LLC and our three independent directors (Nicolas Bornozis, Christopher Thomas and Harry Braunstein) 6,059,925 Class B Ordinary shares. (1) The Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares concurrently with or immediately following the consummation of our initial business combination, or earlier at the option of the holders thereof, on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment for share sub-divisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like, and subject to further adjustment as provided herein. In the case that additional Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities are issued or deemed issued in connection with our initial business combination, the number of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of all founder shares will equal, in the aggregate, approximately 29% of the total number of Class A ordinary shares outstanding after such conversion. $25,000 Stellar V Sponsor LLC 365,000 private units (2) $3,650,000 (2) $10,000 per month For office space, secretarial, administrative, support and other related services provided to us and members of our management team Up to $300,000 Repayment of loans made to us by our sponsor to cover offering-related and organizational expenses. Up to $1,500,000 in working capital loans may be convertible into private units at a price of $10.00 per unit Working capital loans to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination. Reimbursement for any out-of-pocket expenses related to identifying, investigating and completing an initial business combination Services in connection with identifying, investigating and completing an initial business combination. (1) Our sponsor holds an aggregate of 5,984,925 Class B ordinary shares, and our three independent directors hold an aggregate of 75,000 Class B ordinary shares, in addition to the interests they hold indirectly through the membership in our sponsor (see “ Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matter — Sponsor Ownership ” of this report for more information). (2) Members of our management team and our independent directors hold interest in the private units indirectly through the membership in our sponsor (see “ Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matter — Sponsor Ownership ” of this report for more information). 29 The low price that our sponsor, executive officers and directors (directly or indirectly) paid for the founder shares creates an incentive whereby our officers and directors could potentially make a substantial profit even if we select an acquisition target that subsequently declines in value and is unprofitable for public shareholders. If we are unable to complete our initial business combination within the completion window, or by such earlier liquidation date as our board of directors may approve, the founder shares, private shares and private warrants will be worthless, except to the extent they receive liquidating distributions from assets outside the trust account, and members of our management team and our independent directors could lose the entire amount that they have invested in private units. If the private warrants become exercisable on a cashless basis, the exercise of the private warrants on a cashless basis could result in a material dilution of the purchasers’ equity interests. Additionally, we will repay up to $300,000 in loans made to us by our sponsor to cover offering-related and organizational expenses. We will repay any loans which may be made by our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor or certain of our directors and officers to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination; up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into private units at a price of $10.00 per unit at the option of the lender. If the private warrants underlying such private units become exercisable on a cashless basis, those private warrants may also be exercised on a cashless basis, which could result in a material dilution of the purchasers’ equity interests. Upon consummation of our IPO, we will also reimburse our sponsor, directors or officers, or our or any of their respective affiliates, for any out-of-pocket expenses related to identifying, investigating and completing an initial business combination. We are not prohibited from pursuing an initial business combination with a business combination target that is affiliated with our sponsor, officers or directors or completing the business combination through a joint venture or other form of shared ownership with our sponsor, officers or directors. In the event we seek to complete our initial business combination with a business combination target that is affiliated with our sponsor, executive officers or directors, we, or a committee of independent directors, would obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking which is a member of FINRA or a valuation or appraisal firm, that such initial business combination is fair to our company from a financial point of view. We are not required to obtain such an opinion in any other context. Furthermore, in no event will our sponsor or any of our existing officers or directors, or any of their respective affiliates, be paid by the company any finder’s fee, consulting fee or other compensation prior to, or for any services they render in order to effectuate, the completion of our initial business combination. Further, commencing on the date our securities are first listed on Nasdaq, we will also pay our sponsor (and/or its affiliates or designees) an aggregate of $10,000 per month for office space, secretarial and administrative services provided to members of our management team. We cannot assure you that any of the above mentioned conflicts will be resolved in our favor. In the event that we submit our initial business combination to our public shareholders for a vote, our initial shareholders have agreed to vote their founder shares and private shares, and they and the other members of our management team have agreed to vote any founder shares they hold and any shares purchased during or after the offering in favor of our initial business combination. Limitation on Liability and Indemnification of Officers and Directors Cayman Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company’s memorandum and articles of association may provide for indemnification of officers and directors, except to the extent any such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against willful default, fraud or the consequences of committing a crime. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide for indemnification of our officers and directors to the maximum extent permitted by law, including for any liability incurred in their capacities as such, except through their own actual fraud, willful default or willful neglect. We expect to purchase a policy of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance that insures our officers and directors against the cost of defense, settlement or payment of a judgment in some circumstances and insures us against our obligations to indemnify our officers and directors. Our officers and directors have agreed to waive any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in the trust account, and have agreed to waive any right, title, interest or claim of any kind they may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any services provided to us and will not seek recourse against the trust account for any reason whatsoever. Accordingly, any indemnification provided will only be able to be satisfied by us if (i) we have sufficient funds outside of the trust account or (ii) we consummate an initial business combination. Our indemnification obligations may discourage shareholders from bringing a lawsuit against our officers or directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. These provisions also may have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against our officers and directors, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit us and our shareholders. Furthermore, a shareholder’s investment may be adversely affected to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against our officers and directors pursuant to these indemnification provisions. We believe that these provisions, the insurance and the indemnity agreements are necessary to attract and retain talented and experienced officers and directors. 30 Insider Trading Policy We are committed to promoting high standards of ethical business conduct and compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations. As part of this commitment, we have adopted an Insider Trading Policy to govern the purchase, sale, and/or other dispositions of our securities by our directors, officers and employees, as well as by the Company itself, that we believe is reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations, and the exchange listing standards applicable to us. A copy of our Insider Trading Policy was filed as Exhibit 19.1 to this report. Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our executive officers, directors and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of a registered class of our equity securities to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of our ordinary shares and other equity securities. These executive officers, directors, and greater than 10% beneficial owners are required by SEC regulation to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms filed by such reporting persons. Based solely on our review of such forms furnished to us and written representations from certain reporting persons, we believe that all filing requirements applicable to our executive officers, directors and greater than 10% beneficial owners were filed in a timely manner. Item 11. Executive Compensation. Employment Agreements We have not entered into any employment agreements with our executive officers and have not made any agreements to provide benefits upon termination of employment. Executive Officers and Director Compensation No executive officer has received any cash compensation for services rendered to us and no compensation of any kind, including finders, consulting or other similar fees, will be paid to any of our existing stockholders, including our directors, or any of their respective affiliates, prior to, or for any services they render in order to effectuate, the consummation of a business combination. However, such individuals will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. There is no limit on the amount of these out-of-pocket expenses and there will be no review of the reasonableness of the expenses by anyone other than our board of directors and audit committee, which includes persons who may seek reimbursement, or a court of competent jurisdiction if such reimbursement is challenged. ITEM 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters. The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of our ordinary shares as of the date of this report, by: ● each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares; ● each of our directors and officers; and ● all our directors and officers as a group. Unless otherwise indicated, we believe that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all of our ordinary shares beneficially owned by them. The following table does not reflect record or beneficial ownership of the private warrants as these warrants are not exercisable within 60 days of the date of this report. On July 15, 2024, our sponsor paid $25,000 to cover certain expenses on our behalf in consideration of 4,312,500 founder shares. On October 2, 2024, the Company, through a share capitalization, issued the sponsor an additional 1,747,425 Class B ordinary shares as bonus shares, as a result of which the sponsor has purchased an aggregate of 6,059,925 Class B ordinary shares. The price per share for the founder shares was approximately $0.004. On December 2, 2024, our sponsor transferred 25,000 Class B ordinary shares to each of the three independent directors, for approximately $0.004 per share. After such transfer, our sponsor holds an aggregate of 5,984,925 Class B ordinary shares, and our three independent directors hold an aggregate of 75,000 Class B ordinary shares, in addition to the interests they hold indirectly through the membership in our sponsor. See “ Sponsor Ownership ” under this section for more information. Prior to the initial investment in the company of $25,000 by the sponsor, we had no assets, tangible or intangible. The purchase price of the founder shares was determined by dividing the amount of cash contributed to the company by the number of founder shares issued. There are 21,614,925 ordinary shares, consisting of (i) 15,000,000 Class A ordinary shares; (ii) 6,059,925 Class B ordinary shares and (iii) 555,000 private shares included in the private units issued and outstanding. Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each of the following is 230 Park Avenue, Suite 1540, New York, NY 10169. 31 Name and Address of Beneficial Owner (1) Number of Class A Ordinary Shares Beneficially Owned Approximate Percentage of Outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares Number of Class B Ordinary Shares Beneficially Owned Approximate Percentage of Outstanding Class B Ordinary Shares Stellar V Sponsor LLC (1)(2) 365,000 2.3 % 5,984,925 98.8 % Prokopios (Akis) Tsirigakis (1)(2) 365,000 2.3 % 5,984,925 98.8 % George Syllantavos (1)(2) 365,000 2.3 % 5,984,925 98.8 % Anastasios (Tassos) Chrysostomidis — — — — Nicolas Bornozis — — 25,000 * Christopher Thomas — — 25,000 * Harry Braunstein — — 25,000 * All officers, directors and directors as a group (6 persons) 365,000 2.3 % 6,059,925 100 % * Less than one percent. (1) Interests shown consist solely of founder shares, classified as Class B ordinary shares. Such shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares concurrently with or immediately following the consummation of our initial business combination, or earlier at the option of the holders thereof, on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment, as described in the section entitled “ Description of Securities ” and with respect to the interests held after our IPO, Class A ordinary shares issuable pursuant to a private placement. (2) Stellar V Sponsor LLC is the record holder of the shares reported herein. Prokopios (Akis) Tsirigakis and George Syllantavos are the managing members of Stellar V Sponsor LLC. Prokopios (Akis) Tsirigakis and George Syllantavos have voting and investment discretion with respect to the ordinary shares held of record by Stellar V Sponsor LLC. As of the date of this report, no other person has a direct or indirect material interest in our sponsor. Messrs. Tsirigakis and Syllantavos disclaim any beneficial ownership of the securities held by Stellar V Sponsor LLC other than to the extent of any pecuniary interest they each may have therein, directly or indirectly. Immediately after our IPO, our initial shareholders beneficially own approximately 30% of the then issued and outstanding ordinary shares (including both founder shares and private shares). Only holders of Class B ordinary shares have the right to vote on continuing the company in a jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands (including any special resolution required to amend the constitutional documents of the company or to adopt new constitutional documents of the company, in each case, as a result of the company approving a transfer by way of continuation in a jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands). Because of this ownership block, our initial shareholders may be able to effectively influence the outcome of all other matters requiring approval by our shareholders, including amendments to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and approval of significant corporate transactions including our initial business combination. Sponsor Ownership The following table sets forth information regarding the ownership of interests in Stellar V Sponsor LLC, our sponsor, by each person known by us to have material direct and indirect interests in the sponsor, and by each of our officers and directors who have an interest in the sponsor: Sponsor Class A Units (2) Sponsor Class B Units (3) Name of Beneficial Owner Number of Units Beneficially Owned Approximate Percentage of Outstanding Units Number of Units Beneficially Owned Approximate Percentage of Outstanding Units Prokopios (Akis) Tsirigakis (1) 5,984,925 (4) 100 % 365,000 100 % George Syllantavos (1) 5,984,925 (4) 100 % 365,000 100 % Harry Braunstein (5) 300,000 (6) 5.0 % 30,000 8.2 % Nicolas Bornozis (5) 150,000 (6) 2.5 % 15,000 4.1 % Anastasios (Tassos) Chrysostomidis (5) 170,000 2.8 % — — (1) Prokopios (Akis) Tsirigakis and George Syllantavos are the managing members of the sponsor and direct its day-to-day operations. Except as disclosed above, no other person has a material interest in the sponsor. (2) Each Class A Unit beneficially owned represents an interest in one founder share owned by the sponsor. (3) Each Class B Unit beneficially owned represents an interest in one private unit owned by the sponsor. 32 (4) Prokopios (Akis) Tsirigakis and George Syllantavos have voting power and share dispositive power with respect to all the outstanding units of the Sponsor. The 5,984,925 Class A Units includes (i) 1,365,588 units allocated to Prokopios (Akis) Tsirigakis, (ii) 1,358,088 units allocated to George Syllantavos, (iii) 300,000 units allocated to Harry Braunstein, (iv) 150,000 units allocated to Nicolas Bornozis, and (v) 170,000 units allocated to Anastasios (Tassos) Chrysostomidis, the Company’s Vice President of business development. (5) Such persons share dispositive power over these securities with Prokopios (Akis) Tsirigakis and George Syllantavos. (6) Amounts shown in this table do not reflect the ownership interest in founder shares held outside the sponsor. Private Units Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, pursuant to the Private Placement Units Purchase Agreements, the Company completed the private placement of an aggregate of 555,000 private units to our sponsor and BTIG, the representative of the underwriters, at $10.00 per unit, each unit consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant, each whole warrant exercisable to purchase one Class A ordinary share of the Company. Of those 555,000 private units, the sponsor purchased 365,000 private units and BTIG purchased 190,000 private units. The sponsor and BTIG were granted certain demand and piggyback registration rights in connection with the purchase of the private units. The private units are identical to the units sold in our IPO, except that, so long as they are held by our sponsor, BTIG or their respective permitted transferees, (i) may not (including the underlying securities), subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold by the holders until 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination, (ii) and will be entitled to registration rights. A portion of the purchase price of the private units were added to the proceeds from our IPO held in the trust account such that at the time of closing of our IPO $150,750,000 were held in the trust account. If we do not complete our initial business combination within the completion window, the proceeds of the sale of the private units held in the trust account will be used to fund the redemption of our public shares, and the private units will be worthless. The private units are subject to the transfer restrictions described above. The non-managing sponsor investors purchased, indirectly through the purchase of membership interests of our sponsor, an aggregate of 296,875 private units at a price of $10.00 per unit ($2,968,750 in the aggregate) in a private placement which closed simultaneously with the closing of our IPO. The sponsor issued membership interests at a nominal purchase price to the non-managing sponsor investors reflecting interests in an aggregate of 2,518,750 founder shares held by the sponsor. In addition, two of our independent directors purchased the membership interests in our sponsor representing an aggregate of 45,000 private units at a price of $10.00 per unit ($450,000 in the aggregate) in a private placement that closed simultaneously with the closing of our IPO. The sponsor issued separate membership interests at a nominal purchase price to these two independent director investors reflecting interests in an aggregate of 450,000 of the founder shares held by the sponsor. See “ Sponsor Ownership ” under this section for more information. The directors did not purchase units in our IPO. Our sponsor is deemed to be our “promoter”, as such term is defined under the federal securities laws. The interests of the partners of the sponsor are denominated in two classes of membership interest units: (i) Class A membership units representing interests in the founder shares and (ii) Class B membership units representing an interest in the private units. All partners of the sponsor, including its general partner, and any non-managing sponsor investor that joined the sponsor concurrently with our IPO hold both classes of membership units representing their proportional interest in the founder shares and private units. Pursuant to the agreement of all partners of the sponsor, the management and control of the sponsor is vested exclusively in managing members, Prokopios (Akis) Tsirigakis, our Co-Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the board, and George Syllantavos, our Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, without any voting, veto, consent or other participation rights by any non-managing sponsor investors or other sponsor investors regardless of their unit ownership. As a result of this management structure, non-managing sponsor investors or other sponsor investors have no right to control the sponsor, including participating in any decision regarding the disposal or voting of any security held by the sponsor, or otherwise. Further, unlike certain arrangements of other blank check companies, the non-managing sponsor investors are not required to (i) hold any units, Class A ordinary shares or public warrants they may purchase in our IPO or thereafter for any amount of time, (ii) vote any Class A ordinary shares they may own at the applicable time in favor of our initial business combination or (iii) refrain from exercising their right to redeem their public shares at the time of our initial business combination. The non-managing sponsor investors will have the same rights to the funds held in the trust account with respect to the Class A ordinary shares underlying the units they purchased in our IPO as the rights afforded to our other public shareholders. The underwriters received the same underwriting discount on any units purchased by these entities as it received on any other units sold to the public in our IPO. Any trading decisions made by any of the foregoing entities will be made by them based on market conditions at the time of the proposed sale or redemption. The underwriters’ affiliates will not receive any economic or other interest in our sponsor. 33 Transfers of Founder Shares and Private Units The founder shares, private units and any Class A ordinary shares issued upon conversion or exercise thereof are each subject to transfer restrictions pursuant to lock-up provisions in a letter agreement entered into by our initial shareholders and management team. Those lock-up provisions are as follows: Subject Securities Expiration Date Natural Persons and Entities Subject to Restrictions Exceptions to Transfer Restrictions Founder Shares until the earlier of (A) six months after the completion of our initial business combination or (B) subsequent to our initial business combination, (x) if the last sale price of our Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 30 days after our initial business combination, or (y) the date on which we complete a liquidation, merger, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of our shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property Stellar V Sponsor LLC All Officers and Directors Transfers permitted (a) to our officers or directors, any affiliate or family member of any of our officers or directors, any affiliate of our sponsor or to any member of the sponsor, any of their affiliates; (b) in the case of an individual, as a gift to such person’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of such person’s immediate family, an affiliate of such person or to a charitable organization; (c) in the case of an individual, by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of such person; (d) in the case of an individual, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; (e) by private sales or transfers made in connection with any forward purchase agreement or similar arrangement or in connection with the consummation of a business combination at prices no greater than the price at which the shares or warrants were originally purchased; (f) to the members of our sponsor upon dissolution of our sponsor 1 , (g) in the event of our liquidation prior to our consummation of our initial business combination; or (h) in the event that, subsequent to our consummation of an initial business combination, we complete a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of our shareholders having the right to exchange their Class A ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property; provided, however, that in the case of clauses (a) through (f) these permitted transferees must enter into a written agreement agreeing to be bound by these transfer restrictions and the other restrictions contained in the letter agreement. In addition, we could agree to permit the holders of our founder shares to transfer shares or agree to cancel such securities. Although no such transfers or cancellations are contemplated, we could agree to permit such transfer or cancellation to facilitate the closing of a business combination 1 The sponsor’s operating agreement does not permit any member of our sponsor (including non-managing sponsor investors) to transfer all or any portion of its membership interests in our sponsor, except (i) with the prior written consent of the managing member of our sponsor, or (ii) after the closing of a business combination, to such member’s affiliates, immediate family, or to a trust, the primary beneficiary(ies) of which is a member or members of such member’s immediate family; provided that such recipient shall be required to become a member of our sponsor pursuant to the terms of our sponsor’s operating agreement and, therefore, be bound by the restrictions on transfers as set forth therein. The foregoing restriction on the transfer of membership interests also applies to the transfer of any non-management sponsor interests. There are no limitations or restrictions on the terms or types of transfers that can be approved by the manager of our sponsor in our sponsor’s operating agreement. 34 Subject Securities Expiration Date Natural Persons and Entities Subject to Restrictions Exceptions to Transfer Restrictions Private Placement Securities 30 days after the completion of the business combination Stellar V Sponsor LLC All Officers and Directors Same as above Any units, ordinary shares, warrants or any other securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any units, ordinary shares or founder shares 180 days after the date of the IPO prospectus Stellar V Sponsor LLC All Officers and Directors Our sponsor, officers and directors are also subject to separate transfer restrictions on their founder shares and private units pursuant to the letter agreement described in the immediately preceding paragraphs In order to facilitate our initial business combination or for any other reason determined by our sponsor in its sole discretion, our sponsor may surrender or forfeit, transfer or exchange our founder shares, private units or any of our other securities, including for no consideration, as well as subject any such securities to earn-outs or other restrictions, or otherwise amend the terms of any such securities or enter into any other arrangements with respect to any such securities. We may also issue Class A ordinary shares upon conversion of the Class B ordinary shares at a ratio of one-to-one at the time of our initial business combination as a result of the anti-dilution provisions as set forth herein. Pursuant to the letter agreement to be entered with us, each of our sponsor, directors and officers have agreed to lock-up restrictions on their ability to transfer, assign, or sell the founder shares and private units and securities underlying the private units. Further, the sponsor membership interests (including the interests held by the non-managing members) are locked up and not transferable because the letter agreement prohibits indirect transfers. While non-managing members will not be a direct party to the letter agreement discussed above, as a result of their ownership of membership interests in the sponsor, they will be bound by the restrictions set forth above with respect to their allocated founder shares, the private units and the securities underlying the private units (including the restriction on transfer of their membership interests because the letter agreement prohibits indirect transfers). The securities held by the sponsor are expected to only be distributed directly to the members of the sponsor in connection with or following the consummation of our initial business combination, provided that such members agree to become subject to the applicable transfer restrictions with respect to such securities, including the letter agreement. Indirect transfers of the securities held by the sponsor, such as to another member of the sponsor or their affiliate, a family member or a new member of the sponsor, may be permitted with the prior consent of Prokopios (Akis) Tsirigakis and George Syllantavos, the managing members of our sponsor, as long as such transfer complies with the applicable transfer restrictions with respect to such securities to the same extent as the party originally subject to such restrictions. See “ Transfers of Founder Shares and Private Units ” under this section. While non-managing members will not be a direct party to the letter agreement discussed above, as a result of their ownership of membership interests in the sponsor, they will be bound by the restrictions set forth above with respect to their allocated founder shares, the private units and the securities underlying the private units (including the restriction on transfer of their membership interests because the letter agreement prohibits indirect transfers). However, the non-managing sponsor investors will not be subject to transfer restrictions or a lock-up agreement on any public units, public Class A ordinary shares or public warrants that they may purchase in our IPO pursuant to the expressions of interest described herein or thereafter. Registration Rights The holders of the founder shares, private units (and underlying securities) and any units (and underlying securities) that may be issued on conversion of working capital loans will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement requiring us to register such securities for resale. The holders of these securities will be entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form registration demands, that we register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to our completion of our initial business combination and rights to require us to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. However, the registration rights agreement provides that we will not be required to effect or permit any registration or cause any registration statement to become effective until termination of the applicable lock-up period as described under “ Transfers of Founder Shares and Private Units ” under this section. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements. 35 ITEM 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence. On July 15, 2024, our sponsor paid $25,000 to cover certain expenses on our behalf in consideration of 4,312,500 founder shares. On October 2, 2024, the Company, through a share capitalization, issued the sponsor an additional 1,747,425 Class B ordinary shares as bonus shares, as a result of which the sponsor has purchased an aggregate of 6,059,925 Class B ordinary shares at a purchase price per share of approximately $0.004. On December 2, 2024, our sponsor transferred 25,000 Class B ordinary shares to each of the three independent directors, for approximately $0.004 per share. After such transfer, our sponsor holds an aggregate of 5,984,925 Class B ordinary shares, and our three independent directors hold an aggregate of 75,000 Class B ordinary shares, in addition to the interests they hold indirectly through the membership in our sponsor. See “ Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matter — Sponsor Ownership ” for more information. Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, pursuant to the Private Placement Units Purchase Agreements, the Company completed the private placement of an aggregate of 555,000 private units to our sponsor and BTIG, the representative of the underwriters, at $10.00 per unit, each unit consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant, each whole warrant exercisable to purchase one Class A ordinary share of the Company. Of those 555,000 private units, the sponsor purchased 365,000 private units and BTIG purchased 190,000 private units. The sponsor and BTIG were granted certain demand and piggyback registration rights in connection with the purchase of the private units. The private units are identical to the units sold in our IPO, except that, so long as they are held by our sponsor, BTIG or their respective permitted transferees, (i) may not (including the underlying securities), subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold by the holders until 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination, (ii) and will be entitled to registration rights. A portion of the purchase price of the private units were added to the proceeds from our IPO held in the trust account such that at the time of closing of our IPO $150,750,000 were held in the trust account. If we do not complete our initial business combination within the completion window, the proceeds of the sale of the private units held in the trust account will be used to fund the redemption of our public shares, and the private units will be worthless. The private units are subject to the transfer restrictions described above. The non-managing sponsor investors purchased, indirectly through the purchase of membership interests of our sponsor, an aggregate of 296,875 private units at a price of $10.00 per unit ($2,968,750 in the aggregate) in a private placement which closed simultaneously with the closing of our IPO. The sponsor issued membership interests at a nominal purchase price to the non-managing sponsor investors reflecting interests in an aggregate of 2,518,750 founder shares held by the sponsor. Our principal executive offices are located at 230 Park Avenue, Suite 1540, New York, NY 10169. We consider our current office space adequate for our current operations. We pay our sponsor (and/or its affiliates or designees) an aggregate of up to $10,000 per month for office space, secretarial, administrative and support services provided to us and members of our management team. Upon completion of our initial business combination or our liquidation, we will cease paying these monthly fees. Other than the compensation described above, no compensation of any kind, including finder’s and consulting fees, will be paid by the company to our sponsor, executive officers and directors, or any of their respective affiliates, for services rendered prior to or in connection with the completion of an initial business combination without shareholder approval. However, these individuals will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. Our audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made to our sponsor, officers, directors or our or their affiliates. Our sponsor loaned us funds to be used for a portion of the expenses of our IPO. These loans were non-interest bearing, unsecured and were due at the closing of our IPO. In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination, our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor or certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required on a non-interest basis. If we complete an initial business combination, we would repay such loaned amounts. In the event that the initial business combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the trust account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from our trust account would be used for such repayment. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into private units at a price of $10.00 per unit, at the option of the lender. The units would be identical to the private units. Except as set forth above, the terms of such loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. Prior to the completion of our initial business combination, we do not expect to seek loans from parties other than our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor as we do not believe third parties will be willing to loan such funds and provide a waiver against any and all rights to seek access to funds in our trust account. Any of the foregoing payments to our sponsor, repayments of loans from our sponsor or repayments of working capital loans prior to our initial business combination will be made using funds held outside the trust account. 36 After our initial business combination, members of our management team who remain with us may be paid consulting, management or other fees from the combined company with any and all amounts being fully disclosed to our shareholders, to the extent then known, in the proxy solicitation or tender offer materials, as applicable, furnished to our shareholders. It is unlikely the amount of such compensation will be known at the time of distribution of such tender offer materials or at the time of a shareholder meeting held to consider our initial business combination, as applicable, as it will be up to the directors of the post-combination business to determine executive and director compensation. We have entered into a registration rights agreement with respect to the founder shares and private units, which is described under the heading “ Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matter — Registration Rights .” Policy for Approval of Related Party Transactions The audit committee of our board of directors will adopt a policy setting forth the policies and procedures for its review and approval or ratification of “related party transactions.” A “related party transaction” is any consummated or proposed transaction or series of transactions: (i) in which the company was or is to be a participant; (ii) the amount of which exceeds (or is reasonably expected to exceed) the lesser of $120,000 or 1% of the average of the company’s total assets at year end for the prior two completed fiscal years in the aggregate over the duration of the transaction (without regard to profit or loss); and (iii) in which a “related party” had, has or will have a direct or indirect material interest. “Related parties” under this policy will include: (i) our directors, nominees for director or executive officers; (ii) any record or beneficial owner of more than 5% of any class of our voting securities; (iii) any immediate family member of any of the foregoing if the foregoing person is a natural person; and (iv) any other person who maybe a “related person” pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act. Pursuant to the policy, the audit committee will consider (i) the relevant facts and circumstances of each related party transaction, including if the transaction is on terms comparable to those that could be obtained in arm’s-length dealings with an unrelated third party, (ii) the extent of the related party’s interest in the transaction, (iii) whether the transaction contravenes our Code of Ethics or other policies, (iv) whether the audit committee believes the relationship underlying the transaction to be in the best interests of the company and its shareholders and (v) the effect that the transaction may have on a director’s status as an independent member of the board and on his or her eligibility to serve on the board’s committees. Management will present to the audit committee each proposed related party transaction, including all relevant facts and circumstances relating thereto. Under the policy, we may consummate related party transactions only if our audit committee approves or ratifies the transaction in accordance with the guidelines set forth in the policy. The policy will not permit any director or executive officer to participate in the discussion of, or decision concerning, a related person transaction in which he or she is the related party. Director Independence Nasdaq listing standards require that a majority of our board of directors be independent. For a description of the director independence, see above Part III, Item 10 - Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance. ITEM 14 . Principal Accountant Fees and Services. The firm of WithumSmith+Brown, PC (“Withum”), acts as our independent registered public accounting firm. The following is a summary of fees paid to Withum for services rendered. Audit Fees . During the period from July 12, 2024 (inception) through December 31, 2024, fees for our independent registered public accounting firm were approximately $97,240 for the services Withum performed in connection with our IPO and the audit of our December 31, 2024 financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Audit-Related Fees. During the period from July 12, 2024 (inception) through December 31, 2024, our independent registered public accounting firm did not render assurance and related services related to the performance of the audit or review of financial statements. Tax Fees . During the period from July 12, 2024 (inception) through December 31, 2024, our independent registered public accounting firm did not render services to us for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning. All Other Fees . During the period from July 12, 2024 (inception) through December 31, 2024, there were no fees billed for products and services provided by our independent registered public accounting firm other than those set forth above. Pre-Approval Policy Our audit committee was formed upon the consummation of our IPO. As a result, the audit committee did not pre-approve all of the foregoing services, although any services rendered prior to the formation of our audit committee were approved by our board of directors. Since the formation of our audit committee, and on a going-forward basis, the audit committee has and will pre-approve all auditing services and permitted non-audit services to be performed for us by our auditors, including the fees and terms thereof (subject to the de minimis exceptions for non-audit services described in the Exchange Act which are approved by the audit committee prior to the completion of the audit). 37 PART IV ITEM 15 . Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules (a) The following documents are filed as part of this Form 10-K: (1) Financial Statements: Financial Statements of Stellar V Capital Corp.: Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm F-2 Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2024 F-3 Statement of Operations for the period from July 12, 2024 (Inception) through December 31, 2024 F-4 Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficit for the period from July 12, 2024 (Inception) through December 31, 2024 F-5 Statement of Cash Flows for the period from July 12, 2024 (Inception) through December 31, 2024 F-6 Notes to Financial Statements F-7 to F-18 (2) Financial Statement Schedules: None. (3) Exhibits We hereby file as part of this Report the exhibits listed in the attached Exhibit Index. Exhibits which are incorporated herein by reference can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC, 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. Copies of such material can also be obtained from the Public Reference Section of the SEC, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates or on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. 38 Exhibit No. Description 3.1 Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Stellar V Capital Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on February 4, 2025) 4.1 Specimen Unit Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (file No. 333-283612) filed with the SEC on December 4, 2024) 4.2 Specimen Class A Ordinary Share Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (file No. 333-283612) filed with the SEC on December 4, 2024) 4.3 Specimen Warrant Certificate (included in Exhibit 4.4) 4.4 Warrant Agreement, dated January 29, 2025, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on February 4, 2025) 4.5* Description of Securities 10.1 Amended and Restated Promissory Note, dated December 30, 2024, issued to Stellar V Sponsor LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (file No. 333-283612) filed with the SEC on January 13, 2025) 10.2 Securities Subscription Agreement, dated July 15, 2024, between the Company and Stellar V Sponsor LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (file No. 333-283612) filed with the SEC on December 4, 2024) 10.3 Amendment to Securities Subscription Agreement, dated January 13, 2025, between the Company and Stellar V Sponsor LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (file No. 333-283612) filed with the SEC on January 13, 2025) 10.4 Letter Agreement, dated January 29, 2025, among the Company, its directors and officers, and the Sponsor (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on February 4, 2025) 10.5 Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated January 29, 2025, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on February 4, 2025) 10.6 Registration Rights Agreement, dated January 29, 2025, by and among the Company and certain security holders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on February 4, 2025) 10.7 Sponsor Private Placement Units Purchase Agreement, dated January 29, 2025, by and between the Company and the Sponsor (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on February 4, 2025) 10.8 BTIG Private Placement Units Purchase Agreement, dated January 29, 2025, by and between the Company and BTIG (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on February 4, 2025) 10.9 Administrative Services Agreement, dated January 29, 2025, by and between the Company, the Sponsor and an affiliate of the Sponsor (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on February 4, 2025) 10.10 Form of Indemnity Agreements (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on February 4, 2025) 39 14 Form of Code of Ethics and Business Conduct (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (file No. 333-283612) filed with the SEC on December 4, 2024) 19.1* Insider Trading Policy 31.1* Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to § 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 31.2* Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to § 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 32* Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 97.1* Clawback Policy 99.1 Form of Audit Committee Charter (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.4 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (file No. 333-283612) filed with the SEC on December 4, 2024) 99.2 Form of Nominating Committee Charter (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.6 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (file No. 333-283612) filed with the SEC on December 4, 2024) 99.3 Form of Compensation Committee Charter (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.5 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (file No. 333-283612) filed with the SEC on December 4, 2024) 101.INS* Inline XBRL Instance Document. 101.SCH* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. 101.CAL* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. 101.DEF* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. 101.LAB* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. 101.PRE* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. 104* Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). * Filed herewith. ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY Not Applicable. 40 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. Stellar V Capital Corp. Dated: March 31, 2025 By: /s/ Prokopios (Akis) Tsirigakis Name: Prokopios (Akis) Tsirigakis Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Signature Title Date /s/ Prokopios (Akis) Tsirigakis Co-Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board March 31, 2025 Prokopios (Akis) Tsirigakis (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ George Syllantavos Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer March 31, 2025 George Syllantavos (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer) /s/ Nicolas Bornozis Director March 31, 2025 Nicolas Bornozis /s/ Christopher Thomas Director March 31, 2025 Christopher Thomas /s/ Harry Braunstein Director March 31, 2025 Harry Braunstein 41 STELLAR V CAPITAL CORP. INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Financial Statements of Stellar V Capital Corp.: Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID No. 100) F-2 Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2024 F-3 Statement of Operations for the period from July 12, 2024 (Inception) through December 31, 2024 F-4 Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficit for the period from July 12, 2024 (Inception) through December 31, 2024 F-5 Statement of Cash Flows for the period from July 12, 2024 (Inception) through December 31, 2024 F-6 Notes to Financial Statements F-7 to F-18 F- 1 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Stellar V Capital Corp.: Opinion on the Financial Statements We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Stellar V Capital Corp. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2024 and the related statements of operations, changes in shareholders’ deficit and cash flows for the period from July 12, 2024 (inception) through December 31, 2024 and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period from July 12, 2024 (inception) through December 31, 2024, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Basis for Opinion These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (the “PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. /s/ WithumSmith+Brown, PC We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2024. New York, New York March 31, 2025 PCAOB ID Number 100 F- 2 STELLAR V CAPITAL CORP. BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER 31, 2024 Assets Current assets Prepaid expenses $ 3,208 Total current assets 3,208 Deferred offering costs 359,679 Total Assets $ 362,887 Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit Current liabilities Accrued expenses $ 19,013 Accrued offering costs 227,000 Promissory note - related party 167,696 Total Liabilities 413,709 Commitments and Contingencies Shareholders’ Deficit Preference shares, $ 0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding — Class A ordinary shares, $ 0.0001 par value; 489,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding — Class B ordinary shares, $ 0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 6,059,925 shares issued and outstanding (1) 606 Additional paid-in capital 106,144 Accumulated deficit ( 157,572 ) Total Shareholders’ Deficit ( 50,822 ) Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit $ 362,887 (1) On October 2, 2024, the Company, through a share capitalization, issued the Sponsor an additional 1,747,425 Class B ordinary shares as bonus shares, as a result of which the Sponsor has purchased an aggregate of 6,059,925 Class B ordinary shares. All share and per share data has been retrospectively presented. The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. F- 3 STELLAR V CAPITAL CORP. STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE PERIOD FROM JULY 12, 2024 (INCEPTION) THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2024 General and administrative costs $ 75,822 Loss from operations ( 75,822 ) Other expense: Share-based compensation expense ( 81,750 ) Total other expenses ( 81,750 ) Net loss $ ( 157,572 ) Weighted average Class B ordinary shares outstanding, basic and diluted (1) 6,059,925 Basic and diluted net loss per Class B ordinary share $ ( 0.03 ) (1) On October 2, 2024, the Company, through a share capitalization, issued the Sponsor an additional 1,747,425 Class B ordinary shares as bonus shares, as a result of which the Sponsor has purchased an aggregate of 6,059,925 Class B ordinary shares. All share and per share data has been retrospectively presented. The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. F- 4 STELLAR V CAPITAL CORP. STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT FOR THE PERIOD FROM JULY 12, 2024 (INCEPTION) THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2024 Additional Total Class B Ordinary Shares Paid-in Accumulated Shareholders’ Shares Amount Capital Deficit Deficit Balance — July 12, 2024 (inception) — $ — $ — $ — $ — Issuance of Class B ordinary shares to Sponsor (1) 6,059,925 606 24,394 — 25,000 Share-based compensation expense to independent director nominees — — 81,750 — 81,750 Net loss — — — ( 157,572 ) ( 157,572 ) Balance — December 31, 2024 6,059,925 $ 606 $ 106,144 $ ( 157,572 ) $ ( 50,822 ) (1) On October 2, 2024, the Company, through a share capitalization, issued the Sponsor an additional 1,747,425 Class B ordinary shares as bonus shares, as a result of which the Sponsor has purchased an aggregate of 6,059,925 Class B ordinary shares. All share and per share data has been retrospectively presented. The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. F- 5 STELLAR V CAPITAL CORP. STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE PERIOD FROM JULY 12, 2024 (INCEPTION) THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2024 Cash flows from operating activities: Net loss $ ( 157,572 ) Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: Formation costs through promissory note – related party 7,817 Share-based compensation expense 81,750 Operating costs paid through promissory note – related party 48,992 Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Accrued expenses 19,013 Net cash used in operating activities — Net change in cash — Cash – beginning of the period — Cash – end of the period $ — Non-cash financing activities: Deferred offering costs included in accrued offering costs $ 227,000 Deferred offering costs paid through promissory note - related party $ 107,679 Deferred offering costs paid by Sponsor in exchange for issuance of Class B ordinary shares $ 25,000 Prepaid expenses paid through promissory note - related party $ 3,208 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. F- 6 STELLAR V CAPITAL CORP. NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 2024 NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS Stellar V Capital Corp. (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company on July 12, 2024. The Company was incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses that the Company has not yet identified (“Business Combination”). The Company may pursue an acquisition opportunity in any industry or geographic location. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had not yet commenced operations. All activity for the period from July 12, 2024 (inception) through December 31, 2024 relates to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”), which is described below. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of its initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering. The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end. The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on January 29, 2025. On January 31, 2025, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 15,000,000 units (the “Units” and, with respect to the Class A ordinary shares included in the Units being offered, the “Public Shares”) at $ 10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $ 150,000,000 , which is described in Note 3. Each Unit consists of one Class A Ordinary Share, par value $ 0.0001 per share, and one-half of one redeemable warrant (the “Public Warrants”), each whole Public Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $ 11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 555,000 units (the “Private Placement Units”) at a price of $ 10.00 per Private Placement Unit, in a private placement to the Company’s sponsor, Stellar V Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Sponsor”), and BTIG, LLC (“BTIG”), the representative of the underwriters, generating gross proceeds of $ 5,550,000 , which is described in Note 4. Each Private Placement Unit consists of one Class A Ordinary Share, par value $ 0.0001 per share, and one-half of one warrant (the “Private Placement Warrants”), each whole Private Placement Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $ 11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. Of those 555,000 Private Placement Units, the Sponsor purchased 365,000 private units and BTIG purchased 190,000 private units. Transaction costs amounted to $ 8,782,919 , consisting of $ 3,000,000 of cash underwriting fee, $ 5,250,000 of deferred underwriting fee, and $ 532,919 of other offering costs. The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of its Initial Public Offering and the sale of Private Placement Units, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. The Company’s initial Business Combination must be with one or more operating businesses or assets with a fair market value equal to at least 80 % of the net assets held in the Trust Account (as defined below) (excluding any deferred underwriters fees and taxes payable, other than any or similar excise tax that may be due or payable, on the income earned on the Trust Account) at the time the Company signs a definitive agreement in connection with the initial Business Combination. However, the Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50 % or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully effect a Business Combination. Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering, on January 31, 2025, an amount of $ 151,050,000 ($ 10.07 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units, and a portion of the net proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Units, was placed in the trust account (the “Trust Account”), with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee. The funds will be held in cash, including in demand deposit accounts at a bank, or invested in United States “government securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act having a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, as determined by the Company, until the earlier of (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account as described below. F- 7 The Company will provide its holders of the Public Shares (the “Public Shareholders”) with the opportunity to redeem, regardless of whether they abstain, vote for, or against, a Business Combination, all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a Business Combination either (i) the completion of the initial Business Combination, (ii) the redemption of the public shares if the Company is unable to complete the initial Business Combination within the completion window, subject to applicable law, or (iii) the redemption of the public shares properly submitted in connection with a shareholder vote to amend the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of the obligation to allow redemption in connection with the initial Business Combination or to redeem 100 % of the public shares if the Company has not consummated an initial Business Combination within the completion window or (B) with respect to any other material provisions relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity. All of the Public Shares contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such Public Shares in connection with the liquidation, if there is a shareholder vote or tender offer in connection with the initial Business Combination and in connection with certain amendments to the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association”). In accordance with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and its guidance on redeemable equity instruments, which has been codified in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”), paragraph 10-S99, redemption provisions not solely within the control of a company require ordinary shares subject to redemption to be classified outside of permanent equity. Accordingly, all of the Public Shares were presented as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ deficit section of the Company’s balance sheet. Given that the Public Shares were issued with other freestanding instruments (i.e., public warrants), the initial carrying value of Class A ordinary shares classified as temporary equity were the allocated proceeds determined in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 470-20, “Debt with Conversion and Other Options.” The resulting discount to the initial carrying value of temporary equity was accreted upon closing the Initial Public Offering such that the carrying value was equal to the redemption value on such date. The accretion or remeasurement was recognized as a reduction to retained earnings, or in absence of retained earnings, additional paid-in capital). Accretion associated with the redeemable Class A ordinary shares was excluded from earnings per share as the redemption value approximates fair value. The Public Shares are redeemable and are classified as such on the balance sheet until such date that a redemption event takes place. Additionally, each Public Shareholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction. If the Company seeks shareholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the holders of the Founder Shares (as defined in Note 5) prior to this Initial Public Offering (the “Initial Shareholders”) will agree to vote their Founder Shares in favor of a Business Combination. In addition, the Initial Shareholders will agree to waive their redemption rights with respect to their Founder Shares and Public Shares in connection with the completion of a Business Combination. In addition, the Company has agreed not to enter into a definitive agreement regarding an initial Business Combination without the prior consent of the Sponsor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association provide that a Public Shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), are restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15 % or more of the Class A ordinary shares sold in the Initial Public Offering, without the prior consent of the Company. The Sponsor, executive officers, directors and director nominees have agreed, pursuant to a letter agreement, that they will not propose any amendment to the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem 100 % of the public shares if the Company does not complete the initial Business Combination within the completion window or (B) with respect to any other material provisions relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity, unless the Company provides the public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their Class A ordinary shares upon approval of any such amendment at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account (which interest shall be net of taxes payable, but without deduction for any excise or similar tax that may be due or payable), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares. F- 8 If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within 21 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering or during any extended time that the Company has to consummate a Business Combination beyond 21 months as a result of a shareholder vote to amend the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “completion window”), the Company will but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account (which interest shall be net of taxes payable, but without deduction for any excise or similar tax that may be due or payable, and up to $ 100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any) subject to the Company’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and in all cases subject to the other requirements of applicable law. In such event, the warrants will expire and be worthless. In connection with the redemption of 100 % of the Company’s outstanding Public Shares for a portion of the funds held in the Trust Account, each holder will receive a full pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account, plus any pro rata interest earned on the fund held in the Trust Account (which interest shall be net of taxes payable, but without deduction for any excise or similar tax that may be due or payable, and up to $ 100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses). The Initial Shareholders will agree to waive their liquidation rights with respect to the Founder Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. However, if the Initial Shareholders should acquire Public Shares in or after the Initial Public Offering, they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to such Public Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. The underwriters will agree to waive their rights to their deferred underwriting commission (see Note 6) held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Company’s Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the residual assets remaining available for distribution (including Trust Account assets) will be only $ 10.07 per share initially held in the Trust Account. In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a third party for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has entered into a written letter of intent, confidentiality or other similar agreement or Business Combination agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (i) $ 10.07 per Public Share and (ii) the actual amount per Public Share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account, if less than $ 10.07 per share due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, less taxes payable, other than any excise or similar tax that may be due or payable; provided that such liability will not apply to any claims by a third party or prospective target business who executed a waiver of any and all rights to the monies held in the Trust Account (whether or not such waiver is enforceable) nor will it apply to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). In the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have vendors, service providers (except the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm), prospective target businesses or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account. F- 9 NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basis of Presentation The accompanying financial statements are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (the “U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Liquidity and Capital Resources The Company’s liquidity needs up to December 31, 2024 had been satisfied through the loan under an unsecured promissory note from the Sponsor of up to $ 300,000 (see Note 5). At December 31, 2024, the Company had cash of $ 0 and working capital deficit of $ 410,501 . In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor, members of the Company’s founding team or any of their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company would repay such loaned amounts at that time. Up to $ 1,500,000 of such Working Capital Loans may be converted into units of the post-Business Combination entity at a price of $ 10.00 per unit. The units would be identical to the Private Placement Units. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had no borrowings under the Working Capital Loans. In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” the Company does not believe it will need to raise additional funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating its business. However, if the estimate of the costs of identifying a target business, undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating a Business Combination are less than the actual amount necessary to do so, the Company may have insufficient funds available to operate its business prior to the initial Business Combination. Management has determined that the Company has access to funds from the Sponsor to finance the working capital needs of the Company within one year from the date of issuance of the financial statements. Emerging growth company The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used. F- 10 Use of estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates. Cash and cash equivalents The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company had $ 0 in cash and no cash equivalents as of December 31, 2024. Concentration of credit risk Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution, which, at times, may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation coverage limit of $ 250,000 . Any loss incurred or a lack of access to such funds could have a significant adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows. Fair value measurements The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the balance sheet, primarily due to their short-term nature. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid for transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers include: ● Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments in active markets; ● Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and ● Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. In some circumstances, the inputs used to measure fair value might be categorized within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In those instances, the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Derivative financial instruments The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives in accordance with ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging.” For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value on the grant date and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the statement of operations. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Derivative liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether or not net cash settlement or conversion of the instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date. The underwriters’ over-allotment option is deemed to be a freestanding financial instrument indexed on the contingently redeemable shares and would have been accounted for as a liability pursuant to ASC 480 if not fully exercised at the time of the Initial Public Offering. The underwriters did not exercise their overallotment option at the closing of the Initial Public Offering. F- 11 Deferred offering costs The Company complies with the requirements of the ASC 340-10-S99 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5A, “Expenses of Offering.” Deferred offering costs consist principally of professional and registration fees that are related to the Initial Public Offering. FASB ASC 470-20, “Debt with Conversion and Other Options,” addresses the allocation of proceeds from the issuance of convertible debt into its equity and debt components. The Company applies this guidance to allocate Initial Public Offering proceeds from the Units between Class A ordinary shares and warrants, using the residual method by allocating Initial Public Offering proceeds first to assigned value of the warrants and then to the Class A ordinary shares. Offering costs allocated to the Public Shares were charged to temporary equity, and offering costs allocated to the Public Warrants and Private Placement Units were charged to shareholders’ deficit as the Public and Private Placement Warrants, after management’s evaluation, were accounted for under equity treatment. Income taxes The Company complies with the accounting and reporting requirements of ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” which prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company’s management determined that the Cayman Islands is the Company’s only major tax jurisdiction. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. As of December 31, 2024, there were no unrecognized tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. There is currently no taxation imposed on income by the government of the Cayman Islands. In accordance with Cayman Islands federal income tax regulations, income taxes are not levied on the Company. Consequently, income taxes are not reflected in the Company’s financial statements. The Company’s management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months. Warrant instruments The Company accounted for the Public and Private Placement Warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering and the private placement in accordance with guidance contained in FASB ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging.” Accordingly, the Company evaluated and classified the warrant instruments under equity treatment at their assigned values. As of December 31, 2024, there were no Public or Private Warrants outstanding. Net loss per ordinary share Net loss per ordinary share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. At December 31, 2024, the Company did not have any dilutive securities and other contracts that could, potentially, be exercised or converted into ordinary shares and then share in the earnings of the Company. As a result, diluted loss per ordinary share is the same as basic loss per ordinary share for the period presented. Share-based compensation The Company records share-based compensation in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, “Compensation-Share Compensation” (“ASC 718”), guidance to account for its share-based compensation. It defines a fair value-based method of accounting for an employee share option or similar equity instrument. The Company recognizes all forms of share-based payments at their fair value on the grant date, which are based on the estimated number of awards that are ultimately expected to vest. Share-based payments are valued using a Black-Scholes option pricing model. Grants of share-based payment awards issued to non-employees for services rendered have been recorded at the fair value of the share-based payment, which is the more readily determinable value. The grants are amortized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service periods, which is generally the vesting period. If an award is granted, but vesting does not occur, any previously recognized compensation cost is reversed in the period related to the termination of service. Share-based compensation expenses are included in costs and operating expenses depending on the nature of the services provided in the statement of operations. F- 12 Recent accounting standards In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures.” The amendments in this ASU require disclosures, on an annual and interim basis, of significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), as well as the aggregate amount of other segment items included in the reported measure of segment profit or loss. The ASU requires that a public entity disclose the title and position of the CODM and an explanation of how the CODM uses the reported measure(s) of segment profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources. Public entities will be required to provide all annual disclosures currently required by Topic 280 in interim periods, and entities with a single reportable segment are required to provide all the disclosures required by the amendments in this ASU and existing segment disclosures in Topic 280. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company has adopted ASU 2023-07 for the year ended December 31, 2024. ASU 2023-07 does not have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements. Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements. NOTE 3. INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING Pursuant to the Initial Public Offering, on January 31, 2025, the Company sold 15,000,000 Units at a purchase price of $ 10.00 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable Public Warrant. Each whole Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $ 11.50 per share, subject to adjustment (see Note 7). NOTE 4. PRIVATE PLACEMENT Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Sponsor and BTIG purchased an aggregate of 555,000 Private Placement Units, at a price of $ 10.00 per Private Placement Unit, or $ 5,550,000 in the aggregate. Of those 555,000 private units, the Sponsor purchased 365,000 private units and BTIG purchased 190,000 private units. Each Private Placement Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant (“Private Placement Warrant”). Each whole Private Placement Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $ 11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. NOTE 5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS Founder shares On July 15, 2024, the Sponsor made a capital contribution $ 25,000 to cover for certain expenses on behalf of the Company in exchange for issuance of 4,312,500 Class B ordinary (the “Founder Shares”). On October 2, 2024, the Company, through a share capitalization, issued the Sponsor an additional 1,747,425 Class B ordinary shares as bonus shares, as a result of which the Sponsor has purchased an aggregate of 6,059,925 Class B ordinary shares. On December 2, 2024, the Sponsor transferred 25,000 Class B ordinary shares to each of the three independent director nominees for approximately $ 0.004 per share. After such transfer, the sponsor holds an aggregate of 5,984,925 Class B ordinary shares, and the three independent director nominees hold an aggregate of 75,000 Class B ordinary shares, in addition to the interests they hold indirectly through the membership in the Sponsor. All share and per share data has been retrospectively presented. The sale of the Founders Shares to the Company’s independent directors is in the scope of FASB ASC Topic 718, “Compensation-Stock Compensation” (“ASC 718”). Under ASC 718, stock-based compensation associated with equity-classified awards is measured at fair value upon the grant date. The fair value of the 75,000 shares granted to the Company’s independent directors was $ 81,750 or $ 1.09 per share. Such amount has been recorded as compensation expense on December 2, 2024, the date the shares were granted, as there are no service restrictions. With certain limited exceptions, the Founder Shares are not transferable, assignable or salable (except to the Company’s officers and directors and other persons or entities affiliated with the Sponsor, each of whom will be subject to the same transfer restrictions) until the earlier to occur of (i) six months after the completion of the initial Business Combination or (ii) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction after the initial Business Combination that results in all of the shareholders having the right to exchange their Class A ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property; except to certain permitted transferees and under certain circumstances as described herein. Any permitted transferees will be subject to the same restrictions and other agreements of the Initial Shareholders with respect to any Founder Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (1) the closing price of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $ 12.00 per share (as adjusted for share sub-divisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30 -trading day period commencing at least 30 days after the initial Business Combination or (2) if the Company consummates a transaction after the initial Business Combination which results in the shareholders having the right to exchange their shares for cash, securities or other property, the Founder Shares will be released from the lock-up. F- 13 Related party loans On July 15, 2024, as amended on December 30, 2024, the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company up to $ 300,000 pursuant to a promissory note (the “Note”). The Note was non-interest bearing, unsecured and due on the earlier of March 31, 2025 (as amended) or the closing of the Initial Public Offering. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had borrowed $ 167,696 under the Promissory Note. On January 31, 2025, the Company repaid the total outstanding balance of the note amounting to $ 242,696 . Borrowings under the note are no longer available. In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor, members of the Company’s founding team or any of their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company would repay the Working Capital Loans out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, the Working Capital Loans would be repaid only out of funds held outside the Trust Account. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. The Working Capital Loans would either be repaid upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $ 1.5 million of such Working Capital Loans may be converted into units of the post Business Combination entity at a price of $ 10.00 per Unit. The units would be identical to the Private Placement Units. Except for the foregoing, the terms of such Working Capital Loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had no borrowings under the Working Capital Loans. Administrative services agreement The Company agreed, commencing on January 30, 2025 through the earlier of consummation of the initial Business Combination and the liquidation, to pay Nautilus Energy Management Corp. a fee of approximately $ 10,000 per month for office space, utilities, and secretarial and administrative support services. NOTE 6. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Registration and shareholder rights The holders of the Founder Shares, private units (and underlying securities) and any units (and underlying securities) that may be issued on conversion of working capital loans are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement requiring the Company to register such securities for resale. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form registration demands, that the Company register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain piggyback registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the completion of the initial Business Combination and rights to require the Company to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. The registration rights granted to BTIG are limited to one demand and unlimited piggyback rights for periods of five and seven years, respectively, from the commencement of sales of the Initial Public Offering with respect to the registration under the Securities Act of the Private Placement Units and the underlying securities. The warrants underlying the Private Placement Units, if held by BTIG or its affiliates or associated persons, may not be exercised more than five years from commencement of sales of the Initial Public Offering in compliance with Rule 5110(g)(8)(A). The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements. Underwriting agreement The Company granted the underwriters a 45 -day option from the date of the prospectus to purchase up to 2,250,000 additional Units at the Initial Public Offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. On March 17, 2025, the underwriters’ over-allotment option to purchase up to 2,250,000 additional Units has expired (Note 9). F- 14 The underwriters were entitled to an underwriting discount of $ 0.20 per unit, or $ 3.0 million in the aggregate, which was paid upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering. In addition, the underwriters were entitled to a fee of $ 0.35 per unit, or approximately $ 5.25 million in the aggregate, payable to the underwriters for deferred underwriting commissions. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement. The deferred underwriting commissions will be payable to the underwriter upon the closing of the initial Business Combination in two portions, as follows: (i) $ 0.325 per unit sold in the Initial Public Offering shall be paid to the underwriter in cash and (ii) $ 0.025 per unit sold in the Initial Public Offering shall be paid to the underwriter in cash (such amount, the “Allocable Amount”), provided that, after completion of the Initial Public Offering and the underwriters’ receipt of 100 % of the Base Fee, the Company has the right, in its sole discretion, to allocate any portion of the Allocable Amount to any third parties not participating in the Initial Public Offering (but who are members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.) that assists the Company in consummating its initial Business Combination. Risks and uncertainties The United States and global markets are experiencing volatility and disruption following the geopolitical instability resulting from the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and the recent escalation of the Israel-Hamas conflict. In response to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (“NATO”) deployed additional military forces to eastern Europe, and the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union and other countries have announced various sanctions and restrictive actions against Russia, Belarus and related individuals and entities, including the removal of certain financial institutions from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication payment system. Certain countries, including the United States, have also provided and may continue to provide military aid or other assistance to Ukraine and to Israel, increasing geopolitical tensions among a number of nations. The invasion of Ukraine by Russia and the escalation of the Israel-Hamas conflict and the resulting measures that have been taken, and could be taken in the future, by NATO, the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Israel and its neighboring states and other countries have created global security concerns that could have a lasting impact on regional and global economies. Although the length and impact of the ongoing conflicts are highly unpredictable, they could lead to market disruptions, including significant volatility in commodity prices, credit and capital markets, as well as supply chain interruptions and increased cyberattacks against U.S. companies. Additionally, any resulting sanctions could adversely affect the global economy and financial markets and lead to instability and lack of liquidity in capital markets. Any of the above mentioned factors, or any other negative impact on the global economy, capital markets or other geopolitical conditions resulting from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the escalation of the Israel-Hamas conflict and subsequent sanctions or related actions, could adversely affect the Company’s search for an initial Business Combination and any target business with which the Company may ultimately consummate an initial Business Combination. NOTE 7. SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT Preference Shares — The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 preference shares with a par value of $ 0.0001 per share. As of December 31, 2024, there were no preference shares issued or outstanding. Class A Ordinary Shares — The Company is authorized to issue 489,000,000 Class A ordinary shares with a par value of $ 0.0001 per share. Holders of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each share. As of December 31, 2024, there were no Class A ordinary shares issued or outstanding. Class B Ordinary Shares — The Company is authorized to issue 10,000,000 Class B ordinary shares with a par value of $ 0.0001 per share. As of December 31, 2024, there were 6,059,925 Class B ordinary shares issued and outstanding. Ordinary shareholders of record are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters to be voted on by shareholders. Holders of Class A ordinary shares and holders of Class B ordinary shares will vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders except as required by law. F- 15 The Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares concurrently with or immediately following the consummation of the initial Business Combination on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment for share subdivisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like, and subject to further adjustment as provided herein. In the case that additional Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities are issued or deemed issued in connection with the initial Business Combination, the number of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of all Founder Shares will equal, in the aggregate, approximately 26 %, assuming the full exercise of the over-allotment option, or 29 %, assuming no exercise of the over-allotment option, of the total number of Class A ordinary shares outstanding after such conversion (after giving effect to any redemptions of Class A ordinary shares by Public Shareholders and including the Class A ordinary shares underlying the Private Placement Units), including the total number of Class A ordinary shares issued, or deemed issued or issuable upon conversion or exercise of any equity-linked securities or rights issued or deemed issued, by the Company in connection with or in relation to the consummation of the initial Business Combination, excluding any Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities or rights exercisable for or convertible into Class A ordinary shares issued, or to be issued, to any seller in the initial Business Combination and any private placement units issued to the Sponsor, officers or directors upon conversion of Working Capital Loans, provided that such conversion of Founder Shares will never occur on a less than one-for-one basis. Warrants — As of December 31, 2024, there were no outstanding Warrants. Public Warrants may only be exercised for a whole number of shares. No fractional Public Warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole Public Warrants will trade. The Public Warrants will become exercisable 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination; provided that the Company has an effective registration statement under the Securities Act covering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants and a current prospectus relating to them is available (or the Company permit holders to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis under certain circumstances). The 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 commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC and have an effective registration statement covering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants and to maintain a current prospectus relating to those Class A ordinary shares until the warrants expire or are redeemed, as specified in the warrant agreement. If a registration statement covering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is not effective by the 60 th day after the closing of the initial Business Combination, warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during any period when the Company will have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise warrants on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act or another exemption. Notwithstanding the above, if the Class A ordinary shares are at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that they satisfy the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, the Company may, at its option, require holders of Public Warrants who exercise their warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” and, in the event the Company so elects, the Company will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, and in the event the Company does not so elect, it will use commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available. The warrants have an exercise price of $ 11.50 per share, subject to adjustments, and will expire five years after the completion of a Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation. In addition, if (x) the Company issues additional Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of the initial Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $ 9.20 per Class A ordinary share (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the board of directors and, in the case of any such issuance to the Initial Shareholders or their affiliates, without taking into account any Founder Shares held by the Initial Shareholders or such affiliates prior to such issuance) (the “Newly Issued Price”), (y) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60 % of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the funding of the initial Business Combination on the date of the consummation of the initial Business Combination (net of redemptions), and (z) the volume weighted average trading price of the Class A ordinary shares during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day after the day on which the Company consummates the initial Business Combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $ 9.20 per share, the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115 % of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, and the $ 18.00 per share redemption trigger price described under “Redemption of warrants for cash” will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180 % of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price. F- 16 The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering, except that the Private Placement Warrants may not, subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold by the holders until 30 days after the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination and will be entitled to registration rights. Redemption of warrants for cash: Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding warrants for cash: ● in whole and not in part; ● at a price of $ 0.01 per Public Warrant; ● upon a minimum of 30 days ’ prior written notice of redemption; and ● if, and only if, the closing price of Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $ 18.00 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like and for certain issuances of Class A ordinary shares and equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of the initial Business Combination) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders. The Company will not redeem the warrants for cash unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is then effective and a current prospectus relating to those Class A ordinary shares is available throughout the 30-day redemption period. If the Company calls the warrants for redemption for cash, as described above, the management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise the warrants to do so on a “cashless basis.” If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their warrants, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with the respect to such warrants. Accordingly, the warrants may expire worthless. NOTE 8. SEGMENT INFORMATION ASC Topic 280, “Segment Reporting,” establishes standards for companies to report in their financial statement information about operating segments, products, services, geographic areas, and major customers. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise that engage in business activities from which it may recognize revenues and incur expenses, and for which separate financial information is available that is regularly evaluated by the Company’s chief operating decision maker, or group, in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance. The Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) has been identified as the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, who reviews the assets, operating results, and financial metrics for the Company as a whole to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing financial performance. Accordingly, management has determined that there is only one reportable segment. F- 17 The CODM assesses performance for the single segment and decides how to allocate resources based on net income or loss that also is reported on the statement of operations as net income or loss. When evaluating the Company’s performance and making key decisions regarding resource allocation, the CODM reviews the below key metric included in net income or loss: For the period from July 12, 2024 (inception) through December 31, 2024 General and administrative costs $ 75,822 General and administrative expenses are reviewed and monitored by the CODM to manage and forecast cash to ensure enough capital is available to complete a business combination or similar transaction within the business combination period. The CODM also reviews general and administrative costs to manage, maintain and enforce all contractual agreements to ensure costs are aligned with all agreements and budget. General and administrative costs, as reported on the statement of operations, are the significant segment expenses provided to the CODM on a regular basis. All other segment items included in net income or loss are reported on the statement of operations and described within their respective disclosures. NOTE 9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date up to the date that the financial statements were issued. Other than as described below and in these financial statements, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements. On January 31, 2025, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 15,000,000 Units at $ 10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $ 150,000,000 . Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Sponsor and BTIG purchased an aggregate of 555,000 Private Placement Units, at a price of $ 10.00 per Private Placement Unit, or $ 5,550,000 in the aggregate. Of those 555,000 Private Placement Units, the Sponsor purchased 365,000 Private Placement Units and BTIG purchased 190,000 Private Placement Units. On January 31, 2025, in connection with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the underwriters were paid a cash underwriting discount of $ 0.20 per Unit, or $ 3,000,000 in the aggregate. In addition, the underwriters were entitled to a fee of $ 0.35 per unit, or approximately $ 5.25 million in the aggregate, payable to the underwriters for deferred underwriting commissions. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement. On January 31, 2025, the Company repaid all outstanding amounts under the Promissory Note. On March 17, 2025, the underwriters’ over-allotment option to purchase up to 2,250,000 additional Units has expired. F-18