Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. V 10-Q for FY2024 Q2
Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. V (MCAG)
About this 10-Q
Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. V filed this 10-Q on October 4, 2024, covering the quarter ended June 30, 2024 (FY2024 Q2).
Headline figures
Quarter ended June 30, 2024, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Net loss
- $64.59K
- compared with a net loss of $206.11K a year earlier
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As of October 4, 2024, there were shares of the Company’s common stock, including shares of common stock underlying the units, $0.0001 par value per share, issued and outstanding.
MOUNTAIN CREST ACQUISITION CORP. V
FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2024
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Interim Financial Statements.
MOUNTAIN CREST ACQUISITION CORP. V
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
| June 30, 2024 |
December 31, 2023 |
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| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | $ | ||||||
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| Common stock subject to possible redemption, $ par value, shares at redemption value of $ and $ per share as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively | ||||||||
| STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | ||||||||
| Common Stock; $ par value; shares authorized; and issued and outstanding (excluding 519,321 shares subject to possible redemption) as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively | ||||||||
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| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed financial statements.
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MOUNTAIN CREST ACQUISITION CORP. V
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
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| Basic and diluted income (loss) per share, redeemable common stock | $ | $ | ( |
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| Basic and diluted net loss per share, non-redeemable common stock | $ | ( |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed financial statements.
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MOUNTAIN CREST ACQUISITION CORP. V
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
(UNAUDITED)
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2024
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| Balance – January 1, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | ( |
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| Accretion for common stock subject to redemption amount | - | ( |
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| Accretion for common stock subject to redemption amount | - | ( |
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| Accretion for common stock subject to redemption amount | - | ( |
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| Accretion for common stock subject to redemption amount | - | ( |
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| Balance – June 30, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | ( |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed financial statements.
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MOUNTAIN CREST ACQUISITION CORP. V
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
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| Accretion for common stock subject to redemption amount | $ | $ | ||||||
| Excise tax payable attributable to redemption of common stock | $ | $ | ||||||
| Conversion of accounts payable to promissory notes | $ | $ | ||||||
| Conversion of promissory note – related party | $ | $ | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed financial statements.
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MOUNTAIN CREST ACQUISITION CORP. V
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2024
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS
Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. V (the “Company”) is a blank check company that was incorporated in Delaware on April 8, 2021. The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar Business Combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”). Although the Company is not limited to a particular industry or sector for purposes of consummating a Business Combination, the Company intends to focus its search on private companies in North America and Asia Pacific regions that have positive operating cash flow or compelling economics and clear paths to positive operating cash flow, significant assets, and successful management teams that are seeking access to the U.S. public capital markets. The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.
As of June 30, 2024, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from April 8, 2021 (inception) through June 30, 2024 relates to the Company’s formation, the initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”), which is described below, and subsequent to the Initial Public Offering, identifying a target company for a Business Combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of its initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering.
The registration statement for the
Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on November 12, 2021. On November 16, 2021, the Company
consummated the Initial Public Offering of
units (the “Units”) and, with respect to the shares of common stock, par value $
per share (the “Common Stock”) included in the Units sold, the public shares sold in the Initial Public Offering (the
“Public Shares”) at $
per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of units (the “Private Units”) at a price of $ per Private Unit in a private placement to Mountain Crest Global Holdings LLC (the “Sponsor”) generating gross proceeds of $
Following the closing of the
On November 18, 2021, the underwriters fully exercised their over-allotment option, resulting in an additional Units issued for an aggregate amount of $
Transaction costs amounted to $
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MOUNTAIN CREST ACQUISITION CORP. V
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2024
(Unaudited)
The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Units, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. The Company’s initial Business Combination must be with one or more target businesses that together have a fair market value equal to at least
The Company will provide its holders of the outstanding Public Shares (the “public stockholders”) with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a stockholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek stockholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion. The stockholders will be entitled to redeem their shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then on deposit in the Trust Account (initially $10.00 per share, plus any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its tax obligations). The per-share amount to be distributed to stockholders who redeem their shares will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commission the Company will pay to the underwriters (as discussed in Note 6).
The Company will proceed with a Business Combination if a majority of the outstanding shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination. If a stockholder vote is not required by law and the Company does not decide to hold a stockholder vote for business or other legal reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “Charter”), conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. If, however, stockholder approval of the transaction is required by law, or the Company decides to obtain stockholder approval for business or other legal reasons, the Company will offer to redeem shares in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to the proxy rules and not pursuant to the tender offer rules. If the Company seeks stockholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the Company’s Sponsor has agreed to (a) vote its Insider Shares (as defined in Note 5), Private Shares and any Public Shares held by it in favor of a Business Combination and (b) not to redeem any shares in connection with a stockholder vote to approve a Business Combination or sell any such shares to the Company in a tender offer in connection with a Business Combination. Additionally, each public stockholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction.
Notwithstanding the above, if the Company seeks stockholder approval of a Business Combination and it does not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, the Charter provides that a public stockholder, together with any affiliate of such stockholder or any other person with whom such stockholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 20% or more of the Public Shares, without the prior consent of the Company.
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MOUNTAIN CREST ACQUISITION CORP. V
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2024
(Unaudited)
The Sponsor has agreed to (i) waive its redemption rights with respect to Insider Shares, Private Shares and any Public Shares it may acquire during or after the Initial Public Offering in connection with the consummation of a Business Combination and (ii) not to propose an amendment to the Company’s Charter that would affect the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of its Public Shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination, unless the Company provides the public stockholders an opportunity to redeem their Public Shares in conjunction with any such amendment. However, the Sponsor will be entitled to liquidating distributions with respect to any Public Shares acquired if the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination or liquidates within the period of time for the Company to complete a Business Combination (the “Combination Period”).
The Company initially had until November 16,
2022 (or until February 16, 2023 if the Company had executed a definitive agreement for a Business Combination by November 16,
2022 but had not completed the Business Combination by such date) to consummate a Business Combination. On October 19, 2022, upon
the upon the execution of a Business Combination Agreement, the Combination Period under its Charter was extended for a period of 3 months
from November 16, 2022 to February 16, 2023. Subsequently, as approved by its stockholders at the special meeting of stockholders
held on December 20, 2022, the Company entered into an amendment to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of November 12,
2021, with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, on December 20, 2022 (the “Trust Amendment”). Pursuant to
the Trust Amendment, the Company extended the Combination Period from February 16, 2023 to May 16, 2023 by depositing
$
In connection with the stockholders’ vote at the special meeting of stockholders held by the Company on December 20, 2022, shares were tendered for redemption.
On April 3, 2023, the Company received a
notice from the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) stating that the Company’s listed securities failed to satisfy
the $
On April 7, 2023, the Company submitted its application to transfer the listing of its securities from the Global Market to The Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Capital Market”).
On May 12, 2023, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders, at which the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment (the “Extension Amendment”) to the Company’s Charter, giving the Company the right to extend Combination Period from May 16, 2023 to February 16, 2024. In connection with the Extension Amendment, stockholders holding shares of redeemable Common Stock exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in the Trust Account.
On May 18, 2023, the Company received a second notice (the “May 18, 2023 Notice”) from Nasdaq, stating that the Company no longer satisfies the requirement to maintain a minimum of publicly held shares (the “PHS Requirement”) for continued listing on the Global Market, according to the number of publicly held shares reported on its Form 8-K for May 12, 2023. The Company was provided 45 calendar days, or until July 3, 2023, to submit a plan to Nasdaq to regain compliance with the PHS Requirement.
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MOUNTAIN CREST ACQUISITION CORP. V
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2024
(Unaudited)
On June 27, 2023, the Company received a third
notice from Nasdaq stating that the Company’s listed securities failed to maintain a minimum Market Value of Publicly Held Shares
(“MVPHS”) of $
On June 30, 2023, in response to Nasdaq’s May 18, 2023 Notice, the Company submitted a plan to Nasdaq to regain compliance with the PHS Requirement.
On July 18, 2023, the Company received a determination letter from Nasdaq advising it that the Nasdaq Staff has accepted the Company’s plan to regain compliance with the PHS Requirement provided that, on or before November 14, 2023, the Company must file with the SEC and Nasdaq a public document containing its current total shares outstanding and a beneficial ownership table in accordance with the SEC Proxy Rules. If the Company fails to file such public document by November 14, 2023, the Company may receive a notice that its securities will be delisted. In that case, the Company will have the opportunity to appeal that decision to a Listing Qualifications Panel.
As approved by its stockholders at the annual meeting held on August 21, 2023, the Company filed the No. 3 amendment to the Charter (a) to modify the terms and extend the Combination Period to November 16, 2024, provided that the Company deposits into the Trust Account an amount equal to $0.10 per outstanding Public Share for each three-month extension commencing on November 17, 2023 by revising paragraph E of Article Sixth of the Charter; (b) to eliminate the requirement to maintain $
In connection with the stockholders’ vote at the annual meeting of stockholders held by the Company on August 21, 2023, shares were tendered for redemption.
On October 23, 2023 the Company received approval (the “Approval”) from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department of the Nasdaq that the Company’s application to transfer the listing of its Common Stock, units and rights from the Global Market to the Capital Market has been approved. The Common Stock, units and rights will be transferred to the Capital Market at the opening of business on October 27, 2023. Common stock, units and rights will continue to trade under the symbols “MCAG,” “MCAGU” and “MCAGR,” respectively and trading of its Common Stock, units and rights will be unaffected by this transfer. The Capital Market operates in substantially the same manner as the Global Market, and listed companies must meet certain financial requirements and comply with Nasdaq’s corporate governance requirements.
As previously disclosed, the Company received
three letters from Nasdaq indicating the Company failed to comply with certain continued listing requirements for the Global Market, specifically
on: (i) April 3, 2023, the Company received a letter from Nasdaq stating that the Company’s listed securities failed to comply with
the $
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MOUNTAIN CREST ACQUISITION CORP. V
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2024
(Unaudited)
On October 25, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing its listing transfer to the Capital Market.
On November 9, 2023, the Company received a notice
from Nasdaq stating that the staff determined that the Company met all the continued listing standards to phase down, including the $
On December 13, 2023, the Company received a notice
from the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”), stating that the Company’s listed securities failed to comply with the
$
The Notice has no immediate effect on the listing
of the Company’s securities on Nasdaq and in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(C), the Company has been provided a
period of 180 calendar days, or until June 10, 2024, in which to regain compliance. In order to regain compliance, the MVLS of the Company
must close at $
On November 15, 2023, February 16, 2024, May 15,
2024 and August 15, 2024 the Company deposited $
On July 18, 2024, the Company received a notice (the “Notice”) from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that, because the Company is delinquent in filing its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, the Company no longer complies with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the “Listing Rule”), which requires companies with securities listed on Nasdaq to timely file all required periodic reports with the SEC. The Notice has no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s common stock, units or rights on the Nasdaq Capital Market. In accordance with Nasdaq’s listing rules, the Company has 60 calendar days, or until September 2, 2024, after the Notice to submit a plan of compliance (the “Plan”) to Nasdaq addressing how the Company intends to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s listing rules, and Nasdaq has the discretion to grant the Company up to 180 calendar days from the due date of the Form 10-K, or October 14, 2024, to regain compliance.
On September 11, 2024, the Company received a letter from Nasdaq that stated based on the August 26, 2024 filing of the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, the Staff has determined the Company complies with the Listing Rule and that the matter is now closed.
On September 13, 2024, the Company filed the Q1 10-Q with the SEC. Then on September 16, 2024, the Company submitted a letter to Nasdaq setting forth the Company’s plan to regain compliance with the Listing Rule. The Company also requested the Staff to provide an exception, to October 14, 2024, to allow the Company to regain compliance with the Listing Rule.
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MOUNTAIN CREST ACQUISITION CORP. V
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2024
(Unaudited)
If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the Company 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 earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay taxes, divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining stockholders and the Company’s board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) to the Company’s obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.
The Sponsor has agreed to waive its liquidation rights with respect to the Private Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. However, if the Sponsor or any of its respective affiliates acquire Public Shares after the Initial Public Offering, such Public Shares will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. The underwriters have agreed to waive their rights to their deferred underwriting commission (see Note 6) held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the other funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the assets remaining available for distribution will be less than the Initial Public Offering price per Unit ($10.00).
In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsor has agreed to be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a vendor for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amounts in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (i) $10.00 per Public Share and (ii) the actual amount per Public Share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account, if less than $10.00 per Public Share due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, less taxes payable, provided that such liability will not apply to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to the monies held in the Trust Account nor will it apply to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of Initial Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Moreover, in the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers, prospective target businesses or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account.
Risks and 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.
In February 2022, the Russian Federation and Belarus commenced a military action with the country of Ukraine. As a result of this action, various nations, including the United States, have instituted economic sanctions against the Russian Federation and Belarus. Separately, in October 2023, Israel and certain Iranian-backed Palestinian forces began an armed conflict in Israel, the Gaza Strip, and surrounding areas, which threatens to spread to other Middle Eastern countries including Lebanon and Iran. The impact of these conflicts and related sanctions on the world economy are not determinable as of the date of these financial statements. The specific impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows is also not determinable as of the date of these financial statements.
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MOUNTAIN CREST ACQUISITION CORP. V
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2024
(Unaudited)
On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IR Act”) was signed into federal law. The IR Act provides for, among other things, a new U.S. federal 1% excise tax on certain repurchases (including redemptions) of stock by publicly traded domestic (i.e., U.S.) corporations and certain domestic subsidiaries of publicly traded foreign corporations. The excise tax is imposed on the repurchasing corporation itself, not its shareholders from which shares are repurchased. The amount of the excise tax is generally 1% of the fair market value of the shares repurchased at the time of the repurchase. However, for purposes of calculating the excise tax, repurchasing corporations are permitted to net the fair market value of certain new stock issuances against the fair market value of stock repurchases during the same taxable year. In addition, certain exceptions apply to the excise tax. The U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) has been given authority to provide regulations and other guidance to carry out and prevent the abuse or avoidance of the excise tax. The IR Act applies only to repurchases that occur after December 31, 2022.
Any redemption or other repurchase that occurs after December 31, 2022, in connection with a Business Combination, extension vote or otherwise, may be subject to the excise tax. Whether and to what extent the Company would be subject to the excise tax in connection with a Business Combination, extension vote or otherwise would depend on a number of factors, including (i) the fair market value of the redemptions and repurchases in connection with the Business Combination, extension or otherwise, (ii) the structure of a Business Combination, (iii) the nature and amount of any “PIPE” or other equity issuances in connection with a Business Combination (or otherwise issued not in connection with a Business Combination but issued within the same taxable year of a Business Combination) and (iv) the content of regulations and other guidance from the Treasury. In addition, because the excise tax would be payable by the Company and not by the redeeming holder, the mechanics of any required payment of the excise tax have not been determined. The foregoing could cause a reduction in the cash available on hand to complete a Business Combination and in the Company’s ability to complete a Business Combination.
On May 12, 2023, the Company’s stockholders elected to redeem shares for a total of $. On August 21, 2023, the Company’s stockholders elected to redeem shares for a total of $. The Company evaluated the classification and accounting of the share/ stock redemption under ASC 450, “Contingencies”. ASC 450 states that when a loss contingency exists the likelihood that the future event(s) will confirm the loss or impairment of an asset or the incurrence of a liability can range from probable to remote. A contingent liability must be reviewed at each reporting period to determine appropriate treatment. The Company evaluated the current status and probability of completing a Business Combination as of June 30, 2024 and concluded that it is probable that a contingent liability should be recorded. As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company recorded $
Going Concern
In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” the Company has until November 16, 2024 to consummate the proposed Business Combination, provided that the Company deposits into the Trust Account an amount equal to $ per outstanding Public Share for each three-month extension commencing on November 17, 2023. It is uncertain that the Company will be able to consummate the proposed Business Combination by this time. If a Business Combination is not consummated by this date, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution of the Company. Management has determined that the liquidity condition and mandatory liquidation, should a Business Combination not occur, and potential subsequent dissolution, raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate after November 16, 2024. The Company intends to complete the proposed Business Combination before the mandatory liquidation date. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to consummate any Business Combination by November 16, 2024.
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MOUNTAIN CREST ACQUISITION CORP. V
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2024
(Unaudited)
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of June 30, 2024, the Company had $
In addition, 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 working capital loans, as defined below (see Note 5). To date, there were no amounts outstanding under any working capital loans.
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.
On February 15, 2023, the Company issued a non-interest bearing, unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $
On March 31, 2023, the Company and UHY Advisors/UHY
LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, entered into an unsecured promissory note for services rendered
and unpaid in the principal sum of one hundred eight thousand one dollars and ninety cents ($108,001), plus interest applied monthly
on any un-paid balance at the rate of eight (8%) percent per year until such sum is fully paid. On August 21, 2023, the Company
and UHY Advisors/UHY LLP extended the due date of promissory note to October 31, 2023. If $
On May 16, 2023, the Company and the Sponsor entered into an amendment to the Note, pursuant to which the Note and the forgiveness term was extended from May 16, 2023 to November 16, 2024. On September 13, 2023, as approved by the Company’s audit committee, the Company entered into a note conversion agreement (the “Note Conversion Agreement”) with the Sponsor, to convert the Note into shares of the Company’s Common Stock. Accordingly, the Company satisfied the Note in exchange for the issuance of shares of Common Stock (Note 6).
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MOUNTAIN CREST ACQUISITION CORP. V
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2024
(Unaudited)
On October 30, 2023, the Company issued an
unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount up to $
On April 3, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured
promissory note in the aggregate principal amount up to $
On April 19, 2024, as approved by the Company’s
audit committee, the Company entered into a note conversion agreement (the “Note Conversion Agreement”) with the Sponsor,
to convert the Principal Amount due under the Notes into
As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were $
On April 30, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured
promissory note in the aggregate principal amount up to $
On August 14, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured
promissory note in the aggregate principal amount up to $
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MOUNTAIN CREST ACQUISITION CORP. V
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2024
(Unaudited)
NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X of the SEC. Certain information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of a normal recurring nature, which are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented.
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2023, as filed with the SEC on August 26, 2024. The interim results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2024 or for any future periods.
Emerging Growth Company
The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2024
(Unaudited)
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. 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 statements and the reported amounts of 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. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. At June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had
Investment Held in Trust Account
The Company’s portfolio of investments held in the Trust Account is comprised of investments in money market funds and generally have a readily determinable fair value, or a combination thereof. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of these securities are included in interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account in the accompanying statements of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in the Trust Account are determined using available market information.
Interest income earned on these investments is fully reinvested into the Investments held in the Trust Account and therefore considered as an adjustment to reconcile net profit/(loss) to net cash used in operating activities in the Statements of Cash Flows. Such interest income reinvested will be used to redeem all or a portion of the ordinary shares upon the completion of Business Combination.
Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption
The Company accounts for its Common Stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Common stock subject to mandatory redemption is classified as a liability instrument and is measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable Common Stock (including Common Stock that features 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, Common Stock is classified as stockholders’ equity. The Company’s Common Stock features certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events.
In connection with the stockholders’ vote at the special meetings of stockholders held by the Company on December 20, 2022, May 12, 2023 and August 21, 2023, , and shares of Common Stock were tendered for redemption, respectively.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2024
(Unaudited)
Accordingly, at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, shares of Common Stock subject to possible redemption is presented at redemption value of $and $, respectively, as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ deficit section of the Company’s balance sheets.
At June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Common Stock reflected in the balance sheets are reconciled in the following table:
| Scheduled of Common Stock subject to possible redemption | ||||
| Gross proceeds | $ | |||
| Less: | ||||
| Allocation of offering costs related to redeemable shares | ( |
) | ||
| Proceeds allocated to Public Rights | ( |
) | ||
| Redemptions of Common stock on December 20, 2022 | ( |
) | ||
| Plus: | ||||
| Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | ||||
| Common stock subject to possible redemption, December 31, 2022 | $ | |||
| Less: | ||||
| Redemptions of Common Stock on May 10, 2023 and August 21, 2023 | ( |
) | ||
| Plus: | ||||
| Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | ||||
| Common stock subject to possible redemption, December 31, 2023 | ||||
| Plus: | ||||
| Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | ||||
| Common stock subject to possible redemption, June 30, 2024 | $ |
Offering Costs
Offering costs consisted of legal, accounting and other expenses incurred through the Initial Public Offering that were directly related to the Initial Public Offering. Offering costs were allocated to the separable financial instruments issued in the Initial Public Offering based on a relative fair value basis, compared to total proceeds received. Offering costs associated with the Common Stock issued were initially charged to temporary equity and then accreted to Common Stock subject to redemption upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering. Offering costs amounted to $
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MOUNTAIN CREST ACQUISITION CORP. V
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2024
(Unaudited)
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” ASC 740, Income Taxes, requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the unaudited condensed financial statements 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. As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company’s deferred tax asset had a full valuation allowance recorded against it.
ASC 740-270-25-2 requires that an annual effective
tax rate be determined and such annual effective rate applied to year to date income in interim periods under ASC 740-270-30-5. The Company’s
effective tax rate was
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 recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. There were
The Company has identified the United States as its only “major” tax jurisdiction. The Company is subject to income taxation by major taxing authorities since inception. These examinations may include questioning the timing and amount of deductions, the nexus of income among various tax jurisdictions and compliance with federal and state tax laws. The Company’s management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months.
The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC 260, Earnings Per Share. The statement of operations includes a presentation of loss per redeemable public share and loss per non-redeemable share following the two-class method of loss per share. In order to determine the net loss attributable to both the public redeemable shares and non-redeemable shares, the Company first considered the total loss allocable to both sets of shares. This is calculated using the total net loss less any dividends paid. For purposes of calculating net loss per share, any remeasurement of the accretion to redemption value of the redeemable shares subject to possible redemption was considered to be dividends paid to the public stockholders. Subsequent to calculating the total loss allocable to both sets of shares, the Company split the amount to be allocated using a ratio of % for the redeemable Public Shares and % for the non-redeemable shares for period ended June 30, 2024, reflective of the respective participation rights.
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MOUNTAIN CREST ACQUISITION CORP. V
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2024
(Unaudited)
The earnings per share presented in the statements of operations is based on the following:
| Schedule of earning per share | ||||||||||||||||
| For the three months ended June 30, | For the six months ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Accretion of temporary equity to redemption value | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Net loss including accretion of temporary equity to redemption value | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Schedule of basic and diluted net loss per share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| For the Three Months Ended June 30, | For the Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Redeemable | Non-redeemable | Redeemable | Non-redeemable | Redeemable | Non-redeemable | Redeemable | Non-redeemable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Numerator: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allocation of net loss including accretion of temporary equity | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Accretion of temporary equity to redemption value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allocation of net income (loss) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Denominator: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average shares outstanding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
As of June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company did not have any dilutive securities and other contracts that could, potentially, be exercised or converted into common shares and then share in the Company’s earnings. As a result, diluted loss per share is the same as basic loss per share for the periods presented.
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MOUNTAIN CREST ACQUISITION CORP. V
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2024
(Unaudited)
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash accounts in a financial institution, which, at times, may exceed the Federal Depository Insurance Coverage of $
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities approximates the carrying amounts represented in the balance sheets, primarily due to their short-term nature.
Recent Accounting Standards
In August 2020, the FASB issued 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. As a smaller reporting company, ASU 2020-06 is effective December 1, 2024 for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and should be applied on a full or modified retrospective basis, with early adoption permitted beginning on January 1, 2021. The Company adopted ASU 2020-06 on January 1, 2023. The adoption of ASU 2020-06 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements and disclosures.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (ASU 2023-09), which requires disclosure of incremental income tax information within the rate reconciliation and expanded disclosures of income taxes paid, among other disclosure requirements. ASU 2023-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The Company’s management does not believe the adoption of ASU 2023-09 will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
The Company’s 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.
NOTE 3. INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING
Pursuant to the Initial Public Offering, the Company sold Units, at a purchase price of $ per Unit. Each Unit consisted of one share of Common Stock and one right (“Public Right”). Each Public Right entitled the holder to receive one-tenth of one share of Common Stock at the closing of a Business Combination (see Note 7). On November 18, 2021, the underwriters fully exercised their over-allotment option, resulting in an additional Units issued for an aggregate amount of $
In connection with the stockholders’ vote at the special meetings of stockholders held by the Company on December 20, 2022, May 12, 2023 and August 21, 2023, , and shares of Common Stock were tendered for redemption, respectively.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2024
(Unaudited)
NOTE 4. PRIVATE PLACEMENT
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, on November 16, 2021, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of Private Units at a price of $ per Private Unit, for an aggregate purchase price of $
NOTE 5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Founder Shares
On April 8, 2021, the Company issued shares of Common Stock (the “Insider Shares”) to the Sponsor for an aggregate purchase price of $. The Insider Shares include an aggregate of up to 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 Initial Public Offering (assuming the Sponsor does not purchase any Public Shares in the Initial Public Offering and excluding the Private Shares). In connection with the increase in the size of the offering, on November 2, 2021, the company declared a 20% stock dividend on each insider share thereby increasing the number of issued and outstanding Insider Shares to , including up to an aggregate of shares of Common Stock subject to forfeiture by our insiders to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option is not exercised in full or in part. The stock dividend was considered in substance a recapitalization transaction, which was recorded and presented retroactively. As a result of the underwriters’ election to fully exercise their over-allotment option on November 18, 2021, no Insider Shares are currently subject to forfeiture.
Administrative Support Agreement
The Company agreed, commencing on
November 12, 2021, to pay the Sponsor, affiliates, or advisors a total of up to $
Promissory Notes — Related Parties
On April 9, 2021, the Sponsor agreed to loan the
Company an aggregate of up to $
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MOUNTAIN CREST ACQUISITION CORP. V
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2024
(Unaudited)
On October 30, 2023, the Company issued
an unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount up to $
On April 3, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured
promissory note in the aggregate principal amount up to $
On April 19, 2024, as approved by the Company’s
audit committee, the Company entered into a note conversion agreement (the “Note Conversion Agreement”) with the Sponsor,
to convert the Principal Amount due under the Notes into
As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there
were $
On April 30, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured
promissory note in the aggregate principal amount up to $
On August 14, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured
promissory note in the aggregate principal amount up to $
Related Party Loans
In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor, an affiliate of the Sponsor, or the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds from time to time or at any time, as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). Each Working Capital Loan would be evidenced by a promissory note. The Working Capital Loans would either be paid upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the holder’s discretion, up to $
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MOUNTAIN CREST ACQUISITION CORP. V
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2024
(Unaudited)
On February 15, 2023, the Company issued a non-interest bearing, unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $
On September 13, 2023, as approved by the Company’s audit committee, the Company entered into the Note Conversion Agreement with the Sponsor, to convert the Note into shares of the Company’s Common Stock. Accordingly, the Company satisfied the Note in exchange for the issuance of shares of Common Stock (Note 6).
As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were
NOTE 6. COMMITMENTS & CONTINGENCIES
Professional Fee
The Company paid legal counsel a retainer of $
The Company entered into an agreement with its legal counsel relating to Business Combination services.
Underwriting Agreement
The Company paid an underwriting fee of $
The underwriters are entitled to a deferred fee of $
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MOUNTAIN CREST ACQUISITION CORP. V
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2024
(Unaudited)
Representative Shares
Business Combination Agreement
On August 29, 2024, the Company entered into that certain Business Combination Agreement (as may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “BCA”), by and between the Company and CUBEBIO Co., Ltd., a corporation (“chusik hoesa”) organized under the laws of Korea (the “CUBEBIO”), pursuant to which the following transactions will occur: (1) CHL SPAC Merger Sub, Inc., a corporation to be formed in Delaware (the “SPAC Merger Sub”), will be merged with and into the Company with the Company being the surviving entity (the “SPAC Merger”) as a direct wholly owned subsidiary of CubeBio Holdings Limited, an exempted company to be formed in the Cayman Islands (“PubCo”), and (b) all shareholders of CUBEBIO shall transfer their respective common shares (the “CUBEBIO Common Shares”) to CHL Korea Exchange Sub, Ltd., a corporation (“chusik hoesa”) to be organized under the laws of Korea (the “Exchange Sub”), in exchange for the right to receive PubCo Ordinary Shares (as defined in the BCA) (the “Share Swap” and collectively with the SPAC Merger the “Business Combination”). Following the closing of the Business Combination, PubCo expects the PubCo Ordinary Shares to be listed and traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market. All capitalized terms used herein and not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the BCA.
Consideration
At the closing of the SPAC Merger (the “Merger Effective Time”), by virtue of the SPAC Merger, each SPAC Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time (except for shares being cancelled pursuant to Section 3.1(b) of the BCA and assuming consummation of the Unit Separation) shall be converted into and shall for all purposes represent only the right to receive one issued, fully paid and non-assessable PubCo Ordinary Share.
At or immediately before the closing of the Business Combination, by virtue of the Share Swap, the right to each CUBEBIO Common Share held by Swapping Shareholders shall be converted into and shall for all purposes represent only the right to receive a number of validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable PubCo Ordinary Shares equal to the CUBEBIO Exchange Ratio, which shall be an amount obtained by dividing (i) the number of PubCo Ordinary Shares equal to the quotient of the $
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MOUNTAIN CREST ACQUISITION CORP. V
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2024
(Unaudited)
The Closing
The Company and CUBEBIO have agreed that the closing of the Business Combination (the “Closing”) shall occur no later than the date that is the earlier of (i) May 15, 2025 or (ii) the date by which the Company must consummate its initial business combination under its Governing Documents, which may be amended pursuant to Section 8.2 of the BCA, which provides that if, on or before October 1, 2024, the Proxy Clearance Date has not occurred, and BCA has not otherwise been terminated in accordance with its terms, the Company shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC a proxy statement pursuant to which it will seek approval to extend the time period for SPAC to consummate its initial business combination under its Governing Documents for up to six (6) months to at least May 15, 2025, at the sole option of the Company, unless the closing of such business combination has been consummated (the “Outside Date”).
Representations and Warranties
In the BCA, CUBEBIO makes certain representations and warranties (with certain exceptions set forth in the disclosure schedule to the BCA) relating to, among other things: (a) proper corporate existence and power of CUBEBIO and its subsidiaries (together, the “CUBEBIO Parties”) and similar corporate matters; (b) subsidiaries of CUBEBIO, (c) capitalization, (d) authorization, execution, delivery and enforceability of the BCA and other Transaction Agreements; (c) consents, required approvals and non-contravention; (d) financial statements, (e) liabilities, (f) absence of certain events, (g) litigation, (h) employee benefits, (i) labor matters, (j) title to properties, (k) taxes, (l) environmental matters, (m) brokers and third party expenses, (n) intellectual property, (o) material contracts, (p) insurance, (q) interested party transactions, (r) information supplied, (s) anti-bribery and anti-corruption compliance, (t) international trade, sanctions and anti-money laundering matters (u) board approval and shareholder vote, (v) CUBEBIO’s products and (w) disclaimer of other representations and warranties.
The Company also makes certain representations and warranties relating to, among other things: (a) organization, qualification and standing; (b) capitalization, (c) authorization, execution, delivery and enforceability of the BCA and other Transaction Documents; (c) consents and non-contravention, (d) approvals, (e) MCAG SEC reports and financial statements (f) absence of certain events, (g) litigation, (h) business activities, (i) MCAG contracts, (j) MCAG listing, (k) trust account, (l) taxes, (m) information supplied, (n) employee benefits, (o) board approval and shareholder vote, (p) Investment Act and JOBS Act, (q) affiliate transactions, (r) brokers and (s) disclaimer of other representations and warranties.
Vendor Liability and Note Conversion Agreement
On September 13, 2023, the Company entered into four separate vendor liability conversion agreements (the “Vendor Liability Conversion Agreements”) with four of the Company’s vendors. Pursuant to the Vendor Liability Conversion Agreements, an aggregate of $
On February 15, 2023, the Company issued a non-interest bearing, unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2024
(Unaudited)
Pursuant to the Vendor Liability Conversion Agreements and the Note Conversion Agreement, the vendors and the Sponsor have (i) one demand registration of the sale of such shares at the Company’s expense, and (ii) unlimited “piggyback” registration rights, both for a period of five (5) years after the closing of the Company’s initial Business Combination at the Company’s expense.
On October 30, 2023, the Company issued an
unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount up to $
On April 19, 2024, as approved by the Company’s
audit committee, the Company entered into a note conversion agreement (the “Note Conversion Agreement”) with the Sponsor,
to convert the Principal Amount due under the Notes into
On April 20, 2024, an aggregate of
NOTE 7. STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Common Stock
The Company is authorized to issue shares of Common Stock with a par value of $ per share. At May 27, 2021, there were shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding, of which up to an aggregate of shares are subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option is not exercised in full so that the Sponsor will own 20% of the issued and outstanding shares after the Initial Public Offering (assuming the Sponsor does not purchase any Public Shares in the Initial Public Offering and excluding the Private Shares). In connection with the increase in the size of the offering, on November 2, 2021, the Company declared a 20% stock dividend on each insider share thereby increasing the number of issued and outstanding Insider Shares to , including up to an aggregate of shares of Common Stock subject to forfeiture by our insiders to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option is not exercised in full or in part. According to ASC 260-10-55, the stock dividend was considered in substance a recapitalization transaction, which was recorded and presented retroactively.
As a result of the underwriters’ election to fully exercise their over-allotment option on November 18, 2021, no Insider Shares are currently subject to forfeiture. At June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were and shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding, excluding of Common Stock subject to possible redemption which are presented as temporary equity, respectively.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2024
(Unaudited)
Rights
Except in cases where the Company is not the surviving company in a Business Combination, each holder of a Public Right will automatically receive one-tenth (1/10) of one share of Common Stock upon consummation of a Business Combination, even if the holder of a Public Right converted all shares held by him, her or it in connection with a Business Combination or an amendment to the Company’s Charter with respect to its pre-Business Combination activities. In the event that the Company will not be the surviving company upon completion of a Business Combination, each holder of a Public Right will be required to affirmatively convert his, her or its rights in order to receive the one-tenth (1/10) of a share underlying each Public Right upon consummation of the Business Combination.
The Company will not issue fractional shares in connection with an exchange of Public Rights. Fractional shares will either be rounded down to the nearest whole share or otherwise addressed in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law. As a result, the holders of the Public Rights must hold rights in multiples of 10 in order to receive shares for all of the holders’ rights upon closing of a Business Combination.
NOTE 8. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities reflects management’s estimate of amounts that the Company would have received in connection with the sale of the assets or paid in connection with the transfer of the liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In connection with measuring the fair value of its assets and liabilities, the Company seeks to maximize the use of observable inputs (market data obtained from independent sources) and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs (internal assumptions about how market participants would price assets and liabilities). 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 prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. An active market for an asset or liability is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. |
| Level 2: | Observable inputs other than Level 1 inputs. Examples of Level 2 inputs include quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities and quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active. |
| Level 3: | Unobservable inputs based on our assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. |
The Company classifies its securities in the Trust Account that are invested in funds, such as Mutual Funds or Money Market Funds, that primarily invest in U.S. Treasury and equivalent securities as Trading Securities in accordance with ASC Topic 320 “Investments–Debt and Equity Securities. Trading Securities are recorded at fair market value on the accompanying balance sheets.
At June 30, 2024, assets held in the Trust Account were comprised of $
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2024
(Unaudited)
At December 31, 2023, assets held in the Trust Account were comprised of $
The following table presents information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
| Scheduled of fair value measurements | |||||||||
| Trading Securities | Level | Fair Value | |||||||
| June 30, 2024 | Investments held in Trust Account - Mutual Fund | 1 | $ | ||||||
| December 31, 2023 | Investments held in Trust Account - Mutual Fund | 1 | $ | ||||||
NOTE 9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date up to the date that the unaudited condensed financial statements were issued. Based upon this review, other than as described below, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the unaudited condensed financial statements.
On July 18, 2024, the Company received a notice (the “Notice”) from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that, because the Company is delinquent in filing its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, the Company no longer complies with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the “Listing Rule”), which requires companies with securities listed on Nasdaq to timely file all required periodic reports with the SEC. The Notice has no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s common stock, units or rights on the Nasdaq Capital Market. In accordance with Nasdaq’s listing rules, the Company has 60 calendar days, or until September 2, 2024, after the Notice to submit a plan of compliance (the “Plan”) to Nasdaq addressing how the Company intends to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s listing rules, and Nasdaq has the discretion to grant the Company up to 180 calendar days from the due date of the Form 10-K, or October 14, 2024, to regain compliance. On September 11, 2024, the Company received a letter from Nasdaq that stated based on the August 26, 2024 filing of the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, the Staff has determined the Company complies with the Listing Rule and that the matter is now closed. On September 13, 2024, the Company filed the Q1 10-Q with the SEC. Then on September 16, 2024, the Company submitted a letter to Nasdaq setting forth the Company’s plan to regain compliance with the Listing Rule. The Company also requested the Staff to provide an exception, to October 14, 2024, to allow the Company to regain compliance with the Listing Rule.
On
August 14, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount up to $
Business Combination Agreement
On August 29, 2024, the Company entered into that certain Business Combination Agreement (as may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “BCA”), by and between the Company and CUBEBIO Co., Ltd., a corporation (“chusik hoesa”) organized under the laws of Korea (the “CUBEBIO”), pursuant to which the following transactions will occur: (1) CHL SPAC Merger Sub, Inc., a corporation to be formed in Delaware (the “SPAC Merger Sub”), will be merged with and into the Company with the Company being the surviving entity (the “SPAC Merger”) as a direct wholly owned subsidiary of CubeBio Holdings Limited, an exempted company to be formed in the Cayman Islands (“PubCo”), and (b) all shareholders of CUBEBIO shall transfer their respective common shares (the “CUBEBIO Common Shares”) to CHL Korea Exchange Sub, Ltd., a corporation (“chusik hoesa”) to be organized under the laws of Korea (the “Exchange Sub”), in exchange for the right to receive PubCo Ordinary Shares (as defined in the BCA) (the “Share Swap” and collectively with the SPAC Merger the “Business Combination”). Following the closing of the Business Combination, PubCo expects the PubCo Ordinary Shares to be listed and traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market. All capitalized terms used herein and not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the BCA.
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MOUNTAIN CREST ACQUISITION CORP. V
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2024
(Unaudited)
Consideration
At the closing of the SPAC Merger (the “Merger Effective Time”), by virtue of the SPAC Merger, each SPAC Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time (except for shares being cancelled pursuant to Section 3.1(b) of the BCA and assuming consummation of the Unit Separation) shall be converted into and shall for all purposes represent only the right to receive one issued, fully paid and non-assessable PubCo Ordinary Share.
At or immediately before the closing of the Business Combination, by virtue of the Share Swap, the right to each CUBEBIO Common Share held by Swapping Shareholders shall be converted into and shall for all purposes represent only the right to receive a number of validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable PubCo Ordinary Shares equal to the CUBEBIO Exchange Ratio, which shall be an amount obtained by dividing (i) the number of PubCo Ordinary Shares equal to the quotient of the $
The Closing
The Company and CUBEBIO have agreed that the closing of the Business Combination (the “Closing”) shall occur no later than the date that is the earlier of (i) May 15, 2025 or (ii) the date by which the Company must consummate its initial business combination under its Governing Documents, which may be amended pursuant to Section 8.2 of the BCA, which provides that if, on or before October 1, 2024, the Proxy Clearance Date has not occurred, and BCA has not otherwise been terminated in accordance with its terms, the Company shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC a proxy statement pursuant to which it will seek approval to extend the time period for SPAC to consummate its initial business combination under its Governing Documents for up to six (6) months to at least May 15, 2025, at the sole option of the Company, unless the closing of such business combination has been consummated (the “Outside Date”).
Representations and Warranties
In the BCA, CUBEBIO makes certain representations and warranties (with certain exceptions set forth in the disclosure schedule to the BCA) relating to, among other things: (a) proper corporate existence and power of CUBEBIO and its subsidiaries (together, the “CUBEBIO Parties”) and similar corporate matters; (b) subsidiaries of CUBEBIO, (c) capitalization, (d) authorization, execution, delivery and enforceability of the BCA and other Transaction Agreements; (c) consents, required approvals and non-contravention; (d) financial statements, (e) liabilities, (f) absence of certain events, (g) litigation, (h) employee benefits, (i) labor matters, (j) title to properties, (k) taxes, (l) environmental matters, (m) brokers and third party expenses, (n) intellectual property, (o) material contracts, (p) insurance, (q) interested party transactions, (r) information supplied, (s) anti-bribery and anti-corruption compliance, (t) international trade, sanctions and anti-money laundering matters (u) board approval and shareholder vote, (v) CUBEBIO’s products and (w) disclaimer of other representations and warranties.
The Company also makes certain representations and warranties relating to, among other things: (a) organization, qualification and standing; (b) capitalization, (c) authorization, execution, delivery and enforceability of the BCA and other Transaction Documents; (c) consents and non-contravention, (d) approvals, (e) MCAG SEC reports and financial statements (f) absence of certain events, (g) litigation, (h) business activities, (i) MCAG contracts, (j) MCAG listing, (k) trust account, (l) taxes, (m) information supplied, (n) employee benefits, (o) board approval and shareholder vote, (p) Investment Act and JOBS Act, (q) affiliate transactions, (r) brokers and (s) disclaimer of other representations and warranties.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
References in this report (the “Quarterly Report”) to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. V. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “Sponsor” refer to Mountain Crest Global Holdings LLC. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Exchange Act that are not historical facts and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 10-Q including, without limitation, statements in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding the completion of the Proposed Business Combination (as defined below), the Company’s financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “seek” and variations and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, but reflect management’s current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements, including that the conditions of the Proposed Business Combination are not satisfied. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 26, 2024. The Company’s securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Overview
We are a blank check company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware on April 8, 2021 for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar Business Combination with one or more businesses. We intend to effectuate our Business Combination using cash from the proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Units, our capital stock, debt or a combination of cash, stock and debt.
We expect to continue 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.
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Recent Developments
On October 19, 2022, the Company entered into a Business Combination Agreement (as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”) with AUM Biosciences Pte. Ltd., a private company limited by shares incorporated in Singapore, with company registration 201810204D (“AUM”).
The Business Combination Agreement was subsequently amended on February 10, 2023, March 30, 2023 and April 19, 2023. On January 27, 2023, AUM Biosciences Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Holdco”), AUM Biosciences Subsidiary Pte. Ltd., a private company limited by shares incorporated in Singapore, with company registration number 202238778Z and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdco, and AUM Biosciences Delaware Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdco, executed a joinder agreement with the Company and AUM and joined the Business Combination Agreement as parties. The Business Combination Agreement would have provided, subject to its terms and conditions, for the initial business combination of the Company (the “Business Combination”). On May 22, 2023, the Company filed a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, as amended on May 24, 2023 to solicit its stockholders’ voting on the Business Combination Agreement, among other proposals, at a special meeting of stockholders scheduled to be held on June 23, 2023 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, or any postponement or adjournment. The proxy statement also provides that the Company’s stockholders may request to redeem his/her shares by submitting the request in writing to the Company’s transfer agent by June 21, 2023. On June 8, 2023, the Company received a termination notice from AUM. The Notice terminated the Business Combination Agreement as of June 8, 2023.
On October 23, 2023 the Company received approval (the “Approval”) from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department of the Nasdaq that the Company’s application to transfer the listing of its Common Stock, units and rights from The Nasdaq Global Market (the “Global Market”) to The Nasdaq Capital Market has been approved. The Common Stock, units and rights will be transferred to The Nasdaq Capital Market at the opening of business on October 27, 2023. Common stock, units and rights will continue to trade under the symbols “MCAG,” “MCAGU” and “MCAGR,” respectively and trading of its Common Stock, units and rights will be unaffected by this transfer. The Nasdaq Capital Market operates in substantially the same manner as the Global Market, and listed companies must meet certain financial requirements and comply with Nasdaq’s corporate governance requirements.
On October 30, 2023, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount up to $400,000 to the Company’s Sponsor. Pursuant to the note, the Sponsor agreed to loan to the Company an aggregate amount up to $400,000 that may be drawn down by the Company from time to time by written notice to the Sponsor. The aggregate amount advanced under the note is due payable by the Company on the earlier of: (i) the date on which Company consummates an initial Business Combination with a target business, or (ii) the date the Company liquidates if a Business Combination is not consummated. The note does not bear interest. In the event that the Company does not consummate a Business Combination, the note will be repaid only from amounts remaining outside of the Company’s trust account, if any. The proceeds of the note will be used by the Company for working capital purposes.
On November 9, 2023, the Company received a notice from Nasdaq stating that the staff determined that the Company met all the continued listing standards to phase down, including the $35,000,000 MVLS standard for The Nasdaq Capital Market. Accordingly, the Company has regained compliance with the Rule and this matter is now closed.
On November 15, 2023, the Company extended the period of time for the Company to complete a Business Combination (the “Combination Period”) from November 16, 2023 to February 16, 2024 by depositing $51,932 into its trust account.
On December 13, 2023, the Company received a notice from the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”), stating that the Company’s listed securities failed to comply with the $35,000,000 market value of listed securities (“MVLS”) requirement for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(2) based upon the Company’s MVLS for the 30 consecutive business days prior to the date of the Notice. On June 5, 2024, the Company received a notification letter from Nasdaq stating that for the last 10 consecutive business days, from May 21, 2024 to June 4, 2024, the Company’s MVLS has been $35,000,000 or greater. Accordingly, the Company has regained compliance with the MVLS Rule and this matter is now closed.
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On April 3, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount up to $300,000 (the “2024 Note”) to the Sponsor. Pursuant to the Note, the Sponsor agreed to loan to the Company an aggregate amount up to $300,000 that may be drawn down by the Company from time to time by written notice to the Sponsor. The aggregate amount advanced under the Note is due payable by the Company on the earlier of: (i) the date on which Company consummates an initial business combination with a target business, or (ii) the date the Company liquidates if a business combination is not consummated. The Note does not bear interest. In the event that the Company does not consummate a business combination, the Note will be repaid only from amounts remaining outside of the Company’s trust account, if any. The proceeds of the Note will be used by the Company for working capital purposes.
On April 19, 2024, as approved by the Company’s audit committee, the Company entered into a note conversion agreement (the “Note Conversion Agreement”) with the Sponsor, to convert the Principal Amount due under the Notes into 150,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”). Accordingly, the Company satisfied the Notes in exchange for the issuance of 150,000 shares of Common Stock. Pursuant to the Note Conversion Agreement, the Sponsor has (i) one demand registration of the sale of such shares at the Company’s expense, and (ii) unlimited “piggyback” registration rights, both for a period of five (5) years after the closing of the Company’s initial business combination at the Company’s expense.
On April 30, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount up to $300,000 (the “Note”) to the Sponsor. Pursuant to the Note, the Sponsor agreed to loan to the Company an aggregate amount up to $300,000 that may be drawn down by the Company from time to time by written notice to the Sponsor. The aggregate amount advanced under the Note is due payable by the Company on the earlier of: (i) the date on which Company consummates an initial business combination with a target business, or (ii) the date the Company liquidates if a business combination is not consummated. The Note does not bear interest. In the event that the Company does not consummate a business combination, the Note will be repaid only from amounts remaining outside of the Company’s trust account, if any. The proceeds of the Note will be used by the Company for working capital purposes.
On May 2, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing that it had entered into a non-binding term sheet, dated April 26, 2024, with CUBEBIO Co., Ltd., a Korea-based company (“CUBEBIO”), for a proposed business combination through which CUBEBIO plans to become a public company with its securities listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”).
On May 15, 2024 the Company deposited $51,932 to the Trust Account, extending the Combination Period from May 16, 2024 to August 16, 2024.
On April 30, 2024, UHY Advisors/UHY LLP has agreed to extinguish a total of $179,035 of liabilities (including $22,092 outstanding principal amount of the note) to UHY Advisors/UHY LLP and all interest accrued of $6,989 for a settlement amount of $160,000.
On June 5, 2024, the Company received a notification letter from Nasdaq stating that for the last 10 consecutive business days, from May 21, 2024 to June 4, 2024, the Company’s MVLS has been $35,000,000 or greater. Accordingly, the Company has regained compliance with the MVLS Rule and this matter is now closed.
As disclosed in a Form 12b-25 Notification of Late Filing filed by the Company on April 2, 2024, the Company is delayed in filing its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 (the “Form 10-K”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Also as disclosed in a Form 12b-25 Notification of Late Filing filed by the Company on May 15, 2024, the Company is delayed in filing its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 (the “Form 10-Q”) with the SEC. On July 18, 2024, the Company received a notice (the “Notice”) from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that, because the Company is delinquent in filing its Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, the Company no longer complies with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the “Listing Rule”), which requires companies with securities listed on Nasdaq to timely file all required periodic reports with the SEC. The Notice has no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s common stock, units or rights on the Nasdaq Capital Market. In accordance with Nasdaq’s listing rules, the Company has 60 calendar days, or until September 2, 2024, after the Notice to submit a plan of compliance (the “Plan”) to Nasdaq addressing how the Company intends to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s listing rules, and Nasdaq has the discretion to grant the Company up to 180 calendar days from the due date of the Form 10-K, or October 14, 2024, to regain compliance. The Company intends to file the Form 10-K and the Form 10-Q or to submit a compliance plan to Nasdaq and take the necessary steps to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s listing rules as soon as practicable, but in any case such plan to be submitted prior to September 2, 2024. While the Company can provide no assurances as to timing, the Company will continue to work diligently to complete and file the Form 10-K and the Form 10-Q as soon as practicable. On September 11, 2024, the Company received a letter from Nasdaq that stated based on the August 26, 2024 filing of the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, the Staff has determined the Company complies with the Listing Rule and that the matter is now closed. On September 13, 2024, the Company filed the Q1 10-Q with the SEC. Then on September 16, 2024, the Company submitted a letter to Nasdaq setting forth the Company’s plan to regain compliance with the Listing Rule. The Company also requested the Staff to provide an exception, to October 14, 2024, to allow the Company to regain compliance with the Listing Rule.
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On August 14, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount up to $500,000 (the “Note”) to the Sponsor. Pursuant to the Note, the Sponsor agreed to loan to the Company an aggregate amount up to $500,000 that may be drawn down by the Company from time to time by written notice to the Sponsor. The aggregate amount advanced under the Note is due payable by the Company on the earlier of: (i) the date on which Company consummates an initial business combination with a target business, or (ii) the date the Company liquidates if a business combination is not consummated. The Note does not bear interest. In the event that the Company does not consummate a business combination, the Note will be repaid only from amounts remaining outside of the Company’s trust account, if any. As of June 30, 2024, there was no outstanding amount under this August 2024 Note.
Business Combination Agreement
On August 29, 2024, the Company entered into that certain Business Combination Agreement (as may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “BCA”), by and between the Company and CUBEBIO Co., Ltd., a corporation (“chusik hoesa”) organized under the laws of Korea (the “CUBEBIO”), pursuant to which the following transactions will occur: (1) CHL SPAC Merger Sub, Inc., a corporation to be formed in Delaware (the “SPAC Merger Sub”), will be merged with and into the Company with the Company being the surviving entity (the “SPAC Merger”) as a direct wholly owned subsidiary of CubeBio Holdings Limited, an exempted company to be formed in the Cayman Islands (“PubCo”), and (b) all shareholders of CUBEBIO shall transfer their respective common shares (the “CUBEBIO Common Shares”) to CHL Korea Exchange Sub, Ltd., a corporation (“chusik hoesa”) to be organized under the laws of Korea (the “Exchange Sub”), in exchange for the right to receive PubCo Ordinary Shares (as defined in the BCA) (the “Share Swap” and collectively with the SPAC Merger the “Business Combination”). Following the closing of the Business Combination, PubCo expects the PubCo Ordinary Shares to be listed and traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market. All capitalized terms used herein and not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the BCA.
Consideration
At the closing of the SPAC Merger (the “Merger Effective Time”), by virtue of the SPAC Merger, each SPAC Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time (except for shares being cancelled pursuant to Section 3.1(b) of the BCA and assuming consummation of the Unit Separation) shall be converted into and shall for all purposes represent only the right to receive one issued, fully paid and non-assessable PubCo Ordinary Share.
At or immediately before the closing of the Business Combination, by virtue of the Share Swap, the right to each CUBEBIO Common Share held by Swapping Shareholders shall be converted into and shall for all purposes represent only the right to receive a number of validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable PubCo Ordinary Shares equal to the CUBEBIO Exchange Ratio, which shall be an amount obtained by dividing (i) the number of PubCo Ordinary Shares equal to the quotient of the $375,000,000 divided by $10.00 by (ii) the aggregate number of CUBEBIO Common Shares, the number of CUBEBIO Common Shares subject to such CUBEBIO Options and the number of CUBEBIO Common Shares subject to such CUBEBIO Warrants outstanding immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time.
The Closing
The Company and CUBEBIO have agreed that the closing of the Business Combination (the “Closing”) shall occur no later than the date that is the earlier of (i) May 15, 2025 or (ii) the date by which the Company must consummate its initial business combination under its Governing Documents, which may be amended pursuant to Section 8.2 of the BCA, which provides that if, on or before October 1, 2024, the Proxy Clearance Date has not occurred, and BCA has not otherwise been terminated in accordance with its terms, the Company shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC a proxy statement pursuant to which it will seek approval to extend the time period for SPAC to consummate its initial business combination under its Governing Documents for up to six (6) months to at least May 15, 2025, at the sole option of the Company, unless the closing of such business combination has been consummated (the “Outside Date”).
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Representations and Warranties
In the BCA, CUBEBIO makes certain representations and warranties (with certain exceptions set forth in the disclosure schedule to the BCA) relating to, among other things: (a) proper corporate existence and power of CUBEBIO and its subsidiaries (together, the “CUBEBIO Parties”) and similar corporate matters; (b) subsidiaries of CUBEBIO, (c) capitalization, (d) authorization, execution, delivery and enforceability of the BCA and other Transaction Agreements; (c) consents, required approvals and non-contravention; (d) financial statements, (e) liabilities, (f) absence of certain events, (g) litigation, (h) employee benefits, (i) labor matters, (j) title to properties, (k) taxes, (l) environmental matters, (m) brokers and third party expenses, (n) intellectual property, (o) material contracts, (p) insurance, (q) interested party transactions, (r) information supplied, (s) anti-bribery and anti-corruption compliance, (t) international trade, sanctions and anti-money laundering matters (u) board approval and shareholder vote, (v) CUBEBIO’s products and (w) disclaimer of other representations and warranties.
The Company also makes certain representations and warranties relating to, among other things: (a) organization, qualification and standing; (b) capitalization, (c) authorization, execution, delivery and enforceability of the BCA and other Transaction Documents; (c) consents and non-contravention, (d) approvals, (e) MCAG SEC reports and financial statements (f) absence of certain events, (g) litigation, (h) business activities, (i) MCAG contracts, (j) MCAG listing, (k) trust account, (l) taxes, (m) information supplied, (n) employee benefits, (o) board approval and shareholder vote, (p) Investment Act and JOBS Act, (q) affiliate transactions, (r) brokers and (s) disclaimer of other representations and warranties.
Results of Operations
We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities from April 8, 2021 (inception) through June 30, 2024 were organizational activities, those necessary to prepare for the Initial Public Offering, described below, and identifying a target company for a Business Combination. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our Business Combination. We generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on marketable securities held in the Trust Account. We incur expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses.
For the three months ended June 30, 2024, we had a net loss of $64,591, which consists of operating costs of $145,218, interest expenses of $347 and provision for income taxes of $20,115, offset by interest income on investment held in the Trust Account of $75,065 and forgiveness of debt of $26,024.
For the three months ended June 30, 2023, we had a net loss of $206,112, which consists of general and administrative expenses of $322,349, interest expense of $2,052 and provision for income taxes of $30,159, offset by interest earned on investments held in the Trust Account of $148,448.
For the six months ended June 30, 2024, we had a net loss of $90,128, which consists of operating costs of $228,987, interest expenses of $1,402 and provision for income taxes of $34,413, offset by interest income on investment held in the Trust Account of $148,650 and forgiveness of debt of $26,024.
For the six months ended June 30, 2023, we had a net loss of $249,448, which consists of general and administrative expenses of $540,579, interest expense of $2,052 and provision for income taxes of $72,662, offset by interest earned on investments held in the Trust Account of $365,845.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
On November 16, 2021, we consummated the Initial Public Offering of 6,000,000 Units and, with respect to the shares of Common Stock included in the Units sold, the Public Shares at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $60,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the sale of 205,000 Private Units at a price of $10.00 per Private Unit in a private placement to the Sponsor generating gross proceeds of $2,050,000.
On November 18, 2021, the underwriters fully exercised their over-allotment option, resulting in an additional 900,000 Units issued for an aggregate amount of $9,000,000. In connection with the underwriters’ full exercise of their over-allotment option, the Company also consummated the sale of an additional 18,000 Private Units at $10.00 per Private Unit, generating total proceeds of $180,000. A net total of $9,000,000 was deposited into the Trust Account, bringing the aggregate proceeds held in the Trust Account to $69,000,000.
Following the full exercise of the over-allotment option, and the sale of the Private Units, a total of $69,000,000 was placed in the Trust Account. We incurred transactions costs amounting to $5,090,361 consisting of $1,380,000 of underwriting fees, $2,070,000 of deferred underwriting fees and $1,640,361 of other offering costs.
For the six months ended June 30, 2024, cash used in operating activities was $488,261. Net loss of $90,128 was affected by interest earned on investments held in the Trust Account of $148,650 and forgiveness of debt of $26,024. Changes in operating assets and liabilities used $224,861 of cash for operating activities.
For the six months ended June 30, 2023, cash used in operating activities was $268,196. Net loss of $249,448 was affected by interest earned on investments held in the Trust Account of $365,845. Changes in operating assets and liabilities provided $347,097 of cash for operating activities.
As of June 30, 2024, we had marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $5,865,909 (including $436,351 of interest income) consisting of money market funds with a maturity of 185 days or less. Interest income on the balance in the Trust Account may be used by us to pay taxes. Through June 30, 2024, we have not withdrawn any of the interest earned on the Trust Account.
We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account (less income taxes payable), to complete our Business Combination. To the extent that our capital stock or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete our Business Combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.
As of June 30, 2024, we had cash of $21,087 held outside the Trust Account for general working capital purposes. In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor, or certain of our officers and directors or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we complete a Business Combination, we would repay such loaned amounts. In the event that a 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.
On February 15, 2023, the Company issued a non-interest bearing, unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $300,000 (the “Note”) to the Sponsor. Pursuant to the Note, the Sponsor loaned the Company an aggregate amount of $300,000 that is due and payable upon the Company’s consummation of an initial Business Combination with a target business. The Note will either be paid upon consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination, or, at the Sponsor’s discretion, converted upon consummation of the Company’s Business Combination into private units at a price of $10.00 per unit. The loan will be forgiven, except to the extent of any funds held outside of the trust account, by the Sponsor or its affiliates if the Company is unable to consummate an initial Business Combination during the Combination Period. On May 16, 2023, the Company and the Sponsor entered into an amendment to the Note, pursuant to which the Note and the forgiveness term was extended from May 16, 2023 to November 16, 2024. On September 13, 2023, as approved by the Company’s audit committee, the Company entered into a note conversion agreement with the Sponsor, to convert the Note into 75,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock. Accordingly, the Company satisfied the Note in exchange for the issuance of 75,000 shares of Common Stock.
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On March 31, 2023, the Company and UHY Advisors/UHY LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, entered into an unsecured promissory note for services rendered and unpaid in the principal sum of One Hundred Eight Thousand One Dollars and Ninety Cents ($108,001), plus interest applied monthly on any un-paid balance at the rate of eight (8%) percent per year until such sum is fully paid. On August 21, 2023, the Company and UHY Advisors/UHY LLP extended the due date of promissory note to October 31, 2023. If $102,877 is paid in full on this promissory note no later than October 31, 2023, all accrued finance charges on this promissory note will be forgiven. The promissory note is payable by the Company in advance without penalty. $5,125 of the balance was waived as agreed with UHY LLP. On November 6, 2023, the Company and UHY Advisors/UHY LLP further amended the promissory note by reducing the unpaid principal sum to $58,001 and extending the due date of the promissory note to January 31, 2024. On April 30, 2024, UHY Advisors/UHY LLP has agreed to extinguish a total of $179,035 of liabilities to UHY Advisors/UHY LLP and all interest accrued of $6,989 for a settlement amount of $160,000. As of June 30, 2024, there was $0 outstanding under this note. $0 of interest was accrued through June 30, 2024 which is presented as interest payable in the accompanying balance sheets.
On May 16, 2023, the Company and the Sponsor entered into an amendment to the Note, pursuant to which the Note and the forgiveness term was extended from May 16, 2023 to November 16, 2024. On September 13, 2023, as approved by the Company’s audit committee, the Company entered into a note conversion agreement (the “Note Conversion Agreement”) with the Sponsor, to convert the Note into 75,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock. Accordingly, the Company satisfied the Note in exchange for the issuance of 75,000 shares of Common Stock (Note 6).
On October 30, 2023, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount up to $400,000 (the “2023 Note”) to the Company’s Sponsor. Pursuant to the 2023 Note, the Sponsor agreed to loan to the Company an aggregate amount up to $400,000 that may be drawn down by the Company from time to time by written notice to the Sponsor. The aggregate amount advanced under the 2023 Note is due payable by the Company on the earlier of: (i) the date on which Company consummates an initial Business Combination with a target business, or (ii) the date the Company liquidates if a Business Combination is not consummated. The 2023 Note does not bear interest. In the event that the Company does not consummate a Business Combination, the Note will be repaid only from amounts remaining outside of the Company’s trust account, if any. The proceeds of the 2023 Note will be used by the Company for working capital purposes.
On April 3, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount up to $300,000 (the “2024 Note” and together with the 2023 Note, the “Notes”) to the Sponsor. Pursuant to the 2024 Note, the Sponsor agreed to loan to the Company an aggregate amount up to $300,000 that may be drawn down by the Company from time to time by written notice to the Sponsor. The aggregate amount advanced under the 2024 Note is due payable by the Company on the earlier of: (i) the date on which Company consummates an initial business combination with a target business, or (ii) the date the Company liquidates if a business combination is not consummated. The 2024 Note does not bear interest. In the event that the Company does not consummate a business combination, the 2024 Note will be repaid only from amounts remaining outside of the Company’s trust account, if any. The proceeds of the 2024 Note will be used by the Company for working capital purposes.
On April 19, 2024, as approved by the Company’s audit committee, the Company entered into a note conversion agreement (the “Note Conversion Agreement”) with the Sponsor, to convert the Principal Amount due under the Notes into 150,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) (See Note 6).
As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were $0 and $200,000 outstanding amounts under the Notes, respectively.
On April 30, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount up to $300,000 (the “April 2024 Note”) to the Sponsor. Pursuant to the April 2024 Note, the Sponsor agreed to loan to the Company an aggregate amount up to $300,000 that may be drawn down by the Company from time to time by written notice to the Sponsor. The aggregate amount advanced under the April 2024 Note is due payable by the Company on the earlier of: (i) the date on which Company consummates an initial business combination with a target business, or (ii) the date the Company liquidates if a business combination is not consummated. The April 2024 Note does not bear interest. In the event that the Company does not consummate a business combination, the April 2024 Note will be repaid only from amounts remaining outside of the Company’s trust account, if any. The proceeds of the April 2024 Note will be used by the Company for working capital purposes. As of June 30, 2024, there was $250,000 outstanding amounts under this April 2024 Note.
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On August 14, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount up to $500,000 (the “August 2024 Note”) to the Sponsor. Pursuant to the August 2024 Note, the Sponsor agreed to loan to the Company an aggregate amount up to $500,000 that may be drawn down by the Company from time to time by written notice to the Sponsor. The aggregate amount advanced under the August 2024 Note is due payable by the Company on the earlier of: (i) the date on which Company consummates an initial business combination with a target business, or (ii) the date the Company liquidates if a business combination is not consummated. The August 2024 Note does not bear interest. In the event that the Company does not consummate a business combination, the August 2024 Note will be repaid only from amounts remaining outside of the Company’s trust account, if any. As of June 30, 2024, there was no outstanding amount under this August 2024 Note.
If our estimate of the costs of identifying a target business, undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating a Business Combination are less than the actual amount necessary to do so, we may have insufficient funds available to operate our business prior to our Business Combination. Moreover, we may need to obtain additional financing either to complete our Business Combination or because we become obligated to redeem a significant number of our Public Shares upon consummation of our Business Combination, in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such Business Combination.
Going Concern
As of the date of the filing of this Quarterly report on form 10-Q, the Company extended the time it has to complete its initial Business Combination from February 16, 2024 to November 16, 2024 by depositing $51,932 each on February 16, 2024, May 15, 2024 and August 15, 2024 into its trust account.
We have until November 16, 2024 to consummate a Business Combination, provided that the Company deposits into the trust account an amount equal to $0.10 per outstanding Public Share for each three-month extension commencing on November 17, 2023. It is uncertain that we will be able to consummate a Business Combination by this time. If a Business Combination is not consummated by this date, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution. Management has determined that the liquidity condition and mandatory liquidation, should a Business Combination not occur, and potential subsequent dissolution raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should we be required to liquidate after November 16, 2024.
Off-Balance Sheet Financing Arrangements
We have no obligations, assets or liabilities, which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of June 30, 2024. 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.
Contractual Obligations
We do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities, other than an agreement to pay an affiliates, or advisors a total of up to $10,000 per month for office space, utilities, out of pocket expenses, and secretarial and administrative support. The arrangement will terminate upon the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination or its liquidation.
The underwriters are entitled to a deferred fee of $0.30 per unit, or $2,070,000 in the aggregate will be payable to the underwriters for deferred underwriting commissions. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
Critical Accounting 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:
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Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption
We account for our Common Stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Common stock subject to mandatory redemption is classified as a liability instrument and is measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable Common Stock (including Common Stock that features 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) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, Common Stock is classified as stockholders’ equity. Our Common Stock features certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of our control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, the Common Stock subject to possible redemption is presented as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ equity section of our balance sheets.
Net Loss per Common Share
We comply with accounting and disclosure requirements of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC 260, Earnings Per Share. The statement of operations include a presentation of loss per redeemable public share and loss per non-redeemable share following the two-class method of loss per share. In order to determine the net loss attributable to both the public redeemable shares and non-redeemable shares, we first considered the total loss allocable to both sets of shares. This is calculated using the total net loss less any dividends paid. For purposes of calculating net loss per share, any remeasurement of the accretion to redemption value of the common shares subject to possible redemption was considered to be dividends paid to our public stockholders. Subsequent to calculating the total loss allocable to both sets of shares, we split the amount to be allocated using a ratio of 16% for the Public Shares and 84% for the non-redeemable shares for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, reflective of the respective participation rights.
As of June 30, 2024, the Company did not have any dilutive securities and other contracts that could, potentially, be exercised or converted into common shares and then share in our earnings. As a result, diluted loss per share is the same as basic loss per share for the periods presented.
Recent Accounting Standards
In August 2020, the FASB issued 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. As a smaller reporting company, ASU 2020-06 is effective December 1, 2024 for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and should be applied on a full or modified retrospective basis, with early adoption permitted beginning on January 1, 2021. The Company adopted ASU 2020-06 on January 1, 2023. The adoption of ASU 2020-06 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements and disclosures.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (ASU 2023-09), which requires disclosure of incremental income tax information within the rate reconciliation and expanded disclosures of income taxes paid, among other disclosure requirements. ASU 2023-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The Company’s management does not believe the adoption of ASU 2023-09 will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on our financial statements.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Not required for smaller reporting companies.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including Dr. Suying Liu, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, Dr. Suying Liu, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2024. Based upon his evaluation, he concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15 € and 15d-15 € under the Exchange Act) were not effective.
During the audit of the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, management has identified material weaknesses in internal controls due to the restatements to our December 31, 2022, March 31, 2023, June 30, 2023 and September 30, 2023 financial statements (“restatements”) regarding the improper classification of the Investment held in Trust Account and Deferred underwriting fee payable as current asset and liability, respectively, in our financial statements and the errors in earnings (loss) per share. In addition, the material weaknesses identified in December 31, 2023 financial reporting includes improper recognition of an invoice received which is identified during the review of the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024.
Additionally, during the review of the Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2024, management has identified a material weakness in internal controls due to the Company’s inability to timely file the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, as well as the subsequent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024.
While we have processes to identify and appropriately apply applicable accounting requirements, we plan to continue to enhance our system of evaluating and implementing the accounting standards that apply to our financial statements, including through enhanced analyses by our personnel and third-party professionals with whom we consult regarding complex accounting applications. The elements of our remediation plan can only be accomplished over time, and we can offer no assurance that these initiatives will ultimately have the intended effects.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Other than as discussed above, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
None
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in this Quarterly Report are any of the risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on August 26, 2024. Any of these factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or results of operations. As of the date of this Quarterly Report, other than as described below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on August 26, 2024.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities, Use of Proceeds and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
In connection with the stockholders’ vote at the annual meeting of stockholders held by the Company on August 21, 2023, 9,653 shares were tendered for redemption.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
None
Item 5. Other Information
None
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Item 6. Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
| * | Filed herewith. |
| ** | Furnished herewith. |
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| MOUNTAIN CREST ACQUISITION CORP. V | ||
| Date: October 4, 2024 | By: | /s/ Suying Liu |
| Name: | Suying Liu | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer | |
| (Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||
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EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Suying Liu, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. V; |
| 2. | 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; |
| 3. | 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; |
| 4. | 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 |
| 5. | 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: October 4, 2024
| /s/ Suying Liu | |
| Suying Liu | |
| Chief Executive Officer | |
| (Principal Executive Officer) |
EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Suying Liu, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. V; |
| 2. | 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; |
| 3. | 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; |
| 4. | 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 |
| 5. | 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: October 4, 2024
| /s/ Suying Liu | |
| Suying Liu | |
| Chief Financial Officer | |
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. V (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2024, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Suying Liu, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:
| 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. |
Dated: October 4, 2024
| /s/ Suying Liu | |
| Suying Liu | |
| Chief Executive Officer | |
| (Principal Executive Officer) |
EXHIBIT 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. V (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2024, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Suying Liu, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:
| 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. |
Dated: October 4, 2024
| /s/ Suying Liu | |
| Suying Liu | |
| Chief Financial Officer | |
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |