Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
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Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures
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 periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.
Disclosure controls and procedures are also designed with the objective of ensuring that such information is accumulated and communicated
to our Management, including our Certifying Officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Under the
supervision and with the participation of our Management, including our Certifying Officers, we carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness
of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act.
Based on the foregoing, our Certifying Officers concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31,
2025.
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 Annual Report on Internal
Control over Financial Reporting
This Report does not include
a report of Management’s assessment regarding internal control over financial reporting or an attestation report of our registered
public accounting firm due to a transition period established by the rules of the SEC for newly public companies.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial
Reporting
Not applicable.
Item 9B. Other Information.
Trading Arrangements
During the quarterly period ended December 31, 2025, none of our directors
or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act) adopted or terminated any “Rule 10b5-1 trading
arrangement” or any “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation
S-K.
Additional Information
None.
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.
Not applicable.
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PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
Directors and Executive Officers
As of the date of this Report, our directors and officers are as follows:
Name
Age
Position
Julian M. Sevillano
54
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors
Jurgen van de Vyver
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Chief Financial Officer
Josh Fried
46
Director and Co-Vice Chairman
Sheraz Shere
53
Director and Co-Vice Chairman
Drew Glover
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Director
The experience of our directors
and executive officers is as follows:
Julian
M Sevillano has served as our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman since inception.
Mr. Sevillano has worked in the digital assets industry for several years. He currently serves as a board member of PayPal Digital Inc.
since April 2025 and as a board member of Vast Bank since January 2026. Most recently, from March 2022 to September 2024, Mr. Sevillano
served as a Partner and Global lead of McKinsey & Company's digital assets advisory. Prior to McKinsey, from September 2018 to February
2021, Mr. Sevillano served as Managing Director and founder of IBM Promontory's digital assets advisory services, and Head of Fintech
and West Coast Advisory Services. Mr. Sevillano has worked with many large traditional financial institutions, digital asset native firms,
and regulatory agencies, including the Wyoming Division of banking, among others, on a range of strategy, go to market, licensing, risk
and compliance, partnership and policy initiatives. Mr. Sevillano led several groundbreaking engagements, including helping Anchorage
Digital obtain the first national trust license from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a digital assets' custodian, and
drafting Wyoming's division of banking first of a kind rules and supervisory guidance for digital assets banking and payments activities.
Prior to his time as a consultant, Julian held several leadership positions over a 15-year career at Visa in risk, finance, strategy,
corporate development, and in Visa's IPO readiness team. He was at Visa from 1999 to 2015 and his last role was Global Head of Enterprise
Risk, which included leading due diligence for all of Visa's acquisitions and investments, and reporting to the Chief Risk Officer and
to Visa's Audit and Risk Committee of the Board. Mr. Sevillano started his career at American Express Bank from 1994 to 1998 in corporate
and private banking based in Miami, Florida and Santiago, Chile. We believe that Mr. Sevillano's extensive industry experience in payments,
financial services and digital assets, and deep expertise in strategy, financial and risk management qualified him to serve as the chairman
of our board of directors.
Jurgen
van de Vyver has served as our Chief Financial Officer since inception. He has been
a Partner at Launchpad Capital since May 2021, where he co-leads early-stage fintech investments and manages the firm's finance
and business operations. He is currently Chief Financial Officer of Launch One Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: LPAA), a blank check company
that raised $230.0 million in its initial public offering in July 2024 and is currently searching for a Business Combination target in
the healthcare or healthcare related industries and, in particular, life sciences following the termination of a Business Combination
agreement with Minovia Therapeutics Ltd., an Israeli company limited by shares. He is also currently Chief Financial Officer of Launch
Two Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: LPBB), a blank check company that raised $230.0 million in its initial public offering in October 2024
and is currently searching for a Business Combination target among technology and software infrastructure companies whose products and
services target financial services, real estate and asset management companies, Launchpad Cadenza Acquisition Corp I (Nasdaq: LPCV), a
blank check company that raised $230.0 million in its initial public offering in December 2025 and is currently searching for a Business
Combination target in the blockchain infrastructure, financial technology, and digital market infrastructure companies. He served as the
Chief Financial Officer of Newcourt Acquisition Corp (Nasdaq: NCAC) from June 2023 until January 2024, overseeing NCAC's merger with Psyence
Biomedical (Nasdaq: PBM). Mr. van de Vyver was the head of finance and operations at Propel Venture Partners, a venture capital fund backed
by BBVA Group, from 2017 to 2021. Mr. van de Vyver also served as a consultant from 2015 to 2017 for CrossCountry Consulting, where his
clients included Lending Club (NYSE: LC), Danaher (NYSE: DHR) and Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp (NYSE: VAC).
Josh
Fried has served as an independent director and Co-Vice Chairman of the board of directors since the commencement of
trading of our securities on Nasdaq. Mr. Fried has nearly 25 years of technology, media and product experience as an executive, general
manager and investor.
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Mr. Fried is currently the cofounder and CEO of Decal Labs Inc., a
blockchain payments and loyalty company, a post he has held since June 2025. Decal Labs Inc., incorporated in Delaware with offices in
California, Connecticut, works with a merchant’s existing point-of-sale system to accept stablecoins as payment and enables stored
value loyalty programs that earn interest on customer balances. Mr. Fried currently leads the Solana Foundation's growth effort focused
on commerce, loyalty, merchant payments and ticketing, a post he has held since January 2023. The Solana Foundation is a non-profit foundation
based in Zug, Switzerland, dedicated to the decentralization, adoption, and security of the Solana blockchain ecosystem. Prior to this
role, from July 2021 to January 2023, Mr. Fried held a business development role at Solana Labs, a commercial entity based in San Francisco
which builds products, tools and reference implementations on the Solana blockchain.
At
Solana Labs, he co-led the launch of the Solana Pay protocol, an open-source framework for merchant payments using stablecoins.
During his decade-long tenure at Google, from 2011 to 2021, Mr. Fried led the launch and growth of Waze Carpool across all 50 U.S.
states, Israel, Brazil and Mexico, and led a Google Shopping business development team focused on brands and manufacturers. From 2007
to 2011, Mr. Fried built and managed digital properties for NBCUniversal (acquired by Comcast), including several leading destination
websites. Mr. Fried's career began on the content side of the media business, holding editorial and production jobs at STANFORD magazine
from 2001 to 2004. He also worked for CNN (2000), the San Francisco Giants baseball club (2005), and Time Inc.'s Sports Illustrated magazine
(2006). Mr. Fried earned a BA in Comparative Literature from Stanford in 2001 and an MBA from the Yale School of Management in 2007. We
believe that Mr. Fried's experience in the blockchain and consumer internet sector qualifies him to be a member of our board of directors.
Sheraz
Shere has served as an independent director and Co-Vice Chairman of the board of directors since the commencement of
trading of our securities on Nasdaq. Mr. Shere has over 25 years of financial services and technology experience as a founder, executive
and investor. Mr. Shere is the General Manager of the Payments vertical at the Solana Foundation, a role he has held since January2023.
Prior to his role at the Solana Foundation, from July 2021 to January 2023, Mr. Shere held a leadership role at Solana Labs, a commercial
entity based in San Francisco which builds products, tools and reference implementations that can be used on the Solana blockchain. At
Solana Labs, Mr. Shere led the launch of the Solana Pay protocol, an open source framework for merchant payments using stablecoins. Prior
to his work in the Solana ecosystem, from July 2018 to June 2021, Mr. Shere worked at Google, where he led an AI services team in the
Google Cloud division, focused on digital transformation for Fortune 50 companies; Mr. Shere led large teams of technology professionals
working with the largest telecom companies in the world to transform their contact centers with AI In 2014, Mr. Shere co-founded a
fintech data company, Commerce Signals, and served as its COO, leading the product, go-to-market and sales functions. Commerce Signals
was acquired by Verisk (NASDAQ: VRSK) in December of 2019. Prior to founding Commerce Signals, from 2008 to 2014, Mr. Shere worked at
Google, where he led all of sales and business development for the Google Checkout product. From there, he joined the founding team of
Google Pay and led the merchant business development efforts to enable the launch of an Android based mobile payments ecosystem in the
U.S.
Drew
Glover has served as an independent director since the commencement of trading of our securities on Nasdaq. Mr. Glover brings
over 15 years of experience at the intersection of financial services, technology, and venture capital as a founder, executive, and operator.
Mr. Glover is currently the General Partner at Fiat Ventures, a venture capital firm he co-founded in August 2021, dedicated to supporting
early-stage companies in fintech and adjacent sectors. Mr. Glover is also a Co-Founder of Fiat Growth, a performance marketing
and consulting agency launched in January 2019, helping mission-driven companies such as Chime, Lemonade and Copper Banking achieve
scalable growth and build consumer-focused financial products. Mr. Glover also serves on the Board of the David E. Glover Emerging
Technology Center, a nonprofit focused on advancing technology equity and inclusion. Previously, Mr. Glover was a board member of the
Tennis Coalition SF, where he contributed to efforts promoting community access to sports and recreation. Mr. Glover has held key roles
in technology and growth-focused organizations. At Steady IQ, from 2016 to 2018, Mr. Glover served as VP of Marketplace, overseeing
growth for the financial empowerment platform. During his tenures at Namely, from 2014 to 2016, and Accenture (NYSE: ACN), from 2012 to
2013, he led business development and sales efforts, helping businesses optimize their workforce solutions. Earlier in his career, Mr.
Glover was Head of Business Development at Portal A, where he drove strategic partnerships in digital media, and a Social Advocacy Campaign
Manager at PolicyLink, where he worked on technology equity initiatives. Mr. Glover holds a BA and MA in Political Science and American
Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. We believe that Mr. Glover's extensive expertise in venture capital, fintech, and
growth marketing, along with his leadership on nonprofit boards, makes him an invaluable addition to our board of directors.
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Advisors
Ryan
Gilbert , one of our advisors, is currently the General Partner of Launchpad
Capital, a financial services focused venture capital firm that he founded in 2020, and a senior advisor to Castle Creek Capital. Mr.
Gilbert is also the chairman of the board of Launch One Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: LPAA), a blank check company that raised $230.0 million
in its initial public offering in July 2024 and is currently searching for a Business Combination target in the healthcare or healthcare
related industries and, in particular, life sciences following the termination of a Business Combination agreement with Minovia Therapeutics
Ltd., an Israeli company limited by shares He is also an advisor to Launch Two Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: LPBB), a blank check company
which raised $230.0 million in its initial public offering in October 2024 and is currently searching for a Business Combination target
among technology and software infrastructure companies whose products and services target financial services, real estate and asset management
companies, and Launchpad Cadenza Acquisition Corp I (Nasdaq: LPCV), a blank check company that raised $230.0 million in its initial public
offering in December 2025 and is currently searching for a Business Combination target in the blockchain infrastructure, financial technology,
and digital market infrastructure companies Mr. Gilbert has over 25 years of global financial services and technology expertise as an
entrepreneur, investor and advisor. His public company exits include Eventbrite and Square. Mr. Gilbert has extensive SPAC experience
as a Board member, executive and investor. He served as President, Chief Executive and a director of FTAC Olympus Acquisition Corp. until
its Business Combination with Payoneer Inc. (Nasdaq: PAYO) in June 2021. He was also an advisor to the sponsor of each of Phoenix Biotech
Acquisition Corp., which completed its Business Combination with CERo Therapeutics (Nasdaq: CERO) in February 2024, Newcourt Acquisition
Corp., which completed its Business Combination with Psyence Biomedical (Nasdaq: PBM) in January 2024, and Locust Walk Acquisition Corp,
which completed its Business Combination with eFFECTOR Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: EFTR) in August 2021. From 2016 to 2021, Mr. Gilbert
was a General Partner of Propel Venture Partners Fund 1, a venture capital fund backed by BBVA Group, and currently serves on the
board of directors of Guideline, Inc. As entrepreneur-in-residence at venture capital firm Venrock, Mr. Gilbert co-founded BillFloat
Inc. (dba SmartBiz Loans), a small business lending marketplace, and served as the Chief Executive Officer from 2009 to 2016, and executive
chairman from 2016 to 2022. Since 2008, Mr. Gilbert has been an independent director of River City Bank, a community bank based in Sacramento,
CA. He co-founded and served as Chief Executive Officer of real estate payments company PropertyBridge from 2003 to 2007 when it
was acquired by MoneyGram International. Mr. Gilbert graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa,
and is an inactive member of the State Bar of California.
Shami
Patel , one of our advisors, is currently a Managing Director at Launchpad
Capital. He has over 25 years of global experience in financial services and capital markets as an executive, board member and investor.
Mr. Patel is also an advisor to Launch One Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: LPAA), a blank check company which raised $230.0 million in its
initial public offering in July 2024 and is currently searching for a Business Combination target in the healthcare or healthcare related
industries and, in particular, life sciences following the termination of a Business Combination agreement with Minovia Therapeutics Ltd.,
an Israeli company limited by shares. He is also an advisor to each of Launch Two Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: LPBB), a blank check company
which raised $230.0 million in its initial public offering in October 2024 and is currently searching for a Business Combination target
among technology and software infrastructure companies whose products and services target financial services, real estate and asset management
companies, and Launchpad Cadenza Acquisition Corp I (Nasdaq: LPCV), a blank check company that raised $230.0 million in its initial public
offering in December 2025 and is currently searching for a Business Combination target in the blockchain infrastructure, financial technology,
and digital market infrastructure companies His SPAC experience includes being the Chief Operating Officer of FTAC Olympus Acquisition
Corp. which completed its Business Combination with Payoneer Inc. (NASDAQ: PAYO) in February 2021, an advisor to Phoenix Biotech Acquisition
Corp., which completed its Business Combination with CERo Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CERO) in February 2024, an advisor to Newcourt
Acquisition Corp. which completed its Business Combination with Psyence Biomedical Ltd. (NASDAQ: PBM) in January 2024, and an advisor
to Locust Walk Acquisition Corp, which completed its Business Combination with eFFECTOR Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: EFTR) in August 2021.
Mr. Patel was also active in origination, due diligence and execution of SPACs as a director of FinTech I, which completed its Business
Combination with CardConnect LLC (NASDAQ: CCN) in August 2016, and FinTech II, which completed its Business Combination with Intermex
Holdings II, Inc. in July 2018., with the post-Business Combination company being renamed International Money Express, Inc. (NASDAQ: IMXI);
In addition, Mr. Patel served as a board observer of International Money Express, Inc. following its Business Combination, until March
2020. He also served as an advisor to FinTech III, which completed its Business Combination with Paya Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: PAYA) in
October 2020, and FinTech IV, which completed its Business Combination with Perella Weinberg Partners (NASDAQ: PWP) in June 2021. From
2015 to 2025, Mr. Patel was a managing director at Cohen Circle, LLC. Aside from his experience with SPACs, from 2010 to 2015, Mr.
Patel served as the Vice Chairman of the board of directors and Chair of the compliance committee of Golden Pacific Bancorp, Inc., which
was acquired by SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) in February 2022. From 2012 to 2014, he served as a venture partner at Clean Pacific
Ventures Management, LLC, a venture capital firm specializing in early stage investments. Mr. Patel was also a partner at, and served
on the executive committee of, Hexagon Securities, LLC, a credit focused investment bank and securities firm from 2010 to 2012. From 2001
to August 2009, he served as Managing Director and Senior Partner at Cohen & Company, helping to launch Alesco Financial, Inc. (NYSE:
AFN), where he served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Investment Officer from 2006 to 2009. From 1999 to 2000, he served as Chief
Financial Officer for TRM Corporation (NASDAQ: TRMM), a consumer and financial services company. In 2000, Mr. Patel co-founded iATMglobal.net,
a middleware software business where he served as Chief Executive Officer and which was sold to NCR Corporation in 2001. Mr. Patel also
served on the Board of Visitors of Duke University School of Law from 2011 to 2023 and where he was a Senior Lecturing Fellow. Mr. Patel
received a Juris Doctor with honors and Master of Business Administration from Duke University and Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and
Economics from Trinity University.
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We
currently expect our advisors to (i) assist us in sourcing and negotiating with potential Business Combination targets and (ii) provide
their business insights when we assess potential Business Combination targets. In this regard, they will fulfill some of the same functions
as our board members. However, they have no written advisory agreement with us. Our advisors (Ryan Gilbert and Shami Patel) own a pecuniary
interest in the Founder Shares held by our sponsor, but are not currently party to any agreements to receive additional compensation.
Our advisors will not be under any fiduciary obligations to us nor will they perform board or committee functions. They will also not
be required to devote any specific amount of time to our efforts or be subject to the fiduciary requirements to which our board members
are subject. Accordingly, if any of our advisors becomes aware of a Business Combination opportunity which is suitable for any of the
entities to which he has fiduciary or contractual obligations (including other blank check companies), he will honor his fiduciary or
contractual obligations to present such Business Combination opportunity to such entity, and only present it to us if such entity rejects
the opportunity. We may modify or expand our roster of advisors as we source potential Business Combination targets or create value in
businesses that we may acquire.
Family Relationships
No family relationships
exist between any of our directors or executive officers.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
There are no material proceedings to which any director or executive
officer has been involved in the last ten years that are material to an evaluation of the ability or integrity of any director or officer.
Number and Terms of Office of Officers and
Directors
Our
Board of Directors consists of five members and is divided into three classes with only one class of directors being appointed in each
year, and with each class (except for those directors appointed prior to our first annual general meeting) serving a three-year term.
Prior to the closing of our initial Business Combination, only holders of our Class B Ordinary Shares are entitled to vote (i) on the
appointment and removal of directors or (ii) continuing our Company in a jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands (including any Special
Resolution required to amend our constitutional documents or to adopt new constitutional documents, in each case, as a result of our approving
a transfer by way of continuation in a jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands). Our Public Shareholders are not entitled to vote on such
matters during such time. These provisions of our Amended and Restated Articles relating to these rights of holders of Class B Ordinary
Shares may be amended by a Special Resolution passed by the affirmative vote of at least 90% (or, where such amendment is proposed in
respect of the consummation of our initial Business Combination, two-thirds) of the votes cast by such shareholders as, being entitled
to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at the applicable general meeting of our shareholders. The term of office
of the first class of directors, which consists of Drew Glover, will expire at our first annual general meeting. The term of office of
the second class of directors, which consists of Julian Sevillano, will expire at the second annual general meeting. The term of office
of the third class of directors, which consists of Josh Fried and Sheraz Shere, will expire at the third annual general meeting. In accordance
with Nasdaq corporate governance requirements, we are not required to hold an annual general meeting until one year after our first fiscal
year end following our listing on Nasdaq.
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 vote to appoint
officers as it deems appropriate pursuant to our Amended and Restated Articles.
Committees of the Board of Directors
Audit Committee
Our
Board of Directors has established the Audit Committee. Mr. Fried, Mr. Shere and Mr. Glover serve as the members of our Audit Committee.
Under the Nasdaq Rules and applicable SEC rules, we are required to have three members of the Audit Committee, all of whom must be independent.
Mr. Fried, Mr. Shere and Mr. Glover are each independent.
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Drew
Glover serves as the chair of the Audit Committee. Each member of the Audit Committee is financially literate, and our Board of Directors
has determined that Drew Glover qualifies as an "audit committee financial expert" as defined in applicable SEC rules.
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 registered public accounting firm's qualifications
and independence, and (4) the performance of our internal audit function and independent registered public accounting firm; the appointment,
compensation, retention, replacement, and oversight of the work of the independent registered public accounting firm 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 registered
public accounting firm or any other registered public accounting firm engaged by us, and establishing pre-approval policies and procedures;
reviewing and discussing with the independent registered public accounting firm all relationships the independent registered public accounting
firm have with us in order to evaluate their continued independence;
● 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 registered public accounting
firm describing (1) the independent registered public accounting firm's internal quality-control procedures and (2) any material
issues raised by the most recent internal quality-control review, or peer review, of the independent registered public accounting
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 registered public accounting firm, 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;
● reviewing with Management, the independent registered public accounting firm, 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;
● advising the Board and any other Board committees if the clawback provisions of the SEC Clawback Rule
are triggered based upon a financial statement restatement or other financial statement change, with the assistance of Management and
to the extent that our securities continue to be listed on an exchange and subject to the SEC Clawback Rule; and
● implementing and overseeing our cybersecurity and information security policies, and periodically reviewing
the policies and managing potential cybersecurity incidents.
Compensation Committee
Our
Board of Directors has established the Compensation Committee. The members of our Compensation Committee are Mr. Fried, Mr. Shere and
Mr. Glover, and Mr. Shere serves as chair of the Compensation Committee.
Under
the Nasdaq Rules and applicable SEC rules, we are required to have a Compensation Committee of at least two members, all of whom must
be independent. Mr. Fried, Mr. Shere and Mr. Glover are each independent. We have 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's 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;
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● 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 executive officers and employees;
● producing a report on executive compensation to be included in our annual proxy statement;
● reviewing, evaluating and recommending changes, if appropriate, to the remuneration for directors; and
● advising the Board and any other Board committees if the clawback provisions of the SEC Clawback Rule
are triggered based upon a financial statements restatement or other financial statements change and perform any other tasks required
of it by the Clawback Policy, with the assistance of Management and to the extent that our securities continue to be listed on an exchange
and subject to the SEC Clawback Rule.
The
charter also provides that the Compensation Committee may, in its sole discretion, retain or obtain the advice of a compensation consultant,
legal counsel or other adviser and is 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 considers the independence of each such adviser, including the factors required by Nasdaq and the SEC.
Director Nominations
We
do not have a standing nominating committee, though we intend to form a corporate governance and nominating committee as and when required
to do so by law or the Nasdaq Rules. In accordance with Rule 5605(e) of the Nasdaq Rules, a majority of the independent directors may
recommend a director nominee for selection by our Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors believes that the independent directors can
satisfactorily carry out the responsibility of properly selecting or approving director nominees without the formation of a standing nominating
committee. The directors who will participate in the consideration and recommendation of director nominees are Mr. Fried, Mr. Shere and
Mr. Glover. In accordance with Rule 5605(e)(1)(A) of the Nasdaq Rules, all such directors are independent. As there is no standing nominating
committee, we do not have a nominating committee charter in place.
The
Board of Directors also considers director candidates recommended for nomination by our shareholders during such times as they are seeking
proposed nominees to stand for appointment at the next annual general meeting (or, if applicable, an extraordinary general meeting). Our
shareholders that wish to nominate a director for appointment to our board of directors should follow the procedures set forth in our
Amended and Restated Articles.
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, our 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, our Public Shareholders do not have the right to recommend
director candidates for nomination to our Board of Directors.
Code of Ethics
We have adopted the Code of
Ethics. 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 rules or the 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 Report 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.
The foregoing description
of the Code of Ethics does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the Code of Ethics,
a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 14.
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Trading Policies
On April 28, 2025, we adopted
the Insider Trading Policy governing the purchase, sale, and/or other dispositions of our securities by directors, officers and employees,
which are reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations, and applicable Nasdaq Rules.
The
foregoing description of the Insider Trading Policy does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and
conditions of the Insider Trading Policy, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 19.
Item
11. Executive Compensation.
None of our executive officers
or directors have received any cash compensation for services rendered to us. We are not prohibited from paying any fees (including advisory
fees), reimbursements or cash payments to our Sponsor, officers or directors, or our or their affiliates, for services rendered to us
prior to or in connection with the completion of our initial Business Combination, including the following payments, all of which, if
made prior to the completion of our initial Business Combination, will be paid from funds held outside the Trust Account:
● Repayment of up to an aggregate of $300,000 in
loans made to us by our Sponsor, pursuant to the IPO Promissory Note to cover offering-related and organizational expenses;
● Reimbursement for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support made available to
us by Launchpad Capital Management Company LLC, an affiliate of our sponsor, in an amount equal to $12,500 per month, pursuant to the
Administrative Services Agreement;
● Payment of consulting, success or finder fees to our Sponsor, officers, directors, advisors or their respective
affiliates in connection with the consummation of our initial Business Combination;
● We may engage our Sponsor or an affiliate of our Sponsor as an advisor or otherwise in connection with
our initial Business Combination and certain other transactions and pay such person or entity a fee in an amount that constitutes a market
standard for comparable transactions;
● Reimbursement for any out-of-pocket expenses related to identifying, investigating, negotiating and
completing an initial Business Combination; and
● Repayment of Working Capital Loans that may be made by our Sponsor or an affiliate of our Sponsor or certain
of our officers and directors to finance transaction costs in connection with
an intended initial Business Combination. Up to $1,500,000 of such Working Capital Loans may be convertible into warrants of the post-Business Combination
entity at a price of $1.00 per Warrant at the option of the lender. Such Warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants.
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 Working Capital Loans.
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 proxy solicitation materials or tender offer 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 executive officer and director compensation.
Any
compensation to be paid to our executive officers will be determined, or recommended to the Board of Directors for determination, either
by the Compensation Committee 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.
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Compensation Recovery and Clawback Policy
On April 18, 2025 our Board of Directors approved the adoption of the
Clawback Policy in order to comply with the SEC Clawback Rule, and the Nasdaq Rules, as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5608. At
no time during the fiscal year covered by this Report were we required to prepare an accounting restatement that required recovery of
an erroneously awarded compensation pursuant to the Clawback Policy, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 97.
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 March 26, 2026 based on information obtained from the persons named below, with respect to the
beneficial ownership of Ordinary Shares, 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 executive officers and directors that beneficially owns our Ordinary Shares; and
● all
our executive officers and directors as a group.
In the table below, percentage ownership is based on 37,518,750 Ordinary
Shares, consisting of (i) 30,015,000 Class A Ordinary Shares and (ii) 7,503,750 Class B Ordinary Shares, issued and outstanding as of
March 26, 2026. On all matters to be voted upon, holders of the Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares vote together as a
single class, unless otherwise required by applicable law. Currently, all of the Class B Ordinary Shares are convertible into Class A
Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis.
Unless otherwise indicated,
we believe that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all Ordinary Shares beneficially
owned by them. The following table does not reflect record or beneficial ownership of the Private Placement Warrants as these Private
Placement Warrants are not exercisable within 60 days of the date of this Report.
Class A Ordinary Shares
Class B Ordinary Shares
Approximate
Percentage
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner (1)
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
Approximate
Percentage
of Class
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
Approximate
Percentage
of Class
of Total
Outstanding
Ordinary Shares
Wen
Sponsor LLC (2)(3)
—
—
7,503,750
100.00 %
20.00 %
Julian Sevillano
—
—
—
—
—
Jurgen van de Vyver
—
—
—
—
—
Josh Fried
—
—
—
—
—
Sheraz Shere
—
—
—
—
—
Drew Glover
—
—
—
—
—
All officers and directors and director as a group (5 persons) (2) (3)
—
—
7,503,750
100 %
20.00 %
Other 5% Shareholders
Barclays PLC (4)
2,352,961
7.83 %
—
—
6.27 %
Harraden Parties (5)
1,820,449
6.07 %
—
—
4.85 %
Saba Parties (6)
1,563,222
5.21 %
—
—
4.17 %
(1)
Unless otherwise noted, the principal business address of each of the following entities or individuals is c/o Wen Acquisition Corp., 180 Grand Avenue, Suite 1530, Oakland, California 94612.
(2) Interests shown consist solely of Founder Shares, classified as Class B Ordinary Shares. Such shares (unless
otherwise provided in our initial Business Combination agreement) 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 holder on a one-for-one
basis, subject to adjustment.
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(3)
Wen Sponsor LLC, our Sponsor, is the record holder of such Class B Ordinary Shares. Wen Management Sponsor LLC is the sole managing member of our Sponsor and Ryan Gilbert and Shami Patel are the managing members of Wen Management Sponsor LLC and hold voting and investment discretion with respect to the Ordinary Shares held of record by the Sponsor. Mr. Gilbert and Mr. Patel disclaim any beneficial ownership of the securities held by the Sponsor other than to the extent of any pecuniary interest he may have therein, directly or indirectly. In addition, our officers, directors and advisors are indirectly own Founder Shares as members of Wen Management Sponsor LLC. Each such person disclaims any beneficial ownership of the reported shares other than to the extent of any pecuniary interest they may have therein, directly or indirectly.
(4) According to a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 11, 2026 by Barclays Bank PLC, a public limited
company of the United Kingdom (“Barclays”). The principal business address of Barclays is 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP,
United Kingdom.
(5) According to Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 13, 2026, by (i) Harraden
Circle Investments, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Harraden Adviser”, (ii) Harraden Circle Investors GP, LP,
a Delaware limited partnership (“Harraden GP”), (iii) Harraden Circle Investors GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“Harraden LLC”), (iv) Harraden Circle Investors, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Harraden Fund”), (v) Harraden
Circle Special Opportunities, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Harraden Special Op Fund”), (vi) Harraden Circle Strategic
Investments, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Harraden Strategic Fund”), (vii) Frederick V. Fortmiller, Jr., a United
Stated citizen (“Mr. Fortmiller”) and (viii) Harraden Circle Concentrated, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Concentrated
Fund”, collectively with Harraden Adviser, Harraden GP, Harraden LLC, Harraden Fund, Harraden Strategic Fund and Mr. Fortmiller,
the “Harraden Parties”). Harraden GP is the general partner to Harraden Fund, Harraden Special Op Fund, Harraden Strategic
Fund, and Concentrated Fund, and Harraden LLC is the general partner of Harraden GP. Harraden Adviser serves as investment manager to
Harraden Fund, Harraden Special Op Fund, Harraden Strategic Fund, Concentrated Fund and other high net worth individuals. Mr. Fortmiller
is the managing member of each of Harraden LLC and Harraden Adviser. In such capacities, each of Harraden GP, Harraden LLC, Harraden Adviser
and Mr. Fortmiller may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the Public Shares directly beneficially owned by Harraden Fund, Harraden
Special Op Fund, Harraden Strategic Fund, and Concentrated Fund. The principal business address of each of the Harraden Parties is 885
Third Avenue, Suite 2600B, New York, New York 10022.
(6) According to s Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on January 12, 2026 by (i) Saba Capital Management, L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership (“Saba Capital”), (ii) Saba Capital Management GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“Saba GP”), and (iii) Mr. Boaz R. Weinstein (“Mr. Weinstein”, collectively with Saba Capital and Saba GP, the
“Saba Parties”). The principal business address for each of the Saba Parties is 405 Lexington Avenue, 58th Floor, New York,
New York 10174.
Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity
Compensation Plans
None.
Changes in Control
None.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
On January 13, 2025, our Sponsor
paid $25,000, or approximately $0.004 per share, to cover certain of our offering costs and expenses in the Initial Public Offering in
exchange for 5,750,000 Founder Shares. On April 28, 2025, and on April 29, 2025, we, through a share capitalization, issued
the Sponsor an additional 575,000 and 1,178,750, respectively, Class B Ordinary Shares, as a result of which the Sponsor has purchased
and holds an aggregate of 7,503,750 Class B Ordinary Shares.
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The number of Founder Shares
outstanding was determined based on the expectation that the total size of the Initial Public Offering would be a maximum of 30,015,000
Public Units if the Over-Allotment Option was exercised in full, and therefore that such Founder Shares would represent 20% of the outstanding
Ordinary Shares after the Initial Public Offering. Up to 978,750 of the Founder Shares were to be surrendered for no consideration depending
on the extent to which the Over-Allotment Option was exercised. On May 15, 2025, the Underwriters fully exercised their Over-Allotment
Option and such 978,570 Founder Shares are no longer subject to forfeiture.
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering and
pursuant to the Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreements, we completed the sale of an aggregate of 7,220,000 Private Placement Warrants
to the Sponsor and Cantor in the Private Placement at a purchase price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds
to us of $7,220,000. Of those 7,220,000 Private Placement Warrants, the Sponsor purchased 2,610,000 Private Placement Warrants and Cantor
purchased 2,610,000 Private Placement Warrants. The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants, except that, so
long as they are held by our Sponsor or its permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants (i) may not (including the Class A
Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants), 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) will be entitled to registration
rights and (iii) with respect to Private Placement Warrants held by Cantor and/or its designees, will not be exercisable more than
five years from the commencement of sales in the Initial Public Offering in accordance with FINRA Rule 5110(g)(8). If we do
not complete our initial Business Combination within the Combination Period, the Private Placement Warrants will expire worthless.
Prior to or in connection
with the completion of our initial Business Combination, there may be payment by us to our Sponsor, officers, directors, advisors or their
respective affiliates a finder's fee, advisory fee, consulting fee or success fee in order to effectuate the completion of our initial
Business Combination, which, if made prior to the completion of our initial Business Combination, will be paid from funds held outside
the Trust Account.
Pursuant
to the Administrative Services Agreement, we currently utilize office space at 180 Grand Avenue, Suite 1530, Oakland, California 94612
from Launchpad Capital Management Company LLC, an affiliate of our Sponsor. We pay such affiliate $12,500 per month for certain office
space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support provided to members of our Management Team; upon completion of our initial
Business Combination or our liquidation, we will cease paying these monthly fees. As of December 31, 2025, we have paid $93,750 pursuant
to the Administrative Services Agreement.
Prior to the closing of our
Initial Public Offering, our Sponsor agreed to loan us an aggregate of up to $300,000 under the IPO Promissory Note to cover expenses
related to the Initial Public Offering. Such loans and advances were non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of December 31, 2025
or the completion of our Initial Public Offering. The loan of $300,000 was fully repaid upon the consummation of our Initial Public Offering.
No additional borrowing is available under the IPO Promissory Note.
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 Working Capital Loans, as may be required. If we complete a Business Combination,
we will repay such Working Capital Loans. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working
capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such Working Capital Loans, but no proceeds from our Trust Account would be used for such
repayment. Up to $1,500,000 of such Working Capital Loans may be converted into warrants of the post-Business Combination entity at a
price of $1.00 per warrant. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants. Other than as set forth above, the terms
of such Working Capital Loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such Working Capital Loans.
As of December 31, 2025, we did not have any borrowings under any Working Capital Loans.
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 general 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.
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Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the holders of (i) the
Founder Shares, (ii) the Private Placement Warrants and (iii) any Private Placement-equivalent warrants issued in connection with the
Working Capital Loans, if any (and in each case holders of their underlying securities, as applicable) are entitled to registration rights
pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, requiring us to register such securities for resale (in the case of the Founder Shares,
only after conversion to our Class A Ordinary Shares). The holders of the majority of these securities are entitled to make up to three
demands, excluding short form demands, that we register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggyback”
registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the consummation of a Business Combination and rights
to require us to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. Cantor may only make a demand on one
occasion and only during the five-year period beginning on the effective date of the IPO Registration Statement. In addition, Cantor may
participate in a “piggyback” registration only during the seven-year period beginning on the effective date of the IPO Registration
Statement. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Our
Sponsor, directors and officers have entered into the Letter Agreement with us, pursuant to which, they have waived their rights to liquidating
distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Founder Shares held by them if we fail to complete our initial Business Combination
within the Combination Period. However, if they 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 we fail to complete our initial Business Combination
within the Combination Period.
Additionally,
pursuant to the Letter Agreement, our Sponsor, directors and officers will not propose any amendment to our Amended and Restated Articles
to modify (i) the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemption in connection with our initial Business Combination or to
redeem 100% of our Public Shares if we do not complete our initial Business Combination within the Combination Period or (ii) any other
material provisions relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity, unless we provide our Public
Shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public 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 and
not previously released to us to pay our taxes, if any, divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares.
Director Independence
Nasdaq Rules require that a majority of our Board of Directors be independent
within one year of our Initial Public Offering. An “independent director” is defined generally as a person who, 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). Our Board of Directors has determined that each of Josh Fried,
Sheraz Shere, and Drew Glover are “independent directors” as defined in the Nasdaq Rules and applicable SEC rules. Our independent
directors have regularly scheduled meetings at which only independent directors are present.
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Item 14 . Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
The following is a summary
of fees paid or to be paid to Withum for services rendered.
Audit Fees
Audit fees consist of the aggregate fees for professional services
rendered for the (audit of our year-end financial statements and services that are normally provided by Withum in connection with regulatory
filings. The aggregate fees of Withum for professional services rendered for the (i) audit of our annual financial statements and (ii)
review of the financial information included in our Forms 10-Q for the respective periods and other required filings with the SEC for
the period from January 13, 2025 (inception) through December 31, 2025 and totaled approximately $169,395. The above amounts include interim
procedures and audit fees, as well as attendance at Audit Committee meetings.
Audit-Related Fees
Audit-related fees consist
of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to performance of the audit or review of our
financial statements and are not reported under “Audit Fees.” These services include attest services that are not required
by statute or regulation and consultations concerning financial accounting and reporting standards. We did not pay Withum for any audit-related
fees for the period from January 13, 2025 (inception) through December 31, 2025.
Tax Fees
Tax fees consist of the aggregate
fees billed for professional services relating to tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice. We did not pay Withum for tax services,
planning or advice for the period from January 13, 2025 (inception) through December 31, 2025
All Other Fees
All
other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for all other services. We did not pay Withum for the period from January
13, 2025 (inception) through December 31, 2025
Pre-Approval Policy
Our Audit Committee was formed
upon the consummation of our Initial Public Offering. 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 performed and to be performed for us by our auditors, including the fees and terms thereof (subject to the de minimis
exceptions for non-audit services described in the Exchange Act which are approved by the Audit Committee prior to the completion of the
audit).
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PART IV
Item
15. Exhibit and Financial Statement Schedules.
(a) The
following documents are filed as part of this Report:
(1) Financial
Statements
Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID Number 100)
F-2
Financial Statements:
Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2025
F-3
Statement of Operations for the Period from January 13, 2025 (Inception) through December 31, 2025
F-4
Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficit for the Period from January 13, 2025 (Inception) through December 31, 2025
F-5
Statement of Cash Flows for the Period from January 13, 2025 (Inception) through December 31, 2025
F-6
Notes to Financial Statements
F-7 to F-21
(2) Financial
Statement Schedules
All financial statement schedules
are omitted because they are not applicable or the amounts are immaterial and not required, or the required information is presented in
the financial statements and notes thereto beginning on page F-1 of this Report.
(3) Exhibits
We hereby file as part of
this Report the exhibits listed in the attached Exhibit Index. Exhibits that are incorporated herein by reference can be inspected on
the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
Item
16. Form 10-K Summary.
Omitted at our Company’s
option.
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WEN ACQUISITION CORP.
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID Number 100)
F-2
Financial Statements:
Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2025
F-3
Statement of Operations for the Period from January 13, 2025 (Inception) through December 31, 2025
F-4
Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficit for the Period from January 13, 2025 (Inception) through December 31, 2025
F-5
Statement of Cash Flows for the Period from January 13, 2025 (Inception) through December 31, 2025
F-6
Notes to Financial Statements
F-7 to F-21
F- 1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM
Board of Directors and Shareholders
Wen Acquisition Corp.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Wen Acquisition Corp.
(the “Company”) as of December 31, 2025, and the related statements of operations, changes in shareholders’ deficit,
and cash flows for the period from January 13, 2025 (inception) through December 31, 2025, 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 Wen Acquisition Corp. as of December 31, 2025, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period
from January 13, 2025 (inception) through December 31, 2025, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America.
Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that
the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, if the Company is unable to raise additional
funds to alleviate liquidity needs and complete a Business Combination within two years of the initial public offering, then the Company
will cease all operations except for the purpose of liquidating. The liquidity condition raises substantial doubt about the Company’s
ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1. The financial
statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility
of the entity’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the entity’s financial statements based on our
audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("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 entity’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
2025.
New York, New York
March 26, 2026
PCAOB ID Number 100
F- 2
WEN ACQUISITION CORP.
BALANCE SHEET
DECEMBER 31, 2025
Assets:
Current assets
Cash
$ 553,972
Prepaid expenses
50,130
Prepaid insurance
77,385
Total current assets
681,487
Prepaid insurance – long-term
31,169
Cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account
307,783,710
Total Assets
$ 308,496,366
Liabilities, Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption and Shareholders’ Deficit:
Current liabilities
Accrued expenses
$ 50,877
Accrued offering expenses
75,000
Due to Sponsor
5,455
Total current liabilities
131,332
Deferred fee payable
14,289,750
Total Liabilities
14,421,082
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 6)
Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption, 30,015,000 shares at a redemption value of $ 10.25 per share
307,783,710
Shareholders’ Deficit
Preference shares, $ 0.0001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding
—
Class A Ordinary Shares, $ 0.0001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding, excluding 30,015,000 shares subject to possible redemption
—
Class B Ordinary Shares, $ 0.0001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 7,503,750 shares issued and outstanding
750
Additional paid-in capital
—
Accumulated deficit
( 13,709,176 )
Total Shareholders’ Deficit
( 13,708,426 )
Total Liabilities, Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption and Shareholders’ Deficit
$ 308,496,366
The accompanying notes are an integral
part of the financial statements.
F- 3
WEN ACQUISITION CORP.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 13,
2025 (INCEPTION) THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2025
General and administrative costs
$ 756,684
Loss from operations
( 756,684 )
Other income:
Interest earned on cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account
7,633,710
Other income
7,633,710
Net income
$ 6,877,026
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding of Class A Ordinary Shares
19,270,994
Basic and diluted net income per Ordinary Share, Class A Ordinary Shares
$ 0.26
Basic weighted average shares outstanding of Class B Ordinary Shares
7,153,402
Basic net income per Ordinary Share, Class B Ordinary Shares
$ 0.26
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding of Class B Ordinary Shares
7,286,868
Diluted net income per Ordinary Share, Class B Ordinary Shares
$ 0.26
The accompanying notes are an integral
part of the financial statements.
F- 4
WEN ACQUISITION CORP.
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’
DEFICIT
FOR THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 13,
2025 (INCEPTION) THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2025
Class A
Ordinary Shares
Class B
Ordinary Shares
Additional Paid-in
Accumulated
Total Shareholders’
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Capital
Deficit
Deficit
Balance — January 13, 2025 (inception)
—
$ —
—
$ —
$ —
$ —
$ —
Class B Ordinary Shares to Sponsor
—
—
7,503,750
750
24,250
—
25,000
Sale of 7,220,000 Private Placement Warrants
—
—
—
—
7,220,000
—
7,220,000
Fair value of Public Warrants at issuance
—
—
—
—
2,641,320
—
2,641,320
Allocated value of transaction costs to Class A Ordinary Shares
—
—
—
—
( 193,726 )
—
( 193,726 )
Accretion for Class A Ordinary Shares to redemption amount
—
—
—
—
( 9,691,844 )
( 20,586,202 )
( 30,278,046 )
Net income
—
—
—
—
—
6,877,026
6,877,026
Balance – December 31, 2025
—
$ —
7,503,750
$ 750
$ —
$ ( 13,709,176 )
$ ( 13,708,426 )
The accompanying notes are an integral
part of the financial statements.
F- 5
WEN ACQUISITION CORP.
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 13, 2025
(INCEPTION) THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2025
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income
$ 6,877,026
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Payment of general and administrative costs through promissory note
53,670
Payment of general and administrative costs through due to Sponsor
5,455
Interest earned on cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account
( 7,633,710 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses
( 4,660 )
Prepaid insurance
( 108,554 )
Accrued expenses
50,877
Net cash used in operating activities
( 759,896 )
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Investment of cash into Trust Account
( 300,150,000 )
Net cash used in investing activities
( 300,150,000 )
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from sale of Units, net of underwriting discounts paid
294,930,000
Proceeds from sale of Private Placements Warrants
7,220,000
Repayment of IPO Promissory Note
( 300,000 )
Payment of offering costs
( 386,132 )
Net cash provided by financing activities
301,463,868
Net Change in Cash
553,972
Cash – Beginning of period
—
Cash – End of period
$ 553,972
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Offering costs included in accrued offering costs
$ 75,000
Deferred offering costs paid through IPO Promissory Note
$ 200,860
Prepaid services contributed by Sponsor through IPO Promissory Note
$ 45,470
Deferred Fee payable
$ 14,289,750
Deferred offering costs paid by Sponsor in exchange for issuance of Class B Ordinary Shares
$ 25,000
The accompanying notes are an integral
part of the financial statements.
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WEN ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2025
Note 1 — Description of Organization and Business
Operations
Wen Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) is a blank check
company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted corporation on January 13, 2025. The Company was incorporated for the purpose of
effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with
one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”). As of December 31, 2025, the Company had not entered into a definitive
agreement with any specific Business Combination target. The Company is an early-stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company
is subject to all of the risks associated with early-stage and emerging growth companies.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company had not commenced
any operations. All activities for the period from January 13, 2025 (inception) through December 31, 2025 relate to the Company’s
formation and the Initial Public Offering (as defined below), and subsequent to the Initial Public Offering, identifying a target company
and negotiating the terms of a Business Combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenue until after the completion of
its initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company generates non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and
cash equivalents from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering. The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year
end.
The Company’s sponsor is Wen Sponsor LLC
(the “Sponsor”).
The Registration Statement on Form S-1 for the
Initial Public Offering, initially filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 30, 2025 (File
No. 333-28682) was declared effective on May 15, 2025 (as amended, the “IPO Registration Statement”). On May 19, 2025, the
Company consummated the initial public offering of 30,015,000 units at $ 10.00 per unit (the “Units”), which is discussed
in Note 3, which included the full exercise of the Over-Allotment Option (as defined in Note 6) of 3,915,000 Units (the “Option
Units”), generating gross proceeds of $ 300,150,000 (the “Initial Public Offering”). Each Unit consists of one Class A
ordinary share, par value $ 0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Class A Ordinary Shares” and with respect to the Class
A Ordinary Shares included in the Units, the “Public Shares”) and one-third of one redeemable warrant (each, a “Public
Warrant”).
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial
Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of an aggregate of 7,220,000 Private Placement Warrants (the “Private Placement
Warrants” and together with the Public Warrants, the “Warrants”) at a price of $ 1.00 per Private Placement Warrant,
in a private placement to the Sponsor and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“Cantor”), the representative of the several underwriters
of the Initial Public Offering (the “Underwriters”), generating gross proceeds to the Company of $ 7,220,000 (the “Private
Placement”). Each Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share at a price of $ 11.50 per share, subject to
adjustment. Of those 7,220,000 Private Placement Warrants, the Sponsor purchased 4,610,000 Private Placement Warrants and Cantor purchased
2,610,000 Private Placement Warrants.
Transaction costs amounted to $ 20,196,742 , consisting
of $ 5,220,000 of cash underwriting fee, the Deferred Fee (as defined in Note 6) of $ 14,289,750 , and $ 686,992 of other offering costs.
The Company’s management (“Management”)
has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement,
although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be generally applied toward consummating a Business Combination (less the
Deferred Fee).
The Business Combination must be with one or more
target businesses that together have a fair market value equal to at least 80 % of the net balance in the Trust Account (as defined below)
(excluding the amount of the Deferred Fee held and taxes payable, if any, on the income earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the
signing an agreement to enter into a Business Combination. However, the Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-Business
Combination company owns or acquires 50 % or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling
interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). There is no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully effect a Business
Combination.
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WEN ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2025
Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering
on May 19, 2025, an amount of $ 300,150,000 ($ 10.00 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement
was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”), located in the United States, with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
Company (“Continental”), acting as trustee. The funds in the Trust Account may be invested in U.S. Department of the Treasury
(“Treasury”) obligations with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under
Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct Treasury obligations; the holding of these assets in
this form is intended to be temporary and for the sole purpose of facilitating the intended Business Combination. To mitigate the risk
that the Company might be deemed to be an investment company for purposes of the Investment Company Act, which risk increases the longer
that the Company holds investments in the Trust Account, the Company may, at any time (based on Management’s ongoing assessment
of all factors related to the Company’s potential status under the Investment Company Act), instruct the trustee to liquidate the
investments held in the Trust Account and instead to hold the funds in the Trust Account in cash or in an interest bearing demand deposit
account at a bank.
Except with respect to interest earned on the
funds held in the Trust Account that may be released to the Company to pay its taxes, if any, the proceeds from the Initial Public Offering
and the Private Placement will not be released from the Trust Account until the earliest of (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 by May
19, 2027 or by such earlier liquidation date as the Company’s board of directors may approve (the “Combination Period”),
subject to applicable law, or (iii) the redemption of the Public Shares properly submitted in connection with a shareholder vote
to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles to modify (1) the substance or timing of the Company’s 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 Combination Period or (2) any other material provisions relating to shareholders’ rights
or pre-initial Business Combination activity. The proceeds deposited in the Trust Account could become subject to the claims of the Company’s
creditors, if any, which could have priority over the claims of the holders of the Public Shares (the “Public Shareholders”).
The Company will provide the Public Shareholders
with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of the initial Business Combination either
(i) in connection with a general meeting called to approve the initial Business Combination or (ii) without a shareholder vote
by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek shareholder approval of a proposed initial Business Combination
or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion. The Public Shareholders will be entitled to redeem their
Public Shares at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account calculated as
of two business days prior to the consummation of the initial Business Combination, including interest earned on the funds held
in the Trust Account (less taxes payable, if any), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, subject to the limitations.
As of December 31, 2025, the amount in the Trust Account was $ 10.25 per Public Share.
The Ordinary Shares (as defined in Note 5) subject
to redemption are recorded at a redemption value and classified as temporary equity upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering,
in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480,
“Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”).
The Company has only the duration of the Combination
Period to complete the initial Business Combination. If the Company is unable to complete its initial Business Combination within the
Combination Period, the Company will as promptly as reasonably possible 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 (less taxes payable and up to $ 100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses),
divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will constitute full and complete payment for the Public Shares
and completely extinguish Public Shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation or other
distributions, if any), subject to the Company’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and subject
to the other requirements of applicable law.
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WEN ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2025
The Sponsor, officers and directors have entered
into a letter agreement with the Company, dated May 15, 2025 (the “Letter Agreement”), pursuant to which they have agreed
to (i) waive their redemption rights with respect to their Founder Shares (as defined in Note 5) and Public Shares in connection with
(x) the completion of the initial Business Combination or an earlier redemption in connection with the commencement of the procedures
to consummate the initial Business Combination if the Company determines it is desirable to facilitate the completion of the initial Business
Combination and (y) a shareholder vote to approve an amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles to modify (1) the substance or timing
of the Company’s 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 Combination Period or (2) any other material provisions
relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity; (ii) waive their rights to liquidating distributions
from the Trust Account with respect to their Founder Shares if the Company fails to complete the initial Business Combination within the
Combination Period, although they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Public Shares
they hold if the Company fails to complete the initial Business Combination within the Combination Period and to liquidating distributions
from assets outside the Trust Account; and (iii) vote any Founder Shares held by them and any Public Shares purchased during or after
the Initial Public Offering (including in open market and privately negotiated transactions, aside from shares they may purchase in compliance
with the requirements of Rule 14e-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which would
not be voted in favor of approving the Business Combination) in favor of the initial Business Combination.
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) $ 10.00 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 $ 10.00 per
Public Share due to reductions in the value of the Trust Account assets, less taxes 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
against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
However, the Company has not asked the Sponsor to reserve for such indemnification obligations, nor has the Company independently verified
whether the Sponsor has sufficient funds to satisfy its indemnity obligations and the Company believes that the Sponsor’s only assets
are securities of the Company. Therefore, the Company cannot assure its shareholders that the Sponsor would be able to satisfy those obligations.
Liquidity, Capital Resources and Going Concern
At December 31, 2025, the Company had cash of
$ 553,972 and working capital of $ 550,155 .
The Company has incurred and expects to continue
to incur significant costs in pursuit of its acquisition plans. The Company may need to raise additional capital through loans or additional
investments from its Sponsor, shareholders, officers, directors, or third parties. The Company’s officers, directors and Sponsor
may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company Working Capital Loans (as defined in Note 5), from time to time or at any time, in whatever
amount they deem reasonable in their sole discretion, to meet the Company’s working capital needs. Accordingly, the Company may
not be able to obtain additional financing. If the Company is unable to raise additional capital, it may be required to take additional
measures to conserve liquidity, which could include, but not necessarily be limited to, curtailing operations, suspending the pursuit
of a potential transaction, and reducing overhead expenses. The Company cannot provide any assurance that new financing will be available
to it on commercially acceptable terms, if at all. If the Company is unable to complete the Business Combination because it does not have
sufficient funds available, the Company will be forced to cease operations and liquidate the Trust Account.
In connection with the Company’s assessment
of going concern considerations in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 205-40, “Presentation of Financial Statement- Going Concern,”
Management has determined the Company’s liquidity condition raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue
as a Going Concern. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the Company’s inability
to continue as a Going Concern.
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WEN ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2025
Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars
and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”)
and pursuant to the accounting and disclosure rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
Emerging Growth Company Status
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 of 2002, 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 accompanying financial statements with another public company that is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth
company that has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting
standards used.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the accompanying 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 accompanying financial statements and the reported
amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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 accompanying 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 cash of $ 553,972 and did not
have any cash equivalents as of December 31, 2025.
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WEN ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2025
Cash and Marketable Securities Held in Trust
Account
At December 31, 2025, substantially all the assets
held in the Trust Account amounting to $ 307,783,710 were held in money market funds, which are invested primarily in Treasury securities.
All of the Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are presented on the accompanying balance sheet at fair value at the
end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of investments held in Trust Account are included
in interest earned on cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account in the accompanying statement of operations. The estimated
fair values of investments held in the Trust Account are determined using available market information.
For the period from January 13, 2025 (inception)
through December 31, 2025, the Company recorded $ 7,633,710 of interest earned from the Trust Account in the accompanying statements of
operations. For the period from January 13, 2025 (inception) through December 31, 2025, the Company did not withdraw any interest earned
in the Trust Account.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets and
liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates
the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheet, primarily due to its short-term nature.
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.
Offering Costs Associated with the Initial
Public Offering
The Company complies with the requirements of
the FASB ASC Topic 340-10-S99, “Other Assets and Deferred Costs - SEC Materials”, 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 Topic 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 Public Shares and Public Warrants, using the residual method by allocating Initial Public
Offering proceeds first to assigned value of the Public Warrants and then to the Public Shares. Offering costs allocated to the Public
Shares were charged to temporary equity. Offering costs allocated to the Warrants were charged to shareholders’ deficit as the Warrants
were accounted for under equity treatment based on the equity classification of the underlying financial instruments, after Management’s
evaluation.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under FASB
ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC 740”), which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting
and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statements
and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in future taxable or deductible amounts, based on enacted tax laws and rates
applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary,
to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
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WEN ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2025
ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and
a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax
return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities.
Management determined that the Cayman Islands is the Company’s major tax jurisdiction. The Company recognizes accrued interest and
penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. As of December 31, 2025, 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.
The Company is considered to be an exempted Cayman
Islands company with no connection to any other taxable jurisdiction and is presently not subject to income taxes or income tax filing
requirements in the Cayman Islands or the United States. As such, the Company’s tax provision was zero for the periods presented.
Warrant Instruments
The Company accounts for the Warrants issued in
connection with the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement in accordance with the guidance contained in FASB ASC Topic 815,
“Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”). Accordingly, the Company evaluated and classified the warrant instruments
under equity treatment at their assigned values. Accordingly, the Company evaluated and classified the warrant instruments under equity
treatment at their assigned values. Such guidance provides that the Warrants described above were not precluded from equity classification.
Equity-classified contracts are initially measured at fair value (or allocated value). Subsequent changes in fair value are not recognized
as long as the contracts continue to be classified in equity in accordance with ASC 480 and ASC 815.
Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible
Redemption
The Public Shares contain a redemption feature
that allows for the redemption of such Public Shares in connection with the Company’s liquidation, if there is a shareholder vote
to modify (1) the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with a Business Combination
or to redeem 100 % of the Public Shares if the Company does not complete an initial Business Combination within the completion window or
(2) any other material provisions relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity, or if there is
a shareholder vote or tender offer in connection with the initial Business Combination. In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 480-10-S99,
“Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity”, the Company classifies Public Shares subject to possible redemption outside of permanent
equity as the redemption provisions are not solely within the control of the Company. The Company recognizes changes in redemption value
immediately as they occur and will adjust the carrying value of redeemable shares to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting
period. Immediately upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company recognized the accretion from initial book value to redemption
value. The change in the carrying value of redeemable Class A Ordinary Shares resulted in charges against additional paid-in capital (to
the extent available) and accumulated deficit. Accordingly, as of December 31, 2025, Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption
are presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ deficit section of the accompanying balance
sheet. As of December 31, 2025, the Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption reflected in the accompanying balance sheet
are reconciled in the following table:
Gross proceeds
$ 300,150,000
Less:
Proceeds allocated to Public Warrants
( 2,641,320 )
Class A Ordinary Shares issuance cost
( 20,003,016 )
Plus:
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value
30,278,046
Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption, December 31, 2025
$ 307,783,710
Net Income Per Ordinary Share
The Company complies with accounting and disclosure
requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” Income and losses are shared pro rata to the shares. Net income
per Ordinary Share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of Ordinary Shares outstanding for the period. Accretion
associated with the redeemable Ordinary Shares is excluded from income per Ordinary Share as the redemption value approximates fair value.
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WEN ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2025
The calculation of diluted income per Ordinary
Share does not consider the effect of the Warrants issued in connection with the (i) Initial Public Offering, (ii) the exercise of the
Over-Allotment Option and (iii) Private Placement, since the average price of the Ordinary Shares for the period from January 13, 2025
(inception) through December 31, 2025 was less than the exercise price, and therefore, the inclusion of such Warrants under the Treasury
stock method would be anti-dilutive and the exercise is contingent upon the occurrence of future events. The Warrants are exercisable
to purchase 30,015,000 Class A Ordinary Shares in the aggregate.
The following tables reflect the calculation of
basic and diluted net income per Ordinary Share:
For the Period from
January 13, 2025
(Inception) Through
December 31, 2025
Class A
Class B
Basic net income per Ordinary Share
Numerator:
Allocation of net income
$ 5,015,332
$ 1,861,694
Denominator:
Basic weighted average Ordinary Shares outstanding
19,270,994
7,153,402
Basic net income per Ordinary Share
$ 0.26
$ 0.26
For the Period from
January 13, 2025
(Inception) Through
December 31, 2025
Class A
Class B
Diluted net income per Ordinary Share
Numerator:
Allocation of net income
$ 4,990,128
$ 1,886,898
Denominator:
Diluted weighted average Ordinary Shares outstanding
19,270,994
7,286,868
Diluted net income per Ordinary Share
$ 0.26
$ 0.26
Recent Accounting Standards
In November 2024, the FASB issued Accounting Standards
Update (“ASU”) Topic 2024-03, “Income Statement Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic
220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses” (“ASU 2024-03”), requiring public entities to disclose additional
information about specific expense categories in the notes to the financial statements on an interim and annual basis. ASU 2024-03 is
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption
permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2024-03.
Management does not believe that any other recently
issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying financial
statements.
Note 3 — Initial Public Offering
In the Initial Public Offering on May 19, 2025,
the Company sold 30,015,000 Units at a purchase price of $ 10.00 per Unit for a total of $ 300,150,000 , which included the full exercise
of the Over-Allotment Option in the amount of 3,915,000 Option Units. Each Unit consists of one Public Share and one-half of one redeemable
Public Warrant. Each Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share at a price of $ 11.50 per share, subject
to adjustment.
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WEN ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2025
Note 4 — Private Placement
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial
Public Offering, the Sponsor and Cantor purchased an aggregate of 7,220,000 Private Placement Warrants, each exercisable to purchase one
Class A Ordinary Share at $ 11.50 per share, at a price of $ 1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, in the Private Placement for an aggregate
purchase price of $ 7,220,000 . Of those 7,220,000 Private Placement Warrants, the Sponsor purchased 4,610,000 Private Placement Warrants
and Cantor purchased 2,610,000 Private Placement Warrants. Each whole Private Placement Warrant entitles the registered holder to purchase
one Class A Ordinary Share at a price of $ 11.50 per share, subject to adjustment.
The Private Placement Warrants are identical to
the Public Warrants sold in the Initial Public Offering except that, the Private Placement Warrants (i) may not (including the Class A
Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of these Private Placement Warrants), subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned
or sold by the holders until 30 days after the completion of the initial Business Combination, (ii) will be entitled to registration
rights and (iii) with respect to Private Placement Warrants held by Cantor, will not be exercisable more than five years from
the commencement of sales in the Initial Public Offering in accordance with Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Rule 5110(g)(8).
The Sponsor, officers and directors have entered
into the Letter Agreement with the Company, pursuant to which they have agreed to (i) waive their redemption rights with respect to their
Founder Shares and Public Shares in connection with (x) the completion of the initial Business Combination or an earlier redemption in
connection with the commencement of the procedures to consummate the initial Business Combination if the Company determines it is desirable
to facilitate the completion of the initial Business Combination and (y) a shareholder vote to approve an amendment to the Amended and
Restated Articles to modify (1) the substance or timing of the Company’s 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 Combination Period or (2) any other material provisions relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination
activity; (ii) waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to their Founder Shares if the Company
fails to complete the initial Business Combination within the Combination Period, although they will be entitled to liquidating distributions
from the Trust Account with respect to any Public Shares they hold if the Company fails to complete the initial Business Combination within
the Combination Period and to liquidating distributions from assets outside the Trust Account; and (iii) vote any Founder Shares held
by them and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering (including in open market and privately negotiated
transactions, aside from shares they may purchase in compliance with the requirements of Rule 14e-5 under the Exchange Act, which would
not be voted in favor of approving the Business Combination) in favor of the initial Business Combination.
Note 5 — Related Party Transactions
Founder Shares
On January 13, 2025, the Sponsor made a capital
contribution of $ 25,000 , or approximately $ 0.004 per share, to cover certain of the Company’s expenses, for which the Company issued
5,750,000 of the Company’s Class B ordinary shares, par value $ 0.0001 per share (the “Class B Ordinary Shares”, and
together with the Class A Ordinary Shares, the “Ordinary Shares”) to the Sponsor (such shares, the “Founder Shares”).
On April 28, 2025 and April 29, 2025, the Company, through a share capitalization, issued the Sponsor an additional 575,000 and 1,178,750 ,
Class B Ordinary Shares, respectively, as a result of which the Sponsor has purchased and holds an aggregate of 7,503,750 Class B Ordinary
Shares. All share and per share data has been retrospectively presented. Up to 978,750 of the Founder Shares were subject to surrender
by the Sponsor for no consideration depending on the extent to which the Over-Allotment Option was exercised. On May 19, 2025, the Underwriters
exercised their Over-Allotment Option in full as part of the closing of the Initial Public Offering. As such, the 978,750 Founder Shares
are no longer subject to forfeiture.
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WEN ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2025
The holders of the Founder Shares have agreed
not to transfer, assign or sell any of their Founder Shares and any Class A Ordinary Shares issued upon conversion thereof until
the earlier to occur of (i) one year 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 Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their Class A Ordinary Shares for cash, securities or other
property. Any permitted transferees will be subject to the same restrictions and other agreements of such holders of the Founder Shares
with respect to any Founder Shares (the “Lock-up”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (x) the closing price of the Class A
Ordinary Shares equals or exceeds $ 12.00 per share (as adjusted for share subdivisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations
and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30 -trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the initial
Business Combination or (y) if the Company consummates a transaction after the initial Business Combination which results in the
Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their shares for cash, securities or other property, the Founder Shares will
be released from the Lock-up.
IPO Promissory Note — Related Party
The Sponsor agreed to loan the Company an aggregate
of up to $ 300,000 to be used for a portion of the expenses of the Initial Public Offering pursuant to an unsecured promissory note (the
“IPO Promissory Note”). The loan was non-interest bearing, unsecured and due at the earlier of December 31, 2025 or the
closing of the Initial Public Offering. At May 19, 2025, the Company had borrowed $ 300,000 under the IPO Promissory Note. The Company
repaid $ 273,824 at the closing of the Initial Public Offering and the outstanding balance of $ 26,176 was repaid on May 20, 2025. Borrowings
under the IPO Promissory Note are no longer available.
Administrative Services Agreement
Commencing on May 15, 2025, the Company entered
into an agreement with an affiliate of the Sponsor to pay an aggregate of $ 12,500 per month for office space, utilities, and secretarial
and administrative support. These monthly fees will cease upon the completion of the initial Business Combination or the liquidation of
the Company. For the period from January 13, 2025 (inception) through December 31, 2025, the Company incurred and paid $ 93,750 in fees
for these services.
Due to Sponsor
The Sponsor paid an amount of $ 5,455 in excess
of the outstanding IPO Promissory Note balance at the closing of the Initial Public Offering. The excess payment of $ 5,455 is due to Sponsor
as of December 31, 2025.
Working Capital Loans
In order to finance transaction costs in connection
with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may,
but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (the “Working Capital Loans”). If the Company completes
a Business Combination, the Company would repay the Working Capital Loans. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the
Company may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans but no proceeds from
the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. Up to $ 1,500,000 of such Working Capital Loans may be convertible
into warrants of the post-Business Combination entity at a price of $ 1.00 per warrant at the option of the lender. Such warrants
would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants. As of December 31, 2025, no such Working Capital Loans were outstanding.
Note 6 — Commitments and Contingencies
Risks and Uncertainties
The Company’s ability
to complete an initial Business Combination may be adversely affected by various factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s
control. The Company’s ability to consummate an initial Business Combination could be impacted by, among other things, changes in
laws or regulations, downturns in the financial markets or in economic conditions, inflation, fluctuations in interest rates, increases
in tariffs, supply chain disruptions, declines in consumer confidence and spending, public health considerations, and geopolitical instability,
such as the military conflicts in Ukraine, between the United States, Israel and Iran and others in the Middle East, and Southwest Asia
or other armed hostilities. The Company cannot at this time predict the likelihood of one or more of the above events, their duration
or magnitude or the extent to which they may negatively impact the Company’s ability to complete an initial Business Combination.
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WEN ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2025
Registration Rights Agreement
The holders of the (i) Founder Shares, (ii) Private
Placement Warrants (and the Class A Ordinary Shares underlying the Private Placement Warrants) and (iii) warrants that may be issued upon
conversion of the Working Capital Loans have registration rights to require the Company to register a sale of any of the Company’s
securities held by them and any other securities of the Company acquired by them prior to the consummation of the initial Business Combination
pursuant to a registration rights agreement, dated May 15, 2025 between such holders and the Company (the “Registration Rights Agreement”).
The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form 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. In addition, Cantor may participate in a piggyback registration only during the
seven-year period beginning on the effective date of the Initial Public Offering. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection
with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriting Agreement
The Underwriters had a 45 -day option from the
date of the Initial Public Offering to purchase up to an additional 3,915,000 Option Units to cover over-allotments, if any (the
“Over-Allotment Option”). On May 19, 2025, simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Underwriters
elected to fully exercise the Over-Allotment Option to purchase the additional 3,915,000 Option Units at a price of $ 10.00 per Option
Unit.
The Underwriters were entitled to a cash underwriting
discount of $ 5,220,000 ( 2.0 % of the gross proceeds of the Units in the Initial Public Offering, excluding any proceeds pursuant to the
Over-Allotment Option), which was paid at the closing of the Initial Public Offering. Additionally, the Underwriters are entitled to a
deferred underwriting fee of 4.50 % of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering held in the Trust Account other than those sold
pursuant to the Over-Allotment Option and 6.50 % of the gross proceeds sold pursuant to the Over-Allotment Option, $ 14,289,750 in the aggregate
upon the completion of the initial Business Combination subject to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, dated May 15, 2025, by and
between the Company and Cantor (such fee, the “Deferred Fee”).
Note 7 — Shareholders’ Deficit
Preference Shares
The Company is authorized to issue a total of
5,000,000 preference shares at par value of $ 0.0001 each. At December 31, 2025, there were no preference shares issued or outstanding.
Class A Ordinary Shares
The Company is authorized to issue a total of
500,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares at par value of $ 0.0001 each. At December 31, 2025, there were no Class A Ordinary Shares
issued or outstanding, excluding 30,015,000 shares subject to possible redemption.
Class B Ordinary Shares
The Company is authorized to issue a total of
50,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares at par value of $ 0.0001 each. On January 13, 2025, the Company issued 5,750,000 Class B
Ordinary Shares to the Sponsor for $ 25,000 , or approximately $ 0.004 per share. On April 28, 2025 and on April 29, 2025, the Company, through
a share capitalization, issued the Sponsor an additional 575,000 and 1,178,750 , respectively, Class B Ordinary Shares, as a result of
which the Sponsor has purchased and holds an aggregate of 7,503,750 Class B Ordinary Shares. All share and per share data has been retrospectively
presented. The Founder Shares include an aggregate of up to 978,750 shares subject to forfeiture if the Over-Allotment Option is not exercised
by the Underwriters in full. On May 19, 2025, the Underwriters exercised their over-allotment option in full as part of the closing of
the Initial Public Offering. As such, the 978,750 Founder Shares are no longer subject to forfeiture.
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WEN ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2025
The Founder Shares will automatically convert into Class A Ordinary
Shares concurrently with or immediately following the consummation of the initial Business Combination or earlier at the option of the
holder 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 any other
equity-linked securities, are issued or deemed issued in excess of the amounts sold in the Initial Public Offering and related to or in
connection with the closing of the initial Business Combination, the ratio at which Class B Ordinary Shares convert into Class A
Ordinary Shares will be adjusted (unless the holders of a majority of the outstanding Class B Ordinary Shares agree to waive such
adjustment with respect to any such issuance or deemed issuance) so that the number of Class A Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion
of all Class B Ordinary Shares will equal, in the aggregate, 20 % of the sum of (i) all Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding
upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering (including any Class A Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to the Over-Allotment Option
and excluding the Class A Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants), plus (ii) all Class A
Ordinary Shares and equity-linked securities issued or deemed issued, in connection with the closing of the initial Business Combination
(excluding any shares or equity-linked securities issued, or to be issued, to any seller in the initial Business Combination and any Private
Placement-equivalent warrants issued to the Sponsor or any of its affiliates or to the Company’s officers or directors upon conversion
of Working Capital Loans) minus (iii) any redemptions of Class A Ordinary Shares by Public Shareholders in connection with an
initial Business Combination and any redemptions of Class A Ordinary Shares by Public Shareholders in connection with any amendment to
the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association made prior to the consummation of the initial Business Combination (A)
to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with the initial Business Combination
or 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 the rights of holders of Class A Ordinary Shares or pre-Business Combination
activity; provided that such conversion of Founder Shares will never occur on a less than one-for-one basis.
Holders of the Ordinary Shares are entitled to
one vote for each share held on all matters to be voted on by shareholders. Unless specified in the Amended and Restated Articles or as
required by the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands or stock exchange rules, an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands
law and the Amended and Restated Articles, which requires the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the votes cast by such shareholders
as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at the applicable general meeting of the Company is
generally required to approve any matter voted on by the Company’s shareholders. Approval of certain actions requires a special
resolution under Cayman Islands law, which (except as specified below) requires the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the votes
cast by such shareholders as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at the applicable general
meeting, and pursuant to the Amended and Restated Articles, such actions include amending the Amended and Restated Articles and approving
a statutory merger or consolidation with another company. There is no cumulative voting with respect to the appointment of directors,
meaning, following the initial Business Combination, the holders of more than 50 % of the Ordinary Shares voted for the appointment of
directors can elect all of the directors. Prior to the consummation of the initial Business Combination, only holders of the Class B
Ordinary Shares (i) have the right to vote on the appointment and removal of directors and (ii) are entitled to vote on continuing
the Company in a jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands (including any special resolution required to amend the constitutional documents
or to adopt new constitutional documents, in each case, as a result of approving a transfer by way of continuation in a jurisdiction outside
the Cayman Islands). Holders of the Class A Ordinary Shares are not entitled to vote on these matters during such time. These provisions
of the Amended and Restated Articles may only be amended if approved by a special resolution passed by the affirmative vote of at least
90 % (or, where such amendment is proposed in respect of the consummation of the initial Business Combination, two-thirds) of the votes
cast by such shareholders as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at the applicable general
meeting of the Company.
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WEN ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2025
Warrants
As of December 31, 2025, there were 15,007,500
Public Warrants and 7,220,000 Private Placement Warrants outstanding. Each whole warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Class A
Ordinary Share at a price of $ 11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as discussed herein. The Warrants cannot be exercised until 30 days
after the completion of the initial Business Combination, and will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, five years
after the completion of the initial Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
The Company will not be obligated to deliver any
Class A Ordinary Shares pursuant to the exercise of a Warrant and will have no obligation to settle such Warrant exercise unless
a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the Class A Ordinary Shares underlying the Warrants is then effective
and a prospectus relating thereto is current. No Warrant will be exercisable and the Company will not be obligated to issue a Class A
Ordinary Share upon exercise of a Warrant unless the Class A Ordinary Share issuable upon such Warrant exercise has been registered,
qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the registered holder of the Warrants. In the
event that the conditions in the two immediately preceding sentences are not satisfied with respect to a Warrant, the holder of such Warrant
will not be entitled to exercise such Warrant and such Warrant may have no value and expire worthless. In no event will the Company be
required to net cash settle any Warrant. In the event that a registration statement is not effective for the exercised Warrants, the purchaser
of a unit containing such Warrant will have paid the full purchase price for the unit solely for the Class A Ordinary Share underlying
such unit.
Under the terms of the Warrant Agreement, dated
May 15, 2025, by and between the Company and Continental (the “Warrant Agreement”) the Company has agreed that, as soon as
practicable, but in no event later than 20 business days after the closing of its Business Combination, it will use commercially
reasonable efforts to file with the SEC a post-effective amendment to the IPO Registration Statement or a new registration statement covering
the registration under the Securities Act of the Class A Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and thereafter
will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the same to become effective within 60 business days following the initial
Business Combination and to maintain a current prospectus relating to the Class A Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants
until the expiration of the Warrants in accordance with the provisions of the Warrant Agreement. If a registration statement covering
the Class A Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants is not effective by the sixtieth (60 th ) business 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 the Public Warrants who exercise their Public Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance
with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act 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, the Company will use its commercially
reasonable efforts to register or qualify the Class A Ordinary Shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not
available.
If the holders exercise their Public Warrants
on a cashless basis, they would pay the warrant exercise price by surrendering the Public Warrants for that number of Class A Ordinary
Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of Class A Ordinary Shares underlying the Public
Warrants, multiplied by the excess of the “fair market value” of the Class A Ordinary Shares over the exercise price
of the Public Warrants by (y) the fair market value. The “fair market value” is the average reported closing price of
the Class A Ordinary Shares for the 10 trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which
the notice of exercise is received by the warrant agent or on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of Public Warrants,
as applicable.
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WEN ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2025
Redemption of Warrants When the Price per
Class A Ordinary Share Equals or Exceeds $ 18.00
The Company may redeem the outstanding Warrants:
●
in whole and not in part;
● at a price of $ 0.01 per Warrant;
● upon a minimum of 30 days ’ prior written notice of redemption; and
● if, and only if, the closing price of the Class A Ordinary Shares equals or exceeds $ 18.00 per share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of Class A Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a Warrant) for any 20 trading days within a 30 -trading day period commencing at least 30 days after completion of the initial Business Combination and ending three business days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders.
Additionally, if the number of outstanding Class A
Ordinary Shares is increased by a share capitalization payable in Class A Ordinary Shares, or by a subdivision of Ordinary Shares
or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such share capitalization, subdivision or similar event, the number of Class A
Ordinary Shares issuable on exercise of each Warrant will be increased in proportion to such increase in the outstanding Ordinary Shares.
A rights offering made to all or substantially all holders of Ordinary Shares entitling holders to purchase Class A Ordinary Shares
at a price less than the fair market value will be deemed a share capitalization of a number of Class A Ordinary Shares equal to
the product of (i) the number of Class A Ordinary Shares actually sold in such rights offering (or issuable under any other
equity securities sold in such rights offering that are convertible into or exercisable for Class A Ordinary Shares) and (ii) the
quotient of (x) the price per Class A Ordinary Share paid in such rights offering and (y) the fair market value. For these
purposes (i) if the rights offering is for securities convertible into or exercisable for Class A Ordinary Shares, in determining
the price payable for Class A Ordinary Shares, there will be taken into account any consideration received for such rights, as well
as any additional amount payable upon exercise or conversion and (ii) fair market value means the volume weighted average price of
Class A Ordinary Shares as reported during the ten ( 10 ) trading day period ending on the trading day prior to
the first date on which the Class A Ordinary Shares trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without
the right to receive such rights.
Note 8 — Fair Value Measurements
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. 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.
Level 1 assets include investments in money market
funds that invest solely in Treasury securities. At December 31, 2025, assets held in the Trust Account were comprised of $ 307,779,948
in money market funds and $ 3,762 in cash, which were invested primarily in Treasury securities.
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WEN ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2025
The fair value of the Public Warrants was $ 2,641,320
or $ 0.176 per Public Warrant. The fair value of Public Warrants was determined using Monte Carlo Simulation Model. The Public Warrants
have been classified within shareholders’ deficit and will not require remeasurement after issuance. The following table presents
the quantitative information regarding market assumptions used in the level 3 valuation of the Public Warrants:
May 19,
2025
Volatility
5.2 %
Risk free rate
4.17 %
Stock price
$ 10.29
Weighted terms (Yrs)
7.01
Note 9 — Segment Information
FASB 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 for which separate financial information is
available that is regularly evaluated by the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), or group, in deciding
how to allocate resources and assess performance.
The Company’s CODM has been identified as
the Chief Financial Officer , who reviews the operating results for the Company as a whole to make decisions about allocating resources
and assessing financial performance. Accordingly, Management has determined that the Company only has one reportable segment.
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 accompanying statement of operations as net income or loss.
The measure of segment assets is reported on the accompanying balance sheet as total assets. When evaluating the Company’s performance
and making key decisions regarding resource allocation the CODM reviews several key metrics, which include the following:
December 31,
2025
Cash
$ 553,972
Cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account
$ 307,783,710
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WEN ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2025
For the Period
from
January 13,
2025 (Inception)
Through
December 31,
2025
General and administrative costs
$ 756,684
Interest earned on cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account
$ 7,633,710
The
CODM reviews interest earned on the Trust Account to measure and monitor shareholder value and determine the most effective strategy
of investment with the Trust Account funds while maintaining compliance with the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated May 15,
2025, by and between the Company and Continental.
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 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 expenses, as reported on the accompanying statement
of operations, are the significant segment expenses provided to the CODM on a regular basis.
All other segment items included in net income are reported on the
accompanying statement of operations and described within their respective disclosures. The accounting policies used to measure the profit
and loss of the segment are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies.
Note 10 — Subsequent Events
The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred
after the accompanying balance sheet date up to the date that the accompanying financial statements were issued. Based upon this review, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in
the financial statements.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
No.
Description of Exhibit
1
Underwriting Agreement, dated May 15, 2025, by and between the Company and Cantor, as representative of the several Underwriters. (2)
3
Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company. (2)
4.1
Specimen Unit Certificate (1)
4.2
Specimen Ordinary Share Certificate (1)
4.3
Specimen Warrant Certificate (included as part of Exhibit 4.4) (1)
4.4
Warrant Agreement, dated May 15, 2025, by and between the Company and Continental, as warrant agent. (2)
4.5
Description of Registered Securities.*
10.1
Promissory Note issued to Wen Sponsor LLC. (1)
10.2
Securities Subscription Agreement between Wen Sponsor LLC and the Company. (1)
10.3
Investment Management Trust Agreement, May 15, 2025, by and between the Company and Continental, as trustee. (2)
10.4
Registration Rights Agreement, dated May 15, 2025, by and among the Company and certain security holders. (2)
10.5
Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement, dated May 15, 2025, by and between the Company and the Sponsor. (2)
10.6
Private Placement Units Purchase Agreement, dated May 15, 2025, by and between the Company and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (2)
10.7
Letter Agreement, dated May 15, 2025, by and among the Company, its officers, directors, and the Sponsor. (2)
10.8
Form of Indemnity Agreement. (2)
10.9
Administrative Services Agreement, dated May 15, 2025, by and between the Company and Launchpad Capital Management Company LLC. (2)
14
Code of Ethics. (1)
19
Insider Trading Policies and Procedures, adopted April 28, 2025.*
31.1
Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
31.2
Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
32.1
Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**
32.2
Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**
97
Executive Compensation Clawback Policy, adopted as of April 28, 2025.*
99.1
Audit Committee Charter. (1)
99.2
Compensation Committee Charter. (1)
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 (Embedded as Inline XBRL document and contained in Exhibit 101).*
* Filed herewith.
** Furnished herewith.
(1)
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-286872), filed with the SEC on April 30, 2025.
(2)
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 19, 2025.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
March 26, 2026
Wen Acquisition Corp.
By:
/s/ Julian M. Sevillano
Name:
Julian M. Sevillano
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal 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.
Name
Position
Date
/s/ Julian M. Sevillano
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
March 26, 2026
Julian M. Sevillano
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Jurgen van de Vyver
Chief Financial Officer
March 26, 2026
Jurgen van de Vyver
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ Josh Fried
Director
March 26, 2026
Josh Fried
/s/ Sheraz Shere
Director
March 26, 2026
Sheraz Shere
/s/ Drew Glover
Director
March 26, 2026
Drew Glover
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