10-K
Alpha Star Acquisition Corp (ALSAF)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
☒ ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Forthe fiscal year ended December 31, 2021
☐ TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the transition period from __________ to __________
Commission
File No. 001-41153
ALPHA STAR ACQUISITION CORPORATION
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Cayman Islands | n/a 00-0000000 |
|---|---|
| (State<br><br><br><br> or other jurisdiction of<br><br><br><br><br> incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S.<br><br><br><br> Employer<br><br><br><br><br> Identification No.) |
80 Broad Street**, 5^th^Floor** New York
,
NY
10004
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Issuer’s
telephone number, including area code (212) 837 7977
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act
| Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Ordinary Shares, Par Value $0.001 Per Share | ALSA | The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC |
| Rights Entitling the Holder to Receive One-Seventh (1/7) of one Ordinary Share | ALSAR | The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC |
| Redeemable Warrant Entitling the Holder to Purchase One-half (1/2) of One Ordinary Share | ALSAW | The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC |
| Units, Each Consisting of One Ordinary Share, One Right and One Warrant | ALSAU | The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC |
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act: NONE
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes
☐ No ☒
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange
Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has
been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant
to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate
by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (ss.229.405 of this chapter) is not contained
herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated
by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting
company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,”
“smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
| Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | Non-accelerated filer | ☒ | Smaller reporting company | ☒ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerging growth company | ☒ |
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes
☒ No ☐
As
of December 31, 2021, the aggregate market value of the shares of common stock (ordinary shares) of the registrant held by non-affiliates
of the registrant (11,500,000 ordinary shares) was $ 113,045,000 (based upon a per share closing price of $9.83).
APPLICABLE
ONLY TO CORPORATE REGISTRANTS
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock (ordinary shares), as of the latest practicable
date: On March 18, 2022, there were 14,675,000 ordinary shares outstanding of the registrant.
DOCUMENTS
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
List
hereunder the following documents if incorporated by reference and the Part of the Form 10-K (e.g., Part I, Part II, etc.)
into which the document is incorporated:
None
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
| PAGE | |
|---|---|
| PART I | 1 |
| Item 1. Business | 1 |
| Item 1A. Risk Factors | 8 |
| Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments | 39 |
| Item 2. Properties | 39 |
| Item 3. Legal Proceedings | 39 |
| Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders | 39 |
| PART II | 40 |
| Item 5. Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, and Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities | 40 |
| Item 6. Reserved | 41 |
| Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 41 |
| Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 44 |
| Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data | 44 |
| Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure | 44 |
| Item 9A. Controls and Procedures | 45 |
| Item 9B. Other Information | 45 |
| Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections | 45 |
| PART III | 46 |
| Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant | 46 |
| Item 11. Executive Compensation | 48 |
| Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management | 49 |
| Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions | 51 |
| Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services | 52 |
| PART IV | F-1 |
| Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules | F-1 |
| Item 16. Form 10-K Summary | 53 |
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FORWARD
LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933,
or the “Securities Act,” and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act. The statements
contained in this report that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements include, but are
not limited to, statements regarding our or our management’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the
future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances,
including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipates,” “believe,” “continue,”
“could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,”
“possible,” “potential,” “predicts,” “project,” “should,” “would”
and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not
forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this Form 10-K may include, for example, statements about our:
| ● | ability<br><br><br><br>to complete our initial business combination; |
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| ● | success<br><br><br><br>in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, our officers, key employees or directors following our initial business combination; |
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| ● | officers<br><br><br><br>and directors allocating their time to other businesses and potentially having conflicts of interest with our business or in approving<br><br><br><br>our initial business combination, as a result of which they would then receive expense reimbursements; |
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| ● | potential<br><br><br><br>ability to obtain additional financing to complete a business combination; |
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| ● | pool<br><br><br><br>of prospective target businesses; |
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| ● | ability<br><br><br><br>of our officers and directors to generate a number of potential investment opportunities; |
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| ● | potential<br><br><br><br>change in control if we acquire one or more target businesses for shares or other forms of equity; |
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| ● | public<br><br><br><br>securities’ potential liquidity and trading; |
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| ● | the<br><br><br><br>lack of a market for our securities; |
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| ● | expectations<br><br><br><br>regarding the time during which we will be an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act; |
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| ● | use<br><br><br><br>of proceeds not held in the trust account or available to us from interest income on the trust account balance; or |
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| ● | financial<br><br><br><br>performance following our business combination, if we compete a business combination. |
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The
forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-K are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments
and their potential effects on us. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we have anticipated.
These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other assumptions
that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may
vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable
securities laws.
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PART
I
Item1. BUSINESS
CompanyProfile
Alpha
Star Acquisition Corporation is a blank check company incorporated on March 11, 2021 as a Cayman Islands exempted company and incorporated
for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination
with one or more businesses.
The
registration statement for our initial public offering was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 13,
- We completed our initial public offering on December 15, 2021. In our initial public offering, we sold units at an offering price
of $10.00 and consisting of one ordinary share, one right to receive one-seventh (1/7) of an ordinary share upon the consummation of
an initial business combination and one redeemable warrant. Each warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one-half of one ordinary
share.
In
connection with our initial public offering, we sold 11,500,000 units, generating gross proceeds of $115,000,000. Simultaneously with
the closing of the IPO, pursuant to the Private Placement Units Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and our sponsor, A-Star
Management Corporation, a British Virgin Islands company, the Company completed the private sale of an aggregate of 330,000 units (the
“Private Placement Units”) to the Sponsor at a purchase price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit, generating gross
proceeds to the Company of $3,300,000. The Private Placement Units are identical to the Units in the IPO, except that the Sponsor has
agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Private Placement Units (except to certain permitted transferees) until 30 days after
the completion of the Company’s initial business combination. No underwriting discounts or commissions were paid with respect to
such sale. The issuance of the Private Placement Units was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Transaction
costs amounted to $5,669,696, consisting of $2,300,000 of underwriting fees, $2,875,000 of deferred underwriting fees and $494,696 of
other offering costs. A total of $115,000,000, comprised of $112,700,000 of the proceeds from the IPO (which amount includes up to $2,875,000
of the underwriter’s deferred discount) and $2,300,000 of the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Units, was placed in
a U.S.-based trust account, established by VStock Transfer LLC, our transfer agent and maintained at Wilmington Trust, National Association,
acting as trustee. Except with respect to interest earned on the funds in the trust account that may be released to the Company to pay
its taxes, the funds held in the trust account will not be released from the trust account until the earliest of (i) the completion
of the Company’s initial business combination, (ii) the redemption of any of the Company’s public shares properly tendered
in connection with a shareholder vote to amend the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to (A) modify
the substance or timing of its obligation to redeem 100% of the Company’s public shares if it does not complete its initial business
combination within 9 months from the closing of the IPO (or up to 21 months from the closing of the IPO if we extend the period of time
to consummate a business combination), or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-business
combination activity, and (iii) the redemption of the Company’s public shares if it is unable to complete its initial business
combination within 9 months from the closing of the IPO (or up to 21 months from the closing of the IPO if we extend the period of time
to consummate a business combination.
At
December 31, 2021, the Company had working capital of $477,051, which exclude amount of $115,000,744 for marketable security
held in trust account in current asset, and amount of $2,875,000 for deferred underwriting commission in current
liability.
The
Company’s units are listed on The Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”) and commenced trading under the ticker symbol “ALSAU”
on December 13, 2021. Each unit consists of one ordinary share, one right to receive one-seventh (1/7) of an ordinary share upon the
consummation of an initial business combination, and one redeemable warrant. Each warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one-half
of one ordinary share of the Company at a price of $11.50 per whole share. The units began separate trading on January 18, 2022
and the ordinary shares, rights and warrants commenced trading on Nasdaq under the symbols “ALSA,” “ALSAR,” and
“ALSAW,” respectively.
Since
our IPO, our sole business activity has been identifying and evaluating suitable acquisition transaction candidates and engaging in non-binding
discussions with potential target entities. To date we have not entered into any binding agreement with any target entity. We presently
have no revenue and have had losses since inception from incurring formation and operating costs since completion of our IPO.
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AcquisitionStrategy and Management Business Combination Experience
Our
efforts in identifying prospective target businesses will not be limited to a particular geographic region, although we intend to focus
on businesses that have a connection to the Asian market. However, we shall not consider or undertake a business combination with an
entity or business with its principal or a majority of its business operations (either directly or through any subsidiaries) in the People’s
Republic of China (including Hong Kong and Macau). We believe that we will add value to these businesses primarily by providing them
with access to the U.S. capital markets.
We
will seek to capitalize on the strength of our management team. Our team consists of experienced professionals and senior operating executives.
Collectively, our officers and directors have decades of experience in mergers and acquisitions, and operating companies. We believe
we will benefit from their accomplishments, and specifically their current and recent activities with companies that have a connection
to the Asian market, in identifying attractive acquisition opportunities. However, there is no assurance that we will complete a business
combination.
InvestmentCriteria
Our
management team intends to focus on creating shareholder value by leveraging its experience in the management, operation and financing
of businesses to improve the efficiency of operations while implementing strategies to scale revenue organically and/or through acquisitions.
We have identified the following general criteria and guidelines, which we believe are important in evaluating prospective target businesses.
While we intend to use these criteria and guidelines in evaluating prospective businesses, we may deviate from these criteria and guidelines
should we see justification to do so.
| ● | Middle-MarketGrowth Business. We will primarily seek to acquire one or more growth businesses with a total enterprise value of between $300,000,000<br><br><br><br>and $600,000,000. We believe that there are a substantial number of potential target businesses within this valuation range that can<br><br><br><br>benefit from new capital for scalable operations to yield significant revenue and earnings growth. We currently do not intend to acquire<br><br><br><br>either a start-up company (a company that has not yet established commercial operations) or a company with negative cash flow. |
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| ● | Companiesin Business Segments that are Strategically Significant to the Asian Markets. We will seek to acquire those businesses that are<br><br><br><br>currently strategically significant in the Asian markets. Such sectors include clean energy, internet and high technology, financial<br><br><br><br>technology, health care, consumer and retail, energy and resources, manufacturing and education. |
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| ● | Businesswith Revenue and Earnings Growth Potential. We will seek to acquire one or more businesses that have the potential for significant<br><br><br><br>revenue and earnings growth through a combination of both existing and new product development, increased production capacity, expense<br><br><br><br>reduction and synergistic follow-on acquisitions resulting in increased operating leverage. |
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| ● | Companieswith Potential for Strong Free Cash Flow Generation. We will seek to acquire one or more businesses that have the potential to<br><br><br><br>generate strong, stable and increasing free cash flow. We intend to focus on one or more businesses that have predictable revenue streams<br><br><br><br>and definable low working capital and capital expenditure requirements. We may also seek to prudently leverage this cash flow in order<br><br><br><br>to enhance shareholder value. |
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| ● | Benefitfrom Being a Public Company. We intend to only acquire a business or businesses that will benefit from being publicly traded<br><br><br><br>and which can effectively utilize access to broader sources of capital and a public profile that are associated with being a publicly<br><br><br><br>traded company. |
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These
criteria are not intended to be exhaustive or exclusive. Any evaluation relating to the merits of a particular business combination may
be based, to the extent relevant, on these general guidelines as well as other considerations, factors and criteria that our sponsor
and management team may deem relevant. In the event that we decide to enter into an business combination with a target business that
does not meet the above criteria and guidelines, we will disclose that the target business does not meet the above criteria in our shareholder
communications related to our business combination, which, as discussed in this prospectus, would be in the form of proxy solicitation
or tender offer materials, as applicable, that we would file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC. In
evaluating a prospective target business, we expect to conduct a due diligence review which may encompass, among other things, meetings
with incumbent ownership, management and employees, document reviews, interviews of customers and suppliers, inspections of facilities,
as well as reviewing financial and other information which will be made available to us.
Our
management team continues to actively source target candidates where they believe will be attractive candidates for acquisition, utilizing
their deal-making track record, professional relationships, and capital markets expertise to enhance the growth potential and value of
a target business and provide opportunities for an attractive return to our stockholders.
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Sourcingof Potential Business Combination Targets
Our
management team has developed a broad network of contacts and corporate relationships. We believe that the network of contacts and relationships
of our management team and our sponsor will provide us with an important source of business combination opportunities. In addition, we
anticipate that target business candidates will be brought to our attention from various unaffiliated sources, including investment banking
firms, private equity firms, consultants, accounting firms and business enterprises. We are not prohibited from pursuing an initial business
combination with a company that is affiliated with our sponsor, officers or directors, or completing the business combination through
a joint venture or other form of shared ownership with our sponsor, officers or directors.
If
any of our officers or directors becomes aware of a business combination opportunity that falls within the line of business of any entity
to which he or she has then-existing fiduciary or contractual obligations, he or she may be required to present such business combination
opportunity to such entity prior to presenting such business combination opportunity to us.
Unless
we complete our initial business combination with an affiliated entity, or our Board of Directors cannot independently determine the
fair market value of the target business or businesses, we are not required to obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking
firm, another independent firm that commonly renders valuation opinions for the type of company we are seeking to acquire or from an
independent accounting firm that the price we are paying for a target is fair to our company from a financial point of view. If no opinion
is obtained, our shareholders will be relying on the business judgment of our Board of Directors, which will have significant discretion
in choosing the standard used to establish the fair market value of the target or targets, and different methods of valuation may vary
greatly in outcome from one another. Such standards used will be disclosed in our tender offer documents or proxy solicitation materials,
as applicable, related to our initial business combination.
Members
of our management team may directly or indirectly own our ordinary shares and/or private placement units following our initial public
offering, and, accordingly, may have a conflict of interest in determining whether a particular target business is an appropriate business
with which to effectuate our initial business combination. Further, each of our officers and directors may have a conflict of interest
with respect to evaluating a particular business combination if the retention or resignation of any such officers and directors was included
by a target business as a condition to any agreement with respect to our initial business combination.
Each
of our directors and officers presently has, and in the future any of our directors and our officers may have additional, fiduciary or
contractual obligations to other entities pursuant to which such officer or director is or will be required to present acquisition opportunities
to such entity. Accordingly, subject to his or her fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law, if any of our officers or directors becomes
aware of an acquisition opportunity which is suitable for an entity to which he or she has then current fiduciary or contractual obligations,
he or she will need to honor his or her fiduciary or contractual obligations to present such acquisition opportunity to such entity,
and only present it to us if such entity rejects the opportunity. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association will
provide that, subject to his or her fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law, we renounce our interest in any corporate opportunity
offered to any officer or director unless such opportunity is expressly offered to such person solely in his or her capacity as a director
or officer of our company and such opportunity is one we are legally and contractually permitted to undertake and would otherwise be
reasonable for us to pursue. We do not believe, however, that any fiduciary duties or contractual obligations of our directors or officers
would materially undermine our ability to complete our business combination.
Our
officers and directors are not prohibited from becoming an officer or director of another special purpose acquisition company with a
class of securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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Competition
In
identifying, evaluating and selecting a target business for our initial business combination, we may encounter intense competition
from other entities having a business objective similar to ours, including other blank check companies, private equity groups and
leveraged buyout funds, and operating businesses seeking strategic acquisitions. Many of these entities are well established and
have extensive experience identifying and effecting business combinations directly or through affiliates. Moreover, many of these
competitors possess greater financial, technical, human and other resources than us. Our ability to acquire larger target businesses
will be limited by our available financial resources. This inherent limitation gives others an advantage in pursuing the acquisition
of a target business. Furthermore, our obligation to pay cash in connection with our public shareholders who exercise their
redemption rights may reduce the resources available to us for our initial business combination and our outstanding rights and
warrants, and the future dilution they potentially represent, may not be viewed favorably by certain target businesses. Either of
these factors may place us at a competitive disadvantage in successfully negotiating an initial business combination.
We
believe our structure will make us an attractive business combination partner to target businesses. As an existing public company, we
offer a target business an alternative to the traditional initial public offering through a merger or other business combination. In
this situation, the owners of the target business would exchange their shares of stock in the target business for our shares or for a
combination of our shares and cash, allowing us to tailor the consideration to the specific needs of the sellers. Although there are
various costs and obligations associated with being a public company, we believe target businesses will find this method a more certain
and cost effective method to becoming a public company than the typical initial public offering. In a typical initial public offering,
there are additional expenses incurred in marketing, road show and public reporting efforts that may not be present to the same extent
in connection with a business combination with us.
Furthermore,
once a proposed business combination is completed, the target business will have effectively become public, whereas an initial public
offering is always subject to the underwriters’ ability to complete the offering, as well as general market conditions, which could
delay or prevent the offering from occurring. Once public, we believe the target business would then have greater access to capital and
an additional means of providing management incentives consistent with shareholders’ interests. It can offer further benefits by
augmenting a company’s profile among potential new customers and vendors and aid in attracting talented employees.
While
we believe that our structure and our management team’s backgrounds will make us an attractive business partner, some potential
target businesses may have a negative view of us since we are a blank check company, without an operating history, and there is uncertainty
relating to our ability to obtain shareholder approval of our proposed initial business combination and retain sufficient funds in our
trust account in connection therewith.
InitialBusiness Combination Timeframe and Nasdaq Rules
We
will have until 9 months from December 15, 2021 (the closing of our IPO) to consummate our initial business combination. However, if we
anticipate that we may not be able to consummate our initial business combination within 9 months, we may, by resolution of our board
if requested by our sponsor, extend the period of time to consummate a business combination up to twelve times, each by an additional month
(for a total of up to 21 months to complete a business combination), subject to the sponsor depositing additional funds into the trust
account as set out below. Pursuant to the terms of our memorandum and articles of association and the trust agreement entered into between
us and Wilmington Trust, National Association and Vstock Transfer LLC in connection with our IPO, in order for the time available for
us to consummate our initial business combination to be extended, our sponsor or its affiliates or designees, upon five days advance
notice prior to the applicable deadline, must deposit into the trust account $383,332, ($0.033 per public share), up to an aggregate
of $4,600,000, or $0.40 per public share, on or prior to the date of the applicable deadline, for each monthly extension. In the event
that we receive notice from our sponsor five days prior to the applicable deadline of its wish for us to effect an extension, we intend
to issue a press release announcing such intention at least three days prior to the applicable deadline. In addition, we intend to issue
a press release the day after the applicable deadline announcing whether or not the funds had been timely deposited. Our sponsor and
its affiliates or designees are not obligated to fund the trust account to extend the time for us to complete our initial business combination.
If we are unable to consummate our initial business combination within the applicable time period, we will, as promptly as reasonably
possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the public shares for a pro rata portion of the funds held in the trust
account and as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our
board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of
creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. In such event, the rights and warrants will be worthless.
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The
NASDAQ rules require that our initial business combination must be with one or more target businesses that together have an aggregate
fair market value equal to at least 80% of the balance in the trust account (less any deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable
on interest earned) at the time of our signing a definitive agreement in connection with our initial business combination. If our Board
of Directors is not able to independently determine the fair market value of the target business or businesses, we will obtain an opinion
from an independent investment banking firm or another independent firm that commonly renders valuation opinions for the type of company
we are seeking to acquire or an independent accounting firm. We do not intend to purchase multiple businesses in unrelated industries
in conjunction with our initial business combination. Additionally, pursuant to NASDAQ rules, any initial business combination must be
approved by a majority of our independent directors.
We
anticipate structuring our initial business combination so that the post-transaction company in which our public shareholders own shares
will own or acquire 100% of the equity interests or assets of the target business or businesses. We may, however, structure our initial
business combination such that the post-transaction company owns or acquires less than 100% of such interests or assets of the target
business in order to meet certain objectives of the target management team or shareholders or for other reasons, but we will only complete
such business combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target
or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or the Investment Company Act. Even if the post-transaction company owns or acquires
50% or more of the voting securities of the target, our shareholders prior to the business combination may collectively own a minority
interest in the post-transaction company, depending on valuations ascribed to the target and us in the business combination transaction.
For example, we could pursue a transaction in which we issue a substantial number of new shares in exchange for all of the outstanding
capital stock of a target. In this case, we would acquire a 100% controlling interest in the target. However, as a result of the issuance
of a substantial number of new shares, our shareholders immediately prior to our initial business combination could own less than a majority
of our outstanding shares subsequent to our initial business combination. If less than 100% of the equity interests or assets of a target
business or businesses are owned or acquired by the post-transaction company, the portion of such business or businesses that is owned
or acquired is what will be valued for purposes of the 80% of net assets test. If our initial business combination involves more than
one target business, the 80% of net assets test will be based on the aggregate value of all of the target businesses.
SummaryInformation Related to Our Securities, Redemption Rights and Liquidation
We
are a Cayman Islands exempted company (company number 373150) and our affairs are governed by our amended and restated memorandum and
articles of association, the Companies Law and common law of the Cayman Islands. Pursuant to our amended and restated memorandum and
articles of association which will be adopted upon the consummation of our initial public offering, we will be authorized to issue 50,000,000
ordinary shares, $0.001 par value each. The information provided below is a summary only and we refer you to our prospectus dated as
of December 14, 2021, our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and our warrant agreement with Vstock Transfer
LLC Company as warrant agent for additional important and material information.
In
our initial public offering, we sold units at an offering price of $10.00 and consisting of one ordinary share, one right to receive
one-seventh (1/7) of an ordinary share upon the consummation of an initial business combination and one redeemable warrant. Each warrant
entitles the holder thereof to purchase one-half of one ordinary share. We will not issue fractional shares in connection with the exercise
of the warrants. As a result, a warrant holder must exercise warrants in multiples of two warrants, at a price of $11.50 per full share,
subject to adjustment. Each warrant will become exercisable on the later of the completion of an initial business combination and 9 months
from December 15, 2021 and will expire five years after the completion of an initial business combination, or earlier upon redemption.
Effective January 18, 2022, the component parts of the units began trading separately.
As
of December 31, 2021, there were 14,705,000 ordinary shares issued and outstanding. Ordinary shareholders of record are entitled to one
vote for each share held on all matters to be voted on by shareholders and vote together as a single class, except as required by law.
Unless specified in the Companies Law, our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association or applicable stock exchange rules,
the affirmative vote of a majority of our ordinary shares that are voted is required to approve any such matter voted on by our shareholders.
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As
of December 31, 2021, there are warrants outstanding to acquire and aggregate of 5,750,000 ordinary shares. We will not be obligated
to deliver any 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 ordinary shares underlying the warrants is then effective and a
prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to our satisfying our obligations described below with respect to registration. No warrant
will be exercisable for cash or on a cashless basis, and we will not be obligated to issue any shares to holders seeking to exercise
their warrants, unless the issuance of the shares upon such exercise is registered or qualified under the securities laws of the state
of the exercising holder, or an exemption is available. 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 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 ordinary share underlying such unit.
Once the warrants become exercisable, we may call the warrants for redemption (including the private placement warrants but including any outstanding warrants issued upon exercise of the unit purchase option issued to the underwriters or their designees):
| ● | in<br><br><br><br>whole and not in part; |
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| ● | at<br><br><br><br>a price of $0.01 per warrant; |
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| ● | upon<br><br><br><br>not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption (the “30-day redemption period”) to each warrant holder;<br><br><br><br>and |
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| ● | if,<br><br><br><br>and only if, the reported last sale price of the ordinary shares equal or exceed $18.00 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share<br><br><br><br>capitalizations, rights issuances, subdivisions, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading<br><br><br><br>day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date we send to the notice of redemption to the warrant holders. |
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We
will provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their ordinary shares upon the completion of
our initial business combination either (i) in connection with a shareholder meeting called to approve the business combination
or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether we will seek shareholder approval of a proposed business combination
or conduct a tender offer will be made by us, solely in our discretion, and will be based on a variety of factors such as the timing
of the transaction, whether the terms of the transaction would require us to seek shareholder approval under the law or stock exchange
listing requirement or whether we were deemed to be a foreign private issuer (which would require that we conduct a tender offer under
SEC rules rather than seeking shareholder approval). Under NASDAQ rules, asset acquisitions and stock purchases would not typically
require shareholder approval while direct mergers with our company where we do not survive and any transactions where we issue more than
20% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares (unless we are deemed to be a foreign private issuer at such time) or seek to amend
our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association would require shareholder approval. We intend to conduct redemptions
without a shareholder vote pursuant to the tender offer rules of the SEC unless shareholder approval is required by law or stock
exchange listing requirement or we choose to seek shareholder approval for business or other legal reasons. So long as we obtain and
maintain a listing for our securities on the NASDAQ, we will be required to comply with NASDAQ rules.
We
will provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their ordinary shares upon the completion of
our initial business combination at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account
as of two business days prior to the consummation of the initial business combination, including interest (which interest shall be net
of taxes payable) divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, subject to the limitations described herein. The
amount in the trust account is initially anticipated to be approximately $10.00 per public share (subject to increase of up to an additional
$0.40 per public share in the event that our sponsor elects to extend the period of time to consummate a business combination). The per-share
amount we will distribute to investors who properly redeem their shares will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions
we will pay to the underwriters. Our sponsor, officers and directors have entered into a letter agreement with us, pursuant to which
they have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to their founder shares, private placement shares and any public shares
they may hold in connection with the completion of our initial business combination.
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Our
amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provides that in no event will we redeem our public shares in an amount that
would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 either immediately prior to or upon consummation of our initial business
combination (so that we are not subject to the SEC’s “penny stock” rules). Redemptions of our public shares may also
be subject to a higher net tangible asset test or cash requirement pursuant to an agreement relating to our initial business combination.
For example, the proposed business combination may require: (i) cash consideration to be paid to the target or its owners, (ii) cash
to be transferred to the target for working capital or other general corporate purposes or (iii) the retention of cash to satisfy
other conditions in accordance with the terms of the proposed business combination. In the event the aggregate cash consideration we
would be required to pay for all ordinary shares that are validly submitted for redemption plus any amount required to satisfy cash conditions
pursuant to the terms of the proposed business combination exceed the aggregate amount of cash available to us, we will not complete
the business combination or redeem any shares, and all ordinary shares submitted for redemption will be returned to the holders thereof.
Our
sponsor, officers and directors have agreed that we will have only 9 months from the closing of our initial public offering
(December 15, 2021) (or up to 21 months from the closing of our initial public offering if we extend the period of time to
consummate a business combination,) to complete our initial business combination. If we are unable to complete our initial business
combination within such 9-month (or up to 21-month) time period, we will: (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of
winding up, (ii) 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 (less
up to $50,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses (which interest shall be net of taxes payable) divided by the number of then
issued and outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders
(including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as
reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our Board of Directors,
liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the
requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to our rights and
warrants, which will expire worthless if we fail to complete our initial business combination within the 9-month (or up to 21-
month) time period.
CorporateInformation
We
are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act. As such, we are eligible to 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, or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our
periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation
and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. If some investors find our securities less attractive
as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our securities and the prices of our securities may be more volatile.
In
addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended
transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards.
In other words, an “emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards
would otherwise apply to private companies. We intend to take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period.
We
will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of (1) the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary
of the completion of our IPO, (b) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.07 billion, or (c) in which we
are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our ordinary shares that is held by non-affiliates exceeds
$700 million as of the prior June 30^th^, and (2) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible
debt securities during the prior three-year period. References herein to “emerging growth company” shall have the meaning
associated with it in the JOBS Act.
Additionally,
we are a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Rule 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K. Smaller reporting companies
may take advantage of certain reduced disclosure obligations, including, among other things, providing only two years of audited financial
statements. We will remain a smaller reporting company until the last day of the fiscal year in which (1) the market value of our
ordinary shares held by non-affiliates exceeds $250 million as of the prior June 30th, or (2) our annual revenues exceed $100
million during such completed fiscal year and the market value of our ordinary shares held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as
of the prior June 30.
We
are a Cayman Islands exempted company incorporated on March 11, 2021. Our executive offices are located at 80 Broad Street, 5^th^Floor, New York, NY, 10004, and our telephone number is (212) 837 7977.
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Item1A. RISK FACTORS
As
a smaller reporting company, we are not required to include risk factors in this Annual Report. However, below is a partial list of material
risks, uncertainties and other factors that could have a material effect on the Company and its operations:
Weare a blank check company with no operating history and no revenues, and you have no basis on which to evaluate our ability to achieveour business objective.
We
are a blank check company established under the laws of the Cayman Islands with no operating results, and we commenced operations
only after the closing of our initial public offering. Because we lack an operating history, you have no basis upon which to evaluate
our ability to achieve our business objective of completing our initial business combination with one or more target businesses. We have
no plans, arrangements or understandings with any prospective target business concerning a business combination and may be unable to
complete our initial business combination. If we fail to complete our initial business combination, we will never generate any operating
revenues.
COVID-19and its impact on businesses and financial markets could have a material adverse effect on our search for a business combination andany target business with which we ultimately consummate a business combination.
The
COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a widespread health crisis that has adversely impacted the economies and financial markets
worldwide, business operations and the conduct of commerce generally. There is no way of being certain how long these adverse impacts
will last. The coronavirus, or other disease outbreaks, could have a material adverse effect on the business of any potential target
business with which we consummate a business combination. Furthermore, we may be unable to complete a business combination if concerns
relating to the coronavirus pandemic continue to restrict travel, limit the ability to have meetings with potential investors or the
target company’s personnel, vendors and services providers are unavailable to negotiate and consummate a transaction in a timely
manner. The extent to which the coronavirus pandemic impacts our search for a business combination will depend on future developments,
which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning the coronavirus pandemic and
the actions to contain it or treat its impact, among others. If the disruptions posed by the coronavirus or other matters of global concern
continue for an extensive period of time, it could have a material adverse effect on our ability to consummate a business combination,
or the operations of a target business with which we ultimately consummate a business combination.
In
addition, our ability to consummate a business combination may be dependent on the ability to raise equity and debt financing and the
coronavirus pandemic and other related events could have a material adverse effect on our ability to raise adequate financing, including
as a result of increased market volatility, decreased market liquidity and third-party financing being unavailable on terms acceptable
to us or at all.
In
addition, our ability to consummate a transaction may be dependent on the ability to raise equity and debt financing which may be impacted
by COVID-19 and other events, including as a result of increased market volatility and decreased market liquidity and third-party financing
being unavailable on terms acceptable to us or at all.
Theoccurrence of natural disasters may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations following our businesscombination.
The
occurrence of natural disasters, including hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, fires and pandemic disease may adversely affect
our business, financial condition or results of operations following our business combination. The potential impact of a natural disaster
on our results of operations and financial position is speculative, and would depend on numerous factors. The extent and severity of
these natural disasters will determine their effect on a given economy. Although the long term effect of diseases such as the H5N1 “avian
flu,” or H1N1, the swine flu, cannot currently be predicted, previous occurrences of avian flu and swine flu had an adverse effect
on the economies of those countries in which they were most prevalent. An outbreak of a communicable disease could adversely affect our
business, financial condition and results of operations following our business combination. We cannot assure you that natural disasters
will not occur in the future or that its business, financial condition and results of operations will not be adversely affected.
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U.S.laws in the future may restrict or eliminate our ability to complete a business combination with certain companies.
Future
developments in U.S. laws may restrict our ability or willingness to complete certain business combinations with companies. For instance,
the federal government has recently proposed legislation that would restrict our ability to consummate a business combination with a
target business unless that business met certain standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), or PCAOB,
and would require delisting of a company from national securities exchanges if it failed to retain an accounting firm that the PCAOB
has inspected to the satisfaction of the SEC. Such proposed legislation would also require public companies to disclose whether they
are owned or controlled by a foreign government, specifically those based in China. We may not be able to consummate a business combination
with a favored target business due to these laws. Furthermore, the documentation we may be required to submit to the SEC proving certain
beneficial ownership requirements and establishing that we are not owned or controlled by a foreign government in the event that we use
a foreign public accounting firm not subject to inspection by the PCAOB or where the PCAOB is unable to completely inspect or investigate
our accounting practices or financial statements because of a position taken by an authority in the foreign jurisdiction could be onerous
and time consuming to prepare.
Ourpublic shareholders may not be afforded an opportunity to vote on our proposed business combination, which means we may complete ourinitial business combination even though a majority of our public shareholders does not support such a combination.
We
may not hold a shareholder vote to approve our initial business combination unless the business combination would require shareholder
approval under applicable Cayman Islands law or the rules of the NASDAQ or if we decide to hold a shareholder vote for business
or other reasons. Examples of transactions that would not ordinarily require shareholder approval include asset acquisitions and share
purchases, while transactions such as direct mergers with our company or transactions where we issue more than 20% of our outstanding
shares would require shareholder’s approval. For instance, the NASDAQ rules currently allow us to engage in a tender offer in lieu of a shareholder
meeting but would still require us to obtain shareholder approval if we were seeking to issue more than 20% of our outstanding shares
to a target business as consideration in any business combination. Therefore, if we were structuring a business combination that required
us to issue more than 20% of our outstanding shares, we would seek shareholder approval of such business combination. Except as required
by law or NASDAQ rules, the decision as to whether we will seek shareholder approval of a proposed business combination or will allow
shareholders to sell their shares to us in a tender offer will be made by us, solely in our discretion, and will be based on a variety
of factors, such as the timing of the transaction and whether the terms of the transaction would otherwise require us to seek shareholder
approval. Accordingly, we may consummate our initial business combination even if holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding
ordinary shares do not approve of the business combination we consummate.
Ifwe seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination, our sponsor, officers and directors have agreed to vote in favor ofsuch initial business combination, regardless of how our public shareholders vote.
Unlike
other blank check companies in which the initial shareholders agree to vote their founder shares in accordance with the majority of the
votes cast by the public shareholders in connection with an initial business combination, our sponsor, officers and directors have agreed
(and their permitted transferees will agree), pursuant to the terms of a letter agreement entered into with us, to vote any founder shares
and private placement shares held by them, as well as any public shares purchased during or after this offering, in favor of our initial
business combination. We expect that our sponsor and its permitted transferees will own approximately 21.88% of our issued and outstanding
ordinary shares at the time of any such shareholder vote (assuming it does not purchase units in this offering, and taking into account
ownership of the private placement units). As a result, in addition to our initial shareholder’s founder shares, we would need
only 4,147,501 or approximately 36.06% of the 11,500,000 public shares sold in this offering to be voted in favor of a transaction (assuming
all outstanding shares are voted) in order to have our initial business combination approved (assuming the over-allotment option is not
exercised). Accordingly, if we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination, it is more likely that the necessary shareholder
approval will be received than would be the case if such persons agreed to vote their founder shares in accordance with the majority
of the votes cast by our public shareholders.
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Shareholders’only opportunity to affect the investment decision regarding a potential business combination will be limited to the exercise of yourright to redeem your shares from us for cash, unless we seek shareholder approval of the business combination.
At
the time of your investment in us, you will not be provided with an opportunity to evaluate the specific merits or risks of one or more
target businesses. Since our Board of Directors may complete a business combination without seeking shareholder approval, public shareholders
may not have the right or opportunity to vote on the business combination, unless we seek such shareholder approval. Accordingly, if
we do not seek shareholder approval, shareholders only opportunity to affect the investment decision regarding a potential business combination
may be limited to exercising your redemption rights within the period of time (which will be at least 20 business days) set forth in
our tender offer documents mailed to our public shareholders in which we describe our initial business combination.
Theability of our public shareholders to redeem their shares for cash may make our financial condition unattractive to potential businesscombination targets, which may make it difficult for us to enter into a business combination with a target.
We
may seek to enter into a business combination transaction agreement with a prospective target that requires as a closing condition that
we have a minimum net worth or a certain amount of cash. If too many public shareholders exercise their redemption rights, we would not
be able to meet such closing condition and, as a result, would not be able to proceed with the business combination. Furthermore, in
no event will we redeem our public shares in an amount that would cause our net tangible assets, after payment of the deferred underwriting
commissions, to be less than $5,000,001 either immediately prior to or upon consummation of our initial business combination (so that
we are not subject to the SEC’s “penny stock” rules) or any greater net tangible asset or cash requirement which may
be contained in the agreement relating to our initial business combination. Consequently, if accepting all properly submitted redemption
requests would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 either immediately prior to or upon consummation of our initial
business combination or such greater amount necessary to satisfy a closing condition as described above, we would not proceed with such
redemption and the related business combination and may instead search for an alternate business combination. Prospective targets will
be aware of these risks and, thus, may be reluctant to enter into a business combination transaction with us.
Theability of our public shareholders to exercise redemption rights with respect to a large number of our shares may not allow us to completethe most desirable business combination or optimize our capital structure.
At
the time we enter into an agreement for our initial business combination, we will not know how many shareholders may exercise their redemption
rights, and therefore we will need to structure the transaction based on our expectations as to the number of shares that will be submitted
for redemption. If our initial business combination agreement requires us to use a portion of the cash in the trust account to pay the
purchase price, or requires us to have a minimum amount of cash at closing, we will need to reserve a portion of the cash in the trust
account to meet such requirements, or arrange for third party financing. In addition, if a larger number of shares are submitted for
redemption than we initially expected, we may need to restructure the transaction to reserve a greater portion of the cash in the trust
account or arrange for third party financing. Raising additional third party financing may involve dilutive equity issuances or the incurrence
of indebtedness at higher than desirable levels. The above considerations may limit our ability to complete the most desirable business
combination available to us or optimize our capital structure.
Theability of our public shareholders to exercise redemption rights with respect to a large number of our shares could increase the probabilitythat our initial business combination would be unsuccessful and that you would have to wait for liquidation in order to redeem your shares.
If
our initial business combination agreement requires us to use a portion of the cash in the trust account to pay the purchase price, or
requires us to have a minimum amount of cash at closing, the probability that our initial business combination would be unsuccessful
is increased. If our initial business combination is unsuccessful, you would not receive your pro rata portion of the trust account until
we liquidate the trust account. If you are in need of immediate liquidity, you could attempt to sell your shares in the open market;
however, at such time our shares may trade at a discount to the pro rata amount per share in the trust account. In either situation,
you may suffer a material loss on your investment or lose the benefit of funds expected in connection with our redemption until we liquidate
or you are able to sell your shares in the open market.
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Therequirement that we complete our initial business combination within the prescribed time frame may give potential target businesses leverageover us in negotiating a business combination and may decrease our ability to conduct due diligence on potential business combinationtargets as we approach our dissolution deadline, which could undermine our ability to complete our initial business combination on termsthat would produce value for our shareholders.
Any
potential target business with which we enter into negotiations concerning a business combination will be aware that we must complete
our initial business combination within 9 months from the closing of our initial public offering (or up to 21 months from the closing
of our initial public offering if we extend the period of time to consummate a business combination). Consequently, such target business
may obtain leverage over us in negotiating a business combination, knowing that if we do not complete our initial business combination
with that particular target business, we may be unable to complete our initial business combination with any target business. This risk
will increase as we get closer to the timeframe described above. In addition, we may have limited time to conduct due diligence and may
enter into our initial business combination on terms that we would have rejected upon a more comprehensive investigation.
Wemay not be able to complete our initial business combination within the prescribed time frame, in which case we would cease alloperations except for the purpose of winding up and we would redeem our public shares and liquidate, in which case our publicshareholders may only receive $10.00 per share, or less than such amount in certain circumstances, and our rights and warrants willexpire worthless.
Our
sponsor, officers and directors have agreed that we must complete our initial business combination within 9 months from the closing
of our initial public offering (or up to 21 months from the closing of our initial public offering if we extend the period of time
to consummate a business combination,). We may not be able to find a suitable target business and complete our initial business
combination within such time period. If we have not completed our initial business combination within such time period, we will:
(i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) 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 (which interest shall be net of taxes payable, and less up to $50,000 of interest
to pay dissolution expenses) divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely
extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if
any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the
approval of our remaining shareholders and our Board of Directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations
under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. In such case, our public
shareholders may only receive $10.00 per share, and our rights and warrants will expire worthless. In certain circumstances, our
public shareholders may receive less than $10.00 per share on the redemption of their shares.
Oursponsor may decide not to extend the term we have to consummate our initial business combination, in which case we would cease alloperations except for the purpose of winding up and we would redeem our public shares and liquidate, and the rights and warrantswill be worthless.
We
will have until 9 months from the closing of our initial public offering to consummate our initial business combination. However, if
we anticipate that we may not be able to consummate our initial business combination within 9 months, we may, by resolution of our board
if requested by our sponsor, extend the period of time to consummate a business combination up to twelve times, each by an additional
month (for a total of up to 21 months to complete a business combination), subject to the sponsor depositing additional funds into the
trust account as set out below. In order for the time available for us to consummate our initial business combination to be extended,
our sponsor or its affiliates or designees must deposit into the trust account $383,332 ($0.033 per public share), up to an aggregate
of $4,600,000, or $0.40 per public share, on or prior to the date of the applicable deadline, for each monthly extension. Any such payments
would be made in the form of a loan. The terms of the promissory note to be issued in connection with any such loans have not yet been
negotiated.
Our
sponsor and its affiliates or designees are not obligated to fund the trust account to extend the time for us to complete our
initial business combination. If we are unable to consummate our initial business combination within the applicable time period, we
will, as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the public shares for a pro rata
portion of the funds held in the trust account and as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the
approval of our remaining shareholders and our board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to our obligations
under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. In such event, the rights
and warrants will be worthless.
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Ifwe seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination, our sponsor, directors, officers, advisors and their affiliates mayelect to purchase shares from public shareholders, which may influence a vote on a proposed business combination and reduce the public“float” of our ordinary shares.
If
we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination and we do not conduct redemptions in connection with our initial business
combination pursuant to the tender offer rules, our sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates may purchase shares in
privately negotiated transactions or in the open market either prior to or following the completion of our initial business combination,
although they are under no obligation to do so. Please see “Proposed Business — Permitted purchases of our securities”
for a description of how such persons will determine which shareholders to seek to acquire shares from. Such a purchase may include a
contractual acknowledgement that such shareholder, although still the record holder of our shares is no longer the beneficial owner thereof
and therefore agrees not to exercise its redemption rights. In the event that our sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates
purchase shares in privately negotiated transactions from public shareholders who have already elected to exercise their redemption rights,
such selling shareholders would be required to revoke their prior elections to redeem their shares. The price per share paid in any such
transaction may be different from the amount per share a public shareholder would receive if it elected to redeem its shares in connection
with our initial business combination. The purpose of such purchases could be to vote such shares in favor of the business combination
and thereby increase the likelihood of obtaining shareholder approval of the business combination or to satisfy a closing condition in
an agreement with a target that requires us to have a minimum net worth or a certain amount of cash at the closing of our Initial business
combination, where it appears that such requirement would otherwise not be met. This may result in the completion of our initial business
combination that may not otherwise have been possible.
In
addition, if such purchases are made, the public “float” of our ordinary shares and the number of beneficial holders of our
securities may be reduced, possibly making it difficult to maintain or obtain the quotation, listing or trading of our securities on
a national securities exchange.
Ifa shareholder fails to receive notice of our offer to redeem our public shares in connection with our initial business combination, orfails to comply with the procedures for tendering its shares, such shares may not be redeemed.
We
will comply with the tender offer rules or proxy rules, as applicable, when conducting redemptions in connection with our initial
business combination. Despite our compliance with these rules, if a shareholder fails to receive our tender offer or proxy materials,
as applicable, such shareholder may not become aware of the opportunity to redeem its shares. In addition, the tender offer documents
or proxy materials, as applicable, that we will furnish to holders of our public shares in connection with our initial business combination
will describe the various procedures that must be complied with in order to validly tender or redeem public shares. In the event that
a shareholder fails to comply with these procedures, its shares may not be redeemed.
Youwill not have any rights or interests in funds from the trust account, except under certain limited circumstances. To liquidate yourinvestment, therefore, you may be forced to sell your public shares, rights or warrants, potentially at a loss.
Our
public shareholders will be entitled to receive funds from the trust account only upon the earlier to occur of: (i) the completion
of our initial business combination, (ii) the redemption of any public shares properly tendered in connection with a shareholder
vote to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to (A) modify the substance or timing of our obligation
to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within 9 months from the closing of our initial
public offering (or up to 21 months from the closing of our initial public offering if we extend the period of time to consummate a business
combination,) or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-business combination activity
and (iii) the redemption of all of our public shares if we are unable to complete our initial business combination within 9 months
from the closing of our initial public offering (or up to 21 months from the closing of our initial public offering if we extend the
period of time to consummate a business combination), subject to applicable law and as further described herein. In no other circumstances
will a public shareholder have any right or interest of any kind in the trust account. Accordingly, to liquidate your investment, you
may be forced to sell your public shares, rights or warrants, potentially at a loss.
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NASDAQmay delist our securities from trading on its exchange, which could limit investors’ ability to make transactions in our securitiesand subject us to additional trading restrictions.
Our
units, ordinary shares, rights and warrants are listed on the NASDAQ. We cannot guarantee that our securities will continue to be, listed on
NASDAQ in the future or prior to our initial business combination. In order to continue listing our securities on NASDAQ prior to our
initial business combination, we must maintain certain financial, distribution and stock price levels. Generally, we must maintain a
minimum market value of listed securities of $50 million, a minimum market value of public held shares of $15 million, and a minimum
number of holders of our securities (generally 400 public holders).
If
NASDAQ delists our securities from trading on its exchange and we are not able to list our securities on another national securities
exchange, we expect our securities could be quoted on an over-the-counter market. If this were to occur, we could face significant material
adverse consequences, including:
| ● | a<br><br><br><br>limited availability of market quotations for our securities; |
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| ● | reduced<br><br><br><br>liquidity for our securities; |
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| ● | a<br><br><br><br>determination that our ordinary shares is a “penny stock” which will require brokers trading in our ordinary shares to adhere<br><br><br><br>to more stringent rules and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for our securities; |
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| ● | a<br><br><br><br>limited amount of news and analyst coverage; and |
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| ● | a<br><br><br><br>decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future. |
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The
National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996, which is a federal statute, prevents or preempts the states from regulating the
sale of certain securities, which are referred to as “covered securities.” Because our units, ordinary shares, rights
and warrants are listed on NASDAQ, our units, ordinary shares, rights and warrants are covered securities. Although the states are
preempted from regulating the sale of our securities, the federal statute does allow the states to investigate companies if there is
a suspicion of fraud, and, if there is a finding of fraudulent activity, then the states can regulate or bar the sale of covered
securities in a particular case. While we are not aware of a state having used these powers to prohibit or restrict the sale of
securities issued by blank check companies, other than the State of Idaho, certain state securities regulators view blank check
companies unfavorably and might use these powers, or threaten to use these powers, to hinder the sale of securities of blank check
companies in their states. Further, if we were no longer listed on NASDAQ, our securities would not be covered securities and we
would be subject to regulation in each state in which we offer our securities, including in connection with our initial business
combination.
Ifwe seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination and we do not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules,and if you or a “group” of shareholders are deemed to hold in excess of 15% of the ordinary shares sold in our initial publicoffering, you will lose the ability to redeem all such shares in excess of 15% of our ordinary shares sold in our initial public offering.
If
we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination and we do not conduct redemptions in connection with our initial business
combination pursuant to the tender offer rules, our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association will provide that a public
shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder is acting in concert or as
a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Exchange Act), will be restricted from seeking redemption rights with
respect to more than an aggregate of 15% of the shares sold in our initial public offering, which we refer to throughout this Form 10-K
as the “Excess Shares.” However, we would not be restricting our shareholders’ ability to vote all of their shares
(including Excess Shares) for or against our initial business combination. Your inability to redeem the Excess Shares will reduce your
influence over our ability to complete our initial business combination and you could suffer a material loss on your investment in us
if you sell Excess Shares in open market transactions. Additionally, you will not receive redemption distributions with respect to the
Excess Shares if we complete our initial business combination. And as a result, you will continue to hold that number of shares exceeding
15% and, in order to dispose of such shares, would be required to sell your shares in open market transactions, potentially at a loss.
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Becauseof our limited resources and the significant competition for business combination opportunities, it may be more difficult for us tocomplete our initial business combination. If we are unable to complete our initial business combination, our public shareholdersmay receive only approximately $10.00 per share, or less in certain circumstances, on our redemption, and our rights and warrantswill expire worthless.
We
expect to encounter intense competition from other entities having a business objective similar to ours, including private investors
(which may be individuals or investment partnerships), other blank check companies and other entities, domestic and international,
competing for the types of businesses we intend to acquire. Many of these individuals and entities are well-established and have
extensive experience in identifying and effecting, directly or indirectly, acquisitions of companies operating in or providing
services to various industries. Many of these competitors possess greater technical, human and other resources or more local
industry knowledge than we do and our financial resources will be relatively limited when contrasted with those of many of these
competitors. While we believe there are numerous target business, we could potentially acquire with the net proceeds of our initial
public offering and the sale of the private placement units, our ability to compete with respect to the acquisition of certain
target businesses that are sizable will be limited by our available financial resources. This inherent competitive limitation gives
others an advantage in pursuing the acquisition of certain target businesses. Furthermore, if we are obligated to pay cash for the
ordinary shares redeemed and, in the event we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination, we make purchases of
our ordinary shares, potentially reducing the resources available to us for our initial business combination. Any of these
obligations may place us at a competitive disadvantage in successfully negotiating a business combination. If we are unable to
complete our initial business combination, our public shareholders may receive only approximately $10.00 per share (or less in
certain circumstances) on the liquidation of our trust account and our rights and warrants will expire worthless. In certain
circumstances, our public shareholders may receive less than $10.00 per share on the redemption of their shares.
Ifthe net proceeds of our initial public offering not being held in the trust account are insufficient to allow us to operate for at least9 months (or up to 21 months from the closing of our initial public offering if we extend the period of time to consummate a businesscombination,), we may be unable to complete our initial business combination.
The
funds available to us outside of the trust account may not be sufficient to allow us to operate for at least 9 months (or up to 21 months
from the closing of our initial public offering if we extend the period of time to consummate a business combination,), assuming that
our initial business combination is not completed during that time. We expect to incur significant costs in pursuit of our acquisition
plans. However, our affiliates are not obligated to make loans to us in the future, and we may not be able to raise additional financing
from unaffiliated parties necessary to fund our expenses. Any such event in the future may negatively impact the analysis regarding our
ability to continue as a going concern at such time.
We
believe that, upon the closing of our initial public offering, the funds available to us outside of the trust account, will be
sufficient to allow us to operate for at least 9 months (or up to 21 months from the closing of our initial public offering if we
extend the period of time to consummate a business combination,); however, we cannot assure you that our estimate is accurate. Of
the funds available to us, we could use a portion of the funds available to us to pay fees to consultants to assist us with our
search for a target business. We could also use a portion of the funds as a down payment or to fund a “no-shop”
provision (a provision in letters of intent designed to keep target businesses from “shopping” around for transactions
with other companies on terms more favorable to such target businesses) with respect to a particular proposed business combination,
although we do not have any current intention to do so. If we entered into a letter of intent where we paid for the right to receive
exclusivity from a target business and were subsequently required to forfeit such funds (whether as a result of our breach or
otherwise), we might not have sufficient funds to continue searching for, or conduct due diligence with respect to, a target
business. If we are unable to complete our initial business combination, our public shareholders may receive only approximately
$10.00 per share (or less in certain circumstances) on the liquidation of our trust account and our rights and warrants will expire
worthless. In such case, our public shareholders may only receive $10.00 per share, and our rights and warrants will expire
worthless. In certain circumstances, our public shareholders may receive less than $10.00 per share on the redemption of their
shares.
Our working capital position and the requirement thatwe consummate an initial business combination within 21 months after the closing of our IPO give rise to substantial doubt aboutour ability to continue as a going concern.
At December 31, 2021, we had approximately $387,858 in cash. We have incurred and we expect to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of a business combination. Further, we have until September 15, 2022 or September 15, 2023 with extension to consummate a business combination, and it is uncertain that we will be able to consummate a business combination by that date. If a business combination is not consummated by that date, we will commence a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for a period of time within one year after the date of our financial statements included in this report. Our financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
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Ifthe net proceeds of our initial public offering and the sale of the private placement units not being held in the trust account are insufficient,it could limit the amount available to fund our search for a target business or businesses and complete our initial business combinationand we will depend on loans from our sponsor or management team to fund our search, to pay our taxes and to complete our initial businesscombination.
Of
the net proceeds of our initial public offering and the sale of the private placement units, only $682,254 was available to us
initially outside the trust account to fund our working capital requirements. If
we are required to seek additional capital, we would need to borrow funds from our sponsor, management team or other third parties
to operate or may be forced to liquidate. Neither our sponsor, members of our management team nor any of their affiliates is under
any obligation to advance funds to us in such circumstances. Any such advances would be repaid only from funds held outside the
trust account or from funds released to us upon completion of our initial business combination. If we are unable to complete our
initial business combination because we do not have sufficient funds available to us, we will be forced to cease operations and
liquidate the trust account. Consequently, our public shareholders may only receive approximately $10.00 per share (or less in
certain circumstances) on our redemption of our public shares, and our rights and warrants will expire worthless. In such case, our
public shareholders may only receive $10.00 per share, and our rights and warrants will expire worthless. In certain circumstances,
our public shareholders may receive less than $10.00 per share on the redemption of their shares.
Subsequentto the completion of our initial business combination, we may be required to take write-downs or write-offs, restructuring and impairmentor other charges that could have a significant negative effect on our financial condition, results of operations and our share price,which could cause you to lose some or all of your investment.
Even
if we conduct extensive due diligence on a target business with which we combine, we cannot assure you that this diligence will surface
all material issues that may be present inside a particular target business, that it would be possible to uncover all material issues
through a customary amount of due diligence, or that factors outside of the target business and outside of our control will not later
arise. As a result of these factors, we may be forced to later write-down or write-off assets, restructure our operations, or incur impairment
or other charges that could result in our reporting losses. Even if our due diligence successfully identifies certain risks, unexpected
risks may arise and previously known risks may materialize in a manner not consistent with our preliminary risk analysis. Even though
these charges may be non-cash items and not have an immediate impact on our liquidity, the fact that we report charges of this nature
could contribute to negative market perceptions about our securities or us. In addition, charges of this nature may cause us to violate
net worth or other covenants to which we may be subject as a result of assuming pre-existing debt held by a target business or by virtue
of our obtaining post-combination debt financing. Accordingly, any shareholders who choose to remain shareholders following the business
combination could suffer a reduction in the value of their shares. Such shareholders are unlikely to have a remedy for such reduction
in value.
Ifthird parties bring claims against us, the proceeds held in the trust account could be reduced and the per-share redemption amount receivedby shareholders may be less than $10.00 per share.
Our
placing of funds in the trust account may not protect those funds from third-party claims against us. Although we will seek to have all
vendors, service providers (other than our independent auditors), prospective target businesses or other entities with which we do business
execute agreements with us waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the trust account for
the benefit of our public shareholders, such parties may not execute such agreements, or even if they execute such agreements they may
not be prevented from bringing claims against the trust account, including, but not limited to, fraudulent inducement, breach of fiduciary
responsibility or other similar claims, as well as claims challenging the enforceability of the waiver, in each case in order to gain
advantage with respect to a claim against our assets, including the funds held in the trust account. If any third party refuses to execute
an agreement waiving such claims to the monies held in the trust account, our management will perform an analysis of the alternatives
available to it and will only enter into an agreement with a third party that has not executed a waiver if management believes that such
third party’s engagement would be significantly more beneficial to us than any alternative.
Examples
of possible instances where we may engage a third party that refuses to execute a waiver include the engagement of a third party consultant
whose particular expertise or skills are believed by management to be significantly superior to those of other consultants that would
agree to execute a waiver or in cases where management is unable to find a service provider willing to execute a waiver. In addition,
there is no guarantee that such entities will agree to waive any claims they may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of,
any negotiations, contracts or agreements with us and will not seek recourse against the trust account for any reason. Upon redemption
of our public shares, if we are unable to complete our initial business combination within the prescribed timeframe, or upon the exercise
of a redemption right in connection with our initial business combination, we will be required to provide for payment of claims of creditors
that were not waived that may be brought against us within the 10 years following redemption. Accordingly, the per-share redemption amount
received by public shareholders could be less than the $10.00 per share initially held in the trust account, due to claims of such creditors.
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Our
sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to us if and to the extent any claims by a vendor (other than our independent auditors) for
services rendered or products sold to us, or a prospective target business with which we have discussed entering into a transaction agreement,
reduce the amount of funds in the trust account to below (i) $10.00 per public share or (ii) such lesser amount per public
share held in the trust account as of the date of the liquidation of the trust account due to reductions in the value of the trust assets,
in each case net of the interest which may be withdrawn to pay taxes, except as to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver
of any and all rights to seek access to the trust account and except as to any claims under our indemnity of the underwriters of our
initial public offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. Moreover, in the event that an executed
waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, our sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such
third party claims. We have not independently verified whether our sponsor has sufficient funds to satisfy their indemnity obligations
and believe that our sponsor’s only assets are securities of our company. Our sponsor may not have sufficient funds available to
satisfy those obligations. We have not asked our sponsor to reserve for such obligations, and therefore, no funds are currently set aside
to cover any such obligations. As a result, if any such claims were successfully made against the trust account, the funds available
for our initial business combination and redemptions could be reduced to less than $10.00 per public share. In such event, we may not
be able to complete our initial business combination, and you would receive such lesser amount per share in connection with any redemption
of your public shares. None of our officers or directors will indemnify us for claims by third parties including, without limitation,
claims by vendors and prospective target businesses.
Ourdirectors may decide not to enforce the indemnification obligations of our sponsor, resulting in a reduction in the amount of funds inthe trust account available for distribution to our public shareholders.
In
the event that the proceeds in the trust account are reduced below the lesser of (i) $10.00 per public share or (ii) such lesser
amount per share held in the trust account as of the date of the liquidation of the trust account due to reductions in the value of the
trust assets, in each case net of the interest which may be withdrawn to pay taxes, and our sponsor asserts that it is unable to satisfy
its obligations or that it has no indemnification obligations related to a particular claim, our independent directors would determine
whether to take legal action against our sponsor to enforce its indemnification obligations. While we currently expect that our independent
directors would take legal action on our behalf against our sponsor to enforce its indemnification obligations to us, it is possible
that our independent directors in exercising their business judgment may choose not to do so in any particular instance. If our independent
directors choose not to enforce these indemnification obligations, the amount of funds in the trust account available for distribution
to our public shareholders may be reduced below $10.00 per share.
If,after we distribute the proceeds in the trust account to our public shareholders, we file a bankruptcy petition or an involuntary bankruptcypetition is filed against us that is not dismissed, a bankruptcy court may seek to recover such proceeds, and the members of our Boardof Directors may be viewed as having breached their fiduciary duties to our creditors, thereby exposing the members of our Board of Directorsand us to claims of punitive damages.
If,
after we distribute the proceeds in the trust account to our public shareholders, we file a bankruptcy petition or an involuntary bankruptcy
petition is filed against us that is not dismissed, any distributions received by shareholders could be viewed under applicable debtor/creditor
and/or bankruptcy laws as either a “preferential transfer” or a “fraudulent conveyance.” As a result, a bankruptcy
court could seek to recover all amounts received by our shareholders. In addition, our Board of Directors may be viewed as having breached
its fiduciary duty to our creditors and/or having acted in bad faith, thereby exposing itself and us to claims of punitive damages, by
paying public shareholders from the trust account prior to addressing the claims of creditors.
If,before distributing the proceeds in the trust account to our public shareholders, we file a bankruptcy petition or an involuntary bankruptcypetition is filed against us that is not dismissed, the claims of creditors in such proceeding may have priority over the claims of ourshareholders and the per-share amount that would otherwise be received by our shareholders in connection with our liquidation may bereduced.
If,
before distributing the proceeds in the trust account to our public shareholders, we file a bankruptcy petition or an involuntary bankruptcy
petition is filed against us that is not dismissed, the proceeds held in the trust account could be subject to applicable bankruptcy
law, and may be included in our bankruptcy estate and subject to the claims of third parties with priority over the claims of our shareholders.
To the extent any bankruptcy claims deplete the trust account, the per-share amount that would otherwise be received by our shareholders
in connection with our liquidation may be reduced.
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Ifwe are deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act, we may be required to institute burdensome compliance requirementsand our activities may be restricted, which may make it difficult for us to complete our initial business combination.
If
we are deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act, our activities may be restricted, including:
| ● | restrictions<br><br><br><br> on the nature of our investments; and |
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| ● | restrictions<br><br><br><br> on the issuance of securities; |
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each
of which may make it difficult for us to complete our initial business combination. In addition, we may have imposed upon us burdensome
requirements, including:
| ● | registration<br><br><br><br> as an investment company; |
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| ● | adoption<br><br><br><br> of a specific form of corporate structure; and |
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| ● | reporting,<br><br><br><br> record keeping, voting, proxy and disclosure requirements and other rules and regulations. |
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We
do not believe that our anticipated principal activities will subject us to the Investment Company Act. The proceeds held in the trust
account may be invested by the trustee only in United States government treasury bills with a maturity of 180 days or less or in money
market funds investing solely in United States Treasuries and meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company
Act. Because the investment of the proceeds will be restricted to these instruments, we believe we will meet the requirements for the
exemption provided in Rule 3a-1 promulgated under the Investment Company Act. If we were deemed to be subject to the Investment
Company Act, compliance with these additional regulatory burdens would require additional expenses for which we have not allotted funds
and may hinder our ability to complete a business combination. If we are unable to complete our initial business combination, our public
shareholders may receive only approximately $10.00 per share, or less in certain circumstances, on the liquidation of our trust account
and our rights and warrants will expire worthless.
Changesin laws or regulations, or a failure to comply with any laws and regulations, may adversely affect our business, investments and resultsof operations.
We
are subject to laws and regulations enacted by national, regional and local governments. In particular, we will be required to comply
with certain SEC and other legal requirements. Compliance with, and monitoring of, applicable laws and regulations may be difficult,
time consuming and costly. Those laws and regulations and their interpretation and application may also change from time to time and
those changes could have a material adverse effect on our business, investments and results of operations. In addition, a failure to
comply with applicable laws or regulations, as interpreted and applied, could have a material adverse effect on our business and results
of operations.
Ifwe are unable to consummate our initial business combination within the initial 9 months (or up to 21 months from the closing of ourinitial public offering if we extend the period of time to consummate a business combination) of the closing of our initial public offering,our public shareholders may be forced to wait beyond such 9 months (or up to 21 months) before redemption from our trust account.
If
we are unable to consummate our initial business combination within the initial 9 months (or up to 21 months from the closing of our
initial public offering if we extend the period of time to consummate a business combination,), we will distribute the aggregate amount
then on deposit in the trust account (less up to $50,000 of the net interest earned thereon to pay dissolution expenses), pro rata to
our public shareholders by way of redemption and cease all operations except for the purposes of winding up of our affairs, as further
described herein. Any redemption of public shareholders from the trust account shall be effected automatically by function of our amended
and restated memorandum and articles of association prior to any voluntary winding up. If we are required to windup, liquidate the trust
account and distribute such amount therein, pro rata, to our public shareholders, as part of any liquidation process, such winding up,
liquidation and distribution must comply with the applicable provisions of the Companies Law. In that case, investors may be forced to
wait beyond the initial 9 months (or up to 21 months) before the redemption proceeds of our trust account become available to them and
they receive the return of their pro rata portion of the proceeds from our trust account. We have no obligation to return funds to investors
prior to the date of our redemption or liquidation unless we consummate our initial business combination prior thereto and only then
in cases where investors have sought to redeem their ordinary shares. Only upon our redemption or any liquidation will public shareholders
be entitled to distributions if we are unable to complete our initial business combination.
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Ourshareholders may be held liable for claims by third parties against us to the extent of distributions received by them upon redemptionof their shares.
If
we are forced to enter into an insolvent liquidation, any distributions received by shareholders could be viewed as an unlawful payment
if it was proved that immediately following the date on which the distribution was made, we were unable to pay our debts as they fall
due in the ordinary course of business. As a result, a liquidator could seek to recover all amounts received by our shareholders. Furthermore,
our directors may be viewed as having breached their fiduciary duties to us or our creditors and/or may have acted in bad faith, and
thereby exposing themselves and our company to claims, by paying public shareholders from the trust account prior to addressing the claims
of creditors. We cannot assure you that claims will not be brought against us for these reasons. We and our directors and officers who
knowingly and willfully authorized or permitted any distribution to be paid out of our share premium account while we were unable to
pay our debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business would be guilty of an offence and may be liable to fines and to imprisonment for five years in the Cayman Islands.
Wemay not hold an annual meeting of shareholders until after the consummation of our initial business combination.
In
accordance with NASDAQ corporate governance requirements, we are required to hold an annual meeting no later than one year after our
first fiscal year end following our listing on NASDAQ, unless we continue to be a foreign private issuer. There is no requirement under
the Cayman Islands’ Companies Law for us to hold annual or general meetings or elect directors. Until we hold an annual meeting
of shareholders, public shareholders may not be afforded the opportunity to discuss company affairs with management.
Weare not registering the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants under the Securities Act or any state securities lawsat this time, and such registration may not be in place when an investor desires to exercise warrants, thus precluding such investorfrom being able to exercise its warrants except on a cashless basis and potentially causing such warrants to expire worthless.
We
are not registering the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants under the Securities Act or any state securities laws
at this time. However, under the terms of the warrant agreement, we have agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than
15 business days after the closing of our initial business combination, we will use our best efforts to file, and within 60 business
days following our initial business combination to have declared effective, a registration statement covering such shares and maintain
a current prospectus relating to the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants, until the expiration of the warrants in
accordance with the provisions of the warrant agreement. We cannot assure you that we will be able to do so if, for example, any facts
or events arise which represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement or prospectus, the financial
statements contained or incorporated by reference therein are not current or correct or the SEC issues a stop order. If the shares issuable
upon exercise of the warrants are not registered under the Securities Act, we will be required to permit holders to exercise their warrants
on a cashless basis. However, no warrant will be exercisable for cash or on a cashless basis, and we will not be obligated to issue any
shares to holders seeking to exercise their warrants, unless the issuance of the shares upon such exercise is registered or qualified
under the securities laws of the state of the exercising holder, or an exemption is available.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if a registration statement covering the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is not effective within
a specified period following the consummation of our initial business combination, warrant holders may, until such time as there is an
effective registration statement and during any period when we shall have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise
warrants on a cashless basis pursuant to the exemption provided by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, provided that such
exemption is available. If that exemption, or another exemption, is not available, holders will not be able to exercise their warrants
on a cashless basis. We will use our best efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption
is not available. In no event will we be required to net cash settle any warrant, or issue securities or other compensation in exchange
for the warrants in the event that we are unable to register or qualify the shares underlying the warrants under applicable state securities
laws and no exemption is available. If the issuance of the shares upon exercise of the warrants is not so registered or qualified or
exempt from registration or qualification, the holder of such warrant shall not be entitled to exercise such warrant and such warrant
may have no value and expire worthless. In such event, holders who acquired their warrants as part of a purchase of units will have paid
the full unit purchase price solely for the ordinary shares included in the units. If and when the warrants become redeemable by us,
we may not exercise our redemption right if the issuance of shares upon exercise of the warrants is not exempt from registration or qualification
under applicable state blue sky laws or we are unable to effect such registration or qualification. We will use our best efforts to register
or qualify such shares under the blue sky laws of the state of residence in those states in which the warrants were offered by us in
our initial public offering.
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Thegrant of registration rights to our sponsor and holders of our private placement units may make it more difficult to complete our initialbusiness combination, and the future exercise of such rights may adversely affect the market price of our ordinary shares.
Pursuant
to an agreement to be entered into concurrently with the issuance and sale of the securities in our initial public offering, our
sponsor and its permitted transferees can demand that we register their founder shares. In addition, holders of our private
placement units and their permitted transferees can demand that we register the private placement units and their underlying
securities, holders of the shares, and the shares underlying the rights and warrants, can demand that we register such securities, and holders of units that may
be issued upon conversion of working capital loans, may demand that we register such units and their underlying securities. We will
bear the cost of registering these securities. The registration and availability of such a significant number of securities for
trading in the public market may have an adverse effect on the market price of our ordinary shares. In addition, the existence of
the registration rights may make our initial business combination more costly or difficult to conclude. This is because the
shareholders of the target business may increase the equity stake they seek in the combined entity or ask for more cash
consideration to offset the negative impact on the market price of our ordinary shares that is expected when the ordinary shares
owned by our sponsor, holders of our private placement units or holders of our working capital loans or their respective permitted
transferees are registered.
Becausewe are not limited to a particular industry or any specific target businesses with which to pursue our initial business combination,you will be unable to ascertain the merits or risks of any particular target business’s operations.
We
may seek to complete a business combination with an operating company in any industry or sector. However, we will not, under our amended
and restated memorandum and articles of association, be permitted to effectuate our initial business combination with another blank check
company or similar company with nominal operations. Because we have not yet identified or approached any specific target business with
respect to a business combination, there is no basis to evaluate the possible merits or risks of any particular target business’s
operations, results of operations, cash flows, liquidity, financial condition or prospects. To the extent we complete our initial business
combination, we may be affected by numerous risks inherent in the business operations with which we combine. For example, if we combine
with a financially unstable business or an entity lacking an established record of sales or earnings, we may be affected by the risks
inherent in the business and operations of a financially unstable entity. Although our officers and directors will endeavor to evaluate
the risks inherent in a particular target business, we cannot assure you that we will properly ascertain or assess all of the significant
risk factors or that we will have adequate time to complete due diligence. Furthermore, some of these risks may be outside of our control
and leave us with no ability to control or reduce the chances that those risks will adversely impact a target business. We also cannot
assure you that an investment in our units will ultimately prove to be more favorable to investors than a direct investment, if such
opportunity were available, in a business combination target. Accordingly, any shareholders who choose to remain shareholders following
the business combination could suffer a reduction in the value of their shares. Such shareholders are unlikely to have a remedy for such
reduction in value.
Pastperformance by our management team and their respective affiliates may not be indicative of future performance of an investment in us.
Information
regarding performance by, or businesses associated with, our management team and their affiliates is presented for informational purposes
only. Past performance by our management team, including their affiliates’ past performance, is not a guarantee either (i) of
success with respect to any business combination we may consummate or (ii) that we will be able to locate a suitable candidate for
our initial business combination. You should not rely on the historical record of our management team and their affiliates as indicative
of our future performance. Additionally, in the course of their respective careers, members of our management team have been involved
in businesses and deals that were unsuccessful.
Wemay seek acquisition opportunities in industries or sectors that may be outside of our management’s areas of expertise.
We
will consider a business combination outside of our management’s areas of expertise if a business combination candidate is presented
to us and we determine that such candidate offers an attractive acquisition opportunity for our company. In the event we elect to pursue
an acquisition outside of the areas of our management’s expertise, our management’s expertise may not be directly applicable
to its evaluation or operations. As a result, our management may not be able to adequately ascertain or assess all of the significant
risk factors. Accordingly, any shareholders who choose to remain shareholders following our initial business combination could suffer
a reduction in the value of their shares. Such shareholders are unlikely to have a remedy for such reduction in value.
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Althoughwe have identified general criteria and guidelines that we believe are important in evaluating prospective target businesses, we mayenter into our initial business combination with a target that does not meet such criteria and guidelines, and as a result, the targetbusiness with which we enter into our initial business combination may not have attributes entirely consistent with our general criteriaand guidelines.
Although
we have identified general criteria and guidelines for evaluating prospective target businesses, it is possible that a target business
with which we enter into our initial business combination will not have all of these positive attributes. If we complete our initial
business combination with a target that does not meet some or all of these guidelines, such combination may not be as successful as a
combination with a business that does meet all of our general criteria and guidelines. In addition, if we announce a prospective business
combination with a target that does not meet our general criteria and guidelines, a greater number of shareholders may exercise their
redemption rights, which may make it difficult for us to meet any closing condition with a target business that requires us to have a
minimum net worth or a certain amount of cash. In addition, if we are no longer a foreign private issuer and shareholder approval of
the transaction is required by law, or we decide to obtain shareholder approval for business or other legal reasons, it may be more difficult
for us to attain shareholder approval of our initial business combination if the target business does not meet our general criteria and
guidelines. If we are unable to complete our initial business combination, our public shareholders may receive only approximately $10.00
per share on the liquidation of our trust account and our rights and warrants will expire worthless.
Wemay seek acquisition opportunities with a financially unstable business or an entity lacking an established record of revenue or earnings.
To
the extent we complete our initial business combination with a financially unstable business or an entity lacking an established record
of sales or earnings, we may be affected by numerous risks inherent in the operations of the business with which we combine. These risks
include volatile revenues or earnings and difficulties in obtaining and retaining key personnel. Although our officers and directors
will endeavor to evaluate the risks inherent in a particular target business, we may not be able to properly ascertain or assess all
of the significant risk factors and we may not have adequate time to complete due diligence.
Furthermore,
some of these risks may be outside of our control and leave us with no ability to control or reduce the chances that those risks will
adversely impact a target business.
Weare not required to obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or from an independent accounting firm, and consequently,you may have no assurance from an independent source that the price we are paying for the business is fair to our company from a financialpoint of view.
Unless
we complete our initial business combination with an affiliated entity, or our Board of Directors cannot independently determine the
fair market value of the target business or businesses, we are not required to obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking
firm, another independent firm that commonly renders valuation opinions for the type of company we are seeking to acquire or from an
independent accounting firm that the price we are paying for a target is fair to our company from a financial point of view. If no opinion
is obtained, our shareholders will be relying on the business judgment of our Board of Directors, which will have significant discretion
in choosing the standard used to establish the fair market value of the target or targets, and different methods of valuation may vary
greatly in outcome from one another. Such standards used will be disclosed in our tender offer documents or proxy solicitation materials,
as applicable, related to our initial business combination. However, if our Board of Directors is unable to determine the fair value
of an entity with which we seek to complete an initial business combination based on such standards, we will be required to obtain an
opinion as described above.
Wemay issue additional ordinary or preference shares to complete our initial business combination or under an employee incentive plan aftercompletion of our initial business combination. Any such issuances would dilute the interest of our shareholders and likely present otherrisks.
Our
amended and restated memorandum and articles of association will authorize the issuance of up to 50,000,000 ordinary
shares, par value $0.001 per share. There are 35,295,000 authorized but unissued ordinary shares available for issuance and there is no preference shares issued and outstanding.
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We
may issue a substantial number of additional ordinary shares, and may issue preference shares, in order to complete our initial business
combination or under an employee incentive plan after completion of our initial business combination. However, our amended and restated
memorandum and articles of association will provide, among other things, that prior to our initial business combination, we may not issue
additional ordinary shares that would entitle the holders thereof to (i) receive funds from the trust account or (ii) vote
on any initial business combination. The issuance of additional ordinary shares or preference shares:
| ● | may<br><br><br><br> significantly dilute the equity interest of investors in our initial public offering; |
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| ● | may<br><br><br><br> subordinate the rights of holders of ordinary shares if preference shares are issued with rights senior to those afforded our ordinary<br><br><br><br> shares; |
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| ● | could<br><br><br><br> cause a change in control if a substantial number of ordinary shares are issued, which may affect, among other things, our ability<br><br><br><br> to use our net operating loss carry forwards, if any, and could result in the resignation or removal of our present officers and<br><br><br><br> directors; and |
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| ● | may<br><br><br><br> adversely affect prevailing market prices for our units, ordinary shares, rights and/or warrants. |
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Wemay be a passive foreign investment company, or “PFIC,” which could result in adverse U.S. federal income tax consequencesto U.S. investors.
If
we are a PFIC for any taxable year (or portion thereof) that is included in the holding period of a U.S. Holder (as defined in the
section of this prospectus captioned “Income Tax Considerations — Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations —
U.S. Holders”) of our ordinary shares, rights or warrants, the U.S. Holder may be subject to adverse U.S. federal income tax
consequences and may be subject to additional reporting requirements. Our PFIC status for our current and subsequent taxable years
may depend on whether we qualify for the PFIC start-up exception (see the section of this prospectus captioned “Income Tax
Considerations — Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations — U.S. Holders — Passive Foreign Investment
Company Rules”). Depending on the particular circumstances the application of the start-up exception may be subject to
uncertainty, and there cannot be any assurance that we will qualify for the start-up exception. Accordingly, there can be no
assurances with respect to our status as a PFIC for our current taxable year or any subsequent taxable year. Our actual PFIC status
for any taxable year, however, will not be determinable until after the end of such taxable year. Moreover, if we determine we are a
PFIC for any taxable year, we will endeavor to provide to a U.S. Holder such information as the Internal Revenue Service
(“IRS”) may require, including a PFIC annual information statement, in order to enable the U.S. Holder to make and
maintain a “qualified electing fund” election, but there can be no assurance that we will timely provide such required
information, and such election would be unavailable with respect to our ordinary shares, rights and warrants in all cases. We urge
U.S. Holders to consult their own tax advisors regarding the possible application of the PFIC rules to holders of our ordinary
shares, rights and warrants.
Wemay reincorporate in another jurisdiction in connection with our initial business combination and such reincorporation may result intaxes imposed on shareholders.
We
may, in connection with our initial business combination and subject to requisite shareholder approval under the Companies Law, reincorporate
in the jurisdiction in which the target company or business is located. The transaction may require a shareholder to recognize taxable
income in the jurisdiction in which the shareholder is a tax resident or in which its members are resident if it is a tax transparent
entity. We do not intend to make any cash distributions to shareholders to pay such taxes. Shareholders may be subject to withholding
taxes or other taxes with respect to their ownership of us after the reincorporation.
Resourcescould be wasted in researching acquisitions that are not completed, which could materially adversely affect subsequent attempts to locateand acquire or merge with another business. If we are unable to complete our initial business combination, our public shareholders mayreceive only approximately $10.00 per share, or less than such amount in certain circumstances, on the liquidation of our trust accountand our rights and warrants will expire worthless.
We
anticipate that the investigation of each specific target business and the negotiation, drafting and execution of relevant
agreements, disclosure documents and other instruments will require substantial management time and attention and substantial costs
for accountants, attorneys and others. If we decide not to complete a specific initial business combination, the costs incurred up
to that point for the proposed transaction likely would not be recoverable. Furthermore, if we reach an agreement relating to a
specific target business, we may fail to complete our initial business combination for any number of reasons including those beyond
our control. Any such event will result in a loss to us of the related costs incurred which could materially adversely affect
subsequent attempts to locate and acquire or merge with another business. If we are unable to complete our initial business
combination, our public shareholders may receive only approximately $10.00 per share on the liquidation of our trust account and our
rights and warrants will expire worthless.
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Weare dependent upon our officers and directors and their departure could adversely affect our ability to operate.
Our
operations are dependent upon a relatively small group of individuals and, in particular, our officers and directors. We believe that
our success depends on the continued service of our officers and directors, at least until we have completed our initial business combination.
In addition, our officers and directors are not required to commit any specified amount of time to our affairs and, accordingly, will
have conflicts of interest in allocating management time among various business activities, including identifying potential business
combinations and monitoring the related due diligence. We do not have an employment agreement with, or key-man insurance on the life
of, any of our directors or officers. The unexpected loss of the services of one or more of our directors or officers could have a detrimental
effect on us.
Ourability to successfully effect our initial business combination and to be successful thereafter will be totally dependent upon the effortsof our key personnel, some of whom may join us following our initial business combination. The loss of key personnel could negativelyimpact the operations and profitability of our post-combination business.
Our
ability to successfully effect our initial business combination is dependent upon the efforts of our key personnel. The role of our key
personnel in the target business, however, cannot presently be ascertained. Although some of our key personnel may remain with the target
business in senior management or advisory positions following our initial business combination, it is likely that some or all of the
management of the target business will remain in place. While we intend to closely scrutinize any individuals we engage after our initial
business combination, we cannot assure you that our assessment of these individuals will prove to be correct. These individuals may be
unfamiliar with the requirements of operating a company regulated by the SEC, which could cause us to have to expend time and resources
helping them become familiar with such requirements.
Ourkey personnel may negotiate employment or consulting agreements with a target business in connection with a particular business combination.These agreements may provide for them to receive compensation following our initial business combination and as a result, may cause themto have conflicts of interest in determining whether a particular business combination is the most advantageous.
Our
key personnel may be able to remain with the company after the completion of our initial business combination only if they are able to
negotiate employment or consulting agreements in connection with the business combination. Such negotiations would take place simultaneously
with the negotiation of the business combination and could provide for such individuals to receive compensation in the form of cash payments
and/or our securities for services they would render to us after the completion of the business combination. The personal and financial
interests of such individuals may influence their motivation in identifying and selecting a target business, subject to his or her fiduciary
duties under Cayman Islands law. However, we believe the ability of such individuals to remain with us after the completion of our initial
business combination will not be the determining factor in our decision as to whether or not we will proceed with any potential business
combination. There is no certainty, however, that any of our key personnel will remain with us after the completion of our initial business
combination. We cannot assure you that any of our key personnel will remain in senior management or advisory positions with us. The determination
as to whether any of our key personnel will remain with us will be made at the time of our initial business combination.
Wemay have a limited ability to assess the management of a prospective target business and, as a result, may effect our initial businesscombination with a target business whose management may not have the skills, qualifications or abilities to manage a public company.
When
evaluating the desirability of effecting our initial business combination with a prospective target business, our ability to assess the
target business’s management may be limited due to a lack of time, resources or information. Our assessment of the capabilities
of the target’s management, therefore, may prove to be incorrect and such management may lack the skills, qualifications or abilities
we suspected. Should the target’s management not possess the skills, qualifications or abilities necessary to manage a public company,
the operations and profitability of the post-combination business may be negatively impacted. Accordingly, any shareholders who choose
to remain shareholders following the business combination could suffer a reduction in the value of their shares. Such shareholders are
unlikely to have a remedy for such reduction in value.
The
officers and directors of an acquisition candidate may resign upon completion of our initial business combination. The departure of a
business combination target’s key personnel could negatively impact the operations and profitability of our post-combination business.
The role of an acquisition candidate’s key personnel upon the completion of our initial business combination cannot be ascertained
at this time. Although we contemplate that certain members of an acquisition candidate’s management team will remain associated
with the acquisition candidate following our initial business combination, it is possible that members of the management of an acquisition
candidate will not wish to remain in place.
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Ourofficers and directors will allocate their time to other businesses thereby causing conflicts of interest in their determination as tohow much time to devote to our affairs. This conflict of interest could have a negative impact on our ability to complete our initialbusiness combination.
Our
officers and directors are not required to, and will not, commit their full time to our affairs, which may result in a conflict of interest
in allocating their time between our operations and our search for a business combination and their other businesses. We do not intend
to have any full-time employees prior to the completion of our initial business combination. Each of our officers is engaged in several
other business endeavors for which he or she may be entitled to substantial compensation and our officers are not obligated to contribute
any specific number of hours per week to our affairs. Our independent directors also serve as officers and board members for other entities.
If our officers’ and directors’ other business affairs require them to devote substantial amounts of time to such affairs
in excess of their current commitment levels, it could limit their ability to devote time to our affairs which may have a negative impact
on our ability to complete our initial business combination.
Certainof our officers and directors are now, and all of them may in the future become, affiliated with entities engaged in business activitiessimilar to those intended to be conducted by us and, accordingly, may have conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particularbusiness opportunity should be presented.
Following
the completion of our initial public offering and until we consummate our initial business combination, we intend to engage in the business
of identifying and combining with one or more businesses. Our sponsor and officers and directors are, or may in the future become, affiliated
with other blank check companies like ours or other entities (such as operating companies or investment vehicles) that are engaged in
making and managing investments in a similar business.
Our
officers and directors also may become aware of business opportunities which may be appropriate for presentation to us and the other
entities to which they owe certain fiduciary or contractual duties. Accordingly, they may have conflicts of interest in determining to
which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented. These conflicts may not be resolved in our favor and a potential
target business may be presented to other entities prior to its presentation to us, subject to his or her fiduciary duties under Cayman
Islands law.
Ourofficers, directors, security holders and their respective affiliates may have competitive pecuniary interests that conflict with ourinterests.
We
have not adopted a policy that expressly prohibits our directors, officers, security holders or affiliates from having a direct or indirect
pecuniary or financial interest in any investment to be acquired or disposed of by us or in any transaction to which we are a party or
have an interest. In fact, we may enter into a business combination with a target business that is affiliated with our sponsor, our directors
or officers, although we do not intend to do so. Nor do we have a policy that expressly prohibits any such persons from engaging for
their own account in business activities of the types conducted by us. Accordingly, such persons or entities may have a conflict between
their interests and ours.
Wemay engage in a business combination with one or more target businesses that have relationships with entities that may be affiliatedwith our sponsor, officers, directors or existing holders which may raise potential conflicts of interest.
In
light of the involvement of our sponsor, officers and directors with other entities, we may decide to acquire one or more businesses
affiliated with our sponsor, officers and directors. Our officers and directors also serve as officers and board members for other entities.
Such entities may compete with us for business combination opportunities. Our sponsor, officers and directors are not currently aware
of any specific opportunities for us to complete our initial business combination with any entities with which they are affiliated, and
there have been no preliminary discussions concerning a business combination with any such entity or entities. Although we will not be
specifically focusing on, or targeting, any transaction with any affiliated entities, we would pursue such a transaction if we determined
that such affiliated entity met our criteria for a business combination and such transaction was approved by a majority of our disinterested
directors. Despite our agreement to obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another independent firm that commonly
renders valuation opinions for the type of company we are seeking to acquire or an independent accounting firm, regarding the fairness
to our company from a financial point of view of a business combination with one or more domestic or international businesses affiliated
with our officers, directors or existing holders, potential conflicts of interest still may exist and, as a result, the terms of the
business combination may not be as advantageous to our public shareholders as they would be absent any conflicts of interest.
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Sinceour sponsor, officers and directors will lose their entire investment in us if our initial business combination is not completed, a conflictof interest may arise in determining whether a particular business combination target is appropriate for our initial business combination.
On
March 26, 2021, our sponsor purchased an aggregate of 2,875,000 founder shares for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000, or approximately
$0.01 per share. Prior to the initial investment in the company of $25,000 by our sponsor, the company had no assets, tangible or intangible.
As such, our sponsor owns approximately 21.88% of our issued and outstanding shares after our initial public offering (assuming it does
not purchase units in our initial public offering and taking into account ownership of the private placement units). The founder shares
will be worthless if we do not complete an initial business combination. In addition, our sponsor has purchased an aggregate of 330,000
private placement units, for a purchase price of $3,300,000 in the aggregate, or $10.00 per unit, that will also be worthless if we do
not complete a business combination.
Each
private placement unit consists of one private placement share, one private placement warrant and one private placement right. Each private placement right will be converted to one seventh (1/7) of one ordinary share upon the closing of the business combination transaction. Each private placement warrant may
be exercised for one-half of one ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per whole share, subject to adjustment as provided herein.
The
founder shares are identical to the ordinary shares included in the units being sold in our initial public offering except that (i) the
founder shares are subject to certain transfer restrictions and (ii) our sponsor, officers and directors have entered into a letter
agreement with us, pursuant to which they have agreed (A) to waive their redemption rights with respect to their founder shares,
private placement shares and public shares in connection with the completion of our initial business combination, (B) to waive their
redemption rights with respect to any founder shares, private placement shares and public shares held by them in connection with a stockholder
vote to approve an amendment to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (x) to modify the substance or timing
of our obligation to provide for the redemption of our public shares in connection with an initial business combination or to redeem
100% of our public shares if we have not consummated our initial business combination within the timeframe set forth therein or with
respect to any other provision relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity and (C) to waive
their rights to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to their founder shares and private placement shares if
we fail to complete our initial business combination within 9 months from the closing of our initial public offering (or up to 21 months
from the closing of our initial public offering if we extend the period of time to consummate a business combination, as described in
more detail in this prospectus) (although they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to any
public shares they hold if we fail to complete our initial business combination within the prescribed time frame).
The
personal and financial interests of our officers and directors may influence their motivation in identifying and selecting a target business
combination, completing an initial business combination and influencing the operation of the business following the initial business
combination.
Sinceour sponsor, officers and directors may not be eligible to be reimbursed for their out-of-pocket expenses if our initial business combinationis not completed, a conflict of interest may arise in determining whether a particular business combination target is appropriate forour initial business combination.
At
the closing of our initial business combination, our sponsor, officers and directors, or any of their respective affiliates, will be
reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses
and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. There is no cap or ceiling on the reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses
incurred in connection with activities on our behalf. These financial interests of our sponsor, officers and directors may influence
their motivation in identifying and selecting a target business combination and completing an initial business combination.
Wemay issue notes or other debt securities, or otherwise incur substantial debt, to complete a business combination, which may adverselyaffect our leverage and financial condition and thus negatively impact the value of our shareholders’ investment in us.
Although
we have no commitments as of the date of this prospectus to issue any notes or other debt securities, or to otherwise incur outstanding
debt following our initial public offering, we may choose to incur substantial debt to complete our initial business combination. We
have agreed that we will not incur any indebtedness unless we have obtained from the lender a waiver of any right, title, interest or
claim of any kind in or to the monies held in the trust account. As such, no issuance of debt will affect the per-share amount available
for redemption from the trust account. Nevertheless, the incurrence of debt could have a variety of negative effects, including:
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| ● | default<br><br><br><br> and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after an initial business combination are insufficient to repay our debt<br><br><br><br> obligations; |
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| ● | acceleration<br><br><br><br> of our obligations to repay the indebtedness even if we make all principal and interest payments when due if we breach certain covenants<br><br><br><br> that require the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves without a waiver or renegotiation of that covenant; |
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| ● | our<br><br><br><br> immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt security is payable on demand; |
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| ● | our<br><br><br><br> inability to obtain necessary additional financing if the debt security contains covenants restricting our ability to obtain such<br><br><br><br> financing while the debt security is outstanding; |
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| ● | our<br><br><br><br> inability to pay dividends on our ordinary shares; |
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| ● | using<br><br><br><br> a substantial portion of our cash flow to pay principal and interest on our debt, which will reduce the funds available for dividends<br><br><br><br> on our ordinary shares if declared, expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes; |
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| ● | limitations<br><br><br><br> on our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in our business and in the industry in which we operate; |
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| ● | increased<br><br><br><br> vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions and adverse changes in government regulation;<br><br><br><br> and |
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| ● | limitations<br><br><br><br> on our ability to borrow additional amounts for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements, execution<br><br><br><br> of our strategy and other purposes and other disadvantages compared to our competitors who have less debt. |
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Wemay only be able to complete one business combination with the proceeds of our initial public offering and the sale of the private placementunits, which will cause us to be solely dependent on a single business which may have a limited number of products or services. Thislack of diversification may negatively impact our operations and profitability.
Of
the net proceeds from our initial public offering and the sale of the private placement units, $115,000,000 was available to complete
our business combination and pay related fees and expenses (which includes up to approximately $2,875,000 for the payment of deferred
underwriting commissions).
We
may effectuate our initial business combination with a single target business or multiple target businesses simultaneously or within
a short period of time. However, we may not be able to effectuate our initial business combination with more than one target business
because of various factors, including the existence of complex accounting issues and the requirement that we prepare and file pro forma
financial statements with the SEC that present operating results and the financial condition of several target businesses as if they
had been operated on a combined basis. By completing our initial business combination with only a single entity our lack of diversification
may subject us to numerous economic, competitive and regulatory risks. Further, we would not be able to diversify our operations or benefit
from the possible spreading of risks or offsetting of losses, unlike other entities which may have the resources to complete several
business combinations in different industries or different areas of a single industry.
Accordingly,
the prospects for our success may be:
| ● | solely<br><br><br><br> dependent upon the performance of a single business, property or asset; or |
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| ● | dependent<br><br><br><br> upon the development or market acceptance of a single or limited number of products, processes or services. |
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This
lack of diversification may subject us to numerous economic, competitive and regulatory risks, any or all of which may have a substantial
adverse impact upon the particular industry in which we may operate subsequent to our initial business combination.
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Wemay attempt to simultaneously complete business combinations with multiple prospective targets, which may hinder our ability to completeour initial business combination and give rise to increased costs and risks that could negatively impact our operations and profitability.
If
we determine to simultaneously acquire several businesses that are owned by different sellers, we will need for each of such sellers
to agree that our purchase of its business is contingent on the simultaneous closings of the other business combinations, which may make
it more difficult for us, and delay our ability, to complete our initial business combination. With multiple business combinations, we
could also face additional risks, including additional burdens and costs with respect to possible multiple negotiations and due diligence
investigations (if there are multiple sellers) and the additional risks associated with the subsequent assimilation of the operations
and services or products of the acquired companies in a single operating business. If we are unable to adequately address these risks,
it could negatively impact our profitability and results of operations.
Wemay attempt to complete our initial business combination with a private company about which little information is available, which mayresult in a business combination with a company that is not as profitable as we suspected, if at all.
In
pursuing our acquisition strategy, we may seek to effectuate our initial business combination with a privately held company. Very little
public information generally exists about private companies, and we could be required to make our decision on whether to pursue a potential
initial business combination on the basis of limited information, which may result in a business combination with a company that is not
as profitable as we suspected, if at all.
Ourmanagement may not be able to maintain control of a target business after our initial business combination. We cannot provide assurancethat, upon loss of control of a target business, new management will possess the skills, qualifications or abilities necessary to profitablyoperate such business.
We
may structure a business combination so that the post-transaction company in which our public shareholders own shares will own less than
100% of the equity interests or assets of a target business, but we will only complete such business combination if the post-transaction
company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest
in the target sufficient for us not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. We will not
consider any transaction that does not meet such criteria. Even if the post-transaction company owns 50% or more of the voting securities
of the target, our shareholders prior to the business combination may collectively own a minority interest in the post business combination
company, depending on valuations ascribed to the target and us in the business combination transaction. For example, we could pursue
a transaction in which we issue a substantial number of new ordinary shares in exchange for all of the outstanding capital stock of a
target. In this case, we would acquire a 100% interest in the target. However, as a result of the issuance of a substantial number of
new ordinary shares, our shareholders immediately prior to such transaction could own less than a majority of our issued and outstanding
ordinary shares subsequent to such transaction. In addition, other minority shareholders may subsequently combine their holdings resulting
in a single person or group obtaining a larger share of the company’s stock than we initially acquired. Accordingly, this may make
it more likely that our management will not be able to maintain our control of the target business.
Wedo not have a specified maximum redemption threshold. The absence of such a redemption threshold may make it possible for us to completea business combination with which a substantial majority of our shareholders do not agree.
Our
amended and restated memorandum and articles of association will not provide a specified maximum redemption threshold, except that in
no event will we redeem our public shares in an amount that would cause our net tangible assets, after payment of the deferred underwriting
commissions, to be less than $5,000,001 either immediately prior to or upon consummation of our initial business combination (such that
we are not subject to the SEC’s “penny stock” rules) or any greater net tangible asset or cash requirement which may
be contained in the agreement relating to our initial business combination. As a result, we may be able to complete our initial business
combination even though a substantial majority of our public shareholders do not agree with the transaction and have redeemed their shares
or, if we are no longer a foreign private issuer and we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination and do not conduct
redemptions in connection with our initial business combination pursuant to the tender offer rules, have entered into privately negotiated
agreements to sell their shares to our sponsor, officers, directors, advisors or their affiliates. In the event the aggregate cash consideration
we would be required to pay for all ordinary shares that are validly submitted for redemption plus any amount required to satisfy cash
conditions pursuant to the terms of the proposed business combination exceed the aggregate amount of cash available to us, we will not
complete the business combination or redeem any shares, all ordinary shares submitted for redemption will be returned to the holders
thereof, and we instead may search for an alternate business combination.
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Investorsmay view our units as less attractive than those of other blank check companies.
Unlike
other blank check companies that sell units comprised of shares and warrants each to purchase one full share in their initial public
offerings, we are selling units each of which is comprised of one ordinary share, one right to receive one-seventh (1/7) of an ordinary
share upon the consummation of an initial business combination and one redeemable warrant. Each warrant entitles the holder thereof to
purchase one-half of one ordinary share. The rights and warrants will not have any voting rights and will expire and be worthless if
we do not consummate an initial business combination. Furthermore, no fractional shares will be issued upon exercises of the warrants.
As a result, unless you acquire at least two warrants, you will not be able to receive a share upon exercise of your warrants. Accordingly,
investors in our initial public offering will not be issued the same securities as part of their investment as they may have in other
blank check company offerings, which may have the effect of limiting the potential upside value of your investment in our company.
Inorder to effectuate an initial business combination, blank check companies have, in the recent past, amended various provisions of theircharters and modified governing instruments. We cannot assure you that we will not seek to amend our amended and restated memorandumand articles of association or governing instruments in a manner that will make it easier for us to complete our initial business combinationthat our shareholders may not support.
In
order to effectuate a business combination, blank check companies have, in the past, amended various provisions of their charters and
modified governing instruments. For example, blank check companies have amended the definition of business combination, increased redemption
thresholds and extended the period of time in which it had to consummate a business combination. We cannot assure you that we will not
seek to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association or governing instruments or extend the time in which we
have to consummate a business combination through amending our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association will require
a special resolution of our shareholders as a matter of Cayman Islands law.
Theprovisions of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association that relate to our pre-initial business combination activity(and corresponding provisions of the agreement governing the release of funds from our trust account), including an amendment to permitus to withdraw funds from the trust account such that the per share amount investors will receive upon any redemption or liquidationis substantially reduced or eliminated, may be amended with the approval of holders of at least two-thirds of our ordinary shares whoattend and vote in a general meeting, which is a lower amendment threshold than that of some other blank check companies. It may be easierfor us, therefore, to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and the trust agreement to facilitate thecompletion of an initial business combination that some of our shareholders may not support.
Some
other blank check companies have a provision in their charter which prohibits the amendment of certain of its provisions, including those
which relate to a company’s pre-initial business combination activity, without approval by a certain percentage of the company’s
shareholders. In those companies, amendment of these provisions requires approval by between 90% and 100% of the company’s public
shareholders. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association will provide that any of its provisions, including those
related to pre-initial business combination activity (including the requirement to deposit proceeds of our initial public offering and
the private placement of warrants into the trust account and not release such amounts except in specified circumstances, and to provide
redemption rights to public shareholders as described herein and in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association or
an amendment to permit us to withdraw funds from the trust account such that the per share amount investors will receive upon any redemption
or liquidation is substantially reduced or eliminated), but excluding the provision of the articles relating to the appointment of directors,
may be amended if approved by holders of at least two-thirds of our ordinary shares who attend and vote in a general meeting, and corresponding
provisions of the trust agreement governing the release of funds from our trust account may be amended if approved by holders of 65%
of our ordinary shares. We may not issue additional securities that can vote on amendments to our amended and restated memorandum and
articles of association. Our sponsor, which will beneficially own approximately 21.88% of our ordinary shares upon the closing of our
initial public offering (assuming it does not purchase units in our initial public offering and taking into account ownership of the
private placement units), will participate in any vote to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and/or
trust agreement and will have the discretion to vote in any manner it chooses. As a result, we may be able to amend the provisions of
our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association which govern our pre-business combination behavior more easily than some
other blank check companies, and this may increase our ability to complete a business combination with which you do not agree. Our shareholders
may pursue remedies against us for any breach of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association.
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Certainagreements related to our initial public offering may be amended without shareholder approval.
Certain
agreements, including the underwriting agreement relating to our initial public offering, the investment management trust agreement between
us and Wilmington Trust, National Association and Vstock Transfer LLC, the letter agreement among us and our sponsor, officers, directors
and director nominees, the registration rights agreement among us and our sponsor and the administrative services agreement between us
and our sponsor, may be amended without shareholder approval. These agreements contain various provisions that our public shareholders
might deem to be material. For example, the underwriting agreement related to our initial public offering contains a covenant that the
target company that we acquire must have a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the balance in the trust account at the time of
signing the definitive agreement for the transaction with such target business (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes
payable on the income earned on the trust account) so long as we obtain and maintain a listing for our securities on the NASDAQ. While
we do not expect our board to approve any amendment to any of these agreements prior to our initial business combination, it may be possible
that our board, in exercising its business judgment and subject to its fiduciary duties, chooses to approve one or more amendments to
any such agreement in connection with the consummation of our initial business combination. Any such amendment may have an adverse effect
on the value of an investment in our securities.
Wemay be unable to obtain additional financing to complete our initial business combination or to fund the operations and growth of a targetbusiness, which could compel us to restructure or abandon a particular business combination.
Although
we believe that the net proceeds of our initial public offering and the sale of the private placement units will be sufficient to
allow us to complete our initial business combination, because we have not yet identified any prospective target business we cannot
ascertain the capital requirements for any particular transaction. If the net proceeds of our initial public offering and the sale
of the private placement units prove to be insufficient, either because of the size of our initial business combination, the
depletion of the available net proceeds in search of a target business, the obligation to redeem for cash a significant number of
shares from shareholders who elect redemption in connection with our initial business combination or the terms of negotiated
transactions to purchase shares in connection with our initial business combination, we may be required to seek additional financing
or to abandon the proposed business combination. We cannot assure you that such financing will be available on acceptable terms, if
at all. To the extent that additional financing proves to be unavailable when needed to complete our initial business combination,
we would be compelled to either restructure the transaction or abandon that particular business combination and seek an alternative
target business candidate. In addition, even if we do not need additional financing to complete our initial business combination, we
may require such financing to fund the operations or growth of the target business. The failure to secure additional financing could
have a material adverse effect on the continued development or growth of the target business. None of our officers, directors or
shareholders is required to provide any financing to us in connection with or after our initial business combination. If we are
unable to complete our initial business combination, our public shareholders may only receive approximately $10.00 per share on the
liquidation of our trust account, and our rights and warrants will expire worthless. In certain circumstances, our public
shareholders may receive less than $10.00 per share on the redemption of their shares.
Wemay amend the terms of the warrants in a manner that may be adverse to holders of public warrants with the approval by the holders ofa majority of the then issued and outstanding warrants.
Our
warrants will be issued in registered form under a warrant agreement between Vstock Transfer LLC, as warrant agent, and us. The warrant
agreement provides that the terms of the warrants may be amended without the consent of any holder to cure any ambiguity or correct any
defective provision, but requires the approval by the holders of a majority of the then issued and outstanding warrants (including private
warrants) to make any change that adversely affects the interests of the registered holders of warrants. Accordingly, we may amend the
terms of the warrants in a manner adverse to a holder if holders of a majority of the then issued and outstanding warrants (including
private warrants) approve of such amendment. Although our ability to amend the terms of the public warrants with the consent of a majority
of the then issued and outstanding warrants is unlimited, examples of such amendments could be amendments to, among other things, increase
the exercise price of the warrants, shorten the exercise period or decrease the number of ordinary shares purchasable upon exercise of
a warrant.
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Wemay redeem your unexpired warrants prior to their exercise at a time that is disadvantageous to you, thereby making your warrants worthless.
We
have the ability to redeem outstanding warrants at any time after they become exercisable and prior to their expiration, at a price of
$0.01 per warrant, provided that the last reported sales price of our ordinary shares equal or exceed $18.00 per share (as adjusted for
share splits, share capitalizations, rights issuances, subdivisions, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading
days within a 30 trading-day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date we send the notice of redemption to the warrant
holders. If and when the warrants become redeemable by us, we may not exercise our redemption right if the issuance of shares upon exercise
of the warrants is not exempt from registration or qualification under applicable state blue sky laws or we are unable to effect such
registration or qualification. We will use our best efforts to register or qualify such shares under the blue sky laws of the state of
residence in those states in which the warrants were offered by us in our initial public offering. Redemption of the outstanding warrants
could force you (i) to exercise your warrants and pay the exercise price therefor at a time when it may be disadvantageous for you
to do so, (ii) to sell your warrants at the then-current market price when you might otherwise wish to hold your warrants or (iii) to
accept the nominal redemption price which, at the time the outstanding warrants are called for redemption, is likely to be substantially
less than the market value of your warrants. None of the private placement warrants will be redeemable by us so long as they are held
by our sponsor or its permitted transferees.
Ourmanagement’s ability to require holders of our warrants to exercise such warrants on a cashless basis will cause holders to receivefewer ordinary shares upon their exercise of the warrants than they would have received had they been able to exercise their warrantsfor cash.
If
we call our public warrants for redemption after the redemption criteria described elsewhere in this prospectus have been satisfied,
our management will have the option to require any holder that wishes to exercise his warrant (including any warrants held by our sponsor,
officers or directors, other purchasers of our founders’ units, or their permitted transferees) to do so on a “cashless basis.”
If our management chooses to require holders to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis, the number of ordinary shares received by
a holder upon exercise will be fewer than it would have been had such holder exercised his warrant for cash. This will have the effect
of reducing the potential “upside” of the holder’s investment in our company.
Ourwarrants and founder shares may have an adverse effect on the market price of our ordinary shares and make it more difficult to effectuateour initial business combination.
We
have issued, as part of the units offered in our IPO and, simultaneously with the closing of our initial public offering, an
aggregate of 11,830,000 public and private placement units. In each case, the warrants are exercisable to purchase one-half
of one ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per whole share, subject to adjustment as provided herein. Prior to our initial
public offering, our sponsor purchased an aggregate of 2,875,000 founder shares in a private placement. In addition, if our
sponsor makes any working capital loans, up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be converted into units, at the price of $10.00
per unit (which, for example, would result in the holders being issued 150,000 ordinary shares if $1,500,000 of notes were so
converted, as well as 150,000 warrants to purchase 75,000 shares) at the option of the lender and 150,000 rights. Such units
would be identical to the private placement units. To the extent we issue ordinary shares to effectuate a business
transaction, the potential for the issuance of a substantial number of additional ordinary shares upon exercise of these
warrants could make us a less attractive acquisition vehicle to a target business. Any such issuance will increase the number
of issued and outstanding ordinary shares and reduce the value of the ordinary shares issued to complete the business
transaction. Therefore, our warrants and founder shares may make it more difficult to effectuate a business combination or
increase the cost of acquiring the target business. The private placement units are identical to the units sold in our
initial public.
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Aprovision of our warrant agreement may make it more difficult for us to consummate an initial business combination.
Unlike
some other blank check companies, if
| (i) | we<br><br><br><br> issue additional ordinary shares or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of our initial<br><br><br><br> business combination at a Newly Issued Price of less than $9.20 per share; |
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| (ii) | the<br><br><br><br> aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available<br><br><br><br> for the funding of our initial business combination on the date of the consummation of our initial business combination (net of redemptions),<br><br><br><br> and |
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| (iii) | the<br><br><br><br> Market Value is below $9.20 per share, |
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then
the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted to be equal to 115% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price,
and the $18 per share redemption trigger price will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the higher of the Market
Value and the Newly Issued Price. This may make it more difficult for us to consummate an initial business combination with a target
business.
Thedetermination of the offering price of our units and the size of our initial public offering is more arbitrary than the pricing of securitiesand size of an offering of an operating company in a particular industry. You may have less assurance, therefore, that the offering priceof our units properly reflects the value of such units than you would have in a typical offering of an operating company.
Prior
to our initial public offering there has been no public market for any of our securities. The public offering price of the units and
the terms of the warrants were negotiated between the underwriters and us. In determining the size of our initial public offering, management
held customary organizational meetings with representatives of the underwriters, both prior to our inception and thereafter, with respect
to the state of capital markets, generally, and the amount the underwriters believed they reasonably could raise on our behalf. Factors
considered in determining the size of our initial public offering, prices and terms of the units, including the ordinary shares and warrants
underlying the units, include:
| ● | the<br><br><br><br> history and prospects of companies whose principal business is the acquisition of other companies; |
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| ● | prior<br><br><br><br> offerings of those companies; |
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| ● | our<br><br><br><br> prospects for acquiring an operating business at attractive values; |
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| ● | a<br><br><br><br> review of debt to equity ratios in leveraged transactions; |
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| ● | our<br><br><br><br> capital structure; |
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| ● | an<br><br><br><br> assessment of our management and their experience in identifying operating companies; |
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| ● | general<br><br><br><br> conditions of the securities markets at the time of our initial public offering; and |
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| ● | other<br><br><br><br> factors as were deemed relevant. |
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Although
these factors were considered, the determination of our offering price is more arbitrary than the pricing of securities of an operating
company in a particular industry since we have no historical operations or financial results.
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Becausewe must furnish our shareholders with target business financial statements, we may lose the ability to complete an otherwise advantageousinitial business combination with some prospective target businesses.
The
federal proxy rules require that a proxy statement with respect to a vote on a business combination meeting certain financial significance
tests include historical and/or pro forma financial statement disclosure in periodic reports. We will include the same financial statement
disclosure in connection with our tender offer documents, whether or not they are required under the tender offer rules. These financial
statements may be required to be prepared in accordance with, or be reconciled to, accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America, or U.S. GAAP, or international financing reporting standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board,
or IFRS, depending on the circumstances and the historical financial statements may be required to be audited in accordance with the
standards of the PCAOB. These financial statement requirements may limit the pool of potential target businesses we may acquire because
some targets may be unable to provide such statements in time for us to disclose such statements in accordance with federal proxy rules and
complete our initial business combination within the prescribed time frame.
Weare an emerging growth company and a smaller reporting company within the meaning of the Securities Act, and if we take advantage ofcertain exemptions from disclosure requirements available to emerging growth companies and smaller reporting companies, this could makeour securities less attractive to investors and may make it more difficult to compare our performance with other public companies.
We
are an “emerging growth company” within the meaning of the Securities Act, as modified by the JOBS Act, and we may take advantage
of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth
companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our 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. As a result, our shareholders may not have access to certain information they may
deem important. We could be an emerging growth company for up to five years, although circumstances could cause us to lose that status
earlier, including if the market value of our ordinary shares held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of any June 30 before
that time, in which case we would no longer be an emerging growth company as of the following December 31. We cannot predict whether
investors will find our securities less attractive because we will rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our securities less
attractive as a result of our reliance on these exemptions, the trading prices of our securities may be lower than they otherwise would
be, there may be a less active trading market for our securities and the trading prices of our securities may be more volatile.
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 an election to opt out is irrevocable. We have 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, we, 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 our financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth
company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of
the potential differences in accountant standards used.
Additionally,
we are a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Rule 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K. Smaller reporting companies
may take advantage of certain reduced disclosure obligations, including, among other things, providing only two years of audited financial
statements. We will remain a smaller reporting company until the last day of the fiscal year in which (1) the market value of our
ordinary shares held by non-affiliates exceeds $250 million as of the end of the prior June 30^th^, or (2) our annual
revenues exceeded $100 million during such completed fiscal year and the market value of our ordinary shares held by non-affiliates exceeds
$700 million as of the prior June 30^th^. To the extent we take advantage of such reduced disclosure obligations, it may
also make comparison of our financial statements with other public companies difficult or impossible.
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Complianceobligations under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act may make it more difficult for us to effectuate our initial business combination, require substantialfinancial and management resources, and increase the time and costs of completing an acquisition.
Section 404
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires that we evaluate and report on our system of internal controls beginning with our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2022. Only in the event we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer or an accelerated
filer will we be required to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirement on our internal control
over financial reporting. Further, for as long as we remain an emerging growth company, we will not be required to comply with the independent
registered public accounting firm attestation requirement on our internal control over financial reporting. The fact that we are a blank
check company makes compliance with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act particularly burdensome on us as compared to other public
companies because a target company with which we seek to complete our initial business combination may not be in compliance with the
provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act regarding adequacy of its internal controls. The development of the internal control of any such
entity to achieve compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act may increase the time and costs necessary to complete any such acquisition.
Becausewe are incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, you may face difficulties in protecting your interests, and your ability toprotect your rights through the U.S. Federal courts may be limited.
We
are an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to effect service
of process within the United States upon our directors or officers, or enforce judgments obtained in the United States courts against
our directors or officers.
Our
corporate affairs are governed by our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, the Companies Law (as the same may
be supplemented or amended from time to time) and the common law of the Cayman Islands. The rights of shareholders to take action against
the directors, actions by minority shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors to us under Cayman Islands law are
to a large extent governed by the common law of the Cayman Islands. The common law of the Cayman Islands is derived in part from comparatively
limited judicial precedent in the Cayman Islands as well as from English common law, the decisions of whose courts are of persuasive
authority, but are not binding on a court in the Cayman Islands. The rights of our shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of
our directors under Cayman Islands law are different from what they would be under statutes or judicial precedent in some jurisdictions
in the United States. In particular, the Cayman Islands has a different body of securities laws as compared to the United States, and
certain states, such as Delaware, may have more fully developed and judicially interpreted bodies of corporate law. In addition, Cayman
Islands companies may not have standing to initiate a shareholders derivative action in a Federal court of the United States.
We
have been advised by our Cayman Islands legal counsel that the courts of the Cayman Islands are unlikely (i) to recognize or enforce
against us judgments of courts of the United States predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of
the United States or any state; and (ii) in original actions brought in the Cayman Islands, to impose liabilities against us predicated
upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the United States or any state, so far as the liabilities imposed
by those provisions are penal in nature. In those circumstances, although there is no statutory enforcement in the Cayman Islands of
judgments obtained in the United States, the courts of the Cayman Islands will recognize and enforce a foreign money judgment of a foreign
court of competent jurisdiction without retrial on the merits based on the principle that a judgment of a competent foreign court imposes
upon the judgment debtor an obligation to pay the sum for which judgment has been given provided certain conditions are met. For a foreign
judgment to be enforced in the Cayman Islands, such judgment must be final and conclusive and for a liquidated sum, and must not be in
respect of taxes or a fine or penalty, inconsistent with a Cayman Islands judgment in respect of the same matter, impeachable on the
grounds of fraud or obtained in a manner, or be of a kind the enforcement of which is, contrary to natural justice or the public policy
of the Cayman Islands (awards of punitive or multiple damages may well be held to be contrary to public policy). A Cayman Islands Court
may stay enforcement proceedings if concurrent proceedings are being brought elsewhere.
As
a result of all of the above, public shareholders may have more difficulty in protecting their interests in the face of actions taken
by management, members of the Board of Directors or controlling shareholders than they would as public shareholders of a United States
company.
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Provisionsin our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association may inhibit a takeover of us, which could limit the price investorsmight be willing to pay in the future for our ordinary shares and could entrench management.
Our
amended and restated memorandum and articles of association will contain provisions that may discourage unsolicited takeover proposals
that shareholders may consider to be in their best interests. These provisions include two-year director terms and the ability of the
Board of Directors to designate the terms of and issue new series of preference shares, which may make more difficult the removal of
management and may discourage transactions that otherwise could involve payment of a premium over prevailing market prices for our securities.
Afterour initial business combination, it is possible that a majority of our directors and officers will live outside the United States andall of our assets will be located outside the United States; therefore investors may not be able to enforce federal securities laws ortheir other legal rights.
It
is possible that after our initial business combination, a majority of our directors and officers will reside outside of the United States
and all of our assets will be located outside of the United States. As a result, it may be difficult, or in some cases not possible,
for investors in the United States to enforce their legal rights, to effect service of process upon all of our directors or officers
or to enforce judgments of United States courts predicated upon civil liabilities and criminal penalties on our directors and officers
under United States laws.
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RisksAssociated with Acquiring and Operating a Business Outside of the United States
Ifwe effect our initial business combination with a company located outside of the United States, we would be subject to a variety of additionalrisks that may negatively impact our operations.
If
we effect our initial business combination with a company located outside of the United States, we would be subject to any special considerations
or risks associated with companies operating in the target business’ home jurisdiction, including any of the following:
| ● | rules and<br><br><br><br> regulations or currency redemption or corporate withholding taxes on individuals; |
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| ● | laws<br><br><br><br> governing the manner in which future business combinations may be effected; |
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| ● | tariffs<br><br><br><br> and trade barriers; |
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| ● | regulations<br><br><br><br> related to customs and import/export matters; |
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| ● | longer<br><br><br><br> payment cycles; |
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| ● | tax<br><br><br><br> issues, such as tax law changes and variations in tax laws as compared to the United States; |
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| ● | currency<br><br><br><br> fluctuations and exchange controls; |
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| ● | rates<br><br><br><br> of inflation; |
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| ● | challenges<br><br><br><br> in collecting accounts receivable; |
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| ● | cultural<br><br><br><br> and language differences; |
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| ● | employment<br><br><br><br> regulations; |
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| ● | crime,<br><br><br><br> strikes, riots, civil disturbances, terrorist attacks and wars; and |
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| ● | deterioration<br><br><br><br> of political relations with the United States which could result in any number of difficulties, both normal course such as above<br><br><br><br> or extraordinary such as sanctions being imposed. We may not be able to adequately address these additional risks. If we were unable<br><br><br><br> to do so, our operations might suffer. |
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Ifour management following our initial business combination is unfamiliar with United States securities laws, they may have to expend timeand resources becoming familiar with such laws, which could lead to various regulatory issues.
Following
our initial business combination, any or all of our management could resign from their positions as officers of the Company, and the
management of the target business at the time of the business combination will remain in place. Management of the target business may
not be familiar with United States securities laws. If new management is unfamiliar with United States securities laws, they may have
to expend time and resources becoming familiar with such laws. This could be expensive and time-consuming and could lead to various regulatory
issues which may adversely affect our operations.
Ifwe effect a business combination with a company located outside of the United States, the laws applicable to such company will likelygovern all of our material agreements and we may not be able to enforce our legal rights.
If
we effect a business combination with a company located outside of the United States, the laws of the country in which such company operates
will govern almost all of the material agreements relating to its operations. We cannot assure you that the target business will be able
to enforce any of its material agreements or that remedies will be available in this new jurisdiction. The system of laws and the enforcement
of existing laws in such jurisdiction may not be as certain in implementation and interpretation as in the United States. The inability
to enforce or obtain a remedy under any of our future agreements could result in a significant loss of business, business opportunities
or capital. Additionally, if we acquire a company located outside of the United States, it is likely that substantially all of our assets
would be located outside of the United States and some of our officers and directors might reside outside of the United States. As a
result, it may not be possible for investors in the United States to enforce their legal rights, to effect service of process upon our
directors or officers or to enforce judgments of United States courts predicated upon civil liabilities and criminal penalties of our
directors and officers under Federal securities laws.
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Becauseof the costs and difficulties inherent in managing cross-border business operations after we acquire it, our results of operations maybe negatively impacted following a business combination.
Managing a business, operations, personnel or assets in another country is challenging and costly. Management of the target business that we may hire (whether based abroad or in the U.S.) may be inexperienced in cross-border business practices and unaware of significant differences in accounting rules, legal regimes and labor practices. Even with a seasoned and experienced management team, the costs and difficulties inherent in managing cross-border business operations, personnel and assets can be significant (and much higher than in a purely domestic business) and may negatively impact our financial and operational performance.
Manycountries, and especially those in emerging markets, have difficult and unpredictable legal systems and underdeveloped laws and regulationsthat are unclear and subject to corruption and inexperience, which may adversely impact our results of operations and financial condition.
Our
ability to seek and enforce legal protections, including with respect to intellectual property and other property rights, or to defend
ourselves with regard to legal actions taken against us in a given country, may be difficult or impossible, which could adversely impact
our operations, assets or financial condition.
Rules and
regulations in many countries, including some of the emerging markets within the regions we will initially focus, are often ambiguous
or open to differing interpretation by responsible individuals and agencies at the municipal, state, regional and federal levels. The
attitudes and actions of such individuals and agencies are often difficult to predict and inconsistent.
Delay
with respect to the enforcement of particular rules and regulations, including those relating to customs, tax, environmental and
labor, could cause serious disruption to operations abroad and negatively impact our results.
Afterour initial business combination, substantially all of our assets may be located in a foreign country and substantially all of our revenuemay be derived from our operations in such country. Accordingly, our results of operations and prospects will be subject, to a significantextent, to the economic, political and legal policies, developments and conditions in the country in which we operate.
The
economic, political and social conditions, as well as government policies, of the country in which our operations are located could affect
our business. The economies in developing markets we will initially focus on differ from the economies of most developed countries in
many respects. Such economic growth has been uneven, both geographically and among various sectors of the economy and such growth may
not be sustained in the future. If in the future such country’s economy experiences a downturn or grows at a slower rate than expected,
there may be less demand for spending in certain industries. A decrease in demand for spending in certain industries could materially
and adversely affect our ability to find an attractive target business with which to consummate our initial business combination and
if we effect our initial business combination, the ability of that target business to become profitable.
Exchangerate fluctuations and currency policies may cause a target business’ ability to succeed in the international markets to be diminished.
In
the event we acquire a non-U.S. target, all revenues and income would likely be received in a foreign currency, the dollar equivalent
of our net assets and distributions, if any, could be adversely affected by reductions in the value of the local currency. The value
of the currencies in our target regions fluctuate and are affected by, among other things, changes in political and economic conditions.
Any change in the relative value of such currency against our reporting currency may affect the attractiveness of any target business
or, following consummation of our initial business combination, our financial condition and results of operations. Additionally, if a
currency appreciates in value against the dollar prior to the consummation of our initial business combination, the cost of a target
business as measured in dollars will increase, which may make it less likely that we are able to consummate such transaction.
Because
our business objective includes the possibility of acquiring one or more operating businesses with primary operations in emerging markets
we will focus on, changes in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the currency of any relevant jurisdiction may affect our ability
to achieve such objective. For instance, the exchange rates between the Turkish lira or the Indian rupee and the U.S. dollar has changed
substantially in the last two decades and may fluctuate substantially in the future. If the U.S. dollar declines in value against the
relevant currency, any business combination will be more expensive and therefore more difficult to complete. Furthermore, we may incur
costs in connection with conversions between U.S. dollars and the relevant currency, which may make it more difficult to consummate a
business combination.
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Becauseforeign law could govern almost all of our material agreements, we may not be able to enforce our rights within such jurisdiction orelsewhere, which could result in a significant loss of business, business opportunities or capital.
Foreign
law could govern almost all of our material agreements. The target business may not be able to enforce any of its material agreements
or that remedies will be available outside of such foreign jurisdiction’s legal system. The system of laws and the enforcement
of existing laws and contracts in such jurisdiction may not be as certain in implementation and interpretation as in the United States.
Judiciaries in such jurisdiction may also be relatively inexperienced in enforcing corporate and commercial law, leading to a higher
than usual degree of uncertainty as to the outcome of any litigation. As a result, the inability to enforce or obtain a remedy under
any of our future agreements could result in a significant loss of business and business opportunities.
Corporategovernance standards in foreign countries may not be as strict or developed as in the United States and such weakness may hide issuesand operational practices that are detrimental to a target business.
General
corporate governance standards in some countries are weak in that they do not prevent business practices that cause unfavorable related
party transactions, over-leveraging, improper accounting, family company interconnectivity and poor management. Local laws often do not
go far to prevent improper business practices. Therefore, shareholders may not be treated impartially and equally as a result of poor
management practices, asset shifting, conglomerate structures that result in preferential treatment to some parts of the overall company,
and cronyism. The lack of transparency and ambiguity in the regulatory process also may result in inadequate credit evaluation and weakness
that may precipitate or encourage financial crisis. In our evaluation of a business combination we will have to evaluate the corporate
governance of a target and the business environment, and in accordance with United States laws for reporting companies take steps to
implement practices that will cause compliance with all applicable rules and accounting practices. Notwithstanding these intended
efforts, there may be endemic practices and local laws that could add risk to an investment we ultimately make and that result in an
adverse effect on our operations and financial results.
Companies
in foreign countries may be subject to accounting, auditing, regulatory and financial standards and requirements that differ, in some
cases significantly, from those applicable to public companies in the United States, which may make it more difficult or complex to consummate
a business combination. In particular, the assets and profits appearing on the financial statements of a foreign company may not reflect
its financial position or results of operations in the way they would be reflected had such financial statements been prepared in accordance
with U.S. GAAP and there may be substantially less publicly available information about companies in certain jurisdictions than there
is about comparable United States companies. Moreover, foreign companies may not be subject to the same degree of regulation as are United
States companies with respect to such matters as insider trading rules, tender offer regulation, shareholder proxy requirements and the
timely disclosure of information.
Legal
principles relating to corporate affairs and the validity of corporate procedures, directors’ fiduciary duties and liabilities
and shareholders’ rights for foreign corporations may differ from those that may apply in the U.S., which may make the consummation
of a business combination with a foreign company more difficult. We therefore may have more difficulty in achieving our business objective.
Aslowdown in economic growth in the markets that our business target operates in may adversely affect our business, financial condition,results of operations, the value of its equity shares and the trading price of our shares following our business combination.
Following
the business combination, our results of operations and financial condition may be dependent on, and may be adversely affected by, conditions
in financial markets in the global economy, and, particularly in the markets where the business operates. The specific economy could
be adversely affected by various factors such as political or regulatory action, including adverse changes in liberalization policies,
business corruption, social disturbances, terrorist attacks and other acts of violence or war, natural calamities, interest rates, inflation,
commodity and energy prices and various other factors which may adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations,
value of our equity shares and the trading price of our shares following the business combination.
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Regionalhostilities, terrorist attacks, communal disturbances, civil unrest and other acts of violence or war may result in a loss of investorconfidence and a decline in the value of our equity shares and trading price of our shares following our business combination.
Terrorist
attacks, civil unrest and other acts of violence or war may negatively affect the markets in which we may operates our business following
our business combination and also adversely affect the worldwide financial markets. In addition, the countries we will focus on, have
from time to time experienced instances of civil unrest and hostilities among or between neighboring countries. Any such hostilities
and tensions may result in investor concern about stability in the region, which may adversely affect the value of our equity shares
and the trading price of our shares following our business combination. Events of this nature in the future, as well as social and civil
unrest, could influence the economy in which our business target operates, and could have an adverse effect on our business, including
the value of equity shares and the trading price of our shares following our business combination.
Anydowngrade of credit ratings of the country in which the company we acquire does business may adversely affect our ability to raise debtfinancing following our business combination.
No
assurance can be given that any rating organization will not downgrade the credit ratings of the sovereign foreign currency long-term
debt of the country in which our business target operates, which reflect an assessment of the overall financial capacity of the government
of such country to pay its obligations and its ability to meet its financial commitments as they become due. Any downgrade could cause
interest rates and borrowing costs to rise, which may negatively impact both the perception of credit risk associated with our future
variable rate debt and our ability to access the debt markets on favorable terms in the future. This could have an adverse effect on
our financial condition following our business combination.
Returnson investment in foreign companies may be decreased by withholding and other taxes.
Our
investments will incur tax risk unique to investment in developing economies. Income that might otherwise not be subject to withholding
of local income tax under normal international conventions may be subject to withholding of income tax in a developing economy. Additionally,
proof of payment of withholding taxes may be required as part of the remittance procedure. Any withholding taxes paid by us on income
from our investments in such country may or may not be creditable on our income tax returns. We intend to seek to minimize any withholding
tax or local tax otherwise imposed. However, there is no assurance that the foreign tax authorities will recognize application of such
treaties to achieve a minimization of such tax. We may also elect to create foreign subsidiaries to effect the business combinations
to attempt to limit the potential tax consequences of a business combination.
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CAUTIONARY
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Some
statements contained in this prospectus are forward-looking in nature. Our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to,
statements regarding our or our management team’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future.
In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including
any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,”
“could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,”
“possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would”
and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not
forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this prospectus may include, for example, statements about:
| ● | our<br><br><br><br> ability to complete our initial business combination; |
|---|---|
| ● | our<br><br><br><br> success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, our officers, key employees or directors following our initial business<br><br><br><br> combination; |
| --- | --- |
| ● | our<br><br><br><br> officers and directors allocating their time to other businesses and potentially having conflicts of interest with our business or<br><br><br><br> in approving our initial business combination, as a result of which they would then receive expense reimbursements; |
| --- | --- |
| ● | our<br><br><br><br> potential ability to obtain additional financing to complete our initial business combination; |
| --- | --- |
| ● | our<br><br><br><br> pool of prospective target businesses; |
| --- | --- |
| ● | the<br><br><br><br> ability of our officers and directors to generate a number of potential acquisition opportunities; |
| --- | --- |
| ● | our<br><br><br><br> public securities’ potential liquidity and trading; |
| --- | --- |
| ● | the<br><br><br><br> lack of a market for our securities; |
| --- | --- |
| ● | the<br><br><br><br> use of proceeds not held in the trust account or available to us from interest income on the trust account balance; or |
| --- | --- |
| ● | our<br><br><br><br> financial performance following our initial public offering. |
| --- | --- |
The
forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments
and their potential effects on us. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we have anticipated.
These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other assumptions
that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those factors described under the heading “Risk Factors”.
Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may
vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable
securities laws.
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Item1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None
Item2. Properties
We
currently maintain our executive offices at 80 Broad Street, 5^th^ Floor, New York, NY 10004. The cost for this space is included
in the $10,000 per month fee that we will pay our sponsor for office space, administrative and support services. We consider our current
office space adequate for our current operations.
Item3. Legal Proceedings
As
of December 31, 2021, there is no material litigation, arbitration or governmental proceeding currently pending against us or any
members of our management team in their capacity as such.
Item4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not
Applicable
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PART II
ITEM
- MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Our
units are currently traded on The Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “ALSAU” and started trading on The Nasdaq Global
Market on December 13, 2021. The ordinary shares, rights and warrants and began separate trading on January 18, 2022, under the symbols
“ALSA,” “ALSAR” and “ALSAW” respectively.
Stockholdersof Record
At
December 31, 2021 there were 11,830,000 of our units issued and outstanding by stockholders of record. Assuming all units have been separated into ordinary shares, rights and warrants, at December 31, 2021,
there were 14,705,000 ordinary shares issued and outstanding by stockholders of record, there were 11,830,000
of our rights issued and outstanding by stockholders of record, and there were 11,830,000 warrants issued and outstanding by stockholders
of record. The number of record holders was determined from the records of our transfer agent and does not include beneficial owners
of any of our securities whose securities are held in the names of various security brokers, dealers, and registered clearing agencies.
Dividends
We
have not paid any cash dividends on our shares of ordinary shares to date and do not intend to pay cash dividends prior to the completion
of an initial business combination. The payment of cash dividends in the future will be dependent upon our revenues and earnings, if
any, capital requirements and general financial condition subsequent to completion of a business combination. The payment of any dividends
subsequent to a business combination will be, subject to the laws of the Cayman Islands, within the discretion of our board of directors
at such time. It is the present intention of our board of directors to retain all earnings, if any, for use in our business operations
and, accordingly, our board of directors does not anticipate declaring any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. In addition, our
board of directors is not currently contemplating and does not anticipate declaring any share dividends in the foreseeable future. Further,
if we incur any indebtedness, our ability to declare dividends may be limited by restrictive covenants we may agree to under the terms
of such indebtedness.
RecentSales of Unregistered Securities
None
SecuritiesAuthorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
None.
Useof Proceeds
The
registration statement for our initial public offering was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 13,
- We completed our initial public offering on December 15, 2021. In our initial public offering, we sold units at an offering price
of $10.00 and consisting of one ordinary share, one right and one redeemable warrant. Each right entitles the holders thereof to receive
one seventh (1/7) of one ordinary shares upon the consumption of the initial business combination. Each warrant entitles the holder thereof
to purchase one-half of one ordinary share. We will not issue fractional shares in connection with the exercise of the warrants.
In
connection with our initial public offering, we sold 11,500,000 units, generating gross proceeds of $115,000,000. Simultaneously with
the closing of the IPO, pursuant to the Private Placement Units Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and our sponsor, A-Star
Management Corporation, the Company completed the private sale of an aggregate of 330,000 units (the “Private Placement Units”)
to the Sponsor at a purchase price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $3,300,000.
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Transaction
costs related to our IPO amounted to $5,669,696, consisting of $2,300,000 of underwriting fees, $2,875,000 of deferred underwriting fees
and $494,696 of other offering costs. A total of $115,000,000, comprised of $112,700,000 of the proceeds from the IPO (which amount includes
up to $2,875,000 of the underwriter’s deferred discount) and $2,300,000 of the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Units,
was placed in a U.S.-based trust account, established by VStock Transfer LLC, our transfer agent and maintained at Wilmington Trust,
National Association, acting as trustee. Except with respect to interest earned on the funds in the trust account that may be released
to the Company to pay its taxes, the funds held in the trust account will not be released from the trust account until the earliest of
(i) the completion of the Company’s initial business combination, (ii) the redemption of any of the Company’s public
shares properly tendered in connection with a shareholder vote to amend the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles
of association to (A) modify the substance or timing of its obligation to redeem 100% of the Company’s public shares if it
does not complete its initial business combination within 9 months from the closing of the IPO (or up to 21 months from the closing of
the IPO if we extend the period of time to consummate a business combination), or (B) with respect to any other provision relating
to shareholders’ rights or pre-business combination activity, and (iii) the redemption of the Company’s public shares
if it is unable to complete its initial business combination within 9 months from the closing of the IPO (or up to 21 months from the
closing of the IPO if we extend the period of time to consummate a business combination.
For
the year ended December 31, 2021, net cash generated from the IPO and private placement units and held outside of the trust was
used in operating activities was $142,451. At December 31, 2021, the Company had working capital as $477,051, which exclude amount of $115,000,744 for marketable security held in trust account in current asset, and amount of $2,875,000 for deferred underwriting commission in current liability.
ITEM
- RESERVED
Not applicable.
ITEM
- MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The
following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction
with our audited financial statements and the notes related thereto which are included in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary
Data” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes
forward-looking statements. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a
result of many factors, including those set forth under “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” “Item
1A. Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Overview
We
are a blank check company incorporated in the Cayman Islands on March 11, 2021 formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange,
asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar Business Combination with one or more businesses. We intend to effectuate
our Business Combination using cash derived from the proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Units, our shares,
debt or a combination of cash, shares and debt.
We
expect to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to complete a Business
Combination will be successful.
Resultsof Operations
We
have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any operating revenues to date. Our only activities from inception through December 31,
2021 were organizational activities, those necessary to prepare for the Initial Public Offering, described below, and identifying a target
company for a Business Combination after the Initial Public Offering. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our initial Business
Combination. We expect to generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on marketable securities held after the Initial
Public Offering. We expect that we will incur increased expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting,
accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses in connection with searching for, and completing, a Business
Combination.
For the year ended December 31,
2021, we had a net loss of $52,509, which consisted of interest income on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $749 and offset by expense of $53,258.
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Liquidityand Capital Resources
On
December 15, 2021, we consummated the Initial Public Offering of 11,500,000 Units, generating gross proceeds of $115,000,000. Simultaneously
with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the sale of 330,000 Private Units to the Sponsor at a price of $10.00
per Private Unit generating gross proceeds of $3,300,000.
Following
the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Units, a total of $115,000,000 was placed in the Trust Account. We incurred $5,669,696
in transaction costs, including $2,300,000 of underwriting fees, $2,875,000 of deferred underwriting fees and $494,696 of other offering
costs.
For the year ended December 31,
2021, net cash used in operating activities was $142,451. Net loss of $52,509 was impacted by interest earned on investments of $749.
At
December 31, 2021, we had investments held in the Trust Account of $115,000,744. We intend to use substantially all of the funds
held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account, excluding deferred underwriting commissions,
to complete our Business Combination. We may withdraw interest from the Trust Account to pay taxes, if any. To the extent that our share
capital or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete a Business Combination, the remaining proceeds held in the
Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions
and pursue our growth strategies.
At
December 31, 2021, we had cash of $387,858 held outside of the Trust Account. We intend to use the funds held outside the Trust
Account primarily to identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel
to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review corporate
documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, and structure, negotiate and complete a Business Combination.
In
order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, our Sponsor or an
affiliate of our Sponsor or certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. Such
Working Capital Loans would be evidenced by promissory notes. If we complete a Business Combination, we may repay such notes out of the
proceeds of the Trust Account released to us. 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 notes, but no proceeds from our Trust Account would be used for such repayment.
Up to $1,500,000 of notes may be convertible into units, at a price of $10.00 per unit, at the option of the lender. The units would
be identical to the Private Units.
In
order to complete a Business Combination, the Company will need to raise additional capital through loans or additional investments from
its Sponsor, stockholders, officers, directors, or third parties. The Company’s officers, directors and Sponsor may, but are not
obligated to, loan the Company funds, 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. These
conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern if a Business Combination is not
consummated.
Off-BalanceSheet Financing Arrangements
We
have no obligations, assets or liabilities, which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of December 31, 2021. We
do not participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to
as variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements. We have
not entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements, established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments
of other entities, or purchased any non-financial assets.
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ContractualObligations
We
do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities, other than an agreement
to pay the Sponsor a monthly fee of $10,000 for certain general and administrative services, including office space, utilities and administrative
services, provided to the Company. We began incurring these fees on December 15, 2021 and will continue to incur these fees monthly until
the earlier of the completion of a Business Combination or the Company’s liquidation.
The
underwriters are entitled to a deferred fee of two and one-half percent (2.5%) of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering,
or $2,500,000. The deferred fee will be paid in cash upon the closing of a Business Combination from the amounts held in the Trust Account,
subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
CriticalAccounting Policies
The
preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure
of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and income and expenses during the periods reported. Actual
results could materially differ from those estimates. We have identified the following critical accounting policies:
Warrants
The
Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s
specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards
Codification (“ASC”) 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging
(“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet
the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under
ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own ordinary shares and whether the warrant holders could
potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions
for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance
and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the warrants are outstanding.
For
issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component
of equity at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants
are required to be recorded as liabilities at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter.
Changes in the estimated fair value of the warrants are recognized as a non-cash gain or loss on the statements of operations.
OrdinaryShares Subject to Redemption
We
account for our ordinary shares subject to possible conversion in accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)
Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption are classified as a liability
instrument and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable ordinary shares (including ordinary shares that feature redemption
rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within
our control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ equity. Our
ordinary shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of our control and subject to occurrence of uncertain
future events. Accordingly, ordinary shares subject to possible redemption are presented at redemption value as commitments and contingencies, outside
of the shareholders’ equity section of our balance sheets.
The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying
value of redeemable ordinary shares to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Increases or decreases in
the carrying amount of redeemable ordinary shares are affected by charges against additional paid-in capital and accumulated
deficit if additional paid in capital equals to zero.
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NetLoss Per Ordinary Share
Our
statement of operations includes a presentation of income (loss) per share for ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in a manner
similar to the two-class method of income (loss) per share. In order to determine the net income (loss) attributable to both the redeemable shares and non-redeemable shares, the Company first considered the undistributed income (loss) allocable to both the redeemable shares and non-redeemable shares and the undistributed income (loss) is calculated using the total net loss less any dividends paid. The Company then allocated the undistributed income (loss) ratably based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding between the redeemable and non-redeemable shares. Any remeasurement of the accretion to redemption value of the ordinary shares subject to possible redemption was considered to be dividends paid to the public shareholders.
OfferingCosts Associated with the Initial Public Offering
Offering
costs consist of underwriting, legal, accounting, registration and other expenses incurred through the balance sheet date
that are directly related to the IPO. As of December 31, 2021, offering costs amounted to $5,669,696 consisting of
$2,300,000 of underwriting fees, $2,875,000 of deferred underwriting fees, and $494,696 of other offering costs. The Company
complies with the requirements of ASC 340-10-S99-1 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5A “Expenses of
Offering”. The Company allocates offering costs between public shares, public rights and public warrants based on the
estimated fair values of public shares, public warrants, and public rights at the date of issuance.
RecentAccounting Standard
Management
does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material
effect on our financial statements.
Item7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Following
the consummation of our Initial Public Offering, the net proceeds of our Initial Public Offering, including amounts in the Trust Account,
have been invested in U.S. government treasury bills, notes or bonds with a maturity of 180 days or less or in certain money market funds
that invest solely in US treasuries. Due to the short-term nature of these investments, we believe there will be no associated material
exposure to interest rate risk.
Item8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
This
information appears following Item 15 of this Report and is included herein by reference.
Item9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.
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Item9A. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluationof Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure
controls are procedures that are designed with the objective of ensuring that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed
under the Exchange Act, such as this Report, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time period specified in the
SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls are also designed with the objective of ensuring that such information is accumulated
and communicated to our management, including the chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosure. Our management evaluated, with the participation of our current chief executive officer and
chief financial officer (our “Certifying Officers”), the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December
31, 2021, pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, our Certifying Officers concluded that,
as of December 31, 2021, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
We
do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all instances of fraud. Disclosure controls and
procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the
disclosure controls and procedures are met. Further, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there
are resource constraints, and the benefits must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all disclosure
controls and procedures, no evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance that we have detected all
our control deficiencies and instances of fraud, if any. The design of disclosure controls and procedures also is based partly on certain
assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated
goals under all potential future conditions.
Management’sReport on Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting
This
Annual Report on Form 10-K does not include a report of management’s assessment regarding internal control over financial
reporting or an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm due to a transition period established by rules of
the SEC for newly public companies.
Changesin Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There
has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
affect, our internal control over financial reporting, as the circumstances that led to the restatement of our financial statements described
in this Report had not yet been identified.
Item9B. Other Information
None
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign JurisdictionsThat Prevent Inspections
Not applicable.
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PART III
Item 10.DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.
Our
current directors and executive officers are as follows:
| Name | Age | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Zhe<br><br><br><br> Zhang | 47 | Chairman,<br><br><br><br> Chief Executive Officer and Director |
| Guojian<br><br><br><br> Chen | 29 | Chief<br><br><br><br> Financial Officer and Director |
| Konstantin<br><br><br><br> A. Sokolov | 46 | Director |
| Xiaofeng<br><br><br><br> Zhou | 40 | Director |
| Huei-Ching<br><br><br><br> Huang | 54 | Director |
ZheZhang serves as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since April 2021. From August 2018 to February 2020, Mr. Zhang
served as an independent director of TKK Symphony Acquisition Corporation. Since May 2013, Dr. Zhang has been a Founding Partner
of SIFT Capital, an asset manager licensed by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong and China Securities Regulatory
Commission (CSRC). Since February 2019, Dr. Zhang has also been the CEO of Still Waters Green Technology Limited, an asset
management company based in London, specializing in the development and management of renewable energy and power generation assets. Prior
to that, from January 2000 to April 2013, he was an Executive Director at Goldman Sachs Beijing, where he was a member of the
Supervisory Board of Goldman’s Beijing Office and led multiple overseas acquisitions by Chinese state-owned enterprises and listed
companies. He is experienced with fund formation, equity investment and portfolio management. Before entering the private sector, Dr. Zhang
had spent 14 years with MOFCOM including as a diplomat stationed in Europe. He is licensed as a Responsible Officer for Asset Management
under the SFC of Hong Kong, as well as the licensed to practice as a professional respectively for securities, futures and fund management
in China. Dr. Zhang holds a Ph.D. degree from China University of International Business and Economics, Master degrees from both
Peking University (LL.M.) and Oxford University (Magister Juris), and a Bachelor degree from Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade (B.A.).
He currently sits on the board of China Oxford Scholarship Fund and is involved in the process for scholarship awardee selection every
year.
GuojianChen serves as our Chief Financial Officer and director since March 2021. Mr. Chen serves as an independent director of
Venus Acquisition Corporation since February 2021. Mr. Chen serves as the Secretary of Board of Beijing ChinaReel Art Exchange
Inc. a leading copyright operator focusing on high-quality video content, since May 2020, where he is in charge of investor relations
and corporate finance matters for the company. Mr. Chen served as a director of Beijing Zhongqixinhe Enterprise Management Consulting
Co., Ltd., a financial advisory firm with focuses on financial, real estate and TMT industry from May 2019 to May 2020.
Mr. Chen served as an analyst of Zhongrong Huitong Investment Fund Management (Zhuhai) Co., Ltd. from July 2018 to May 2019.
Mr. Chen received his Bachelor of Management degree from Renmin University of China in 2015, and Master of Finance from the University
of Chinese Academy of Sciences in June 2018.
XiaofengZhou serves as an independent director since December 2021. Ms. Zhou serves as the Managing Director and founder of Hainan Genyuan
Investment Corp. since October 2020. From September 2019 to October 2020, Ms. Zhou served as Senior Strategic Consultant
for Nanjing Travel Group. Prior to that, from September 2006 to September 2019, Ms. Zhou served director, Vice President
and Secretary of the Board for Tempus International Commercial Services Corp., a company listed in Hong Kong and Shenzhen Stock market.
Ms. Zhou received her LL.B. degree from Shenzhen University in 2004.
KonstantinA. Sokolov serves as an independent director since December 2021. Mr. Sokolov is the founder and Chairman of Gotthard Investment
AG, which is a private equity firm based in Zurich, Switzerland, focusing on financial services, asset management and global real estate.
Since 2011, Gotthard Investment AG advised and managed multiple investment funds, and partnered with leading Swiss and Lichtenstein banks
to invest globally in energy and real estate assets. Prior to that, Mr. Sokolov served as Managing Director of Centrica plc (British
Gas and Direct Energy). Between 1997 to 2005, Mr. Sokolov served in senior leadership positions at Qwest Communication, Inc.,
a pioneer in fiber optics. Mr. Sokolov holds Executive MBA degree from University of Chicago in 2005 and Master of Mathematics and
Computer Science degree from St. Petersburg State University in 1997.
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Huei-Ching(Tina) Huang serves as an independent director since December 2021. Ms. Huang founded and has served as director of AGC
Capital Securities Pty Ltd since April 2014. AGC Capital is a financial advisory service company based in Sydney and licensed in
Australia. Ms. Huang leads AGC Capital’s operation in Australia and Asia Pacific, primarily focusing on initial public offerings,
funds management, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and direct investments. From February 2021 to Present, Ms. Huang
also serve as a director of Wall St. Trust Limited based in Hong Kong, which is a licensed entity of Securities & Futures Commission
of Hong Kong (SFC). Prior to AGC Capital, from February 2012 to May 2013, Ms. Huang worked for KPMG as a director
of Information Risk Management. Ms. Huang received her a LLB degree from School of Law of Soochow University in June 1992.
We believe Ms. Huang is well-qualified to serve as a member of the Board because of her financial experiences in capital markets.
Our
officers are elected by the Board of Directors and serve at the discretion of the Board of Directors, rather than for specific terms
of office. Our Board of Directors is authorized to appoint persons to the offices set forth in our amended and restated memorandum and
articles of association as it deems appropriate. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provides that our officers
may consist of a Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Vice Presidents, Secretary, Assistant Secretaries,
Treasurer and such other offices as may be determined by the Board of Directors.
Each
of our directors holds office for a two-year term. Subject to any other special rights applicable to the shareholders, any vacancies
on our Board of Directors may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present and voting at the meeting of our
board or by a majority of the holders of our founder shares.
DirectorIndependence
The
NASDAQ listing standards require that a majority of our Board of Directors be independent. An “independent director” is defined
generally as a person who has no material relationship with the listed company (either directly or as a partner, shareholder or officer
of an organization that has a relationship with the company). We currently have three “independent directors” as defined
in the NASDAQ listing standards and applicable SEC rules prior to completion of our initial public offering. Our board has determined
that each of Messrs. Xiaofeng Zhou, Konstantin A. Sokolov and Huei-Ching (Tina) Huang are independent directors under applicable
SEC and NASDAQ rules. Our independent directors will have regularly scheduled meetings at which only independent directors are present.
Committeesof the Board of Directors
Our
Board of Directors has two standing committees: an audit committee and a compensation committee. Each committee will operate under a
charter that has been approved by our board. Subject to phase-in rules and a limited exception, NASDAQ rules and Rule 10A-3
of the Exchange Act require that the audit committee of a listed company be comprised solely of independent directors, and NASDAQ rules require
that the compensation committee of a listed company be comprised solely of independent directors.
The
members of our audit committee are Messrs. Xiaofeng Zhou, Konstantin A. Sokolov and Huei-Ching (Tina) Huang. Mr. Sokolov serves
as chairman of the audit committee. Each member of the audit committee is financially literate and our Board of Directors has determined
that Mr. Sokolov qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in applicable SEC rules.
The
members of our Compensation Committee are Messrs. Xiaofeng Zhou, Konstantin A. Sokolov and Huei-Ching (Tina) Huang. Ms. Zhou
serves as chairman of the compensation committee.
The
members of our Nominating Committee are Messrs. Xiaofeng Zhou, Konstantin A. Sokolov and Huei-Ching (Tina) Huang. Ms. Huang
serves as chairman of the Nomination committee.
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Item 11.EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
No
executive officer has received any cash compensation for services rendered to us during the year ended December 31, 2021.
No
compensation or fees of any kind, including finder’s, consulting fees and other similar fees, will be paid to our founders, members
of our management team or their respective affiliates, for services rendered prior to, or in order to effectuate the consummation of,
our initial business combination (regardless of the type of transaction that it is). Directors, officers and founders will receive reimbursement
for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in connection with activities on our behalf, such as identifying potential target businesses,
performing business due diligence on suitable target businesses and business combinations as well as traveling to and from the offices,
plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses to examine their operations. There is no limit on the amount of out-of-pocket
expenses reimbursable by us.
After
completion of our initial business combination, members of our management team who remain with us may be paid employment, consulting,
management or other fees from the combined company with any and all amounts being fully disclosed to stockholders, to the extent then
known, in the proxy solicitation materials furnished to our stockholders. The amount of such compensation may not be known at the time
of a stockholder meeting held to consider an initial business combination, as it will be up to the directors of the post-combination
business to determine executive and director compensation. In this event, such compensation will be publicly disclosed at the time of
its determination in an Exchange Act filing such as Current Report on Form 8-K, as required by the SEC.
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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 shares of ordinary shares as of December 31, 2021
by:
| ● | each<br><br><br><br> person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our outstanding shares of ordinary shares; |
|---|---|
| ● | each<br><br><br><br> of our officers and directors; and |
| --- | --- |
| ● | all<br><br><br><br> of our officers and directors as a group. |
| --- | --- |
Unless
otherwise indicated, we believe that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all ordinary
shares beneficially owned by them. The following table does not reflect beneficial ownership of the warrants and rights included in the units offered
in our initial public offering or purchased by our sponsor in connection with our initial public offering as these warrants are not exercisable
and these rights are not convertible within 60 days of December 31, 2021 or the date of this Form 10-K.
| Name and Address of Beneficial Owner^(1)^ | Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership^(3)^ | Approximate Percentage of Outstanding Shares^(3)^ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-Star Management Corporation^(2)^ | 3,205,000 | 21.88 | % | ||
| Zhe Zhang^(2)^ | 3,205,000 | 21.88 | % | ||
| Guojian Chen^(4)^ | — | — | |||
| Konstantin A. Sokolov^(4)^ | — | — | |||
| Xiaofeng Zhou^(4)^ | — | — | |||
| Huei-Ching Huang^(4)^ | — | — | |||
| Steven Markscheid^(4)^ | — | — | |||
| All directors and officers as a group (6 individuals) | 3,205,000 | 21.88 | % | ||
| 5% or greater beneficial owners | |||||
| Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC^(5)^ | 981,585 | 6.68 | % | ||
| Yakira Partners, LP^(6)^ | 790,000 | 5.37 | % | ||
| Weiss Asset Management LP^(7)^ | 860,000 | 5.85 | % | ||
| Space Summit Capital LLC^(8)^ | 929,634 | 8.08 | % | ||
| Feis Equities LLC^(9)^ | 985,830 | 8.57 | % | ||
| Saba<br><br><br><br>Capital Management, L.P.^(10)^ | 675,245 | 5.7 | % | ||
| * | Less<br><br><br><br>than one percent. | ||||
| --- | --- | ||||
| (1) | Unless<br> otherwise indicated, the business address of each of the individuals is 80 Broad Street,<br> 5^th^ Floor, New York, New York 10004. | ||||
| --- | --- | ||||
| (2) | Represents<br><br><br><br>2,875,000 founder ordinary shares and 330,000 private placement ordinary shares held by A-Star Management Corporation, our sponsor. Mr.<br><br><br><br>Zhe Zhang, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is the sole director of our sponsor, have voting and dispositive power of the ordinary<br><br><br><br>shares. The address for our sponsor is Craigmuir Chambers, PO Box 71, Road Town, Tortola, VG 1110 British Virgin Islands. | ||||
| --- | --- | ||||
| (3) | Based<br><br><br><br>upon 14,705,000 ordinary shares outstanding. Includes the 330,000 private placement units (and the component parts) purchased by our<br><br><br><br>sponsor simultaneously with the consummation of our initial public offering. | ||||
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| (4) | Such<br><br><br><br>individual does not beneficially own any of our ordinary shares. However, such individual has a pecuniary interest in our ordinary shares<br><br><br><br>through his ownership of shares of our sponsor. |
|---|---|
| (5) | Based<br><br><br><br>on information contained in a Schedule 13G filed on February 14, 2022. Lighthouse serves as the investment manager of MAP 136, MAP 204,<br><br><br><br>and MAP 214. Because Lighthouse may be deemed to control MAP 136, MAP 204, and MAP 214, as applicable, Lighthouse may be deemed to beneficially<br><br><br><br>own, and to have the power to vote or direct the vote of, and the power to direct the disposition of the Issuer’s Shares reported<br><br><br><br>herein. |
| --- | --- |
| (6) | Based<br><br><br><br>on information contained in a Schedule 13G filed on February 9, 2022 by Yakira Partners, L.P., Yakira Enhanced Offshore Fund Ltd. and<br><br><br><br>MAP 136 Segregated Portfolio. Each such entity reported that it has shared power to vote 790,000 units and shared power to dispose of<br><br><br><br>790,000 units. |
| --- | --- |
| (7) | Based<br><br><br><br>on information contained in the Schedule 13G filed on February 7, 2022 by Weiss Asset Management, WAM GP, and Andrew Weiss. Each reporting<br><br><br><br>person has shared power to vote 860,000 ordinary shares and shared the power to dispose of 860,000 shares. The business address for each<br><br><br><br>reporting person is 222 Berkeley St., 16^th^ Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02116. |
| --- | --- |
| (8) | Based<br><br><br><br>on information contained in the Schedule 13G/A filed on February 3, 2022 by Space Summit Capital LLC, the reporting entity has sole power<br><br><br><br>to vote 929,634 share and sole power to dispose 929,634 shares. The business address for the reporting person is 15455 Albright Street,<br><br><br><br>Pacific Palisades, CA 90272. |
| --- | --- |
| (9) | Based<br><br><br><br>on information contained in the Schedule 13G/A filed on January 11, 2022 by Feis Equities LLC, the reporting entity has sole power to<br><br><br><br>vote 985,830 shares and sole power to dispose 985,830 shares. |
| --- | --- |
| (10) | Based<br><br><br><br>on information contained in the Schedule 13G file on December 23, 2021 by Saba Capital Management, L.P., Boaz R. Weinstein and Saba Capital<br><br><br><br>Management GP, LLC, the reporting person has shares power to vote 675,245 shares and shared power to dispose 675,245 shares. |
| --- | --- |
Our
founders beneficially own approximately 21.88% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares. Because of the ownership block held by
our founders, officers and directors, such individuals may be able to effectively exercise influence over all matters requiring approval
by our stockholders, including the election of directors and approval of significant corporate transactions other than approval of our
initial business combination.
Our
sponsor, officers and directors are deemed to be our “promoters” as such term is defined under the federal securities laws.
Section 16(a) BeneficialOwnership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, requires our executive officers, directors, and persons who beneficially
own more than 10% of a registered class of our equity securities to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission initial reports
of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of our ordinary shares and other equity securities. These executive officers, directors,
and greater than 10% beneficial owners are required by SEC regulation to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms
filed by such reporting persons.
Based
solely on our review of such forms furnished to us and written representations from certain reporting persons, we believe that, during
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, our directors, executive officers, and ten percent stockholders complied with all Section 16(a) filing
requirements,
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Item 13.Certain Relationships, and Related Transactions and Director Independence
CertainRelationships and Related Transactions
April
6, 2021, our sponsor purchased 2,875,000 founder shares for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000, or approximately $0.01 per share.
Our sponsor owns approximately 21.88% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares as of December 31, 2021.
Our
sponsor purchased an aggregate of 330,000 private placement units at a price of $10.00 per unit in a private placement that
was completed simultaneously with the closing of our initial public offering. Each unit consists of one private placement
share, one private placement warrant and one private placement right. Each private placement warrant entitles the holder
upon exercise to purchase one-half of one ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per whole share, subject to adjustment as
provided herein. Each private placement right will be converted to one seventh (1/7) of one ordinary shares upon the
completion of its initial business combination. The private placement units (including the underlying securities) may
not, subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold by it until 30 days after the completion of our
initial business combination.
In
connection with the completion of our initial public offering, we entered into an Administrative Services Agreement with our sponsor
pursuant to which we will pay a total of $10,000 per month for office space, administrative and support services to such affiliate. Upon
completion of our initial business combination or our liquidation, we will cease paying these monthly fees. Accordingly, in the event
the consummation of our initial business combination takes the maximum 21 months, our sponsor will be paid a total of $210,000 ($10,000
per month) for office space, administrative and support services and will be entitled to be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses.
Our
sponsor, officers and directors, or any of their respective affiliates, will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in
connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business
combinations. Our audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made to our sponsor, officers, directors or
our or their affiliates and will determine which expenses and the amount of expenses that will be reimbursed. There is no cap or ceiling
on the reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such persons in connection with activities on our behalf.
Our
sponsor has agreed to loan us up to $300,000 to be used for a portion of the expenses of our initial public offering. As of the date
of closing our initial public offering, we had borrowed $300,000 under the promissory note with our sponsor. These loans are non-interest
bearing, unsecured and were originally due and payable in connection with our public offering (December 15, 2021). The loan repaid as
$300,000 allotted to the payment of offering expense. Related party loan balance as of December 31, 2021 was nil.
In
addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination, our sponsor or an affiliate
of our sponsor or certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we complete
an initial business combination, we would repay such loaned amounts. In the event that the initial business combination does not close,
we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the trust account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from our trust
account would be used for such repayment. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into units at a price of $10.00 per unit
(which, for example, would result in the holders being issued 150,000 ordinary shares, 150,000 rights and 150,000 warrants to purchase 75,000 shares if $1,500,000 of notes were so converted) at the option of the lender. The units would be identical to the placement units issued
to the initial holder. The terms of such loans by our officers and directors, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements
exist with respect to such loans. We do not expect to seek loans from parties other than our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor as
we do not believe third parties will be willing to loan such funds and provide a waiver against any and all rights to seek access to
funds in our trust account.
The
holders of the founder shares, private placement units, the shares underlying the warrants underlying the unit purchase option issued
to the underwriters of our initial public offering, and units that may be issued on conversion of working capital loans (and any securities
underlying the private placement units and the working capital loans) are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration
rights agreement signed on the effective date of our initial public offering requiring us to register such securities for resale. The
holders 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 “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent
to our completion of our initial business combination and rights to require us to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415
under the Securities Act. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements
DirectorIndependence
The
NASDAQ listing standards require that a majority of our Board of Directors be independent. An “independent director” is defined
generally as a person who has no material relationship with the listed company (either directly or as a partner, shareholder or officer
of an organization that has a relationship with the company). We currently have three “independent directors” as defined
in the NASDAQ listing standards and applicable SEC rules prior to completion of our initial public offering. Our board has determined
that each of Messrs. Xiaofeng Zhou, Konstantin A. Sokolov and Huei-Ching (Tina) Huang are independent directors under applicable
SEC and NASDAQ rules.
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Item14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.**
The
following is a summary of fees paid or to be paid to UHY LLP, or UHY, for services rendered.
AuditFees. Audit fees consist of fees billed for professional services rendered for the audit of our year-end financial statements and
services that are normally provided by UHY in connection with regulatory filings. The aggregate fees billed by UHY for professional services
rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements, review of the financial information included in our Forms 10-K and Form S-1 for the respective
periods and other required filings with the SEC for the year ended December 31, 2021 is $70,500 in total. The above amounts include interim
procedures and audit fees, as well as attendance at audit committee meetings.
Audit-RelatedFees. Audit-related services consist of 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 UHY for consultations concerning financial accounting and reporting standards for the year ended December 31, 2021.
TaxFees. We did not pay UHY for tax planning and tax advice for the year ended December 31, 2021.
AllOther Fees. We did not pay UHY for other services for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Pre-ApprovalPolicy
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 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
Item15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules**
| (a) | The<br><br><br><br>following documents are filed as part of this Form 10-K: |
|---|---|
| (1) | The Financial statements listed on the Financial Statements Table of Contents |
| --- | --- |
| **** | Page |
| --- | --- |
| Report<br> of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Firm ID: 1195) | F-2 |
| Financial Statements: | |
| Balance Sheet | F-3 |
| Statement of Operations | F-4 |
| Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) | F-5 |
| Statement of Cash Flows | F-6 |
| Notes to Financial Statements | F-7 |
| F-1 |
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTINGFIRM
To the Board of Directors and
Stockholders of Alpha Star Acquisition Corporation
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Alpha Star Acquisition Corporation (the Company) as of December 31, 2021, and the related statement of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows as of and for the period from March 11, 2021 to December 31, 2021, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period from March 11, 2021 through December 31, 2021, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Substantial Doubt about the Company’s Abilityto Continue as a Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has no revenue, its business plan is dependent on the completion of a financing transaction and the Company’s cash and working capital as December 31, 2021 are not sufficient to complete its planned activities for the upcoming year. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s evaluation of the events and conditions and management’s plans regarding these matters are also described in Note 1 to the financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Our opinion is not modified with respect to that matter.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ UHY LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2021.
Irvine, California
March 29, 2022
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| F-2 |
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Alpha
Star Acquisition Corporation
Balance
Sheet
| **** | ||
|---|---|---|
| **** | ||
| Assets | ||
| Current<br><br><br><br> assets: | ||
| Cash<br><br><br><br> in escrow | 387,858 | |
| Prepaid<br><br><br><br> expenses | 142,192 | |
| Marketable<br><br><br><br> securities held in trust account | 115,000,744 | |
| Total<br><br><br><br> current assets | 115,530,794 | |
| Total<br><br><br><br> assets | 115,530,794 | |
| Liabilities<br><br><br><br> and stockholders’ equity | ||
| Current<br><br><br><br> liabilities: | ||
| Accrued<br><br><br><br> expenses | 52,999 | |
| Deferred<br><br><br><br> underwriting commissions | 2,875,000 | |
| Total<br><br><br><br> current liabilities | 2,927,999 | |
| Total<br><br><br><br> liabilities | 2,927,999 | |
| Commitments<br><br><br><br> and contingencies | ||
| Ordinary<br><br><br><br> shares subject to possible redemption, 11,500,000 shares at redemption value of 10.00 per share | 115,000,000 | |
| Stockholders’ equity (deficit): | ||
| Ordinary<br><br><br><br> shares, par value 0.001, authorized 50,000,000 shares; 3,205,000 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021, excluding 11,500,000<br><br><br><br> shares subject to possible redemption | 3,205 | |
| Additional<br><br><br><br> paid-in capital | – | |
| Accumulated<br><br><br><br> deficit | (2,400,410 | ) |
| Total<br><br> stockholders’ deficit | (2,397,205 | ) |
| Total<br><br>liabilities and stockholders’ deficit | 115,530,794 |
All values are in US Dollars.
Theaccompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
| F-3 |
| --- |
Alpha
Star Acquisition Corporation
Statement
of Operations
| For the period from March 11, 2021 (inception) to<br><br><br><br><br> <br>December 31, 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Formation<br><br><br><br> and operational costs | $ | 53,258 | |
| Loss<br><br><br><br> from operation costs | 53,258 | ||
| Other income | |||
| Interest<br><br><br><br> income | 749 | ||
| Total<br><br><br><br> other income | 749 | ||
| Loss<br><br><br><br> before income taxes | (52,509 | ) | |
| Income<br><br><br><br> tax (benefit) expense | – | ||
| Net<br><br><br><br> loss | $ | (52,509 | ) |
| Basic<br><br><br><br> and diluted weighted average shares outstanding - ordinary shares subject to redemption | 660,473 | ||
| Basic<br><br><br><br> and diluted net loss per share | $ | 24.46 | |
| Basic<br><br><br><br> and diluted weighted average shares outstanding - non redeemable ordinary shares | 2,893,953 | ||
| Basic<br><br><br><br> and diluted net loss per share | $ | (5.60 | ) |
Theaccompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
| F-4 |
| --- |
Alpha
Star Acquisition Corporation
Statement
of Stockholder’s Deficit
For
the period from March 11, 2021 (inception) to December 31, 2021
| Ordinary shares | Paid-in | Accumulated | Stockholders’ | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares | Amount | capital | deficit | deficit | |||||||||||
| Balance<br><br><br><br> at March 11, 2021 (inception) | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||
| Issuance<br><br><br><br> of founder shares to sponsor | 2,875,000 | 2,875 | 22,125 | - | 25,000 | ||||||||||
| Sales of ordinary shares and over-allotment | 11,500,000 | 11,500 | 114,988,500 | - | 115,000,000 | ||||||||||
| Underwriters’ compensation | - | - | (5,175,000 | ) | - | (5,175,000 | ) | ||||||||
| Offering<br><br><br><br> costs | - | - | (494,696 | ) | - | (494,696 | ) | ||||||||
| Sale<br><br><br><br> of shares to sponsor in private placement | 330,000 | 330 | 3,299,670 | - | 3,300,000 | ||||||||||
| Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | (11,500,000 | ) | (11,500 | ) | (100,066,549 | ) | - | (100,078,049 | ) | ||||||
| Allocation<br><br><br><br> of offering costs related to redeemable shares | - | - | 4,934,018 | - | 4,934,018 | ||||||||||
| Accretion<br><br><br><br> for redeemable shares to redemption value | (17,508,069 | ) | (2,347,901 | ) | (19,855,970 | ) | |||||||||
| Net<br><br><br><br> loss | - | - | - | (52,509 | ) | (52,509 | ) | ||||||||
| Balance<br><br><br><br> at December 31, 2021 | 3,205,000 | $ | 3,205 | - | (2,400,410 | ) | $ | (2,397,205 | ) |
Theaccompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Alpha
Star Acquisition Corporation
Statement
of Cash Flows
| For theperiod fromMarch 11, 2021(inception) toDecember 31, 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash<br><br><br><br> flows from operating activities: | **** | ||
| Net<br><br><br><br> loss | $ | (52,509 | ) |
| Adjustments<br><br>to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities: | |||
| Interest<br><br><br><br> earned in trust account | (749 | ) | |
| Amortization of prepaid expense | 7,808 | ||
| Net<br><br><br><br> changes in operating assets & liabilities: | |||
| Prepaid<br><br><br><br> expenses | (150,000 | ) | |
| Accrued<br><br><br><br> expenses | 52,999 | ||
| Net<br><br><br><br> cash used in operating activities | (142,451 | ) | |
| Cash<br><br><br><br> flows from investing activities: | |||
| Investment<br><br><br><br> of cash in trust account | (115,000,000 | ) | |
| Net<br><br><br><br> cash used in investing activities | (115,000,000 | ) | |
| Cash<br><br><br><br> flows from financing activities: | |||
| Proceeds<br><br><br><br> from issuance of founder shares to sponsor | 25,000 | ||
| Proceeds from sponsor loan | 300,000 | ||
| Payment of sponsor loan | (300,000 | ) | |
| Proceeds<br><br><br><br> from sale of private placement unit | 3,300,000 | ||
| Proceeds<br><br><br><br> from sale of units | 115,000,000 | ||
| Payment<br><br><br><br> of offering costs | (2,794,691 | ) | |
| Net<br><br><br><br> cash provided by financing activities | 115,530,309 | ||
| Net<br><br><br><br> increase in cash and cash equivalents | 387,858 | ||
| Cash<br><br><br><br> and cash equivalents at beginning of period | – | ||
| Cash<br><br><br><br> and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 387,858 | |
| Supplemental<br><br><br><br> disclosure of non-cash investing and financing Activities: | |||
| Defer underwiring compensation | $ | 2,875,000 | |
| Ordinary<br> stock subject to possible redemption | $ | 100,078,049 | |
| Reclassification<br><br> of offering costs related to public shares | $ | (4,934,018 | ) |
| Subsequent measurement of ordinary shares subject to redemption against additional paid-in-capital (“APIC”) and accumulated deficit | $ | 19,855,970 |
Theaccompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ALPHA
STAR ACQUISITION CORPORATION
NOTES
TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Note1 – Description of Organization and Business Operations
Organizationand General
Alpha
Star Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated in the Cayman Islands on March 11,
- The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization
or similar business combination with one or more businesses (“Business Combination”). The Company has selected December 31
as its fiscal year-end.
Although
the Company is not limited to a particular industry or geographic region for purposes of consummating a Business Combination, the Company
intends to focus on businesses that have a connection to the Asian market. 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.
The
Company’s sponsor is A-Star Management Corporation, a British Virgin Islands incorporated company (the “Sponsor”).
At December 31, 2021, the Company had not yet commenced any operations. All activity through December 31, 2021 relates to the Company’s
formation and initial public offering (“IPO”). The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion
of a Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds
derived from the Proposed Offering.
The
Company will have 9 months from the closing of the IPO (or up to 21 months from the closing of our initial public offering if we extend the period of time to consummate a business combination) to consummate a Business Combination (the “Combination Period”). If the Company fails to consummate a Business
Combination within the Combination Period, it will trigger its automatic winding up, liquidation and subsequent dissolution pursuant
to the terms of the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. As a result, this has the same effect
as if the Company had formally gone through a voluntary liquidation procedure under the Companies Law. Accordingly, no vote would be
required from the Company’s shareholders to commence such a voluntary winding up, liquidation and subsequent dissolution.
The
Company’s IPO was declared effective on December 13, 2021. On December 15, 2021, the
Company consummated the IPO of 11,500,000 units
which includes an additional 1,500,000 units
as a result of the underwriters’ fully exercise of the over-allotment, at $10.00 per
Unit, generating gross proceeds of $115,000,000,
which is described in Note 3.
Concurrently
with the closing of the IPO, the Company consummated the sale of 330,000 units (the “Private Placement”)
at a price of $10.00 per Private Unit in a private placement to A-Star Management Corporation, generating
gross proceeds of $3,300,000, which is described in Note 4.
TheTrust Account
As
of December 15, 2021, a total of $115,682,250 of the net proceeds from the IPO and the Private Placement transaction completed with the
Sponsor was deposited in a trust account established for the benefit of the Company’s public shareholders with Wilmington Trust,
National Association acting as trustee. The amount exceeding $115,000,000, $682,254 had been transfer to the Company’s
escrow cash account as its working capital. At December 31, 2021, the Company had working capital as $477,051, which exclude amount of $115,000,744 for marketable security held in trust account in current asset, and amount of $2,875,000 for deferred underwriting commission in current liability.
The
funds held in the Trust Account will be invested only in United States government treasury bills, bonds or notes having a maturity of
180 days or less, or in money market funds meeting the applicable conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company
Act of 1940 and that invest solely in United States government treasuries. Except with respect to interest earned on the funds held in
the Trust Account that may be released to the Company to pay its income or other tax obligations, the proceeds will not be released from
the Trust Account until the earlier of the completion of a Business Combination or the Company’s liquidation.
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Liquidityand Going Concern
As
of December 31, 2021, the Company had cash $387,858 in its escrow account, and working capital as $477,051, which excludes amount of $115,000,744 for marketable security held in trust account in current asset, and amount of $2,875,000 for deferred underwriting commission in current liability.
The
Company’s liquidity needs to date have been satisfied through a payment of $25,000 from the Sponsor to cover certain expenses
on behalf of the Company in exchange for the issuance of the Founder Shares and the proceeds from the consummation of the Private Placement
not held in the Trust Account to provide working capital needed to identify and seek to consummate a Business Combination.
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, provide the Company related party loans. As of December
31, 2021, the Company had no borrowings under the related party loans.
If
the Company’s estimate of the costs of identifying a target business, undertaking due diligence and negotiating a Business Combination
are less than the actual amount necessary to do so, the Company may have insufficient funds available to operate our business prior to
our initial Business Combination. Moreover, the Company may need to obtain additional financing either to complete its Business Combination
or because the Company has become obligated to redeem a significant number of its Public Shares upon completion of its Business Combination,
in which case the Company may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such Business Combination. In addition, we
have until September 15, 2023 (the “Liquidation Date”) to consummate a business combination.
In
connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)
205-40, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” management has determined
that if the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination by the Liquidation Date, then the Company may cease all operations except
for the purpose of liquidating. The uncertainty surrounding the date for mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution raise substantial
doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management expects to close the Business Combination prior to
the Liquidation Date. If the Company is unable to close the Business Combination or raise additional capital, it may be required to take
additional measures to conserve liquidity, which could include, but not necessarily include or 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 or if at all. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s
ability to continue as a going concern through the Liquidation Date if a Business Combination is not consummated. These financial statements
do not include any adjustments relating to the recovery of the recorded assets or the classification of the liabilities that might be
necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
Management
believes that, on December 31, 2021, the company has insufficient working capital to cover its short term operating needs. The Company
has no revenue before the Business Combination. Its business plan is dependent on the completion of a financing transaction and the Company’s
cash and working capital as December 31, 2021 are not sufficient to complete its planned activities for the upcoming year. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern one year from the date the financial statement is issued.
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Note2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basisof Presentation
The
accompanying financial statement of the Company are presented in U.S. dollars in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”).
EmergingGrowth Company
The
Company is an emerging growth company as defined by Section 2(a) of 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 no
limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced
disclosures obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exceptions from the requirements
of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payment 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 an election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out
of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised, and it has different application dates for
public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies
adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statement with another public company which
is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult
or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
Useof Estimates
The
preparation of financial statement in conformity with GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statement and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. 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 financial statements, which management considered in formulating
its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. One of the more significant accounting estimates
included in these financial statements is the determination of the fair value of the warrant and forward contract derivative liabilities.
Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
Cashand 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 $387,858 in cash and did not have any cash equivalents as of December 31, 2021.
Concentrationof Credit Risk
Financial
instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution
which, at times may exceed the Federal depository insurance coverage of $250,000. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had not experienced
losses on this account.
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MarketableSecurities Held in Trust Account
The Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are classified as trading securities. Trading securities are presented on the 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 marketable securities held in Trust Account in the accompanying condensed statements of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in Trust Account are determined using available market information. At December 31, 2021, the Company had $115,000,744 cash
in marketable securities held in the trust account.
OfferingCosts Associated with the Initial Public Offering
Offering
costs consist of underwriting, legal, accounting, registration and other expenses incurred through the balance sheet date
that are directly related to the IPO. As of December 31, 2021, offering costs amounted to $5,669,696
consisting of $2,300,000
of underwriting fees, $2,875,000
of deferred underwriting fees, and $494,696
of other offering costs. The Company complies with the requirements of ASC 340-10-S99-1 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin
Topic 5A – “Expenses of Offering”. The Company allocates offering costs between public shares, public
rights and public warrants based on the estimated fair values of public shares, public warrants, and public rights at
the date of issuance.
OrdinaryShares Subject to Possible Redemption
The
Company accounts for its ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in Accounting
Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Ordinary shares
subject to mandatory redemption is classified as a liability instrument and is measured at fair value. Conditionally
redeemable ordinary shares (including ordinary shares that feature redemption rights that is either within the control of
the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control)
is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ equity. The
Company’s ordinary shares features certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s
control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, ordinary shares subject to possible redemption is
presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ equity section of the
Company’s balance sheet.
All
of the 11,500,000 shares of ordinary shares sold as part of the Units in the IPO contain a redemption feature
which allows for the redemption of such Public Shares in connection with the Company’s liquidation, if there is a stockholder vote
or tender offer in connection with the Business Combination and in connection with certain amendments to the Company’s Certificate
of Incorporation. Accordingly, all of the 11,500,000 shares of ordinary shares are presented as temporary equity.
The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable ordinary shares to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Increases
or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable ordinary shares are affected by charges against additional paid-in capital and
accumulated deficit if additional paid in capital equals to zero.
FairValue of Financial Instruments
The
fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheet, primarily due to the short-term
nature.
NetIncome (Loss) per Share
The
Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share”. In order to determine the net income (loss) attributable to both the redeemable shares and non-redeemable shares, the Company first considered the undistributed income (loss) allocable to both the redeemable shares and non-redeemable shares and the undistributed income (loss) is calculated using the total net loss less any dividends paid. The Company then allocated the undistributed income (loss) ratably based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding between the redeemable and non-redeemable shares. Any remeasurement of the accretion to redemption value of the ordinary shares subject to possible redemption was considered to be dividends paid to the public shareholders.
The
calculation of diluted income (loss) per ordinary shares does not consider the effect of the warrants issued in connection with the (i) Initial
Public Offering, and (ii) the private placement since the exercise of the warrants is contingent upon the occurrence of future events.
The warrants are exercisable to purchase 5,915,000 shares of ordinary shares in the aggregate. As of December 31, 2021, the
Company did not have any dilutive securities or other contracts that could, potentially, be exercised or converted into ordinary shares
and then share in the earnings of the Company. As a result, diluted net income (loss) per ordinary shares is the same as basic net income
(loss) per ordinary shares for the periods presented.
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The
net income (loss) per share presented in the statement of operations is based on the following:
| Schedule of statement of operations | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For the<br><br><br>period from<br><br><br>March 11, 2021<br><br><br>(inception) to<br><br><br>December 31,<br><br><br><br><br> 2021 | ||||||
| Net<br><br><br><br> (loss) income | $ | (52,509 | ) | |||
| Accretion of temporary equity to redemption value | $ | (19,855,970 | ) | |||
| Net loss including accretion of temporary equity to redemption value | $ | (19,908,479 | ) | |||
| Schedule of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share | ||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| For the<br><br><br>period from<br><br><br>March 11, 2021<br><br><br>(inception) to<br><br><br>December 31,<br><br><br><br><br> 2021 | ||||||
| Non-redeemable shares | Redeemable shares | |||||
| Basic<br><br><br><br> and Diluted net income (loss) per share: | ||||||
| Numerators: | ||||||
| Allocation<br><br><br><br> of net losses included accretion | $ | (16,209,143 | ) | $ | (3,699,335 | ) |
| Accretion<br><br><br><br> of temporary equity to redemption value | $ | 19,855,970 | ||||
| Allocation<br><br><br><br> of net income (loss) | $ | (16,209,143 | ) | $ | 16,156,634 | |
| Denominators: | ||||||
| Weighted-average<br><br><br><br> shares outstanding | 2,893,953 | 660,473 | ||||
| Basic<br><br><br><br> and diluted net income (loss) per share | $ | (5.60 | ) | $ | 24.46 |
IncomeTaxes
The
Company accounts for income taxes under ASC 740 Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 requires the recognition of deferred tax
assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities
and for the expected future tax benefit to be derived from tax loss and tax credit carry forwards. ASC 740 additionally requires a valuation
allowance to be established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not be realized.
ASC
740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes
a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position 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. ASC 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim
period, disclosure and transition. The Company has identified the Cayman Islands as its only “major” tax jurisdiction,
as defined. Based on the Company’s evaluation, it has been concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring
recognition in the Company’s financial statement. Since the Company was incorporated on March 11, 2021, the evaluation was performed
for the period ended December 31, 2021 which will be the only period subject to examination. The Company believes that its income tax
positions and deductions would be sustained on audit and does not anticipate any adjustments that would result in a material changes
to its financial position. The Company’s policy for recording interest and penalties associated with audits is to record such items
as a component of income tax expense.
The
provision for income taxes was deemed to be immaterial for the period from March 11, 2021 (inception) through December 31, 2021.
Warrants
The
Company evaluates the Public and Private Warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on
an assessment of the warrants’ specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”)
Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815,
Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments
pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for
equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own ordinary shares, among other
conditions for equity classification. Pursuant to such evaluation, both Public and Private Warrants will be classified in stockholders’
equity.
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RecentlyIssued Accounting Standards
In
August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-06, Debt
— Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s
Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40) (“ASU 2020-06”) to simplify accounting for certain financial instruments. ASU 2020-06 eliminates
the current models that require separation of beneficial conversion and cash conversion features from convertible instruments and simplifies
the derivative scope exception guidance pertaining to equity classification of contracts in an entity’s own equity. The new standard
also introduces additional disclosures for convertible debt and freestanding instruments that are indexed to and settled in an entity’s
own equity. ASU 2020-06 amends the diluted earnings per share guidance, including the requirement to use the if-converted method
for all convertible instruments. ASU 2020-06 is effective January 1, 2022 and should be applied on a full or modified retrospective
basis, with early adoption permitted beginning on January 1, 2021. The Company is currently assessing the impact, if any, that ASU 2020-06 would
have on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Management
does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material
effect on the Company’s financial statements.
Note3 – Initial Public Offering
On
December 15, 2021, the Company consummated the initial public offering and sale of 11,500,000 units (including the issuance of 1,500,000 units as a result of the underwriters’
fully exercise of the over-allotment) at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $115,000,000. Each
Unit consists of one ordinary share, one redeemable warrant (each a “Warrant”, and, collectively, the “Warrants”),
and one right to receive one-seventh (1/7) of an ordinary share upon the consummation of a Business Combination. Each two redeemable
warrants entitle the holder thereof to purchase one ordinary share, and each seven rights entitle the holder thereof to receive one ordinary
share at the closing of a Business Combination. No fractional shares issued upon separation of the Units, and only whole Warrants will
trade.
The
Company granted the underwriters a 45-day option from the date of the IPO to purchase up to an additional 1,500,000 units to cover
over-allotments. On December 15, 2021, the underwriters exercised the over-allotment option in full to purchase 1,500,000 Public Units,
at a purchase price of $10.00 per Public Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $15,000,000.
At
December 31, 2021, the ordinary share reflected in the balance sheet are reconciled in the following tables:
| Schedule of ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross proceeds from public shares | $ | 115,000,000 | |
| Less: | |||
| Proceeds allocated to pubic rights | (11,780,488 | ) | |
| Proceeds allocated to pubic warrants | (3,141,463 | ) | |
| Allocation of offering costs related to ordinary shares | (4,934,018 | ) | |
| Total | (19,855,970 | ) | |
| Plus: | |||
| Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | 19,855,970 | ||
| Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | $ | 115,000,000 |
Note4 – Private Placement
Concurrently
with the consummation of the IPO, A-Star Management Corporation, the Sponsor, purchased an aggregate of 330,000 units at a price of $10.00 per Private
Unit for an aggregate purchase price of $3,300,000 in a private placement. The Private Units are identical to the public Units except
with respect to certain registration rights and transfer restrictions. The proceeds from the Private Units were added to the proceeds
from the IPO to be held in the Trust Account. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period,
the proceeds from the sale of the Private Units will be used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements
of applicable law), and the Private Units and all underlying securities will expire worthless.
Note5 – Related Party Transactions
FounderShares
On
March 11, 2021, the Company issued one ordinary share to the Sponsor for no consideration. On April 6, 2021, the Company cancelled
the one share for no consideration and the Sponsor purchased 2,875,000 ordinary shares for an aggregate price of $25,000.
The
2,875,000
founder shares (for purposes hereof referred
to as the “Founder Shares”) include an aggregate of up to 375,000 shares subject to forfeiture by the Sponsor to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment is not exercised in full or in part, so that the Sponsor will collectively own 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares after the Proposed Offering. On December 15, 2021, the underwriters exercised the over-allotment option in full, so there are no Founder Shares subject to forfeiture as of December 31, 2021.
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The Sponsor and each Insider agrees that
it, he or she shall not (a) Transfer 50% of their Founder Shares until the earlier of (A) six months after the consummation
of the Company’s initial Business Combination or (B) the date on which the closing price of the Ordinary Shares equals
or exceeds $12.50 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share capitalizations, rights issuances, subdivisions, reorganizations,
recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing after the Company’s initial
Business Combination or (b) Transfer the remaining 50% of their Founder Shares until six months after the date of the consummation
of the Company’s initial Business Combination, or earlier in either case, if subsequent to the Company’s initial Business
Combination the Company completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results
in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their Ordinary Shares for cash, securities or other property
(the “Founder Shares Lock-up Period”).
AdministrativeServices Agreement
The
Company entered into an administrative services agreement, commencing on December 13, 2021, through the earlier of the Company’s
consummation of a Business Combination or its liquidation, to pay to the Sponsor a total of $10,000 per month for office space,
secretarial and administrative services provided to members of the Company’s management team. For the period from March 11, 2021 (inception) through December 31,
2021, the Company incurred $6,129 in fees for these services.
SponsorPromissory Note — Related Party
On
March 26, 2021, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note to the Sponsor, pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to an
aggregate principal amount of $300,000 (the “Promissory Note”). The Promissory Note is non-interest bearing and payable on
the earlier of (i) December 31, 2021 or (ii) the consummation of the Proposed Offering. The loan repaid as $300,000 allotted
to the payment of offering expense. Sponsor promissory note balance as of December 31, 2021 was nil. 0
Note6 – Commitments and Contingencies
Risksand Uncertainties
Management
continues to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could
have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, results of its operations and/or search for a target company, the specific
impact is not readily determinable as of the date of these financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments
that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
UnderwritersAgreement
The
Company granted the underwriters, a 45-day option to purchase up to 1,500,000 Units (over and above the 10,000,000 units referred to
above) solely to cover over-allotments at $10.00 per Unit. On December 15, 2021, the underwriters exercised the over-allotment option
in full to purchase 1,500,000 Units at a purchase price of $10.00 per Unit.
On
December 15, 2021, the Company paid a cash underwriting commission of 2.0% of the gross proceeds of the IPO, or $2,300,000.
The
underwriters are entitled to a deferred underwriting commission of 2.5% of the gross proceeds of the IPO, or $2,875,000, which will be
paid from the funds held in the Trust Account upon completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination subject to the terms
of the underwriting agreement. As of December 31, 2021, the Company has the deferred underwriting commissions $2,875,000 as current
liabilities.
RegistrationRights
The
holders of the Founder Shares will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement to be signed prior
to or on the effective date of the Proposed Offering. 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 “piggy-back” registration
rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the consummation of a Business Combination and rights to require the
Company to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. The Company will bear the expenses
incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
| F-13 |
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Note7 – Stockholders’ Deficit
OrdinaryShares
The
Company is authorized to issue 50,000,000 ordinary shares, with a par value of $0.001 per share. Holders of the ordinary shares are entitled
to one vote for each ordinary share. At December 31, 2021, there were
3,205,000
ordinary shares issued and outstanding, excluding 11,500,000
shares subject to possible redemption. The Sponsor has agreed to forfeit 375,000 ordinary shares to the extent that the over-allotment
option is not exercised in full by the underwriters. On December 15, 2021, the underwriters fully exercised the over-allotment option,
as such there are no ordinary shares subject to forfeiture.
Public Warrants
Pursuant to the Initial Public Offering, the Company
sold 11,500,000 Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit for a total of $115,000,000. The total amounts of ordinary shares subject to possible redemption is 11,500,000. Each Unit consists of one ordinary share, one right to acquire one-seventh (1/7) of an ordinary share, and one redeemable warrant (“Public Warrant”) to purchase one-half of one ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment.
Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase one-half
ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share commencing 30 days after the completion of its initial business combination and expiring five years from after the completion of an initial business combination. No fractional warrant will be issued and only whole warrants will trade. The Company may redeem the warrants at a price of $0.01 per warrant upon 30 days’ notice, only in the event that the last sale price of the ordinary shares is at least $18.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third day prior to the date on which notice of redemption is given, provided there is an effective registration statement and current prospectus in effect with respect to the ordinary shares underlying such warrants during the 30 day redemption period. If a registration statement is not effective within 60 days following the consummation of a business combination, warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during any period when the Company shall have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise warrants on a cashless basis pursuant to an available exemption from registration under the Securities Act.
In addition, if (a) the Company issues additional ordinary shares or equity-linked
securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of the initial Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per share (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by our board of directors), (b) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the funding of our initial business combination, and (c) the volume weighted average trading price of the ordinary shares during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day prior to the day on which the Company consummates the initial Business Combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $9.20 per share, the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the Market Value, and the last sales price of the ordinary shares that triggers the Company's right to redeem the Warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the Market Value.
Private warrants
The private warrants have terms and provisions that are identical to those of the warrants being sold as part of the units in this offering.
Rights
Except
in cases where the Company is not the surviving Company in a business combination, the holders of the rights will automatically
receive 1/7 of a share of ordinary shares upon consummation of the Company’s initial business combination. In
the event the Company will not be the surviving company upon completion of the initial business combination, each holder of a
right will be required to affirmatively convert his, her or its rights in order to receive the 1/7 of a share underlying each
right upon consummation of the business combination. As of December 31, 2021, no rights had been issued.
| F-14 |
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Note8 – Fair Value Measurements
The
Company complies with ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements”, for its financial assets and liabilities that are
re-measured and reported at fair value at each reporting period, and non-financial assets and liabilities that are
re-measured and reported at fair value at least annually. ASC 820 determines fair value to be the price that would be
received to sell an asset or would be paid to transfer a liability (i.e., the exit price) in an orderly transaction between
market participants at the measurement date.
The
following fair value hierarchy is used to classify assets and liabilities based on the observable inputs and unobservable inputs used
in order to value the assets and liabilities:
| Level 1: | Quoted<br><br><br><br> prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. An active market for an asset or liability is a market in which transactions<br><br><br><br> for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. |
|---|---|
| Level 2: | Observable<br><br><br><br> inputs other than Level 1 inputs. Examples of Level 2 inputs include quoted prices in active markets for similar assets<br><br><br><br> or liabilities and quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active. |
| Level 3: | Unobservable<br><br><br><br> inputs based on our assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. |
At
December 31, 2021, assets held in the trust account were entirely comprised of marketable securities.
The
following table presents information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December
31, 2021 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value.
December 31, 2021
| Schedule of fair value, assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | Quoted<br><br><br><br> Prices in<br> Active Markets<br> (Level 1) | Significant<br><br><br><br> Other<br> Observable Inputs<br> (Level 2) | Significant<br><br><br><br> Other<br> Unobservable Inputs<br> (Level 3) | |||
| Marketable<br><br><br><br> Securities held in Trust Account | $ | 115,000,744 | $ | - | $ | - |
Note9 – Subsequent Events
The
Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date up to March 29, 2022 the
date the financial statement was available to be issued. Based upon the review, the Company did not identify any subsequent events
that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statement.
| F-15 |
| --- | | (2) | Exhibits | | --- | --- |
We
here by file as part of this Report the exhibits listed in the attached Exhibit Index. Exhibits which are incorporated herein by
reference can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC, 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington,
D.C. 20549. Copies of such material can also be obtained from the Public Reference Section of the SEC, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington,
D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates or on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.^(1)^
ITEM16. Form 10-K Summary
None.
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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 as of March 29, 2022.
| ALPHA STAR ACQUISITION CORPORATION | |
|---|---|
| By: | /s/<br><br><br><br> Zhe Zhang |
| Zhe<br><br><br><br> Zhang | |
| Chief<br><br><br><br> Executive Officer | |
| (Principal<br><br><br><br> Executive Officer) |
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| Signature | Capacity | Date |
|---|---|---|
| /s/<br><br><br><br> Zhe Zhang | Chairman<br><br><br><br> of the Board, Chief Executive Officer | |
| Zhe<br><br><br><br> Zhang | (Principal Executive Officer) | March<br> 29, 2022 |
| /s/<br><br><br><br> Guojian Chen | Chief<br><br><br><br>Financial Officer | |
| Guojian<br><br><br><br> Chen | (Principal Financial Officer) | March<br> 29, 2022 |
| /s/Konstantin<br><br><br><br> Sokolov | Director | |
| Konstantin<br><br><br><br> Sokolov | March<br> 29, 2022 | |
| /s/Xiaofeng<br><br><br><br> Zhou | Director | |
| Xiaofeng<br><br><br><br> Zhou | March<br> 29, 2022 | |
| /s/Huei-Ching<br><br><br><br> Huang | Director | |
| Huei-Ching<br><br><br><br> Huang | March<br> 29, 2022 |
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EXHIBIT 4.2
Description
of Securities
ALPHA
STAR ACQUISITION CORPORATION
The
following summary of the securities of Alpha Star Acquisition Corporation is qualified and based on the company’s Amended and Restated
Memorandum and Articles of Association and the Warrant Agreement dated as of December 3, 2021 with Vstock Transfer LLC, both of which
have been filed as exhibits to the is Form 10-K or have been incorporated by reference.
Pursuant
to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association which was adopted upon the consummation of this offering, we are authorized
to issue 50,000,000 ordinary shares, $0.001 par value each.
The
registration statement for our initial public offering was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 13,
- We completed our initial public offering on December 15, 2021. In our initial public offering, we sold units at an offering price
of $10.00 and consisting of one ordinary share, one right to receive one seventh (1/7) of ordinary share upon the consumption of the
initial business combination, and one redeemable warrant. Each warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one-half of one ordinary
share. We will not issue fractional shares in connection with the exercise of the warrants. As a result, a warrant holder must exercise
warrants in multiples of two warrants, at a price of $11.50 per full share, subject to adjustment as described in our prospectus dated
as of December 14, 2021 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 14, 2021. Each warrant will become exercisable
on the later of the completion of an initial business combination and 9 months from December 15, 2021 and will expire five years after
the completion of an initial business combination, or earlier upon redemption.
Market
Information
Our
units, ordinary shares and warrants are listed for trading on the NASDAQ Global Market, or NASDAQ, under the symbol “ALSAU,”
“ALSA,” “ALSAR” and “ALSAW”, respectively.
Units
We
have issued and outstanding an aggregate of 11,500,000 units. The trading symbol for the units is ALSAU. Units at an offering price of
$10.00 and consisting of one ordinary share and one redeemable warrant to purchase one-half of one ordinary share. The holders of units
have no voting rights.
OrdinaryShares
As
of March 18, 2022, there are 14,675,000 ordinary shares issued and outstanding. Ordinary shareholders of record are entitled to
one vote for each share held on all matters to be voted on by shareholders and vote together as a single class, except as required by
law. Unless specified in the Companies Law, our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association or applicable stock exchange
rules, the affirmative vote of a majority of our ordinary shares that are voted is required to approve any such matter voted on by our
shareholders. Approval of certain actions will require a special resolution under Cayman Islands law and pursuant to our amended and
restated memorandum and articles of association; such actions include amending our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association
and approving a statutory merger or consolidation with another company. There is no cumulative voting with respect to the election of
directors, with the result that the holders of more than 50% of the founder shares voted for the election of directors can elect all
of the directors. Our shareholders are entitled to receive ratable dividends when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors out of
funds legally available therefor.
We
will provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their public shares upon the completion of our
initial business combination at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account
as of two business days prior to the consummation of our initial business combination, including interest (which interest shall be net
of taxes payable) divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, subject to the limitations described herein. The
amount in the trust account is initially anticipated to be approximately $10.00 per public share (subject to increase of up to an additional
$0.40 per public share in the event that our sponsor elects to extend the period of time to consummate a business combination.
Pursuant
to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, if we are unable to complete our initial business combination within
9 months from the closing of this offering (or up to 21 months from the closing of this offering if we extend the period of
time to consummate a business combination, as described in more detail in this prospectus), we will (i) cease all operations except
for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but no more than ten business days thereafter, subject to
lawfully available funds therefor, 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 (which interest shall be net of taxes payable and less up to $50,000 of interest
to pay dissolution expenses) divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish
public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject
to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining
shareholders and our Board of Directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to
provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.
2
Warrants
Each
warrant entitles the registered holder to purchase one-half of one ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment
as discussed below, at any time commencing on the later of 9 months from the date of this prospectus or the completion of our initial
business combination. Because the warrants may only be exercised for whole numbers of shares, only an even number of warrants may be
exercised at any given time. Pursuant to the warrant agreement, a warrantholder may exercise its warrants only for a whole number of
shares. This means that only an even number of warrants may be exercised at any given time by a warrantholder. The warrants will expire
five years after the completion of our initial business combination, at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, or earlier upon redemption or
liquidation.
We
will not be obligated to deliver any 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 ordinary shares underlying the warrants
is then effective and a prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to our satisfying our obligations described below with respect
to registration. No warrant will be exercisable for cash or on a cashless basis, and we will not be obligated to issue any shares to
holders seeking to exercise their warrants, unless the issuance of the shares upon such exercise is registered or qualified under the
securities laws of the state of the exercising holder, or an exemption is available. 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.
Once the warrants become exercisable, we may call the warrants for redemption:
| ● | in<br><br> whole and not in part; |
|---|---|
| ● | at<br><br> a price of $0.01 per warrant; |
| ● | upon<br><br> not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption (the “30-day redemption period”) to each warrant holder;<br><br> and |
| ● | if,<br><br> and only if, the reported last sale price of the ordinary shares equal or exceed $18 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share<br><br> capitalizations, rights issuances, subdivisions, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within<br><br> a 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date we send to the notice of redemption to the warrant holders. |
If
we call the warrants for redemption as described above, our management will have the option to require any holder that wishes to exercise
his, her or its warrant to do so on a “cashless basis.” In determining whether to require all holders to exercise their warrants
on a “cashless basis,” our management will consider, among other factors, our cash position, the number of warrants that
are outstanding and the dilutive effect on our shareholders of issuing the maximum number of ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise
of our warrants. If our management takes advantage of this option, all holders of warrants would pay the exercise price by surrendering
their warrants for that number of ordinary shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of ordinary
shares underlying the warrants, multiplied by the excess of the “fair market value” (defined below) over the exercise price
of the warrants by (y) the fair market value. The “fair market value” shall mean the average reported last sale price
of the ordinary shares for the 10 trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of redemption is
sent to the holders of warrants.
3
Rights
Each
holder of a right will receive one-seventh (1/7) of one ordinary share upon consummation of our initial business combination, even if
the holder of such right redeemed all ordinary shares held by him, her or it in connection with the initial business combination or an
amendment to our memorandum and articles of association with respect to our pre-business combination activities. No additional consideration
will be required to be paid by a holder of rights in order to receive his, her or its additional ordinary shares upon consummation of
an initial business combination as the consideration related thereto has been included in the unit purchase price paid for by public
investors. The shares issuable upon exchange of the rights will be freely tradable (except to the extent held by affiliates of ours).
If
we enter into a definitive agreement for a business combination in which we will not be the surviving entity, the definitive agreement
will provide for the holders of rights to receive the same per share consideration the holders of the ordinary share will receive in
the transaction on an as-converted into ordinary share basis, and each holder of a right will be required to affirmatively convert his,
her or its rights in order to receive the 1/7 share underlying each right (without paying any additional consideration) upon consummation
of the business combination. More specifically, the right holder will be required to indicate his, her or its election to convert the
rights into underlying shares as well as to return the original rights certificates to us.
If
we are unable to complete an initial business combination within the required time period and we liquidate the funds held in the trust
account, holders of rights will not receive any of such funds with respect to their rights, nor will they receive any distribution from
our assets held outside of the trust account with respect to such rights, and the rights will expire worthless.
As
soon as practicable upon the consummation of our initial business combination, we will direct registered holders of the rights to return
their rights to our rights agent. Upon receipt of the rights, the rights agent will issue to the registered holder of such right(s) the
number of full ordinary shares to which he, she or it is entitled. We will notify registered holders of the rights to deliver their rights
to the rights agent promptly upon consummation of such business combination and have been informed by the rights agent that the process
of exchanging their rights for ordinary shares should take no more than a matter of days. The foregoing exchange of rights is solely
ministerial in nature and is not intended to provide us with any means of avoiding our obligation to issue the shares underlying the
rights upon consummation of our initial business combination. Other than confirming that the rights delivered by a registered holder
are valid, we will have no ability to avoid delivery of the shares underlying the rights. Nevertheless, there are no contractual penalties
for failure to deliver securities to the holders of the rights upon consummation of an initial business combination. Additionally, in
no event will we be required to net cash settle the rights. Accordingly, the rights may expire worthless.
Although
a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands may issue fractional shares, it is not our intention to issue any fractional shares upon
conversions of the rights. In the event that any holder would otherwise be entitled to any fractional share upon exchange of his, her
or its rights, we will reserve the option, to the fullest extent permitted by the Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Act and
other applicable law, to deal with any such fractional entitlement at the relevant time as we see fit, which would include the rounding
down of any entitlement to receive ordinary shares to the nearest whole share (and in effect extinguishing any fractional entitlement),
or the holder being entitled to hold any remaining fractional entitlement (without any share being issued) and to aggregate the same
with any future fractional entitlement to receive shares in the Company until the holder is entitled to receive a whole number. Any rounding
down and extinguishment may be done with or without any in lieu cash payment or other compensation being made to the holder of the relevant
rights, such that value received on exchange of the rights may be considered less than the value that the holder would otherwise expect
to receive. All holders of rights shall be treated in the same manner with respect to the issuance of shares upon conversions of the
rights.
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Exhibit10.2
ADMINISTRATIVESERVICES AGREEMENTAlpha Star Acquisition Corporation80 Broad Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Dated as of December 13, 2021
A-Star Management Corp.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter agreement will confirm our mutual agreement that, commencing on the first date (the “Effective Date”) that any securities of Alpha Star Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) registered on the Company’s registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) for its initial public offering (the “IPO”) are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, and continuing until the earlier of (i) the consummation by the Company of an initial business combination and (ii) the Company’s liquidation (in each case as described in the Registration Statement) (such earlier date hereinafter referred to as the “Termination Date”), A-Star Management Corp. (“A-Star”) shall make available to the Company certain office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative services as may be required by the Company from time to time, situated at 80 Broad Street, 5^th^ Floor, New York, NY 10004 (or any successor location). In exchange therefor, the Company shall pay M-Star the sum of $10,000 per month on the Effective Date and continuing monthly thereafter until the Termination Date.
A-Starhereby agrees that it does not have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies that may be set aside in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) that may be established upon the consummation of the IPO as a result of this letter agreement (the “Claim”) and hereby irrevocably waives any Claim it may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, this letter agreement and will not seek recourse against the Trust Account for any reason whatsoever.
This letter agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of its subject matter and supersedes all prior understandings, agreements, or representations by or among the parties hereto, written or oral, to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby.
This letter agreement may not be amended, modified or waived as to any particular provision, except by a written instrument executed by all parties hereto.
No party hereto may assign either this letter agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior written approval of the other party. Any purported assignment in violation of this paragraph shall be void and ineffectual and shall not operate to transfer or assign any interest or title to the purported assignee.
Any litigation between the parties (whether grounded in contract, tort, statute, law or equity) shall be governed by, construed in accordance with, and interpreted pursuant to the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to its choice of laws principles.
| Very<br> truly yours, | |
|---|---|
| ALPHA STAR ACQUISITION CORPORATION | |
| By: | /s/ Zhe Zhang |
| Name: | Zhe Zhang |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
| AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED BY: | |
| --- | --- |
| A-Star Management Corp. | |
| By: | /s/ Zhe Zhang |
| Name: | Zhe Zhang |
| Title: | Director |
EXHIBIT10.5
ALPHASTAR ACQUISITION CORPORATION
FORMOF PRIVATE PLACEMENT UNIT SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
This UNIT SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of this 13^th^ day of December 2021, by and between Alpha Star Acquisition Corporation, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), having its principal place of business at 80 Broad Street, 5^th^ Floor, New York, New York 10004 and A-Star Management Corp., a British Virgin Islands company (the “Purchaser”).
WHEREAS, the Company desires to sell on a private placement basis (the “Offering”) an aggregate of up to 300,000 units (the “Initial Units”) of the Company, and up to an additional 30,000 Units (“Additional Units” and together with the Initial Units, the “Units”) of the Company in the event that the underwriters’ 45-day over-allotment option (“Over-Allotment Option”) in the Offering is exercised in full or part, each Unit comprised of one ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.001 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), one warrant to purchase one-half ordinary share (each whole warrant, a “Warrant”), and one right (the “Right”), for a purchase price of $10.00 per Unit. Each whole Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one-half ordinary share (the “WarrantShares”) to be governed by the Warrant Agreement (defined herein). Each Right entitles the holder thereof to receive one-tenth (1/10) of one Ordinary Share (the “Right Shares”) to be governed by the Rights Agreement (defined herein).
WHEREAS, the Purchaser desires to purchase the 300,000 Initial Units and up to 30,000 Additional Units and the Company wishes to accept such subscription.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Purchaser hereby agree as follows:
1. Agreement to Subscribe
1.1. Purchase and Issuance of the Units. For the aggregate sum of $3,000,000 (the “Initial Purchase Price”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, the Purchaser hereby agrees to purchase from the Company, and the Company hereby agrees to sell to the Purchaser, on the Closing Date (as defined in Section 1.2) 300,000 Initial Units at $10.00 per Initial Unit.
In addition to the foregoing, the Purchaser hereby agrees to purchase up to an additional 30,000 Additional Units at $10.00 per Additional Unit for a purchase price of up to $300,000 (the “Additional Purchase Price” and together with the Initial Purchase Price, the “Purchase Price”). The purchase and issuance of the Additional Units shall occur only in the event that the Over-Allotment Option is exercised in full or part. The total number of Additional Units to be purchased hereunder shall be in the same proportion as the amount of the Over-Allotment Option that is exercised. Each purchase of Additional Units shall occur simultaneously with the consummation of any portion of the Over-Allotment Option.
1.2. Closing. The closing of the purchase and sale of the Initial Units shall take place at the offices of Becker & Poliakoff, LLP, 45 Broadway, 17^th^ Floor New York, New York, 10006 simultaneously with the consummation of the Company’s initial public offering (“IPO”) of 10,000,000 units (or 1,150,000 units if the underwriter’s over-allotment is exercised in full) consisting of Ordinary Shares, Warrants and Rights and the purchase and sale of the Additional Units shall take place upon the consummation of the exercise of all or any portion of the Over-Allotment Option (each a “Closing Date”).
1.3. Delivery of the Purchase Price. At least one business day prior to the effective date of the Company’s registration statement relating to the IPO as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC File No. 333-257521) (“Registration Statement”), or the date of the exercise of the Over-Allotment Option, if any, the Purchaser agrees to deliver the Initial Purchase Price or Additional Purchase Price, as the case may be, by certified bank check or wire transfer of immediately available funds denominated in United States Dollars to VStock Transfer LLC, the Company’s transfer agent, which is hereby irrevocably authorized to deposit such funds on the applicable Closing Date to the trust account which will be established for the benefit of the Company’s public shareholders, managed pursuant to that certain Investment Management Trust Agreement to be entered into by and between the Company and Wilmington Trust Company and VStock Transfer LLC and into which substantially all of the proceeds of the IPO will be deposited (the “Trust Account”). If the IPO is not consummated within 14 days of the date the Initial Purchase Price is delivered to VStock Transfer LLC, the Initial Purchase Price shall be returned to the Purchaser by certified bank check or wire transfer of immediately available funds denominated in United States Dollars, without interest or deduction.
1.4. Delivery of Unit Certificate. Upon the applicable Closing Date after delivery of the Purchase Price in accordance with Section 1.3, the Purchaser shall become irrevocably entitled to receive a unit certificate representing the Units purchased hereunder.
2. Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser
The Purchaser represents and warrants to the Company that:
2.1. No Government Recommendation or Approval. It understands that no United States federal or state agency or similar agency of any other country has passed upon or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Company, the Offering, the Units, the Warrants, the Warrant Shares, the Rights, the Right Shares or the Ordinary Shares underlying the Units (excluding the Warrant Shares and the Right Shares, the “Unit Shares” and, collectively with the Units, the Warrant Shares and the Right Shares, the “Securities”).
2.2. Organization. It is an exempted company, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Cayman Islands and possesses all requisite power and authority necessary to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
2.3. Private Offering. It is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or it is not a “U.S. Person” as defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act. It acknowledges that the sale contemplated hereby is being made in reliance on a private placement exemption to “Accredited Investors” within the meaning of Section 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act and similar exemptions under state law or a non-U.S. Person under Regulation S.
2.4. Authority. This Agreement has been validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Purchaser and is a valid and binding agreement enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).
2.5. No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby do not violate, conflict with or constitute a default under (i) the Purchaser’s organizational documents, (ii) any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Purchaser is a party or (iii) any law, statute, rule or regulation to which the Purchaser is subject, or any agreement, order, judgment or decree to which the Purchaser is subject.
2.6. No Legal Advice from Company. It acknowledges it has had the opportunity to review this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other agreements entered into between the parties hereto with its own legal counsel and investment and tax advisors. Except for any statements or representations of the Company made in this Agreement and the other agreements entered into between the parties hereto, it is relying solely on such counsel and advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its representatives or agents for legal, tax or investment advice with respect to this investment, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the securities laws of any jurisdiction. Purchaser understands and acknowledges that the law firm of Becker & Poliakoff LLP is not acting as counsel or providing legal advice to Purchaser.
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2.7. Access to Information; Independent Investigation. Prior to the execution of this Agreement, it has had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from representatives of the Company concerning an investment in the Company, as well as the finances, operations, business and prospects of the Company, and the opportunity to obtain additional information to verify the accuracy of all information so obtained. In determining whether to make this investment, it has relied solely on its own knowledge and understanding of the Company and its business based upon its own due diligence investigation and the information furnished pursuant to this paragraph. It understands that no person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations which were not furnished pursuant to this Section 2 and it has not relied on any other representations or information in making its investment decision, whether written or oral, relating to the Company, its operations and/or its prospects.
2.8. Reliance on Representations and Warranties. It understands the Units are being offered and sold to it in reliance on exemptions from the registration requirements under the Securities Act, and analogous provisions in the laws and regulations of various states, and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Purchaser set forth in this Agreement in order to determine the applicability of such provisions.
2.9. No Advertisements. It is not subscribing for the Units as a result of or subsequent to any advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine, or similar media or broadcast over television or radio, or presented at any seminar or meeting.
2.10. Legend. It acknowledges and agrees the certificates evidencing the Units, the Shares, the Warrants and the Rights shall bear a restrictive legend (the “Legend”), in form and substance as set forth in Section 4 hereof, prohibiting the offer, sale, pledge or transfer of the securities, except (i) pursuant to an effective registration statement covering these securities under the Securities Act or (ii) pursuant to any other exemptions from the registration requirements under the Securities Act and such laws which, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, is available.
2.11. Experience, Financial Capability and Suitability. It is (i) sophisticated in financial matters and is able to evaluate the risks and benefits of the investment in the Securities and (ii) able to bear the economic risk of his investment in the Securities for an indefinite period of time because the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act and therefore cannot be sold unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available. It has substantial experience in evaluating and investing in transactions of securities in companies similar to the Company so that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Company and has the capacity to protect its own interests. It has substantial experience in evaluating and investing in transactions of securities in companies similar to the Company so that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Company and has the capacity to protect its own interests.
2.12. Investment Purposes. It is purchasing the Securities solely for investment purposes, for its own account and not for the account or benefit of any other person, and not with a view towards the distribution or dissemination thereof and it has no present arrangement to sell the interest in the Securities to or through any person or entity.
2.13. Restrictions on Transfer. It acknowledges and understands the Units are being offered in a transaction not involving a public offering in the United States within the meaning of the Securities Act. The Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act, and, if in the future, it decides to offer, resell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Securities, such Securities may be offered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred only (A) pursuant to an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act, (B) pursuant to an exemption from registration under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”), if available, or (C) pursuant to any other available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and in each case in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state or any other jurisdiction. It agrees that if any transfer of its Securities or any interest therein is proposed to be made, as a condition precedent to any such transfer, it may be required to deliver to the Company an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company. Absent registration or another available exemption from registration, it agrees it will not resell the Securities. It further acknowledges that because the Company is a shell company, Rule 144 may not be available to it for the resale of the Securities until the one year anniversary following consummation of the initial Business Combination (defined below) of the Company, despite technical compliance with the requirements of Rule 144 and the release or waiver of any contractual transfer restrictions. In addition to the foregoing, the Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that it will be executing an insider letter and lockup agreement with the Company and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co Inc. as underwriters’ representative, further restricting the Purchaser’s ability and rights to transfer any Securities.
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Representations and Warranties of the Company
The Company represents and warrants to the Purchaser that:
3.1. Valid Issuance of Share Capital. The total number of all classes of share capital which the Company has authority to issue is 50,000,000 Ordinary Shares. As of the date hereof, the Company has issued 2,875,000 ordinary shares (of which up to 375,000 ordinary shares are subject to forfeiture as described in the Registration Statement related to the IPO) and has not issued any preference shares. All of the issued share capital of the Company has been duly authorized, validly issued, and are fully paid and non-assessable.
3.2. Title to Securities. Upon issuance in accordance with, and payment pursuant to, the terms hereof, the warrant agreement to be entered into with VStock Transfer LLC on or prior to the closing of the IPO (“Warrant Agreement”), the rights agreement to be entered into with VStock Transfer LLC on or prior to the closing of the IPO (the “Rights Agreement”) and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, as the case may be, each of the Warrants, Rights and the Ordinary Shares will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. On the date of issuance of the Units, the Warrant Shares and the Right Shares shall have been reserved for issuance. Upon issuance in accordance with the terms hereof, the Warrant Agreement and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, the Purchaser will have or receive good title to the Warrant Shares, free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances of any kind, and upon issuance in accordance with the terms hereof, the Rights Agreement and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, the Purchaser will have or receive good title to the Right Shares, free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances of any kind other than (i) transfer restrictions hereunder and pursuant to the insider letter to be entered into on or prior to the closing of the IPO (the “Insider Letter”) and (ii) transfer restrictions under federal and state securities laws.
3.3. Organization and Qualification. The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a Cayman Islands exempted company and has the requisite corporate power to own its properties and assets and to carry on its business as now being conducted.
3.4. Authorization; Enforcement. (i) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to issue the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof, (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and no further consent or authorization of the Company or its Board of Directors or shareholders is required, and (iii) this Agreement constitutes, and upon the execution and delivery thereof, the Warrants and Warrant Agreement, and the Rights and Rights Agreement, will constitute, valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium, reorganization, or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’ rights and remedies or by equitable principles of general application and except as enforcement of rights to indemnity and contribution may be limited by federal and state securities laws or principles of public policy.
3.5. No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby do not (i) result in a violation of the Company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default under any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company is a party or (iii) conflict with any law statute, rule or regulation to which the Company is subject or any agreement, order, judgment or decree to which the Company is subject. Other than any federal, state or foreign securities filings which may be required to be made by the Company subsequent to the Closing, and any registration statement which may be filed pursuant thereto, the Company is not required under federal, state or local law, rule or regulation to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency or self-regulatory entity in order for it to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or issue the Units, the Warrants, the Rights, or the Ordinary Shares underlying the Units, Warrants or Rights in accordance with the terms hereof.
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Legends
4.1. Legend. The Company will issue the Units, the Warrants, the Rights and the Unit Shares, and when issued, the Warrant Shares and the Right Shares, purchased by the Purchaser, in the name of the Purchaser. The Securities will bear the following Legend and appropriate “stop transfer” instructions:
THESE SECURITIES (i) HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (A) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (B) TO A NON-U.S. PERSON IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) PURSUANT TO THE RESALE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN RULE 905 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (D) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE) OR (E) PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT.
“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ALPHA STAR ACQUISITION CORPORATION AND A-STAR MANAGEMENT CORP. AND MAY ONLY BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED DURING THE TERM OF THE LOCKUP PURSUANT TO THE TERMS SET FORTH THEREIN.”
4.2. Purchaser’s Compliance. Nothing in this Section 4 shall affect in any way the Purchaser’s obligations and agreements to comply with all applicable securities laws upon resale of the Securities.
4.3. Company’s Refusal to Register Transfer of the Securities. The Company shall refuse to register any transfer of the Securities, if in the sole judgment of the Company such purported transfer would not be made (i) pursuant to an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act, or (ii) pursuant to an available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
4.4. Registration Rights. The Purchaser will be entitled to certain registration rights which will be governed by a registration rights agreement (“Registration Rights Agreement”) to be entered into with the Company on or prior to the closing of the IPO.
5.Lockup
The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the Units, the Warrants, the Rights, the Unit Shares, the Warrant Shares and the Right Shares shall not be transferable, saleable or assignable until thirty (30) days after the consummation of an acquisition, share exchange, purchase of all or substantially all of the assets of, or any other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities (a “BusinessCombination”), except to permitted transferees (as defined in the Insider Letter).
6.Securities Laws Restrictions
The Purchaser agrees not to sell, transfer, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Securities unless, prior thereto (a) a registration statement on the appropriate form under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws with respect to the Securities proposed to be transferred shall then be effective or (b) the Company shall have received an opinion from counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company, that such registration is not required because such transaction complies with the Securities Act and the rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder and with all applicable state securities laws.
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7.Waiver of Distributions from Trust Account
In connection with the Securities purchased pursuant to this Agreement, the Purchaser hereby waives any and all right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any distributions from the Trust Account.
8.Rescission Right Waiver and Indemnification
8.1. Rescission Waiver. The Purchaser understands and acknowledges that an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act requires there be no general solicitation of purchasers of the Units. In this regard, if the Offering were deemed to be a general solicitation with respect to the Units, the offer and sale of such Units may not be exempt from registration and, if not, the Purchaser may have a right to rescind its purchase of the Units. In order to facilitate the completion of the Offering and in order to protect the Company, its shareholders and the Trust Account from claims that may adversely affect the Company or the interests of its shareholders, the Purchaser hereby agrees to waive, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, any claims, right to sue or rights in law or arbitration, as the case may be, to seek rescission of its purchase of the Units as a result of the issuance of the Units being deemed to be in violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act. The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees this waiver is being made in order to induce the Company to sell the Units to the Purchaser. The Purchaser agrees the foregoing waiver of rescission rights shall apply to any and all known or unknown actions, causes of action, suits, claims or proceedings (collectively, “Claims”) and related losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, whether compensatory, consequential or exemplary, and expenses in connection therewith, including reasonable attorneys’ and expert witness fees and disbursements and all other expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any Claims, whether pending or threatened, in connection with any present or future actual or asserted right to rescind the purchase of the Units hereunder or relating to the purchase of the Units and the transactions contemplated hereby.
8.2. No Recourse Against Trust Account. The Purchaser agrees not to seek recourse against the Trust Account for any reason whatsoever in connection with its purchase of the Units or any Claim that may arise now or in the future.
8.3. Section 8 Waiver. The Purchaser agrees that to the extent any waiver of rights under this Section 8 is ineffective as a matter of law, the Purchaser has offered such waiver for the benefit of the Company as an equitable right that shall survive any statutory disqualification or bar that applies to a legal right. The Purchaser acknowledges the receipt and sufficiency of consideration received from the Company hereunder in this regard.
9. Terms of the Unit
The Units shall be substantially identical to the Units offered in the IPO as set forth in the Underwriting Agreement, except the Units: (i) will be subject to the transfer restrictions described herein, and (ii) are being purchased pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and will become freely tradable only after certain conditions are met or the resale of the Units is registered under the Securities Act.
10.Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York for agreements made and to be wholly performed within such territory. The parties hereto hereby waive any right to a jury trial in connection with any litigation pursuant to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
11.Assignment; Entire Agreement; Amendment
11.1. Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any rights hereunder may be assigned by any party to any other person other than by the Purchaser, without the prior consent of the Company, to one or more persons agreeing to be bound by the terms hereof. Upon such assignment by a Purchaser, the assignee(s) shall become Purchaser hereunder and have the rights and obligations provided for herein to the extent of such assignment.
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11.2. Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding between the parties as to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all prior discussions, agreements and understandings of any and every nature.
11.3. Amendment. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated other than by a written instrument signed by the party against whom enforcement of any such amendment, waiver, discharge or termination is sought.
11.4. Binding upon Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and to their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns.
12.Notices; Indemnity
12.1 Notices. All notices, requests, consents and other communications hereunder shall be in writing, shall be addressed to the receiving party’s address set forth herein or to such other address as a party may designate by notice hereunder, and shall be either (a) delivered by hand, (b) sent by overnight courier, or (c) sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. All notices, requests, consents and other communications hereunder shall be deemed to have been given either (i) if by hand, at the time of the delivery thereof to the receiving party at the address of such party set forth above, (ii) if sent by overnight courier, on the next business day following the day such notice is delivered to the courier service, or (iii) if sent by certified mail, on the fifth business day following the day such mailing is made.
12.2 Indemnification. Except as set forth in Section 8, each party shall indemnify the other party against any loss, cost or damages (including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses) incurred as a result of such party’s breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement set forth in this Agreement.
13.Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or any other form of electronic delivery, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such signature page were an original thereof.
14.Survival; Severability
14.1. Survival. The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the parties hereto shall survive the Closing until one (1) year following the consummation of an initial Business Combination.
14.2. Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect without said provision; provided that no such severability shall be effective if it materially changes the economic benefit of this Agreement to any party.
15.Headings
The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.
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16.Construction
The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any party hereto because of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement. The words “include,” “includes,” and “including” will be deemed to be followed by “without limitation.” Pronouns in masculine, feminine, and neuter genders will be construed to include any other gender, and words in the singular form will be construed to include the plural and vice versa, unless the context otherwise requires. The words “this Agreement,” “herein,” “hereof,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular subdivision unless expressly so limited. The parties hereto intend that each representation, warranty, and covenant contained herein will have independent significance. If any party hereto has breached any representation, warranty, or covenant contained herein in any respect, the fact that there exists another representation, warranty or covenant relating to the same subject matter (regardless of the relative levels of specificity) which such party hereto has not breached will not detract from or mitigate the fact that such party hereto is in breach of the first representation, warranty, or covenant.
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This subscription is accepted by the Company as of the date first written above.
| ALPHA STAR ACQUISITION CORPORATION | |
|---|---|
| By: | /s/<br>Zhe Zhang |
| Name: | Zhe Zhang |
| Title: | CEO |
| Accepted and<br> agreed this | |
| --- | --- |
| 13^th^<br> day of December, 2021 | |
| A-STAR MANAGEMENT CORP. | |
| By: | /s/<br>Zhe Zhang |
| Name: | Zhe Zhang |
| Title: | Director |
[SignaturePage for Private Placement Unit Subscription Agreement]
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EXHIBIT 21
LIST
OF SUBSIDIAIRIES OF ALPHA STAR ACQUISITION CORPORATION
None
EXHIBIT31.1
CERTIFICATIONOF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANTTO RULE 13A-14(A) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
ASADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I,
Zhe Zhang, certify that:
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 of Alpha Star Acquisition Corporation;
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under my supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; and
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under my supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; and
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report my conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
- The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date:
March 29, 2022
| /s/<br><br> Zhe Zhang |
|---|
| Zhe<br><br> Zhang |
| Chief<br><br> Executive Officer |
| (Principal<br><br> Executive Officer) |
EXHIBIT31.2
CERTIFICATIONOF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANTTO RULE 13A-14(A) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
ASADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I,
Guojian Chen, certify that:
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 of Alpha Star Acquisition Corp.;
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under my supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; and
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under my supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; and
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report my conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
- The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date:
March 29, 2022
| /s/<br><br> Guojian Chen |
|---|
| Guojian<br><br> Chen |
| Chief<br><br> Financial Officer |
| (Principal<br><br> Financial and Accounting Officer) |
EXHIBIT32.1
CERTIFICATIONPURSUANT TO
18U.S.C. SECTION 1350
ASADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In
connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Alpha Star Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2021, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), each of the undersigned, certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as added by §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
1.
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
and
2.
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
of the Company as of and for the period covered by the Report.
Dated:
March 29, 2022
| /s/<br><br> Zhe Zhang |
|---|
| Ming<br><br> Zhang |
| Chief<br><br> Executive Officer |
| (Principal<br><br> Executive Officer) |
EXHIBIT32.2
CERTIFICATIONPURSUANT TO
18U.S.C. SECTION 1350
ASADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Alpha Star Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), each of the undersigned, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as added by §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of and for the period covered by the Report.
Dated: March 29, 2022
| /s/<br> Guojian Chen |
|---|
| Guojian Chen |
| Chief Financial<br> Officer |
| (Principal Financial<br> and Accounting Officer) |