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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2023

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

For the transition period from to

Commission File No. 001-40929

NEWCOURT ACQUISITION CORP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands

    

N/A

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.) 

2201 Broadway
Suite 705
Oakland, CA 94612

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)

(657) 271-4617

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

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

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

Title of each class

    

Trading Symbol(s)

    

Name of each exchange on which registered

Units, consisting of one Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share, and one redeemable warrant

 

NCACU

 

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, included as part of the units

 

NCAC

 

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Redeemable warrants, each exercisable for one Class A ordinary share for $11.50 per share, included as part of the units

 

NCACW

 

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 November 21, 2023, there were 2,253,021 Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share and 6,535,000 Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share issued and outstanding.

NEWCOURT ACQUISITION CORP

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

PART 1 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

Interim Financial Statements

Condensed Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2023 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2022

1

Unaudited Condensed Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022

2

Unaudited Condensed Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficit for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022

3

Unaudited Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022

4

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements

5

Item 2.

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

20

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

24

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

24

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

25

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

25

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

25

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

25

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

26

Item 5.

Other Information

26

Item 6.

Exhibits

26

SIGNATURES

27

ii

Item 1. Interim Financial Statements

NEWCOURT ACQUISITION CORP

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

    

September 30, 2023

    

December 31, 2022

(Unaudited)

CURRENT ASSETS

    

Cash

$

88,174

$

128,678

Prepaid expenses

 

20,683

 

248,224

Interest income receivable

53,659

828,810

Total current assets

162,516

1,205,712

LONG TERM ASSETS

Investments held in Trust Account

12,518,199

257,725,405

TOTAL ASSETS

$

12,680,715

$

258,931,117

LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE ORDINARY SHARES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

  

 

  

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

$

1,007,704

$

417,712

Deferred underwriting fee payable

 

13,100,000

 

13,100,000

Due to affiliate

70,000

100,000

Advances from Sponsor

1,607,770

Derivative warrant liabilities

 

392,100

 

653,500

Total current liabilities

16,177,574

14,271,212

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 6)

 

  

 

  

REDEEMABLE ORDINARY SHARES

 

  

 

  

Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, $0.0001 par value, 1,113,021 and 25,000,000 shares at redemption value of $11.30 and $10.34 per share on September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022

12,571,858

258,554,215

SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

Preference shares, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022

 

 

Class A ordinary shares; $0.0001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 1,140,000 shares issued and outstanding (excluding 1,113,021 and 25,000,000 shares subject to possible redemption at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022)

 

114

 

114

Class B ordinary shares; $0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 6,535,000 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022

 

654

 

654

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(16,069,485)

 

(13,895,078)

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

(16,068,717)

 

(13,894,310)

TOTAL LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE ORDINARY SHARES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

$

12,680,715

$

258,931,117

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

1

NEWCOURT ACQUISITION CORP

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

For the Three Months Ended

For the Nine Months Ended

September 30, 

September 30, 

    

2023

    

2022

    

2023

    

2022

OPERATING EXPENSES

General and administrative

$

557,054

$

163,133

$

1,840,635

$

783,051

Total operating expenses

557,054

163,133

1,840,635

783,051

OTHER INCOME

Interest income on investments held in Trust Account

170,688

799,271

844,137

921,104

Change in fair value of warrants

(261,400)

130,700

261,400

5,625,800

Total other income (loss)

 

(90,712)

 

929,971

 

1,105,537

6,546,904

NET (LOSS) INCOME

$

(647,766)

$

766,838

$

(735,098)

$

5,763,853

Weighted average shares outstanding of Class A ordinary shares

1,159,593

22,000,000

2,505,890

22,000,000

Basic and diluted net (loss) income per share, Class A

$

0.15

$

0.04

$

0.49

$

0.21

Weighted average shares outstanding of Class B ordinary shares

 

6,535,000

 

6,535,000

 

6,535,000

6,535,000

Basic and diluted net (loss) income per share, Class B

$

(0.08)

$

(0.00)

$

(0.08)

$

0.17

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

2

NEWCOURT ACQUISITION CORP

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

(UNAUDITED)

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Ordinary shares

Additional

Total

Class A

Class B

Paid-in

Accumulated

Shareholders’

    

Shares

    

Amount

    

Shares

    

Amount

    

Capital

    

Deficit

    

Deficit

Balance, December 31, 2022

1,140,000

$

114

6,535,000

$

654

$

(13,895,078)

$

(13,894,310)

Accretion of Class A ordinary shares to redemption value

(733,104)

(733,104)

Net loss

(24,489)

(24,489)

Balance, March 31, 2023

1,140,000

114

6,535,000

654

(14,652,671)

(14,651,903)

Accretion of Class A ordinary shares to redemption value

(435,345)

(435,345)

Net loss

(62,843)

(62,843)

Balance, June 30, 2023

1,140,000

114

6,535,000

654

(15,150,859)

(15,150,091)

Accretion of Class A ordinary shares to redemption value

(270,860)

(270,860)

Net loss

(647,766)

(647,766)

Balance, September 30, 2023

 

1,140,000

$

114

6,535,000

$

654

$

$

(16,069,485)

$

(16,068,717)

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Ordinary shares

Additional

Total

Class A

Class B

Paid-in

Accumulated

Shareholders’

    

Shares

    

Amount

    

Shares

    

Amount

    

Capital

    

Deficit

    

Deficit

Balance,December 31, 2021

1,140,000

$

114

6,535,000

$

654

$

$

(18,355,177)

$

(18,354,409)

Net income

2,952,586

2,952,586

Balance, March 31, 2022

1,140,000

114

6,535,000

654

(15,402,591)

(15,401,823)

Net income

2,044,429

2,044,429

Balance, June 30, 2022

1,140,000

114

6,535,000

654

(13,358,162)

(13,357,394)

Accretion of Class A ordinary shares to redemption value

(923,528)

(923,528)

Net income

766,838

766,838

Balance, September 30, 2022

 

1,140,000

$

114

6,535,000

$

654

$

$

(13,514,852)

$

(13,514,084)

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

3

NEWCOURT ACQUISITION CORP

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

For the Nine Months Ended September 30,

    

2023

    

2022

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Net (loss) income

$

(735,098)

$

5,763,853

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

Interest income on investments held in Trust Account

(844,137)

(921,104)

Change in fair value of warrants

(261,400)

(5,625,800)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

  

 

  

Prepaid expenses

227,541

231,367

Due to affiliate

(30,000)

10,000

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

589,992

 

108,338

Net cash flows used in operating activities

 

(1,053,102)

 

(433,346)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Deposits to Trust Account

(595,172)

Withdrawals from Trust account in connection with Class A ordinary shares redemption

247,421,666

Net cash flows provided by investing activities

246,826,494

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

  

 

  

Redemption of Class A ordinary shares

 

(247,421,666)

 

Advances from Sponsor

 

1,607,770

 

Net cash flows used in financing activities

 

(245,813,896)

 

 

  

 

  

NET CHANGE IN CASH

 

(40,504)

 

(433,346)

CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

 

128,678

 

648,282

CASH, END OF PERIOD

$

88,174

$

214,936

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

Accretion of Class A ordinary shares to redemption value

$

1,439,309

$

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

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NEWCOURT ACQUISITION CORP

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2023

(UNAUDITED)

Note 1 – Description of Organization and Business Operations

Newcourt Acquisition Corp. (the “Company” or “Newcourt”) was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on February 25, 2021. The Company is a blank check company formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities (the “Business Combination”).

The Company is not limited to a particular industry or geographic region for purposes of consummating a Business Combination. The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.

On January 9, 2023, the Company entered into a Business Combination Agreement (as amended by the amending agreement dated as of February 15, 2023, the “Business Combination Agreement”) with Newcourt SPAC Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), Psyence Group Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Ontario, Canada (“Parent”), and Psyence Biomed Corp., a corporation organized under the laws of British Columbia, Canada.

As of September 30, 2023, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity through September 30, 2023, relates to the Company’s formation and Initial Public Offering (“IPO”), which is described below. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of its initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income earned on investments from the proceeds derived from the IPO. On October 22, 2021, the Company consummated the IPO of 22,000,000 units (“Units”) with respect to the Class A ordinary shares included in the Units being offered (the “Public Shares”) at $10.00 per Unit generating gross proceeds of $220,000,000, which is discussed in Note 3. The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.

Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Company consummated the sale of 1,080,000 units (“Private Placement Units”) at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit in a private placement to the Company’s sponsor, Newcourt SPAC Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”) and underwriters Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“Cantor”), and Cohen & Company Capital Markets (“CCM”), generating gross proceeds of $10,800,000, which is described in Note 4.

Offering costs for the IPO amounted to $15,937,545, consisting of $3,787,971 of underwriting fees, $11,000,000 of deferred underwriting fees payable (which are held in the Trust Account (defined below)) and $1,149,574 of other costs.

Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Company consummated the closing of the sale of 3,000,000 additional Units upon receiving notice of the underwriters’ election to partially exercise their over-allotment option (“Over-allotment Units”), generating additional gross proceeds of $30,000,000 and incurring additional offering costs of $2,100,000 in underwriting fees all of which is deferred until completion of the Company’s Business Combination. As described in Note 6, the $13,100,000 of deferred underwriting fee payable is contingent upon the consummation of a Business Combination by January 22, 2024, 27 months from the closing of the IPO, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement. Simultaneously with the exercise of the over-allotment, the Company consummated the Private Placement of an additional 60,000 Private Placement Units to the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds of $600,000.

Following the closing of the IPO and exercise of the over-allotment, $255,000,000 ($10.20 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the IPO and the Private Placement Warrants was placed in a trust account (“Trust Account”) and will be invested in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), with a maturity of 180 days or less or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund selected by the Company meeting the conditions of paragraphs (d)(2), (d)(3) and (d)(4) of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, 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.

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The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, 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 excluding the deferred underwriting commissions 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. There is no assurance the Company will be able to successfully effect a Business Combination.

The Company will provide the holders of the outstanding Public Shares (the “Public Shareholders”) 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 shareholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek shareholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company. The Public Shareholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially anticipated to be $10.20 per Public Share, plus any pro rata interest then in the Trust Account, net of taxes payable). There will be no redemption rights with respect to the Company’s warrants.

All of the Public Shares contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such Public Shares in connection with the Company’s liquidation, if there is a shareholder vote or tender offer in connection with the Company’s Business Combination and in connection with certain amendments to the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (as amended from time to time, the “Certificate of Incorporation”). In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 480-10-S99, redemption provisions not solely within the control of a company require Class A ordinary shares subject to redemption to be classified outside of permanent equity. Given that the Public Shares will be issued with other freestanding instruments (i.e., public warrants), the initial carrying value of Class A ordinary shares classified as temporary equity will be the allocated proceeds determined in accordance with ASC 470-20. The Class A ordinary shares are subject to ASC 480-10-S99. If it is probable that the equity instrument will become redeemable, the Company has the option to either (i) accrete changes in the redemption value over the period from the date of issuance (or from the date that it becomes probable that the instrument will become redeemable, if later) to the earliest redemption date of the instrument or (ii) recognize changes in the redemption value immediately as they occur and adjust the carrying amount of the instrument to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. The Company has elected to recognize the changes immediately. While redemptions cannot cause the Company’s net tangible assets to fall below $5,000,001, the Public Shares are redeemable and are classified as such on the balance sheet until such date that a redemption event takes place.

Redemptions of the Company’s Public Shares may be subject to the satisfaction of conditions, including minimum cash conditions, pursuant to an agreement relating to the Company’s Business Combination. If the Company seeks shareholder approval of the Business Combination, the Company will proceed with a Business Combination if a majority of the shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination, or such other vote as required by law or stock exchange rule. If a shareholder vote is not required by applicable law or stock exchange listing requirements and the Company does not decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its Certificate of Incorporation, conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. If, however, shareholder approval of the transaction is required by applicable law or stock exchange listing requirements, or the Company decides to obtain shareholder approval for business or other reasons, the Company will offer to redeem shares in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to the proxy rules and not pursuant to the tender offer rules. If the Company seeks shareholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, Sponsor has agreed to vote its Founder Shares (as defined in Note 5) and any Public Shares purchased during or after the IPO in favor of approving a Business Combination. Additionally, each Public Shareholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares without voting, and if they do vote, irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Certificate of Incorporation provides that a Public Shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% or more of the Class A ordinary shares sold in the IPO, without the prior consent of the Company.

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The Company’s Sponsor, officers and directors (the “Initial Shareholders”) have agreed not to propose an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation that would affect the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of its Public Shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination, unless the Company provides the Public Shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their Class A ordinary shares in conjunction with any such amendment.

On January 6, 2023, the Company’s shareholders approved an amendment (the “ First Extension Amendment”) to the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to extend the date by which the Company must consummate an initial business combination for an initial three (3) months from January 22, 2023 to April 22, 2023 and up to three (3) times for an additional one (1) month each time from April 22, 2023 to July 22, 2023 (which is 21 months from the closing of our IPO). If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination by July 22, 2023, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to us to pay the Company’s franchise and income taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining shareholders and the Company’s board of directors, 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.

On July 11, 2023, the Company held an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “EGM”) for the purpose of considering and voting on the Second Extension Amendment, the Redemption Limitation Amendment and the Trust Agreement Amendment (each as defined below) and, if presented, the proposal to adjourn the EGM to a later date. At the EGM, the shareholders of the Company approved an amendment (the “Second Extension Amendment”) to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to extend the date by which the Company must consummate an initial business combination for six (6) months from July 22, 2023 to January 22, 2024 (which is 27 months from the closing of our IPO). At the EGM, the shareholders of the Company also approved an amendment (the “Redemption Limitation Amendment”) to the Charter to eliminate the limitation that the Company shall not redeem public shares to the extent that such redemption would cause the Company’s net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001. At the EGM, the shareholders of the Company approved the amendment to the Company’s investment management trust agreement, dated as of October 19, 2021, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Trust Agreement Amendment”). Pursuant to the Trust Agreement Amendment, the Company will deposit into the Company’s trust account (the “Trust Account”), for each one-month extension, the lesser of (a) $45,000 and (b) $0.03 for each public share outstanding after giving effect to the redemption.

In connection with the EGM, shareholders holding 389,511 public shares exercised their right to redeem their shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in the Company’s Trust Account. As a result, approximately $4.3 million (approximately $11.07 per public share) will be removed from the Trust Account to pay such holders and approximately $12.3 million will remain in the Trust Account. Following redemptions, the Company has 1,113,021 public shares outstanding.

On July 31, 2023, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement with Sponsor, Parent, Psyence Biomedical Ltd., a corporation organized under the laws of Ontario, Canada (“Pubco,” and after the Closing, the “Combined Company”), Psyence (Cayman) Merger Sub, a Cayman Islands exempted company and a direct and wholly owned subsidiary of Pubco (“Merger Sub”), Psyence Biomed Corp., a corporation organized under the laws of British Columbia, Canada, and Psyence Biomed II Corp., a corporation organized under the laws of Ontario, Canada (“Psyence”) in connection with the proposed business combination between the parties that was previously announced on January 13, 2023. The Business Combination Agreement provides for the following transaction structure: (i) Parent will contribute Psyence to Pubco in a share for share exchange (the “Company Exchange”) and (ii) immediately following the Company Exchange, Merger Sub will merge with and into NCAC, with NCAC being the surviving company in the merger (the “Merger”) and each outstanding ordinary share of NCAC will convert into the right to receive one common share of Pubco.

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The Initial Shareholders have agreed to waive their liquidation rights with respect to the Founder Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. However, if the Initial Shareholders should acquire Public Shares in or after the IPO, 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 its deferred underwriting commission (see Note 6) held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the other funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the residual assets remaining available for distribution (including Trust Account assets) will be only $10.20 per shares held in the Trust Account. In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsor has agreed to be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a vendor for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the 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 right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account or to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the IPO 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 the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm), prospective target businesses or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account.

On April 3, 2023, the Company received a written notice (the “Letter”) from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) indicating that the Company was not in compliance with Listing Rule 5450(b)(2)(A), requiring the Company to maintain a Market Value of Listed Securities (“MVLS”) of $50,000,000 for the continued listing of its securities on The Nasdaq Global Market. The Letter is only a notification of deficiency, not of imminent delisting, and has no current effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s securities on Nasdaq.

The Letter states that the Company has 180 calendar days, or until October 2, 2023, to regain compliance with Listing Rule 5450(b)(2)(A). If at any time during this compliance period the Company’s MLVS closes at $50,000,000 or more for a minimum of ten consecutive business days, Nasdaq will provide the Company with a written confirmation of compliance, and this matter will be closed. If compliance is not achieved by October 2, 2023, the Letter states that the Company will receive written notification that its securities are subject to delisting. At that time, the Company may appeal the delisting determination to a Hearings Panel. The Letter further notes that alternatively, the Company may be eligible to transfer the listing of its securities to The Nasdaq Capital Market (provided that it then satisfies the requirements for continued listing on that market).

On October 27, 2023, the Company received written notice from Nasdaq stating that the Company had not regained compliance with the MVLS Rule.

On November 2, 2023, the Company received a letter from Nasdaq stating that the Company has regained compliance under the MVLS Rule by maintaining a MVLS of greater than $50,000,000 for the last ten consecutive business days, from October 20, 2023 to November 2, 2023. As such, this matter is now closed.

During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Sponsor made a monthly deposit of $33,391 into the Trust Account to extend the time available for the Company to consummate its initial business combination to August 22, 2023, totaling an additional $100,172. As of September 30, 2023, the Company deposited a total of $595,172 into the Trust Account.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of September 30, 2023, the Company had $88,174 in its operating bank accounts, $12,518,199 in securities held in the Trust Account to be used for a Business Combination or to repurchase or redeem its ordinary share in connection therewith and working capital deficit of $16,015,058. As of September 30, 2023, $623,872 of the amount on deposit in the Trust Account represented interest income, which is available to pay the Company’s tax obligations.

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Prior to the completion of the IPO, the Company lacked the liquidity it needed to sustain operations for a reasonable period of time, which is considered to be one year from the issuance date of the financial statement. The Company has since completed its IPO at which time capital in excess of the funds deposited in the Trust Account and/or used to fund offering expenses was released to the Company for general working capital purposes. Accordingly, management has since re-evaluated the Company’s liquidity and financial condition and determined that sufficient capital exists to sustain operations for at least one year from the date that the financial statement was issued, and therefore substantial doubt has been alleviated.

In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with the authoritative guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” management has determined that the mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution described in the financial statements, should the Company be unable to complete a Business Combination, raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If a Business Combination is not consummated by January 22, 2024, 27 months from the closing of the IPO, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution. These financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recovery of the recorded assets or the classification of the liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. It is uncertain that the Company will be able to consummate a Business Combination by the specified period.

Also, in connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with ASU No. 2014-15 management has determined that if the Company is unable to raise additional funds to alleviate liquidity needs as well as complete a Business Combination by January 22, 2024, 27 months from the closing of the IPO, then the Company will cease all operations except for the purpose of liquidating. The liquidity condition as well as the date for mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X of the SEC. Certain information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of a normal recurring nature, which are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented.

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on September 19, 2023. The interim results for the period ended September 30, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future periods.

Emerging Growth Company

The Company is an emerging growth company as defined in Section 102(b)(1) of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), which 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 standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard.

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This may make 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.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. Such estimates may be subject to change as more current information becomes available and accordingly the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Actual results could differ 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 did not have any cash equivalents as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

Investments Held in Trust Account

At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, substantially all of the assets held in the Trust Account were held in U.S. Treasury securities. The Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are classified as trading securities. Trading securities are presented on the balance sheet at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of investments held in Trust Account are included in interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account in the accompanying condensed statements of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in Trust Account are determined using available market information. Interest receivable balance as at September 30, 2023 pertains to interest income on investments held in Trust and will be included in the investment balance when received by the Company. Interest income received is reinvested into the investments held in Trust account.

Offering Costs associated with the IPO

Offering costs, including additional underwriting fees associated with the underwriters’ exercise of the over-allotment option, consist principally of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs directly related to the IPO. Offering costs, including those attributable to the underwriters’ exercise of the over-allotment option in full, amounted to $18,037,545, consisting of $3,787,971 of underwriting fees, $13,100,000 of deferred underwriting fees payable (which are held in the Trust Account (defined below)) and $1,149,574 of other costs.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash accounts in a financial institution, which, at times, may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation coverage and Securities Investor Protection Corporation Insurance coverage limits of $250,000 and $500,000 (including cash of $250,000). At September 30, 2023, the Company has not experienced losses on these accounts and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such accounts.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities reflects management’s estimate of amounts that the Company would have received in connection with the sale of the assets or paid in connection with the transfer of the liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In connection with measuring the fair value of its assets and liabilities, the Company seeks to maximize the use of observable inputs (market data obtained from independent sources) and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs (internal assumptions about how market participants would price assets and liabilities). The following fair value hierarchy is used to classify assets and liabilities based on the observable inputs and unobservable inputs used in order to value the assets and liabilities:

Level 1:    Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. An active market for an asset or liability is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.

Level 2:    Observable inputs other than Level 1 inputs. Examples of Level 2 inputs include quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities and quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

Level 3:    Unobservable inputs based on the Company’s assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

Income Taxes

ASC Topic 740, Income taxes, prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities.

The Company’s management determined that the Cayman Islands is the Company’s major tax jurisdiction. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were no unrecognized tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position.

The Company is considered to be an exempted Cayman Islands company with no connection to any other taxable jurisdiction and is presently not subject to income taxes or income tax filing requirements in the Cayman Islands or the United States of America. As such, the Company’s tax provision was zero for the period presented. There is currently no taxation imposed on income by the Government of the Cayman Islands. In accordance with Cayman Islands income tax regulations, income taxes are not levied on the Company. Consequently, income taxes are not reflected in the Company’s financial statements. The Company’s management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months.

Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption

The Company accounts for its Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC 480. Class A ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as a liability instrument and is measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable Class A ordinary shares (including Class A ordinary shares that features redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, Class A ordinary shares is classified as stockholders’ equity. The Company’s Class A ordinary shares features certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events.

On January 6, 2023, shareholders holding 23,497,468 ordinary shares exercised their right to redeem their shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in the Company’s Trust Account. On July 11, 2023, shareholders holding 389,511 public shares exercised their right to redeem their shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in the Company’s Trust Account. Accordingly, on September 30, 2023, 1,113,021 shares of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption is presented as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ deficit section of the Company’s condensed balance sheet.

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The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable Class A ordinary share to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable ordinary share are affected by charges against additional paid in capital and accumulated deficit.

At September 30, 2023, the Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption reflected in the balance sheet is reconciled in the following table:

Gross proceeds

    

$

250,000,000

Less:

Proceeds allocated to Public Warrants

 

(15,375,000)

Class A ordinary share issuance costs

 

(16,928,049)

Plus: Accretion of carrying value to redemption value

 

37,303,049

Class A ordinary share subject to possible redemption as on December 31, 2021

255,000,000

Plus: Accretion of carrying value to redemption value

3,554,215

Class A ordinary share subject to possible redemption as on December 31, 2022

258,554,215

Less : Redemption of ordinary shares

(247,421,666)

Plus: Accretion of carrying value to redemption value

1,439,309

Class A ordinary share subject to possible redemption as on September 30, 2023

$

12,571,858

Net (Loss) Income per Ordinary Share

The Company has two classes of shares, which are referred to as Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares (the “Founder Shares”). Earnings and losses are shared pro rata between the two classes of shares. Public Warrants (see Note 3) and Private Placement Warrants (see Note 4) to purchase 13,070,000 Class A ordinary share at $11.50 per share were issued on October 22, 2021. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, no Public Warrants or Private Placement Warrants have been exercised. The 13,070,000 potential Class A ordinary shares for outstanding Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants to purchase the Company’s stock were excluded from diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 because they are contingently exercisable, and the contingencies have not yet been met. As a result, diluted net (loss) income per ordinary share is the same as basic net (loss) income per ordinary share for the period. The table below presents a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used to compute basic and diluted net (loss) income per share for each class of stock.

    

For the Three Months Ended September 30,

For the Nine Months Ended September 30,

2023

2022

2023

2022

Class A

Class B

Class A

Class B

Class A

Class B

Class A

Class B

ordinary

ordinary

ordinary

ordinary

ordinary

ordinary

ordinary

ordinary

    

share

    

share

share

share

    

share

    

share

share

share

Basic and diluted net (loss) income per share:

    

  

    

  

    

    

    

    

    

    

Numerator:

Allocation of net (loss) income before accretion income

$

(97,620)

$

(550,146)

$

774,266

$

(7,428)

$

(203,750)

$

(531,348)

$

4,654,781

$

1,109,072

Accretion of Class A ordinary shares to redemption value

270,860

1,439,309

Net income (loss) including accretion of Class A Redeemable shares to redemption value

$

173,240

$

(550,146)

$

774,266

$

(7,428)

$

1,235,559

$

(531,348)

$

4,654,781

$

1,109,072

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding

1,159,593

6,535,000

22,000,000

6,535,000

2,505,890

6,535,000

22,000,000

6,535,000

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share

$

0.15

$

(0.08)

$

0.04

$

(0.00)

$

0.49

$

(0.08)

$

0.21

$

0.17

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Accounting for Warrants

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, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the instruments are free standing 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, was conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent period end date while the instruments are outstanding. Management has concluded that the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants issued pursuant to the warrant agreement qualify as derivative warrant liabilities in accordance with ASC 815-40. Accordingly, the Company recognizes the warrant instruments as liabilities at fair value and adjusts the instruments to fair value at each reporting period. The liabilities are subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date until exercised, and any change in fair value is recognized in the Company’s statements of operations. The fair value of warrants issued by the Company in connection with the Public Offering and Private Placement has been estimated using Black-Scholes pricing model at each measurement date.

Stock Compensation Expense

In connection with the Company’s IPO, Founder Shares were sold to certain independent directors from among the Sponsor’s pool of Founder Shares at the price paid by the Sponsor (par value of $0.0001). Although these Founder Shares were purchased by the independent directors for value, under ASC 718, “Compensation – Stock Compensation,” these Founder Shares may be deemed stock-based compensation.

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation expense in accordance with ASC 718, under which stock-based compensation associated with equity-classified awards is measured at fair value upon the grant date and recognized over the requisite service period. To the extent a stock-based award is subject to a performance condition, the amount of expense recorded in a given period, if any, reflects an assessment of the probability of achieving such performance condition, with compensation recognized once the event is deemed probable to occur. The fair value of equity awards has been estimated using a market approach. Forfeitures are recognized as incurred.

As of October 6, 2021, the fair value of the 95,000 Founder Shares granted to certain independent directors by the Sponsor was $600,530 or $6.32 per share. The Company used a Monte Carlo Model simulation to arrive at the fair value of the stock compensation. The key assumptions in the option pricing model utilized are assumptions related to expected separation date of Units, anticipated business combination date, purchase price, share-price volatility, expected term, exercise date, risk-free interest rate and present value. The expected volatility as of the IPO closing date was derived based upon similar Special Purpose Acquisition Company (“SPAC”) warrants and technology exchange funds which with the Company’s stated industry target and terms until the exercise date. The Company’s Founder Shares sold to independent directors (see Note 5) was deemed within the scope of ASC 718 and are subject to a performance condition, namely the occurrence of a Business Combination. Compensation expense related to the 95,000 Founder Shares is recognized only when the performance condition is probable of occurrence, or more specifically when a Business Combination is consummated. Therefore, no stock-based compensation expense has been recognized for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The Company’s management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statement.

Note 3 — Initial Public Offering

Pursuant to the IPO, the Company sold 25,000,000 units (including 3,000,000 units as part of the underwriters’ partial exercise of the over-allotment option) at a price of $10.00 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share (such Class A ordinary shares included in the Units being offered, the “Public Shares”), and one-half a redeemable warrant (each, a “Public Warrant”). Each Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase three quarters of one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment (see Note 7).

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Note 4 — Private Placement

On October 22, 2021, simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO and the underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment option, the Company consummated the issuance and sale (“Private Placement”) of 1,140,000 Units (the “Placement Units”) in a private placement transaction at a price of $10.00 per Placement Unit, generating gross proceeds of $11,400,000. The Placement Units were purchased by Cantor (187,000 Units), CCM (33,000 Units) and the Sponsor (920,000 Units). Each whole Private Placement Unit will consist of one Placement Share and one-half of a redeemable warrant (“Placement Warrant”). Each whole Placement Warrant will be exercisable to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share. A portion of the proceeds from the Private Placement Units was added to the proceeds from the IPO to be held in the Trust Account. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Units will be used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law), and the Private Placement Units and all underlying securities will be worthless.

Note 5 — Related Party Transactions

Founder Shares

On March 11, 2021, the Sponsor paid $25,000 to fund certain obligations of the Company in consideration for 5,912,500 Class B ordinary shares (the “Founder Shares”) of the Company par value $0.0001 (“Class B ordinary shares”) for an aggregate price of $25,000. In September 2021, the Company effected a dividend of approximately 0.017 shares for each Class B ordinary share outstanding, resulting in there being an aggregate of 6,015,000 Founder Shares outstanding. On October 19, 2021, the Company effected a dividend of approximately 0.099 shares for each outstanding Class B ordinary share, resulting in there being an aggregate of 6,611,500 Founder Shares outstanding. The Founder Shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares at the time of the Company’s initial Business Combination and are subject to certain transfer restrictions, as described in Note 6. Holders of Founder Shares may also elect to convert their Class B ordinary shares into an equal number of Class A ordinary shares, subject to adjustment, at any time. The initial shareholders have agreed to forfeit up to 841,500 Founder Shares to the extent that the over-allotment option is not exercised in full by the underwriters. Since the underwriters exercised the over-allotment option only in part, the Sponsor did forfeit 76,500 Founder Shares.

The Initial Shareholders have agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of their Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of: (A) one year after the completion of the initial Business Combination or (B) subsequent to the initial Business Combination, (x) if the last sale price of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the initial Business Combination, or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property.

Related Party Loans

On January 6, 2023, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the amount of up to $495,000 to the Sponsor (the “Extension Loan”). This loan is non-interest bearing, non-convertible and payable on the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination. $495,000 is outstanding under this loan and shown under Advances from Sponsor as of September 30, 2023.

On January 17, 2023, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the amount of up to $1,000,000 to the Sponsor (the “2023 Note”). This loan is non-interest bearing and payable on the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination. At maturity, the Sponsor may elect to convert any portion or all of the amount outstanding under the 2023 Note, up to a maximum of $1,000,000, into units of the entity surviving or resulting from the Initial Business Combination at a conversion price of $10.00 per unit. $1,000,000 is outstanding under this loan and shown under Advances from Sponsor as of September 30, 2023.

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On July 13, 2023, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the amount of up to $700,000 to the Sponsor (the “July 2023 Note”). This loan is non-interest bearing and payable on the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination. At maturity date, by providing written notice to the Company, the Sponsor may elect to convert any portion or all of the amount outstanding under the July 2023 Note, up to a maximum of $1,000,000, into securities of the Company. The issuance of the July 2023 Note was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. $112,770 is outstanding under this loan and shown under Advances from Sponsor as of September 30, 2023.

In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, 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 proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, the Working Capital Loans would be repaid only out of funds held outside the Trust Account. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds 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. 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. The Working Capital Loans would either be repaid upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $1.5 million of such Working Capital Loans may be convertible into units of the post Business Combination entity at a price of $10.00 per unit. The units would be identical to the Private Placement Units. As of September 30, 2023, there were no Working Capital Loans outstanding.

Support Services

Following the completion of the IPO, the Company disburses a monthly fee of approximately $20,000 to an affiliate of the Sponsor for office space, administrative, and shared personnel support services. For the three and nine months concluding on September 30, 2022, a total of $30,000 and $200,000 was incurred, with corresponding payments of $60,000 and $147,742 made to an entity associated with the chief financial officer for support services. In the three and nine months ending on September 30, 2023, expenses of $60,000 and $120,000 were incurred, respectively. As of September 30, 2023, $70,000 remains unpaid, while as of December 31, 2022, $100,000 remains outstanding. These amounts are reflected on the balance sheet as due to the affiliate.

Note 6 — Commitments and Contingencies

Registration Rights

The holders of Founder Shares, Private Placement Units and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans, if any, will be entitled to registration rights (in the case of the Founder Shares, only after conversion of such shares to Class A ordinary shares) pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed in connection with the IPO. These holders will be entitled to certain demand and “piggyback” registration rights. However, the registration rights agreement provides that the Company will not permit any registration statement filed under the Securities Act to become effective until the termination of the applicable lock-up period for the securities to be registered. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

Underwriting Agreement

The Company granted the underwriters a 45-day option from the final prospectus relating to the IPO to purchase up to 3,300,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any, at the IPO price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. On October 22, 2021, the underwriters elected to partially exercise the over-allotment option purchasing 3,000,000 units.

The underwriters were paid a cash underwriting discount of $0.20 per unit net of reimbursements to the Company of $612,029 to pay for outside advisors, or $3,787,971 in the aggregate at the closing of the IPO. The underwriters have agreed to defer the cash underwriting discount of $0.20 per share related to the over-allotment to be paid at Business Combination ($600,000 in the aggregate). In addition, the underwriters are entitled to a deferred underwriting commissions of $0.50 per unit, or $12,500,000 from the closing of the IPO. The total deferred fee is $13,100,000, consisting of the $12,500,000 deferred portion and the $600,000 cash discount agreed to be deferred until Business Combination. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely if the Company completes a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.

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Note 7 — Shareholders’ Deficit

Ordinary shares

Class A ordinary shares—The Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000 Class A ordinary shares with a par value of $0.0001 per share. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 1,140,000 (excluding 1,113,021 Class A ordinary shares and 25,000,000 Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, respectively) Class A ordinary shares issued and outstanding.

Class B ordinary shares—The Company is authorized to issue 10,000,000 Class B ordinary shares with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of Class B ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each share. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 6,535,000 Class B ordinary shares outstanding after giving effect to the forfeiture of 76,500 shares to the Company by the Sponsor for no consideration since the underwriters’ 45-day over-allotment option was not exercised in full.

Holders of Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares will vote together as a single class on all other matters submitted to a vote of shareholders except as required by law.

The Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares at the time of the initial Business Combination on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment. In the case that additional Class A ordinary shares, or equity-linked securities, are issued or deemed issued in excess of the amounts offered in the IPO and related to the closing of the initial Business Combination,the ratio at which Class B ordinary shares shall convert into Class A ordinary shares will be adjusted (unless the holders of a majority of the outstanding Class B ordinary shares agree to waive such adjustment with respect to any such issuance or deemed issuance) so that the number of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of all Class B ordinary shares will equal, in the aggregate, on an as-converted basis, approximately 22.74% of the sum of the total number of all ordinary shares outstanding upon the completion of the IPO plus all Class A ordinary shares and equity-linked securities issued or deemed issued in connection with the initial Business Combination (excluding any shares or equity-linked securities issued, or to be issued, to any seller in the initial Business Combination and any private placement-equivalent warrants issued to the Sponsor or its affiliates upon conversion of loans made to the Company). Holders of Founder Shares may also elect to convert their Class B ordinary shares into an equal number of Class A ordinary shares, subject to adjustment as provided above, at any time.

Preference Shares —The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 preference shares with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s board of directors. For the period presented, there were no preference shares issued or outstanding.

Warrants—The Public Warrants will become exercisable on the later of (a) 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination or (b) 12 months from the closing of the IPO. No warrants will be exercisable for cash unless the Company has an effective and current registration statement covering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants and a current prospectus relating to such Class A ordinary shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a registration statement covering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants is not effective within a specified period following the consummation of a Business Combination, warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during any period when the Company shall have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise warrants on a cashless basis pursuant to the exemption provided by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, provided that such exemption is available. If that exemption, or another exemption, is not available, holders will not be able to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis.

The Public Warrants will expire five years after the completion of a Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the Public Warrants:

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;

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if, and only if, the reported last sale price of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations), for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading day period commencing at any time after the warrants become exercisable and ending on the third business day prior to the notice of redemption to warrant holders; and
if, and only if, there is a current registration statement in effect with respect to the Class A ordinary shares underlying the warrants.

If the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption, management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise the Public Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis,” as described in the warrant agreement.

The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units being sold in the IPO, except that the Private Placement Warrants and the Class A ordinary shares 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. Additionally, the Private Placement Warrants are exercisable for cash or on a cashless basis, at the holder’s option, and be non-redeemable so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by someone other than the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Placement Warrants.

The exercise price and number of Class A ordinary shares issuable on exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend, extraordinary dividend or the Company’s recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, the warrants will not be adjusted for issuances of Class A ordinary shares 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 the Company issues additional Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of a Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per Class A ordinary share (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the Company’s board of directors, and in the case of any such issuance to the Initial Shareholders or their affiliates, without taking into account any Founder Shares held by them prior to such issuance), (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 a Business Combination on the date of the consummation of a Business Combination (net of redemptions), and (z) the volume weighted average trading price of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day prior to the day on which the Company consummates a Business Combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $9.20 per share, the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the greater of (i) the Market Value or (ii) the price at which the Company issues the additional Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities.

Note 8 — Fair Value Measurements

The fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities reflects management’s estimate of amounts that the Company would have received in connection with the sale of the assets or paid in connection with the transfer of the liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In connection with measuring the fair value of its assets and liabilities, the Company seeks to maximize the use of observable inputs (market data obtained from independent sources) and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs (internal assumptions about how market participants would price assets and liabilities). The following fair value hierarchy is used to classify assets and liabilities based on the observable inputs and unobservable inputs used in order to value the assets and liabilities:

Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. An active market for an asset or liability is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.

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Level 2: Observable inputs other than Level 1 inputs. Examples of Level 2 inputs include quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities and quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs based on the Company’s assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 13,070,000 warrants outstanding (12,500,000 Public Warrants and 570,000 Private Placement Warrants).

The following table presents information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2023 (unaudited) and December 31, 2022 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value.

    

    

Quoted

Significant

    

Significant

Prices

Other

Other

in Active

Observable

Unobservable

September 30,

Markets

Inputs

Inputs

Description

    

2023

    

(Level 1)

    

(Level 2)

    

(Level 3)

Assets:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Money Market Fund held in Trust Account

$

12,518,199

$

12,518,199

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

  

 

  

Warrant Liability - Public Warrants

$

375,000

$

375,000

 

 

Warrant Liability - Private Placement Warrants

$

17,100

 

 

$

17,100

    

    

Quoted

    

Significant

    

Significant

Prices

Other

Other

in Active

Observable

Unobservable

December 31,

Markets

Inputs

Inputs

Description

    

2022

    

(Level 1)

    

(Level 2)

    

(Level 3)

Assets:

 

  

 

  

Money Market Fund held in Trust Account

$

257,725,405

$

257,725,405

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

  

 

  

Warrant Liability - Public Warrants

$

625,000

$

625,000

 

 

Warrant Liability - Private Placement Warrants

$

28,500

 

 

$

28,500

The Company utilizes a Black-Scholes simulation model to value the warrants at each reporting period, with changes in fair value recognized in the statement of operations. The estimated fair value of the warrant liability is determined using Level 3 inputs. Inherent in a Black-Scholes pricing model are assumptions related to expected share-price volatility, expected life, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield. The Company estimates the volatility of its ordinary shares based on industry historical volatility that matches the expected remaining life of the warrants. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury zero-coupon yield curve on the grant date for a maturity similar to the expected remaining life of the warrants. The expected life of the warrants is assumed to be equivalent to their remaining contractual term. The dividend rate is based on the historical rate, which the Company anticipates to remain at zero.

The following table provides quantitative information regarding Level 3 fair value measurements at September 30, 2023 (unaudited) and December 31, 2022:

    

September 30, 2023

    

December 31, 2022

Share Price

$

11.25

$

10.28

 

Exercise Price

$

11.50

$

11.50

 

Term (years)

 

5.31

 

5.62

 

Volatility

 

6.2

%  

 

4.10

%

Risk Free Rate

 

4.50

%  

 

3.90

%

Dividend Yield

 

0.00

%  

 

0.00

%

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At September 30, 2023, the fair value of the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants was $0.03. At December 31, 2022, the fair value of the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants was $0.05.

The following table presents the changes in the fair value of Level 3 warrant liabilities:

    

Private Placement

    

Warrants

Fair value as of December 31, 2022

 

$

28,500

Change in fair value

 

(11,400)

Fair value as of March 31, 2023 (unaudited)

$

17,100

Change in fair value

(11,400)

Fair value as of June 30, 2023 (unaudited)

$

5,700

Change in fair value

11,400

Fair value as of September 30, 2023 (unaudited)

 

$

17,100

There were no transfers in or out of Level 3 from other levels in the fair value hierarchy for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Note 9 — Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date these financial statements were available for issuance and determined that other than the items disclosed below, there were no subsequent events that would require adjustment or disclosure.

On October 20, 2023, the Sponsor, holding all of the issued and outstanding Class B ordinary shares of the Company elected to convert its Class B ordinary shares into Class A ordinary shares of the Company on a one-for-one basis (the “Conversion”). As a result, 6,535,000 of the Company’s Class B ordinary shares were cancelled and 6,535,000 Class A ordinary shares of the Company were issued to the Sponsor. The Sponsor agreed that all of the terms and conditions applicable to the Founder Shares set forth in the Letter Agreement, dated October 19, 2021, by and among the Company, its officers, its directors and the Sponsor (the “Letter Agreement”), shall continue to apply to the Class A Shares into which the Founder Shares converted, including the voting agreement, transfer restrictions and waiver of any right, title, interest or claim of any kind to the Trust Account (as defined in the Letter Agreement) or any monies or other assets held therein.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

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

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act that are not historical facts and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 10-Q including, without limitation, statements in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding the Company’s financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “seek” and variations and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, but reflect management’s current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Company’s securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Overview

Newcourt Acquisition Corp was incorporated in the Cayman Island on February 25, 2021. The Company was formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or other similar business transaction with one or more businesses that the Company has not yet identified (a “Business Combination”).

We expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to complete a Business Combination will be successful.

Results of Operations

As of September 30, 2023, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity through September 30, 2023 relates to the Company’s formation, IPO and identifying a target company for a Business Combination. The Company will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the IPO placed in the Trust Account (defined below).

For the three months ended September 30, 2023, we had a net loss of $647,766 which consisted of operating expenses of $557,054 and change in fair value of warrants of $261,400, partially offset by interest income on investments held in trust account of $170,688.

For the three months ended September 30, 2022, we had a net income of $766,838 which consisted of operating expenses of $163,133, interest income on investments held in trust account of $799,271 and change in fair value of warrants of $130,700.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, we had a net loss of $735,098 which consisted of operating expenses of $1,840,635, interest income on investments held in trust account of $844,137 and change in fair value of warrants of $261,400.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we had a net income of $5,763,853 which consisted of operating expenses of $783,051, interest income on investments held in trust account of $921,104 and change in fair value of warrants of $5,625,800.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

The registration statement for the Company’s IPO was declared effective on October 19, 2021. On October 22, 2021, the Company consummated the IPO of 22,000,000 units (“Units”) with respect to the Class A ordinary share included in the Units being offered (the “Public Shares”) at $10.00 per Unit generating gross proceeds of $220,000,000. The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.

Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Company consummated the sale of 1,080,000 units (“Private Placement Units”) at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit in a private placement to the Company’s sponsor, Newcourt SPAC Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor” and underwriters Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“Cantor”), and Cohen & Company Capital Markets (“CCM”), generating gross proceeds of $10,800,000.

Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Company consummated the closing of the sale of 3,000,000 additional Units upon receiving notice of the underwriters’ election to partially exercise their over-allotment option (“Over-allotment Units”), generating additional gross proceeds of $30,000,000 and incurring additional offering costs of $2,100,000 in underwriting fees all of which is deferred until completion of the Company’s Business Combination. Simultaneously with the exercise of the over-allotment, the Company consummated the Private Placement of an additional 60,000 Private Placement Units to the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds of $600,000.

Offering costs for the IPO and the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option amounted to $18,037,545, consisting of $3,787,971 of underwriting fees, $13,100,000 of deferred underwriting fees payable (which are held in the Trust Account) and $1,149,574 of other costs.

Following the closing of the IPO and exercise of the over-allotment, $255,000,000 ($10.20 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the IPO and the Private Placement Warrants was placed in a trust account (“Trust Account”) and will be invested in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), with a maturity of 180 days or less or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund selected by the Company meeting the conditions of paragraphs (d)(2), (d)(3) and (d)(4) of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, cash used in operating activities was $1,053,102. Net cash provided by investing activities was $246,826,494 and net cash used in financing activities was $245,813,896.

At September 30, 2023, we had cash and marketable securities held in the trust account of $12,518,199. We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest income earned on the Trust Account (less taxes payable), to complete our Business Combination. To the extent that our capital stock or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete our Business Combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.

At September 30, 2023, we had cash of $88,174 outside of the trust account. We intend to use the funds held outside the trust account primarily to identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, and structure, negotiate and complete a business combination.

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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 proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, the Working Capital Loans would be repaid only out of funds held outside the Trust Account. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds 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 $1.5 million of such Working Capital Loans may be convertible into warrants of the post Business Combination entity at a price of $0.75 per warrant. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were no Working Capital Loans outstanding.

We do not believe we will need to raise additional funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating our business. However, if our estimate of the costs of identifying a target business, undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating a Business Combination are less than the actual amount necessary to do so, we may have insufficient funds available to operate our business prior to our Business Combination. Moreover, we may need to obtain additional financing either to complete our Business Combination or because we become obligated to redeem a significant number of our Public Shares upon consummation of our Business Combination, in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such Business Combination.

Related Party Transactions

Founder Shares

The information set forth in Note 5 of the Notes to the Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 is hereby incorporated by reference herein.

Related Party Loans

The information set forth in Note 5 of the Notes to the Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 is hereby incorporated by reference herein.

Support Services

The information set forth in Note 5 of the Notes to the Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 is hereby incorporated by reference herein.

Registration Rights

The information set forth in Note 6 of the Notes to the Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 is hereby incorporated by reference herein.

Underwriting Agreement

The information set forth in Note 6 of the Notes to the Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 is hereby incorporated by reference herein.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no obligations, assets or liabilities, which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of September 30, 2023. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements. We have not entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements, established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities, or purchased any non-financial assets.

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Contractual obligations

We do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities.

JOBS Act

On April 5, 2012, the JOBS Act was signed into law. The JOBS Act contains provisions that, among other things, relax certain reporting requirements for qualifying public companies. We qualify as an “emerging growth company” and under the JOBS Act are allowed to comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements based on the effective date for private (not publicly traded) companies. We are electing to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards, and as a result, we may not comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies. As such, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company effective dates.

Additionally, we are in the process of evaluating the benefits of relying on the other reduced reporting requirements provided by the JOBS Act. Subject to certain conditions set forth in the JOBS Act, if, as an “emerging growth company,” we choose to rely on such exemptions we may not be required to, among other things, (i) provide an auditor’s attestation report on our system of internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, (ii) provide all of the compensation disclosure that may be required of non-emerging growth public companies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, (iii) comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the PCAOB regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis) and (iv) disclose certain executive compensation related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of executive compensation to median employee compensation. These exemptions will apply for a period of five years following the completion of our IPO or until we are no longer an “emerging growth company,” whichever is earlier.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of unaudited condensed financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and income and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. We have identified the following critical accounting policies:

Warrant Liabilities

We account for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to our own Class A ordinary share, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the warrants are outstanding.

For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional paid-in-capital at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of the warrants are recognized as a non-cash gain or loss on the statements of operations. The Company concluded that the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants issued pursuant to the warrant agreement qualify as derivative warrant liabilities in accordance with ASC 815-40. Accordingly, the Company recognizes the warrant instruments as liabilities at fair value and adjusts the instruments to fair value at each reporting period. The liabilities are subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date until exercised, and any change in fair value is recognized in the Company’s statements of operations. The fair value of warrants issued by the Company in connection with the Public Offering and Private Placement has been estimated using Black-Scholes pricing model at each measurement date.

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Class A Ordinary Share Subject to Possible Redemption

We account for our ordinary share subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Class A ordinary share subject to mandatory redemption is classified as a liability instrument and is measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable ordinary share (including ordinary share that features redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within our control) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, ordinary share is classified as shareholders’ equity. Our ordinary share features certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of our control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, ordinary share subject to possible redemption is presented as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ equity section of our condensed balance sheets. The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable ordinary share to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable ordinary share are affected by charges against additional paid in capital and accumulated deficit.

Net (Loss) Income Per Ordinary Share

We apply the two-class method in calculating earnings per share. Net (loss) income per the redeemable shares, basic and diluted, is calculated by dividing the interest income earned on the Trust Account by the weighted average number of redeemable ordinary shares outstanding since original issuance. Net (loss) income per ordinary shares, basic and diluted, for non-redeemable ordinary shares is calculated by dividing the net (loss) income, less income attributable to redeemable ordinary shares, by the weighted average number of non-redeemable ordinary shares outstanding for the periods presented.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

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

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Not required for smaller reporting companies.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures Include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2023. Based upon their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15 (e) and 15d-15 (e) under the Exchange Act) were effective.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

During the most recently completed fiscal quarter, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

None.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in this Quarterly Report are any of the risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. Any of these factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or results of operations. As of the date of this Quarterly Report, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. However, we may disclose changes to such factors or disclose additional factors from time-to-time in our future filings with the SEC.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

The securities in the IPO were registered under the Securities Act on a registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-254328). The registration statement for the Company’s IPO was declared effective on October 19, 2021 On October 22, 2021, Newcourt Acquisition Corp (the “Company”) consummated its initial public offering (the “IPO”) of 22,000,000 units (“Units”) with respect to the Class A ordinary shares included in the Units being offered (the “Public Shares”) at $10.00 per Unit generating gross proceeds of $220,000,000.

Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Company consummated the sale of 1,080,000 units (“Private Placement Units”) at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit in a private placement to the Company’s sponsor, Newcourt SPAC Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”) and underwriters Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“Cantor”), and Cohen & Company Capital Markets (“CCM”), generating gross proceeds of $10,800,000.

Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Company consummated the closing of the sale of 3,000,000 additional Units upon receiving notice of the underwriters’ election to partially exercise their over-allotment option (“Over-allotment Units”), generating additional gross proceeds of $30,000,000 and incurring additional offering costs of $2,100,000 in underwriting fees all of which is deferred until completion of the Company’s Business Combination. Simultaneously with the exercise of the over-allotment, the Company consummated the Private Placement of an additional 60,000 Private Placement Units to the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds of $600,000.

Offering costs for the IPO and the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option amounted to $18,037,545, consisting of $3,787,971 of underwriting fees, $13,100,000 of deferred underwriting fees payable (which are held in the Trust Account (defined below)) and $1,149,574 of other costs. As described in Note 6, the $13,100,000 of deferred underwriting fee payable is contingent upon the consummation of a Business Combination by January 22, 2024, 27 months from the closing of the IPO, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.

Following the closing of the IPO and exercise of the over-allotment, $255,000,000 ($10.20 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the IPO and the Private Placement Warrants was placed in a trust account (“Trust Account”) and will be invested in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), with a maturity of 180 days or less or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund selected by the Company meeting the conditions of paragraphs (d)(2), (d)(3) and (d)(4) of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account.

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

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

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ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

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

31.1*

Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-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), 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 Labels Linkbase Document

101.PRE*

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

104*

Cover Page Interactive Data File (Embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit)

* Filed herewith

** Furnished herewith.

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SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

NEWCOURT ACQUISITION CORP

Date: November 21, 2023

By:

/s/ Marc Balkin

Name:

Marc Balkin

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: November 21, 2023

By:

/s/ Jurgen van de Vyver

Name:

Jurgen van de Vyver

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Marc Balkin, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Newcourt 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; and

b.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

c.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: November 21, 2023

By:

/s/ Marc Balkin

Marc Balkin

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)


Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Jurgen van de Vyver, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Newcourt 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; and

b.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

c.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: November 21, 2023

By:

/s/ Jurgen van de Vyver

Jurgen van de Vyver

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)


Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Newcourt Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Marc Balkin, Chief Executive Officer, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

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

2.To my knowledge, the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of and for the period covered by the Report.

Date: November 21, 2023

By:

/s/ Marc Balkin

Marc Balkin

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)


Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Newcourt Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Jurgen van de Vyver, Chief Financial Officer, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

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

2.To my knowledge, the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of and for the period covered by the Report.

Date: November 21, 2023

By:

/s/ Jurgen van de Vyver

Jurgen van de Vyver

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)


v3.23.3
Document and Entity Information - shares
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Nov. 21, 2023
Document and Entity Information    
Document Type 10-Q  
Document Quarterly Report true  
Document Period End Date Sep. 30, 2023  
Document Transition Report false  
Entity File Number 001-40929  
Entity Registrant Name NEWCOURT ACQUISITION CORP  
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code E9  
Entity Tax Identification Number 00-0000000  
Entity Address, Address Line One 2201 Broadway  
Entity Address, Address Line Two Suite 705  
Entity Address, City or Town Oakland  
Entity Address State Or Province CA  
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 94612  
City Area Code 657  
Local Phone Number 271-4617  
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes  
Entity Interactive Data Current Yes  
Entity Filer Category Non-accelerated Filer  
Entity Emerging Growth Company true  
Entity Small Business true  
Entity Ex Transition Period false  
Entity Shell Company true  
Entity Central Index Key 0001849475  
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31  
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2023  
Document Fiscal Period Focus Q3  
Amendment Flag false  
Units, consisting of one Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share, and one redeemable warrant    
Document and Entity Information    
Title of 12(b) Security Units, consisting of one Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share, and one redeemable warrant  
Trading Symbol NCACU  
Security Exchange Name NASDAQ  
Class A ordinary shares    
Document and Entity Information    
Title of 12(b) Security Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, included as part of the units  
Trading Symbol NCAC  
Security Exchange Name NASDAQ  
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   2,253,021
Redeemable warrants, each exercisable for one Class A ordinary share for $11.50 per share, included as part of the units    
Document and Entity Information    
Title of 12(b) Security Redeemable warrants, each exercisable for one Class A ordinary share for $11.50 per share, included as part of the units  
Trading Symbol NCACW  
Security Exchange Name NASDAQ  
Class B ordinary shares    
Document and Entity Information    
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   6,535,000
v3.23.3
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
CURRENT ASSETS    
Cash $ 88,174 $ 128,678
Prepaid expenses 20,683 248,224
Interest income receivable 53,659 828,810
Total current assets 162,516 1,205,712
LONG TERM ASSETS    
Investments held in Trust Account 12,518,199 257,725,405
TOTAL ASSETS 12,680,715 258,931,117
CURRENT LIABILITIES    
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 1,007,704 417,712
Deferred underwriting fee payable 13,100,000 13,100,000
Due to affiliate $ 70,000 $ 100,000
Other Liability, Current, Related Party, Type [Extensible Enumeration] Related Party [Member] Related Party [Member]
Advances from Sponsor $ 1,607,770  
Derivative warrant liabilities 392,100 $ 653,500
Total current liabilities 16,177,574 14,271,212
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 6)
SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT    
Preference shares, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022
Accumulated deficit (16,069,485) (13,895,078)
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT (16,068,717) (13,894,310)
TOTAL LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE ORDINARY SHARES AND SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT 12,680,715 258,931,117
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption    
REDEEMABLE ORDINARY SHARES    
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, $0.0001 par value, 1,113,021 and 25,000,000 shares at redemption value of $11.30 and $10.34 per share on September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 12,571,858 258,554,215
Class A ordinary shares not subject to possible redemption    
SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT    
Common stock 114 114
Class B ordinary shares    
SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT    
Common stock $ 654 $ 654
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CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - $ / shares
Sep. 30, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Preference shares, par value (in dollars per share) $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001
Preference shares, shares authorized (in shares) 1,000,000 1,000,000
Preference shares, shares issued (in shares) 0 0
Preference shares, shares outstanding (in shares) 0 0
Class A ordinary shares    
Common shares, par value (in dollars per share) $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001
Common shares, shares authorized (in shares) 100,000,000 100,000,000
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption    
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption (in dollars per share) $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, shares outstanding (in shares) 1,113,021 25,000,000
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, redemption value (in dollars per share) $ 11.30 $ 10.34
Class A ordinary shares not subject to possible redemption    
Common shares, shares issued (in shares) 1,140,000 1,140,000
Common shares, shares outstanding (in shares) 1,140,000 1,140,000
Class B ordinary shares    
Common shares, par value (in dollars per share) $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001
Common shares, shares authorized (in shares) 10,000,000 10,000,000
Common shares, shares issued (in shares) 6,535,000 6,535,000
Common shares, shares outstanding (in shares) 6,535,000 6,535,000
v3.23.3
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Sep. 30, 2022
Sep. 30, 2023
Sep. 30, 2022
OPERATING EXPENSES        
General and administrative $ 557,054 $ 163,133 $ 1,840,635 $ 783,051
Total operating expenses 557,054 163,133 1,840,635 783,051
OTHER INCOME        
Interest income on investments held in Trust Account 170,688 799,271 844,137 921,104
Change in fair value of warrants (261,400) 130,700 261,400 5,625,800
Total other income (loss) (90,712) 929,971 1,105,537 6,546,904
NET (LOSS) INCOME $ (647,766) $ 766,838 $ (735,098) $ 5,763,853
Class A ordinary shares        
OTHER INCOME        
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic (in shares) 1,159,593 22,000,000 2,505,890 22,000,000
Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted (in shares) 1,159,593 22,000,000 2,505,890 22,000,000
Basic net (loss) income per share (in dollars per share) $ 0.15 $ 0.04 $ 0.49 $ 0.21
Diluted net (loss) income per share (in dollars per share) $ 0.15 $ 0.04 $ 0.49 $ 0.21
Class B ordinary shares        
OTHER INCOME        
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic (in shares) 6,535,000 6,535,000 6,535,000 6,535,000
Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted (in shares) 6,535,000 6,535,000 6,535,000 6,535,000
Basic net (loss) income per share (in dollars per share) $ (0.08) $ 0.00 $ (0.08) $ 0.17
Diluted net (loss) income per share (in dollars per share) $ (0.08) $ 0.00 $ (0.08) $ 0.17
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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT - USD ($)
Class A ordinary shares
Class A ordinary shares not subject to possible redemption
Ordinary shares
Class B ordinary shares
Ordinary shares
Accumulated deficit
Total
Balance at the beginning at Dec. 31, 2021   $ 114 $ 654 $ (18,355,177) $ (18,354,409)
Balance at the beginning (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021   1,140,000 6,535,000    
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity          
Net Income (loss)       2,952,586 2,952,586
Balance at the end at Mar. 31, 2022   $ 114 $ 654 (15,402,591) (15,401,823)
Balance at the end (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2022   1,140,000 6,535,000    
Balance at the beginning at Dec. 31, 2021   $ 114 $ 654 (18,355,177) (18,354,409)
Balance at the beginning (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021   1,140,000 6,535,000    
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity          
Net Income (loss)         5,763,853
Balance at the end at Sep. 30, 2022   $ 114 $ 654 (13,514,852) (13,514,084)
Balance at the end (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2022   1,140,000 6,535,000    
Balance at the beginning at Dec. 31, 2021   $ 114 $ 654 (18,355,177) (18,354,409)
Balance at the beginning (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021   1,140,000 6,535,000    
Balance at the end at Dec. 31, 2022   $ 114 $ 654 (13,895,078) (13,894,310)
Balance at the end (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022   1,140,000 6,535,000    
Balance at the beginning at Mar. 31, 2022   $ 114 $ 654 (15,402,591) (15,401,823)
Balance at the beginning (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2022   1,140,000 6,535,000    
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity          
Net Income (loss)       2,044,429 2,044,429
Balance at the end at Jun. 30, 2022   $ 114 $ 654 (13,358,162) (13,357,394)
Balance at the end (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2022   1,140,000 6,535,000    
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity          
Accretion for Class A ordinary shares to redemption value       (923,528) (923,528)
Net Income (loss)       766,838 766,838
Balance at the end at Sep. 30, 2022   $ 114 $ 654 (13,514,852) (13,514,084)
Balance at the end (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2022   1,140,000 6,535,000    
Balance at the beginning at Dec. 31, 2022   $ 114 $ 654 (13,895,078) (13,894,310)
Balance at the beginning (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022   1,140,000 6,535,000    
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity          
Accretion for Class A ordinary shares to redemption value       (733,104) (733,104)
Net Income (loss)       (24,489) (24,489)
Balance at the end at Mar. 31, 2023   $ 114 $ 654 (14,652,671) (14,651,903)
Balance at the end (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2023   1,140,000 6,535,000    
Balance at the beginning at Dec. 31, 2022   $ 114 $ 654 (13,895,078) (13,894,310)
Balance at the beginning (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022   1,140,000 6,535,000    
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity          
Accretion for Class A ordinary shares to redemption value $ (1,439,309)        
Net Income (loss)         (735,098)
Balance at the end at Sep. 30, 2023   $ 114 $ 654 (16,069,485) (16,068,717)
Balance at the end (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2023   1,140,000 6,535,000    
Balance at the beginning at Mar. 31, 2023   $ 114 $ 654 (14,652,671) (14,651,903)
Balance at the beginning (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2023   1,140,000 6,535,000    
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity          
Accretion for Class A ordinary shares to redemption value       (435,345) (435,345)
Net Income (loss)       (62,843) (62,843)
Balance at the end at Jun. 30, 2023   $ 114 $ 654 (15,150,859) (15,150,091)
Balance at the end (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2023   1,140,000 6,535,000    
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity          
Accretion for Class A ordinary shares to redemption value $ (270,860)     (270,860) (270,860)
Net Income (loss)       (647,766) (647,766)
Balance at the end at Sep. 30, 2023   $ 114 $ 654 $ (16,069,485) $ (16,068,717)
Balance at the end (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2023   1,140,000 6,535,000    
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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Sep. 30, 2022
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES    
Net (loss) income $ (735,098) $ 5,763,853
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operating activities:    
Interest income on investments held in Trust Account (844,137) (921,104)
Change in fair value of warrants (261,400) (5,625,800)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:    
Prepaid expenses 227,541 231,367
Due to affiliate (30,000) 10,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 589,992 108,338
Net cash flows used in operating activities (1,053,102) (433,346)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES    
Deposits to Trust Account (595,172)  
Withdrawals from Trust account in connection with Class A ordinary shares redemption 247,421,666  
Net cash flows provided by investing activities 246,826,494  
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES    
Redemption of Class A ordinary shares (247,421,666)  
Advances from Sponsor 1,607,770  
Net cash flows used in financing activities (245,813,896)  
NET CHANGE IN CASH (40,504) (433,346)
CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD 128,678 648,282
CASH, END OF PERIOD 88,174 $ 214,936
Non-cash investing and financing activities:    
Accretion of Class A ordinary shares to redemption value $ 1,439,309  
v3.23.3
Description of Organization and Business Operations
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Description of Organization and Business Operations  
Description of Organization and Business Operations

Note 1 – Description of Organization and Business Operations

Newcourt Acquisition Corp. (the “Company” or “Newcourt”) was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on February 25, 2021. The Company is a blank check company formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities (the “Business Combination”).

The Company is not limited to a particular industry or geographic region for purposes of consummating a Business Combination. The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.

On January 9, 2023, the Company entered into a Business Combination Agreement (as amended by the amending agreement dated as of February 15, 2023, the “Business Combination Agreement”) with Newcourt SPAC Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), Psyence Group Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Ontario, Canada (“Parent”), and Psyence Biomed Corp., a corporation organized under the laws of British Columbia, Canada.

As of September 30, 2023, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity through September 30, 2023, relates to the Company’s formation and Initial Public Offering (“IPO”), which is described below. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of its initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income earned on investments from the proceeds derived from the IPO. On October 22, 2021, the Company consummated the IPO of 22,000,000 units (“Units”) with respect to the Class A ordinary shares included in the Units being offered (the “Public Shares”) at $10.00 per Unit generating gross proceeds of $220,000,000, which is discussed in Note 3. The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.

Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Company consummated the sale of 1,080,000 units (“Private Placement Units”) at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit in a private placement to the Company’s sponsor, Newcourt SPAC Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”) and underwriters Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“Cantor”), and Cohen & Company Capital Markets (“CCM”), generating gross proceeds of $10,800,000, which is described in Note 4.

Offering costs for the IPO amounted to $15,937,545, consisting of $3,787,971 of underwriting fees, $11,000,000 of deferred underwriting fees payable (which are held in the Trust Account (defined below)) and $1,149,574 of other costs.

Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Company consummated the closing of the sale of 3,000,000 additional Units upon receiving notice of the underwriters’ election to partially exercise their over-allotment option (“Over-allotment Units”), generating additional gross proceeds of $30,000,000 and incurring additional offering costs of $2,100,000 in underwriting fees all of which is deferred until completion of the Company’s Business Combination. As described in Note 6, the $13,100,000 of deferred underwriting fee payable is contingent upon the consummation of a Business Combination by January 22, 2024, 27 months from the closing of the IPO, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement. Simultaneously with the exercise of the over-allotment, the Company consummated the Private Placement of an additional 60,000 Private Placement Units to the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds of $600,000.

Following the closing of the IPO and exercise of the over-allotment, $255,000,000 ($10.20 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the IPO and the Private Placement Warrants was placed in a trust account (“Trust Account”) and will be invested in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), with a maturity of 180 days or less or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund selected by the Company meeting the conditions of paragraphs (d)(2), (d)(3) and (d)(4) of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, 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’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, 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 excluding the deferred underwriting commissions 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. There is no assurance the Company will be able to successfully effect a Business Combination.

The Company will provide the holders of the outstanding Public Shares (the “Public Shareholders”) 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 shareholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek shareholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company. The Public Shareholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially anticipated to be $10.20 per Public Share, plus any pro rata interest then in the Trust Account, net of taxes payable). There will be no redemption rights with respect to the Company’s warrants.

All of the Public Shares contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such Public Shares in connection with the Company’s liquidation, if there is a shareholder vote or tender offer in connection with the Company’s Business Combination and in connection with certain amendments to the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (as amended from time to time, the “Certificate of Incorporation”). In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 480-10-S99, redemption provisions not solely within the control of a company require Class A ordinary shares subject to redemption to be classified outside of permanent equity. Given that the Public Shares will be issued with other freestanding instruments (i.e., public warrants), the initial carrying value of Class A ordinary shares classified as temporary equity will be the allocated proceeds determined in accordance with ASC 470-20. The Class A ordinary shares are subject to ASC 480-10-S99. If it is probable that the equity instrument will become redeemable, the Company has the option to either (i) accrete changes in the redemption value over the period from the date of issuance (or from the date that it becomes probable that the instrument will become redeemable, if later) to the earliest redemption date of the instrument or (ii) recognize changes in the redemption value immediately as they occur and adjust the carrying amount of the instrument to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. The Company has elected to recognize the changes immediately. While redemptions cannot cause the Company’s net tangible assets to fall below $5,000,001, the Public Shares are redeemable and are classified as such on the balance sheet until such date that a redemption event takes place.

Redemptions of the Company’s Public Shares may be subject to the satisfaction of conditions, including minimum cash conditions, pursuant to an agreement relating to the Company’s Business Combination. If the Company seeks shareholder approval of the Business Combination, the Company will proceed with a Business Combination if a majority of the shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination, or such other vote as required by law or stock exchange rule. If a shareholder vote is not required by applicable law or stock exchange listing requirements and the Company does not decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its Certificate of Incorporation, conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. If, however, shareholder approval of the transaction is required by applicable law or stock exchange listing requirements, or the Company decides to obtain shareholder approval for business or other reasons, the Company will offer to redeem shares in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to the proxy rules and not pursuant to the tender offer rules. If the Company seeks shareholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, Sponsor has agreed to vote its Founder Shares (as defined in Note 5) and any Public Shares purchased during or after the IPO in favor of approving a Business Combination. Additionally, each Public Shareholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares without voting, and if they do vote, irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Certificate of Incorporation provides that a Public Shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% or more of the Class A ordinary shares sold in the IPO, without the prior consent of the Company.

The Company’s Sponsor, officers and directors (the “Initial Shareholders”) have agreed not to propose an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation that would affect the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of its Public Shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination, unless the Company provides the Public Shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their Class A ordinary shares in conjunction with any such amendment.

On January 6, 2023, the Company’s shareholders approved an amendment (the “ First Extension Amendment”) to the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to extend the date by which the Company must consummate an initial business combination for an initial three (3) months from January 22, 2023 to April 22, 2023 and up to three (3) times for an additional one (1) month each time from April 22, 2023 to July 22, 2023 (which is 21 months from the closing of our IPO). If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination by July 22, 2023, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to us to pay the Company’s franchise and income taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining shareholders and the Company’s board of directors, 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.

On July 11, 2023, the Company held an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “EGM”) for the purpose of considering and voting on the Second Extension Amendment, the Redemption Limitation Amendment and the Trust Agreement Amendment (each as defined below) and, if presented, the proposal to adjourn the EGM to a later date. At the EGM, the shareholders of the Company approved an amendment (the “Second Extension Amendment”) to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to extend the date by which the Company must consummate an initial business combination for six (6) months from July 22, 2023 to January 22, 2024 (which is 27 months from the closing of our IPO). At the EGM, the shareholders of the Company also approved an amendment (the “Redemption Limitation Amendment”) to the Charter to eliminate the limitation that the Company shall not redeem public shares to the extent that such redemption would cause the Company’s net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001. At the EGM, the shareholders of the Company approved the amendment to the Company’s investment management trust agreement, dated as of October 19, 2021, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Trust Agreement Amendment”). Pursuant to the Trust Agreement Amendment, the Company will deposit into the Company’s trust account (the “Trust Account”), for each one-month extension, the lesser of (a) $45,000 and (b) $0.03 for each public share outstanding after giving effect to the redemption.

In connection with the EGM, shareholders holding 389,511 public shares exercised their right to redeem their shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in the Company’s Trust Account. As a result, approximately $4.3 million (approximately $11.07 per public share) will be removed from the Trust Account to pay such holders and approximately $12.3 million will remain in the Trust Account. Following redemptions, the Company has 1,113,021 public shares outstanding.

On July 31, 2023, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement with Sponsor, Parent, Psyence Biomedical Ltd., a corporation organized under the laws of Ontario, Canada (“Pubco,” and after the Closing, the “Combined Company”), Psyence (Cayman) Merger Sub, a Cayman Islands exempted company and a direct and wholly owned subsidiary of Pubco (“Merger Sub”), Psyence Biomed Corp., a corporation organized under the laws of British Columbia, Canada, and Psyence Biomed II Corp., a corporation organized under the laws of Ontario, Canada (“Psyence”) in connection with the proposed business combination between the parties that was previously announced on January 13, 2023. The Business Combination Agreement provides for the following transaction structure: (i) Parent will contribute Psyence to Pubco in a share for share exchange (the “Company Exchange”) and (ii) immediately following the Company Exchange, Merger Sub will merge with and into NCAC, with NCAC being the surviving company in the merger (the “Merger”) and each outstanding ordinary share of NCAC will convert into the right to receive one common share of Pubco.

The Initial Shareholders have agreed to waive their liquidation rights with respect to the Founder Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. However, if the Initial Shareholders should acquire Public Shares in or after the IPO, 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 its deferred underwriting commission (see Note 6) held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the other funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the residual assets remaining available for distribution (including Trust Account assets) will be only $10.20 per shares held in the Trust Account. In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsor has agreed to be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a vendor for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the 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 right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account or to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the IPO 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 the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm), prospective target businesses or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account.

On April 3, 2023, the Company received a written notice (the “Letter”) from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) indicating that the Company was not in compliance with Listing Rule 5450(b)(2)(A), requiring the Company to maintain a Market Value of Listed Securities (“MVLS”) of $50,000,000 for the continued listing of its securities on The Nasdaq Global Market. The Letter is only a notification of deficiency, not of imminent delisting, and has no current effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s securities on Nasdaq.

The Letter states that the Company has 180 calendar days, or until October 2, 2023, to regain compliance with Listing Rule 5450(b)(2)(A). If at any time during this compliance period the Company’s MLVS closes at $50,000,000 or more for a minimum of ten consecutive business days, Nasdaq will provide the Company with a written confirmation of compliance, and this matter will be closed. If compliance is not achieved by October 2, 2023, the Letter states that the Company will receive written notification that its securities are subject to delisting. At that time, the Company may appeal the delisting determination to a Hearings Panel. The Letter further notes that alternatively, the Company may be eligible to transfer the listing of its securities to The Nasdaq Capital Market (provided that it then satisfies the requirements for continued listing on that market).

On October 27, 2023, the Company received written notice from Nasdaq stating that the Company had not regained compliance with the MVLS Rule.

On November 2, 2023, the Company received a letter from Nasdaq stating that the Company has regained compliance under the MVLS Rule by maintaining a MVLS of greater than $50,000,000 for the last ten consecutive business days, from October 20, 2023 to November 2, 2023. As such, this matter is now closed.

During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Sponsor made a monthly deposit of $33,391 into the Trust Account to extend the time available for the Company to consummate its initial business combination to August 22, 2023, totaling an additional $100,172. As of September 30, 2023, the Company deposited a total of $595,172 into the Trust Account.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of September 30, 2023, the Company had $88,174 in its operating bank accounts, $12,518,199 in securities held in the Trust Account to be used for a Business Combination or to repurchase or redeem its ordinary share in connection therewith and working capital deficit of $16,015,058. As of September 30, 2023, $623,872 of the amount on deposit in the Trust Account represented interest income, which is available to pay the Company’s tax obligations.

Prior to the completion of the IPO, the Company lacked the liquidity it needed to sustain operations for a reasonable period of time, which is considered to be one year from the issuance date of the financial statement. The Company has since completed its IPO at which time capital in excess of the funds deposited in the Trust Account and/or used to fund offering expenses was released to the Company for general working capital purposes. Accordingly, management has since re-evaluated the Company’s liquidity and financial condition and determined that sufficient capital exists to sustain operations for at least one year from the date that the financial statement was issued, and therefore substantial doubt has been alleviated.

In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with the authoritative guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” management has determined that the mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution described in the financial statements, should the Company be unable to complete a Business Combination, raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If a Business Combination is not consummated by January 22, 2024, 27 months from the closing of the IPO, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution. These financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recovery of the recorded assets or the classification of the liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. It is uncertain that the Company will be able to consummate a Business Combination by the specified period.

Also, in connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with ASU No. 2014-15 management has determined that if the Company is unable to raise additional funds to alleviate liquidity needs as well as complete a Business Combination by January 22, 2024, 27 months from the closing of the IPO, then the Company will cease all operations except for the purpose of liquidating. The liquidity condition as well as the date for mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

v3.23.3
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X of the SEC. Certain information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of a normal recurring nature, which are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented.

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on September 19, 2023. The interim results for the period ended September 30, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future periods.

Emerging Growth Company

The Company is an emerging growth company as defined in Section 102(b)(1) of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), which 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 standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard.

This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company that is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company that has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. Such estimates may be subject to change as more current information becomes available and accordingly the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Actual results could differ 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 did not have any cash equivalents as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

Investments Held in Trust Account

At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, substantially all of the assets held in the Trust Account were held in U.S. Treasury securities. The Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are classified as trading securities. Trading securities are presented on the balance sheet at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of investments held in Trust Account are included in interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account in the accompanying condensed statements of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in Trust Account are determined using available market information. Interest receivable balance as at September 30, 2023 pertains to interest income on investments held in Trust and will be included in the investment balance when received by the Company. Interest income received is reinvested into the investments held in Trust account.

Offering Costs associated with the IPO

Offering costs, including additional underwriting fees associated with the underwriters’ exercise of the over-allotment option, consist principally of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs directly related to the IPO. Offering costs, including those attributable to the underwriters’ exercise of the over-allotment option in full, amounted to $18,037,545, consisting of $3,787,971 of underwriting fees, $13,100,000 of deferred underwriting fees payable (which are held in the Trust Account (defined below)) and $1,149,574 of other costs.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash accounts in a financial institution, which, at times, may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation coverage and Securities Investor Protection Corporation Insurance coverage limits of $250,000 and $500,000 (including cash of $250,000). At September 30, 2023, the Company has not experienced losses on these accounts and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such accounts.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities reflects management’s estimate of amounts that the Company would have received in connection with the sale of the assets or paid in connection with the transfer of the liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In connection with measuring the fair value of its assets and liabilities, the Company seeks to maximize the use of observable inputs (market data obtained from independent sources) and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs (internal assumptions about how market participants would price assets and liabilities). The following fair value hierarchy is used to classify assets and liabilities based on the observable inputs and unobservable inputs used in order to value the assets and liabilities:

Level 1:    Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. An active market for an asset or liability is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.

Level 2:    Observable inputs other than Level 1 inputs. Examples of Level 2 inputs include quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities and quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

Level 3:    Unobservable inputs based on the Company’s assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

Income Taxes

ASC Topic 740, Income taxes, prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities.

The Company’s management determined that the Cayman Islands is the Company’s major tax jurisdiction. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were no unrecognized tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position.

The Company is considered to be an exempted Cayman Islands company with no connection to any other taxable jurisdiction and is presently not subject to income taxes or income tax filing requirements in the Cayman Islands or the United States of America. As such, the Company’s tax provision was zero for the period presented. There is currently no taxation imposed on income by the Government of the Cayman Islands. In accordance with Cayman Islands income tax regulations, income taxes are not levied on the Company. Consequently, income taxes are not reflected in the Company’s financial statements. The Company’s management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months.

Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption

The Company accounts for its Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC 480. Class A ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as a liability instrument and is measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable Class A ordinary shares (including Class A ordinary shares that features redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, Class A ordinary shares is classified as stockholders’ equity. The Company’s Class A ordinary shares features certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events.

On January 6, 2023, shareholders holding 23,497,468 ordinary shares exercised their right to redeem their shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in the Company’s Trust Account. On July 11, 2023, shareholders holding 389,511 public shares exercised their right to redeem their shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in the Company’s Trust Account. Accordingly, on September 30, 2023, 1,113,021 shares of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption is presented as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ deficit section of the Company’s condensed balance sheet.

The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable Class A ordinary share to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable ordinary share are affected by charges against additional paid in capital and accumulated deficit.

At September 30, 2023, the Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption reflected in the balance sheet is reconciled in the following table:

Gross proceeds

    

$

250,000,000

Less:

Proceeds allocated to Public Warrants

 

(15,375,000)

Class A ordinary share issuance costs

 

(16,928,049)

Plus: Accretion of carrying value to redemption value

 

37,303,049

Class A ordinary share subject to possible redemption as on December 31, 2021

255,000,000

Plus: Accretion of carrying value to redemption value

3,554,215

Class A ordinary share subject to possible redemption as on December 31, 2022

258,554,215

Less : Redemption of ordinary shares

(247,421,666)

Plus: Accretion of carrying value to redemption value

1,439,309

Class A ordinary share subject to possible redemption as on September 30, 2023

$

12,571,858

Net (Loss) Income per Ordinary Share

The Company has two classes of shares, which are referred to as Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares (the “Founder Shares”). Earnings and losses are shared pro rata between the two classes of shares. Public Warrants (see Note 3) and Private Placement Warrants (see Note 4) to purchase 13,070,000 Class A ordinary share at $11.50 per share were issued on October 22, 2021. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, no Public Warrants or Private Placement Warrants have been exercised. The 13,070,000 potential Class A ordinary shares for outstanding Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants to purchase the Company’s stock were excluded from diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 because they are contingently exercisable, and the contingencies have not yet been met. As a result, diluted net (loss) income per ordinary share is the same as basic net (loss) income per ordinary share for the period. The table below presents a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used to compute basic and diluted net (loss) income per share for each class of stock.

    

For the Three Months Ended September 30,

For the Nine Months Ended September 30,

2023

2022

2023

2022

Class A

Class B

Class A

Class B

Class A

Class B

Class A

Class B

ordinary

ordinary

ordinary

ordinary

ordinary

ordinary

ordinary

ordinary

    

share

    

share

share

share

    

share

    

share

share

share

Basic and diluted net (loss) income per share:

    

  

    

  

    

    

    

    

    

    

Numerator:

Allocation of net (loss) income before accretion income

$

(97,620)

$

(550,146)

$

774,266

$

(7,428)

$

(203,750)

$

(531,348)

$

4,654,781

$

1,109,072

Accretion of Class A ordinary shares to redemption value

270,860

1,439,309

Net income (loss) including accretion of Class A Redeemable shares to redemption value

$

173,240

$

(550,146)

$

774,266

$

(7,428)

$

1,235,559

$

(531,348)

$

4,654,781

$

1,109,072

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding

1,159,593

6,535,000

22,000,000

6,535,000

2,505,890

6,535,000

22,000,000

6,535,000

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share

$

0.15

$

(0.08)

$

0.04

$

(0.00)

$

0.49

$

(0.08)

$

0.21

$

0.17

Accounting for Warrants

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, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the instruments are free standing 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, was conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent period end date while the instruments are outstanding. Management has concluded that the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants issued pursuant to the warrant agreement qualify as derivative warrant liabilities in accordance with ASC 815-40. Accordingly, the Company recognizes the warrant instruments as liabilities at fair value and adjusts the instruments to fair value at each reporting period. The liabilities are subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date until exercised, and any change in fair value is recognized in the Company’s statements of operations. The fair value of warrants issued by the Company in connection with the Public Offering and Private Placement has been estimated using Black-Scholes pricing model at each measurement date.

Stock Compensation Expense

In connection with the Company’s IPO, Founder Shares were sold to certain independent directors from among the Sponsor’s pool of Founder Shares at the price paid by the Sponsor (par value of $0.0001). Although these Founder Shares were purchased by the independent directors for value, under ASC 718, “Compensation – Stock Compensation,” these Founder Shares may be deemed stock-based compensation.

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation expense in accordance with ASC 718, under which stock-based compensation associated with equity-classified awards is measured at fair value upon the grant date and recognized over the requisite service period. To the extent a stock-based award is subject to a performance condition, the amount of expense recorded in a given period, if any, reflects an assessment of the probability of achieving such performance condition, with compensation recognized once the event is deemed probable to occur. The fair value of equity awards has been estimated using a market approach. Forfeitures are recognized as incurred.

As of October 6, 2021, the fair value of the 95,000 Founder Shares granted to certain independent directors by the Sponsor was $600,530 or $6.32 per share. The Company used a Monte Carlo Model simulation to arrive at the fair value of the stock compensation. The key assumptions in the option pricing model utilized are assumptions related to expected separation date of Units, anticipated business combination date, purchase price, share-price volatility, expected term, exercise date, risk-free interest rate and present value. The expected volatility as of the IPO closing date was derived based upon similar Special Purpose Acquisition Company (“SPAC”) warrants and technology exchange funds which with the Company’s stated industry target and terms until the exercise date. The Company’s Founder Shares sold to independent directors (see Note 5) was deemed within the scope of ASC 718 and are subject to a performance condition, namely the occurrence of a Business Combination. Compensation expense related to the 95,000 Founder Shares is recognized only when the performance condition is probable of occurrence, or more specifically when a Business Combination is consummated. Therefore, no stock-based compensation expense has been recognized for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The Company’s management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statement.

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Initial Public Offering
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Initial Public Offering  
Initial Public Offering

Note 3 — Initial Public Offering

Pursuant to the IPO, the Company sold 25,000,000 units (including 3,000,000 units as part of the underwriters’ partial exercise of the over-allotment option) at a price of $10.00 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share (such Class A ordinary shares included in the Units being offered, the “Public Shares”), and one-half a redeemable warrant (each, a “Public Warrant”). Each Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase three quarters of one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment (see Note 7).

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Private Placement
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Private Placement  
Private Placement

Note 4 — Private Placement

On October 22, 2021, simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO and the underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment option, the Company consummated the issuance and sale (“Private Placement”) of 1,140,000 Units (the “Placement Units”) in a private placement transaction at a price of $10.00 per Placement Unit, generating gross proceeds of $11,400,000. The Placement Units were purchased by Cantor (187,000 Units), CCM (33,000 Units) and the Sponsor (920,000 Units). Each whole Private Placement Unit will consist of one Placement Share and one-half of a redeemable warrant (“Placement Warrant”). Each whole Placement Warrant will be exercisable to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share. A portion of the proceeds from the Private Placement Units was added to the proceeds from the IPO to be held in the Trust Account. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Units will be used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law), and the Private Placement Units and all underlying securities will be worthless.

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Related-Party Transactions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Related-Party Transactions  
Related Party Transactions

Note 5 — Related Party Transactions

Founder Shares

On March 11, 2021, the Sponsor paid $25,000 to fund certain obligations of the Company in consideration for 5,912,500 Class B ordinary shares (the “Founder Shares”) of the Company par value $0.0001 (“Class B ordinary shares”) for an aggregate price of $25,000. In September 2021, the Company effected a dividend of approximately 0.017 shares for each Class B ordinary share outstanding, resulting in there being an aggregate of 6,015,000 Founder Shares outstanding. On October 19, 2021, the Company effected a dividend of approximately 0.099 shares for each outstanding Class B ordinary share, resulting in there being an aggregate of 6,611,500 Founder Shares outstanding. The Founder Shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares at the time of the Company’s initial Business Combination and are subject to certain transfer restrictions, as described in Note 6. Holders of Founder Shares may also elect to convert their Class B ordinary shares into an equal number of Class A ordinary shares, subject to adjustment, at any time. The initial shareholders have agreed to forfeit up to 841,500 Founder Shares to the extent that the over-allotment option is not exercised in full by the underwriters. Since the underwriters exercised the over-allotment option only in part, the Sponsor did forfeit 76,500 Founder Shares.

The Initial Shareholders have agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of their Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of: (A) one year after the completion of the initial Business Combination or (B) subsequent to the initial Business Combination, (x) if the last sale price of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the initial Business Combination, or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property.

Related Party Loans

On January 6, 2023, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the amount of up to $495,000 to the Sponsor (the “Extension Loan”). This loan is non-interest bearing, non-convertible and payable on the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination. $495,000 is outstanding under this loan and shown under Advances from Sponsor as of September 30, 2023.

On January 17, 2023, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the amount of up to $1,000,000 to the Sponsor (the “2023 Note”). This loan is non-interest bearing and payable on the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination. At maturity, the Sponsor may elect to convert any portion or all of the amount outstanding under the 2023 Note, up to a maximum of $1,000,000, into units of the entity surviving or resulting from the Initial Business Combination at a conversion price of $10.00 per unit. $1,000,000 is outstanding under this loan and shown under Advances from Sponsor as of September 30, 2023.

On July 13, 2023, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the amount of up to $700,000 to the Sponsor (the “July 2023 Note”). This loan is non-interest bearing and payable on the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination. At maturity date, by providing written notice to the Company, the Sponsor may elect to convert any portion or all of the amount outstanding under the July 2023 Note, up to a maximum of $1,000,000, into securities of the Company. The issuance of the July 2023 Note was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. $112,770 is outstanding under this loan and shown under Advances from Sponsor as of September 30, 2023.

In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, 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 proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, the Working Capital Loans would be repaid only out of funds held outside the Trust Account. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds 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. 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. The Working Capital Loans would either be repaid upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $1.5 million of such Working Capital Loans may be convertible into units of the post Business Combination entity at a price of $10.00 per unit. The units would be identical to the Private Placement Units. As of September 30, 2023, there were no Working Capital Loans outstanding.

Support Services

Following the completion of the IPO, the Company disburses a monthly fee of approximately $20,000 to an affiliate of the Sponsor for office space, administrative, and shared personnel support services. For the three and nine months concluding on September 30, 2022, a total of $30,000 and $200,000 was incurred, with corresponding payments of $60,000 and $147,742 made to an entity associated with the chief financial officer for support services. In the three and nine months ending on September 30, 2023, expenses of $60,000 and $120,000 were incurred, respectively. As of September 30, 2023, $70,000 remains unpaid, while as of December 31, 2022, $100,000 remains outstanding. These amounts are reflected on the balance sheet as due to the affiliate.

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Commitments and Contingencies
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Commitments and Contingencies  
Commitments and Contingencies

Note 6 — Commitments and Contingencies

Registration Rights

The holders of Founder Shares, Private Placement Units and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans, if any, will be entitled to registration rights (in the case of the Founder Shares, only after conversion of such shares to Class A ordinary shares) pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed in connection with the IPO. These holders will be entitled to certain demand and “piggyback” registration rights. However, the registration rights agreement provides that the Company will not permit any registration statement filed under the Securities Act to become effective until the termination of the applicable lock-up period for the securities to be registered. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

Underwriting Agreement

The Company granted the underwriters a 45-day option from the final prospectus relating to the IPO to purchase up to 3,300,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any, at the IPO price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. On October 22, 2021, the underwriters elected to partially exercise the over-allotment option purchasing 3,000,000 units.

The underwriters were paid a cash underwriting discount of $0.20 per unit net of reimbursements to the Company of $612,029 to pay for outside advisors, or $3,787,971 in the aggregate at the closing of the IPO. The underwriters have agreed to defer the cash underwriting discount of $0.20 per share related to the over-allotment to be paid at Business Combination ($600,000 in the aggregate). In addition, the underwriters are entitled to a deferred underwriting commissions of $0.50 per unit, or $12,500,000 from the closing of the IPO. The total deferred fee is $13,100,000, consisting of the $12,500,000 deferred portion and the $600,000 cash discount agreed to be deferred until Business Combination. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely if the Company completes a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.

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Shareholders' Deficit
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Shareholders' Deficit  
Shareholders' Deficit

Note 7 — Shareholders’ Deficit

Ordinary shares

Class A ordinary shares—The Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000 Class A ordinary shares with a par value of $0.0001 per share. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 1,140,000 (excluding 1,113,021 Class A ordinary shares and 25,000,000 Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, respectively) Class A ordinary shares issued and outstanding.

Class B ordinary shares—The Company is authorized to issue 10,000,000 Class B ordinary shares with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of Class B ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each share. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 6,535,000 Class B ordinary shares outstanding after giving effect to the forfeiture of 76,500 shares to the Company by the Sponsor for no consideration since the underwriters’ 45-day over-allotment option was not exercised in full.

Holders of Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares will vote together as a single class on all other matters submitted to a vote of shareholders except as required by law.

The Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares at the time of the initial Business Combination on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment. In the case that additional Class A ordinary shares, or equity-linked securities, are issued or deemed issued in excess of the amounts offered in the IPO and related to the closing of the initial Business Combination,the ratio at which Class B ordinary shares shall convert into Class A ordinary shares will be adjusted (unless the holders of a majority of the outstanding Class B ordinary shares agree to waive such adjustment with respect to any such issuance or deemed issuance) so that the number of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of all Class B ordinary shares will equal, in the aggregate, on an as-converted basis, approximately 22.74% of the sum of the total number of all ordinary shares outstanding upon the completion of the IPO plus all Class A ordinary shares and equity-linked securities issued or deemed issued in connection with the initial Business Combination (excluding any shares or equity-linked securities issued, or to be issued, to any seller in the initial Business Combination and any private placement-equivalent warrants issued to the Sponsor or its affiliates upon conversion of loans made to the Company). Holders of Founder Shares may also elect to convert their Class B ordinary shares into an equal number of Class A ordinary shares, subject to adjustment as provided above, at any time.

Preference Shares —The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 preference shares with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s board of directors. For the period presented, there were no preference shares issued or outstanding.

Warrants—The Public Warrants will become exercisable on the later of (a) 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination or (b) 12 months from the closing of the IPO. No warrants will be exercisable for cash unless the Company has an effective and current registration statement covering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants and a current prospectus relating to such Class A ordinary shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a registration statement covering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants is not effective within a specified period following the consummation of a Business Combination, warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during any period when the Company shall have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise warrants on a cashless basis pursuant to the exemption provided by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, provided that such exemption is available. If that exemption, or another exemption, is not available, holders will not be able to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis.

The Public Warrants will expire five years after the completion of a Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the Public Warrants:

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;
if, and only if, the reported last sale price of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations), for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading day period commencing at any time after the warrants become exercisable and ending on the third business day prior to the notice of redemption to warrant holders; and
if, and only if, there is a current registration statement in effect with respect to the Class A ordinary shares underlying the warrants.

If the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption, management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise the Public Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis,” as described in the warrant agreement.

The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units being sold in the IPO, except that the Private Placement Warrants and the Class A ordinary shares 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. Additionally, the Private Placement Warrants are exercisable for cash or on a cashless basis, at the holder’s option, and be non-redeemable so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by someone other than the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Placement Warrants.

The exercise price and number of Class A ordinary shares issuable on exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend, extraordinary dividend or the Company’s recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, the warrants will not be adjusted for issuances of Class A ordinary shares 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 the Company issues additional Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of a Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per Class A ordinary share (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the Company’s board of directors, and in the case of any such issuance to the Initial Shareholders or their affiliates, without taking into account any Founder Shares held by them prior to such issuance), (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 a Business Combination on the date of the consummation of a Business Combination (net of redemptions), and (z) the volume weighted average trading price of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day prior to the day on which the Company consummates a Business Combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $9.20 per share, the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the greater of (i) the Market Value or (ii) the price at which the Company issues the additional Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities.

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Fair Value Measurements
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Fair Value Measurements  
Fair Value Measurements

Note 8 — Fair Value Measurements

The fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities reflects management’s estimate of amounts that the Company would have received in connection with the sale of the assets or paid in connection with the transfer of the liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In connection with measuring the fair value of its assets and liabilities, the Company seeks to maximize the use of observable inputs (market data obtained from independent sources) and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs (internal assumptions about how market participants would price assets and liabilities). The following fair value hierarchy is used to classify assets and liabilities based on the observable inputs and unobservable inputs used in order to value the assets and liabilities:

Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. An active market for an asset or liability is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.

Level 2: Observable inputs other than Level 1 inputs. Examples of Level 2 inputs include quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities and quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs based on the Company’s assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 13,070,000 warrants outstanding (12,500,000 Public Warrants and 570,000 Private Placement Warrants).

The following table presents information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2023 (unaudited) and December 31, 2022 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value.

    

    

Quoted

Significant

    

Significant

Prices

Other

Other

in Active

Observable

Unobservable

September 30,

Markets

Inputs

Inputs

Description

    

2023

    

(Level 1)

    

(Level 2)

    

(Level 3)

Assets:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Money Market Fund held in Trust Account

$

12,518,199

$

12,518,199

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

  

 

  

Warrant Liability - Public Warrants

$

375,000

$

375,000

 

 

Warrant Liability - Private Placement Warrants

$

17,100

 

 

$

17,100

    

    

Quoted

    

Significant

    

Significant

Prices

Other

Other

in Active

Observable

Unobservable

December 31,

Markets

Inputs

Inputs

Description

    

2022

    

(Level 1)

    

(Level 2)

    

(Level 3)

Assets:

 

  

 

  

Money Market Fund held in Trust Account

$

257,725,405

$

257,725,405

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

  

 

  

Warrant Liability - Public Warrants

$

625,000

$

625,000

 

 

Warrant Liability - Private Placement Warrants

$

28,500

 

 

$

28,500

The Company utilizes a Black-Scholes simulation model to value the warrants at each reporting period, with changes in fair value recognized in the statement of operations. The estimated fair value of the warrant liability is determined using Level 3 inputs. Inherent in a Black-Scholes pricing model are assumptions related to expected share-price volatility, expected life, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield. The Company estimates the volatility of its ordinary shares based on industry historical volatility that matches the expected remaining life of the warrants. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury zero-coupon yield curve on the grant date for a maturity similar to the expected remaining life of the warrants. The expected life of the warrants is assumed to be equivalent to their remaining contractual term. The dividend rate is based on the historical rate, which the Company anticipates to remain at zero.

The following table provides quantitative information regarding Level 3 fair value measurements at September 30, 2023 (unaudited) and December 31, 2022:

    

September 30, 2023

    

December 31, 2022

Share Price

$

11.25

$

10.28

 

Exercise Price

$

11.50

$

11.50

 

Term (years)

 

5.31

 

5.62

 

Volatility

 

6.2

%  

 

4.10

%

Risk Free Rate

 

4.50

%  

 

3.90

%

Dividend Yield

 

0.00

%  

 

0.00

%

At September 30, 2023, the fair value of the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants was $0.03. At December 31, 2022, the fair value of the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants was $0.05.

The following table presents the changes in the fair value of Level 3 warrant liabilities:

    

Private Placement

    

Warrants

Fair value as of December 31, 2022

 

$

28,500

Change in fair value

 

(11,400)

Fair value as of March 31, 2023 (unaudited)

$

17,100

Change in fair value

(11,400)

Fair value as of June 30, 2023 (unaudited)

$

5,700

Change in fair value

11,400

Fair value as of September 30, 2023 (unaudited)

 

$

17,100

There were no transfers in or out of Level 3 from other levels in the fair value hierarchy for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

v3.23.3
Subsequent Events
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Subsequent Events  
Subsequent Events

Note 9 — Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date these financial statements were available for issuance and determined that other than the items disclosed below, there were no subsequent events that would require adjustment or disclosure.

On October 20, 2023, the Sponsor, holding all of the issued and outstanding Class B ordinary shares of the Company elected to convert its Class B ordinary shares into Class A ordinary shares of the Company on a one-for-one basis (the “Conversion”). As a result, 6,535,000 of the Company’s Class B ordinary shares were cancelled and 6,535,000 Class A ordinary shares of the Company were issued to the Sponsor. The Sponsor agreed that all of the terms and conditions applicable to the Founder Shares set forth in the Letter Agreement, dated October 19, 2021, by and among the Company, its officers, its directors and the Sponsor (the “Letter Agreement”), shall continue to apply to the Class A Shares into which the Founder Shares converted, including the voting agreement, transfer restrictions and waiver of any right, title, interest or claim of any kind to the Trust Account (as defined in the Letter Agreement) or any monies or other assets held therein.

v3.23.3
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies  
Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X of the SEC. Certain information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of a normal recurring nature, which are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented.

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on September 19, 2023. The interim results for the period ended September 30, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future periods.

Emerging Growth Company

Emerging Growth Company

The Company is an emerging growth company as defined in Section 102(b)(1) of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), which 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 standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard.

This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company that is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company that has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. Such estimates may be subject to change as more current information becomes available and accordingly the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Actual results could differ 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 did not have any cash equivalents as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

Investments Held in Trust Account

Investments Held in Trust Account

At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, substantially all of the assets held in the Trust Account were held in U.S. Treasury securities. The Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are classified as trading securities. Trading securities are presented on the balance sheet at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of investments held in Trust Account are included in interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account in the accompanying condensed statements of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in Trust Account are determined using available market information. Interest receivable balance as at September 30, 2023 pertains to interest income on investments held in Trust and will be included in the investment balance when received by the Company. Interest income received is reinvested into the investments held in Trust account.

Offering Costs associated with the IPO

Offering Costs associated with the IPO

Offering costs, including additional underwriting fees associated with the underwriters’ exercise of the over-allotment option, consist principally of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs directly related to the IPO. Offering costs, including those attributable to the underwriters’ exercise of the over-allotment option in full, amounted to $18,037,545, consisting of $3,787,971 of underwriting fees, $13,100,000 of deferred underwriting fees payable (which are held in the Trust Account (defined below)) and $1,149,574 of other costs.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash accounts in a financial institution, which, at times, may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation coverage and Securities Investor Protection Corporation Insurance coverage limits of $250,000 and $500,000 (including cash of $250,000). At September 30, 2023, the Company has not experienced losses on these accounts and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such accounts.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities reflects management’s estimate of amounts that the Company would have received in connection with the sale of the assets or paid in connection with the transfer of the liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In connection with measuring the fair value of its assets and liabilities, the Company seeks to maximize the use of observable inputs (market data obtained from independent sources) and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs (internal assumptions about how market participants would price assets and liabilities). The following fair value hierarchy is used to classify assets and liabilities based on the observable inputs and unobservable inputs used in order to value the assets and liabilities:

Level 1:    Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. An active market for an asset or liability is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.

Level 2:    Observable inputs other than Level 1 inputs. Examples of Level 2 inputs include quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities and quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

Level 3:    Unobservable inputs based on the Company’s assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

ASC Topic 740, Income taxes, prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities.

The Company’s management determined that the Cayman Islands is the Company’s major tax jurisdiction. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were no unrecognized tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position.

The Company is considered to be an exempted Cayman Islands company with no connection to any other taxable jurisdiction and is presently not subject to income taxes or income tax filing requirements in the Cayman Islands or the United States of America. As such, the Company’s tax provision was zero for the period presented. There is currently no taxation imposed on income by the Government of the Cayman Islands. In accordance with Cayman Islands income tax regulations, income taxes are not levied on the Company. Consequently, income taxes are not reflected in the Company’s financial statements. The Company’s management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months.

Class A Ordinary Share Subject to Possible Redemption

Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption

The Company accounts for its Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC 480. Class A ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as a liability instrument and is measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable Class A ordinary shares (including Class A ordinary shares that features redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, Class A ordinary shares is classified as stockholders’ equity. The Company’s Class A ordinary shares features certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events.

On January 6, 2023, shareholders holding 23,497,468 ordinary shares exercised their right to redeem their shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in the Company’s Trust Account. On July 11, 2023, shareholders holding 389,511 public shares exercised their right to redeem their shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in the Company’s Trust Account. Accordingly, on September 30, 2023, 1,113,021 shares of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption is presented as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ deficit section of the Company’s condensed balance sheet.

The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable Class A ordinary share to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable ordinary share are affected by charges against additional paid in capital and accumulated deficit.

At September 30, 2023, the Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption reflected in the balance sheet is reconciled in the following table:

Gross proceeds

    

$

250,000,000

Less:

Proceeds allocated to Public Warrants

 

(15,375,000)

Class A ordinary share issuance costs

 

(16,928,049)

Plus: Accretion of carrying value to redemption value

 

37,303,049

Class A ordinary share subject to possible redemption as on December 31, 2021

255,000,000

Plus: Accretion of carrying value to redemption value

3,554,215

Class A ordinary share subject to possible redemption as on December 31, 2022

258,554,215

Less : Redemption of ordinary shares

(247,421,666)

Plus: Accretion of carrying value to redemption value

1,439,309

Class A ordinary share subject to possible redemption as on September 30, 2023

$

12,571,858

Net (Loss) Income per Ordinary Share

Net (Loss) Income per Ordinary Share

The Company has two classes of shares, which are referred to as Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares (the “Founder Shares”). Earnings and losses are shared pro rata between the two classes of shares. Public Warrants (see Note 3) and Private Placement Warrants (see Note 4) to purchase 13,070,000 Class A ordinary share at $11.50 per share were issued on October 22, 2021. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, no Public Warrants or Private Placement Warrants have been exercised. The 13,070,000 potential Class A ordinary shares for outstanding Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants to purchase the Company’s stock were excluded from diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 because they are contingently exercisable, and the contingencies have not yet been met. As a result, diluted net (loss) income per ordinary share is the same as basic net (loss) income per ordinary share for the period. The table below presents a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used to compute basic and diluted net (loss) income per share for each class of stock.

    

For the Three Months Ended September 30,

For the Nine Months Ended September 30,

2023

2022

2023

2022

Class A

Class B

Class A

Class B

Class A

Class B

Class A

Class B

ordinary

ordinary

ordinary

ordinary

ordinary

ordinary

ordinary

ordinary

    

share

    

share

share

share

    

share

    

share

share

share

Basic and diluted net (loss) income per share:

    

  

    

  

    

    

    

    

    

    

Numerator:

Allocation of net (loss) income before accretion income

$

(97,620)

$

(550,146)

$

774,266

$

(7,428)

$

(203,750)

$

(531,348)

$

4,654,781

$

1,109,072

Accretion of Class A ordinary shares to redemption value

270,860

1,439,309

Net income (loss) including accretion of Class A Redeemable shares to redemption value

$

173,240

$

(550,146)

$

774,266

$

(7,428)

$

1,235,559

$

(531,348)

$

4,654,781

$

1,109,072

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding

1,159,593

6,535,000

22,000,000

6,535,000

2,505,890

6,535,000

22,000,000

6,535,000

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share

$

0.15

$

(0.08)

$

0.04

$

(0.00)

$

0.49

$

(0.08)

$

0.21

$

0.17

Accounting for Warrants

Accounting for Warrants

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, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the instruments are free standing 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, was conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent period end date while the instruments are outstanding. Management has concluded that the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants issued pursuant to the warrant agreement qualify as derivative warrant liabilities in accordance with ASC 815-40. Accordingly, the Company recognizes the warrant instruments as liabilities at fair value and adjusts the instruments to fair value at each reporting period. The liabilities are subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date until exercised, and any change in fair value is recognized in the Company’s statements of operations. The fair value of warrants issued by the Company in connection with the Public Offering and Private Placement has been estimated using Black-Scholes pricing model at each measurement date.

Stock Compensation Expense

Stock Compensation Expense

In connection with the Company’s IPO, Founder Shares were sold to certain independent directors from among the Sponsor’s pool of Founder Shares at the price paid by the Sponsor (par value of $0.0001). Although these Founder Shares were purchased by the independent directors for value, under ASC 718, “Compensation – Stock Compensation,” these Founder Shares may be deemed stock-based compensation.

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation expense in accordance with ASC 718, under which stock-based compensation associated with equity-classified awards is measured at fair value upon the grant date and recognized over the requisite service period. To the extent a stock-based award is subject to a performance condition, the amount of expense recorded in a given period, if any, reflects an assessment of the probability of achieving such performance condition, with compensation recognized once the event is deemed probable to occur. The fair value of equity awards has been estimated using a market approach. Forfeitures are recognized as incurred.

As of October 6, 2021, the fair value of the 95,000 Founder Shares granted to certain independent directors by the Sponsor was $600,530 or $6.32 per share. The Company used a Monte Carlo Model simulation to arrive at the fair value of the stock compensation. The key assumptions in the option pricing model utilized are assumptions related to expected separation date of Units, anticipated business combination date, purchase price, share-price volatility, expected term, exercise date, risk-free interest rate and present value. The expected volatility as of the IPO closing date was derived based upon similar Special Purpose Acquisition Company (“SPAC”) warrants and technology exchange funds which with the Company’s stated industry target and terms until the exercise date. The Company’s Founder Shares sold to independent directors (see Note 5) was deemed within the scope of ASC 718 and are subject to a performance condition, namely the occurrence of a Business Combination. Compensation expense related to the 95,000 Founder Shares is recognized only when the performance condition is probable of occurrence, or more specifically when a Business Combination is consummated. Therefore, no stock-based compensation expense has been recognized for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The Company’s management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statement.

v3.23.3
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies  
Schedule of recognized Class A ordinary share subject to possible redemption

At September 30, 2023, the Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption reflected in the balance sheet is reconciled in the following table:

Gross proceeds

    

$

250,000,000

Less:

Proceeds allocated to Public Warrants

 

(15,375,000)

Class A ordinary share issuance costs

 

(16,928,049)

Plus: Accretion of carrying value to redemption value

 

37,303,049

Class A ordinary share subject to possible redemption as on December 31, 2021

255,000,000

Plus: Accretion of carrying value to redemption value

3,554,215

Class A ordinary share subject to possible redemption as on December 31, 2022

258,554,215

Less : Redemption of ordinary shares

(247,421,666)

Plus: Accretion of carrying value to redemption value

1,439,309

Class A ordinary share subject to possible redemption as on September 30, 2023

$

12,571,858

Schedule of reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used to compute basic and diluted net loss per share for each class of stock

    

For the Three Months Ended September 30,

For the Nine Months Ended September 30,

2023

2022

2023

2022

Class A

Class B

Class A

Class B

Class A

Class B

Class A

Class B

ordinary

ordinary

ordinary

ordinary

ordinary

ordinary

ordinary

ordinary

    

share

    

share

share

share

    

share

    

share

share

share

Basic and diluted net (loss) income per share:

    

  

    

  

    

    

    

    

    

    

Numerator:

Allocation of net (loss) income before accretion income

$

(97,620)

$

(550,146)

$

774,266

$

(7,428)

$

(203,750)

$

(531,348)

$

4,654,781

$

1,109,072

Accretion of Class A ordinary shares to redemption value

270,860

1,439,309

Net income (loss) including accretion of Class A Redeemable shares to redemption value

$

173,240

$

(550,146)

$

774,266

$

(7,428)

$

1,235,559

$

(531,348)

$

4,654,781

$

1,109,072

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding

1,159,593

6,535,000

22,000,000

6,535,000

2,505,890

6,535,000

22,000,000

6,535,000

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share

$

0.15

$

(0.08)

$

0.04

$

(0.00)

$

0.49

$

(0.08)

$

0.21

$

0.17

v3.23.3
Fair Value Measurements (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Fair Value Measurements  
Schedule of company's assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis

    

    

Quoted

Significant

    

Significant

Prices

Other

Other

in Active

Observable

Unobservable

September 30,

Markets

Inputs

Inputs

Description

    

2023

    

(Level 1)

    

(Level 2)

    

(Level 3)

Assets:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Money Market Fund held in Trust Account

$

12,518,199

$

12,518,199

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

  

 

  

Warrant Liability - Public Warrants

$

375,000

$

375,000

 

 

Warrant Liability - Private Placement Warrants

$

17,100

 

 

$

17,100

    

    

Quoted

    

Significant

    

Significant

Prices

Other

Other

in Active

Observable

Unobservable

December 31,

Markets

Inputs

Inputs

Description

    

2022

    

(Level 1)

    

(Level 2)

    

(Level 3)

Assets:

 

  

 

  

Money Market Fund held in Trust Account

$

257,725,405

$

257,725,405

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

  

 

  

Warrant Liability - Public Warrants

$

625,000

$

625,000

 

 

Warrant Liability - Private Placement Warrants

$

28,500

 

 

$

28,500

Schedule of quantitative information regarding Level 3 fair value measurements inputs

    

September 30, 2023

    

December 31, 2022

Share Price

$

11.25

$

10.28

 

Exercise Price

$

11.50

$

11.50

 

Term (years)

 

5.31

 

5.62

 

Volatility

 

6.2

%  

 

4.10

%

Risk Free Rate

 

4.50

%  

 

3.90

%

Dividend Yield

 

0.00

%  

 

0.00

%

Schedule of change in the fair value of the warrant liabilities

    

Private Placement

    

Warrants

Fair value as of December 31, 2022

 

$

28,500

Change in fair value

 

(11,400)

Fair value as of March 31, 2023 (unaudited)

$

17,100

Change in fair value

(11,400)

Fair value as of June 30, 2023 (unaudited)

$

5,700

Change in fair value

11,400

Fair value as of September 30, 2023 (unaudited)

 

$

17,100

v3.23.3
Description of Organization and Business Operations (Details)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Jul. 11, 2023
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Jan. 06, 2023
USD ($)
shares
Oct. 22, 2021
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Sep. 30, 2023
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Sep. 30, 2023
USD ($)
item
$ / shares
shares
Dec. 31, 2022
USD ($)
Description of Organization and Business Operations            
Condition for future business combination number of businesses minimum | item         1  
Share price | $ / shares     $ 11.50 $ 10.20 $ 10.20  
Sale of Private Placement Warrants (in shares) | shares     13,070,000      
Deferred underwriting fee payable     $ 13,100,000      
Period for consummation of business combination     27 months      
Condition for future business combination threshold net tangible assets $ 5,000,001     $ 5,000,001 $ 5,000,001  
Condition for future business combination use of proceeds percentage         80  
Condition for future business combination threshold percentage ownership         50  
Redemption limit percentage without prior consent         15  
Obligation to redeem Public Shares if entity does not complete a Business Combination (as a percent)         100.00%  
Redemption period upon closure   10 days        
Maximum interest to dissolution expenses   $ 100,000        
Period for completing the Business Combination from closing date of IPO 27 months          
Number of shareholders exercised redemption rights | shares 389,511 23,497,468        
Value of shares redeemed $ 4,300,000          
Redemption price per share | $ / shares $ 11.07          
Investments held in Trust Account $ 12,300,000     12,518,199 $ 12,518,199 $ 257,725,405
Redemption of shares outstanding (in shares) | shares 1,113,021          
Amount of deposit made into Trust Account         595,172  
Cash held in operating bank account       88,174 88,174 $ 128,678
Working capital deficit         16,015,058  
Interest income in trust account to pay tax obligations       $ 623,872 $ 623,872  
Threshold period to consummate business combination upon closing of IPO         27 months  
Trust Amendment            
Description of Organization and Business Operations            
Share price | $ / shares $ 0.03          
Amount to be deposited in trust account $ 45,000          
If one month extension period member            
Description of Organization and Business Operations            
Initial extension period 1 month          
Initial Public Offering            
Description of Organization and Business Operations            
Number of units issued | shares     22,000,000   25,000,000  
Share price | $ / shares     $ 10.00 $ 10.00 $ 10.00  
Gross proceeds     $ 220,000,000      
Offering costs     15,937,545      
Underwriting fees     3,787,971 $ 3,787,971 $ 3,787,971  
Deferred underwriting fee payable     11,000,000      
Other offering costs     1,149,574 1,149,574 1,149,574  
Deferred underwriting fee payable     13,100,000 $ 13,100,000 $ 13,100,000  
Net proceeds placed in trust account     $ 255,000,000      
Share price | $ / shares     $ 10.20      
Private Placement | Private placement warrants            
Description of Organization and Business Operations            
Sale of Private Placement Warrants (in shares) | shares     1,140,000 1,080,000 1,080,000  
Price of warrant | $ / shares     $ 10.00 $ 10.00 $ 10.00  
Aggregate purchase price         $ 10,800,000  
Proceeds from sale of Private Placement Warrants     $ 11,400,000      
Over-allotment option            
Description of Organization and Business Operations            
Number of units issued | shares     3,000,000   3,000,000  
Gross proceeds     $ 30,000,000      
Additional offering costs     2,100,000      
Over-allotment option | Private placement warrants            
Description of Organization and Business Operations            
Proceeds from sale of Private Placement Warrants     $ 600,000      
Sponsor            
Description of Organization and Business Operations            
Amount of monthly deposit made into Trust Account       $ 33,391    
Amount of deposit made into Trust Account       $ 100,172    
Sponsor | Private placement warrants            
Description of Organization and Business Operations            
Sale of Private Placement Warrants (in shares) | shares     60,000      
Sponsor | Private Placement | Private placement warrants            
Description of Organization and Business Operations            
Sale of Private Placement Warrants (in shares) | shares     920,000      
v3.23.3
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Jul. 11, 2023
Jan. 06, 2023
Oct. 06, 2021
Sep. 30, 2023
Sep. 30, 2022
Sep. 30, 2023
Sep. 30, 2022
Dec. 31, 2022
Oct. 22, 2021
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies                  
Cash, SIPC insured amount       $ 500,000   $ 500,000      
Cash, FDIC insured amount       250,000   250,000      
Unrecognized tax benefits       0   0   $ 0  
Unrecognized tax benefits accrued for interest and penalties       $ 0   0   $ 0  
Provision for income taxes           $ 0      
Number of shares redeemed 389,511 23,497,468              
Redemption of shares outstanding (in shares) 1,113,021                
Number of warrants to purchase shares issued                 13,070,000
Share price       $ 10.20   $ 10.20     $ 11.50
Anti dilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share amount       13,070,000 13,070,000 13,070,000 13,070,000    
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption                  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies                  
Redemption of shares outstanding (in shares)   1,113,021   1,113,021   1,113,021   25,000,000  
Initial Public Offering                  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies                  
Offering costs       $ 18,037,545   $ 18,037,545      
Underwriting fees       3,787,971   3,787,971     $ 3,787,971
Deferred underwriting fee payable                 11,000,000
Other offering costs       $ 1,149,574   $ 1,149,574     $ 1,149,574
Share price       $ 10.00   $ 10.00     $ 10.00
Founder Shares                  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies                  
Share price       $ 0.0001   $ 0.0001      
Founder Shares | Sponsor                  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies                  
Number of shares granted     95,000            
Fair value of shares granted     $ 600,530            
Granted shares, per share     $ 6.32            
Stock-based compensation expense           $ 0      
v3.23.3
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Reconciliation of class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption reflected in the balance sheet (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Jun. 30, 2023
Mar. 31, 2023
Sep. 30, 2022
Sep. 30, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies              
Less : Redemption of ordinary share         $ (247,421,666)    
Plus: Accretion of carrying value to redemption value $ 270,860 $ 435,345 $ 733,104 $ 923,528      
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption              
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies              
Gross proceeds             $ 250,000,000
Proceeds allocated to Public Warrants             (15,375,000)
Class A ordinary share issuance costs             (16,928,049)
Less : Redemption of ordinary share         (247,421,666)    
Plus: Accretion of carrying value to redemption value         1,439,309 $ 3,554,215 37,303,049
Class A ordinary share subject to possible redemption $ 12,571,858       $ 12,571,858 $ 258,554,215 $ 255,000,000
v3.23.3
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used to compute basic and diluted net loss per share for each class of share (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Jun. 30, 2023
Mar. 31, 2023
Sep. 30, 2022
Sep. 30, 2023
Sep. 30, 2022
Numerator:            
Accretion for Class A Ordinary shares to redemption value $ 270,860 $ 435,345 $ 733,104 $ 923,528    
Class A ordinary shares            
Numerator:            
Allocation of net income before accretion income (97,620)     774,266 $ (203,750) $ 4,654,781
Accretion for Class A Ordinary shares to redemption value 270,860       1,439,309  
Net income including accretion of Class A Redeemable shares to redemption value $ 173,240     $ 774,266 $ 1,235,559 $ 4,654,781
Denominator:            
Weighted average shares outstanding, Basic 1,159,593     22,000,000 2,505,890 22,000,000
Weighted average shares outstanding, Diluted 1,159,593     22,000,000 2,505,890 22,000,000
Basic net income per share $ 0.15     $ 0.04 $ 0.49 $ 0.21
Diluted net income per share $ 0.15     $ 0.04 $ 0.49 $ 0.21
Class B ordinary shares            
Numerator:            
Allocation of net income before accretion income $ (550,146)     $ (7,428) $ (531,348) $ 1,109,072
Net income including accretion of Class A Redeemable shares to redemption value $ (550,146)     $ (7,428) $ (531,348) $ 1,109,072
Denominator:            
Weighted average shares outstanding, Basic 6,535,000     6,535,000 6,535,000 6,535,000
Weighted average shares outstanding, Diluted 6,535,000     6,535,000 6,535,000 6,535,000
Basic net income per share $ (0.08)     $ 0.00 $ (0.08) $ 0.17
Diluted net income per share $ (0.08)     $ 0.00 $ (0.08) $ 0.17
v3.23.3
Initial Public Offering (Details) - $ / shares
9 Months Ended
Oct. 22, 2021
Sep. 30, 2023
Initial Public Offering    
Share price $ 11.50 $ 10.20
Initial Public Offering    
Initial Public Offering    
Number of units sold 22,000,000 25,000,000
Share price $ 10.00 $ 10.00
Initial Public Offering | Public Warrants    
Initial Public Offering    
Number of shares in a unit   1
Number of warrants in a unit   0.5
Number of shares issuable per warrant   1
Exercise price of warrants   $ 11.50
Over-allotment option    
Initial Public Offering    
Number of units sold 3,000,000 3,000,000
v3.23.3
Private Placement (Details) - USD ($)
Oct. 22, 2021
Sep. 30, 2023
Private Placement    
Number of warrants to purchase shares issued 13,070,000  
Private placement warrants | Sponsor    
Private Placement    
Number of warrants to purchase shares issued 60,000  
Private Placement | Private placement warrants    
Private Placement    
Number of warrants to purchase shares issued 1,140,000 1,080,000
Price of warrants $ 10.00 $ 10.00
Proceeds from private placement $ 11,400,000  
Number of shares in a unit 1  
Number of warrants in a unit 0.5  
Number of shares per warrant 1  
Exercise price of warrant $ 11.50  
Private Placement | Private placement warrants | Sponsor    
Private Placement    
Number of warrants to purchase shares issued 920,000  
Private Placement | Private placement warrants | Cantor    
Private Placement    
Number of warrants to purchase shares issued 187,000  
Private Placement | Private placement warrants | CCM    
Private Placement    
Number of warrants to purchase shares issued 33,000  
v3.23.3
Related-Party Transactions- Founder Shares (Details)
1 Months Ended
Oct. 19, 2021
shares
Mar. 11, 2021
USD ($)
D
$ / shares
shares
Sep. 30, 2021
shares
Sep. 30, 2023
$ / shares
shares
Dec. 31, 2022
$ / shares
shares
Class B ordinary shares          
Related-Party Transactions          
Common shares, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares       $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001
Common shares, shares outstanding (in shares)       6,535,000 6,535,000
Founder Shares          
Related-Party Transactions          
Number of shares forfeited   841,500      
Founder Shares | Sponsor          
Related-Party Transactions          
Number of shares forfeited   76,500      
Founder Shares | Sponsor | Class B ordinary shares          
Related-Party Transactions          
Aggregate purchase price | $   $ 25,000      
Number of shares issued   5,912,500      
Common shares, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares   $ 0.0001      
Share dividend 0.099   0.017    
Common shares, shares outstanding (in shares) 6,611,500   6,015,000    
Restrictions on transfer period of time after business combination completion   1 year      
Stock price trigger to transfer, assign or sell any shares or warrants of the company, after the completion of the initial business combination (in dollars per share) | $ / shares   $ 12.00      
Threshold trading days for transfer, assign or sale of shares or warrants, after the completion of the initial business combination | D   20      
Threshold consecutive trading days for transfer, assign or sale of shares or warrants, after the completion of the initial business combination | D   30      
Threshold period after the business combination in which the 20 trading days within any 30 trading day period commences   150 days      
v3.23.3
Related-Party Transactions - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Sep. 30, 2022
Sep. 30, 2023
Sep. 30, 2022
Jul. 31, 2023
Jul. 13, 2023
Jan. 17, 2023
Jan. 06, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Related-Party Transactions                  
Advances from Sponsor $ 1,607,770   $ 1,607,770            
Due to affiliate 70,000   70,000           $ 100,000
2023 Note | Sponsor                  
Related-Party Transactions                  
Advances from Sponsor $ 1,000,000   $ 1,000,000            
Conversion Price $ 10.00   $ 10.00            
Promissory Note with Related Party | Extension Loan | Sponsor                  
Related-Party Transactions                  
Advances from Sponsor               $ 495,000  
Promissory Note with Related Party | Extension Loan | Sponsor | Maximum                  
Related-Party Transactions                  
Maximum borrowing capacity               $ 495,000  
Promissory Note with Related Party | 2023 Note                  
Related-Party Transactions                  
Amount of debt issued             $ 1,000,000    
Promissory Note with Related Party | 2023 Note | Sponsor                  
Related-Party Transactions                  
Maximum borrowing capacity           $ 700,000 $ 1,000,000    
Promissory Note with Related Party | 2023 Note | Sponsor | Upon sponsor election to extend                  
Related-Party Transactions                  
Maximum borrowing capacity         $ 1,000,000        
Advances from Sponsor $ 112,770   $ 112,770            
Support Services                  
Related-Party Transactions                  
Expenses incurred and paid   $ 30,000   $ 200,000          
Aggregate proceeds paid   $ 60,000   $ 147,742          
Support Services | Sponsor                  
Related-Party Transactions                  
Expenses per month     20,000            
Expenses incurred and paid 60,000   120,000            
Due to affiliate 70,000   70,000           $ 100,000
Working Capital Loans | Sponsor                  
Related-Party Transactions                  
Loan conversion agreement warrant $ 1,500,000   1,500,000            
Working Capital Loans outstanding     $ 0            
Working Capital Loans | Working capital loans warrant | Sponsor                  
Related-Party Transactions                  
Conversion Price $ 10.00   $ 10.00            
v3.23.3
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - USD ($)
9 Months Ended
Oct. 22, 2021
Sep. 30, 2023
Commitments and Contingencies    
Underwriting cash discount per unit $ 0.20  
Additional advisor and expenses $ 612,029  
Underwriter cash discount $ 3,787,971  
Deferred underwriting commission per unit $ 0.50  
Deferred underwriting commission $ 12,500,000  
Deferred underwriting fee payable $ 13,100,000  
Over-allotment option    
Commitments and Contingencies    
Options to granted number of days to underwriters 45 days  
Number of units issued 3,000,000 3,000,000
Unexercised portion of shares forfeited 3,000,000  
Additional deferred underwriting cash discount per unit $ 0.20  
Additional deferred underwriting cash discount $ 600,000  
Over-allotment option | Maximum    
Commitments and Contingencies    
Number of units issued 3,300,000  
v3.23.3
Shareholders' Deficit - Ordinary shares (Details)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Vote
$ / shares
shares
Jul. 11, 2023
shares
Jan. 06, 2023
shares
Dec. 31, 2022
$ / shares
shares
Shareholders' Equity (Deficit)        
Redemption of shares outstanding (in shares)   1,113,021    
Class A ordinary shares        
Shareholders' Equity (Deficit)        
Ordinary shares, shares authorized 100,000,000     100,000,000
Ordinary shares, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares $ 0.0001     $ 0.0001
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption        
Shareholders' Equity (Deficit)        
Redemption of shares outstanding (in shares) 1,113,021   1,113,021 25,000,000
Class A ordinary shares not subject to possible redemption        
Shareholders' Equity (Deficit)        
Ordinary shares, shares issued 1,140,000     1,140,000
Ordinary shares, shares outstanding 1,140,000     1,140,000
Class B ordinary shares        
Shareholders' Equity (Deficit)        
Ordinary shares, shares authorized 10,000,000     10,000,000
Ordinary shares, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares $ 0.0001     $ 0.0001
Ordinary shares, shares issued 6,535,000     6,535,000
Ordinary shares, shares outstanding 6,535,000     6,535,000
Ordinary shares, votes per share | Vote 1      
Shares subject to forfeiture 76,500      
Underwriters over allotment period 45 days      
Conversion of stock, shares issued 1      
Ratio to be applied to the stock in the conversion 22.74      
v3.23.3
Shareholders' Deficit - Preferred Shares (Details) - shares
Sep. 30, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Shareholders' Deficit    
Preference shares, shares authorized (in shares) 1,000,000 1,000,000
Preference shares, shares issued (in shares) 0 0
Preference shares, shares outstanding (in shares) 0 0
v3.23.3
Shareholders' Deficit - Warrants (Details)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
D
$ / shares
Derivative Warrant Liabilities  
Trading period after business combination used to measure dilution of warrant | D 20
Public Warrants  
Derivative Warrant Liabilities  
Warrant exercise period condition one 30 days
Warrant exercise period condition two 12 months
Public Warrants expiration term 5 years
Share price trigger used to measure dilution of warrant $ 9.20
Percentage of gross new proceeds to total equity proceeds used to measure dilution of warrant 60
Warrant exercise price adjustment multiple 115
Public Warrants | Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $18.00  
Derivative Warrant Liabilities  
Redemption price per public warrant (in dollars per share) $ 0.01
Redemption period 30 days
Warrant redemption condition minimum share price $ 18.00
Threshold trading days for redemption of public warrants 20 days
Threshold consecutive trading days for redemption of public warrants | D 30
v3.23.3
Fair Value Measurements (Details) - USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2023
Jul. 11, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Assets:      
Money Market Fund held in Trust Account $ 12,518,199 $ 12,300,000 $ 257,725,405
Liabilities:      
Warrants outstanding 13,070,000   13,070,000
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)      
Assets:      
Money Market Fund held in Trust Account $ 12,518,199   $ 257,725,405
Public Warrants      
Liabilities:      
Warrant Liability $ 375,000   $ 625,000
Warrants outstanding 12,500,000   12,500,000
Public Warrants | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)      
Liabilities:      
Warrant Liability $ 375,000   $ 625,000
Private Warrants      
Liabilities:      
Warrant Liability $ 17,100   $ 28,500
Warrants outstanding 570,000   570,000
Private Warrants | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)      
Liabilities:      
Warrant Liability $ 17,100   $ 28,500
v3.23.3
Fair Value Measurements - Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Inputs (Details)
9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
item
$ / shares
Y
Dec. 31, 2022
$ / shares
item
Y
Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants    
Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Inputs    
Fair value of warrants per share | $ / shares $ 0.03 $ 0.05
Share Price | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)    
Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Inputs    
Warrants, measurement input | $ / shares 11.25 10.28
Exercise Price | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)    
Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Inputs    
Warrants, measurement input | $ / shares 11.50 11.50
Term (years) | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)    
Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Inputs    
Warrants, measurement input | Y 5.31 5.62
Volatility | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)    
Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Inputs    
Warrants, measurement input | item 0.062 0.0410
Risk Free Rate | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)    
Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Inputs    
Warrants, measurement input | item 0.0450 0.0390
Dividend Yield | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)    
Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Inputs    
Warrants, measurement input | item 0.0000 0.0000
v3.23.3
Fair Value Measurements - Change in the Fair Value of the Warrant Liabilities (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Jun. 30, 2023
Mar. 31, 2023
Sep. 30, 2023
Fair Value Measurements        
Fair value liabilities transfer into level 3       $ 0
Fair value liabilities transfer out of level 3       0
Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Private placement warrants        
Fair Value Measurements        
Fair value of warrant liabilities at the beginning $ 5,700 $ 17,100 $ 28,500 28,500
Change in fair value 11,400 (11,400) (11,400)  
Fair value of warrant liabilities at end $ 17,100 $ 5,700 $ 17,100 $ 17,100
v3.23.3
Subsequent Events (Details) - shares
Oct. 20, 2023
Sep. 30, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Class B ordinary shares      
Subsequent Events      
Common shares, shares issued (in shares)   6,535,000 6,535,000
Subsequent Event | Class A ordinary shares | Sponsor [Member]      
Subsequent Events      
Common shares, shares issued (in shares) 6,535,000    
Subsequent Event | Class B ordinary shares | Sponsor [Member]      
Subsequent Events      
Number of common stock shares cancelled 6,535,000    

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