UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2023

 

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                  to

 

Commission File Number: 001-41317

 
Lakeshore Acquisition II Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Cayman Islands   N/A
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

667 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, 10065
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)

 

(917) 327-9933
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Ordinary Shares   LBBB   THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET LLC
Warrants   LBBBW   THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET LLC
Rights   LBBBR   THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET LLC
Units   LBBBU   THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒  No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒  No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. 

 

 Large accelerated filer  Accelerated filer
 Non-accelerated filer  Smaller reporting company
   Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☒   No ☐

 

As of May 12, 2023 there were 6,374,089 ordinary shares, par value $0.0001, issued and outstanding.

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION 1
     
Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 1
   
  Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2023 and Audited Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2022 1
     
  Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022 2
     
  Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficit for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022 3
     
  Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022 4
     
  Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 5
     
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 20
     
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 26
     
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 26
     
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION 27
     
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 27
     
Item 1A. Risk Factors 27
     
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 27
     
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities 27
     
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 28
     
Item 5. Other Information 28
     
Item 6. Exhibits 28
     
SIGNATURES 29

 

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

LAKESHORE ACQUISITION II CORP.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

   March 31,   December 31, 
   2023   2022 
   Unaudited     
         
ASSETS        
Current assets        
Cash and cash equivalents  $73,728   $44,918 
Prepaid expenses   52,500    10,000 
Marketable securities held in trust account   43,300,983    71,043,126 
Total Current Assets   43,427,211    71,098,044 
Total Assets  $43,427,211   $71,098,044 
           
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT          
Notes payable — related party  $200,000   $
 
Short term loan   250,000    
 
Deferred underwriting fee payable   2,415,000    2,415,000 
Accrued expense — related party   
    5,323 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   338,222    321,943 
Total Current Liabilities   3,203,222    2,742,266 
Total Liabilities   3,203,222    2,742,266 
           
Commitments and contingencies   
 
    
 
 
           
Redeemable Ordinary Shares          
Ordinary share subject to possible redemption: 4,132,589 shares at redemption value of approximately $10.478 per share at March 31, 2023 and 6,900,000 shares at redemption value of approximately $10.296 per share at December 31, 2022, respectively   43,300,983    71,043,126 
           
Shareholders’ Deficit          
Ordinary share, $0.0001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 2,241,500 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively
   224    224 
Accumulated deficit   (3,077,218)   (2,687,572)
Total Shareholders’ Deficit   (3,076,994)   (2,687,348)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit  $43,427,211   $71,098,044 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited Condensed Consolidated financial statements.

 

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LAKESHORE ACQUISITION II CORP.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

   For The   For The 
   Three Months   Three Months 
   Ended
March 31,
   Ended
March 31,
 
   2023   2022 
Formation, general and administrative expenses  $139,646   $52,398 
Loss from operations   (139,646)   (52,398)
           
Other income          
Interest income on marketable securities held in trust account   715,531    5,016 
Net Income (Loss)  $575,885   $(47,382)
           
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding          
Redeemable ordinary shares-basic and diluted
   6,192,773    1,610,000 
Non-redeemable ordinary shares-basic and diluted
   2,241,500    1,845,517 
           
Basic and diluted net income or net loss per share          
Redeemable ordinary shares-basic and diluted
  $0.11   $4.09 
Non-redeemable ordinary shares-basic and diluted
  $(0.05)  $(3.59)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited Condensed Consolidated financial statements.

 

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LAKESHORE ACQUISITION II CORP.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficit

 

           Additional       Total 
   Ordinary   Shares   Paid-in   Accumulated   Shareholder ’ 
   Shares   Amount   Capital   Deficit   Deficit 
Balances, December 31, 2021   1,725,000   $173   $24,827   $(85,388)  $(60,388)
Issuance of public units   6,900,000    690    68,999,310    
    69,000,000 
Issuance of private units   351,500    35    3,514,965        3,515,000 
Issuance of representative shares   165,000    16    1,262,234        1,262,250 
Deduction of offering costs       
    (5,614,686)   
    (5,614,686)
Deduction for value of ordinary shares subject to redemption   (6,900,000)   (690)   (62,789,310)       (62,790,000)
Allocation of offering costs to ordinary shares subject to redemption       
    5,109,364    
    5,109,364 
Deduction for increases of carrying value of redeemable shares       
    (10,506,704)   (1,847,660)   (12,354,364)
Net loss       
    
    (47,382)   (47,382)
Balances, March 31, 2022   2,241,500   $224   $   $(1,980,430)  $(1,980,206)

 

           Additional       Total 
   Ordinary   Shares   Paid-in   Accumulated   Shareholder ’ 
   Shares   Amount   Capital   Deficit   Deficit 
Balances, December 31, 2022   2,241,500   $224   $
      —
   $(2,687,572)  $(2,687,348)
Deduction for increases of carrying value of redeemable shares               (965,531)   (965,531)
Net income               575,885    575,885 
Balances, March 31, 2023   2,241,500   $224   $   $(3,077,218)  $(3,076,994)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited Condensed Consolidated financial statements.

 

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LAKESHORE ACQUISITION II CORP.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

   For the   For the 
   Three Months   Three Months 
   Ended
March 31,
   Ended
March 31,
 
   2023   2022 
Cash flow from operating activities        
Net income (loss)  $575,885   $(47,382)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:          
Interest income earned in trust account   (715,531)   (5,016)
Change in operating assets and liabilities:          
Change in prepaid expenses   (42,500)   
 
Change in accrued expense — related party   (5,323)   
 
Change in accrued expense and other current liabilities   16,279    15,375 
Net cash used in operating activities   (171,190)   (37,023)
           
Cash flow from investing activities          
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities in trust account   28,707,673     
Cash deposited in trust account   (250,000)   (70,035,000)
Net cash provided (used) in investing activities   28,457,673    (70,035,000)
           
Cash flow from financing activities          
Proceeds from note payable to a related party   200,000    200,000 
Proceeds from short term loan   250,000    
 
Proceeds from issuance of public units   
    69,000,000 
Proceeds from issuance of private units (1)   
    3,015,000 
Payment for redemption of ordinary shares   (28,707,673)   
 
Payment of underwriting fee   
    (1,380,000)
Payment of other offering costs   
    (372,614)
Net cash (used) provided by financing activities   (28,257,673)   70,462,386 
           
Net change in cash   28,810    390,363 
Cash at beginning of period   44,918    65,790 
Cash at end of period  $73,728   $456,153 
           
Non-cash investing and financial activities:          
Note payable to a related party converted to subscription of private units   
    500,000 
Deferred underwriting commission charged to additional paid in capital   
    2,415,000 
Issuance of representative shares charged to additional paid in capital   
    1,262,250 
Initial value of public shares subject to possible redemption   
    62,790,000 
Reclassification of offering cost related to public shares   
    (5,109,364)
Subsequent measurement of public shares subject to possible redemption   965,531    12,354,364 

 

 

(1)On March 11, 2022, a total of $500,000 under promissory note payable to a related party was converted into part of the subscription of $3,515,000 private placement at a price of $10.00 per unit.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited Condensed Consolidated financial statements.

 

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LAKESHORE ACQUISITION II CORP.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 1 — Organization and Business Operations

 

Organization and General

 

Lakeshore Acquisition II Corp. (the “Company”) was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on February 19, 2021 as a blank check company whose objective is to acquire, through a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The Company’s efforts to identify a prospective target business will not be limited to any particular industry or geographic region except that according to the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, the Company will not effectuate its initial Business Combination with a company that is headquartered in the People’s Republic of China (“China”), the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China (“Hong Kong”) or the Macau Special Administrative Region of China (“Macau”) or conducts a majority of its operations in China, Hong Kong or Macau.

 

As of March 31, 2023, the Company had not yet commenced any operations and had not generated revenue. All activity for the period from February 19, 2021 (inception) through March 31, 2023 relates to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering (the “IPO”) described below and its effort in seeking a target business. The Company will not generate any operating revenue until after its initial business combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and cash equivalents from the proceeds derived from the IPO. The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year-end.

 

The Company’s sponsor is RedOne Investment Limited, a BVI limited liability company (the “sponsor”).

 

On August 1, 2022, LBBB Merger Corp. was incorporated under Delaware law as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and LBBB Merger Sub Inc. was incorporated under Delaware law as a wholly owned subsidiary of LBBB Merger Corp. Both of these two companies were incorporated for the purpose of effecting its initial business combination and will not have any activities before the closing of the business combination (as described below in “Business Combination” in Note 1).

 

Financing

 

The registration statement for the Company’s IPO (as described in Note 3) was declared effective on March 8, 2022 (the “Effective Date”). On March 11, 2022, the Company consummated an IPO of 6,900,000 units, which includes the full exercise of the over-allotment option by the underwriter in the IPO, at $10.00 per unit (the “Public Units”), generating total gross proceeds of $69,000,000.

 

Simultaneously with the IPO, the Company sold to its sponsor 351,500 units at $10.00 per unit (the “Private Units”) in a private placement (as described in Note 4), generating total gross proceeds of $ 3,515,000.

 

Offering costs amounted to $5,614,686 consisting of $1,380,000 of underwriting commissions, $2,415,000 of deferred underwriting commissions, and $1,819,686 of other offering costs (which includes $1,262,250 of representative shares, as described in Note 8). Except for the $25,000 of subscription of founder shares, the Company received net proceeds of $68,162,564 from the IPO and the private placement.

 

On March 9, 2023, the Company held an Extraordinary General Meeting (the “General Meeting”) of shareholders. In the General Meeting, shareholders approved an amendment to our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Charter Amendment”), to extend the time for us to complete a business combination for an additional three (3) months, from March 11, 2023 to June 11, 2023 (the “Extension”). The amended Charter Amendment was filed with the Registrar of companies in the Cayman Islands on March 10, 2023 and was effective on that date. In connection with the approval of the Extension, the Company deposited into the Trust Account $250,000 in accordance with the terms of the Charter Amendment. In connection with the General Meeting, shareholders elected to redeem a total of 2,767,411 ordinary shares. An aggregate payment of $28,707,673 was distributed from the Company’s Trust Account for the ordinary shares redeemed.

 

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Trust Account

 

Upon the closing of the IPO and the private placement, $70,035,000 was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee.

 

The funds held in the trust account can be invested in United States government treasury bills, notes or bonds having a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting the applicable conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, until the earlier of the consummation of its first business combination and the Company’s failure to consummate a business combination within 12 months (or 15 months as applicable) from the consummation of the IPO.

 

Placing funds in the trust account may not protect those funds from third party claims against the Company. Although the Company will seek to have all vendors, service providers, prospective target businesses or other entities it engages, execute agreements with the Company waiving any claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account, there is no guarantee that such persons will execute such agreements.

 

In addition, interest income earned on the funds in the Trust account may be released to the Company to pay its income or other tax obligations. With these exceptions, expenses incurred by the Company may be paid prior to a business combination only from the net proceeds of the IPO and private placement not held in the Trust account.

 

In connection with the General Meeting held on March 9, 2023, an aggregate payment of $28,707,673 was distributed from the Company’s Trust Account for the 2,767,411 ordinary shares redeemed.

 

As of March 31, 2023, an aggregate of $43,300,983 was held in the Trust Account in money market funds that invest in cash, U.S. Treasury bills, notes, and other obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. Treasury.

 

Business Combination

 

Pursuant to Nasdaq listing rules, the Company’s initial business combination must occur with one or more target businesses having an aggregate fair market value equal to at least 80% of the value of the funds in the Trust account (excluding any deferred underwriting commissions payable and any taxes payable on the income earned on the Trust account), which the Company refers to as the 80% test, at the time of the execution of a definitive agreement for its initial business combination, although the Company may structure a business combination with one or more target businesses whose fair market value significantly exceeds 80% of the trust account balance. If the Company is no longer listed on Nasdaq, it will not be required to satisfy the 80% test.

 

The Company currently anticipates structuring a business combination to acquire 100% of the equity interests or assets of the target business or businesses. The Company may, however, structure a business combination where the Company merges directly with the target business or where the Company acquires less than 100% of such interests or assets of the target business in order to meet certain objectives of the target management team or shareholders or for other reasons, but the Company will only complete such business combination if the post-transaction company owns 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise owns a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. If less than 100% of the equity interests or assets of a target business or businesses are owned or acquired by the post-transaction company, the portion of such business or businesses that is owned or acquired is what will be valued for purposes of the 80% test.

 

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The Company will either seek shareholder approval of any business combination at a meeting called for such purpose at which shareholders may seek to convert their shares into their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust account, less any taxes then due but not yet paid, or provide shareholders with the opportunity to sell their shares to the Company by means of a tender offer for an amount equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, less any taxes then due but not yet paid.

 

The Company will proceed with a business combination only if it will have net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 upon consummation of the business combination and, solely if shareholder approval is sought, an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, which requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shareholders who attend and vote at a general meeting of the Company will be required to approve the business combination.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a public shareholder, together with any affiliate of his or any other person with whom he is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) will be restricted from seeking conversion rights with respect to 20% or more of the ordinary shares sold in this offering without the Company’s prior written consent.

 

In connection with any shareholder vote required to approve any business combination, the initial shareholders will agree (i) to vote any of their respective shares in favor of the initial business combination and (ii) not to convert such respective shares into a pro rata portion of the trust account or seek to sell their shares in connection with any tender offer the Company engages in.

 

On September 9, 2022, The Company entered into a merger agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) with certain parties aiming to acquire 100% of the equity securities of Nature’s Miracle, Inc. “Nature’s Miracle”.

 

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, immediately prior to the proposed business combination, the Company will reincorporate into the State of Delaware so as to re-domicile as and become a Delaware corporation by means of merging with and into a newly formed Delaware corporation (the “Reincorporation”), with the Company together with its successor (LBBB Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation) being the purchaser (the “Purchaser”) of the proposed business combination.

 

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Nature’s Miracle will merge with LBBB Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Purchaser, with Nature’s Miracle surviving and the Purchaser acquiring 100% of the equity securities of Nature’s Miracle. In exchange for their equity securities, the stockholders of Nature’s Miracle will receive an aggregate number of shares of common stock of the Purchaser with an aggregate value equal to: (a) two hundred thirty million U.S. dollars ($230,000,000), minus (b) any Closing Net Indebtedness (as defined in the Merger Agreement). Under the Merger Agreement, the aggregate number of shares of common stock of the Purchaser that will be received by the stockholders of Natures Miracle equals to the aggregate value divided by $10.00.

 

On November 14, 2022, LBBB Merger Corp., the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, filed a Form S-4 containing the registration statement with respect to the proposed business combination with Nature's Miracle.

 

On December 28, 2022, LBBB Merger Corp. filed a Form S-4/A containing amendment No. 1 to the registration statement to address comments LBBB Merger Corp. received from the SEC on December 14, 2022, regarding the registration statement. 

 

On January 20, 2023, LBBB Merger Corp. filed a Form S-4/A containing amendment No. 2 to the registration statement to address comments LBBB Merger Corp. received from the SEC on January 12, 2023.

 

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Liquidation

 

Pursuant to the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, if the Company is unable to complete its initial business combination within 15 months from the effective date of the IPO, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than five business days thereafter, redeem 100% of the outstanding public shares and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining holders of ordinary shares and the Company’s board of directors, liquidate and dissolve.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of March 31, 2023, the Company had $73,728 in cash held outside its Trust Account available for the Company’s working capital purposes.

 

The Company’s liquidity needs prior to the consummation of the IPO had been satisfied through a payment from the sponsor of $25,000 (see Note 8) for the founder shares and the loan under several unsecured promissory notes from the sponsor of $500,000 in total (see Note 5). On March 11, 2022, the $500,000 loan was converted into part of the subscription of $3,515,000 private placement at a price of $10.00 per unit. The promissory notes were canceled and no amounts were owed under these notes upon the consummation of the IPO and associated private placements.

 

Upon the consummation of the IPO and the full exercise of over-allotment and associated private placements (see Note 3 and Note 4) on March 11, 2022, $70,035,000 of cash was placed in the Trust Account.

 

In order to meet its working capital needs following the consummation of the IPO, the Company’s initial shareholders, officers and directors or their affiliates 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. Each working capital loan would be evidenced by a promissory note and would either be paid upon consummation of the Company’s initial business combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to certain amount of the working capital loan may be converted upon consummation of the Company’s business combination into additional private units at a price of $10.00 per unit. If the Company does not complete a business combination, the working capital loan will only be repaid with funds not held in the trust account and only to the extent available (see Note 5). To date, an aggregate principal amount of $200,000 was outstanding and evidenced by unsecured promissory notes issued to RedOne Investment Limited, the Company’s sponsor. The principal shall be payable promptly on the earlier date on which either the Company consummates an initial business combination or has received financing from other parties with no interest accrued, and the amount of $200,000 does not have the conversion feature of converting into additional private units, based on the description of the promissory note.

 

In addition, an aggregate principal amount of $250,000 under a loan agreement with a third party lender was outstanding as of March 31, 2023. The loan is guaranteed by the Company’s sponsor and Nature’s Miracle Inc. (“NMI”) with no interest bearing and is repayable on or before June 11, 2023 (the “Repayment Date”). The Company shall cause to issue 25,000 bonus shares to the lender of the surviving company when completing the proposed business combination with NMI, no later than the Repayment Date. If the loan is not repaid by the Repayment date, the unpaid principal amount of the loan shall bear interest at the Applicable Interest Rate and be payable with accrued interest on demand. The amount of $250,000 was deposited into the Company’s Trust Account in accordance with the term of the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Charter Amendment”).

 

Based on the foregoing, management believes that the Company will have sufficient working capital and borrowing capacity to meet its needs through the earlier of the consummation of a business combination or one year from this filing. Over this time period, the Company will be using these funds for paying existing accounts payable, staying as a public company and consummating the business combination.

 

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Going Concern

 

The Company performed an assessment on its ability to continue as a going concern in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board’s Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern”. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to consummate the initial business combination within 15 months from the date of the IPO. In the event that the Company fails to consummate business combination within the required period, the Company will face mandatory liquidation and dissolution subject to certain obligations under applicable laws or regulations. This uncertainty raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability as a going concern one year from the date the financial statement is issued. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities regarding the possibility of the Company not continuing as a going concern, as a result of failing to consummate business combination within 15 months from the date of the IPO. Management plans to continue its efforts to consummate a business combination within 15 months from the date of the IPO.

 

Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated financial statements are presented in U.S. Dollars and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal accruals) considered for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2023 or any future period.

 

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Form 10-K filed by the Company with the SEC on March 30, 2023.

 

Emerging Growth Company

 

Section 102(b)(1) of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”) permits emerging growth companies to delay complying with new or revised financial accounting standards that do not yet apply to 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). The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such an election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial 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.

 

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. There were no cash equivalents as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

 

Marketable Securities Held in the Trust Account

 

As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, The Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are classified as trading securities. Trading securities are presented on the balance sheet at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of investments held in Trust Account are included in interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in Trust Account are determined using available market information. Interest income earned on these investments is fully reinvested into the investments held in Trust Account and therefore considered as an adjustment to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities in the Statements of Cash Flow. Such interest income reinvested will be used to redeem all or a portion of the ordinary shares upon the completion of business combination (See Note 6).

 

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Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption

 

The Company accounts for its ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in FASB ASC Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as a liability instrument and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable ordinary shares (including ordinary shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ equity. The Company’s public shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of March 31, 2023, ordinary shares subject to possible redemption are presented at redemption value of approximately $10.478 per share as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ equity section of the Company’s balance sheet. The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable ordinary shares to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable ordinary shares are affected by charges against additional paid in capital or accumulated deficit if additional paid in capital equals to zero.

 

Offering Costs Associated with the IPO

 

Offering costs consist of underwriting, legal, accounting, registration and other expenses incurred through the balance sheet date that are directly related to the IPO. As of March 11, 2022, offering costs totaled $5,614,686. The amount was consisted of $1,380,000 of underwriting commissions, $2,415,000 of deferred underwriting commissions, and $1,819,686 of other offering costs (which includes $1,262,250 of representative shares, as described in Note 8. The Company complies with the requirements of the ASC 340-10-S99-1 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) Topic 5A – “Expenses of Offering”. Offering costs were charged to shareholders’ equity upon the completion of the IPO. The Company allocates offering costs between public shares, public warrants and public rights based on the estimated fair values of them at the date of issuance. Accordingly, $5,109,364 was allocated to public shares and was charged to temporary equity, and a sum of $505,322 was allocated to public warrants and public rights, and was charged to shareholders’ equity.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under FASB ASC 825, “Financial Instruments,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the balance sheet, primarily due to their short-term nature.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Concentration of Credit Risk

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist of cash accounts in a financial institution that at times may exceed the federal depository insurance coverage of $250,000. The Company has not experienced losses on these accounts and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such accounts.

 

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Net Income (Loss) per Share

 

The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC 260, Earnings Per Share. In order to determine the net income (loss) attributable to both the redeemable shares and non-redeemable shares, the Company first considered the undistributed income (loss) allocable to both the redeemable shares and non-redeemable shares and the undistributed income (loss) is calculated using the total net loss less interest income in trust account less any dividends paid. We then allocated the undistributed income (loss) ratably based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding between the redeemable and non-redeemable shares. Any remeasurement of the accretion to redemption value of the ordinary shares subject to possible redemption was considered to be dividends paid to the public shareholders. For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022, the Company did not have any dilutive securities and other contracts that could, potentially, be exercised or converted into ordinary shares and then share in the earnings of the Company. As a result, diluted income (loss) per share is the same as basic income (loss) per share for the period presented.

 

The net income (loss) per share presented in the Condensed Consolidated statement of operations is based on the following:

 

  

For The

Three Months

   For The
Three Months
 
   Ended
March 31,
 2023
   Ended
March 31,
 2022
 
Net income (loss)  $575,885   $(47,382)
Accretion of temporary equity to initial redemption value (1)   (250,000)   (12,354,364)
Interest earned from trust account   (715,531)   (5,016)
Net loss including accretion of temporary equity to redemption value  $(389,646)  $(12,406,762)

 

   For The Three Months Ended   For The Three Months Ended 
   March 31, 2023   March 31, 2022 
   Redeemable 
shares
   Non-redeemable
shares
   Redeemable 
shares
   Non-redeemable
shares
 
Basic and diluted net income/(loss) per share:                
Numerators:                    
Allocation of net loss including accretion of temporary equity  $(286,093)  $(103,553)  $(5,780,583)  $(6,626,179)
Accretion of temporary equity to redemption value   965,531    
    12,359,380    
 
Allocation of net income/(loss)  $679,438   $(103,553)  $6,578,797   $(6,626,179)
                     
Denominators:                    
Weighted-average shares outstanding
   6,192,773    2,241,500    1,610,000    1,845,517 
Basic and diluted net income/(loss) per share
  $0.11   $(0.05)  $4.09   $(3.59)

 

 

(1)Based on IPO prospectus of the Company, redemption price was initially $10.15 per share, plus any pro rata interest earned on the fund held in the trust account less amount necessary to pay the Company’s taxes. An aggregate of $12,354,364 was accreted to the redemption value of public shares at the closing of the IPO. Based on the terms of the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association amended on March 10, 2023, an aggregate of $250,000 was accreted to the redemption value of the 4,132,589 shares of redeemable shares that remained.

 

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Warrants

 

The Company evaluates the public and private warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrants’ specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own ordinary shares, among other conditions for equity classification. Pursuant to such evaluation, both public and private warrants are classified in shareholders’ equity.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes under ASC 740 Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities and for the expected future tax benefit to be derived from tax loss and tax credit carry forwards. ASC 740 additionally requires a valuation allowance to be established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not be realized.

 

ASC 740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. ASC 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim period, disclosure and transition. The Company has identified Cayman Islands as its only “major” tax jurisdiction, as defined. Based on the Company’s evaluation, it has been concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the Company’s financial statements. The evaluation was performed for the period ended December 31, 2022 and the upcoming 2023 tax year. The Company believes that its income tax positions and deductions would be sustained on audit and does not anticipate any adjustments that would result in a material changes to its financial position. The Company’s policy for recording interest and penalties associated with audits is to record such items as a component of income tax expense. There were no interest and penalties incurred since the Company was incorporated on February 19, 2021.

 

The Company may be subject to potential examination by foreign taxing authorities in the area of income taxes. These potential examinations may include questioning the timing and amount of deductions, the nexus of income among various tax jurisdictions and compliance with foreign tax laws.

 

The Company’s tax provision was nil and it had no deferred tax assets for the period presented. The Company is considered to be an exempted Cayman Islands Company, and is presently not subject to income taxes or income tax filing requirements in the Cayman Islands or the United States. Any interest payable in respect to US debt obligations held by the Trust Account is intended to qualify for the portfolio interest exemption or otherwise be exempt from U.S. withholding taxes. Furthermore, shareholders of the Company may be subject to tax in their respective jurisdictions based on applicable laws, for instances, U.S. persons may be subject to tax on the amounts deemed received depending on whether the Company is a passive foreign investment company and whether U.S. persons have made any applicable tax elections permitted under applicable law. The Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries, LBBB Merger Corp. and LBBB Merger Sub Inc. were incorporated under Delaware law, and their tax provisions were nil and they had no deferred tax assets for the period presented.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.

 

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Note 3 — Initial Public Offering

 

Pursuant to the IPO on March 11, 2022, the Company sold 6,900,000 Public Units, which includes the full exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment option, at a price of $10.00 per Public Unit. Each unit consists of one ordinary share, one-half of one redeemable warrant and one right. Each whole warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one ordinary share for $11.50 per share, subject to certain adjustment. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole warrants will trade. Each right entitles the holder to receive one-tenth of one ordinary share upon consummation of the Company’s initial business combination (See Note 8).

 

All of the 6,900,000 public shares sold as part of the Public Units in the IPO contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such public shares if there is a stockholder vote or tender offer in connection with the Business Combination and in connection with certain amendments to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, or in connection with the Company’s liquidation. In accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and its staff’s guidance on redeemable equity instruments, which has been codified in ASC 480-10-S99, redemption provisions not solely within the control of the Company require ordinary shares subject to redemption to be classified outside of permanent equity.

 

As of March 31, 2023, the ordinary shares reflected on the balance sheet are reconciled in the following table.

 

   As of 
March 31,
2023
 
Gross proceeds  $69,000,000 
Less:     
Proceeds allocated to public warrants and public rights   (6,210,000)
Offering costs of public shares   (5,109,364)
Redemption payment for 2,767,411 shares redeemed   (28,707,673)
Plus:     
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value   14,328,020 
Ordinary share subject to possible redemption  $43,300,983 

 

Note 4 — Private Placement

 

Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, RedOne Investment Limited, the Company’s sponsor, purchased an aggregate of 351,500 Private Units in a private placement at $10.00 per Private Unit. The Private Units are identical to the units sold in the IPO, as each private unit consists of one share of ordinary shares in the Company, and one right to receive one tenth (1/10) of a share of ordinary shares automatically upon the consummation of an initial business combination, and one-half of one redeemable warrant, each whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one ordinary share for $11.50 per share.

 

The holders of the private units have agreed (A) to vote the shares underlying their private units in favor of any proposed business combination, (B) not to propose, or vote in favor of, an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation with respect to the Company’s pre-business combination activities prior to the consummation of such a business combination unless the Company provides public shareholders with the opportunity to convert their public shares in connection with any such vote, (C) not to convert any shares underlying the private units into the right to receive cash from the trust account in connection with a shareholder vote to approve an initial business combination or a vote to amend the provisions of the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-business combination activity or sell their shares to the Company in connection with a tender offer the Company engages in and (D) that the shares underlying the private units shall not participate in any liquidating distribution upon winding up if a business combination is not consummated. Subject to certain limited exceptions, the purchasers have also agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of the private units or underlying securities (except to transferees that agree to the same terms and restrictions) until 30 days after the completion of an initial business combination.

 

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Note 5 — Related Party Transactions

 

Founder Shares

 

On February 19, 2021, 1,437,500 shares of the Company’s ordinary shares were issued to the sponsor at a price of approximately $0.017 per share for an aggregate amount of $25,000. In connection with the increase in the size of the offering, on December 20, 2021, the Company declared a 20% share dividend on each founder share thereby increasing the number of issued and outstanding founder shares to 1,725,000 (up to 225,000 of which are subject to forfeiture) so as to maintain the number of founder shares at 20% of the outstanding ordinary shares upon the consummation of this offering, resulting in an effective purchase price per founder share after the share dividend of approximately $0.014. The per share purchase price of the founder shares was determined by dividing the amount of cash contributed to the company by the aggregate number of founder shares issued. The number of founder shares issued was determined based on the expectation that the founder shares would represent 20% of the outstanding shares after this offering (not including the shares issued to the underwriter at closing or the shares underlying the private placement units). Since the over-allotment option has been fully exercised, the 225,000 founder shares were no longer subject to forfeiture on March 11, 2022.

 

Administrative Service Fee

 

The Company has agreed, commencing on the signing of the engagement letter with the underwriter on May 6, 2021, to pay the sponsor a monthly fee of up to $10,000 up to the consummation of business combination, for the Company’s use of its personnel and other administrative resources. From May 6, 2021 to March 31, 2023, the Company had paid an aggregate of $228,000 to the sponsor. For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022, the Company incurred and paid $30,000 in the fees for each period.

 

Related Party Loans

 

On May 11, 2021, the Company issued a $300,000 principal amount unsecured promissory note to the Company’s sponsor, On January 31, 2022, the Company issued a $100,000 principal amount unsecured promissory note to the Company’s sponsor, On March 7, 2022, the Company issued a $100,000 principal amount unsecured promissory note to the Company’s sponsor, and the Company had received such amounts as of issuance dates. The notes are non-interest bearing, and due after the date on which this offering is consummated or the Company determines to abandon this offering. On March 11, 2022, the $500,000 loan was converted into part of the subscription of $3,515,000 private placement at a price of $10.00 per unit. The promissory notes were canceled and no amounts were owed under the notes.

 

As mentioned in Note 1, in order to meet its working capital needs following the consummation of the IPO, the Company’s initial shareholders, officers and directors or their affiliates 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. Each working capital loan would be evidenced by a promissory note and would either be paid upon consummation of the Company’s initial business combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $500,000 of the working capital loan may be converted upon consummation of the Company’s business combination into additional private units at a price of $10.00 per unit. If the Company does not complete a business combination, the working capital loan will only be repaid with funds not held in the trust account and only to the extent available. As of March 31, 2023, an aggregate principal amount of $200,000 was outstanding and evidenced by unsecured promissory notes issued to RedOne Investment Limited, the Company’s sponsor. The principal shall be payable promptly on the earlier date on which either the Company consummates an initial business combination or has received financing from other parties with no interest accrued, and the amount of $200,000 does not have the conversion feature of converting into additional private units, based on the description of the promissory note.

 

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Other Related Party Transactions

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022, total reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses paid to our sponsor, officers or directors were $6,957 and nil respectively. The outstanding balance amount was nil at March 31, 2023. The outstanding balance amount was $5,323 at December 31, 2022, and this amount was paid off as of March 31, 2023.

 

Note 6 — Fair Value Measurements

 

The Company follows the guidance in FASB ASC 820 for its financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at each reporting period, and non-financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at least annually.

 

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 following table presents information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2023 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:

 

Description  Level   March 31,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
Assets:            
Marketable securities held in Trust Account   1   $43,300,983   $71,043,126 

 

Except for the foregoing, the Company does not have any assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

 

Transfers to/from Levels 1, 2 and 3 are recognized at the end of the reporting period in which a change in valuation technique or methodology occurs. No such transfers took place for the period presented.

 

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Note 7 — Commitments and Contingencies

 

Risks and Uncertainties

 

Management is currently evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry 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 this financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

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 whom 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.

 

Therefore, 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 shareholders, the mechanics of any required payments 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.

 

Underwriting Agreement

 

A deferred underwriting commission of $0.35 per Public Unit sold, totaling $2,415,000 will be payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes a Business Combination, without accrued interest. In the event that the Company does not close a Business Combination, the representative underwriter forfeits its right to receive the commission.

 

Registration Rights

 

The initial shareholders will be entitled to registration rights with respect to their initial shares, as well as the holders of the Private Units and holders of any securities issued to the Company’s initial shareholders, officers, directors or their affiliates in payment of working capital loans or extension loans made to the Company, will be entitled to registration rights with respect to the Private Units (and underlying securities), pursuant to an agreement signed on the effective date of the IPO. The holders of such securities are entitled to demand that the Company register these securities at any time after the Company consummates a business combination. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights on registration statements filed after the Company’s consummation of a business combination.

 

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Engagement agreement with Legal Counsel

 

The Company has entered into an engagement agreement with its legal counsel with respect to the proposed business combination. The fee will be based on the number of hours spent. An aggregate of $250,000 will be paid before the closing of the business combination and the balance will be due upon the closing of the business combination. As of March 31, 2023, an aggregate of $250,000 had been accrued into the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Engagement agreement with Underwriter

 

The Company has entered into an engagement agreement with its underwriter with respect to the proposed business combination. A success fee will be paid upon closing of the business combination, with the amount calculated as the following schedule: (i) 2% of the aggregate value of transaction (as described in Note 1, Business Combination) for the part up to $200 million; (ii) 1% for the part over $200 million.

 

Engagement Agreement – Fairness Opinion

 

An aggregate of $90,000 will be paid upon the closing of the business combination, based on an engagement agreement entered into by the Company and the provider of fairness opinion concerning the terms of the business combination.

 

Note 8 — Shareholder’s Equity

 

Ordinary shares

 

The Company is authorized to issue 500,000,000 ordinary shares with a par value of $0.0001 per share.

 

On February 19, 2021, 1,437,500 shares of the Company’s ordinary shares were issued to the sponsor at a price of approximately $0.017 per share for an aggregate of $25,000. In connection with the increase in the size of the offering, on December 20, 2021, the Company declared a 20% share dividend on each founder share thereby increasing the number of issued and outstanding founder shares to 1,725,000 (up to 225,000 of which are subject to forfeiture) so as to maintain the number of founder shares at 20% of the outstanding shares of our ordinary shares upon the consummation of this offering, resulting in an effective purchase price per founder share after the share dividend of approximately $0.014. The per share purchase price of the founder shares was determined by dividing the amount of cash contributed to the company by the aggregate number of founder shares issued. The number of founder shares issued was determined based on the expectation that the founder shares would represent 20% of the outstanding shares after this offering (not including the shares issued to the underwriter at closing or the shares underlying the private placement units). Since the over-allotment option has been fully exercised, the 225,000 founder shares were no longer subject to forfeiture on March 11, 2022.

 

On March 11, 2022, the Company sold 6,900,000 units, which includes the full exercise of the over-allotment option by the underwriter of in the IPO at a price of $10.00 per Public Unit in the IPO; and the Company sold to its sponsor an aggregate of 351,500 Private Units at $10.00 per Private Unit. Each Public Unit and Private Unit consists of one ordinary share, one-half of one redeemable warrant and one right.

 

The Company issued to the underwriter 165,000 shares of ordinary shares (the “Representative Shares”) upon the closing of the IPO on March 11, 2022. The Company estimates the fair value of Representative Shares to be $1,262,250 in total, or $7.65 per Representative Share. The Company accounted for the Representative Shares as an expense of the IPO, resulting in a charge directly to stockholder’s equity. The underwriter has agreed not to transfer, assign, sell, pledge, or hypothecate any such Representative Shares, or subject such Representative Shares to hedging, short sale, derivative, put or call transaction that would result in the economic disposition of the securities by any person until the completion of our initial business combination. In addition, the underwriter has agreed (i) to waive its redemption rights with respect to such shares in connection with the completion of our initial business combination and (ii) to waive its rights to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to such shares if we fail to complete our initial business combination within 12 months (or 15 months, as applicable) from the closing of this offering.

 

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On March 9, 2023, the Company held an Extraordinary General Meeting (the “General Meeting”) of shareholders. In the General Meeting, shareholders approved an amendment to our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Charter Amendment”), to extend the time for us to complete a business combination for an additional three (3) months, from March 11, 2023 to June 11, 2023 (the “Extension”). The amended Charter Amendment was filed with the Registrar of companies in the Cayman Islands on March 10, 2023 and was effective on that date. In connection with the General Meeting, shareholders elected to redeem a total of 2,767,411 ordinary shares.

 

As of March 31, 2023, there were 2,241,500 shares of ordinary shares issued and outstanding excluding 4,132,589 shares subject to possible redemption.

 

Warrants

 

Each whole warrant entitles the holder to purchase one ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as described below, commencing 30 days after the completion of its initial business combination, and expiring five years from after the completion of an initial business combination. No fractional warrant will be issued and only whole warrants will trade.

 

The Company may redeem the warrants at a price of $0.01 per warrant upon 30 days’ notice, only in the event that the last sale price of the ordinary shares is at least $18.00 (as adjusted for share sub-divisions, share dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) per share for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third day prior to the date on which notice of redemption is given, provided there is an effective registration statement and current prospectus in effect with respect to the ordinary shares underlying such warrants during the 30 day redemption period. If the Company redeems the warrants as described above, management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise warrants to do so on a “cashless basis.” If a registration statement is not effective within 90 days following the consummation of a business combination, warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during any period when the Company shall have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise warrants on a cashless basis pursuant to an available exemption from registration under the Securities Act. If an exemption from registration is not available, holders will not be able to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis and in no event (whether in the case of a registration statement being effective or otherwise) will the Company be required to net cash settle the warrant exercise. If an initial business combination is not consummated, the warrants will expire and will be worthless.

 

In addition, if (a) the Company issues additional ordinary shares or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of its initial business combination at a newly issued price of less than $9.20 per share (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by our board of directors and, in the case of any such issuance to our initial shareholders or their affiliates, without taking into account any founders’ shares held by the Company’s initial shareholders or such affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance), (b) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the funding of the initial business combination on the date of the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination (net of redemptions), and (c) the volume weighted average trading price of the Company’s ordinary shares during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day prior to the day on which the Company consummates its initial business combination is below $9.20 per share, the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the higher of the market value and the newly issued price, and the $18.00 per share redemption trigger price described above will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the higher of the market value and the newly issued price.

 

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Rights

 

Except in cases where the Company is not the surviving company in a business combination, each holder of a right will automatically receive one-tenth (1/10) of an ordinary share upon consummation of an initial business combination, even if the holder of a public right converted all ordinary shares held by him, her or it in connection with the initial business combination or an amendment to our certificate of incorporation with respect to the Company’s pre-business combination activities. In the event the Company will not be the surviving company upon completion of our initial business combination, each holder of a 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 right upon consummation of the business combination. No additional consideration will be required to be paid by a holder of rights in order to receive his, her or its additional ordinary shares upon consummation of an initial business combination. The shares issuable upon exchange of the rights will be freely tradable (except to the extent held by affiliates of the Company). If the Company enters into a definitive agreement for a business combination in which the Company will not be the surviving entity, the definitive agreement will provide for the holders of rights to receive the same per share consideration the holders of the ordinary shares will receive in the transaction on an as-converted into ordinary share basis.

 

The Company will not issue fractional shares in connection with an exchange of rights. As a result, holders of 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. If the Company are unable to complete an initial business combination within the required time period and liquidate the funds held in the trust account, holders of rights will not receive any of such funds with respect to their rights, nor will they receive any distribution from our assets held outside of the trust account with respect to such rights, and the rights will expire worthless. Further, there are no contractual penalties for failure to deliver securities to the holders of the rights upon consummation of an initial business combination. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the rights.

 

Note 9 — Subsequent Events

 

The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date up to the date the consolidated financial statements were issued and identified the following subsequent events that shall be disclosed.

 

On April 10, 2023, the Company entered into a Standby Equity Purchase Agreement (the “SEPA”) with YA II PN, Ltd. (“ Yorkville”) and the SEPA shall be effective on the sixth trading day following the date of the Company’s closing of the proposed Business Combination with Nature’s Miracle Inc. (“NMI”) (the “Effective Date”). Pursuant to the SEPA, the resulting listing company of the proposed Business Combination shall have the right, but not the obligation to issue its common shares to Yorkville from time to time with certain volume and price limitations, and the aggregate amount of gross proceeds is up to $60,000,000. The commitment period commences on the Effective Date and terminates on the earlier of (i) the first day of the month following the 36-month anniversary of the Effective Date and (ii) the committed amount of $60,000,000 is paid up.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis.

 

References to “we”, “us”, “our” or the “Company” are to Lakeshore Acquisition II Corp., except where the context requires otherwise. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our unaudited Condensed Consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this report.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those described in our other Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) filings.

 

Overview

 

We were formed on February 19, 2021 for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more target businesses. Our efforts to identify a prospective target business will not be limited to any particular industry or geographic region. We intend to utilize cash derived from the proceeds of our initial public offering (the “IPO”) in effecting our initial business combination.

 

We are an emerging growth company and, as such, we are subject to all of the risks associated with emerging growth companies.

 

We presently have no revenue. All activities for the period from February 19, 2021 (inception) through March 31, 2023 relate to the formation and the IPO and seeking of a target business. We will have no operations other than the active solicitation of a target business with which to complete a business combination, and we will not generate any operating revenue until after its initial business combination, at the earliest. We will have non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and cash equivalents from the proceeds derived from the IPO.

 

On March 11, 2022, we consummated the IPO of 6,900,000 Public Units, which includes the full exercise of the over-allotment option by the underwriter in the IPO, at a price of $10.00 per Public Unit, generating gross proceeds of $69,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, we consummated the sale of 351,500 Private Units, at a price of $10.00 per Private Unit, in a private placement to the sponsor, generating gross proceeds of $3,515,000.

 

Upon the consummation of the IPO and the underwriters’ partial exercise of the over-allotment option, and associated private placements, $70,035,000 of cash was placed in the Trust Account. This amount equals 6,900,000 ordinary shares subject to possible redemption multiplied by redemption value of $10.15 per share.

 

As indicated in the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated financial statements, as of March 31, 2023, we had $73,728 in cash held outside its Trust Account available for working capital purposes.

 

Recent Developments

 

On September 9, 2022, we entered into a merger agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) with certain parties aiming to acquire 100% of the equity securities of Nature’s Miracle, Inc. (“Nature’s Miracle”). These parties include (i) us (together with our successor, including after the Reincorporation (as defined below), the “Purchaser”), (ii) LBBB Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Purchaser (the “Merger Sub”), (iii) Nature’s Miracle, (iv) Tie (James) Li, acting as the representative of the stockholders of Nature’s Miracle, and (v) our sponsor, acting as the representative of the stockholders of Purchaser.

 

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Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, immediately prior to the proposed business combination, we will reincorporate into the State of Delaware so as to re-domicile as and become a Delaware corporation by means of merging with and into a newly formed Delaware corporation (the “Reincorporation”), with us together with our successor (LBBB Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation) being the Purchaser of the proposed business combination.

 

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Nature’s Miracle will merge with LBBB Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Purchaser, with Nature’s Miracle surviving and the Purchaser acquiring 100% of the equity securities of Nature’s Miracle. In exchange for their equity securities, the stockholders of Nature’s Miracle will receive an aggregate number of shares of common stock of the Purchaser (the “Merger Consideration”) with an aggregate value equal to: (a) two hundred thirty million U.S. dollars ($230,000,000), minus (b) any Closing Net Indebtedness (as defined in the Merger Agreement). Under the Merger Agreement, the aggregate number of shares of common stock of the Purchaser that will be received by the stockholders of Natures Miracle equals to the aggregate value divided by $10.00.

 

The Merger Consideration otherwise payable to Nature’s Miracle stockholders is subject to the withholding of a number of shares of common stock of Purchaser equal to three percent (3.0%) of the Merger Consideration to be placed in escrow for post-closing adjustments (if any) to the Merger Consideration, in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement following the closing of the proposed business combination.

 

The parties agreed that immediately following the closing of the proposed business combination, Purchaser’s board of directors will consist of seven (7) individuals, with the identity of six of those individuals and allocation of all individuals among the staggered tiers of the post-business combination company’s board of directors (and the appointment of such persons to committees of the board) to be determined by Nature’s Miracle’s current board of directors, and the remaining individual to be appointed by our sponsor, subject to Nature’s Miracle’s approval (which approval will not be unreasonably withheld).

 

On November 14, 2022, LBBB Merger Corp., the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, filed a Form S-4 containing the registration statement with respect to the proposed business combination with Nature's Miracle.

 

On December 28, 2022, LBBB Merger Corp. filed a Form S-4/A containing amendment No. 1 to the registration statement to address comments LBBB Merger Corp. received from the SEC on December 14, 2022, regarding the registration statement.

 

On January 20, 2023, LBBB Merger Corp. filed a Form S-4/A containing amendment No. 2 to the registration statement to address comments LBBB Merger Corp. received from the SEC on January 12, 2023.

 

On February 10, 2023, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $100,000 to RedOne Investment Limited, the Company’s sponsor. The principal shall be payable promptly on the earlier date on which either the Company consummates an initial business combination or has received financing from other parties with no interest accrued, and the amount of $100,000 does not have the conversion feature of converting into additional Private Units, based on the description of the promissory note.

 

On March 9, 2023, we held an Extraordinary General Meeting (the “General Meeting”) of shareholders. In the General Meeting, shareholders approved to amend our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Charter Amendment”), and to extend the time for us to complete a business combination for an additional three (3) months, from March 11, 2023 to June 11, 2023 (the “Extension”). The amended Charter Amendment was filed with the Registrar of companies in the Cayman Islands on March 10, 2023 and was effective on that date. In connection with the approval of the Extension, we deposited into the Trust Account $250,000 in accordance with the terms of the Charter Amendment. In connection with the General Meeting, shareholders elected to redeem a total of 2,767,411 ordinary shares. An aggregate payment of $28,707,673 was distributed from the Company’s Trust Account because of this redemption.

 

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On March 10, 2023, we entered into a loan agreement as the borrower with a third party lender, our sponsor and Nature’s Miracle Inc. (“NMI”) as the guarantors. The principal amount was $250,000 with no interest bearing and was repayable on or before June 11, 2023 (the “Repayment Date”). We shall cause to issue 25,000 bonus shares to the lender of the surviving company when completing the proposed business combination with NMI, no later than the Repayment Date.

 

On March 28, 2023, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $100,000 to RedOne Investment Limited, the Company’s sponsor. The principal shall be payable promptly on the earlier date on which either the Company consummates an initial business combination or has received financing from other parties with no interest accrued, and the amount of $100,000 does not have the conversion feature of converting into additional Private Units, based on the description of the promissory note.

 

On April 10, 2023, the Company entered into a Standby Equity Purchase Agreement (the “SEPA”) with YA II PN, Ltd. (“ Yorkville”) and the SEPA shall be effective on the sixth trading day following the date of the Company’s closing of the proposed Business Combination with Nature’s Miracle Inc. (“NMI”) (the “Effective Date”). Pursuant to the SEPA, the resulting listing company of the proposed Business Combination shall have the right, but not the obligation to issue its common shares to Yorkville from time to time with certain volume and price limitations, and the aggregate amount of gross proceeds is up to $60,000,000. The commitment period commences on the Effective Date and terminates on the earlier of (i) the first day of the month following the 36-month anniversary of the Effective Date and (ii) the committed amount of $60,000,000 is paid up.

 

We cannot assure you that our plans to complete our Initial Business Combination will be successful. If we are unable to complete our initial business combination within 15 months from the date of the IPO, we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than five business days thereafter, redeem 100% of the outstanding public shares and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining holders of ordinary shares and our board of directors, liquidate and dissolve. In the event of liquidation, the holders of the founder shares and Private Units will not participate in any redemption distribution with respect to their founder shares or Private Units, until all of the claims of any redeeming shareholders and creditors are fully satisfied (and then only from funds held outside the Trust Account).

 

Results of Operations

 

Our entire activity from February 19, 2021 (inception) up to the consummation of the IPO was in preparation for the IPO. Since the IPO, our activity has been limited to the evaluation of business combination candidates, and we will not be generating any operating revenues until the closing and completion of our initial business combination. We expect to generate small amounts of non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account. We will incur expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for consummating the proposed business combination.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we had a net income of $575,885. We incurred $139,646 of general and administrative expenses and earned $715,531 of interest income from investments in our Trust Account.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, we had a net loss of $47,382. We incurred $52,398 in formation, general and administrative expenses and earned $5,016 of interest income from investments in our Trust Account.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of March 31, 2023, we had $73,728 in cash held outside our Trust Account available for our working capital purposes.

 

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Prior to the consummation of the IPO, our liquidity needs had been satisfied through a payment from the sponsor of $25,000 for the founder shares, the loan under an unsecured promissory note from the sponsor of $500,000. The promissory note from the sponsor was converted into part of the subscription of $3,515,000 private placement on March 11, 2022.

 

Upon the consummation of the IPO and underwriter’s full exercise of over-allotment option on March 11, 2022, and associated private placements, $70,035,000 of cash was placed in the Trust Account. As of March 31, 2022, an aggregate of $70,040,016 was held in the Trust Account in money market funds that invest in cash, U.S. Treasury Bills, notes, and other obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. Treasury.

 

In order to meet its working capital needs following the consummation of the IPO, our initial shareholders, officers and directors or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds, from time to time or at any time, in whatever amount they deem reasonable in their sole discretion. Each working capital loan would be evidenced by a promissory note and would either be paid upon consummation of our initial business combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to certain amount of the working capital loan may be converted upon consummation of our business combination into additional private units at a price of $10.00 per unit. If we do not complete a business combination, the working capital loan will only be repaid with funds not held in the trust account and only to the extent available (see Note 5 of the Notes to the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report). To date, an aggregate principal amount of $200,000 was outstanding and evidenced by unsecured promissory notes issued to RedOne Investment Limited, our sponsor. The principal shall be payable promptly on the earlier date on which either we consummates an initial business combination or has received financing from other parties with no interest accrued, and the amount of $200,000 does not have the conversion feature of converting into additional private units, based on the description of the promissory note.

 

In addition, an aggregate principal amount of $250,000 under a loan agreement with a third party lender was outstanding as of the date this report was issued. The loan is guaranteed by our sponsor and Nature’s Miracle Inc. (“NMI”) with no interest bearing and is repayable on or before June 11, 2023 (the “Repayment Date”). We shall cause to issue 25,000 bonus shares to the lender of the surviving company when completing the proposed business combination with NMI, no later than the Repayment Date. The amount of $250,000 was deposited into our Trust Account in accordance with the term of our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Charter Amendment”).

 

Based on the foregoing, management believes that we will have sufficient working capital and borrowing capacity to meet its needs through the earlier of the consummation of a business combination or one year from this filing. Over this time period, we will be using these funds for paying existing accounts payable, staying as a public company and consummating the proposed business combination.

 

If our estimates of the working capital needs are less than the actual amount necessary to do so, we may have insufficient funds available to operate our business prior to our initial business combination. Moreover, we may need to obtain additional financing either to consummate our initial business combination or because we become obligated to convert a significant number of our public shares upon consummation of our initial business combination, in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such business combination. Subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, we would only consummate such financing simultaneously with the consummation of our initial business combination. Following our initial business combination, if cash on hand is insufficient, we may need to obtain additional financing in order to meet our obligations.

 

We performed an assessment on our ability to continue as a going concern in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board’s Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern”. There is no assurance that we will be able to consummate the initial business combination within 15 months from the date of the IPO. In the event that we fail to consummate business combination within the required period, we will face mandatory liquidation and dissolution subject to certain obligations under applicable laws or regulations. This uncertainty raises substantial doubt about our ability as a going concern one year from the date the financial statement is issued. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities regarding the possibility of us not continuing as a going concern, as a result of failing to consummate business combination within 15 months from the date of the IPO. Management plans to continue its efforts to consummate a business combination within 15 months from the date of the IPO.

 

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Critical Accounting Policies

 

The preparation of these unaudited Condensed Consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited Condensed Consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Offering Costs Associated with the IPO

 

Offering costs consist of underwriting, legal, accounting, registration and other expenses incurred through the balance sheet date that are directly related to the IPO. As of March 11, 2022, offering costs totaled $5,614,686. The amount was consisted of $1,380,000 of underwriting commissions, $2,415,000 of deferred underwriting commissions, and $1,819,686 of other offering costs (which includes $1,262,250 of representative shares, as described in Note 8 of the Notes to the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report). We comply with the requirements of the ASC 340-10-S99-1 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) Topic 5A – “Expenses of Offering”. Offering costs were charged to shareholders’ equity upon the completion of the IPO. We allocate offering costs between public shares, public warrants and public rights based on the estimated fair values of them at the date of issuance. Accordingly, $5,109,364 was allocated to public shares and was charged to temporary equity, and a sum of $505,322 was allocated to public warrants and public rights, and was charged to shareholders’ equity.

 

Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption

 

We account for its ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as a liability instrument and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable ordinary shares (including ordinary shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within our control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ equity. Our public shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of our control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of March 31, 2023, ordinary shares subject to possible redemption are presented at redemption value of approximately $10.478 per share as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ equity section of our balance sheet. We recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable ordinary shares to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable ordinary shares are affected by charges against additional paid in capital or accumulated deficit if additional paid in capital equals to zero.

 

Net Income (Loss) per Share

 

We comply with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC 260, Earnings Per Share. In order to determine the net income (loss) attributable to both the redeemable shares and non-redeemable shares, we first considered the undistributed income (loss) allocable to both the redeemable shares and non-redeemable shares and the undistributed income (loss) is calculated using the total net loss less any dividends paid. We then allocated the undistributed income (loss) ratably based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding between the redeemable and non-redeemable shares. Any remeasurement of the accretion to redemption value of the ordinary shares subject to possible redemption was considered to be dividends paid to the public shareholders.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022, we did not have any dilutive securities and other contracts that could, potentially, be exercised or converted into ordinary shares and then share in the earnings of us. As a result, diluted loss per share is the same as basic loss per share for the period presented. The calculation of diluted loss per share does not consider the effect of the warrants issued in connection with the IPO and the private placement since the exercise of warrants are contingent on the occurrence of future events.

 

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Warrants

 

We evaluate the public and private warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrants’ specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to our own ordinary shares, among other conditions for equity classification. Pursuant to such evaluation, both public and private warrants are classified in shareholders’ equity.

 

Recent Accounting Standards

 

Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on our Condensed Consolidated financial statements.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We have no obligations, assets or liabilities, which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of March 31, 2023. 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

 

Underwriting Agreement

 

A deferred underwriting commission of $0.35 per Public Unit sold, totaling $2,415,000 will be payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that we completes a Business Combination, without accrued interest. In the event that we do not close a Business Combination, the representative underwriter forfeits its right to receive the commission.

 

Registration Rights

 

The initial shareholders will be entitled to registration rights with respect to their initial shares, as well as the holders of the Private Units and holders of any securities issued to our initial shareholders, officers, directors or their affiliates in payment of working capital loans or extension loans made to us, will be entitled to registration rights with respect to the Private Units (and underlying securities), pursuant to an agreement signed on the effective date of the IPO. The holders of such securities are entitled to demand that we register these securities at any time after we consummates a business combination. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights on registration statements filed after our consummation of a business combination.

 

Engagement agreement with Legal Counsel

 

We have entered into an engagement agreement with our legal counsel with respect to the proposed business combination. The fee will be based on the number of hours spent. An aggregate of $250,000 will be paid before the closing of the business combination and the balance will be due upon the closing of the business combination. As of March 31, 2023, an aggregate of $250,000 had been accrued into our condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Engagement agreement with Underwriter

 

We have entered into an engagement agreement with its underwriter with respect to the proposed business combination. A success fee will be paid upon closing of the business combination, with the amount calculated as the following schedule: (i) 2% of the aggregate value of transaction (as described in Note 1, Business Combination) for the part up to $200 million; (ii) 1% for the part over $200 million.

 

Engagement Agreement – Fairness Opinion

 

An aggregate of $90,000 will be paid upon the closing of the business combination, based on an engagement agreement entered into by the Company and the provider of fairness opinion concerning the terms of the business combination.

 

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 our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

In our Annual Report on Form 10-K file with the SEC on March 30, 2023, we disclosed material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting. As required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, 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 March 31, 2023. Based upon his evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the material weakness had not been remediated as of March 31, 2023, and therefore our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15 (e) and 15d-15 (e) under the Exchange Act) were not effective as of the March 31, 2023. In light of the material weakness identified, we will consider engaging an external SEC Consultant to perform the duties of financial reporting. Management will review the books and records and financial statements prepared by the external consultant. We will also enhance the management review controls for financial reporting. We performed additional analysis as deemed necessary to ensure that our financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP. Accordingly, management believes that the financial statements included in this report present fairly in all material respects our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the period presented.

 

We do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all instances of fraud. Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Further, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all disclosure controls and procedures, no evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance that we have detected all our control deficiencies and instances of fraud, if any. The design of disclosure controls and procedures also is based partly on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022 covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q that has materially affected, or is 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 March 30, 2023. 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 March 30, 2023.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds from Registered Securities

 

On March 11, 2022, we consummated its initial public offering (the “IPO”) of 6,900,000 units (the “Units”), which includes full exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment option. Each Unit consists of one ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), one-half of one redeemable warrant (“Warrant”), with each whole Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Ordinary Share for $11.50 per share, and one right that entitles the holder thereof to receive one-tenth (1/10) of one Ordinary Share upon consummation of our initial business combination (“Right”). The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $69,000,000.The securities in the offering were registered under the Securities Act on a registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333- 262381). The SEC declared the registration statement effective on March 8, 2022.

 

Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, we consummated a private placement (the “Private Placement”) in which RedOne Investment Limited (the “Sponsor”), which purchased 351,500 private units (the “Private Placement Units”) at a price of $10.00 per Private Unit, generating total proceeds of $3,515,000.

 

A total of $70,035,000 of the proceeds from the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Units was placed in a U.S.-based trust account at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee.

 

We paid a total of $1,380,000 underwriting discounts and commissions and $715,000 for other offering costs and expenses related to the Initial Public Offering. In addition, the underwriters agreed to defer $2,415,000 in underwriting discounts and commissions.

 

For a description of the use of the proceeds generated in our Initial Public Offering, see Part I, Item 2 of this Quarterly Report.

 

On March 9, 2023, we held an Extraordinary General Meeting (the “General Meeting”) of shareholders. In the General Meeting, shareholders approved an amendment to our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Charter Amendment”), to extend the time for us to complete a business combination for an additional three (3) months, from March 11, 2023 to June 11, 2023 (the “Extension”). The amended Charter Amendment was filed with the Registrar of companies in the Cayman Islands on March 10, 2023 and was effective on that date. In connection with the approval of the Extension, the Company deposited into the Trust Account $250,000 in accordance with the terms of the Charter Amendment. In connection with the General Meeting, shareholders elected to redeem a total of 2,767,411 ordinary shares. An aggregate payment of $28,707,673 was distributed from the Company’s Trust Account for the ordinary shares redeemed.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

None.

 

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Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information.

 

None.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

No.   Description of Exhibit
3.1   Amendment to the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to LBBB’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on March 10, 2023)
10.1   Standby Equity Purchase Agreement dated April 10, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to LBBB’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on April 10, 2023)
10.2   Form of Loan Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to LBBB’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on March 15, 2023).
31.1   Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15(d)-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2   Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15(d)-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1*   Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2*   Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS   Inline XBRL Instance Document
101.CAL   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.SCH   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.DEF   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
101.PRE   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104   Inline Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

 

 

*Furnished.

 

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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.

 

  Lakeshore Acquisition II Corp.
     
Date: May 12, 2023 By: /s/ Deyin (Bill) Chen
  Name:  Deyin (Bill) Chen
  Title: Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

 

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