Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and
analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our audited financial
statements and the notes related thereto which are included in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this
Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements.
Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including
those set forth under “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factor Summary,” and elsewhere in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Overview
We are a blank check company
formed under the laws of the State of Delaware on November 23, 2021, whose business purpose is to effect a merger, capital stock
exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. We intend to
effectuate our initial business combination using cash from the proceeds of the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants (as
defined below), our capital stock, debt or a combination of cash, stock and debt.
On December 29, 2023, we
consummated our IPO”) of 6,900,000 Units, which includes the partial exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option
in the amount of 800,000 Units, at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $69,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO,
we consummated the sale of 2,457,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement
Warrant, in a private placement to the sponsor, generating gross proceeds of $2,457,000.
Following the IPO and the
sale of the Private Placement Warrants, a total of $69,000,000 was placed in the Company’s Trust Account with Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee (the “Trust Account”). We incurred $4,651,705 of transaction expenses in connection
with the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, consisting of $586,500 of cash underwriting fees, $2,518,500 of deferred
underwriting fees, and $1,546,705 of other offering costs.
We expect to continue to
incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to complete an initial business combination
will be successful.
On September 29, 2024, the
Company entered into a business combination agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”), dated as of September 27,
2024, with Rosey Sea Holdings Limited, a company incorporated and existing under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (“Seller”)
and the owner of 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Zhong Guo Liang Tou Group Limited, a company incorporated and existing
under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (the “Target”), pursuant to which the Company will purchase from Seller the ordinary
shares of the Target in exchange for shares of Common Stock, as a result of which the Target will become a wholly owned subsidiary of
the Company. Depending on the number of shares of Common Stock that the holders elect to have the Company redeem in connection with the
proposals presented at the Company’s meeting of stockholders to approve the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions
contemplated thereby and by the related agreements and certain related matters (collectively, the “Transactions”), the Company
will issue between 40,988,000 and 47,888,000 shares of Common Stock to Seller pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement.
On October 14, 2024, the
Company issued unsecured promissory note to the Target to pay or cause to be paid, the Acquiror Transaction Expenses, as may be incurred
from time to time and as such expenses become due and payable. This loan is non-interest bearing, unsecured and repayable upon the date
on which the Company consummates its initial business transaction or, at the Company’s discretion, if funds allow. As of December
31, 2024, there was $425,013 outstanding under the promissory note.
On December 4, 2024, the Company issued an extension note to the Target
to fund the Company’s extension, which extends the period of time to complete a Business Combination to March 29, 2025. As of December
31, 2024, there was $229,770 outstanding under this note reported in Loan Payable in the accompanying audited balance sheets.
The consummation of the
Transactions is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including the effectiveness of the registration statement
that the Company is required to file with the SEC, required Nasdaq and regulatory approvals, and the approval of the Business Combination
Agreement, the Transactions and other required shareholder proposals by the Company’s stockholders.
Results of Operations
We have neither engaged
in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities from November 23, 2021 (inception) through December 31,
2024 were organizational activities and those necessary to prepare for the IPO and, subsequent to the IPO, identifying a target company
for a business combination. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our initial business combination.
We generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on marketable securities held in the Trust Account. We incur expenses
as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence
expenses in connection with searching for an appropriate target for, and completing, a business combination.
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For the year ended December 31,
2024, we had net income of $1,375,819, which consists of change in fair value of overallotment liability of $11,135, gain on lawsuit settlements
of $295,000 and interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $3,526,053, partially offset by formation and operating
costs of $1,709,829 and provision for income taxes of $746,540.
For the year ended December 31,
2023, we had a net loss of $308,792, which consists of formation and operating costs of $309,018, partially offset by the income tax benefit
of $226.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
For the year ended December 31,
2024, cash used in operating activities was $1,012,960. Net income of $1,375,819 was affected by the change in fair value of the overallotment
liability of $11,135, and interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $3,526,053. Changes in operating assets
and liabilities provided $1,148,409 of cash from operating activities.
For the year ended December 31,
2023, cash used in operating activities was $83,200. Net loss of $308,792 was affected by payment of office expenses made by sponsor of
$269,251 and a courtesy discount on legal fees of $11,301. Changes in operating assets and liabilities used $32,358 of cash from operating
activities.
As of December 31, 2024,
we had $72,752,485 of cash held in the Trust Account. Through December 31, 2024, we have withdrawn $3,338 of interest earned from the
marketable securities held in the Trust Account. We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including
any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account (less income taxes payable), to complete a business combination. To the
extent that our capital stock or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete a business combination, the remaining
proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make
other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.
As of December 31, 2024,
we had cash of $454 outside the Trust Account. Until consummation of a business combination, we intend to use the funds held outside the
Trust Account to fund our SEC and tax compliance and to identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective
target businesses, travel to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives
or owners, review corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, and structure, negotiate and complete
a business combination.
We may need to raise additional
funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating our business. If our 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, we may have
insufficient funds available to operate our business prior to our consummation of a business combination. Moreover, we may need to obtain
additional financing either to complete a business combination or because we become obligated to redeem a significant number of our public
shares upon consummation of a business combination, in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with
such business combination.
In order to fund working
capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with a business combination, the sponsor, or certain of our officers and
directors or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we complete a business combination,
we would repay such loaned amounts. In the event that we do not complete a business combination, we may use a portion of the working capital
held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from the Trust Account would be used for such repayment. Such
loans may be convertible into warrants to purchase common stock of the post-business combination entity at a price of $1.00 per warrant,
at the option of the lender. These warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants, including as to exercise price, exercisability
and exercise period.
Going Concern
In connection with the Company’s
assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board’s Accounting Standards Update
2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” we have determined
that mandatory liquidation, should we not complete a business combination and an extension of our deadline to do so not be approved by
the stockholders of the Company, and potential subsequent dissolution and the liquidity issue raise substantial doubt about the Company’s
ability to continue as a going concern through March 29, 2025 (or June 29, 2025, if we extend the period of time to consummate a business
combination as provided in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation), the scheduled liquidation date of the Company if it
does not complete a business combination prior to such date. Management plans to complete a business combination before the mandatory
liquidation date. However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to consummate any business combination by March 29, 2025 (or,
if extended, June 29, 2024). These financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recovery of the recorded assets
or the classification of the liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
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Off-Balance Sheet Financing Arrangements
We have no obligations,
assets or liabilities, which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of December 31, 2024.
Contractual Obligations
We do not have any long-term
debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities. We are party to an administrative services agreement
with the sponsor. The sponsor has agreed that until the Company consummates a business combination, it will make office space, as well
as general and administrative services including utilities and administrative support, available to the Company as may be required by
the Company from time to time.
The underwriters in the
IPO were entitled to a deferred underwriting discount of 3.65% of the gross proceeds of the IPO, or $2,518,500, payable upon the closing
of an initial business combination. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account
solely in the event that we complete a business combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial
statements and related disclosures in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and income
and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. We have not identified any critical
accounting estimates as of December 31, 2024.
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 officer 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.
Management does not believe
that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on our
financial statements.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES
ABOUT MARKET RISK
Not required for smaller reporting companies.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY
DATA
This information appears following Item 15 of
this Annual Report and is included herein by reference.
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
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