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PART
I
ITEM
1. BUSINESS
In
this Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “Form 10-K”), references to the “Company” and to “we,” “us,”
“our” and refer to PHP Ventures Acquisition Corp.
Overview
We
are a blank check company incorporated in Delaware on April 13, 2021. The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital
stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business
Combination”). We are an emerging growth company and, as such, we are subject to all the risks associated with emerging growth
companies.
Our
management team is led by our Chief Executive Officer, Marcus Choo Yeow Ngoh, who brings 15 years of experience in the business and entrepreneurship
world building great consumer products and companies. Mr. Ngoh has experience dealing directly with relevant authorities, governments,
and bureaucracies to ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and standards. He has worked with numerous governments during
the course of his career as an entrepreneur. He is familiar with many aspects of opening a foreign business in a new country, including
obtaining government approvals for investment, work permits and other visa issues and obtaining regulatory approval for the sale of products.
The
Company’s sponsor is Global Link Investment LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”). The registration
statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on August 11, 2021. On August 16, 2021, the Company
consummated its Initial Public Offering of 5,000,000 units (the “Units” and, with respect to the Class A common stock included
in the Units being offered, the “Public Shares”), at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $50,000,000 (see Note
6) (the “Initial Public Offering”). The Company granted the underwriter a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 750,000
Units at the Initial Public Offering price to cover over-allotments, if any.
Simultaneously
with the consummation of the closing of the Offering, the Company consummated the private placement of an aggregate of 270,900 units
(the “Placement Units”) to the Sponsor at a price of $10.00 per Placement Unit, generating total gross proceeds of $2,709,000
(the “Private Placement”).
Subsequently,
on August 19, 2021, the underwriters exercised the over-allotment option in full, and the closing of the issuance and sale of the additional
Units occurred (the “Over-allotment Option Units”). The total aggregate issuance by the Company of 750,000 units at a price
of $10.00 per unit resulted in total gross proceeds of $7,500,000. On August 19, 2021, simultaneously with the sale of the Over-allotment
Option Units, the Company consummated the private sale of an additional 22,500 Placement Units, generating gross proceeds of $225,000.
The Placement Units were issued pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as the transactions did not involve
a public offering.
A
total of $58,075,000, comprised of the proceeds from the Offering and the proceeds of private placements that closed on August 16, 2021,
and August 19, 2021, net of the underwriting commissions, discounts, and offering expenses, was deposited in a trust account established
for the benefit of the Company’s public stockholders.
The
holders of the Units (comprising shares of the Class A Common Stock, Rights and Warrants) were able to separately trade the shares
of Class A Common Stock, Rights and Warrants commencing on October 4, 2021.
On
August 15, 2022, the Company announced that it had caused to be deposited $575,000 into the Company’s Trust account for its public
stockholders, representing $0.10 per public share, allowing the Company to extend the period of time it has to consummate its initial
business combination by three months from August 16, 2022 to November 16, 2022, which extension was the first of two three-month
extensions permitted under the Company’s governing documents at the time.
On
November 3, 2022, the Company filed its quarterly report for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2022, on Form 10-Q.
On
November 7, 2022, the Company announced that it had caused to be deposited $575,000 into the Company’s Trust account for its public
stockholders, representing $0.10 per public share, allowing the Company to once again extend the period of time it had to consummate
its initial business combination by three months from November 16, 2022 to February 16, 2023, which extension was the second of two three-month
extensions permitted under the Company’s governing documents at the time.
On
December 5, 2022, the Company filed a preliminary proxy statement on Schedule 14A calling for a special meeting of the Company’s
stockholders for the sole purpose of voting upon three proposals (i) the Extension Amendment Proposal, (ii) the Trust Amendment Proposal,
and, if necessary, (iii) the Adjournment Proposal, which proposals were more fully described in the Proxy Statement on file with the
SEC and which, if approved, would allow the Company additional time to complete its business combination (the “Business Combination”)
and extend the Termination Date to the Extended Deadline.
On
December 15, 2022, the Company filed the definite proxy statement on Schedule 14A calling for a special meeting of the Company’s
stockholders to be held at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on December 28, 2022, at https://www.cstproxy.com/phpventuresacquisition/2022, for
the sole purpose of voting upon the following three proposals, as stated on the Form Schedule 14A:
●
a proposal to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Existing Company Charter”)
in the form set forth in Annex A to the accompanying Proxy Statement, which we refer to as the “Extension Amendment,” giving
the Company the right to extend the date by which the Company must (i) consummate a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition,
stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination involving the Company and one or more businesses (a “business combination”),
(ii) cease its operations if it fails to complete such business combination, and (iii) redeem or repurchase 100% of the Company’s
Class A common stock included as part of the units sold in the Company’s Initial Public Offering that closed on August 16, 2021
(the “IPO”) from February 16, 2023 (the “Termination Date”) by up to six (6) one-month extensions to August 16,
2023 at a price of $0.0525 per share per month, commencing February 16, 2023, our current Termination Date (which we refer to as the
“Extension,” and such later date, the “Extended Deadline”) (such proposal is the “Extension Amendment Proposal”).
For the purposes of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), the full text of the resolution is as follows: “RESOLVED,
that subject to and conditional upon the trust account, which is governed by the Investment Management Trust Agreement entered into between
the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company on August 16, 2021, having net tangible assets of at least US $5,000,001
as at the date of this resolution, the amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, a copy of which is attached
to the accompanying proxy statement as Annex A, be and is hereby adopted.”
●
a proposal to amend the Investment Management Trust Agreement dated August 16, 2021 (the “Trust Agreement”) entered into
between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee (“Continental”) and the Company governing the trust account
(the “Trust Account”) established in connection with the IPO (the “Trust Amendment”), pursuant to the Amended
Investment Management Trust Agreement in the form set forth in Annex B to the accompanying Proxy Statement to extend the date on which
Continental must liquidate the Trust Account if the Company has not completed its initial business combination, from February 16, 2023
to August 16, 2023 (or such later date as may be determined by the Company’s stockholders) (such proposal is the “Trust Amendment
Proposal”), and
●
a proposal to approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and
vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension Amendment
Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal, which we refer to as the “Adjournment Proposal,” which will be presented only
if there are not sufficient votes to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal.
Each
of the Extension Amendment Proposal, Trust Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal is more fully described in the Proxy Statement
on file with the SEC. The purpose of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal, and, if necessary, the Adjournment
Proposal, is to allow us additional time to complete our business combination (the “Business Combination”) and extend the
Termination Date to the Extended Deadline.
On
December 28, 2022, the Company announced that it had received redemption notices for 4,464,250 shares of its Class A Common Stock from
its stockholders. Accordingly, the Company postponed the previously scheduled meeting until 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 30, 2022, to
solicit investors to reverse their redemption notices. Assuming no more than the minimum shares necessary to meet the condition of the
Extension Proposal are received, each non-redeeming stockholder would receive an additional $0.0625 per month per share for the duration
of the Extension going forward.
In
response, and in connection, therewith the Company revised the terms of the previously announced proposed amendment (the “Extension
Amendment”) to its Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter”) to be considered by its
stockholders at a Special Meeting of Stockholders to be held December 30, 2022 (the “Special Meeting”) along with a proposed
amendment to the investment management trust agreement (the “Trust Agreement”) between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
Company, as trustee (“Continental”), and the Company governing the trust account (the “Trust Account”) established
in connection with the Company’s Initial Public Offering dated August 16, 2021 (the “Trust Amendment”). As revised,
the Extension Amendment would amend the Charter to provide for up to six one-month extensions to the date by which the Company must complete
its initial business combination (the “Extended Date”), at the Company’s option, provided that the Company deposits
into the Trust Account an additional $0.010 per unit for each month extended.
On
December 30, 2022, at 2:00 p.m., Eastern time, the special meeting of the Company’s Stockholders was held virtually at https://www.cstproxy.com/phpventuresacquisition/2022,
pursuant to due notice.
At
the Special Meeting, the Solicitor of the Election: 1) examined the proxy tabulation report containing a record of proxies presented,
and found that out of 7,480,900 shares entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, each of which entitles the holder to one vote per share,
the holders of 6,527,307 shares were present at the virtual meeting or by proxy, representing 87.25% of the shares entitled to vote at
the Special Meeting; and 2) took a vote among the holders of common stock of the Company on the Extension Amendment Proposal No. 1, and
the Trust Amendment Proposal No. 2. The Extension Amendment Proposal No. 1 received 6,527,288 votes in favor, and the Trust Amendment
Proposal No. 2 received 6,527,307 votes in favor.
Proposed
Transaction
On
December 8, 2022, we entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among (i) Modulex Modular
Buildings Plc, a company registered in England and Wales with company number 07291662 (“Modulex”), (ii) Modulex Merger Sub,
upon execution of a joinder agreement to become party to the Merger Agreement (a “Joinder”), a to-be-formed Cayman Islands
exempted company and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and (iii) PHP Ventures Acquisition Corp., a Delaware
corporation (“PHP Ventures”).
Pursuant
to the Merger Agreement, PHP Ventures and Merger Sub shall consummate the Merger, pursuant to which PHP Ventures shall be merged with
and into Merger Sub with Merger Sub being the surviving entity (the “Surviving Company”), following which the separate corporate
existence of PHP Ventures shall cease, and Merger Sub shall change its name to Modulex Cayman Limited and continue as the surviving entity
and a wholly owned subsidiary of Modulex.
Merger
Consideration
As
consideration for the Merger, the holders of Modulex securities collectively shall be entitled to receive from us, in the aggregate,
a number of our securities with an aggregate value equal to (the “Merger Consideration”) Six Hundred Million U.S. Dollars
($600,000,000).
Prior
to the Effective Time, Modulex will complete the Recapitalization. The pro forma equity valuation of Modulex upon consummation of the
Transactions is estimated to be approximately $600 million, assuming no redemptions. Each (a) share of PHP Common Stock outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time will be exchanged for one Modulex Ordinary Share; (b) warrant of PHP entitling the holder to purchase one
share of PHP Common Stock per warrant at a price of $11.50 per whole share outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be
assumed by Modulex and will become a Modulex warrant entitling the holder to purchase one Modulex Ordinary Share at a price of $11.50
per share; and (c) right of PHP entitling the holder to purchase one share of PHP Common Stock per ten PHP rights will automatically
be exchanged at the Effective Time whereby each set of ten PHP rights will be converted to one Combined Company Ordinary Share (and only
sets of ten PHP rights will convert so any remaining PHP rights less than ten will expire).
The
Business Combination Agreement provides that if, between the effectiveness of the Recapitalization and the Effective Time, (a) the outstanding
Modulex Ordinary Shares shall have been increased, decreased, changed into or exchanged for a different number of shares or different
class, in each case, by reason of any reclassification, recapitalization, stock split (including reverse stock split), split-up, combination
or exchange or readjustment of shares, (b) a stock dividend or dividend payable in any other securities of Modulex shall be declared
with a record date within such period, or (c) any similar event shall have occurred, then in each case Modulex Ordinary Shares issuable
hereunder in exchange for PHP Ventures Securities shall be appropriately adjusted to provide the holders thereof the same economic effect
as contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement prior to such event.
We
estimate that, upon consummation of the Transactions, assuming none of PHP’s public stockholders demand redemption (“SPAC
Redemptions”) pursuant to the Existing PHP Charter, the securityholders of Modulex will own approximately 72.3% of the outstanding
one Modulex Ordinary Shares, and the securityholders of PHP and investors in Modulex’s Pre-Transaction Financing will own the remaining
one Modulex Ordinary Shares. We estimate that if all of PHP’s public stockholders demand redemptions pursuant to the Existing PHP
Charter, upon consummation of the Transactions, the securityholders of Modulex will own approximately 72.3% of the outstanding Modulex
Ordinary Shares, and the securityholders of PHP and investors in Modulex’s Pre-Transaction Financing will own the remaining one
Modulex Ordinary Shares.
The
Business Combination Agreement and related agreements are further described in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December
8, 2022.
Other
than as specifically discussed, this Annual Report on Form 10-K does not assume the closing of the Business Combination, or the transactions
contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
Our
Business Strategy
We
will seek to capitalize on the significant relationships of Mr. Ngoh, along with other members of our Board and management team, to identify,
evaluate and acquire opportunities with businesses in the consumer products and services sector and have developed a wide network of
professional services contacts and business relationships in that industry.
Our
business strategy is to identify and complete our initial business combination with a company that can benefit from (i) the managerial
and operational experience of our management team, (ii) additional capital and (iii) access to public securities markets. We plan to
leverage our management team’s network of potential proprietary and public transaction sources where we believe a combination of
our relationships, knowledge and experience in the technology sector could effect a positive transformation or augmentation of existing
businesses to improve their overall value.
There
is no geographic limitation to the location of potential targets, as these types of opportunities are not necessarily bound by geography.
Our
Acquisition Criteria
We
intend to seek candidates with a total enterprise value from $100 million to $300 million that demonstrates one or more of the following
characteristics:
●
strong core business with a competitive market position that has demonstrated competitive advantages, well-established barriers to entry,
unique characteristics that are difficult to replicate, have multiple opportunities for growth and operate in emerging markets with strong
fundamentals;
●
attractive financial profile that has a demonstrated history of strong financial performance coupled with multiple vectors for continued
future growth and strong operating margins that result in sustainable cash flow generation in current times and post-pandemic recovery;
●
trusted and experienced management team with a proven track record of driving growth, enhancing profitability and implementing sound
strategic decisions;
●
strong working culture and internal working dynamics that has cultivated a robust corporate mindset that is mission-driven and is committed
to a defined set of core values that will strengthen operations and enhance execution, while benefiting from our knowledge, capabilities,
and expertise to improve through innovation, digitization and technology driven advancement; and/or
●
platform for organic (and potentially inorganic growth) using our expertise and extensive networks to source proprietary business or
acquisition opportunities to accelerate the growth trajectory of a target business with broader access to debt and equity capital, liquidity
and incentives for employees and a currency for potential acquisitions and expanded brand and growth initiatives.
These
criteria are not intended to be exhaustive. We may use other criteria and guidelines as well. Any evaluation relating to the merits of
a particular initial business combination may be based on these general criteria and guidelines as well as other considerations, factors
and criteria that our management may deem relevant. In the event that we decide to enter into an initial business combination with a
target business that does not meet the above criteria and guidelines, we will disclose that fact in our shareholder communications related
to the acquisition.
Our
Acquisition Process
In
evaluating a potential target business, we expect to conduct a comprehensive due diligence review to seek to determine a company’s
quality and its intrinsic value. That due diligence review may include, among other things, financial statement analysis, detailed document
reviews, technology diligence, multiple meetings with management, consultations with relevant industry and academic experts, competitors,
customers and suppliers, as well as a review of additional information that we will seek to obtain as part of our analysis of a target
company.
We
are not prohibited from pursuing an initial business combination with a business that is affiliated with our sponsor, officers, or directors.
In the event we seek to complete our initial business combination with a business that is affiliated with our sponsor, officers, or directors,
we, or a committee of independent directors, will obtain an opinion from either an independent investment banking firm that is a member
of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) or an independent accounting firm that our initial business combination
is fair to our company from a financial point of view. Furthermore, if we seek such a business combination, we expect that the independent
members of our board of directors would be involved in the process for considering and approving the transaction.
Members
of our management team, including our officers and directors, directly or indirectly own our securities and, accordingly, may have a conflict of interest in determining whether a particular target company is an appropriate business with
which to effectuate our initial business combination. Each of our officers and directors, as well as our management team, may have a
conflict of interest with respect to evaluating a particular business combination, including if the retention or resignation of any such
officers, directors, and management team members was included by a target business as a condition to any agreement with respect to such
business combination.
We
have not selected any specific business combination target and we have not, nor has anyone on our behalf, initiated any substantive discussions,
directly or indirectly, with any business combination target.
Each
of our directors, director nominees and officers presently have and any of them in the future may have additional, fiduciary or contractual
obligations to other entities pursuant to which such officer or director is or will be required to present a business combination opportunity.
Accordingly, if any of our officers or directors becomes aware of a business combination opportunity which is suitable for an entity
to which he or she has then-current fiduciary or contractual obligations, he or she will honor his or her fiduciary or contractual obligations
to present such opportunity to such entity. We do not believe, however, that the fiduciary duties or contractual obligations of our officers
or directors will materially affect our ability to identify and pursue business combination opportunities or complete our initial business
combination.
Our
amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide that we renounce our interest in any corporate opportunity offered to
any director or officer unless such opportunity is expressly offered to such person solely in his or her capacity as a director or officer
of our company, and such opportunity is one we are legally and contractually permitted to undertake and would otherwise be reasonable
for us to pursue, and to the extent the director or officer is permitted to refer that opportunity to us without violating another legal
obligation.
Our
founder, sponsor, officers, and directors may sponsor, form or participate in other blank check companies similar to ours during the
period in which we are seeking an initial business combination and their respective participation in any such companies may present additional
conflicts of interest in respect of determining to which such company a particular business combination opportunity should be presented,
particularly in the event there is overlap among the investment mandates of such companies. Additionally, one of our directors, Mr. Stein,
has invested in other blank check companies. We do not believe Mr. Stein’s investments would affect our ability to identify and
pursue business opportunities or complete our initial business combination.
Moreover,
because our management team has significant experience in identifying and executing multiple acquisition opportunities simultaneously
and we are not limited by industry or geography in terms of the acquisition opportunities we can pursue, except with respect to our prohibition
from seeking target acquisitions in China and Hong Kong. In addition, our founder, sponsor, officers, and directors are not required
to commit any specified amount of time to our affairs and, accordingly, will have conflicts of interest in allocating management time
among various business activities, including identifying potential business combinations and monitoring the related due diligence.
Initial
Business Combination
Nasdaq
rules require that we complete one or more initial business combinations having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the
value of the assets held in the trust account (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on interest earned on
the trust account) at the time of our signing a definitive agreement in connection with our initial business combination. Our board of
directors will make the determination as to the fair market value of our initial business combination.
Our
board of directors will make the determination as to the fair market value of our initial business combination. If our board of directors
is not able to independently determine the fair market value of our initial business combination target, we will obtain an opinion from
an independent investment banking firm that is a member of FINRA or another independent entity that commonly renders valuation opinions
with respect to the satisfaction of such criteria. While we consider it unlikely that our board of directors will not be able to make
an independent determination of the fair market value of our initial business combination, it may be unable to do so if it is less familiar
or experienced with the business of a particular target or if there is a significant amount of uncertainty as to the value of a target’s
assets or prospects.
We
anticipate structuring our initial business combination so that the post-transaction company in which our public stockholders own shares
will own or acquire 100% of the equity interests or assets of the target business or businesses. We may, however, structure our initial
business combination such that the post-transaction company owns or acquires less than 100% of such interests or assets of the target
business for the post-acquisition company to meet certain objectives of the target management team or stockholders or for other reasons,
but we will only complete such business combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting
securities of the target or otherwise acquires an interest in the target or assets sufficient for it not to be required to register as
an investment company under the Investment Company Act.
Even
if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the voting securities of the target, our stockholders prior to the initial
business combination may collectively own a minority interest in the post-transaction company, depending on valuations ascribed to the
target and us in the initial business combination. For example, we could pursue a transaction in which we issue a substantial number
of new shares in exchange for all of the outstanding capital stock of a target. In this case, we would acquire a 100% controlling interest
in the target. However, as a result of the issuance of a substantial number of new shares, our stockholders immediately prior to our
initial business combination could own less than a majority of our outstanding shares subsequent to our initial business combination.
If less than 100% of the equity interests or assets of a target business or businesses are owned or acquired by the post-transaction
company, the portion of such business or businesses that is owned or acquired is what will be valued for purposes of the 80% of net assets
test. If the initial business combination involves more than one target business, the 80% of net assets test will be based on the aggregate
value of all the target businesses and we will treat the target businesses together as the initial business combination for the purposes
of a tender offer or for seeking stockholder approval, as applicable.
The
net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the placement units released to us from the trust account upon the closing of our initial
business combination may be used as consideration to pay the sellers of a target business with which we complete our initial business
combination. If our initial business combination is paid for using equity or debt securities, or not all of the funds released from the
trust account are used for payment of the consideration in connection with our initial business combination or used for redemption of
our public shares, we may use the balance of the cash released to us from the trust account following the closing for general corporate
purposes, including for maintenance or expansion of operations of the post-transaction businesses, the payment of principal or interest
due on indebtedness incurred in completing our initial business combination, to fund the purchase of other companies or for working capital.
In addition, we may be required to obtain additional financing in connection with the closing of our initial business combination to
be used following the closing for general corporate purposes as described above.
There
is no limitation on our ability to raise funds through the issuance of equity or equity-linked securities or through loans, advances,
or other indebtedness in connection with our initial business combination. Subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, we
would only complete such financing simultaneously with the completion of our initial business combination. Currently, we are not a party
to any arrangement or understanding with any third party with respect to raising any additional funds through the sale of securities
or otherwise. None of our sponsors, officers, directors, or stockholders are required to provide any financing to us in connection with
or after our initial business combination. We may also obtain financing prior to the closing of our initial business combination to fund
our working capital needs and transaction costs in connection with our search for and completion of our initial business combination.
Our
second amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide that, prior to the consummation of
our initial business combination, we will be prohibited from issuing additional securities that would entitle the holders thereof to
(i) receive funds from the trust account; or (ii) vote as a class with our public shares: (a) on any initial business combination, or
(b) to approve an amendment to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation to: (x) extend the time we have to consummate a
business combination from the closing of our Initial Public Offering, or (y) amend the foregoing provisions, unless (in connection with any such amendment
to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation) we offer our public stockholders the opportunity to redeem their public shares
Corporate
Information
Our
executive offices are located at CT 10-06, Level 10, Corporate Tower Subang Square, Jalan SS15/4G, Subang Jaya 47500 Selangor, Malaysia,
and our telephone number is +60 3 5888 8485.
Item
1A. Risk Factors
As
a smaller reporting company, as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, we are not required to provide the information required by
this Item. Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in this Annual Report are any of the risks described
in our final prospectus for our Initial Public Offering filed with the SEC. 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 Annual Report, there have been one material
change to the risk factors disclosed in our final prospectus for our IPO filed with the SEC and declared effective
by the SEC on August 11, 2021, or as disclosed in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2021 filed with the
SEC on September 16, 2021, as follows:
The
Excise Tax included in the Inflation Reduction Act may decrease the value of our securities following our initial business combination,
hinder our ability to consummate an initial business combination, and decrease the amount of funds available for distribution in connection
with a liquidation.
On
August 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “Inflation Reduction Act”),
which, among other things, imposes a 1% excise tax on the fair market value of stock repurchased by a domestic corporation beginning
in 2023, with certain exceptions (the “Excise Tax”). Because we are a Delaware corporation and our securities will trade
on Nasdaq following the date of this prospectus, we will be a “covered corporation” within the meaning of the Inflation
Reduction Act following the Initial Public Offering, and while not free from doubt, it is possible that the Excise Tax will apply to any
redemptions of our common stock after December 31, 2022, including redemptions in connection with an initial business combination
and any amendment to our certificate of incorporation to extend the time to consummate an initial business combination, unless an
exemption is available. Consequently, the value of your investment in our securities may decrease as a result of the Excise Tax. In
addition, the Excise Tax may make a transaction with us less appealing to potential business combination targets, and thus,
potentially hinder our ability to enter into and consummate an initial business combination. Further, the application of the Excise
Tax in the event of a liquidation is uncertain absent further guidance. Nonetheless, we are not permitted to use the proceeds placed
in the trust account and the interest earned thereon to pay any excise taxes or any other fees or taxes, other than franchise and
income taxes, that may be imposed on us pursuant to any current, pending or future rules or laws, including without limitation any
excise tax imposed under the Inflation Reduction Act on any redemptions or stock buybacks by us.
We
may disclose changes to such factors or disclose additional factors from time to time in our future filings with the SEC.
Item
1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
Not
applicable.
Item
2. Properties
Our
executive offices are located at CT 10-06, Level 10 Corporate Tower Subang Square Jalan SS15/4G Subang Jaya 47500 Selangor, Malaysia
and our telephone number is +60 3 5888 8485. We have agreed to pay Arc Group Limited, a total of $10,000 per month for office
space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support and the use of this office location is included in such $10,000 monthly payment.
For the year ended December 31, 2022, $120,000 has been paid. Upon completion of our initial business combination or our
liquidation, we will cease paying these monthly fees. We consider our current office space adequate for our current operations.
Item
3. Legal Proceedings
From
time to time, we may become involved in legal proceedings relating to claims arising from the ordinary course of business. Our management
believes that there are currently no claims or actions pending against us, the ultimate disposition of which could have a material adverse
effect on our results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.
Item
4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not
Applicable.
PART
III
Item
10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant
Directors
and Executive Officers
Our
current directors and executive officers are as follows:
Name |
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Position |
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Marcus
Choo Yeow Ngoh |
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52 |
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Chief
Executive Officer, and Director |
Garry
Richard Stein |
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77 |
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Chief
Finance Officer, and Director |
Antony
Gordon |
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59 |
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Director |
Donald
Nnamdi Anih, Esq. |
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57 |
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Director |
Khye
Wang Phoon |
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64 |
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Director |
Marcus
Choo Yeow Ngoh, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Marcus
Choo Yeow Ngoh has served as Chief Executive Officer since our inception. From March 2006 to May 2021 Mr. Ngoh served as the Director
of Edmark Promotions Hong Kong Co. Ltd., where he successfully opened up new businesses in the Middle East and Africa. From 1994 to 2005,
Mr. Ngoh served as a Marketing Executive for Everdynamic Marketing where he promoted consumer products via live demonstrations. From
1992 to 1993 Mr. Ngoh served as an Accounting Assistant for Everdynamic Marketing where he maintained accounts payable, accounts receivable
and prepared Financial Statements. Mr. Ngoh received his diploma in Accounting from Systematic Business School in May 1991 and Chartered
Institutes of Marketing – CIM UK from Systematic Business College in May 1992.
Garry
Richard Stein, Chief Finance Officer and Director
Garry
Richard Stein is our Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Stein has served the Executive Vice President and Director of Hope Gold Limited, a
gold mining producer in the Republic of Ghana from March 2019 to April 2021. From November 2017 to March 2019 Mr. Stein served as the
Managing Partner and Chief Knowledge Officer, Quotable Management Limited and as a Strategic Advisors in Partnership with the World Reserve
Trust Group of Companies. From October 2015 to January 2018, Mr. Stein served as an Advisory Board Member of Baryon Solar PTE Ltd. a
developer and operator of utility scale alternative power generation in emerging markets. From November 2013 to January 2018, Mr. Stein
served as a Managing Director of CAF Limited. From January 2014 to July 2015, Mr. Stein served as the Executive Director of Global Networking
One Group Holdings Limited. From December 2014 to June 2015, Mr. Stein served as the Executive Vice President, Corporate Development
of Mineral Bull Limited and its parent shareholder, Earth Fortune Limited. From September 2010 to June 2015, Mr. Stein was the director
and significant shareholder of the previously Toronto Stock Exchange listed company Salmon River Resources Ltd. From June 2009 to June
2015, Mr. Stein served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Shi Ba Capital Limited, a BVI registered investment and advisory
firm. From September 2009 to December 2012 Mr. Stein served as the Director of Corporate Development for Hong Kong listed Sino Prosper
State Gold Resources Holdings Limited. Mr. Stein was the Managing Director of Quam Private Equity from March 2008 to June 2009. Mr. Stein
established and was Vice President and Chief Investment Officer for Golden China Resources Corporation from February 2004 to January
2008. From August 2003 to November 2007 Mr. Stein served as the Vice President of Kingsway Capital of Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Kingsway
International Holdings Ltd. and served as Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer of Golden China Management Inc. From October
1995 to July 2003 Mr. Stein was an independent merchant banker. From March 1999 to October 2001, Mr. Stein served as Vice President of
Finance, Chief Financial Officer & Secretary of Explorers Alliance Corporation. Mr. Stein received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
at the Case Institute of Technology of Case Western Reserve University. In August of 1972, Mr. Stein received a Master of Applied Science
in Metallurgy and Materials Science, from the University of Toronto. In December of 1997, Mr. Stein received his Master of Business Administration
from York University.
Khye
Wang Phoon, Independent Director
Khye
Wang Phoon founded Elite Organic and has been the Managing Director since 1995. From 1989 to 1995 Mr. Phoon served as a Sales Manager
with Lindeteves-Jacoberg. From 1983 to 1989, Mr. Phoon worked at Behn Meyer as a Sales and Marketing Pharmacist. From 1982 to 1983, Mr.
Phoon worked as pre-registration pharmacist at St. James Teaching Hospital. Mr. Phoon was registered as a qualified Pharmacist with the
Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain in 1983 and registered with the Malaysian Pharmacy Board, Ministry of Health. Mr. Phoon
received his Bachelor of Pharmacy from the University of Bradford in 1982.
Donald
Nnamdi Anih, Esq., Independent Director
Donald
Nnamdi Anih Esq. has been serving as the Managing Partner of the law firm Donald Anih & Co. since 2007. From 2003 to 2015, Mr. Anih
served as the Director of Studies at the Kings Computer Institute. From 1993 to the present Mr. Anih has served as the Chief Executive
Officer of Donny Systems Limited where he negotiated terms of business acquisitions to increase business base, solidify market presence
and diversify offerings. Mr. Anih received his degree in Data Processing and Programming in 1991 from the University of Lagos, Akoka
Yaba. Mr. Anih additional received his L.L.B in 2006 from the University of Lagos and his B.L in 2007 from the Council of Legal Education
at the Nigerian Law School.
Antony
Gordon, Independent Director
Antony
Gordon has been the President of Stealth Consulting Management, Inc. since December 2013. Mr. Gordon has over 25 years of experience
working with family offices, high net worth individuals, professional athletes and celebrities, as well as assisting public and private
companies with respect to a broad range of advisory services related to capital markets and business developments. Mr. Gordon was an
officer in the company VitroTech, which filed for Chapter 13 under the Bankruptcy Code in 2013. Mr. Gordon served as the Managing Director
of MGO from February 2017 to September 2020 where he spearheaded business development for an entrepreneurial professional services firm.
From February 2010 to November 2013, Mr. Gordon served as the Managing Director of CREO Select Opportunities Fund, L.P. where he ran
investor relations for an opportunistic long-short hedge fund. From January 2008 to October 2010, Mr. Gordon served as the Managing Director
of Mesirow Financial where he managed business development for the valuation group. From September 2006 to December 2007 Mr. Gordon served
as the Managing Director of East Avenue Capital Partners, a global macro hedge fund. Mr. Gordon attended the University of Witwatersrand
and received a Bachelor of Arts in Law and Industrial Psychology as well as a Bachelor’s in Law. Mr. Gordon additionally has a
Master of Law from Harvard Law School and attended Harvard Business School’s Executive Program.
Number
and Terms of Office of Officers and Directors
We
have five directors. Our board of directors is divided into three classes, with only one class of directors being elected
in each year and with each class (except for those directors appointed prior to our first annual meeting of stockholders) serving a three-year
term. In accordance with the Nasdaq corporate governance requirements, we are not required to hold an annual meeting until one year after
our first fiscal year end following our listing on Nasdaq.
The
term of office of the first class of directors, consisting of Mr. Gordon will expire at our first annual meeting of stockholders. The
term of office of the second class of directors, consisting of Mr. Anih, will expire at the second annual meeting of stockholders. The
term of office of the third class of directors, consisting of Mr. Phoon and Mr. Ngoh, will expire at the third annual meeting of stockholders.
We may not hold an annual meeting of stockholders until after we complete our initial business combination.
Prior
to the completion of an initial business combination, any vacancy on the board of directors may be filled by a nominee chosen by holders
of a majority of our founder shares. In addition, prior to the completion of an initial business combination, holders of a majority of
our founder shares may remove a member of the board of directors for any reason. Pursuant to an agreement to be entered into concurrently
with the issuance and sale of the securities in this offering, our sponsor, upon completion of an initial business combination, will
be entitled to nominate individuals for election to our board of directors, as long as our sponsor holds any securities covered by the
registration rights agreement.
Our
officers are appointed by the board of directors and serve at the discretion of the board of directors, rather than for specific terms
of office. Our board of directors is authorized to nominate persons to the offices set forth in our amended and restated certificate
of incorporation as it deems appropriate. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide that our officers may consist
of one or more chairman of the board of directors, chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, vice presidents, secretary,
treasurer and such other offices as may be determined by the board of directors.
Director
Independence
Nasdaq
listing standards require that a majority of our board of directors be independent. An “independent director” is defined
generally as a person other than an officer or employee of the company or its subsidiaries or any other individual having a relationship
which in the opinion of the company’s board of directors, would interfere with the director’s exercise of independent judgment
in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. We expect that our board of directors will determine that all of our directors, other
than Mr. Ngoh are “independent directors” as defined in the Nasdaq listing standards and applicable SEC rules. Our independent
directors will have regularly scheduled meetings at which only independent directors are present.
Executive
Officer and Director Compensation
After
the completion of our initial business combination, members of our management team who remain with us may be paid consulting or management
fees from the combined company. All of these fees will be fully disclosed to stockholders, to the extent then known, in the proxy solicitation
materials or tender offer materials furnished to our stockholders in connection with a proposed business combination. We have not established
any limit on the amount of such fees that may be paid by the combined company to our members of management. It is unlikely the amount
of such compensation will be known at the time of the proposed business combination because the directors of the post-combination business
will be responsible for determining executive officer and director compensation. Any compensation to be paid to our executive officers
will be determined, or recommended to the board of directors for determination, either by a compensation committee constituted solely
by independent directors or by a majority of the independent directors on our board of directors.
We
do not intend to take any action to ensure that members of our management team maintain their positions with us after the completion
of our initial business combination, although it is possible that some or all of our executive officers and directors may negotiate employment
or consulting arrangements to remain with us after our initial business combination. The existence or terms of any such employment or
consulting arrangements to retain their positions with us may influence our management’s motivation in identifying or selecting
a target business but we do not believe that the ability of our management to remain with us after the completion of our initial business
combination will be a determining factor in our decision to proceed with any potential business combination. We are not party to any
agreements with our executive officers and directors that provide for benefits upon termination of employment.
Committees
of the Board of Directors
Our
board of directors has three standing committees: an audit committee, a compensation committee and a corporate governance and nominating
committee. Subject to phase-in rules and a limited exception, the rules of Nasdaq and Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act require that the
audit committee of a listed company be comprised solely of independent directors. Subject to phase-in rules and a limited exception,
the rules of Nasdaq require that the compensation committee of a listed company be comprised solely of independent directors.
Audit
Committee
We
have established an audit committee of the board of directors. Messrs. Phoon, Anih and Gordon are members of our audit committee, and
Mr. Gordon will chair the audit committee. Under the Nasdaq listing standards and applicable SEC rules, we are required to have at least
three members of the audit committee, all of whom must be independent. Our board of directors has determined that each of the proposed
audit committee members meet the independent director standard under Nasdaq listing standards and under Rule 10-A-3(b)(1) of the Exchange
Act. Each member of the audit committee is financially literate, and our board of directors has determined that each of Antony Gordon
qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in applicable SEC rules. We have adopted an audit committee
charter, which details the principal functions of the audit committee, including:
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the
appointment, compensation, retention, replacement, and oversight of the work of the independent registered public accounting firm
engaged by us; |
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pre-approving
all audit and permitted non-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm engaged by us, and
establishing pre-approval policies and procedures; |
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setting
clear hiring policies for employees or former employees of the independent registered public accounting firm, including but not limited
to, as required by applicable laws and regulations; |
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setting
clear policies for audit partner rotation in compliance with applicable laws and regulations; |
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obtaining
and reviewing a report, at least annually, from the independent registered public accounting firm describing (i) the independent
registered public accounting firm’s internal quality-control procedures, (ii) any material issues raised by the most recent
internal quality-control review, or peer review, of the audit firm, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional
authorities within the preceding five years respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the firm and any steps taken
to deal with such issues and (iii) all relationships between the independent registered public accounting firm and us to assess the
independent registered public accounting firm’s independence; |
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reviewing
and approving any related party transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC
prior to us entering into such transaction; and |
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reviewing
with management, the independent registered public accounting firm, and our legal advisors, as appropriate, any legal, regulatory
or compliance matters, including any correspondence with regulators or government agencies and any employee complaints or published
reports that raise material issues regarding our financial statements or accounting policies and any significant changes in accounting
standards or rules promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the SEC or other regulatory authorities. |
The
audit committee is a separately designated standing committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act.
Compensation
Committee
We
have established a compensation committee of our board of directors. The members of our compensation committee are Messrs. Phoon, Anih
and Gordon. Mr. Anih will serve as chairman of the compensation committee. Under Nasdaq listing standards and applicable SEC rules, we
are required to have at least two members of the compensation committee, all of whom must be independent directors. Our board of directors
has determined that each of Messrs. Phoon, Anih, and Gordon are independent. We have adopted a compensation committee charter, which
details the principal functions of the compensation committee, including:
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reviewing
and approving on an annual basis the corporate goals and objectives relevant to our Chief Executive Officer’s compensation,
if any is paid by us, evaluating our Chief Executive Officer’s performance in light of such goals and objectives and determining
and approving the remuneration (if any) of our Chief Executive Officer based on such evaluation; |
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reviewing
and approving on an annual basis the compensation, if any is paid by us, of all of our other officers; |
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reviewing
on an annual basis our executive compensation policies and plans; |
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implementing
and administering our incentive compensation equity-based remuneration plans; |
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assisting
management in complying with our proxy statement and annual report disclosure requirements; |
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approving
all special perquisites, special cash payments and other special compensation and benefit arrangements for our officers and employees; |
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if
required, producing a report on executive compensation to be included in our annual proxy statement; and |
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reviewing,
evaluating and recommending changes, if appropriate, to the remuneration for directors. |
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, as indicated above, no compensation of any kind, including finders, consulting or other similar fees, will be paid to
any of our existing stockholders, officers, directors or any of their respective affiliates, prior to, or for any services they render
in order to effectuate the consummation of an initial business combination. Accordingly, it is likely that prior to the consummation
of an initial business combination, the compensation committee will only be responsible for the review and recommendation of any compensation
arrangements to be entered into in connection with such initial business combination.
Compensation
Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
None
of our executive officers currently serves, and in the past year has not served, as a member of the compensation committee of any entity
that has one or more executive officers serving on our board of directors.
Corporate
Governance and Nominating Committee
We
do not have a standing nominating committee though we intend to form a corporate governance and nominating committee as and when required
to do so by law or Nasdaq rules. In accordance with Rule 5605 of the Nasdaq rules, a majority of the independent directors may recommend
a director nominee for selection by the board of directors. The board of directors believes that the independent directors can satisfactorily
carry out the responsibility of properly selecting or approving director nominees without the formation of a standing nominating committee.
Our independent directors will participate in the consideration and recommendation of director nominees. In accordance with Rule 5605
of the Nasdaq rules, all such directors are independent. As there is no standing nominating committee, we do not have a nominating committee
charter in place.
The
board of directors will also consider director candidates recommended for nomination by our stockholders during such times as they are
seeking proposed nominees to stand for election at the next annual meeting of stockholders (or, if applicable, a special meeting of stockholders).
Our stockholders that wish to nominate a director for election to our board of directors should follow the procedures set forth in our
bylaws.
We
have not formally established any specific, minimum qualifications that must be met or skills that are necessary for directors to possess.
In general, in identifying and evaluating nominees for director, the board of directors considers educational background, diversity of
professional experience, knowledge of our business, integrity, professional reputation, independence, wisdom, and the ability to represent
the best interests of our stockholders
Code
of Ethics
We
have adopted a Code of Ethics applicable to our directors, officers and employees. We have filed a copy of our Code of Ethics and our
audit committee charter as exhibits to the registration statement. You can review these documents by accessing our public filings at
the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, a copy of the Code of Ethics will be provided without charge upon request
from us. We intend to disclose any amendments to or waivers of certain provisions of our Code of Ethics in a Current Report on Form 8-K.
See the section of this prospectus entitled “Where You Can Find Additional Information.”
Item
11. Executive Compensation
None
of our executive officers or directors have received any cash compensation for services rendered to us. We may pay consulting, finder
or success fees to our initial stockholders, officers, directors or their affiliates for assisting us in consummating our initial business
combination. In addition, our initial stockholders, executive officers and directors, or any of their respective affiliates will be reimbursed
for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and
performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. There is no limit on the amount of out-of-pocket expenses reimbursable by
us.
After
our initial business combination, members of our management team who remain with us may be paid consulting, management, or other fees
from the combined company with any and all amounts being fully disclosed to shareholders, to the extent then known, in the proxy solicitation
materials furnished to our shareholders. The amount of such compensation may not be known at the time of a shareholder meeting held to
consider an initial business combination, as it will be up to the directors of the post-combination business to determine executive and
director compensation. In this event, such compensation will be publicly disclosed at the time of its determination in a Current Report
on Form 8-K, as required by the SEC.
Since
our formation, we have not granted any stock options or stock appreciation rights or any other awards under long-term incentive plans
to any of our executive officers or directors.
Item
12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters
The
following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of the date of this prospectus, and
as adjusted to reflect the sale of our Class A common stock offered by this prospectus, and assuming no purchase of public shares in
this offering, by:
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each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more
than 5% of our outstanding shares of common stock; |
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each of our executive officers and directors that beneficially
owns shares of common stock; and |
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all our executive officers and directors as a group. |
In
the table below, percentage ownership is based on 7,480,900 shares of our common stock, consisting of (i) 5,750,000 shares
of our Class A common stock, and (ii) 1,437,500 shares of our Class B common stock, issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022. On
all matters to be voted upon, holders of the shares of Class A common stock and shares of Class B common stock vote together as a single
class. The following table does not reflect record or beneficial ownership of the private placement warrants as these warrants are not
exercisable within 60 days of the date of this Report.
Unless
otherwise indicated, we believe that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all of our
common stock beneficially owned by them.
On
May 3, 2021, our sponsor paid an aggregate of $25,000, or approximately $0.02 per share, in exchange for the issuance of 1,437,500 shares
of founder shares. Prior to the initial investment in the company of $25,000 by our sponsor, the company had no assets, tangible or intangible.
The per unit price of the founder shares was determined by dividing the amount contributed to the company by the number of founder shares
issued.
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Class A Common Stock | | |
Class B Common Stock | | |
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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner (1) | |
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned | | |
Approximate Percentage of Class | | |
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned(2) | | |
Approximate Percentage of Class | | |
Approximate
Percentage of Outstanding Common Stock | |
Global Link Investment LLC (1)(2) | |
| 293,400 | | |
| 4.85 | % | |
| 1,429,500 | | |
| 99.44 | % | |
| 19.1 | % |
Marcus Ngoh (1)(2) | |
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| * | | |
| 1,429,500 | | |
| 99.44 | | |
| 19.1 | |
Garry Richard Stein (1)(2) | |
| — | | |
| * | | |
| 1,429,500 | | |
| 99.44 | | |
| 19.1 | |
Khye Wang Phoon (1) | |
| — | | |
| * | | |
| 2,500 | | |
| * | | |
| * | |
Donald Nnamdi Anih, Esq. (1) | |
| — | | |
| * | | |
| 2,500 | | |
| * | | |
| * | |
Legacy Royals, LLC (1)(3) | |
| — | | |
| * | | |
| 3,000 | | |
| * | | |
| * | |
All executive officers and directors as a group (six individuals) | |
| 293,400 | | |
| 4.85 | % | |
| 1,437,500 | | |
| 100.0 | % | |
| 19.2 | % |
5% Stockholders |
| | |
| | |
RED RIBBON ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC(4) |
| 865,450 | |
| 11.6 | % |
KARPUS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (5) |
| 369,460 | |
| 5.0 | % |
BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT LLC. (6) |
| 450,000 | |
| 6.0 | % |
WEISS ASSET MANAGEMENT LP (7) |
| 0 | |
| 0 | |
SABA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. (8) |
| 550,000 | |
| 7.4 | % |
ATW SPACE MANAGEMENT LLC. (9)
|
| 450,000 | |
| 6.0 | % |
HUDSON BAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.P. (10) |
| 450,000 | |
| 6.0 | % |
POLAR ASSET MANAGEMENT PARTNERS INC. (11) |
| 577,630 | |
| 9.56 | % |
MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INC. (12) |
| 394,688 | |
| 5.2 | % |
WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC (13) |
| 1,682,760 | |
| 5.93 | % |
YAKIRA ENHANCED OFFSHORE FUND LTD. (14) |
| 330,000 | |
| 5.46 | % |
*
Less than 1%
(1) |
Interests
shown consist solely of founder shares, classified as shares of Class B common stock, as well as placement shares after this
offering. Founder shares are convertible into shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment, as
described in the section of this prospectus entitled “Description of Securities.” Unless otherwise noted, the business
address of each of the following entities or individuals is c/o PHP Ventures Acquisition Corp. CT 10-06, Level 10, Corporate Tower
Subang Square, Jalan SS15/4G, Subang Jaya, 47500 Selangor, Malaysia. |
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(2) |
Reflects
the shares transferred to each individual named. Global Link Investment LLC, our sponsor, is the record holder of the securities
reported herein. Marcus Choo Yeow Ngoh, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is the manager and member and Garry Richard Stein
is a member of our sponsor. By virtue of this relationship, Mr. Ngoh and Mr. Stein may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of
the securities held of record by our sponsor. Mr. Ngoh and Mr. Stein each disclaims any such beneficial ownership except to the
extent of his pecuniary interest. The business address of each of these entities and individuals is CT 10-06, Level 10, Corporate
Tower Subang Square, Jalan SS15/4G, Subang Jaya, 47500 Selangor, Malaysia. |
|
|
(3) |
Record
Owner is Legacy Royals, LLC an entity owned by Antony Gordon. Mr. Gordon would be deemed to have beneficial ownership of any shares
held by Legacy Royals. |
The
founder shares held by our initial stockholders represent 20% of our outstanding shares of common stock immediately following the completion
of this offering (excluding any placement units and assuming our initial stockholders do not purchase any public shares in this offering),
with the potential to own as a result of their founder shares up to 14.29% of the outstanding shares of common stock based on certain
triggering events.
Holders
of our public shares will not have the right to appoint any directors to our board of directors prior to our initial business combination.
Because of this ownership block, our initial stockholders may be able to effectively influence the outcome of all other matters requiring
approval by our stockholders, including amendments to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and approval of significant
corporate transactions including our initial business combination.
The
holders of the founder shares have agreed (a) to vote any founder shares owned by it in favor of any proposed business combination and
(b) not to redeem any founder shares in connection with a stockholder vote to approve a proposed initial business combination. Our sponsor
and our executive officers and directors are deemed to be our “promoters” as such term is defined under the federal securities
laws.
Global
Link Investment LLC, our sponsor, is the record holder of the securities reported herein. Marcus Choo Yeow Ngoh, our Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer, is the manager and member and Garry Richard Stein is a member of our sponsor. By virtue of this relationship,
Mr. Ngoh and Mr. Stein may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the securities held of record by our sponsor. Mr. Ngoh and Mr.
Stein each disclaims any such beneficial ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest. The business address of each of these
entities and individuals is 78 SW 7th Street, Suite 500, Miami, Florida 33130.
|
(3) |
Record
Owner is Legacy Royals, LLC an entity owned by Antony Gordon. Mr. Gordon would be deemed to have beneficial ownership of any shares
held by Legacy Royals. |
|
|
|
|
(4) |
Red
Ribbon Asset Management PLC received its shares as a transfer from the former controlling member of our Sponsor in connection with
loan it made to fund the extensions. While the shares remain held by the Sponsor, they are beneficially owned by Red Ribbon. The
business address of Red Ribbon is 16 Berkeley Street, Mayfair, London, W1J 8DZ. |
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(5) |
Based
on a Schedule 13G/A filed on April 8, 2022, by Karpus Investment Management, a New York Corporation. The address of the business
office of the Reporting Persons is 183 Sully’s Trail, Pittsford, New York 14534. |
|
|
|
|
(6) |
Based
on a Schedule 13G filed on August 19, 2021, Boothbay Fund Management, LLC. a Delaware limited liability company, Boothbay Absolute
Return Strategies LP, a Delaware limited partnership, and Ari Glass, a United States citizen. The name in the table is the one who
holds the largest amount in the 13G. The principal business address of each of the Reporting Person is 140 East 45th Street, 14th
Floor, New York, NY 10017. |
|
|
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(7) |
Based
on a Schedule 13G/A jointly filed on January 28, 2022 and amended by 13G/A filed on January 30, 2023 by Weiss Asset Management LP,
a Delaware limited partnership, BIP GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, WAM GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,
and Andrew M. Weiss, Ph.D., a United States citizen. The principal business office address for each Reporting Person is 222 Berkeley
St., 16th floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02116. |
|
|
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(8) |
Based
on a Schedule 13G/A filed on February 14, 2022, by Saba Capital Management, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership. The address of
the business office of the Reporting Person is 405 Lexington Avenue, 58th Floor, New York, New York 10174. |
|
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|
|
(9) |
Based
on a Schedule 13G filed on September 13, 2021, by ATW SPAC Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. The address of the
business office of the Reporting Person is 7969 NW 2nd Street, #401, Miami, Florida 33126. |
|
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|
(10) |
Based
on a Schedule 13G filed on February 3, 2022, which is amended by the 13G/A filed on, February 10, 2023 by Hudson Bay Capital Management
LP, a Delaware limited partnership. The address of the business office of the Reporting Person is 28 Havemeyer Place, 2nd Floor,
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830. |
|
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(11) |
Based
on a Schedule 13G filed on February 10, 2022, which is amended by the 13G/A filed on, February 14, 2023, by Polar Asset Management
Partners Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of Ontario, Canada. The address of the business office of the Reporting Person
is 16 York Street, Suite 2900, Toronto, ON, Canada M5J 0E6. |
|
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(12) |
Based
on a Schedule 13G filed on February 14, 2022, by Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., company formed under the laws of Japan. The address
of the business office of the Reporting Person is 1–5–5, Otemachi, Chiyoda–ku, Tokyo 100–8176, Japan. |
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(13) |
Based
on a Schedule 13G filed on February 3, 2022, by Wolverine Holdings L.P. a company incorporated under the laws of Illinois. The address
of the business office of the Reporting Person is 175 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 340, Chicago, IL 60604. |
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(14) |
Based
on a Schedule 13G filed on January 31, 2023, by Yakira Enhanced Offshore Fund Ltd. a company formed in the Cayman Islands. The address
of the business office of the Reporting Person is 1555 Post Road East, Suite 202, Westport, CT 06880. |
Item
13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
On
May 3, 2021, the Company issued an aggregate of 1,437,500 shares of Class B common stock to the Sponsor for an aggregate purchase price
of $25,000 in cash. Such Class B common stock includes an aggregate of up to 187,500 shares that were subject to forfeiture by the Sponsor
to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment is not exercised in full or in part, so that the Sponsor will collectively
own at least 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares after the Offering (assuming the initial stockholders do not purchase
any Public Shares in the Offering and excluding the Placement Units and underlying securities). The underwriters exercised the over-allotment
option in full, so those shares are no longer subject to forfeiture. On May 26, 2021, our sponsor transferred 20,000 shares
to Mr. Ngoh, 6,000 shares to Mr. Stein, 2,500 shares to Mr. Phoon, 2,500 shares to Mr. Anih and 3,000 shares to Legacy Royals, LLC an
entity controlled by Mr. Gordon.
The
initial stockholders have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Class B common stock (except to certain permitted transferees)
until, with respect to any of the Class B common stock, the earlier of (i) six months after the date of the consummation of a Business
Combination, or (ii) the date on which the closing price of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted
for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing
after a Business Combination, with respect to the remaining any of the Class B common stock, upon six months after the date of the consummation
of a Business Combination, or earlier, in each case, if, subsequent to a Business Combination, the Company consummates a subsequent liquidation,
merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange
their common stock for cash, securities or other property.
On
May 3, 2021, the Sponsor committed to loan the Company an aggregate of up to $300,000 to cover expenses related to the IPO pursuant to a promissory note (the “Note”). The Note was non-interest bearing and was payable on the earlier of
October 31, 2021, or the completion of the IPO. Upon IPO, the Company had borrowed $95,120 under the
Note. A total of $95,120 under the promissory note was repaid on September 1, 2021.
In
order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor may provide us with a loan to the Company up
to $1,500,000 as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). Such Working Capital Loans would either be repaid upon consummation
of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be converted upon
consummation of a Business Combination into additional Placement Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit. 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. As of December 31, 2022, there were no amounts outstanding
under any Working Capital Loans.
If
the Company anticipates that it may not be able to consummate the initial Business Combination within 12 months, the Company may, by
resolution of the board if requested by the Sponsor, extend the period of time to consummate a Business Combination up to two times,
each by an additional three months (for a total of up to 18 months to complete a Business Combination), subject to the Sponsor depositing
additional funds into the trust account as set out below. Pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
and the trust agreement to be entered into between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, in order for the time
available for the Company to consummate the initial Business Combination to be extended, the Sponsor or its affiliates or designees,
must deposit into the Trust Account $575,000 with the underwriters’ over-allotment option exercised in full ($0.10 per unit in
either case), on or prior to the date of the applicable deadline, for each of the available three month extensions, providing a total
possible Business Combination period of 18 months at a total payment value of $575,000 with the underwriters’ over-allotment option
exercised in full ($0.10 per unit). Any such payments would be made in the form of a loan. Any such loans will be non-interest bearing
and payable upon the consummation of a Business Combination out of the proceeds of the trust account released to it. On August
8, 2022, the Company entered into a loan and transfer agreement with the Sponsor, according to which on August 15, 2022, the Company’s
Sponsor has deposited into the Company’s trust account $575,000 representing $0.10 per public share) to extend the period of time
it has to consummate its initial business combination by three months from August 16, 2022 to November 16, 2022 (the “Extension”).
On November 16, 2022, the Company’s Sponsor has further deposited into the Company’s trust account $575,000 (representing
$0.10 per public share) to extend the period of time it has to consummate its initial business combination by three months from November
16, 2022 to February 16, 2023.
Item
14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services
The
following is a summary of fees paid or to be paid to MaloneBailey, LLP, or MaloneBailey, for services rendered.
Audit
Fees. Audit fees consist of fees for professional services rendered for the audit of our year-end financial statements and
services that are normally provided by MaloneBailey in connection with regulatory filings. The aggregate fees of MaloneBailey for
professional services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements, review of the financial information included in our
Forms 8-K for the respective periods and other required filings with the SEC totaled approximately $99,000 for the year ended
December 31, 2021, and $42,500 for the year ended December 31, 2022. The above amounts include interim
procedures and audit fees, as well as attendance at audit committee meetings.
Audit-Related
Fees. Audit-related fees consist of fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to performance of
the audit or review of our financial statements and are not reported under “Audit Fees.” These services include attest services
that are not required by statute or regulation and consultations concerning financial accounting and reporting standards. For the year
ended December 31, 2022, we did not pay MaloneBailey any audit-related fees.
Tax
Fees. We have not paid MaloneBailey any fee for tax return services, planning and tax advice for the year ended December 31,
2022.
All
Other Fees. We did not pay MaloneBailey for any other services for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Pre-Approval
Policy
Our
audit committee was formed upon the consummation of our Initial Public Offering. As a result, the audit committee did not pre-approve
all of the foregoing services, although any services rendered prior to the formation of our audit committee were approved by our board
of directors. Since the formation of our audit committee, and on a going-forward basis, the audit committee has and will pre-approve
all auditing services and permitted non-audit services to be performed for us by our auditors, including the fees and terms thereof (subject
to the de minimis exceptions for non-audit services described in the Exchange Act which are approved by the audit committee prior to
the completion of the audit).
part
IV
ITEM
15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a)
The following documents are filed as part of this Form 10-K:
(1)
Financial Statements:
(2)
Financial Statement Schedules:
None.
(3)
Exhibits
ITEM 16. Form 10-K Summary
Not applicable.
PHP
VENTURES ACQUISITION CORP.
INDEX
TO AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Page(s) |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID No: 206) |
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F-2 |
Audited
Financial Statements: |
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Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 |
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F-3 |
Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2022 and for the period from April 13, 2021 (inception) through December 31, 2021 |
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F-4 |
Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit for the year ended December 31, 2022 and for the period from April 13, 2021 (inception) through December 31, 2021 |
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F-5 |
Statements of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2022 and for the period from April 13, 2021 (inception) through December 31, 2021 |
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F-6 |
Notes to the Audited Financial Statements |
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F-7
- F-17 |
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To
the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
PHP
Ventures Acquisition Corp.
Opinion
on the Financial Statements
We
have audited the accompanying balance sheet of PHP Ventures Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2022 and
2021, and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2022 and
the period from April 13, 2021 (inception) through December 31, 2021, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial
statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the
Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2022 and
the period from April 13, 2021 (inception) through December 31, 2021, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States of America.
Going
Concern Matter
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As more fully described
in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company’s business plan is dependent on the completion of a business combination within
a prescribed period of time and if not completed will cease all operations except for the purpose of liquidating. The date for mandatory
liquidation and subsequent dissolution raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s
plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result
from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis
for Opinion
These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s
financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
(United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal
securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company
is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits,
we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion
on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our
audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error
or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits
provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/
MaloneBailey,
LLP
www.malonebailey.com
We
have served as the Company’s auditor since 2021.
Houston,
Texas
March
31, 2023
PART
IV - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note
1 — Description of Organization and Business Operations
PHP
Ventures Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated in the State of Delaware on April 13, 2021.
The Company was formed for the purpose of acquiring, engaging in a share exchange, share reconstruction and amalgamation with, purchasing
all or substantially all of the assets of, entering into contractual arrangements with, or engaging in any other similar business combination
with one or more businesses or entities (“Business Combination”). While the Company may pursue a business combination target
in any business or industry, it intends to focus on consumer-facing companies with a significant Africa presence or a compelling Africa
potential, which complements the expertise of its management team.
As
of December 31, 2022, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from April 13, 2021 (inception) through
December 31, 2022 relates to the Company’s formation and the Offering (as defined 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 on cash and cash equivalents from the proceeds derived from the Offering. The Company has selected December
31 as its fiscal year end.
The
Company’s sponsor is Global Link Investment LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”). The registration
statement for the Company’s IPO was declared effective on August 11, 2021.
On
August 16, 2021, the Company consummated its IPO of 5,000,000 units (the “Units” and, with respect to
the Class A common stock included in the Units being offered, the “Public Shares”), at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross
proceeds of $50,000,000, and incurring offering costs of $3,153,369, of which $1,750,000 was for deferred underwriting commissions (see
Note 6).
Simultaneously
with the consummation of the closing of the Offering, the Company consummated the private placement of an aggregate of 270,900 units
(the “Private Placement Units”) to Global Link Investment LLC, the sponsor of the Company (the “Sponsor”), at
a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit, generating total gross proceeds of $2,709,000 (the “Private Placement”) (see
Note 4).
Subsequently,
on August 19, 2021, the Company consummated the closing of the sale of 750,000 additional units at a price of $10 per unit (the “Units”)
upon receiving notice of the underwriters’ election to fully exercise their overallotment option (“Overallotment Units”),
generating additional gross proceeds of $7,500,000 and incurred additional offering costs of $412,500, of which $262,500 are for deferred
underwriting commissions. Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class
A Common Stock”), one-half of one redeemable warrant of the Company (“Warrant”), with each whole Warrant entitling
the holder thereof to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock for $11.50 per share, and one Right (“Right”), with each
Right entitling the holder to receive one-tenth of one share of Class A Common Stock, subject to adjustment, pursuant to the Company’s
registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-256840).
Simultaneously
with the exercise of the overallotment, the Company consummated the Private Placement of an additional Private Placement Units
to Global Link Investment LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), generating gross proceeds of $.
A
total of $58,075,000, comprised of the proceeds from the Offering and the proceeds of private placements that closed on August 16, 2021
and August 19, 2021, net of the underwriting commissions, discounts, and offering expenses, was deposited in a trust account (“Trust
Account”) which may 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 185 days or less or in any open-ended
investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund meeting the conditions of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, as
determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the consummation of a Business Combination or (ii) the distribution of the Trust
Account to the Company’s stockholders, as described below.
Transaction
costs of the Initial Public Offering with the exercise of the overallotment amounted to $3,565,869 consisting of $1,150,000 of cash underwriting
fees, $2,012,500 of deferred underwriting fees and $403,369 of other costs.
PHP
VENTURES ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note
1 — Description of Organization and Business Operations (Continued)
Following
the closing of the IPO $925,077 of cash was held outside of the Trust Account available for working capital purposes.
As of December 31, 2022, we have available to us $24,927 of cash on our balance sheet and a working capital of $13,259,991.
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 Units, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward
consummating a Business Combination. NASDAQ rules provide that the Business Combination must be with one or more target businesses that
together have a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the balance in the Trust Account (less any deferred underwriting commissions
and taxes payable on interest earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the signing of a definitive agreement to enter a Business Combination.
The Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-Business Combination 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 that the Company will be able to successfully effect
a Business Combination.
The
Company will provide its holders of the outstanding Public Shares (the “public stockholders”) with the opportunity to redeem
all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a stockholder meeting
called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. In connection with a proposed Business Combination, the
Company may seek stockholder approval of a Business Combination at a meeting called for such purpose at which stockholders may seek to
redeem their shares, regardless of whether they vote for or against a Business Combination. The Company will proceed with a Business
Combination only if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 either immediately prior to or upon such consummation
of a Business Combination and, if the Company seeks stockholder approval, a majority of the outstanding shares voted are voted in favor
of the Business Combination.
On
August 15, 2022, the Company’s Sponsor has deposited into the Company’s trust account $575,000 (representing $0.10 per public
share) to extend the period of time it has to consummate its initial business combination by three months from August 16, 2022 to November
16, 2022 (the “Extension”). On November 16, 2022, the Company’s Sponsor has further deposited into the Company’s
trust account $575,000 (representing $0.10 per public share) to extend the period of time it has to consummate its initial business combination
by three months from November 16, 2022 to February 16, 2023 (the “Extension”). On December 30, 2022, the Company
held a special meeting of its stockholders (the “Special Meeting”). At the Special Meeting, the Company’s stockholders
approved an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation giving the Company the right to extend
the date by which the Company must (i) consummate a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization
or similar business combination involving the Company and one or more businesses (a “Business Combination”), (ii) cease its
operations if it fails to complete such business combination, and (iii) redeem or repurchase 100% of the Company’s Class A common
stock included as part of the units sold in the Company’s Initial Public Offering that closed on August 16, 2021 (the “IPO”)
from February 16, 2023 (the “Termination Date”) by up to six (6) one-month extensions to August 16, 2023 at a price of $0.0625
per share per month, commencing February 16, 2023, our current Termination Date (which we refer to as the “Extension,” and
such later date, the “Extended Deadline”) (such proposal is the “Extension Amendment Proposal”). In connection
with such Extension Amendment Proposal, stockholders elected to redeem 3,977,250 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock,
par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A Common Stock”), which represents approximately 69% of the shares that were part of
the units that were sold in the Company’s IPO. Following such redemptions, $18,438,203 will remain in the trust
account and 2,066,150 shares of Class A Common Stock will remain issued and outstanding.
If
the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination before August 16, 2023 (or as extended by the Company’s stockholders in
accordance with our certificate of incorporation), 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 our 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 stockholders’ rights as stockholders
(including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably
possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining stockholders and our board of directors, dissolve and liquidate,
subject in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above to our obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the
requirements of other applicable law. As such, our stockholders could potentially be liable for any claims to the extent of distributions
received by them (but no more) and any liability of our stockholders may extend well beyond the third anniversary of such date.
PHP
VENTURES ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note
1 — Description of Organization and Business Operations (Continued)
Our
sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to us if and to the extent any claims by a third party (other than the independent public accounting
firm) for services rendered or products sold to us, or a prospective target business with which we have entered into a written letter
of intent, confidentiality or similar agreement or business combination agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the trust account to
below the lesser of (i) $ per public share and (ii) the actual amount per public share held in the trust account as of the date
of the liquidation of the trust account, if less than $ per public share due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, less
taxes payable, provided that such liability will not apply to any claims by a third party or prospective target business who executed
a waiver of any and all rights to the monies held in the trust account (whether or not such waiver is enforceable) nor will it apply
to any claims under our indemnity of the underwriters of this offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities
Act. However, we have not asked our sponsor to reserve for such indemnification obligations, nor have we independently verified whether
our sponsor has sufficient funds to satisfy its indemnity obligations and believe that our sponsor’s only assets are securities
of our company. Therefore, we cannot assure you that our sponsor would be able to satisfy those obligations. None of our officers or
directors will indemnify us for claims by third parties including, without limitation, claims by vendors and prospective target businesses.
Liquidity
and Management’s Plans
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 statements. 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. The Company have incurred and expect to continue to incur significant costs
in pursuit of our financing and acquisition plans. Management plans to address this uncertainty during period leading up to the business
combination. However, there is no assurance that the Company’s plans to consummate an initial Business Combination will be successful
within the Combination Period.
Going
Concern Consideration
In
connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)
2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” management has determined
that if the Company is unsuccessful in consummating an initial business combination within the prescribed period of time from the closing
of the IPO, the requirement that the Company cease all operations, redeem the public shares and thereafter liquidate and dissolve raises
substantial doubt about the ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might
result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Management has determined that the Company has funds that are sufficient to fund the working
capital needs of the Company until the consummation of an initial business combination or the winding up of the Company as stipulated
in the Company’s amended and restated memorandum of association. The accompanying financial statement has been prepared in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”), which contemplate continuation of
the Company as a going concern.
Inflation
Reduction Act of 2022
On
August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IR Act”) was signed into federal law. The IR Act provides for,
among other things, a new U.S. federal 1% excise tax on certain repurchases of stock by publicly traded U.S. domestic corporations and
certain U.S. domestic subsidiaries of publicly traded foreign corporations occurring on or after January 1, 2023. The excise tax is imposed
on the repurchasing corporation itself, not its shareholders from which shares are repurchased. The amount of the excise tax is generally
1% of the fair market value of the shares repurchased at the time of the repurchase. However, for purposes of calculating the excise
tax, repurchasing corporations are permitted to net the fair market value of certain new stock issuances against the fair market value
of stock repurchases during the same taxable year. In addition, certain exceptions apply to the excise tax. The U.S. Department of the
Treasury has been given authority to provide regulations and other guidance to carry out and prevent the abuse or avoidance of the excise
tax.
Any
redemption or other repurchase that occurs after December 31, 2022, in connection with a Business Combination, extension vote or otherwise,
may be subject to the excise tax. Whether and to what extent the Company would be subject to the excise tax in connection with a Business
Combination, extension vote or otherwise would depend on a number of factors, including (i) the fair market value of the redemptions
and repurchases in connection with the Business Combination, extension or otherwise, (ii) the structure of a Business Combination, (iii)
the nature and amount of any “PIPE” or other equity issuances in connection with a Business Combination (or otherwise issued
not in connection with a Business Combination but issued within the same taxable year of a Business Combination) and (iv) the content
of regulations and other guidance from the U.S. Department of the Treasury. In addition, because the excise tax would be payable by the
Company and not by the redeeming holder, the mechanics of any required payment of the excise tax have not been determined. The foregoing
could cause a reduction in the cash available on hand to complete a Business Combination and in the Company’s ability to complete
a Business Combination.
Modulex
Business Combination
On
December 8, 2022, we entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among (i) Modulex Modular
Buildings Plc, a company registered in England and Wales with company number 07291662 (“Modulex”), (ii) Modulex Merger Sub,
upon execution of a joinder agreement to become party to the Merger Agreement (a “Joinder”), a to-be-formed Cayman Islands
exempted company and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and (iii) PHP Ventures Acquisition Corp., a Delaware
corporation (“PHP Ventures”).
Pursuant
to the Merger Agreement, PHP Ventures and Merger Sub shall consummate the Merger, pursuant to which PHP Ventures shall be merged with
and into Merger Sub with Merger Sub being the surviving entity (the “Surviving Company”), following which the separate corporate
existence of PHP Ventures shall cease, and Merger Sub shall change its name to Modulex Cayman Limited and continue as the surviving entity
and a wholly owned subsidiary of Modulex.
As
consideration for the Merger, the holders of PHP common stock (“PHP Common Stock”), as of immediately prior to the effective
time of the Business Combination, shall be entitled to receive an equal number of Modulex Ordinary Shares. Modulex will assume all the
outstanding warrants of PHP, and each PHP warrant (the “PHP Warrants”) will become a warrant to purchase the same number
of Modulex Ordinary Shares (the “Modulex Warrants”) being assumed. Each PHP right to acquire one-tenth (1/10) of one share
of PHP Common Stock (the “PHP Rights”) shall become the right to receive one-tenth (1/10) of one Modulex Ordinary Share (the
“Modulex Rights”). In furtherance of the Business Combination, and in accordance with the terms of the Business Combination
Agreement, PHP shall provide an opportunity for PHP stockholders to have their outstanding shares of PHP Common Stock redeemed on the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Business Combination Agreement and PHP’s certificate of incorporation and
bylaws, each as amended from time to time.
The
Transaction will be consummated subject to the deliverables and provisions as further described in the Merger Agreement.
PHP
VENTURES ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note
2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying audited financial statements are presented in U.S. Dollars and conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.
Emerging
Growth Company
The
Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our
Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements
that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required
to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding
executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory
vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
Further,
Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting
standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do
not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting
standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements
that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of
such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public
or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies
adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company which
is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult
or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of audited financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements
and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Making
estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of
a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the audited financial statements, which management considered
in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results
could differ significantly from those estimates.
Offering
Costs Associated with the Initial Public Offering
Offering
costs consist of costs incurred in connection with preparation for the Public Offering executed on August 16, 2021. These costs, together
with the underwriting discounts and commissions, were charged to additional paid-in capital.
Risks
and Uncertainties
Management
is currently evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that
the virus could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, results of its operations, close of the Public Offering,
and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of these audited financial statements.
The audited financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
The
Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash
equivalents are carried at cost, which approximates fair value. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had $24,927 cash in operating account
and $59,805,199 cash in trust account. There were no cash equivalents as of December 31, 2022.
Income
Taxes
The
Company complies with the accounting and reporting requirements of ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” which requires an asset
and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed
for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in future taxable or deductible
amounts, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income.
Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
The
Company’s effective tax rate was -4.59% for the year ended December 31, 2022, primarily due to valuation allowance on the deferred
tax assets.
ASC
740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes
a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected
to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination
by taxing authorities. ASC 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim
periods, disclosure and transition.
The
Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized
tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of December 31, 2022. The Company is currently not aware of any issues
under review that could result in significant payments, accruals, or material deviation from its position.
The
Company has identified the United States as its only “major” tax jurisdiction.
The
Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception. These examinations may include questioning
the timing and amount of deductions, the nexus of income among various tax jurisdictions and compliance with federal and state tax laws.
The Company’s management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next
twelve months.
PHP
VENTURES ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note
2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
The
provision for income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $81,163.
Class
A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption
All
of the Class A common stock sold as part of the Units in the Public Offering contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption
of such Public Shares in connection with the Company’s liquidation, if there is a stockholder vote or tender offer in connection
with the Business Combination and in connection with certain amendments to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation.
In accordance with ASC 480, conditionally redeemable Class A common stock (including shares of Class A common stock that feature redemption
rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within
the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. Ordinary liquidation events, which involve the redemption and liquidation
of all of the entity’s equity instruments, are excluded from the provisions of ASC 480. Although the Company did not specify a
maximum redemption threshold, its charter provides that currently, the Company will not redeem its public shares in an amount that would
cause its net tangible assets (stockholders’ equity) to be less than $5,000,001. On December 30, 2022, in connection with the Extension
Amendment Proposal, stockholders elected to redeem 3,977,250 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock. On December 31, 2022,
there were 1,772,750 shares of Class A Common Stock sold as part of the Units in the Public Offering issued and subject to possible redemption.
Concentration
of Credit Risk
Financial
instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution
which, at times may exceed the Federal depository insurance coverage of $250,000. At December 31, 2022, the Company had not experienced
losses on this account and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such account.
Net
Loss Per Share
Net
income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common stock shares outstanding for
the period. The calculation of diluted income (loss) per share does not consider the effect of the warrants issued in connection with
the Initial Public Offering and warrants issued as components of the Private Placement Units (the “Placement Warrants”) since
the exercise of the warrants are contingent upon the occurrence of future events and the inclusion of such warrants would be anti-dilutive.
Net
loss per share, basic and diluted, for Class A and Class B non-redeemable common stock is calculated by dividing the net loss, adjusted
for income attributable to Class A redeemable common stock shares, by the weighted average number of Class A and Class B non-redeemable
common stock shares outstanding for the period. Non-redeemable Class A and Class B common stock shares includes the Founder Shares and
non-redeemable common stock shares as these shares do not have any redemption features and do not participate in the income earned on
the Trust Account.
The
following table reflects the calculation of basic and diluted net income per common share:
Schedule of Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Common Share
| |
| | |
| |
| |
For
The Year Ended December
31, 2022 | | |
For The Period from April 13, 2021 (Inception)
Through
December 31, 2021 | |
Class A common stock | |
| | | |
| | |
Numerator: net loss allocable to Class A common stock | |
| (1,491,553 | ) | |
| (302,693 | ) |
Denominator: weighted average number of Class A common stock | |
| 6,013,155 | | |
| 3,162,250 | |
Basic and diluted net income per redeemable Class A common stock | |
$ | (0.25 | ) | |
$ | (0.10 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Class B common stock | |
| | | |
| | |
Numerator: net loss allocable to Class B common stock | |
| (356,570 | ) | |
| (115,328 | ) |
Denominator: weighted average number of Class B common stock | |
| 1,437,500 | | |
| 1,202,471 | |
Basic and diluted net loss per Class B common stock | |
$ | (0.25 | ) | |
$ | (0.10 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Numerator: net loss allocable to Classes of common stock | |
| (356,570 | ) | |
| (115,328 | ) |
Denominator: weighted average number of Classes of common stock | |
| 1,437,500 | | |
| 1,202,471 | |
Basic and diluted net loss per Classes of common stock | |
$ | (0.25 | ) | |
$ | (0.10 | ) |
PHP
VENTURES ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note
2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
The
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid for transfer of a liability, in an orderly transaction
between market participants at the measurement date. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs
used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets
or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers include:
| ● | Level
1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments
in active markets; |
| | |
| ● | Level
2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly
or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets
or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and |
| | |
| ● | Level
3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring
an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques
in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. |
In
some circumstances, the inputs used to measure fair value might be categorized within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In
those instances, the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input
that is significant to the fair value measurement.
The
following table presents information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December
31, 2022 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques that the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
Schedule of Fair Value on Recurring Basis
Description | |
Quoted
Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | | |
Significant
other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | |
Significant
other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | |
Assets | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Cash held in trust account | |
$ | 59,805,199 | | |
$ | — | | |
$ | — | |
Recently
Issued Accounting Standards
In
August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-06,
Debt — Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s
Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40) (“ASU 2020-06”) to simplify accounting for certain financial instruments. ASU 2020-06 eliminates
the current models that require separation of beneficial conversion and cash conversion features from convertible instruments and simplifies
the derivative scope exception guidance pertaining to equity classification of contracts in an entity’s own equity. The new standard
also introduces additional disclosures for convertible debt and freestanding instruments that are indexed to and settled in an entity’s
own equity. ASU 2020-06 amends the diluted earnings per share guidance, including the requirement to use the if-converted method for
all convertible instruments. ASU 2020-06 is effective January 1, 2024 and should be applied on a full or modified retrospective basis,
with early adoption permitted beginning on January 1, 2021. The Company adopted as of inception of the Company. Management does not believe
that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect
on the Company’s financial statements.
Note
3 —Public Offering
Pursuant
to the Initial Public Offering and full exercise underwriter’s overallotment option, the Company sold 5,750,000 Units at a purchase
price of $10.00 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one Class A common stock and one-half of one redeemable warrant (“Public Warrant”)
and one right (“Public Right”). Each Public Warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one half of one Class A common stock
at an exercise price of $11.50 per whole share (see Note 7). Each Public Right entitles the holder to receive one-tenth (1/10) of one
Class A common stock upon consummation of our initial business combination, so you must hold rights in multiples of 10 in order to receive
shares for all of your rights upon closing of a business combination (see Note 7).
PHP
VENTURES ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note
4 — Private Placement
Simultaneously
with the Initial Public Offering and full exercise underwriter’s overallotment option, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 293,400
Private Placement Units at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit for an aggregate purchase price of $2,934,000.
The
proceeds from the sale of the Placement Units will be added to the net proceeds from the Proposed Offering held in the Trust Account.
The Placement Units are identical to the Units sold in the Proposed Offering, except for the placement warrants (“Placement Warrants”),
as described in Note 7. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the proceeds from the
sale of the Placement Units will be used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law)
and the Placement Warrants and the rights underlying the Placement Units (“Private Rights”) will expire worthless.
Note
5 — Related Party Transactions
Class
B Common Stock
On
May 3, 2021, the Company issued an aggregate of shares of Class B common stock to the Sponsor for an aggregate purchase price
of $ in cash, or approximately $ per share. On May 26, 2021, our sponsor transferred shares to Mr. Ngoh, shares
to Mr. Stein, shares to Mr. Phoon, shares to Mr. Anih and shares to Legacy Royals, LLC an entity controlled by Mr.
Gordon.
The
initial stockholders have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of these founder shares (or shares of common stock issuable upon
conversion thereof) until the earlier to occur of: (A) six months after the completion of our initial business combination and (B) subsequent
to our initial business combination, (x) if the reported last sale price of our Class A common stock 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 our initial business combination, or (y) the date on which we complete a liquidation, merger,
capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of our stockholders having the right to exchange
their shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property.
Promissory
Note — Related Party
On
May 3, 2021, the Sponsor issued an unsecured promissory note to the Company, pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to an aggregate
principal amount of $, to be used for payment of costs related to the Proposed Offering. The note is non-interest bearing and
payable on the earlier of (i) or (ii) the consummation of the Proposed Offering. A total of $ under the promissory
note was repaid on September 1, 2021.
Related
Party Loans
In
order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Company’s Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor,
or the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working
Capital Loans”). Such Working Capital Loans would be evidenced by promissory notes. The notes would either be repaid upon consummation
of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $1,500,000 of notes may be converted upon consummation
of a Business Combination into additional Placement Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit. 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.
As
December 31, 2021, the Company did not borrow any amount under such loans. As December 31, 2022, the Company has borrowed $662,787
under such loans.
PHP
VENTURES ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note
5 — Related Party Transactions (Continued)
Extension
Loan — Related Party
The
Company will have until 12 months (or up to 18 months if the Company extends the period of time to consummate a business combination)
from the closing of the Proposed Offering to consummate a Business Combination (the “Combination Period”). If the Company
is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the
purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but no more than five business days thereafter, redeem 100% of the outstanding
Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest
earned (net of taxes payable and less interest to pay dissolution expenses up to $100,000), divided by the number of then outstanding
Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to
receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following
such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining stockholders and the Company’s board of directors, proceed to commence
a voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution of the Company, subject in each case to its obligations to provide for claims
of creditors and the requirements of applicable law. The underwriter has agreed to waive its rights to the deferred underwriting commission
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 funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public
Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the assets remaining available for distribution
will be less than the amount initially deposited in the Trust Account per Unit ($10.10).
On
August 8, 2022, the Company entered into a loan and transfer agreement with the Sponsor, according to which on August 15, 2022, the Company’s
Sponsor has deposited into the Company’s trust account $ representing $ per public share) to extend the period of time
it has to consummate its initial business combination by three months from August 16, 2022 to November 16, 2022 (the “Extension”).
On November 16, 2022, the Company’s Sponsor has further deposited into the Company’s trust account $ (representing
$ per public share) to extend the period of time it has to consummate its initial business combination by three months from November
16, 2022 to February 16, 2023. As of December 31, 2022, $1,150,000 were outstanding under such extension loan.
This
extension loan is non-interest bearing and will be due upon consummation of the initial business combination. If the Company complete
the initial business combination, the Company will, at the option of the sponsor, repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the
trust account released to the Company or convert a portion or all of the total loan amount into units at a price of $10.00 per unit,
which units will be identical to the Placement Units. If the Company does not complete a business combination, the Company will repay
such loans only from funds held outside of the trust account.
Note
6 — Commitments and Contingencies
Registration
Rights
The
holders of the insider shares, as well as the holders of the Placement Units (and underlying securities) and any securities issued in
payment of working capital loans made to the Company, will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to an agreement to be signed prior
to or on the effective date of Proposed Public Offering. The holders of a majority of these securities are entitled to make up to two
demands that the Company register such securities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the underwriters (and/or their designees)
may only make a demand registration (i) on one occasion and (ii) during the five-year period beginning on the effective date of the Proposed
Public Offering. The holders of the majority of the insider shares can elect to exercise these registration rights at any time commencing
three months prior to the date on which these shares of common stock are to be released from escrow. The holders of a majority of the
Placement Units (and underlying securities) and securities issued in payment of working capital loans (or underlying securities) can
elect to exercise these registration rights at any time after the Company consummates a Business Combination. In addition, the holders
have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the consummation
of a Business Combination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the underwriters (and/or their designees) may participate in a “piggy-back”
registration only during the seven-year period beginning on the effective date of the Proposed Public Offering. The Company will bear
the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, under
FINRA Rule 5110, the underwriters and/or their designees may only make a demand registration (i) on one occasion and (ii) during the
five-year period beginning on the effective date of the registration statement relating to the Proposed Public Offering, and the underwriters
and/or their designees may participate in a “piggy-back” registration only during the seven-year period beginning on the
effective date of the registration statement relating to the Proposed Public Offering.
PHP
VENTURES ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note
6 — Commitments and Contingencies (Continued)
Underwriters
Agreement
The
Company granted the underwriter a 45-day option to purchase up to 750,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments at the Initial Public
Offering price, less the underwriting discounts and commissions. The aforementioned option was exercised in full on August 19, 2021.
The
underwriter was paid a cash underwriting discount of two percent (2.00%) of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering, or $1,150,000.
In addition, the underwriter is entitled to a deferred fee of three point five percent (3.50%) of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public
Offering, or $2,012,500. The deferred fee was placed in the Trust Account and will be paid in cash upon the closing of a Business Combination,
subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
Right
of First Refusal
Subject
to certain conditions, the Company has granted EF Hutton, division of Benchmark Investments, LLC, for a period of 12 months after the
date of the consummation of a business combination, a right of first refusal to act as sole book runner, and/or sole placement agent,
at the representative’s sole discretion, for each and every future public and private equity and debt offering, including all equity
linked financings for us or any of our successors or subsidiaries. In accordance with FINRA Rule 5110(g)(6)(A), such right of first refusal
shall not have a duration of more than three years from the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms
a part.
Note
7 – Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred
Stock — The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 preferred shares with a par value of $0.0001 per share with such designation,
rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s Board of Directors. At December 31, 2022, there
were no preferred shares issued or outstanding.
Class
A Common Stock — The Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of Class A common stock with a par value of $0.0001
per share. Holders of the Company’s Class A common stock are entitled to one vote for each share. At December 31, 2022, there were
293,400 shares of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding, excluding 1,772,750 shares of Class A Common Stock subject
to possible redemption.
Class
B Common Stock — The Company is authorized to issue 10,000,000 shares of Class B common stock with a par value of $0.0001
per share. Holders of the Company’s Class B common stock are entitled to one vote for each share. At December 31, 2022, there were
1,437,500 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding. Class B common stock will automatically convert into shares of Class
A common stock at the time of our initial business combination on a one-for-one basis.
Warrants
— Warrants may only be exercised for a whole number of shares. No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the
Warrants. The Warrants will become exercisable on the later of (a) 30 days after the consummation of a Business Combination or (b) 12
months from the effective date of the registration statement relating to the Proposed Offering. No Warrants will be exercisable for cash
unless the Company has an effective and current registration statement covering the common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants
and a current prospectus relating to such common stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a registration statement covering the common
stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants is not effective within 60 days from the consummation of a Business Combination, the
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 the Warrants on a cashless basis pursuant to an available exemption from registration
under the Securities Act. If an exemption from registration is not available, holders will not be able to exercise their Warrants on
a cashless basis. The Warrants will expire five years from the consummation of a Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
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TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note
7 – Stockholders’ Equity (Continued)
The
Company may call the Warrants for redemption, in whole and not in part, at a price of $0.01 per warrant:
●
at any time while the Warrants are exercisable,
●
upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each Warrant holder,
●
if, and only if, the reported last sale price of the common stock equals or exceeds $18 per share, for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading
day period ending on the third trading 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 common stock underlying such warrants at the
time of redemption and for the entire 30-day trading period referred to above and continuing each day thereafter until the date of redemption.
The
Placement Warrants will be identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units being sold in the Proposed Offering, except that the
Placement Warrants and the common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Placement Warrants will not be transferable, assignable or
salable until after the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions.
If
the Company calls the Warrants for redemption, management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise the Warrants
to do so on a “cashless basis,” as described in the warrant agreement. The exercise price and number of common stock issuable
upon exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend, extraordinary dividend
or recapitalization, reorganization, merger, or consolidation. 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 respect to such warrants. Accordingly,
the warrants may expire worthless.
The
exercise price is $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as described herein. In addition, if (x) if the Company issues additional shares
of Class A common stock or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of our initial business
combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per share of Class A common stock (with such issue price or
effective issue price to be determined in good faith by our board of directors and, in the case of any such issuance to our sponsor or
its affiliates, without taking into account any founder shares held by our sponsor or such affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance)
(the “Newly Issued Price”), (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 our initial business combination on the date of the consummation of our
initial business combination (net of redemptions), and (z) the volume weighted average trading price of our Class A common stock during
the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day prior to the day on which we consummate our initial business combination (such
price, the “Market Value”) is below $9.20 per share, then the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest
cent) to be equal to 115% of the greater of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, and the $18.00 per share redemption trigger
price described below under “Redemption of warrants” will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the greater
of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price.
Rights
— Each holder of a right will receive one-tenth (1/10) of one Class A common stock upon consummation of a Business Combination,
even if the holder of such right redeemed all shares held by it in connection with a Business Combination. No fractional shares will
be issued upon exchange of the rights. No additional consideration will be required to be paid by a holder of rights in order to receive
its additional shares upon consummation of a Business Combination as the consideration related thereto has been included in the unit
purchase price paid for by investors in the Proposed Offering. If the Company enters into a definitive agreement for a Business Combination
in which the Company will not be the surviving entity, the definitive agreement will provide for the holders of rights to receive the
same per share consideration the holders of the Class A common stock will receive in the transaction on an as-converted into Class A
common stock basis and each holder of a right will be required to affirmatively convert its rights in order to receive 1/10 share underlying
each right (without paying additional consideration). The shares issuable upon exchange of the rights will be freely tradable (except
to the extent held by affiliates of the Company).
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TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note
8 – Income Taxes
The
Company did not have any significant deferred tax assets or liabilities as of December 31, 2022.
The
Company’s net deferred tax assets are as follows:
Schedule
of Deferred Tax Assets
| |
December
31, 2022 | | |
December
31, 2021 | |
Deferred
tax asset | |
| | | |
| | |
Sec.
195 Start-up Costs | |
$ | 538,646 | | |
$ | 57,636 | |
Net
Operating Loss - Federal | |
| - | | |
| 28,967 | |
Unrealized
gain on investment in trust account | |
| 1,182 | | |
| 1,182 | |
Total
deferred tax asset | |
| 539,827 | | |
| 87,784 | |
Valuation
allowance | |
| (539,827 | ) | |
| (87,784 | ) |
Deferred
tax asset, net of allowance | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | |
The
income tax provision consists of the following:
Schedule of Income Tax Provision
| |
December 31, 2022 | | |
December 31, 2021 | |
Federal | |
| | | |
| | |
Current | |
$ | 81,163 | | |
$ | - | |
Deferred | |
| 452,043 | | |
| 87,784 | |
State and Local | |
| | | |
| | |
Current | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Deferred | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Change in valuation allowance | |
| (452,043 | ) | |
| (87,784 | ) |
Income tax provision | |
$ | 81,163 | | |
$ | - | |
As
of December 31, 2022, the Company did not have any U.S. federal and state net operating loss carryovers available to offset future taxable
income.
In
assessing the realization of the deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion of all
of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of
future taxable income during the periods in which temporary differences representing net future deductible amounts become deductible.
Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax assets, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making
this assessment. After consideration of all of the information available, management believes that significant uncertainty exists with
respect to future realization of the deferred tax assets and has therefore established a full valuation allowance. For the year ended
December 31, 2022, the change in the valuation allowance was $539,827.
A
reconciliation of the federal income tax rate to the Company’s effective tax rate at December 31, 2022 is as follows:
Schedule of Effective Tax Rate
| |
December
31, 2022 | | |
December
31, 2021 | |
Statutory
federal income tax rate | |
| 21.00 | % | |
| 21.00 | % |
NOL
Carry-forward - US | |
| - | | |
| (6.93 | )% |
Permanent
differences | |
| (0.01 | )% | |
| - | |
Change
in valuation allowance | |
| (25.58 | )% | |
| (14.07 | )% |
Income
tax provision | |
| (4.59 | )% | |
| 0.0 | % |
The
Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction in various state and local jurisdictions and is subject to examination
by the various taxing authorities.
Note
9 – Subsequent Events
In
accordance with ASC Topic 855, “Subsequent Events”, which establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure
of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued, the Company has evaluated all events or
transactions that occurred up to the filing date, the date the audited financial statements were available to issue. Based
upon this review, other than as described below, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment
or disclosure in the financial statements.
On
January 20, 2023, $41,366,996 of cash held in trust was paid to redeemed public shareholders and $18,438,203 was reinvested
in treasury liquidity funds.
On
February 14, 2023, Company’s Sponsor has further deposited into the Company’s trust account $, including $
(representing $ per public share) to extend the period of time it has to consummate its initial business combination by one month
from February 16, 2022 to March 16, 2023 and $ extra funds for further one month extension. On March
13, 2023, Company’s Sponsor has further deposited into the Company’s trust account $ to extend the period of time it
has to consummate its initial business combination by one month from March 16, 2022 to April 16, 2023.
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
None.