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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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, 2024
or
 
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from
     
to
     
 
 
BELLEVUE LIFE SCIENCES ACQUISITION CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
Delaware
 
001-41390
 
84-5052822
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
 
10900 NE 4th StreetSuite 2300
Bellevue
WA
 
98004
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
(425635-7700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of Each Class:
 
Trading
Symbol:
 
Name of Each Exchange
on Which Registered:
Units, each consisting of one share of common stock, one redeemable warrant and one right
 
BLACU
 
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share
 
BLAC
 
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable warrants, exercisable for shares of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50
per share
 
BLACW
 
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Right to receive
one-tenth
(1/10) of one share of common stock
 
BLACR
 
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
10
, 2024, there were 5,622,954 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share issued and outstanding.
 
 
 
 


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I   

Financial Information

     1  
Item 1.   

Financial Statements

     1  
  

Condensed Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2024 (unaudited) and December 31, 2023

     1  
  

Condensed Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

     2  
  

Condensed Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

     3  
  

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

     4  
  

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (unaudited)

     5  
Item 2.   

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     22  
Item 3.   

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

     29  
Item 4.   

Controls and Procedures

     29  
PART II   

Other Information

     30  
Item 1.   

Legal Proceedings

     30  
Item 1A.   

Risk Factors

     30  
Item 2.   

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

     31  
Item 3.   

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

     31  
Item 4.   

Mine Safety Disclosures

     31  
Item 5.   

Other Information

     31  
Item 6.   

Exhibits

     32  
  

Signatures

     33  

 


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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
BELLEVUE LIFE
SCIENCES
ACQUISITION CORP.
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
 
    
March 31, 2024
   
December 31, 2023
 
    
(unaudited)
       
Assets
    
Current assets:
    
Cash
   $ 3,637     $ 15,419  
Prepaid expenses
     64,543       7,208  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total current assets
     68,180       22,627  
Investments held in Trust Account
     37,205,930       36,605,106  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total Assets
  
$
37,274,110
 
 
$
36,627,733
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit
    
Current liabilities:
    
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
   $ 1,548,087     $ 1,081,753  
Income taxes payable
     615,035       524,562  
Excise tax payable
     359,957       359,957  
Notes payable - related party
     135,000        
Due to affiliate
     87,000       72,000  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total current liabilities
     2,745,079       2,038,272  
Deferred underwriting commissions
     2,070,000       2,070,000  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities
     4,815,079       4,108,272  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Commitments and Contingencies
    
Common stock subject to possible redemption, 3,467,954 shares issued and outstanding at redemption value of $10.60 per share and 3,467,954 shares issued and outstanding at redemption value of $10.50 per share at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively
     36,766,604       36,426,253  
Stockholders’ Deficit
    
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023
            
Common stock; $0.0001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 2,155,000 issued and outstanding (excluding 3,467,954 shares subject to possible redemption) at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023
     216       216  
Additional
paid-in
capital
            
Accumulated deficit
     (4,307,789     (3,907,008
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total stockholders’ deficit
     (4,307,573     (3,906,792
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit
  
$
37,274,110
 
 
$
36,627,733
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed financial statements.
 
1

BELLEVUE LIFE SCIENCES ACQUISITION CORP.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
 
    
For the three months ended
March 31,
 
    
2024
   
2023
 
EXPENSES
    
General and administrative expenses
   $ 450,781     $ 278,102  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Loss from operations
     (450,781     (278,102
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Other income:
    
Interest earned on investments held in the Trust Account
     480,824       417,728  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total other income
     480,824       417,728  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Income before provision for income taxes
     30,043       139,626  
Provision for income taxes
     (90,473     (29,321
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
NET INCOME (LOSS)
   $ (60,430   $ 110,305  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING, BASIC AND DILUTED
     5,622,954       5,231,461  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
BASIC AND DILUTED NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE
   $ (0.01   $ 0.02  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed financial statements.
 
2

BELLEVUE LIFE SCIENCES ACQUISITION CORP.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
(UNAUDITED)
 
                               Total
Stockholders’
Deficit
 
     Common Stock      Additional
Paid-in
Capital
    Accumulated
Deficit
 
     Shares      Amount  
Balance, December 31, 2023
     2,155,000      $ 216      $     $ (3,907,008   $ (3,906,792
Accretion of common stock to redemption value
     —         —         —        (340,351     (340,351
Net loss
     —         —         —        (60,430     (60,430
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Balance, March 31, 2024 (unaudited)
     2,155,000      $ 216      $     $ (4,307,789   $ (4,307,573
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
                               Total
Stockholders’
Deficit
 
     Common Stock      Additional
Paid-in
Capital
    Accumulated
Deficit
 
     Shares      Amount  
Balance, December 31, 2022
     1,725,000      $ 173      $ 24,827     $ (62,508   $ (37,508
Sale of 430,000 Private Placement Units
     430,000        43        4,299,957       —        4,300,000  
Fair value of warrants and rights included in the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering and in the exercise of the over-allotment
     —         —         1,236,527       —        1,236,527  
Accretion of common stock to redemption value
     —         —         (5,561,311     (1,878,249     (7,439,560
Net income
     —         —         —        110,305       110,305  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Balance, March 31, 2023 (unaudited)
     2,155,000      $ 216      $ —      $ (1,830,452   $ (1,830,236
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed financial statements.
 
3

BELLEVUE LIFE SCIENCES ACQUISITION CORP.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
 
    
For the three months ended March 31,
 
    
2024
   
2023
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
    
Net income (loss)
   $ (60,430   $ 110,305  
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:
    
Interest earned on investments held in the Trust Account
     (480,824     (417,728
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
    
Prepaid expenses
     (57,335     (81,073
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
     466,334       340,070  
Income taxes payable
     90,473       —   
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net cash flows used in operating activities
  
 
(41,782
)
 
 
(48,426
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
    
Cash deposited in Trust Account
     (120,000 )     (70,207,500
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net cash flows used in investing activities
  
 
(120,000
 
 
(70,207,500
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
    
Proceeds from Initial Public Offering, net of underwriters’ fees
           59,670,000  
Proceeds from over-allotment option
           9,157,500  
Proceeds from private placement
           4,300,000  
Proceeds from note payable - related party
     135,000        
Payment of offering costs
           (1,447,273
Repayments to note payable - Sponsor
           (1,200,000
Proceeds from affiliate
     15,000        
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net cash flows provided by financing activities
  
 
150,000
 
 
 
70,480,227
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
NET CHANGE IN CASH
     (11,782     224,301  
CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD
     15,419       124,501  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
CASH, END OF PERIOD
   $ 3,637     $ 348,802  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities
    
Deferred underwriters’ discount payable charged to additional
paid-in
capital
   $     $ 2,070,000  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed financial statements.
 
4
BELLEVUE LIFE SCIENCES ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2024
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 1–DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Bellevue Life Sciences Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on February 25, 2020. The Company was incorporated for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities (the “Business Combination”). The Company is an emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with emerging growth companies.
As of March 31, 2024, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity since inception relates to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”) which is described below. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of an initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will
generate non-operating income
in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering.
The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering (the “Registration Statement”) was declared effective on February 9, 2023. On February 14, 2023, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 6,000,000 units (“Units” and, with respect to the common stock included in the Units being offered, the “Public Shares”), generating gross proceeds of $60,000,000, which is described in Note 3.
On February 17, 2023, the underwriters exercised their over-allotment option in full. The closing of the issuance and sale of the additional Units occurred (the “Over-Allotment Option Units”) on February 21, 2023. The total aggregate issuance by the Company of 900,000 Over-Allotment Option Units at a price of $10.00 per unit generated total gross proceeds of $9,000,000.
Simultaneously with the consummation of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Units, the Company consummated the private placement (the “Private Placement”) of 430,000 Units (the “Private Placement Units”), to Bellevue Global Life Sciences Investors LLC (the “Sponsor”) at a price of $10.00 per Placement Unit, for an aggregate purchase price of $4,300,000. Each Unit and Private Placement Unit consists of one share of common stock, par value $0.0001 (the “Common Stock”), a warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock (the “Public Warrants” and “Private Placement Warrants” and collectively, the “Warrants”) and one right which entitles the holder thereof to
receive one-tenth (1/10)
of a share of common stock (the “Public Rights” and Private Placement Rights” and collectively, the “Rights”), as described in Notes 3 and 4.
The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of Private Placement Units, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to complete a Business Combination successfully. The Company must complete one or more initial Business Combinations having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the assets held in the Trust Account (as defined below) (excluding the amount of deferred underwriting fees and taxes payable on income earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the agreement to enter into the initial Business Combination. However, the Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”).
Upon closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Private Placement, the sale of the Over-Allotment Option Units and the additional Trust Account funding, a total of $70,207,500 was placed in a trust account (“Trust Account”) located in the United States with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee, and invested only in United States “government securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment
 
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Company Act 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”) having a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under
Rule 2a-7 promulgated
under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, as determined by the Company, until the earlier of (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account as described below.
The Company will provide its holders of the outstanding shares of its Common Stock sold in the Initial Public Offering (the “Public Stockholders”) with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a stockholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek stockholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion. The Public Stockholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares (as described in Note 1) for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially anticipated to be $10.175 per Public Share plus any pro rata interest then in the Trust Account, net of taxes payable). The per share amount to be distributed to Public Stockholders who redeem their Public Shares will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions the Company will pay to the underwriters (as discussed in Note 5). These Public Shares were recorded at a redemption value and classified as temporary equity upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”). In such case, the Company will proceed with a Business Combination if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 upon such consummation of a Business Combination and a majority of the shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination. If a stockholder vote is not required by law and the Company does not decide to hold a stockholder vote for business or other legal reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”), conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. If, however, stockholder approval of the transaction is required by law, or the Company decides to obtain stockholder approval for business or other legal reasons, the Company will offer to redeem shares in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to the proxy rules and not pursuant to the tender offer rules. Additionally, each Public Stockholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction. If the Company seeks stockholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the Initial Stockholders (as defined below) have agreed to vote its Founder Shares (as defined below in Note 4) and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of a Business Combination.
Subsequent to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the Company adopted an insider trading policy which requires insiders to (i) refrain from purchasing shares during certain blackout periods and when they are in possession of any
material non-public information
and (ii) to clear all trades with the Company’s legal counsel or compliance officer prior to execution. In addition, the Company’s Sponsor and any other holders of the Company’s common stock prior to the Initial Public Offering (or their permitted transferees (the “Initial Stockholders”)) have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to their Founder Shares, Placement Shares and Public Shares in connection with the completion of a Business Combination.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company seeks stockholder approval of its Business Combination and the Company does not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that a Public Stockholder, together with any affiliate of such stockholder or any other person with whom such stockholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be restricted from seeking redemption rights with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% of more of the shares of Common Stock sold in the Initial Public Offering without the prior consent of the Company.
The Company’s Initial Stockholders and Chardan Capital Markets, LLC (“Chardan”), the representative of the underwriters, have agreed not to propose or vote in favor of an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (A) that would modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with the Business Combination or to redeem 100% of its Public Shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination within nine months or such other time period as the stockholders may approve from the closing of the Initial Public Offering (the “Combination Period”) or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to stockholders’ rights
or pre-initial Business
Combination activity, unless the Company provides the Public Stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public shares in conjunction with such an amendment.
 
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Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, if the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (ii) as promptly and as reasonably possible, but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem 100% of the outstanding Public Shares, at a per share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of the then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Stockholders rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any); and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to the Company’s obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.
The Sponsor, officers and directors have agreed to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to the Founder Shares (defined in Note 4) and Placement Shares held by them if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. However, if the Initial Stockholders acquire Public Shares in or after the Initial Public Offering, they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to such Public Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. The underwriters have agreed to waive their rights to the deferred underwriting commission (see Note 5) held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the other funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the residual assets remaining available for distribution (including Trust Account assets) may be less than approximately $10.175 per share initially held in the Trust Account. In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsor has agreed t
o
 
be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a vendor for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective partner business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account. This liability will not apply with respect to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to the monies held in the Trust Account (whether or not such waiver is enforceable) nor will it apply to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Moreover, in the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third party claims. The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers (except for the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm), prospective partner businesses or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account.
Extension of Termination Date and Redemptions from the Trust Account
On November 9, 2023, the Company held a special meeting of its stockholders (the “Special Meeting”). At the Special Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved an extension of the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination from November 14, 2023 to February 14, 2024 and approved a proposal to give the Board of Directors (the “Board”) the authority in its discretion to amend the Charter to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination from February 14, 2024 to May 14, 2024. In connection with the Special
Meeting, 3,432,046 shares of common stock of the Company were tendered for redemption at a redemption price of approximately $10.49 per share for an aggregate redemption amount of $35,995,728, leaving $36,372,335 in the Trust Account immediately after the redemptions and a tax withdrawal by the Company of $561,957. Additionally, the Company deposited $180,000 into the Trust Account on November 13, 2023 in connection with the extension of the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination from November 14, 2023 to February 14, 2024.
 
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In February 2024, the Board authorized and approved a second Certificate of Amendment to the Charter. The second Certificate of Amendment to the Charter was filed with the Delaware Secretary of State, with an effective date of February 9, 2024, and extended the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination to the May 14, 2024. In connection with the extension by which the Company must consummate a business combination to May 14, 2024, the Company deposited $60,000 into the Trust Account on each of February 9, 2024 and March 12, 2024. In connection with the $60,000 deposited into the Trust Account on February 9, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $75,000 to Jun Chul Whang, a member of the Board. In connection with the $60,000 deposited into the Trust Account on March 12, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $60,000 to Josh Pan, an individual member of Bellevue Capital Management, LLC, which wholly owns the Sponsor.
Franchise and Income Tax Withdrawal
In November 2023, the Company withdrew $561,957 of interest income earned in the Trust Account for payment of the Company’s franchise tax and income tax liabilities as permitted by the terms of the Trust Agreement governing the Trust Account. Through March 31, 2024, the Company did not use such funds to pay its tax obligations (which were not yet due and payable) and instead deposited the funds in the Company’s unrestricted general account and they were used for the payment of general operating expenses. In consultation with counsel and the Company’s Audit Committee, management determined that this use of funds was not in accordance with the Trust Agreement. As of March 31, 2024, the Company’s obligations for franchise and income tax purposes remain payable.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.
Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP. In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed financial statements reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments necessary for the fair statement of the balances and results for the periods presented. The interim results for the three months ended March 31, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2024 or for any future interim periods.
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023 as filed with SEC on April 17, 2024.
Liquidity and Going Concern
As of March 31, 2024, the Company had $3,637 in its operating bank account and a working capital deficit of $2,676,899
The Company’s liquidity needs prior to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering had been satisfied through proceeds from advances from related party and from the issuance of common stock. Subsequent to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the Company’s liquidity was satisfied through the net proceeds from the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the proceeds from the Private Placement Units held outside of the Trust Account and loans from the Sponsor, officers and directors and their affiliates.
Based on the foregoing and the limited amount of working capital that the Company received into the operating account from the Private Placement and issuances of promissory notes, management believes that the Company will not have sufficient working capital to meet its working capital needs through the earlier of the consummation of an Initial Business Combination or 21 months from the Initial Public Offering (subject to extension by approval of the Company’s stockholders). These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Over this time period, the Company has used and will be using the remaining funds held outside of the Trust Account for paying existing accounts payable, identifying and evaluating prospective initial Business Combination candidates, performing due diligence on prospective target businesses, paying for travel expenditures, selecting the target business to merge with or acquire, and structuring, negotiating and consummating the initial Business Combination. Further needs for operating capital beyond the Company’s current operating cash balance may need to be funded through loans from the Company’s Sponsor, officers and directors and their affiliates. The unaudited condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination by November 14, 2024 (subject to extension by approval of the Company’s stockholders), the Company will cease all operations except for the purpose of liquidating. This date for mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution combined with uncertainty as to whether the Company has sufficient liquidity to fund operations through the liquidation date or thereafter should a deferral occur raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management will seek to complete a business combination.
 
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Emerging Growth Company
The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth 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 standards at the time the private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make the comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company that is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company that has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
Nasdaq Listing Rules Compliance
As previously reported by the Company on Form 8-K filed on June 14, 2023, due to the resignation of a director effective on June 21, 2023, the Company notified the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) on June 27, 2023 that the Company was not currently in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605(c)(2)(A) (the “Listing Rule”), but that it intends to regain compliance within the cure period provided by section (c)(4)(B) of the Listing Rule. The Company has until the earlier of its next annual shareholders’ meeting or June 21, 2024 to regain compliance.
The Listing Rule requires the Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) of the Board be composed of at least three members, each of whom must meet independence requirements under the Nasdaq Listing Rules and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Upon the effective date of the director’s resignation from the Company’s Board and Audit Committee, the Company’s Audit Committee has been comprised of two independent directors and one vacancy and, therefore, does not currently comply with Nasdaq’s audit committee requirements as set forth in the Listing Rule. Pursuant to the Listing Rule’s section (c)(4)(B), the Company is entitled to a cure period to regain compliance with the Listing Rule. The Company is evaluating the appropriate membership and composition of its Board and Board committees and intends to regain compliance with Listing Rule prior to the expiration of the applicable cure period.
On February 15, 2024, the Company received a notification from the Listing Qualifications Department of Nasdaq notifying the Company that the Company no longer meets the minimum 300 public holders requirement for The Nasdaq Capital Market pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(3) (the “Minimum Public Holders Requirement”). The notice is only a notification of deficiency, not of imminent delisting, and has no current effect on the listing or trading of securities on the Nasdaq Capital Market. In accordance with Nasdaq rules, the Company has 45 calendar days, or until April 1, 2024, to submit a plan to regain compliance with the Minimum Public Holders Requirement.
NOTE 2–SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting periods.
Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effects of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the unaudited condensed financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company had $3,637 and $15,419 in cash held in its operating account as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. The Company had no cash equivalents as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under the FASB ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the unaudited condensed financial statements, primarily due to their short-term nature.
 
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Investments Held in Trust Account
The Company’s portfolio of investments is comprised of U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 185 days or less, or investments in money market funds that invest in U.S. government securities and generally have a readily determinable fair value, or a combination thereof. When the Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are comprised of U.S. government securities, the investments are classified as trading securities. When the Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are comprised of money market funds, the investments are recognized at fair value. Trading securities and investments in money market funds are presented on the condensed balance sheets at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of these securities are included in interest earned on investments held in the Trust Account in the accompanying condensed statements of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in the Trust Account are determined using available market information.
Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid for transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers include:
 
   
Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments in active markets;
 
   
Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and
 
   
Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.
In some circumstances, the inputs used to measure fair value might be categorized within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In those instances, the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
The fair value of certain of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the condensed balance sheets. The fair values of cash and amounts due to related parties are estimated to approximate the carrying values as of March 31, 2024 due to the short maturities of such instruments.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives in accordance with ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”). For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value on the grant date and is
then re-valued at
each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the condensed statements of operations. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Derivative liabilities are classified in the unaudited condensed financial statements as current
or non-current
based on whether or
not net-cash settlement
or conversion of the instrument could be required within 12 months of the condensed balance sheet date.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution, which, at times, may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation coverage of $250,000. Any loss incurred or a lack of access to such funds could have a significant adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
 
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Warrant Instruments
The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the instruments’ specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in ASC 480 and ASC 815. The assessment considers whether the instruments are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the instruments meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the instruments are indexed to the Company’s own common shares and whether the instrument holders could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the instruments are outstanding. The Company determined that upon review of the warrant agreement that the Public Warrants (as defined in Note 1) and the Private Placement Warrants (as defined in Note 1) issued in the Initial Public Offering qualify for equity accounting treatment.
Rights
In connection with the Initial Public Offering and the exercise of the over-allotment of up to 6,900,000 Public Units, each Public Unit is comprised of one share of common stock, $0.0001 par value, a warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock, and one Public Right to
receive one-tenth (1/10)
of 
one
 share of Common Stock. Simultaneously, with the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the Company engaged in a private placement and issued placement units that are identical to the Public Unit, which included the issuance and delivery of aggregate of 430,000 Placement Rights underlying Placement Units (the “Placement Rights”, and together with the Public Rights and such other rights as the Company issues from time to time hereunder, the “Rights”).
The Company accounts for the rights issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering in accordance with the guidance contained in
ASC 815-40.
Such guidance provides that the rights described above are not precluded from equity classification. Equity-classified contracts are initially measured at fair value (or allocated value). Subsequent changes in fair value are not recognized as long as the contracts continue to be classified in equity.
Equity Participation Shares
At the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company agreed to issue to Chardan 34,500 representative shares (“Equity Participation Shares”), which include an additional 4,500 shares due to the exercise of the over-allotment option in full, which will be issued upon the completion of the Initial Business Combination.
The Company complies with the requirements of
ASC 340-10-S99-1 and
SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) Topic 5A, “Expenses of Offering.” Offering costs consist principally of professional and registration fees incurred through the date of these unaudited condensed financial statements that are related to the Initial Public Offering. Offering costs directly attributable to the issuance of an equity contract to be classified in equity are recorded as a reduction in equity. Offering costs for equity contracts that are classified as assets and liabilities are expensed immediately.
Net Income (Loss) per Common Share
The Company complies with the accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” Net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period, excluding common stock subject to forfeiture. The Company has not considered the effect of the warrants sold in the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement to purchase an aggregate of 7,330,000 shares of its common stock in the calculation of diluted net income (loss) per share, since their exercise is contingent upon future events. As a result, diluted net income (loss) per share of common stock is the same as basic net income (loss) per share of common stock. The redemption feature for the common shares equals fair value, and therefore does not create a different class of shares or require an adjustment to the earnings per share calculation. The redemption at fair value does not represent an economic benefit to the holders that is different from what is received by other stockholders, because the shares could be sold on the open market. Accretion associated with the redeemable shares of common stock is excluded from earnings per share as the redemption value approximates the fair value.
 
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Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption
The Company accounts for its common stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC 480. Common stock subject to mandatory redemption (if any) is classified as a liability instrument and measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable common stock (including common stock that features redemption rights that are within the control of the holder or subject to possible redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, common stock is classified as stockholders’ deficit. The Company’s common stock sold in the Initial Public Offering and over-allotment features certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of March 31, 2024 and
December 31, 2023, 3,467,954 
shares of common stock subject to possible redemption are presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ deficit section of the Company’s condensed balance sheets.
Income Taxes
The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes under FASB ASC 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC 740”). Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to difference between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that included the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. Deferred tax assets were deemed to be de minimis as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
A summary of the Company’s current and deferred tax provision is as follows:
 
    
For the three months ended
March 31,
 
    
2024
    
2023
 
Income tax expense:
     
Federal
   $ 90,473      $ 29,321  
State
             
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total provision for income taxes
   $ 90,473      $ 29,321  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
A reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to the Company’s effective income tax rate is as follows:
 
    
For the three months ended
March 31,
 
    
2024
   
2023
 
Income tax expense:
    
Provision/(benefit) at statutory rate
     21.0     21.0
State tax provision/(benefit) net of federal benefit
     0.0     0.0
Change in fair value of Warrants
     0.0     0.0
Change in valuation
     0.0     0.0
Other
     0.0     0.0
Total income tax expense
     21.0     21.0
 
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ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statements recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. No 
amounts were accrued for the payment interest and penalties for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. The Company has been subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception. The Company’s management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months.
Offering Costs Associated with the Initial Public Offering
The Company complies with the requirements of
ASC 340-10-S99-1, SEC
SAB Topic 5A, and SEC SAB Topic 5T, “Accounting for Expenses or Liabilities Paid by Principal Stockholder(s)”. Offering costs consist principally of professional and registration fees incurred through the Initial Public Offering that are related to the Initial Public Offering. Offering costs were charged to temporary equity and permanent equity based on relative fair values, upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering.
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 Company’s unaudited condensed financial statements.
NOTE 3–INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING
Pursuant to the Initial Public Offering, the Company sold 6,000,000 Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit. On February 17, 2023, the underwriters exercised their over-allotment option to purchase an additional 900,000 Units. Each Unit consists of one share of common stock, one redeemable warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment, and one right which entitles the holder thereof to
receive one-tenth (1/10)
of a share of common stock (see Note 6). Each warrant will become exercisable 30 days after the consummation of an initial business combination, and will expire five years after the completion of an initial business combination, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation. Each right entitles the holder thereof to
receive one-tenth (1/10)
of a share of common stock upon the consummation of an initial business combination, as described in more detail below. Each ten rights entitle the holder thereof to receive one share of common stock at the closing of a business combination.
NOTE 4–RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Founder Shares
On July 30, 2020, the Sponsor purchased 1,437,500 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “Founder Shares”) for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000, or approximately $0.017 per share. On April 25, 2022, the Company executed
a 1.2-for-one stock
split, resulting in an aggregate of 1,725,000 Founder Shares held by the Company’s sponsor, of which up to 225,000 Founder Shares were subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option was not exercised in full or in part.
The Sponsor has agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of its Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of (A)
 
three years
 after the completion of the initial Business Combination or (B) subsequent to the initial Business Combination, (x) if the last sale price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $
12.50
 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 
20
 trading days
within any 30-day trading
period commencing at least 
150
 days after the initial Business Combination, or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of the stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Common Stock for cash, securities or other
property.
 
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Private Placement Units
The Sponsor has purchased an aggregate of 430,000 Private Placement Units at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit in a private placement that occurred simultaneously with the consummation of the Initial Public Offering. Each Private Placement Unit consists of one share of Common Stock, one redeemable warrant entitling the holder to purchase one share of Common Stock, and one right which entitles the holder thereof to
receive one-tenth (1/10)
of a share of common stock. The Private Placement Warrants are exercisable only to purchase whole shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment (see Note 6). Proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Units were added to the net proceeds from the Initial Public Offering held in the Trust Account. If the Company does not complete the initial Business Combination within the Combination Period, the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Units held in the Trust Account will be included in the liquidating distribution to the holders of the Public Shares.
The Sponsor and the Company’s officers and directors will agree, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of their Private Placement Units, including the component securities therein until 30 days after the completion of the Business Combination.
Promissory Notes
The Sponsor has advanced funds to the Company for the payment of expenses incurred in connection with the Initial Public Offering, which amount is evidenced
by non-interest-bearing
promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $1,200,000. The promissory notes were due at the earlier of November 29, 2023 or upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering. These notes were discharged and cancelled in connection with the private placement that closed simultaneously with the Initial Public Offering.
On June 23, 2023, the Sponsor loaned to the Company $200,000 to fund working capital requirements and in exchange therefor the Company issued to the Sponsor an unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $200,000. This
note is non-interest bearing and is payable in full on the earlier of (i) December 31, 2024 or (ii) the date on which the Company consummates an initial Business Combination. In the event that the Company does not consummate an initial Business Combination, the note will be repaid only from amounts remaining outside of the Company’s Trust Account, if any. At the Sponsor’s discretion, the principal balance of the note may be converted at any time prior to the consummation of the Business Combination into units identical to the private placement units at a price
 
of $10.00 per Unit. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the outstanding balance of this note was $0.
On November 13, 2023, Bellevue Capital Management LLC (“BCM”) loaned to the Company $180,000 and in exchange therefor the Company issued to BCM an unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $180,000. The
proceeds of this loan were used to fund the payment to extend the date by which the Company must consummate an initial Business Combination to February 14, 2024. The note is non-interest bearing and is payable in full on the earlier of (i) December 31, 2024 or (ii) the date on which the Company consummates an initial Business Combination. In the event that the Company does not consummate the Business Combination, this note will be repaid only from amounts remaining outside of the Company’s Trust Account, if any. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the outstanding balance of this
note was $0.
On February 9, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note (the “JCW Promissory Note”) in the principal amount of $75,000 
to
Jun Chul Whang, a member of the Company’s Board. The JCW Promissory Note is not interest bearing and is payable in full on the earlier of (i) August 9, 2024 or (ii) the date on which the Company consummates an initial business combination (the “JCW Maturity Date”). In the event that the Company does not consummate a business combination on or prior to the time provided in the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as subject to extension), Mr. Whang agrees to forgive the principal balance of the JCW Promissory Note, except to the extent of any funds remaining outside of the Company’s trust account, if any. The following shall constitute an event of default: (i) a failure to pay the principal within five business days of the JCW Maturity Date and (ii) the commencement of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy action. As of March 31, 2024, the outstanding balance of this note was
 
$75,000.
On March 8, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note (the “JP Promissory Note”) in the principal amount of $60,000 to
Josh Pan, a member of Bellevue Capital Management LLC. The JP Promissory Note is not interest bearing and is payable in full on the earlier of (i) August 8, 2024 or (ii) the date on which the Company consummates an initial business combination (the “JP Maturity Date”). In the event that the Company does not consummate a business combination on or prior to the time provided in the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as subject to extension), Mr. Pan agrees to forgive the principal balance of the Promissory Note, except to the extent of any funds remaining outside of the Company’s Trust Account, if any. The following shall constitute an event of default: (i) a failure to pay the principal within five business days of the JP Maturity Date and (ii) the commencement of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy action. As of March 31, 2024, the outstanding balance of this note
 
was $60,000.
Working Capital Loans
In addition to the loans described above, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). If the
 
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Company completes a Business Combination, the Company would repay the Working Capital Loans out of the Trust Account released to the Company. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. The Working Capital Loans would either be repaid upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $1,000,000 of such Working Capital Loans may be convertible into Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit. The Units would be identical to the Private Placement Units. Except for the foregoing, the terms of such Working Capital Loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. Loans made by Chardan or any of its related persons, if any, will not be convertible into any of the Company’s securities, and Chardan and its related persons will have no recourse with respect to their ability to convert their loans into any of the Company’s securities. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, no Working Capital Loans were outstanding.
Administrative Support Agreement
Beginning on March 1, 2023, the Company agreed to pay BCM, an affiliate of members of the Sponsor, a total of $7,500 per month for office space, utilities, secretarial and administrative support. Upon completion of the Business Combination or the Company’s liquidation, the Company will cease paying these monthly fees. During
the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company
 incurred $22,500 and $7,500, respectively, of administrative support fees which are included in general and administrative expenses in the
accompanying condensed statements
 of operations. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the outstanding balance was $30,000 and $15,000, respectively, recorded as due to affiliate.
Due to Affiliate
On August 17, 2021, the Sponsor agreed to advance the Company up to $10,000. On February 17, 2022, the Company repaid $10,000 to the Sponsor. On April 28, 2022, the Sponsor agreed to advance the Company up to an additional $10,000. On April 29, 2022, the Sponsor agreed to advance an additional $7,000. These advances are due on
demand and are non-interest bearing. During the year ended
 December 31, 2023, the Sponsor advanced $180,000 of funds to the Company and Company repaid $140,000. Beginning on March 1, 2023, the Company agreed to pay an affiliate of members of the Sponsor a total of $7,500 per month for office space, utilities, secretarial and administrative support. Upon completion of the Business Combination or the Company’s liquidation, the Company will cease paying these monthly fees.
The outstanding balance was $57,000 as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, recorded as due to affiliate.
NOTE 5–COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Registration Rights
The holders of Founder Shares, Private Placement Units (including component securities contained therein), and Units (including component securities contained therein) that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed prior to the effective date of the Initial Public Offering, requiring the Company to register such securities for resale. The holders of the majority of these securities are entitled to make up to two demands, excluding short form demands, that the Company register such securities. In addition, these holders have certain “piggyback” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the completion of the Business Combination and rights to require the Company to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements. Chardan may not exercise its demand and “piggyback” registration rights after five and seven years, respectively, after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and may not exercise its demand rights on more than one occasion.
 
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Underwriting Agreement
The Company granted the underwriters
a 45-day option
from the final prospectus relating to the Initial Public Offering to purchase up to 900,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any, at the Initial Public Offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions.
The underwriters were entitled to an underwriting discount of $0.20 per Unit, or $1,200,000 in the aggregate, equal to 2% of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering (or $1,380,000 in the aggregate if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full), payable upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering; provided that for each Unit purchased by investors that are sourced by the Sponsor, such underwriting discount was reduced to $0.125 per Unit payable in cash. In addition, $0.30 per Unit, or approximately $1,800,000 in the aggregate (or $2,070,000 in the aggregate if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full) will be payable to the underwriters for deferred underwriting commissions. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amount held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement. In addition, the underwriters are entitled to receive 30,000 shares of Common Stock (or 34,500 shares if the underwriters’ over- allotment option is exercised in full) from the Sponsor, which will be placed in escrow until the consummation of an initial Business Combination. Such shares paid to the underwriters are referred to as the “Equity Participation Shares.” If a Business Combination is not consummated, the Equity Participation Shares will be returned to the Sponsor. The Equity Participation Shares have been deemed compensation by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and are therefore subject to
a lock-up for
a period of 180 days immediately following the effective date of the registration statement related to the Initial Public Offering pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110(e)(1). Pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110(e)(1), these securities will not be the subject of any hedging, short sale, derivative, put or call transaction that would result in the economic disposition of the securities by any person for a period of 180 days immediately following the effective date of the registration statements related to the Initial Public Offering, nor may they be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated for a period of 180 days immediately following the effective date of the registration statements related to the Initial Public Offering except to any underwriter and selected dealer participating in the Initial Public Offering and their bona fide officers or partners. Chardan may not exercise its demand and “piggyback” registration rights after five and seven years, respectively, after the effective date of the registration statement and may not exercise its demand rights on more than one occasion.
Excise Tax
The Inflation Reduction Act (“IR Act”) of 2022 imposes a 1% Excise Tax on the repurchase of corporate stock by a publicly traded U.S. corporation following December 31, 2022. For purposes of the Excise Tax, a repurchase will generally include redemptions, corporate buybacks and other transactions in which the corporation acquires its stock from a shareholder in exchange for cash or property, subject to exceptions for de minimis transactions and certain reorganizations.
As a result, subject to certain rules, the Excise Tax will apply to any redemption by a U.S.-domiciled special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”) taking place after December 31, 2022, including redemptions (i) by shareholders in connection with the SPAC’s
initial
Business Combination or a proxy vote to extend the lifespan of the SPAC, (ii) by SPACs if the SPAC does not complete
a de-SPAC transaction
within the required time set forth in its constituent documents, or (iii) in connection with
the wind-up and
liquidation of the SPAC. The financial responsibility for such Excise Tax resides with the Company and the Sponsor. This amount of 1% has
been included in these unaudited condensed financial statements.
At this time, it has been determined that the IR Act tax provisions have an impact to the Company’s fiscal 2023 income tax provision as there were redemptions by the public stockholders in November 2023; as a result, the Company recorded $359,957 excise tax liability as of March 31, 2024. The Company will continue to monitor for updates to the Company’s business along with guidance issued with respect to the IR Act to determine whether any adjustments are needed to the Company’s tax provision in future periods.
 
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Risks and Uncertainties
United States and global markets are experiencing volatility and disruption following the geopolitical instability resulting from the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and the recent escalation of the Israel-Hamas conflict. In response to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (“NATO”) deployed additional military forces to eastern Europe, and the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union and other countries have announced various sanctions and restrictive actions against Russia, Belarus and related individuals and entities, including the removal of certain financial institutions from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication payment system. Certain countries, including the United States, have also provided and may continue to provide military aid or other assistance to Ukraine and to Israel, increasing geopolitical tensions among a number of nations. The invasion of Ukraine by Russia and the escalation of the Israel-Hamas conflict and the resulting measures that have been taken, and could be taken in the future, by NATO, the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Israel and its neighboring states and other countries have created global security concerns that could have a lasting impact on regional and global economies. Although the length and impact of the ongoing conflicts are highly unpredictable, they could lead to market disruptions, including significant volatility in commodity prices, credit and capital markets, as well as supply chain interruptions and increased cyberattacks against U.S. companies. Additionally, any resulting sanctions could adversely affect the global economy and financial markets and lead to instability and lack of liquidity in capital markets.
Any of the above mentioned factors, or any other negative impact on the global economy, capital markets or other geopolitical conditions resulting from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the escalation of the Israel-Hamas conflict and subsequent sanctions or related actions, could adversely affect the Company’s search for an initial business combination and any target business with which the Company may ultimately consummate an initial business combination.
The excise tax included in the IR Act of 2022 may decrease the value of the Company’s securities following its initial business combination, hinder its ability to consummate an initial business combination, and decrease the amount of funds available for distribution in connection with a liquidation.
NOTE 6–COMMON STOCK SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE REDEMPTION
The Company’s common stock features certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, common stock subject to possible redemption is presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ deficit section of the Company’s condensed balance sheets.
The following is a reconciliation of the Company’s common stock subject to possible redemption as of March 31, 2024:
 
    
Common

Stock

Subject to
Possible
Redemption
 
Gross proceeds from Initial Public Offering
   $ 69,000,000  
Less: Proceeds allocated to public warrants and rights
     (1,236,527
Offering costs allocated to common stock subject to possible redemption
     (4,791,126
Less: Redemption of common stock in connection with Trust extension
     (35,995,728
Plus: Accretion on common stock subject to possible redemption
     9,449,634  
  
 
 
 
Balance, December 31, 2023
     36,426,253  
Plus: Accretion on common stock subject to possible redemption
     340,351  
  
 
 
 
Balance, March 31, 2024
   $ 36,766,604  
  
 
 
 
 
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NOTE 7–STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Preferred Stock
The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. As of
December
 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023, there were no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.
Common Stock
Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of
Common Stock at a
 $0.0001 par value.
As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were 2,155,000 shares of
Common
Stock outstanding, excluding 3,467,954 shares of common stock subject to possible redemption that are reflected in temporary equity in the
condensed 
balance sheets.
Common stockholders of record are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters to be voted on by stockholders.
Warrants
As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were 7,330,000 Warrants outstanding. The Warrants that are a part of the Units (the “Warrants”) may be exercised at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as described in this prospectus. The Public Warrants will become exercisable on 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination.
The Warrants have an exercise price of $11.50 per share and will expire five years after the completion of a Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
Redemption of warrants when the price per Common Stock equals or exceeds $16.50.
Once the Warrants become exercisable, the Company may call the Warrants for redemption:
 
   
in whole and not in part;
 
   
at a price of $0.01 per Warrant;
 
   
upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption given after the Warrants become exercisable;
 
   
if, and only if, the reported last sale price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $16.50 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days
within a 30-trading day
period commencing once the Warrants become exercisable and ending three business days before the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to the Warrant holders, and
 
   
if, and only if, there is a current registration statement in effect with respect to the shares of Common Stock underlying such Warrants at the time of redemption and for the
entire 30-day trading
period referred to above and continuing each day thereafter until the date of redemption.
 
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The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering, except that the Private Placement Warrants and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants will not be transferable, assignable or salable until after the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions.
The exercise price and number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend, extraordinary dividend or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, the warrants will not be adjusted for issuances of shares of Common Stock at a price below their respective exercise prices. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the warrants. If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their warrants, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with the respect to such warrants. Accordingly, the warrants may expire worthless.
In addition, if (x) the Company issues additional shares of Common Stock or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of its initial business combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.50 per share of Common Stock (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the Company’s Board), (y) 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 (net of redemptions), and (z) the Market Value is below $
9.50
 per share, the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 
115
% of the Market Value, and the $
16.50
 per share redemption trigger price described above will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 
165
% of the Market Value.
Equity Participation Shares
The Company agreed to issue to the underwriter at the closing of the Initial Public Offering up to 34,500 Equity Participation Shares, including over-allotment, which will be issued upon the completion of the Initial Business Combination. If the over-allotment option is not exercised in full, the Equity Participation Shares will be reduced pro rata.
The Company complies with the requirements of
ASC 340-10-S99-1 and
SEC SAB Topic 5A. Offering costs consist principally of professional and registration fees incurred through the date of the unaudited condensed financial statements that are related to the Initial Public Offering. Offering costs directly attributable to the issuance of an equity contract to be classified in equity are recorded as a reduction in equity. Offering costs for equity contracts that are classified as assets and liabilities are expensed immediately.
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 a share of common stock upon consummation of its initial business combination, even if the holder of a public right converted all shares of common stock held by him, her or it in connection with the initial business combination or an amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation with respect to its pre-business combination activities. In the event the Company will not be the surviving company upon completion of its 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 shares of common stock 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 common stock will receive in the transaction on an as-converted into common stock basis.
 
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NOTE 8–FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The following table presents information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value as of March 31, 2024, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
 
    
March 31,
2024
    
Quoted
Prices In
Active
Markets
(Level 1)
    
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
    
Significant
Other
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Assets:
           
Investments held in Trust Account
   $ 37,205,930      $ 37,205,930      $      $  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
The following table presents information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value as of December 31, 2023, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
 
 
  
December 31,
2023
 
  
Quoted
Prices In
Active
Markets
(Level 1)
 
  
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
  
Significant
Other
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Assets:
  
  
  
  
Investments held in Trust Account
  
$
36,605,106
 
  
$
36,605,106
 
  
$
 
  
$
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
There were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3 during the three months ended March 31, 2024.
NOTE 9–SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company evaluated subsequent events to determine if events or transactions occurred after the condensed balance sheet date up to the date the unaudited condensed financial statements were issued. The Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the unaudited condensed financial statements, other than the following:
 
   
On April 1, 2024, the Company submitted a plan to regain compliance with the Minimum Public Holders Rule to Nasdaq. On April 17, 2024, the Company received written notice from Nasdaq indicating that the staff of Nasdaq (the “Staff”) determined, based on its review of the Company’s compliance plan, to grant the Company an extension of time to regain compliance with the Minimum Public Holders Requirement. The terms of the extension are as follows: on or before August 13, 2024, the Company must file with Nasdaq documentation from its transfer agent, or an independent source, demonstrating that its
common
stock has a minimum of 300 public holders. In the event the Company does not satisfy the terms, the Staff will provide written notification that the Company’s securities will be delisted. At that time, the Company may appeal the Staff’s determination to a Listing Qualifications Panel.
 
   
On April 8, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note (the “April Sponsor Note”) in the principal amount of $1,200,000 to the Sponsor. The April Sponsor Note is not interest bearing and is payable in full on the earlier of (i) December 31, 2024 or (ii) the date on which the Company consummates an initial
Business Combination
(the “April Sponsor Note Maturity Date”). In the event that the Company does not consummate a
Business Combination
on or prior to the time provided in the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as subject to extension), the Sponsor agrees to forgive the principal balance of the April Sponsor Note, except to the extent of any funds remaining outside of the Company’s
Trust Account
, if any. The following shall constitute an event of default: (i) a failure to pay the principal within five business days of the April Sponsor Note Maturity Date and (ii) the commencement of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy action.
 
   
On April 9, 2024, $60,000 was deposited in the Trust Account in connection with the extension of the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination from April 15, 2024 to May 14, 2024.
 
   
In connection with the November 2023 withdrawal of $561,957 of interest income earned in the Trust Account for payment of the Company’s franchise tax and income tax liabilities as permitted by the terms of the Trust Agreement governing the Trust Account
. As
of April 16, 2024, the funds have been replaced in full by funds loaned to the Company from the Company’s Sponsor and the Company has paid its federal tax obligations on time.
 
   
On April 17, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note (the “Second April Sponsor Note”) in the principal amount of $50,000 to
the Sponsor. The Second April Sponsor Note is not interest bearing and is payable in full on the earlier of (i) December 31, 2024 or (ii) the date on which the Company consummates an initial Business Combination (the “Second April Sponsor Notes Maturity Date”). In the event that the Company does not consummate a Business Combination on or prior to the time provided in the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as subject to extension), the Sponsor agrees to forgive the principal balance of the Second April Sponsor Note, except to the extent of any funds remaining outside of the Company’s Trust Account, if any. The following shall constitute an event of default: (i) a failure to pay the principal within five business days of the Second April Sponsor Note Maturity Date and (ii) the commencement of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy action.
 
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On April 17, 2024, the Company withdr
ew
 $100,000 of interest income earned in the Trust Account for payment of the Company’s state franchise tax and income tax liabilities as permitted by the terms of the Trust Agreement governing the Trust Account.
 
   
On May 10, 2024, the Company
convened
a special meeting of its stockholders (the “2024 Special Meeting
”) as scheduled and adjourned the 2024 Special Meeting without any business being conducted. As announced at the 2024 Special Meeting, it was reconvened on May 14, 2024.
 At the 2024 Special Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved
the proposal to extend
the date by which the Company must consummate a
Business Combination
from May 14, 2024 to November 14, 2024.
 Following such approval by the Company’s stockholders, the Company subsequently amended its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a Business Combination to November 14, 2024.
The Company also
deposited $50,000 into the Trust Account on May 14, 2024.
 In connection with the Special Meeting, 
1,581,733
 shares of common stock of the Company were tendered for redemption.
 
 
 
On May 14, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note (the “May Sponsor Note”) in the principal amount of $140,000 to the Sponsor. The May Sponsor Note is not interest bearing and is payable in full on the earlier of
 
(i) December 31, 2024 or (ii) the date on which the Company consummates an initial Business Combination (the “May Sponsor Note Maturity Date”). In the event that the Company does not consummate a Business Combination on or prior to the time provided in the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as subject to extension), the Sponsor agrees to forgive the principal balance of the May Sponsor Note, except to the extent of any funds remaining outside of the Company’s Trust Account, if any. The following shall constitute an event of default: (i) a failure to pay the principal within
five
business days of the May Sponsor Note Maturity Date and (ii) the commencement of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy action.
 
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

References in this report (the “Quarterly Report”) to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to by Bellevue Life Sciences Acquisition Corp. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “Sponsor” refer to Bellevue Global Life Sciences Investors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). 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 filings made with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

Overview

We are a blank check company incorporated as a Delaware corporation and formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. We intend to effectuate our initial business combination using cash from the proceeds of our initial public offering (“IPO”) and the private placement units, the proceeds of the sale of our capital stock in connection with our initial business combination, shares issued to the owners of the target, debt issued to banks or other lenders or the owners of the target, or a combination of the foregoing.

The issuance of additional shares in connection with an initial business combination:

 

   

may significantly dilute the equity interests of our existing investors;

 

   

may subordinate the rights of holders of our common stock if preferred stock is issued with rights senior to those afforded our common stock;

 

   

could cause a change in control if a substantial number of shares of our common stock is issued, which may affect, among other things, our ability to use our net operating loss carry forwards, if any, and could result in the resignation or removal of our present officers and directors;

 

   

may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of us by diluting the stock ownership or voting rights of a person seeking to obtain control of us; and

 

   

may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our common stock, warrants and/or rights.

Similarly, if we issue debt securities or otherwise incur significant indebtedness, it could result in:

 

   

default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after an initial business combination are insufficient to repay our debt obligations;

 

   

acceleration of our obligations to repay the indebtedness even if we make all principal and interest payments when due if we breach certain covenants that require the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves without a waiver or renegotiation of that covenant;

 

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our immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt security is payable on demand;

 

   

our inability to obtain necessary additional financing if the debt security contains covenants restricting our ability to obtain such financing while the debt security is outstanding;

 

   

our inability to pay dividends on our common stock;

 

   

using a substantial portion of our cash flow to pay principal and interest on our debt, which will reduce the funds available for dividends on our common stock if declared, our ability to pay expenses, make capital expenditures and acquisitions, and fund other general corporate purposes;

 

   

limitations on our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in our business and in the industry in which we operate;

 

   

increased vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions and adverse changes in government regulation;

 

   

limitations on our ability to borrow additional amounts for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements, and execution of our strategy; and

 

   

other purposes and other disadvantages compared to our competitors who have less debt.

Recent Developments

Extension of Termination Date

November Special Meeting

On November 9, 2023, the Company held a special meeting of its stockholders (the “Special Meeting”). At the Special Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved the proposal (the “First Extension Amendment Proposal”) to amend the Company’s Charter to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination from November 14, 2023 to February 14, 2024 (the “First Extended Date”) and approved a proposal to give the Board of Directors (the “Board”) the authority in its discretion to amend the Charter to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination from the First Extended Date to May 14, 2024 (the “Second Extended Date”). Additionally, the stockholders approved the First Amendment to the Trust Agreement (the “First Trust Agreement Amendment”) that extends the date by which the Company must liquidate the Trust Account established in connection with the Company’s IPO, from November 14, 2023 to the First Extended Date by depositing into the Trust Account $180,000 if the Company has not completed its initial business combination, and, upon the Board exercising its discretion to further extend the date by which the Company must liquidate the Trust Account if the Company has not completed its initial business combination, to the Second Extended Date, by depositing into the Trust Account by no later than each of February 14, 2024, March 14, 2024, and April 15, 2024, the lesser of (i) $60,000 or (ii) $0.026 per share for each public share that was not redeemed in connection with the First Extension Amendment Proposal. Following such approval by the Company’s stockholders, the Company entered into the First Trust Agreement Amendment with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company on November 10, 2023 and has subsequently amended the Charter to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination to the First Extended Date. The Company also deposited $180,000 into the Trust Account on November 13, 2023.

In connection with the Special Meeting, 3,432,046 shares of common stock of the Company were tendered for redemption at a redemption price of approximately $10.49 per share for an aggregate redemption amount of $35,995,727.58, leaving $36,372,335 in the Trust Account immediately after the redemptions and a tax withdrawal by the Company of $561,957. Additionally, in February 2024, the Board authorized and approved a second Certificate of Amendment to the Charter. The second Certificate of Amendment to the Charter was filed with the Delaware Secretary of State, with an effective date of February 9, 2024, and extended the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination to the Second Extended Date. In connection with the extension by which the Company must consummate a business combination to the Second Extended Date, the Company deposited $60,000 into the Trust Account on each of February 9, 2024, March 12, 2024 and April 9, 2024. In

 

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connection with the $60,000 deposited into the Trust Account on February 9, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $75,000 to Jun Chul Whang, a member of the Board. In connection with the $60,000 deposited into the Trust Account on March 12, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $60,000 to Josh Pan, an individual member of Bellevue Capital Management, LLC, which wholly owns the Sponsor.

May Special Meeting

On May 10, 2024, the Company convened a special meeting of its stockholders (the “May Special Meeting”) as scheduled and adjourned the May Special Meeting without any business being conducted. As announced at the May Special Meeting, it was reconvened on May 14, 2024. At the May Special Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved the proposal to amend the Company’s Charter to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination from May 14, 2024 to November 14, 2024. Following such approval by the Company’s stockholders, the Company has subsequently amended the Charter to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination to November 14, 2024. The Company also deposited $50,000 into the Trust Account on May 14, 2024. In connection with the Special Meeting, 1,581,733 shares of common stock of the Company were tendered for redemption.

Proposed Business Combination

On November 16, 2023, the Company and OSR Holdings Co. Ltd., a corporation organized under the laws of the Republic of Korea, entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”). Prior to the Closing, each Participating Company Stockholder and each Non-Participating Company Stockholder will be joined as parties to the Business Combination Agreement. At the effective time of the Closing (i) the Company shall issue to the Participating Company Stockholders shares of common stock equal to the Aggregate Participating Consideration and the Participating Company Stockholders will transfer their respective shares of OSR Holdings Common Stock to the Company, and (ii) the Non-Participating Company Stockholders will continue to hold their shares of OSR Holdings Common Stock subject to their Non-Participating Stockholder Joinders entered into with the Company on or before the date of the Closing. Upon consummation of the Share Exchange, the Company will directly own at least 75% of the shares of OSR Holdings Common Stock, with all of the remaining shares of OSR Holdings Common Stock held by the Non-Participating Company Stockholders. Pursuant to the terms of the Non-Participating Stockholder Joinders, the Company will have rights to acquire the shares of the Non-Participating Company Stockholders. The Non-Participating Stockholder Joinder contains put and call rights for the Non-Participating Company Stockholder and the Company, respectively, whereby the Non-Participating Company Stockholder shall have the right to cause the Company to purchase and the Company shall have the right to cause the Non-Participating Company Stockholder to sell to the Company or its designee all of the shares of OSR Holdings Common Stock owned and held of record by such Non-Participating Company Stockholder. Capitalized terms used in this section but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Business Combination Agreement which is included as an exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 17, 2024.

Pursuant to the Share Exchange: (i) the Participating Company Stockholders shall transfer and convey all of the shares of OSR Holdings Common Stock held by the Participating Company Stockholders to the Company, in each case, free and clear of any claims or interest of any person previously entitled thereto; (ii) the Company shall effect the transfer and conveyance of the Aggregate Participating Consideration to the Participating Company Stockholders, in each case, free and clear of any claims or interest of any person previously entitled thereto; (iii) any fractional share of the Company’s common stock that would otherwise be issuable to a Participating Company Stockholder following such exchange shall be rounded up or down to the nearest whole share of the Company’s Common Stock; (iv) all OSR Holdings Common Stock held by each Non-Participating Company Stockholder as of Closing will not be exchanged for shares of the Company’s common stock at Closing, and such OSR Holdings Common Stock will be subject to the terms of the Non-Participating Stockholder Joinder between such Non-Participating Company Stockholder and the Company; and (v) all other OSR Holdings Common Stock will remain outstanding.

 

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Conditions to Closing

The Closing is subject to customary closing conditions for special purpose acquisition companies, including, among others: (i) approval by the Company’s stockholders of the BLAC Proposals; (ii) no Governmental Authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any law, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, executive order, or award which is then in effect and has the effect of making the Transactions, including the Business Combination, illegal or otherwise prohibiting consummation of the Transactions, including the Business Combination; (iii) all required regulatory filings and approvals in the United States and outside the United States, shall have been completed and any applicable waiting period (and any extension thereof) applicable to the consummation of the Transactions shall have expired or been terminated, and any pre-Closing approvals or clearances reasonably required thereunder shall have been obtained; (iv) all required consents, approvals and authorizations shall have been obtained from and made with all Governmental Authorities; (v) the shares of the Company’s common stock shall be listed on Nasdaq as of the Closing Date; (vi) no material adverse effects on the Company or OSR Holdings shall have occurred between the date of the Business Combination Agreement and the Closing Date; (vii) the Lock-Up Agreements shall have been duly executed by the Company and certain holders of OSR Holdings Common Stock; (viii) OSR Holdings shall have delivered to the Company (a) Participating Stockholder Joinders duly executed by Participating Company Stockholders holding at least 75% of the OSR Holdings Fully Diluted Share Amount, and (b) Non-Participating Stockholder Joinders executed by the Non-Participating Company Stockholders; (ix) the Company’s M&A Committee shall have received an opinion from an advisor engaged by the Company’s M&A Committee that the Transactions are fair, from a financial point of view, to the Company and its stockholders; (x) a supplemental listing shall have been filed with Nasdaq as of the Closing Date to list the shares constituting the Aggregate Participating Consideration; (xi) on or prior to the Closing, OSR Holdings shall deliver to the Company a properly executed certification that shares of OSR Holdings Common Stock are not “U.S. real property interests” in accordance with the Treasury Regulations under Sections 897 and 1445 of the Code, together with a notice to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.897-2(h)(2) of the Treasury Regulations; and (xii) customary bringdown conditions.

Additionally, the obligations of OSR Holdings and the OSR Holdings Stockholders to consummate the Transactions are conditioned upon, among other things, a minimum available cash condition such that the (a) amount of cash and cash equivalents available in the Trust Account immediately prior to the Closing, plus (b) all other cash and cash equivalents of BLAC, plus (c) the aggregate amount of cash proceeds received from the PIPE Financing prior to or substantially concurrently with the Closing (without, for the avoidance of doubt, taking into consideration any transaction fees, costs and expenses paid or required to be paid by the Company prior to the Closing), shall be equal to or greater than $5,000,001 (the “Minimum Available Cash Condition”).

Exclusivity

The Business Combination Agreement contains exclusivity provisions restricting the parties from engaging in any Alternative Transaction (as defined below) for a period ending on the earlier of (i) the Closing and/or (ii) the termination of the Business Combination Agreement. An “Alternative Transaction” includes (A) any sale of assets of OSR Holdings equal to 5% or more of OSR Holdings’ assets or to which 5% or more of OSR Holdings’ revenues or earnings are attributable, (B) the issuance or acquisition of 5% or more of the outstanding capital stock (on an as converted to OSR Holdings Common Stock basis) or other voting securities representing 5% or more of the combined voting power of the OSR Holdings, or (3) any conversion, consolidation, merger, liquidation, dissolution or similar transaction which, if consummated, would result in any person or other entity or group beneficially owning 5% or more of the combined voting power of OSR Holdings, other than with the Company and certain of its affiliates.

Representations, Warranties and Covenants

The Business Combination Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants of (a) OSR Holdings, (b) the Company and (c) OSR Holdings Stockholders relating to, among other things, their ability to enter into the Business Combination Agreement and the Joinders, as applicable.

 

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Termination

The Business Combination Agreement may be terminated, and the Business Combination and the other Transactions may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time, notwithstanding any requisite approval and adoption of the Business Combination Agreement and the Transactions by the stockholders of OSR Holdings or BLAC, as follows: (i) by mutual written consent of BLAC and OSR Holdings; (ii) by either BLAC or OSR Holdings if the Effective Time shall not have occurred prior to May 14, 2024 subject to certain exemptions; (iii) by either BLAC or OSR Holdings if any Governmental Authority, including in the United States or the Republic of Korea, shall have taken action to prevent or prohibit the Business Combination; (iv) by either BLAC or OSR Holdings if any of the BLAC Proposals shall fail to receive the requisite vote for approval at the BLAC Stockholders’ Meeting; (v) by BLAC upon a material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of OSR Holdings set forth in the Business Combination Agreement; or (vi) by OSR Holdings upon a material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of BLAC set forth in the Business Combination Agreement.

Nasdaq Listing Rules Compliance

As previously reported by the Company on Form 8-K filed on June 14, 2023, due to the resignation of a director effective on June 21, 2023, the Company notified the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) on June 27, 2023 that the Company was not currently in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605(c)(2)(A) (the “Listing Rule”), but that it intends to regain compliance within the cure period provided by section (c)(4)(B) of the Listing Rule. The Company has until the earlier of its next annual shareholders’ meeting or June 21, 2024 to regain compliance.

The Listing Rule requires the Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) of the Board be composed of at least three members, each of whom must meet independence requirements under the Nasdaq Listing Rules and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Upon the effective date of the director’s resignation from the Company’s Board and Audit Committee, the Company’s Audit Committee has been comprised of two independent directors and one vacancy and, therefore, does not currently comply with Nasdaq’s audit committee requirements as set forth in the Listing Rule. Pursuant to the Listing Rule’s section (c)(4)(B), the Company is entitled to a cure period to regain compliance with the Listing Rule. The Company is evaluating the appropriate membership and composition of its Board and Board committees and intends to regain compliance with Listing Rule prior to the expiration of the applicable cure period.

On February 15, 2024, the Company received a notification from the Listing Qualifications Department of Nasdaq notifying the Company that the Company no longer meets the minimum 300 public holders requirement for The Nasdaq Capital Market pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(3) (the “Minimum Public Holders Requirement”). The notice is only a notification of deficiency, not of imminent delisting, and has no current effect on the listing or trading of our securities on the Nasdaq Capital Market. The Company submitted a plan to regain compliance with the Minimum Public Holders Rule to Nasdaq on April 1, 2024. On April 17, 2024, the Company received written notice from Nasdaq indicating that the staff of Nasdaq (the “Staff”) determined, based on its review of the Company’s compliance plan, to grant the Company an extension of time to regain compliance with the Minimum Public Holders Requirement. The terms of the extension are as follows: on or before August 13, 2024, the Company must file with Nasdaq documentation from its transfer agent, or an independent source, demonstrating that its common stock has a minimum of 300 public holders. In the event the Company does not satisfy the terms, the Staff will provide written notification that the Company’s securities will be delisted. At that time, the Company may appeal the Staff’s determination to a Listing Qualifications Panel.

Recent Promissory Notes

On April 8, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note (the “April Sponsor Note”) in the principal amount of $1,200,000 to Sponsor for its receipt of $1,200,000 to fund working capital and other expenses of the Company. The April Sponsor Note is not interest bearing and is payable in full on the earlier of (i) December 31, 2024 or (ii) the date on which the Company consummates an initial business combination (the “April Sponsor Note Maturity Date”). In the event that the Company does not consummate a business combination on or prior to the time provided in the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as subject to extension), the Sponsor agrees to forgive the principal balance of the April Sponsor Note, except to the extent of any funds remaining outside of the Company’s trust account, if any. The following shall constitute an event of default: (i) a failure to pay the principal within five business days of the April Sponsor Note Maturity Date and (ii) the commencement of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy action.

On April 17, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note (the “Second April Sponsor Note”) in the principal amount of $50,000 to the Sponsor. The Second April Sponsor Note is not interest bearing and is payable in full on the earlier of: (i) December 31, 2024 or (ii) the date on which the Company consummates an

 

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initial business combination (the “Second April Sponsor Notes Maturity Date”). In the event that the Company does not consummate a business combination on or prior to the time provided in the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as subject to extension), the Sponsor agrees to forgive the principal balance of the Second April Sponsor Note, except to the extent of any funds remaining outside of the Company’s trust account, if any. The following shall constitute an event of default: (i) a failure to pay the principal within five business days of the Second April Sponsor Note Maturity Date and (ii) the commencement of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy action.

On May 14, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note (the “May Sponsor Note”) in the principal amount of $140,000 to the Sponsor. The May Sponsor Note is not interest bearing and is payable in full on the earlier of: (i) December 31, 2024 or (ii) the date on which the Company consummates an initial business combination (the “May Sponsor Note Maturity Date”). In the event that the Company does not consummate a business combination on or prior to the time provided in the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as subject to extension), the Sponsor agrees to forgive the principal balance of the May Sponsor Note, except to the extent of any funds remaining outside of the Company’s trust account, if any. The following shall constitute an event of default: (i) a failure to pay the principal within five business days of the May Sponsor Note Maturity Date and (ii) the commencement of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy.

Results of Operations

Our entire activity since inception through March 31, 2024 related to our formation and IPO. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of an initial business combination. We generated non-operating income in the form of interest income on investments held after our IPO. We will incur increased expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses in connection with searching for, and completing, an initial business combination.

For the three months ended March 31, 2024, we had net loss of $60,430 which consisted of income from investments held in the Trust Account of $480,824, offset by general and administrative expenses of $450,781 and provision for income taxes of $90,473. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we had net income of $110,305, which consisted of income from investments held in the Trust Account of $417,728, offset by general and administrative expenses of $278,102 and provision for income taxes of $29,321.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our liquidity needs had been satisfied prior to the completion of our IPO through a capital contribution from our Sponsor of $25,000 for the founder shares and an aggregate of $1,200,000 in loans from our Sponsor under unsecured promissory notes. Upon the closing of our IPO, the promissory notes were be deemed to be repaid and settled in connection with the private placement. Further, we have incurred and expect to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of our financing and acquisition plans.

The net proceeds from (i) the sale of the Units in our IPO (including the Units sold in the exercise of the Over-Allotment Option), after deducting offering expenses of approximately $1,310,000, underwriting commissions of $1,380,000 and excluding deferred underwriting commissions of $2,070,000, and (ii) the sale of the Private Placement Units for an aggregate purchase price of $4,300,000 was $70,610,000. Of this amount, $70,207,500 was placed in the Trust Account, including $2,070,000 of deferred underwriting commissions. The proceeds held in the Trust Account will be invested only in U.S. government treasury obligations with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations.

We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account (less deferred underwriting commissions), to complete our initial business combination. We may withdraw interest to pay taxes. We estimate our annual franchise tax obligations, based on the number of authorized shares of our common stock, to be $200,000, which is the maximum amount of annual franchise taxes payable by us as a Delaware corporation per annum, which we may pay from funds held outside of the Trust Account or from interest earned on the funds held in our Trust Account and released to us for this purpose. Our annual income tax obligations will depend on the amount of interest and other income earned on the amounts held in the Trust Account. We expect the interest earned on the amount in the Trust Account will be sufficient to pay our income taxes. To the extent that our capital stock or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete our initial business combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.

As of March 31, 2024, the Company had $3,637 in its operating bank account and a working capital deficit of $2,676,899. The Company’s liquidity needs prior to the consummation of our IPO had been satisfied through proceeds from advances from related party and from the issuance of common stock. Subsequent to the consummation of our IPO, the Company’s liquidity was satisfied through the net proceeds from the consummation of the IPO, the proceeds from the Private Placement Units held outside of the Trust Account and loans from the Sponsor, officers and directors and their affiliates.

 

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In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with an initial business combination, our Sponsor, officers and directors or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we complete our initial business combination, we would repay such loaned amounts. In the event that our initial business combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from our Trust Account would be used for such repayment. Up to $1,000,000 of such loans may be convertible into Units, at a price of $10.00 per unit at the option of the lender, upon consummation of our initial business combination. The Units would be identical to the Private Placement Units. The terms of such loans by our Sponsor, officers and directors or their affiliates, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. We do not expect to seek loans from parties other than our Sponsor, officers and directors or their affiliates as we do not believe third parties will be willing to loan such funds and provide a waiver against any and all rights to seek access to funds in our Trust Account. Loans made by Chardan or any of its related persons, if any, will not be convertible into any of our securities and Chardan and its related persons will have no recourse with respect to their ability to convert their loans into any of our securities.

Based on the foregoing and the limited amount of working capital that the Company received into the operating account from the private placement, management believes that the Company will not have sufficient working capital to meet its working capital needs through the earlier of the consummation of an initial business combination or 21 months from the IPO (subject to extension by approval of the Company’s stockholders). These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Over this time period, the Company will be using the remaining funds held outside of the Trust Account for paying existing accounts payable, identifying and evaluating prospective initial business combination candidates, performing due diligence on prospective target businesses, paying for travel expenditures, selecting the target business to merge with or acquire, and structuring, negotiating and consummating the initial business combination. Further needs for operating capital beyond the Company’s current operating cash balance may need to be funded through loans from the Company’s Sponsor, officers and directors and their affiliates. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination by November 14, 2024 (subject to extension by approval of the Company’s stockholders), the Company will cease all operations except for the purpose of liquidating. This date for mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution combined with uncertainty as to whether the Company has sufficient liquidity to fund operations through the liquidation date or thereafter should a deferral occur raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management intends to complete a business combination.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no obligations, assets or liabilities which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of March 31, 2024. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements. We have not entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements, established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities, or purchased any non-financial assets.

Contractual Obligations

We do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations, purchase obligations or long-term liabilities, other than an agreement to pay an affiliate of our Sponsor a monthly fee of $7,500, for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support. We began incurring these fees on March 1, 2023 and will continue to incur these fees monthly until the earlier of the completion of our initial business combination or our liquidation.

 

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Chardan is entitled to a deferred underwriting commission of $2,070,000. The deferred fee will be waived by Chardan in the event that we do not complete an initial business combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement. Also, we have incurred deferred legal fees payable upon consummation of our initial business combination of approximately $635,000. These fees will only become due and payable upon the consummation of a business combination.

The holders of the founder shares, equity participation shares, placement units, and units that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans (and in each case holders of their component securities, as applicable) are entitled to registration rights pursuant to the registration rights agreement. These holders are entitled to make up to two demands, excluding short form registration demands, that we register such securities for sale under the Securities Act. In addition, these holders will have “piggyback” registration rights to include their securities in other registration statements filed by us. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements. Chardan may not exercise its demand and “piggyback” registration rights after five and seven years, respectively, after the date of our prospectus issued in connection with our IPO and may not exercise its demand rights on more than one occasion.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and income and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. We have not identified any critical accounting estimates.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are a smaller reporting company as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information otherwise required under this item.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures 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 management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

As required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, our management carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures under the supervision of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer and concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of March 31, 2024 because of the identification of material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting with respect to the use by the Company of funds withdrawn for the payment of franchise tax and income tax liabilities for the payment of general corporate expenses, failure of the Company to timely receive Audit Committee approval for of related party transactions, failure to timely and properly document certain related party financing transactions and insufficient personnel in its accounting and finance reporting group.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the three months ended March 31, 2024 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
We are not currently subject to any material legal proceedings, nor, to our knowledge, is any material legal proceeding threatened against us or any of our officers or directors in their corporate capacity.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
In addition to the risk factors set forth below and the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed under Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC on April 17, 2024 (or “2023 Annual Report”), in our prospectus dated February 9, 2023 (“IPO Prospectus”), and in the other reports we file with the SEC before making a decision to invest in our securities. These factors could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations and capital position, and could cause our actual results to differ materially from our historical results or the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements contained in this report or we could face liquidation. In that event, the trading price of our securities could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment. The risks and uncertainties described in our 2023 Annual Report, IPO Prospectus and other reports we filed with the SEC and below are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties that we are unaware of, or that we currently believe are not material, may also become important factors that adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results. Except as disclosed below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors described in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” included in our 2023 Annual Report.
If we were deemed to be an investment company for purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), we may be forced to abandon our efforts to complete an initial business combination and instead be required to liquidate the Company. To avoid that result, we may liquidate the securities held in the trust account.
There is currently uncertainty concerning the applicability of the Investment Company Act to a special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”) and we may be subject to a claim that we have been operating as an unregistered investment company. Whether a SPAC is an investment company as defined in the Investment Company Act is a question of facts and circumstances according to the adopting release to the 2024 SPAC Rules, which added, “Given the individualized nature of this analysis, and because, depending on the facts and circumstances, a SPAC could be an investment company at any stage of its operations such that a specific duration limitation may not be appropriate, we have decided not to adopt proposed
Rule 3a-10.”
If we are deemed to be an investment company for purposes of the Investment Company Act, we might be forced to abandon our efforts to complete an initial business combination and instead be required to liquidate. If we are required to liquidate, our investors would not be able to realize the benefits of owning stock in a successor operating business, including the potential appreciation in the value of our stock and warrants following such a transaction, and our warrants would expire worthless.
The funds in the trust account have, since our initial public offering, been held only in U.S. government securities within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule
2a-7
under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations. However, to mitigate the risk of us being deemed to have been operating as an unregistered investment company (including under the subjective test of Section 3(a)(1)(A) of the Investment Company Act), we may liquidate the securities held in the Trust Account and instead hold all funds in the Trust Account in an interest bearing bank demand deposit account, which may earn less interest than we otherwise would have if the Trust Account had remained invested in U.S. government securities or money market funds. This may mean that the amount of funds available for redemption would not increase, thereby reducing the dollar amount our public shareholders would receive upon any redemption or liquidation of the Company.
In addition, the longer that the funds in the trust account are held in short-term U.S. government securities or in money market funds invested exclusively in such securities, there is a greater risk that we may be considered an unregistered investment company, in which case we may be required to liquidate.
 
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A 1% U.S. federal excise tax may be imposed on us in connection with our redemptions of shares in connection with an initial business combination or other stockholder vote pursuant to which stockholders would have a right to submit their shares for redemption (a “Redemption Event”).
Pursuant to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IR Act”), which commenced in 2023, a 1% U.S. federal excise tax is imposed 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 and not on its stockholders. The amount of the excise tax is equal to 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. The U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury Department”) has authority to promulgate regulations and provide other guidance regarding the excise tax. Under U.S. Internal Revenue Service guidance, liquidating distributions made by publicly traded domestic corporations are exempt from the excise tax. In addition, any redemptions that occur in the same taxable year as a liquidation is completed will also be exempt from such tax.
As disclosed in our 2023 Annual Report, for fiscal year 2023, it was determined that the IR Act tax provisions have an impact to the Company’s fiscal 2023 income tax provision as there were redemptions by the public stockholders relating to the stockholder vote at the Special Meeting in November 2023. As a result, the Company recorded $359,957 excise tax liability as of December 31, 2023.
In connection with the Redemption Event resulting from the stockholder vote at the special meeting of the Company’s stockholders held on May 14, 2024, 1,581,733 shares of common stock of the Company were tendered for redemption. These redemptions and any other future redemption or repurchase may be subject to the excise tax. The extent to which we would be subject to the excise tax in connection with a Redemption Event would depend on a number of factors, including: (i) the fair market value of the redemptions and repurchases in connection with the Redemption Event, (ii) the nature and amount of any “PIPE” or other equity issuances in connection with an initial business combination (or otherwise issued not in connection with the Redemption Event but issued within the same taxable year of an initial business combination), (iii) if we fail to timely consummate an initial business combination and liquidate in a taxable year following a Redemption Event and (iv) the content of any proposed or final regulations and other guidance from the Treasury Department. In addition, because the excise tax would be payable by us and not by the redeeming holders, the mechanics of any required payment of the excise tax remains to be determined. Any excise tax payable by us in connection with a Redemption Event may cause a reduction in the cash available to us to complete an initial business combination and could affect our ability to complete an initial business combination; however, we will not use the funds held in the trust account and any additional amounts deposited into the trust account, as well as interest earned thereon, to pay the excise tax.
The Company will continue to monitor for updates to the Company’s business along with guidance issued with respect to the IR Act to determine whether any adjustments are needed to the Company’s tax provision in future periods.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Not applicable.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
During
 
the three months ended March 31, 2024,
no
director or officer of the Company adopted or terminated a “Rule
10b5-1
trading arrangement” or
“non-Rule
10b5-1
trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation
S-K.
 
 
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Item 6. Exhibits

The following exhibits are being filed herewith, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and are numbered in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K:

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

  3.1    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-41390) filed with the SEC on February 15, 2023)
  3.2    Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Bellevue Life Sciences Acquisition Corp. dated as of November 9, 2023 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (file No. 001-41390) filed with the SEC on November 15, 2023)
  3.3    Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Bellevue Life Sciences Acquisition Corp. dated as of February 9, 2024 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (file No. 001-41390) filed with the SEC on February 13, 2024)
  3.4    Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Bellevue Life Sciences Acquisition Corp. dated as of May 14, 2024 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (file No. 001-42390) filed with the SEC on May 14, 2024)
  3.5    By-Laws (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Form S-1 (File No. 333-264597) filed with the SEC on May 10, 2022)
 10.1    Promissory Note, dated February 9, 2024, issued by Bellevue Life Sciences Acquisition Corp. to Jun Chul Whang (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-41390) filed with the SEC on February 13, 2024)
 10.2    Promissory Note, dated March 8, 2024, issued by Bellevue Life Sciences Acquisition Corp. to Josh Pan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-41390) filed with the SEC on March 13, 2024)
 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.SCH    Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document*
101.CAL    Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document*
101.DEF    Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document*
101.LAB    Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document*
101.PRE    Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase document*
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document contained in Exhibit 101*

 

*

Filed herewith

**

Furnished herewith.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

    BELLEVUE LIFE SCIENCES ACQUISITION CORP.
May 15, 2024     By:   /s/ Kuk Hyoun Hwang
      Kuk Hyoun Hwang
      Chief Executive Officer and Director
      (Principal Executive Officer)
May 15, 2024     By:   /s/ David J. Yoo
      David J. Yoo
      Chief Financial Officer
     

(Principal Financial Officer and Chief

Accounting Officer)

 

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Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a)

OR RULE 15d-14(a) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED

I, Kuk Hyoun Hwang, certify that:

 

  1.

I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Bellevue Life Sciences Acquisition Corp.;

 

  2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

  3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

  4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

  5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: May 15, 2024     By:   /s/ Kuk Hyoun Hwang
    Name:   Kuk Hyoun Hwang
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer
      (Principal Executive Officer)

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a)

OR RULE 15d-14(a) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED

I, David J. Yoo, certify that:

 

  1.

I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Bellevue Life Sciences Acquisition Corp.;

 

  2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

  3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

  4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

  5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: May 15, 2024     By:   /s/ David J. Yoo
    Name:   David J. Yoo
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer
      (Principal Financial Officer)

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Bellevue Life Sciences Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Kuk Hyoun Hwang, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to my knowledge, that:

 

  1)

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

  2)

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Date: May 15, 2024     By:   /s/ Kuk Hyoun Hwang
      Kuk Hyoun Hwang
      Chief Executive Officer
      (Principal Executive Officer)

This Certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and shall not be deemed “filed” by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date of this Report, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Bellevue Life Sciences Acquisition Corp (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, David J. Yoo, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to my knowledge, that:

 

  1)

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

  2)

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Date: May 15, 2024     By:   /s/ David J. Yoo
      David J. Yoo
      Chief Financial Officer
      (Principal Financial Officer)

This Certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and shall not be deemed “filed” by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date of this Report, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Current assets:    
Cash $ 3,637 $ 15,419
Prepaid expenses 64,543 7,208
Total current assets 68,180 22,627
Investments held in Trust Account 37,205,930 36,605,106
Total Assets 37,274,110 36,627,733
Current liabilities:    
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 1,548,087 1,081,753
Income taxes payable 615,035 524,562
Excise tax payable 359,957 359,957
Notes payable - related party 135,000 0
Due to affiliate 87,000 72,000
Total current liabilities 2,745,079 2,038,272
Deferred underwriting commissions 2,070,000 2,070,000
Total liabilities 4,815,079 4,108,272
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders' Deficit    
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 0 0
Common stock 216 216
Additional paid-in capital 0 0
Accumulated deficit (4,307,789) (3,907,008)
Total stockholders' deficit (4,307,573) (3,906,792)
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Current liabilities:    
Common stock subject to possible redemption, 3,467,954 shares issued and outstanding at redemption value of $10.60 per share and 3,467,954 shares issued and outstanding at redemption value of $10.50 per share at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively 36,766,604 36,426,253
Stockholders' Deficit    
Common stock $ 36,766,604 $ 36,426,253
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Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
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Common stock, shares outstanding 2,155,000 2,155,000
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3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
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Loss from operations (450,781) (278,102)
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Provision for income taxes (90,473) (29,321)
Total other income 480,824 417,728
NET INCOME (LOSS) $ (60,430) $ 110,305
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Sale of 430,000 Private Placement Units (in Shares)       430,000      
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Balance (in Shares) at Mar. 31, 2023     2,155,000        
Balance at Dec. 31, 2022 (37,508)   $ 173   24,827   (62,508)
Balance (in Shares) at Dec. 31, 2022     1,725,000        
Balance at Dec. 31, 2023 (3,906,792)   $ 216   0   (3,907,008)
Balance (in Shares) at Dec. 31, 2023     2,155,000        
Accretion of common stock to redemption value (340,351)           (340,351)
Net Income (Loss) (60,430)           (60,430)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2024 $ (4,307,573)   $ 216   $ 0   $ (4,307,789)
Balance (in Shares) at Mar. 31, 2024     2,155,000        
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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT (Parenthetical) - shares
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Feb. 17, 2023
Private Placement [Member]      
Common Unit, Issued (in Shares) 430,000 430,000 430,000
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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2023
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES      
Net income (loss) $ (60,430) $ 110,305  
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:      
Interest earned on investments held in the Trust Account (480,824) (417,728)  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:      
Prepaid expenses (57,335) (81,073)  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 466,334 340,070  
Income taxes payable 90,473    
Net cash flows used in operating activities (41,782) (48,426)  
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES      
Cash deposited in Trust Account (120,000) (70,207,500)  
Net cash flows used in investing activities (120,000) (70,207,500)  
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES      
Proceeds from Initial Public Offering, net of underwriters' fees 0 59,670,000  
Proceeds from note payable - related party 135,000 0  
Payment of offering costs 0 (1,447,273)  
Net cash flows provided by financing activities 150,000 70,480,227  
NET CHANGE IN CASH (11,782) 224,301  
CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD 15,419 124,501 $ 124,501
CASH, END OF PERIOD 3,637 348,802 $ 15,419
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities      
Deferred underwriters' discount payable charged to additional paid-in capital 0 2,070,000  
Over-Allotment Option [Member]      
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES      
Proceeds from over-allotment option 0 9,157,500  
Private Placement [Member]      
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES      
Proceeds from private placement 0 4,300,000  
Sponsor [Member]      
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES      
Repayments to note payable - Sponsor 0 (1,200,000)  
Affiliated Entity [Member]      
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES      
Proceeds from affiliate $ 15,000 $ 0  
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Pay vs Performance Disclosure    
Net Income (Loss) $ (60,430) $ 110,305
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Insider Trading Arrangements
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Trading Arrangements, by Individual  
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted false
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated false
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DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
NOTE 1–DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Bellevue Life Sciences Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on February 25, 2020. The Company was incorporated for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities (the “Business Combination”). The Company is an emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with emerging growth companies.
As of March 31, 2024, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity since inception relates to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”) which is described below. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of an initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will
generate non-operating income
in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering.
The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering (the “Registration Statement”) was declared effective on February 9, 2023. On February 14, 2023, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 6,000,000 units (“Units” and, with respect to the common stock included in the Units being offered, the “Public Shares”), generating gross proceeds of $60,000,000, which is described in Note 3.
On February 17, 2023, the underwriters exercised their over-allotment option in full. The closing of the issuance and sale of the additional Units occurred (the “Over-Allotment Option Units”) on February 21, 2023. The total aggregate issuance by the Company of 900,000 Over-Allotment Option Units at a price of $10.00 per unit generated total gross proceeds of $9,000,000.
Simultaneously with the consummation of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Units, the Company consummated the private placement (the “Private Placement”) of 430,000 Units (the “Private Placement Units”), to Bellevue Global Life Sciences Investors LLC (the “Sponsor”) at a price of $10.00 per Placement Unit, for an aggregate purchase price of $4,300,000. Each Unit and Private Placement Unit consists of one share of common stock, par value $0.0001 (the “Common Stock”), a warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock (the “Public Warrants” and “Private Placement Warrants” and collectively, the “Warrants”) and one right which entitles the holder thereof to
receive one-tenth (1/10)
of a share of common stock (the “Public Rights” and Private Placement Rights” and collectively, the “Rights”), as described in Notes 3 and 4.
The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of Private Placement Units, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to complete a Business Combination successfully. The Company must complete one or more initial Business Combinations having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the assets held in the Trust Account (as defined below) (excluding the amount of deferred underwriting fees and taxes payable on income earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the agreement to enter into the initial Business Combination. However, the Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”).
Upon closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Private Placement, the sale of the Over-Allotment Option Units and the additional Trust Account funding, a total of $70,207,500 was placed in a trust account (“Trust Account”) located in the United States with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee, and invested only in United States “government securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment
 
Company Act 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”) having a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under
Rule 2a-7 promulgated
under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, as determined by the Company, until the earlier of (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account as described below.
The Company will provide its holders of the outstanding shares of its Common Stock sold in the Initial Public Offering (the “Public Stockholders”) with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a stockholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek stockholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion. The Public Stockholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares (as described in Note 1) for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially anticipated to be $10.175 per Public Share plus any pro rata interest then in the Trust Account, net of taxes payable). The per share amount to be distributed to Public Stockholders who redeem their Public Shares will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions the Company will pay to the underwriters (as discussed in Note 5). These Public Shares were recorded at a redemption value and classified as temporary equity upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”). In such case, the Company will proceed with a Business Combination if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 upon such consummation of a Business Combination and a majority of the shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination. If a stockholder vote is not required by law and the Company does not decide to hold a stockholder vote for business or other legal reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”), conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. If, however, stockholder approval of the transaction is required by law, or the Company decides to obtain stockholder approval for business or other legal reasons, the Company will offer to redeem shares in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to the proxy rules and not pursuant to the tender offer rules. Additionally, each Public Stockholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction. If the Company seeks stockholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the Initial Stockholders (as defined below) have agreed to vote its Founder Shares (as defined below in Note 4) and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of a Business Combination.
Subsequent to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the Company adopted an insider trading policy which requires insiders to (i) refrain from purchasing shares during certain blackout periods and when they are in possession of any
material non-public information
and (ii) to clear all trades with the Company’s legal counsel or compliance officer prior to execution. In addition, the Company’s Sponsor and any other holders of the Company’s common stock prior to the Initial Public Offering (or their permitted transferees (the “Initial Stockholders”)) have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to their Founder Shares, Placement Shares and Public Shares in connection with the completion of a Business Combination.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company seeks stockholder approval of its Business Combination and the Company does not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that a Public Stockholder, together with any affiliate of such stockholder or any other person with whom such stockholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be restricted from seeking redemption rights with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% of more of the shares of Common Stock sold in the Initial Public Offering without the prior consent of the Company.
The Company’s Initial Stockholders and Chardan Capital Markets, LLC (“Chardan”), the representative of the underwriters, have agreed not to propose or vote in favor of an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (A) that would modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with the Business Combination or to redeem 100% of its Public Shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination within nine months or such other time period as the stockholders may approve from the closing of the Initial Public Offering (the “Combination Period”) or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to stockholders’ rights
or pre-initial Business
Combination activity, unless the Company provides the Public Stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public shares in conjunction with such an amendment.
 
Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, if the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (ii) as promptly and as reasonably possible, but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem 100% of the outstanding Public Shares, at a per share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of the then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Stockholders rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any); and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to the Company’s obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.
The Sponsor, officers and directors have agreed to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to the Founder Shares (defined in Note 4) and Placement Shares held by them if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. However, if the Initial Stockholders acquire Public Shares in or after the Initial Public Offering, they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to such Public Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. The underwriters have agreed to waive their rights to the deferred underwriting commission (see Note 5) held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the other funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the residual assets remaining available for distribution (including Trust Account assets) may be less than approximately $10.175 per share initially held in the Trust Account. In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsor has agreed t
o
 
be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a vendor for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective partner business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account. This liability will not apply with respect to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to the monies held in the Trust Account (whether or not such waiver is enforceable) nor will it apply to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Moreover, in the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third party claims. The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers (except for the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm), prospective partner businesses or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account.
Extension of Termination Date and Redemptions from the Trust Account
On November 9, 2023, the Company held a special meeting of its stockholders (the “Special Meeting”). At the Special Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved an extension of the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination from November 14, 2023 to February 14, 2024 and approved a proposal to give the Board of Directors (the “Board”) the authority in its discretion to amend the Charter to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination from February 14, 2024 to May 14, 2024. In connection with the Special
Meeting, 3,432,046 shares of common stock of the Company were tendered for redemption at a redemption price of approximately $10.49 per share for an aggregate redemption amount of $35,995,728, leaving $36,372,335 in the Trust Account immediately after the redemptions and a tax withdrawal by the Company of $561,957. Additionally, the Company deposited $180,000 into the Trust Account on November 13, 2023 in connection with the extension of the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination from November 14, 2023 to February 14, 2024.
 
In February 2024, the Board authorized and approved a second Certificate of Amendment to the Charter. The second Certificate of Amendment to the Charter was filed with the Delaware Secretary of State, with an effective date of February 9, 2024, and extended the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination to the May 14, 2024. In connection with the extension by which the Company must consummate a business combination to May 14, 2024, the Company deposited $60,000 into the Trust Account on each of February 9, 2024 and March 12, 2024. In connection with the $60,000 deposited into the Trust Account on February 9, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $75,000 to Jun Chul Whang, a member of the Board. In connection with the $60,000 deposited into the Trust Account on March 12, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $60,000 to Josh Pan, an individual member of Bellevue Capital Management, LLC, which wholly owns the Sponsor.
Franchise and Income Tax Withdrawal
In November 2023, the Company withdrew $561,957 of interest income earned in the Trust Account for payment of the Company’s franchise tax and income tax liabilities as permitted by the terms of the Trust Agreement governing the Trust Account. Through March 31, 2024, the Company did not use such funds to pay its tax obligations (which were not yet due and payable) and instead deposited the funds in the Company’s unrestricted general account and they were used for the payment of general operating expenses. In consultation with counsel and the Company’s Audit Committee, management determined that this use of funds was not in accordance with the Trust Agreement. As of March 31, 2024, the Company’s obligations for franchise and income tax purposes remain payable.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.
Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP. In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed financial statements reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments necessary for the fair statement of the balances and results for the periods presented. The interim results for the three months ended March 31, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2024 or for any future interim periods.
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023 as filed with SEC on April 17, 2024.
Liquidity and Going Concern
As of March 31, 2024, the Company had $3,637 in its operating bank account and a working capital deficit of $2,676,899. 
The Company’s liquidity needs prior to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering had been satisfied through proceeds from advances from related party and from the issuance of common stock. Subsequent to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the Company’s liquidity was satisfied through the net proceeds from the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the proceeds from the Private Placement Units held outside of the Trust Account and loans from the Sponsor, officers and directors and their affiliates.
Based on the foregoing and the limited amount of working capital that the Company received into the operating account from the Private Placement and issuances of promissory notes, management believes that the Company will not have sufficient working capital to meet its working capital needs through the earlier of the consummation of an Initial Business Combination or 21 months from the Initial Public Offering (subject to extension by approval of the Company’s stockholders). These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Over this time period, the Company has used and will be using the remaining funds held outside of the Trust Account for paying existing accounts payable, identifying and evaluating prospective initial Business Combination candidates, performing due diligence on prospective target businesses, paying for travel expenditures, selecting the target business to merge with or acquire, and structuring, negotiating and consummating the initial Business Combination. Further needs for operating capital beyond the Company’s current operating cash balance may need to be funded through loans from the Company’s Sponsor, officers and directors and their affiliates. The unaudited condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination by November 14, 2024 (subject to extension by approval of the Company’s stockholders), the Company will cease all operations except for the purpose of liquidating. This date for mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution combined with uncertainty as to whether the Company has sufficient liquidity to fund operations through the liquidation date or thereafter should a deferral occur raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management will seek to complete a business combination.
 
Emerging Growth Company
The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth 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 standards at the time the private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make the comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company that is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company that has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
Nasdaq Listing Rules Compliance
As previously reported by the Company on Form 8-K filed on June 14, 2023, due to the resignation of a director effective on June 21, 2023, the Company notified the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) on June 27, 2023 that the Company was not currently in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605(c)(2)(A) (the “Listing Rule”), but that it intends to regain compliance within the cure period provided by section (c)(4)(B) of the Listing Rule. The Company has until the earlier of its next annual shareholders’ meeting or June 21, 2024 to regain compliance.
The Listing Rule requires the Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) of the Board be composed of at least three members, each of whom must meet independence requirements under the Nasdaq Listing Rules and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Upon the effective date of the director’s resignation from the Company’s Board and Audit Committee, the Company’s Audit Committee has been comprised of two independent directors and one vacancy and, therefore, does not currently comply with Nasdaq’s audit committee requirements as set forth in the Listing Rule. Pursuant to the Listing Rule’s section (c)(4)(B), the Company is entitled to a cure period to regain compliance with the Listing Rule. The Company is evaluating the appropriate membership and composition of its Board and Board committees and intends to regain compliance with Listing Rule prior to the expiration of the applicable cure period.
On February 15, 2024, the Company received a notification from the Listing Qualifications Department of Nasdaq notifying the Company that the Company no longer meets the minimum 300 public holders requirement for The Nasdaq Capital Market pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(3) (the “Minimum Public Holders Requirement”). The notice is only a notification of deficiency, not of imminent delisting, and has no current effect on the listing or trading of securities on the Nasdaq Capital Market. In accordance with Nasdaq rules, the Company has 45 calendar days, or until April 1, 2024, to submit a plan to regain compliance with the Minimum Public Holders Requirement.
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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
NOTE 2–SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting periods.
Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effects of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the unaudited condensed financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company had $3,637 and $15,419 in cash held in its operating account as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. The Company had no cash equivalents as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under the FASB ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the unaudited condensed financial statements, primarily due to their short-term nature.
 
Investments Held in Trust Account
The Company’s portfolio of investments is comprised of U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 185 days or less, or investments in money market funds that invest in U.S. government securities and generally have a readily determinable fair value, or a combination thereof. When the Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are comprised of U.S. government securities, the investments are classified as trading securities. When the Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are comprised of money market funds, the investments are recognized at fair value. Trading securities and investments in money market funds are presented on the condensed balance sheets at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of these securities are included in interest earned on investments held in the Trust Account in the accompanying condensed statements of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in the Trust Account are determined using available market information.
Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid for transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers include:
 
   
Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments in active markets;
 
   
Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and
 
   
Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.
In some circumstances, the inputs used to measure fair value might be categorized within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In those instances, the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
The fair value of certain of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the condensed balance sheets. The fair values of cash and amounts due to related parties are estimated to approximate the carrying values as of March 31, 2024 due to the short maturities of such instruments.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives in accordance with ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”). For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value on the grant date and is
then re-valued at
each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the condensed statements of operations. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Derivative liabilities are classified in the unaudited condensed financial statements as current
or non-current
based on whether or
not net-cash settlement
or conversion of the instrument could be required within 12 months of the condensed balance sheet date.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution, which, at times, may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation coverage of $250,000. Any loss incurred or a lack of access to such funds could have a significant adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
 
Warrant Instruments
The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the instruments’ specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in ASC 480 and ASC 815. The assessment considers whether the instruments are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the instruments meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the instruments are indexed to the Company’s own common shares and whether the instrument holders could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the instruments are outstanding. The Company determined that upon review of the warrant agreement that the Public Warrants (as defined in Note 1) and the Private Placement Warrants (as defined in Note 1) issued in the Initial Public Offering qualify for equity accounting treatment.
Rights
In connection with the Initial Public Offering and the exercise of the over-allotment of up to 6,900,000 Public Units, each Public Unit is comprised of one share of common stock, $0.0001 par value, a warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock, and one Public Right to
receive one-tenth (1/10)
of 
one
 share of Common Stock. Simultaneously, with the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the Company engaged in a private placement and issued placement units that are identical to the Public Unit, which included the issuance and delivery of aggregate of 430,000 Placement Rights underlying Placement Units (the “Placement Rights”, and together with the Public Rights and such other rights as the Company issues from time to time hereunder, the “Rights”).
The Company accounts for the rights issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering in accordance with the guidance contained in
ASC 815-40.
Such guidance provides that the rights described above are not precluded from equity classification. Equity-classified contracts are initially measured at fair value (or allocated value). Subsequent changes in fair value are not recognized as long as the contracts continue to be classified in equity.
Equity Participation Shares
At the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company agreed to issue to Chardan 34,500 representative shares (“Equity Participation Shares”), which include an additional 4,500 shares due to the exercise of the over-allotment option in full, which will be issued upon the completion of the Initial Business Combination.
The Company complies with the requirements of
ASC 340-10-S99-1 and
SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) Topic 5A, “Expenses of Offering.” Offering costs consist principally of professional and registration fees incurred through the date of these unaudited condensed financial statements that are related to the Initial Public Offering. Offering costs directly attributable to the issuance of an equity contract to be classified in equity are recorded as a reduction in equity. Offering costs for equity contracts that are classified as assets and liabilities are expensed immediately.
Net Income (Loss) per Common Share
The Company complies with the accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” Net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period, excluding common stock subject to forfeiture. The Company has not considered the effect of the warrants sold in the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement to purchase an aggregate of 7,330,000 shares of its common stock in the calculation of diluted net income (loss) per share, since their exercise is contingent upon future events. As a result, diluted net income (loss) per share of common stock is the same as basic net income (loss) per share of common stock. The redemption feature for the common shares equals fair value, and therefore does not create a different class of shares or require an adjustment to the earnings per share calculation. The redemption at fair value does not represent an economic benefit to the holders that is different from what is received by other stockholders, because the shares could be sold on the open market. Accretion associated with the redeemable shares of common stock is excluded from earnings per share as the redemption value approximates the fair value.
 
Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption
The Company accounts for its common stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC 480. Common stock subject to mandatory redemption (if any) is classified as a liability instrument and measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable common stock (including common stock that features redemption rights that are within the control of the holder or subject to possible redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, common stock is classified as stockholders’ deficit. The Company’s common stock sold in the Initial Public Offering and over-allotment features certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of March 31, 2024 and
December 31, 2023, 3,467,954 
shares of common stock subject to possible redemption are presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ deficit section of the Company’s condensed balance sheets.
Income Taxes
The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes under FASB ASC 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC 740”). Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to difference between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that included the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. Deferred tax assets were deemed to be de minimis as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
A summary of the Company’s current and deferred tax provision is as follows:
 
    
For the three months ended
March 31,
 
    
2024
    
2023
 
Income tax expense:
     
Federal
   $ 90,473      $ 29,321  
State
     —         —   
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total provision for income taxes
   $ 90,473      $ 29,321  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
A reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to the Company’s effective income tax rate is as follows:
 
    
For the three months ended
March 31,
 
    
2024
   
2023
 
Income tax expense:
    
Provision/(benefit) at statutory rate
     21.0     21.0
State tax provision/(benefit) net of federal benefit
     0.0     0.0
Change in fair value of Warrants
     0.0     0.0
Change in valuation
     0.0     0.0
Other
     0.0     0.0
Total income tax expense
     21.0     21.0
 
ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statements recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. No 
amounts were accrued for the payment interest and penalties for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. The Company has been subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception. The Company’s management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months.
Offering Costs Associated with the Initial Public Offering
The Company complies with the requirements of
ASC 340-10-S99-1, SEC
SAB Topic 5A, and SEC SAB Topic 5T, “Accounting for Expenses or Liabilities Paid by Principal Stockholder(s)”. Offering costs consist principally of professional and registration fees incurred through the Initial Public Offering that are related to the Initial Public Offering. Offering costs were charged to temporary equity and permanent equity based on relative fair values, upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering.
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 Company’s unaudited condensed financial statements.
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INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Initial Public Offering Abstract  
INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING
NOTE 3–INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING
Pursuant to the Initial Public Offering, the Company sold 6,000,000 Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit. On February 17, 2023, the underwriters exercised their over-allotment option to purchase an additional 900,000 Units. Each Unit consists of one share of common stock, one redeemable warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment, and one right which entitles the holder thereof to
receive one-tenth (1/10)
of a share of common stock (see Note 6). Each warrant will become exercisable 30 days after the consummation of an initial business combination, and will expire five years after the completion of an initial business combination, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation. Each right entitles the holder thereof to
receive one-tenth (1/10)
of a share of common stock upon the consummation of an initial business combination, as described in more detail below. Each ten rights entitle the holder thereof to receive one share of common stock at the closing of a business combination.
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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
NOTE 4–RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Founder Shares
On July 30, 2020, the Sponsor purchased 1,437,500 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “Founder Shares”) for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000, or approximately $0.017 per share. On April 25, 2022, the Company executed
a 1.2-for-one stock
split, resulting in an aggregate of 1,725,000 Founder Shares held by the Company’s sponsor, of which up to 225,000 Founder Shares were subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option was not exercised in full or in part.
The Sponsor has agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of its Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of (A)
 
three years
 after the completion of the initial Business Combination or (B) subsequent to the initial Business Combination, (x) if the last sale price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $
12.50
 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 
20
 trading days
within any 30-day trading
period commencing at least 
150
 days after the initial Business Combination, or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of the stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Common Stock for cash, securities or other
property.
 
 
Private Placement Units
The Sponsor has purchased an aggregate of 430,000 Private Placement Units at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit in a private placement that occurred simultaneously with the consummation of the Initial Public Offering. Each Private Placement Unit consists of one share of Common Stock, one redeemable warrant entitling the holder to purchase one share of Common Stock, and one right which entitles the holder thereof to
receive one-tenth (1/10)
of a share of common stock. The Private Placement Warrants are exercisable only to purchase whole shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment (see Note 6). Proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Units were added to the net proceeds from the Initial Public Offering held in the Trust Account. If the Company does not complete the initial Business Combination within the Combination Period, the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Units held in the Trust Account will be included in the liquidating distribution to the holders of the Public Shares.
The Sponsor and the Company’s officers and directors will agree, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of their Private Placement Units, including the component securities therein until 30 days after the completion of the Business Combination.
Promissory Notes
The Sponsor has advanced funds to the Company for the payment of expenses incurred in connection with the Initial Public Offering, which amount is evidenced
by non-interest-bearing
promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $1,200,000. The promissory notes were due at the earlier of November 29, 2023 or upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering. These notes were discharged and cancelled in connection with the private placement that closed simultaneously with the Initial Public Offering.
On June 23, 2023, the Sponsor loaned to the Company $200,000 to fund working capital requirements and in exchange therefor the Company issued to the Sponsor an unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $200,000. This
note is non-interest bearing and is payable in full on the earlier of (i) December 31, 2024 or (ii) the date on which the Company consummates an initial Business Combination. In the event that the Company does not consummate an initial Business Combination, the note will be repaid only from amounts remaining outside of the Company’s Trust Account, if any. At the Sponsor’s discretion, the principal balance of the note may be converted at any time prior to the consummation of the Business Combination into units identical to the private placement units at a price
 
of $10.00 per Unit. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the outstanding balance of this note was $0.
On November 13, 2023, Bellevue Capital Management LLC (“BCM”) loaned to the Company $180,000 and in exchange therefor the Company issued to BCM an unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $180,000. The
proceeds of this loan were used to fund the payment to extend the date by which the Company must consummate an initial Business Combination to February 14, 2024. The note is non-interest bearing and is payable in full on the earlier of (i) December 31, 2024 or (ii) the date on which the Company consummates an initial Business Combination. In the event that the Company does not consummate the Business Combination, this note will be repaid only from amounts remaining outside of the Company’s Trust Account, if any. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the outstanding balance of this
note was $0.
On February 9, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note (the “JCW Promissory Note”) in the principal amount of $75,000 
to
Jun Chul Whang, a member of the Company’s Board. The JCW Promissory Note is not interest bearing and is payable in full on the earlier of (i) August 9, 2024 or (ii) the date on which the Company consummates an initial business combination (the “JCW Maturity Date”). In the event that the Company does not consummate a business combination on or prior to the time provided in the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as subject to extension), Mr. Whang agrees to forgive the principal balance of the JCW Promissory Note, except to the extent of any funds remaining outside of the Company’s trust account, if any. The following shall constitute an event of default: (i) a failure to pay the principal within five business days of the JCW Maturity Date and (ii) the commencement of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy action. As of March 31, 2024, the outstanding balance of this note was
 
$75,000.
On March 8, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note (the “JP Promissory Note”) in the principal amount of $60,000 to
Josh Pan, a member of Bellevue Capital Management LLC. The JP Promissory Note is not interest bearing and is payable in full on the earlier of (i) August 8, 2024 or (ii) the date on which the Company consummates an initial business combination (the “JP Maturity Date”). In the event that the Company does not consummate a business combination on or prior to the time provided in the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as subject to extension), Mr. Pan agrees to forgive the principal balance of the Promissory Note, except to the extent of any funds remaining outside of the Company’s Trust Account, if any. The following shall constitute an event of default: (i) a failure to pay the principal within five business days of the JP Maturity Date and (ii) the commencement of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy action. As of March 31, 2024, the outstanding balance of this note
 
was $60,000.
Working Capital Loans
In addition to the loans described above, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). If the
Company completes a Business Combination, the Company would repay the Working Capital Loans out of the Trust Account released to the Company. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. The Working Capital Loans would either be repaid upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $1,000,000 of such Working Capital Loans may be convertible into Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit. The Units would be identical to the Private Placement Units. Except for the foregoing, the terms of such Working Capital Loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. Loans made by Chardan or any of its related persons, if any, will not be convertible into any of the Company’s securities, and Chardan and its related persons will have no recourse with respect to their ability to convert their loans into any of the Company’s securities. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, no Working Capital Loans were outstanding.
Administrative Support Agreement
Beginning on March 1, 2023, the Company agreed to pay BCM, an affiliate of members of the Sponsor, a total of $7,500 per month for office space, utilities, secretarial and administrative support. Upon completion of the Business Combination or the Company’s liquidation, the Company will cease paying these monthly fees. During
the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company
 incurred $22,500 and $7,500, respectively, of administrative support fees which are included in general and administrative expenses in the
accompanying condensed statements
 of operations. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the outstanding balance was $30,000 and $15,000, respectively, recorded as due to affiliate.
Due to Affiliate
On August 17, 2021, the Sponsor agreed to advance the Company up to $10,000. On February 17, 2022, the Company repaid $10,000 to the Sponsor. On April 28, 2022, the Sponsor agreed to advance the Company up to an additional $10,000. On April 29, 2022, the Sponsor agreed to advance an additional $7,000. These advances are due on
demand and are non-interest bearing. During the year ended
 December 31, 2023, the Sponsor advanced $180,000 of funds to the Company and Company repaid $140,000. Beginning on March 1, 2023, the Company agreed to pay an affiliate of members of the Sponsor a total of $7,500 per month for office space, utilities, secretarial and administrative support. Upon completion of the Business Combination or the Company’s liquidation, the Company will cease paying these monthly fees.
The outstanding balance was $57,000 as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, recorded as due to affiliate.
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
NOTE 5–COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Registration Rights
The holders of Founder Shares, Private Placement Units (including component securities contained therein), and Units (including component securities contained therein) that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed prior to the effective date of the Initial Public Offering, requiring the Company to register such securities for resale. The holders of the majority of these securities are entitled to make up to two demands, excluding short form demands, that the Company register such securities. In addition, these holders have certain “piggyback” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the completion of the Business Combination and rights to require the Company to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements. Chardan may not exercise its demand and “piggyback” registration rights after five and seven years, respectively, after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and may not exercise its demand rights on more than one occasion.
 
Underwriting Agreement
The Company granted the underwriters
a 45-day option
from the final prospectus relating to the Initial Public Offering to purchase up to 900,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any, at the Initial Public Offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions.
The underwriters were entitled to an underwriting discount of $0.20 per Unit, or $1,200,000 in the aggregate, equal to 2% of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering (or $1,380,000 in the aggregate if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full), payable upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering; provided that for each Unit purchased by investors that are sourced by the Sponsor, such underwriting discount was reduced to $0.125 per Unit payable in cash. In addition, $0.30 per Unit, or approximately $1,800,000 in the aggregate (or $2,070,000 in the aggregate if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full) will be payable to the underwriters for deferred underwriting commissions. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amount held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement. In addition, the underwriters are entitled to receive 30,000 shares of Common Stock (or 34,500 shares if the underwriters’ over- allotment option is exercised in full) from the Sponsor, which will be placed in escrow until the consummation of an initial Business Combination. Such shares paid to the underwriters are referred to as the “Equity Participation Shares.” If a Business Combination is not consummated, the Equity Participation Shares will be returned to the Sponsor. The Equity Participation Shares have been deemed compensation by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and are therefore subject to
a lock-up for
a period of 180 days immediately following the effective date of the registration statement related to the Initial Public Offering pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110(e)(1). Pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110(e)(1), these securities will not be the subject of any hedging, short sale, derivative, put or call transaction that would result in the economic disposition of the securities by any person for a period of 180 days immediately following the effective date of the registration statements related to the Initial Public Offering, nor may they be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated for a period of 180 days immediately following the effective date of the registration statements related to the Initial Public Offering except to any underwriter and selected dealer participating in the Initial Public Offering and their bona fide officers or partners. Chardan may not exercise its demand and “piggyback” registration rights after five and seven years, respectively, after the effective date of the registration statement and may not exercise its demand rights on more than one occasion.
Excise Tax
The Inflation Reduction Act (“IR Act”) of 2022 imposes a 1% Excise Tax on the repurchase of corporate stock by a publicly traded U.S. corporation following December 31, 2022. For purposes of the Excise Tax, a repurchase will generally include redemptions, corporate buybacks and other transactions in which the corporation acquires its stock from a shareholder in exchange for cash or property, subject to exceptions for de minimis transactions and certain reorganizations.
As a result, subject to certain rules, the Excise Tax will apply to any redemption by a U.S.-domiciled special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”) taking place after December 31, 2022, including redemptions (i) by shareholders in connection with the SPAC’s
initial
Business Combination or a proxy vote to extend the lifespan of the SPAC, (ii) by SPACs if the SPAC does not complete
a de-SPAC transaction
within the required time set forth in its constituent documents, or (iii) in connection with
the wind-up and
liquidation of the SPAC. The financial responsibility for such Excise Tax resides with the Company and the Sponsor. This amount of 1% has
been included in these unaudited condensed financial statements.
At this time, it has been determined that the IR Act tax provisions have an impact to the Company’s fiscal 2023 income tax provision as there were redemptions by the public stockholders in November 2023; as a result, the Company recorded $359,957 excise tax liability as of March 31, 2024. The Company will continue to monitor for updates to the Company’s business along with guidance issued with respect to the IR Act to determine whether any adjustments are needed to the Company’s tax provision in future periods.
 
Risks and Uncertainties
United States and global markets are experiencing volatility and disruption following the geopolitical instability resulting from the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and the recent escalation of the Israel-Hamas conflict. In response to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (“NATO”) deployed additional military forces to eastern Europe, and the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union and other countries have announced various sanctions and restrictive actions against Russia, Belarus and related individuals and entities, including the removal of certain financial institutions from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication payment system. Certain countries, including the United States, have also provided and may continue to provide military aid or other assistance to Ukraine and to Israel, increasing geopolitical tensions among a number of nations. The invasion of Ukraine by Russia and the escalation of the Israel-Hamas conflict and the resulting measures that have been taken, and could be taken in the future, by NATO, the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Israel and its neighboring states and other countries have created global security concerns that could have a lasting impact on regional and global economies. Although the length and impact of the ongoing conflicts are highly unpredictable, they could lead to market disruptions, including significant volatility in commodity prices, credit and capital markets, as well as supply chain interruptions and increased cyberattacks against U.S. companies. Additionally, any resulting sanctions could adversely affect the global economy and financial markets and lead to instability and lack of liquidity in capital markets.
Any of the above mentioned factors, or any other negative impact on the global economy, capital markets or other geopolitical conditions resulting from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the escalation of the Israel-Hamas conflict and subsequent sanctions or related actions, could adversely affect the Company’s search for an initial business combination and any target business with which the Company may ultimately consummate an initial business combination.
The excise tax included in the IR Act of 2022 may decrease the value of the Company’s securities following its initial business combination, hinder its ability to consummate an initial business combination, and decrease the amount of funds available for distribution in connection with a liquidation.
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COMMON STOCK SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE REDEMPTION
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Common Stock Subject To Possible Redemption Abstract  
COMMON STOCK SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE REDEMPTION
NOTE 6–COMMON STOCK SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE REDEMPTION
The Company’s common stock features certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, common stock subject to possible redemption is presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ deficit section of the Company’s condensed balance sheets.
The following is a reconciliation of the Company’s common stock subject to possible redemption as of March 31, 2024:
 
    
Common

Stock

Subject to
Possible
Redemption
 
Gross proceeds from Initial Public Offering
   $ 69,000,000  
Less: Proceeds allocated to public warrants and rights
     (1,236,527
Offering costs allocated to common stock subject to possible redemption
     (4,791,126
Less: Redemption of common stock in connection with Trust extension
     (35,995,728
Plus: Accretion on common stock subject to possible redemption
     9,449,634  
  
 
 
 
Balance, December 31, 2023
     36,426,253  
Plus: Accretion on common stock subject to possible redemption
     340,351  
  
 
 
 
Balance, March 31, 2024
   $ 36,766,604  
  
 
 
 
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STOCKHOLDER'S DEFICIT
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
NOTE 7–STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Preferred Stock
The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. As of
December
 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023, there were no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.
Common Stock
Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of
Common Stock at a
 $0.0001 par value.
As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were 2,155,000 shares of
Common
Stock outstanding, excluding 3,467,954 shares of common stock subject to possible redemption that are reflected in temporary equity in the
condensed 
balance sheets.
Common stockholders of record are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters to be voted on by stockholders.
Warrants
As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were 7,330,000 Warrants outstanding. The Warrants that are a part of the Units (the “Warrants”) may be exercised at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as described in this prospectus. The Public Warrants will become exercisable on 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination.
The Warrants have an exercise price of $11.50 per share and will expire five years after the completion of a Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
Redemption of warrants when the price per Common Stock equals or exceeds $16.50.
Once the Warrants become exercisable, the Company may call the Warrants for redemption:
 
   
in whole and not in part;
 
   
at a price of $0.01 per Warrant;
 
   
upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption given after the Warrants become exercisable;
 
   
if, and only if, the reported last sale price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $16.50 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days
within a 30-trading day
period commencing once the Warrants become exercisable and ending three business days before the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to the Warrant holders, and
 
   
if, and only if, there is a current registration statement in effect with respect to the shares of Common Stock underlying such Warrants at the time of redemption and for the
entire 30-day trading
period referred to above and continuing each day thereafter until the date of redemption.
 
The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering, except that the Private Placement Warrants and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants will not be transferable, assignable or salable until after the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions.
The exercise price and number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend, extraordinary dividend or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, the warrants will not be adjusted for issuances of shares of Common Stock at a price below their respective exercise prices. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the warrants. If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their warrants, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with the respect to such warrants. Accordingly, the warrants may expire worthless.
In addition, if (x) the Company issues additional shares of Common Stock or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of its initial business combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.50 per share of Common Stock (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the Company’s Board), (y) 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 (net of redemptions), and (z) the Market Value is below $
9.50
 per share, the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 
115
% of the Market Value, and the $
16.50
 per share redemption trigger price described above will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 
165
% of the Market Value.
Equity Participation Shares
The Company agreed to issue to the underwriter at the closing of the Initial Public Offering up to 34,500 Equity Participation Shares, including over-allotment, which will be issued upon the completion of the Initial Business Combination. If the over-allotment option is not exercised in full, the Equity Participation Shares will be reduced pro rata.
The Company complies with the requirements of
ASC 340-10-S99-1 and
SEC SAB Topic 5A. Offering costs consist principally of professional and registration fees incurred through the date of the unaudited condensed financial statements that are related to the Initial Public Offering. Offering costs directly attributable to the issuance of an equity contract to be classified in equity are recorded as a reduction in equity. Offering costs for equity contracts that are classified as assets and liabilities are expensed immediately.
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 a share of common stock upon consummation of its initial business combination, even if the holder of a public right converted all shares of common stock held by him, her or it in connection with the initial business combination or an amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation with respect to its pre-business combination activities. In the event the Company will not be the surviving company upon completion of its 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 shares of common stock 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 common stock will receive in the transaction on an as-converted into common stock basis.
 
v3.24.1.1.u2
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
NOTE 8–FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The following table presents information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value as of March 31, 2024, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
 
    
March 31,
2024
    
Quoted
Prices In
Active
Markets
(Level 1)
    
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
    
Significant
Other
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Assets:
           
Investments held in Trust Account
   $ 37,205,930      $ 37,205,930      $ —       $ —   
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
The following table presents information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value as of December 31, 2023, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
 
 
  
December 31,
2023
 
  
Quoted
Prices In
Active
Markets
(Level 1)
 
  
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
  
Significant
Other
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Assets:
  
  
  
  
Investments held in Trust Account
  
$
36,605,106
 
  
$
36,605,106
 
  
$
— 
 
  
$
— 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
There were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3 during the three months ended March 31, 2024.
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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
NOTE 9–SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company evaluated subsequent events to determine if events or transactions occurred after the condensed balance sheet date up to the date the unaudited condensed financial statements were issued. The Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the unaudited condensed financial statements, other than the following:
 
   
On April 1, 2024, the Company submitted a plan to regain compliance with the Minimum Public Holders Rule to Nasdaq. On April 17, 2024, the Company received written notice from Nasdaq indicating that the staff of Nasdaq (the “Staff”) determined, based on its review of the Company’s compliance plan, to grant the Company an extension of time to regain compliance with the Minimum Public Holders Requirement. The terms of the extension are as follows: on or before August 13, 2024, the Company must file with Nasdaq documentation from its transfer agent, or an independent source, demonstrating that its
common
stock has a minimum of 300 public holders. In the event the Company does not satisfy the terms, the Staff will provide written notification that the Company’s securities will be delisted. At that time, the Company may appeal the Staff’s determination to a Listing Qualifications Panel.
 
   
On April 8, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note (the “April Sponsor Note”) in the principal amount of $1,200,000 to the Sponsor. The April Sponsor Note is not interest bearing and is payable in full on the earlier of (i) December 31, 2024 or (ii) the date on which the Company consummates an initial
Business Combination
(the “April Sponsor Note Maturity Date”). In the event that the Company does not consummate a
Business Combination
on or prior to the time provided in the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as subject to extension), the Sponsor agrees to forgive the principal balance of the April Sponsor Note, except to the extent of any funds remaining outside of the Company’s
Trust Account
, if any. The following shall constitute an event of default: (i) a failure to pay the principal within five business days of the April Sponsor Note Maturity Date and (ii) the commencement of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy action.
 
   
On April 9, 2024, $60,000 was deposited in the Trust Account in connection with the extension of the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination from April 15, 2024 to May 14, 2024.
 
   
In connection with the November 2023 withdrawal of $561,957 of interest income earned in the Trust Account for payment of the Company’s franchise tax and income tax liabilities as permitted by the terms of the Trust Agreement governing the Trust Account
. As
of April 16, 2024, the funds have been replaced in full by funds loaned to the Company from the Company’s Sponsor and the Company has paid its federal tax obligations on time.
 
   
On April 17, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note (the “Second April Sponsor Note”) in the principal amount of $50,000 to
the Sponsor. The Second April Sponsor Note is not interest bearing and is payable in full on the earlier of (i) December 31, 2024 or (ii) the date on which the Company consummates an initial Business Combination (the “Second April Sponsor Notes Maturity Date”). In the event that the Company does not consummate a Business Combination on or prior to the time provided in the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as subject to extension), the Sponsor agrees to forgive the principal balance of the Second April Sponsor Note, except to the extent of any funds remaining outside of the Company’s Trust Account, if any. The following shall constitute an event of default: (i) a failure to pay the principal within five business days of the Second April Sponsor Note Maturity Date and (ii) the commencement of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy action.
   
On April 17, 2024, the Company withdr
ew
 $100,000 of interest income earned in the Trust Account for payment of the Company’s state franchise tax and income tax liabilities as permitted by the terms of the Trust Agreement governing the Trust Account.
 
   
On May 10, 2024, the Company
convened
a special meeting of its stockholders (the “2024 Special Meeting
”) as scheduled and adjourned the 2024 Special Meeting without any business being conducted. As announced at the 2024 Special Meeting, it was reconvened on May 14, 2024.
 At the 2024 Special Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved
the proposal to extend
the date by which the Company must consummate a
Business Combination
from May 14, 2024 to November 14, 2024.
 Following such approval by the Company’s stockholders, the Company subsequently amended its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a Business Combination to November 14, 2024.
The Company also
deposited $50,000 into the Trust Account on May 14, 2024.
 In connection with the Special Meeting, 
1,581,733
 shares of common stock of the Company were tendered for redemption.
 
 
 
On May 14, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note (the “May Sponsor Note”) in the principal amount of $140,000 to the Sponsor. The May Sponsor Note is not interest bearing and is payable in full on the earlier of
 
(i) December 31, 2024 or (ii) the date on which the Company consummates an initial Business Combination (the “May Sponsor Note Maturity Date”). In the event that the Company does not consummate a Business Combination on or prior to the time provided in the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as subject to extension), the Sponsor agrees to forgive the principal balance of the May Sponsor Note, except to the extent of any funds remaining outside of the Company’s Trust Account, if any. The following shall constitute an event of default: (i) a failure to pay the principal within
five
business days of the May Sponsor Note Maturity Date and (ii) the commencement of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy action.
v3.24.1.1.u2
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Use of Estimates
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting periods.
Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effects of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the unaudited condensed financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company had $3,637 and $15,419 in cash held in its operating account as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. The Company had no cash equivalents as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under the FASB ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the unaudited condensed financial statements, primarily due to their short-term nature.
Investments Held in Trust Account
Investments Held in Trust Account
The Company’s portfolio of investments is comprised of U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 185 days or less, or investments in money market funds that invest in U.S. government securities and generally have a readily determinable fair value, or a combination thereof. When the Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are comprised of U.S. government securities, the investments are classified as trading securities. When the Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are comprised of money market funds, the investments are recognized at fair value. Trading securities and investments in money market funds are presented on the condensed balance sheets at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of these securities are included in interest earned on investments held in the Trust Account in the accompanying condensed statements of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in the Trust Account are determined using available market information.
Fair Value Measurements
Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid for transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers include:
 
   
Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments in active markets;
 
   
Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and
 
   
Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.
In some circumstances, the inputs used to measure fair value might be categorized within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In those instances, the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
The fair value of certain of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the condensed balance sheets. The fair values of cash and amounts due to related parties are estimated to approximate the carrying values as of March 31, 2024 due to the short maturities of such instruments.
Derivative Financial Instruments
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives in accordance with ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”). For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value on the grant date and is
then re-valued at
each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the condensed statements of operations. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Derivative liabilities are classified in the unaudited condensed financial statements as current
or non-current
based on whether or
not net-cash settlement
or conversion of the instrument could be required within 12 months of the condensed balance sheet date.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution, which, at times, may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation coverage of $250,000. Any loss incurred or a lack of access to such funds could have a significant adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
Warrant Instruments
Warrant Instruments
The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the instruments’ specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in ASC 480 and ASC 815. The assessment considers whether the instruments are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the instruments meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the instruments are indexed to the Company’s own common shares and whether the instrument holders could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the instruments are outstanding. The Company determined that upon review of the warrant agreement that the Public Warrants (as defined in Note 1) and the Private Placement Warrants (as defined in Note 1) issued in the Initial Public Offering qualify for equity accounting treatment.
Rights
Rights
In connection with the Initial Public Offering and the exercise of the over-allotment of up to 6,900,000 Public Units, each Public Unit is comprised of one share of common stock, $0.0001 par value, a warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock, and one Public Right to
receive one-tenth (1/10)
of 
one
 share of Common Stock. Simultaneously, with the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the Company engaged in a private placement and issued placement units that are identical to the Public Unit, which included the issuance and delivery of aggregate of 430,000 Placement Rights underlying Placement Units (the “Placement Rights”, and together with the Public Rights and such other rights as the Company issues from time to time hereunder, the “Rights”).
The Company accounts for the rights issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering in accordance with the guidance contained in
ASC 815-40.
Such guidance provides that the rights described above are not precluded from equity classification. Equity-classified contracts are initially measured at fair value (or allocated value). Subsequent changes in fair value are not recognized as long as the contracts continue to be classified in equity.
Equity Participation Shares
Equity Participation Shares
At the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company agreed to issue to Chardan 34,500 representative shares (“Equity Participation Shares”), which include an additional 4,500 shares due to the exercise of the over-allotment option in full, which will be issued upon the completion of the Initial Business Combination.
The Company complies with the requirements of
ASC 340-10-S99-1 and
SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) Topic 5A, “Expenses of Offering.” Offering costs consist principally of professional and registration fees incurred through the date of these unaudited condensed financial statements that are related to the Initial Public Offering. Offering costs directly attributable to the issuance of an equity contract to be classified in equity are recorded as a reduction in equity. Offering costs for equity contracts that are classified as assets and liabilities are expensed immediately.
Net Income (Loss) per Common Share
Net Income (Loss) per Common Share
The Company complies with the accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” Net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period, excluding common stock subject to forfeiture. The Company has not considered the effect of the warrants sold in the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement to purchase an aggregate of 7,330,000 shares of its common stock in the calculation of diluted net income (loss) per share, since their exercise is contingent upon future events. As a result, diluted net income (loss) per share of common stock is the same as basic net income (loss) per share of common stock. The redemption feature for the common shares equals fair value, and therefore does not create a different class of shares or require an adjustment to the earnings per share calculation. The redemption at fair value does not represent an economic benefit to the holders that is different from what is received by other stockholders, because the shares could be sold on the open market. Accretion associated with the redeemable shares of common stock is excluded from earnings per share as the redemption value approximates the fair value.
Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption
Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption
The Company accounts for its common stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC 480. Common stock subject to mandatory redemption (if any) is classified as a liability instrument and measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable common stock (including common stock that features redemption rights that are within the control of the holder or subject to possible redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, common stock is classified as stockholders’ deficit. The Company’s common stock sold in the Initial Public Offering and over-allotment features certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of March 31, 2024 and
December 31, 2023, 3,467,954 
shares of common stock subject to possible redemption are presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ deficit section of the Company’s condensed balance sheets.
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes under FASB ASC 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC 740”). Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to difference between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that included the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. Deferred tax assets were deemed to be de minimis as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
A summary of the Company’s current and deferred tax provision is as follows:
 
    
For the three months ended
March 31,
 
    
2024
    
2023
 
Income tax expense:
     
Federal
   $ 90,473      $ 29,321  
State
     —         —   
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total provision for income taxes
   $ 90,473      $ 29,321  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
A reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to the Company’s effective income tax rate is as follows:
 
    
For the three months ended
March 31,
 
    
2024
   
2023
 
Income tax expense:
    
Provision/(benefit) at statutory rate
     21.0     21.0
State tax provision/(benefit) net of federal benefit
     0.0     0.0
Change in fair value of Warrants
     0.0     0.0
Change in valuation
     0.0     0.0
Other
     0.0     0.0
Total income tax expense
     21.0     21.0
 
ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statements recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. No 
amounts were accrued for the payment interest and penalties for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. The Company has been subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception. The Company’s management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months.
Offering Costs Associated with the Initial Public Offering
Offering Costs Associated with the Initial Public Offering
The Company complies with the requirements of
ASC 340-10-S99-1, SEC
SAB Topic 5A, and SEC SAB Topic 5T, “Accounting for Expenses or Liabilities Paid by Principal Stockholder(s)”. Offering costs consist principally of professional and registration fees incurred through the Initial Public Offering that are related to the Initial Public Offering. Offering costs were charged to temporary equity and permanent equity based on relative fair values, upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
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 Company’s unaudited condensed financial statements.
v3.24.1.1.u2
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Summary of the Company's Current and Deferred Tax Provision
A summary of the Company’s current and deferred tax provision is as follows:
 
    
For the three months ended
March 31,
 
    
2024
    
2023
 
Income tax expense:
     
Federal
   $ 90,473      $ 29,321  
State
     —         —   
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total provision for income taxes
   $ 90,473      $ 29,321  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Summary of Reconciliation of the U.S. Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate
A reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to the Company’s effective income tax rate is as follows:
 
    
For the three months ended
March 31,
 
    
2024
   
2023
 
Income tax expense:
    
Provision/(benefit) at statutory rate
     21.0     21.0
State tax provision/(benefit) net of federal benefit
     0.0     0.0
Change in fair value of Warrants
     0.0     0.0
Change in valuation
     0.0     0.0
Other
     0.0     0.0
Total income tax expense
     21.0     21.0
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COMMON STOCK SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE REDEMPTION (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Common Stock Subject To Possible Redemption Abstract  
Summary of common stock subject to possible redemption
The following is a reconciliation of the Company’s common stock subject to possible redemption as of March 31, 2024:
 
    
Common

Stock

Subject to
Possible
Redemption
 
Gross proceeds from Initial Public Offering
   $ 69,000,000  
Less: Proceeds allocated to public warrants and rights
     (1,236,527
Offering costs allocated to common stock subject to possible redemption
     (4,791,126
Less: Redemption of common stock in connection with Trust extension
     (35,995,728
Plus: Accretion on common stock subject to possible redemption
     9,449,634  
  
 
 
 
Balance, December 31, 2023
     36,426,253  
Plus: Accretion on common stock subject to possible redemption
     340,351  
  
 
 
 
Balance, March 31, 2024
   $ 36,766,604  
  
 
 
 
v3.24.1.1.u2
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]
The following table presents information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value as of March 31, 2024, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
 
    
March 31,
2024
    
Quoted
Prices In
Active
Markets
(Level 1)
    
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
    
Significant
Other
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Assets:
           
Investments held in Trust Account
   $ 37,205,930      $ 37,205,930      $ —       $ —   
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
The following table presents information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value as of December 31, 2023, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
 
 
  
December 31,
2023
 
  
Quoted
Prices In
Active
Markets
(Level 1)
 
  
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
  
Significant
Other
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Assets:
  
  
  
  
Investments held in Trust Account
  
$
36,605,106
 
  
$
36,605,106
 
  
$
— 
 
  
$
— 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
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DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details)
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Mar. 12, 2024
USD ($)
Feb. 09, 2024
USD ($)
Feb. 17, 2023
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Feb. 14, 2023
USD ($)
shares
Nov. 30, 2023
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2024
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Feb. 14, 2024
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Mar. 31, 2023
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2023
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Nov. 13, 2023
USD ($)
DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details) [Line Items]                    
Condition For Future Business Combination Number Of Businesses Minimum           1        
Proceeds from Issuance Initial Public Offering           $ 0   $ 59,670,000    
Number of Shares Issued Per Unit (in Shares) | shares           1        
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share (in Dollars per share) | $ / shares           $ 0.0001     $ 0.0001  
Percentage Of Trust Account Required For Business Combination           80.00%        
Threshold Percentage Of Outstanding Voting Securities Of Target To Be Acquired By Post Transaction Company To Complete Business Combination           50.00%        
Asset, Held-in-Trust           $ 70,207,500        
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Description           The Company will provide its holders of the outstanding shares of its Common Stock sold in the Initial Public Offering (the “Public Stockholders”) with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a stockholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek stockholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion. The Public Stockholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares (as described in Note 1) for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially anticipated to be $10.175 per Public Share plus any pro rata interest then in the Trust Account, net of taxes payable). The per share amount to be distributed to Public Stockholders who redeem their Public Shares will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions the Company will pay to the underwriters (as discussed in Note 5).        
Redemption Limit Percentage           15.00%        
Percentage Obligation To Redeem Public Shares If Entity Does Not Complete Business Combination           100.00%        
Maximum Allowed Dissolution Expenses           $ 100,000        
Cash           3,637     $ 15,419  
Debt, Current           2,676,899        
Net Tangible Assets           $ 5,000,001        
Period To Consummate Business Combination           9 months        
Common stock, shares outstanding | shares           2,155,000 3,432,046   2,155,000  
Temporary Equity, Redemption Price Per Share | $ / shares             $ 10.49      
Temporary Equity, Par Value             $ 35,995,728      
Common Stock, Value, Outstanding             36,372,335      
Interest Income Held in The Trust Account         $ 561,957   $ 561,957      
Investment of Cash in Trust Account                   $ 180,000
Cash deposited in Trust Account $ 60,000 $ 60,000       $ 120,000   70,207,500    
Unsecured Promissory Note [Member]                    
DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details) [Line Items]                    
Debt Instrument, Face Amount $ 60,000 $ 75,000                
IPO [Member]                    
DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details) [Line Items]                    
Units Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues (in Shares) | shares       6,000,000   6,900,000        
Proceeds from Issuance Initial Public Offering       $ 60,000,000            
Share Price (in Dollars per share) | $ / shares           $ 10        
Number of Shares Issued Per Unit (in Shares) | shares           1        
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share (in Dollars per share) | $ / shares           $ 0.0001        
Number of Warrants Issued Per Unit (in Shares) | shares           1        
Number of Rights Issued Per Unit (in Shares) | shares           1        
Over-Allotment Option [Member]                    
DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details) [Line Items]                    
Common Unit, Issued (in Shares) | shares     900,000              
Share Price (in Dollars per share) | $ / shares     $ 10              
Common Unit, Issuance Value     $ 9,000,000              
Private Placement [Member]                    
DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details) [Line Items]                    
Common Unit, Issued (in Shares) | shares     430,000     430,000     430,000  
Share Price (in Dollars per share) | $ / shares     $ 10              
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Limited Partners Units     $ 4,300,000     $ 0   $ 4,300,000    
Number of Shares Issued Per Unit (in Shares) | shares     1              
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share (in Dollars per share) | $ / shares     $ 0.0001     $ 9.5        
Number of Warrants Issued Per Unit (in Shares) | shares     1              
Number of Rights Issued Per Unit (in Shares) | shares     1              
v3.24.1.1.u2
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended
Feb. 17, 2023
Feb. 14, 2023
Mar. 31, 2024
Feb. 14, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) [Line Items]          
Cash (in Dollars)     $ 3,637   $ 15,419
Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value (in Dollars)     $ 0   $ 0
Number of Shares Issued Per Unit     1    
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share (in Dollars per share)     $ 0.0001   $ 0.0001
Common Stock Shares Excluded From Calculation of Net Income(Loss) Per Share     7,330,000    
Common stock, shares outstanding     2,155,000 3,432,046 2,155,000
Unrecognized Tax Benefits (in Dollars)     $ 0   $ 0
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties Accrued (in Dollars)     0    
Concentration Risk, Credit Risk, Financial Instrument, Maximum Exposure     $ 250,000    
IPO [Member]          
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) [Line Items]          
Units Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues   6,000,000 6,900,000    
Number of Shares Issued Per Unit     1    
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share (in Dollars per share)     $ 0.0001    
Number of Warrants Issued Per Unit     1    
Number of Rights Issued Per Unit     1    
Private Placement [Member]          
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) [Line Items]          
Number of Shares Issued Per Unit 1        
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share (in Dollars per share) $ 0.0001   $ 9.5    
Number of Warrants Issued Per Unit 1        
Number of Rights Issued Per Unit 1        
Common Unit, Issued 430,000   430,000   430,000
Common Stock Subject to Mandatory Redemption [Member]          
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) [Line Items]          
Common stock, shares outstanding     3,467,954   3,467,954
Chardan Capital Markets, LLC [Member] | Equity Participation [Member]          
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) [Line Items]          
Units Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues     34,500    
Chardan Capital Markets, LLC [Member] | Over-Allotment Option [Member] | Equity Participation [Member]          
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) [Line Items]          
Units Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues     4,500    
v3.24.1.1.u2
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Summary of The Company's Current and Deferred Tax Provision (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Accounting Policies [Abstract]    
Federal $ 90,473 $ 29,321
State 0 0
Total provision for income taxes $ 90,473 $ 29,321
v3.24.1.1.u2
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Summary of Reconciliation of the U.S. Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate (Details)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Accounting Policies [Abstract]    
Provision/(benefit) at statutory rate 21.00% 21.00%
State tax provision/(benefit) net of federal benefit 0.00% 0.00%
Change in fair value of Warrants 0.00% 0.00%
Change in valuation 0.00% 0.00%
Other 0.00% 0.00%
Total income tax expense 21.00% 21.00%
v3.24.1.1.u2
INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING (Details) - $ / shares
3 Months Ended
Feb. 17, 2023
Mar. 31, 2024
INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING (Details) [Line Items]    
Number of Shares Issued Per Unit   1
IPO [Member]    
INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING (Details) [Line Items]    
Share Price (in Dollars per share)   $ 10
Number of Shares Issued Per Unit   1
Number of Warrants Issued Per Unit   1
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in Dollars per share)   $ 11.5
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights   1
Warrants or Rights Outstanding, Exercisable Term After Business Combination   30 days
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Term   5 years
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Rights to Call One Security   10
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues (in Shares)   6,000,000
Over-Allotment Option [Member]    
INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING (Details) [Line Items]    
Share Price (in Dollars per share) $ 10  
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues (in Shares) 900,000  
v3.24.1.1.u2
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 01, 2023
Apr. 25, 2022
Feb. 17, 2022
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2023
Mar. 08, 2024
Feb. 09, 2024
Nov. 13, 2023
Jun. 23, 2023
Apr. 29, 2022
Apr. 28, 2022
Aug. 17, 2021
Jul. 30, 2020
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) [Line Items]                            
Common Stock, Shares, Issued (in Shares)       2,155,000   2,155,000                
Common stock, shares issued       $ 216   $ 216                
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share (in Dollars per share)       $ 0.0001   $ 0.0001                
Number of Shares Issued Per Unit (in Shares)       1                    
Founder Shares [Member]                            
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) [Line Items]                            
Common Stock, Shares, Issued (in Shares)                           1,437,500
Common stock, shares issued                           $ 25,000
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share (in Dollars per share)                           $ 0.017
Stockholders' Equity Note, Stock Split       On April 25, 2022, the Company executed a 1.2-for-one stock split, resulting in an aggregate of 1,725,000 Founder Shares held by the Company’s sponsor, of which up to 225,000 Founder Shares were subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option was not exercised in full or in part.The Sponsor has agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of its Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of (A) three years after the completion of the initial Business Combination or (B) subsequent to the initial Business Combination, (x) if the last sale price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.50 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-day trading period commencing at least 150 days after the initial Business Combination, or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of the stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Common Stock for cash, securities or other property.                    
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues (in Shares)   1,725,000                        
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Stock Splits (in Shares)   225,000   2,155,000   2,155,000                
Shares Outstanding, Holding Term After Business Combination   3 years                        
Share Price (in Dollars per share)   $ 12.5                        
Transfer, Assign, or Sell Any Shares or Warrants after Completion of Initial Business Combination Threshold Trading Days   20 days                        
Transfer, Assign, or Sell Any Shares or Warrants After Completion of Initial Business Combination Threshold Consecutive Trading Days   30 days                        
Threshold Period After Business Combination in Which Specified Trading Days Within Any Specified Trading Day Period Commences   150 days                        
Short-Term Debt, Average Outstanding Amount       $ 0                    
Private Placement [Member]                            
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) [Line Items]                            
Share Price (in Dollars per share)       $ 10                    
Common Unit, Issued (in Shares)       430,000                    
Number of Shares Issued Per Unit (in Shares)       1                    
Number of Warrants Issued Per Unit (in Shares)       1                    
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights (in Shares)       1                    
Number of Rights Issued Per Unit (in Shares)       1                    
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in Dollars per share)       $ 11.5                    
Warrants or Rights Outstanding, Exercisable Term After Business Combination       30 days                    
Promissory Notes [Member]                            
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) [Line Items]                            
Share Price (in Dollars per share)                   $ 10        
Short-Term Debt, Average Outstanding Amount       $ 0   $ 0                
Promissory Notes [Member] | IPO [Member]                            
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) [Line Items]                            
Debt Instrument, Face Amount       $ 1,200,000                    
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date       Nov. 29, 2023                    
Working Capital Loans [Member]                            
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) [Line Items]                            
Debt Instrument, Face Amount       $ 1,000,000                    
Short-Term Debt, Average Outstanding Amount       $ 0   0                
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price (in Dollars per share)       $ 10                    
Administrative Service [Member]                            
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) [Line Items]                            
Short-Term Debt, Average Outstanding Amount       $ 30,000   15,000                
Administrative Fees Expense, Monthly $ 7,500                          
Other General and Administrative Expense       22,500 $ 7,500                  
Affiliated Entity [Member]                            
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) [Line Items]                            
Debt Instrument, Face Amount           180,000         $ 7,000 $ 10,000 $ 10,000  
Short-Term Debt, Average Outstanding Amount       57,000   57,000                
Repayments of Debt     $ 10,000     140,000                
Sponsor [Member] | Promissory Notes [Member]                            
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) [Line Items]                            
Debt Instrument, Face Amount                   $ 200,000        
Sponsor [Member] | Unsecured Debt [Member]                            
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) [Line Items]                            
Debt Instrument, Face Amount                   $ 200,000        
BCM [Member] | Promissory Notes [Member]                            
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) [Line Items]                            
Debt Instrument, Face Amount                 $ 180,000          
BCM [Member] | Unsecured Debt [Member]                            
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) [Line Items]                            
Debt Instrument, Face Amount                 $ 180,000          
Short-Term Debt, Average Outstanding Amount       0   $ 0                
Jun Chul Whang [Member]                            
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) [Line Items]                            
Short-Term Debt, Average Outstanding Amount       75,000                    
Jun Chul Whang [Member] | Unsecured Debt [Member]                            
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) [Line Items]                            
Debt Instrument, Face Amount               $ 75,000            
Josh Pan [Member]                            
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) [Line Items]                            
Short-Term Debt, Average Outstanding Amount       $ 60,000                    
Josh Pan [Member] | Unsecured Debt [Member]                            
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) [Line Items]                            
Debt Instrument, Face Amount             $ 60,000              
v3.24.1.1.u2
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details)
3 Months Ended
Feb. 14, 2023
shares
Mar. 31, 2024
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Mar. 31, 2023
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2023
USD ($)
shares
COMMITMENTS CONTINGENCIES [Line Items]        
Maximum Number of Demands for Registration of Securities   2    
Payments for Underwriting Expense (in Dollars)   $ 0 $ 2,070,000  
Common stock, shares issued | shares   2,155,000   2,155,000
Effective Excise Tax Rate   1    
Excise tax payable   $ 359,957   $ 359,957
IPO [Member]        
COMMITMENTS CONTINGENCIES [Line Items]        
Units Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues (in Shares) | shares 6,000,000 6,900,000    
Underwriting Agreement [Member]        
COMMITMENTS CONTINGENCIES [Line Items]        
Units Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues (in Shares) | shares   900,000    
Underwriting Cash Discount Per Unit | $ / shares   $ 0.2    
Aggregate Underwriter Cash Discount (in Dollars)   $ 1,200,000    
Aggregate Underwriter Cash Discount Percent Of Initial Public Offering   2.00%    
Underwriting Expense, Price Per Share | $ / shares   $ 0.3    
Payments for Underwriting Expense (in Dollars)   $ 1,800,000    
Common stock, shares issued | shares   30,000    
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Intrinsic Value   $ 2,070,000    
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period | shares   34,500    
Underwriting Agreement [Member] | IPO [Member]        
COMMITMENTS CONTINGENCIES [Line Items]        
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Intrinsic Value   $ 1,380,000    
Underwriting Agreement [Member] | Sponsor [Member]        
COMMITMENTS CONTINGENCIES [Line Items]        
Underwriting Cash Discount Per Unit | $ / shares   $ 0.125    
v3.24.1.1.u2
COMMON STOCK SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE REDEMPTION - Summary of Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2023
COMMON STOCK SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE REDEMPTION (Details) - Schedule of Reconciliation of Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption [Line Items]      
Gross proceeds from Initial Public Offering $ 0 $ 59,670,000  
Less: Proceeds allocated to public warrants and rights   (1,236,527)  
Plus: Accretion on common stock subject to possible redemption (340,351) $ (7,439,560)  
Balance as of Ending 216   $ 216
Common Stock Subject to Mandatory Redemption [Member]      
COMMON STOCK SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE REDEMPTION (Details) - Schedule of Reconciliation of Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption [Line Items]      
Gross proceeds from Initial Public Offering     69,000,000
Less: Proceeds allocated to public warrants and rights     (1,236,527)
Offering costs allocated to common stock subject to possible redemption     (4,791,126)
Less: Redemption of common stock in connection with Trust extension     (35,995,728)
Plus: Accretion on common stock subject to possible redemption 340,351   9,449,634
Balance as of Ending $ 36,766,604   $ 36,426,253
v3.24.1.1.u2
STOCKHOLDER'S DEFICIT (Details) - $ / shares
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Apr. 25, 2022
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2024
Feb. 14, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Feb. 17, 2023
Jul. 30, 2020
STOCKHOLDERS DEFICIT [Line Items]                
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized   1,000,000 1,000,000     1,000,000    
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share (in Dollars per share)   $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001     $ 0.0001    
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding   0 0     0    
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued   0 0     0    
Common Stock, Shares Authorized   100,000,000 100,000,000          
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share (in Dollars per share)   $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001          
Common stock, shares outstanding   2,155,000 2,155,000   3,432,046      
Common Stock, Voting Rights   Common stockholders of record are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters to be voted on by stockholders.            
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding   7,330,000 7,330,000          
Subsequent Event [Member]                
STOCKHOLDERS DEFICIT [Line Items]                
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding       0        
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued       0        
Private Placement [Member]                
STOCKHOLDERS DEFICIT [Line Items]                
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share (in Dollars per share)   $ 9.5         $ 0.0001  
Transfer Assign Or Sell Any Shares Or Warrants After Completion Of Initial Business Combination Threshold Percentage Of Total Equity Proceeds   60.00%            
Warrant Exercise Price Adjustment Percentage   115.00%            
Redemption Trigger Price Adjustment Percentage   165.00%            
Founder Shares [Member]                
STOCKHOLDERS DEFICIT [Line Items]                
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share (in Dollars per share)               $ 0.017
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Stock Splits 225,000 2,155,000 2,155,000          
Threshold Period After Business Combination in Which Specified Trading Days Within Any Specified Trading Day Period Commences 150 days              
Transfer, Assign, or Sell Any Shares or Warrants After Completion of Initial Business Combination Threshold Consecutive Trading Days 30 days              
Common Stock Subject to Mandatory Redemption [Member]                
STOCKHOLDERS DEFICIT [Line Items]                
Common stock, shares outstanding   3,467,954 3,467,954          
Equity Participation [Member]                
STOCKHOLDERS DEFICIT [Line Items]                
Units Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues   34,500            
IPO [Member]                
STOCKHOLDERS DEFICIT [Line Items]                
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in Dollars per share)   $ 11.5            
Public Warrants [Member]                
STOCKHOLDERS DEFICIT [Line Items]                
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share (in Dollars per share)   16.5            
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in Dollars per share)   $ 11.5            
Warrants or Rights Outstanding, Exercisable Term After Business Combination   30 days            
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Term   5 years            
Class Of Warrant Or Right Redemption Price Of Warrants Or Rights (in Dollars per share)   $ 0.01            
Notice Period for Warrant Redemption   30 days            
Warrant Redemption Condition Minimum Share Price (in Dollars per share)   $ 16.5            
Threshold Period After Business Combination in Which Specified Trading Days Within Any Specified Trading Day Period Commences   20 days            
Transfer, Assign, or Sell Any Shares or Warrants After Completion of Initial Business Combination Threshold Consecutive Trading Days   30 days            
v3.24.1.1.u2
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Schedule of Fair Value of Assets (Details) - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details) - Schedule of Fair Value of Assets [Line Items]    
Investments held in Trust Account $ 37,205,930 $ 36,605,106
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]    
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details) - Schedule of Fair Value of Assets [Line Items]    
Investments held in Trust Account 37,205,930 36,605,106
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]    
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details) - Schedule of Fair Value of Assets [Line Items]    
Investments held in Trust Account 0 0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]    
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details) - Schedule of Fair Value of Assets [Line Items]    
Investments held in Trust Account $ 0 $ 0
v3.24.1.1.u2
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) - USD ($)
May 14, 2024
May 10, 2024
Apr. 17, 2024
Apr. 16, 2024
Apr. 09, 2024
Apr. 08, 2024
Mar. 31, 2024
Subsequent Event [Line Items]              
Asset, Held-in-Trust             $ 70,207,500
Subsequent Event [Member]              
Subsequent Event [Line Items]              
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date           Dec. 31, 2024  
Asset, Held-in-Trust $ 50,000       $ 60,000    
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Range, Start   May 14, 2024     Apr. 15, 2024    
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Range, End   Nov. 14, 2024     May 14, 2024    
Interest Income, Other     $ 100,000 $ 561,957      
Temporary Equity, Shares Outstanding 1,581,733            
Subsequent Event [Member] | Sponsor [Member]              
Subsequent Event [Line Items]              
Debt Instrument, Face Amount $ 140,000   $ 50,000        
Jcw Promissory Note [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]              
Subsequent Event [Line Items]              
Debt Instrument, Face Amount           $ 1,200,000  
May 2024 [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]              
Subsequent Event [Line Items]              
Number of days after the due date within which the loan shall be settled 5 days            
May 2024 [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Sponsor [Member]              
Subsequent Event [Line Items]              
Short term debt bearing fixed interest percentage 0.00%            

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