Amendment: SEC Form SC 13D/A filed by Pono Capital Two Inc.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 3)*

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Pono Capital Two, Inc.

 (Name of Issuer)

Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share

 (Title of Class of Securities)

73245B107

(CUSIP Number)

Randal D. Murdock

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

1177 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036

(212) 715-9100

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

July 24, 2024

 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

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If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box:  ☐

NOTE: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

 

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 * Includes 78,855 units, with each unit consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock and one redeemable warrant, and each warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock for $11.50 per share.  The warrants become exercisable on the later of (i) 30 days after the completion of the Issuer’s initial business combination and (ii) 12 months from the effective date of the registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-265571) for the Issuer’s initial public offering.  All reported shares of Class A Common Stock are held by ZUU Funders Co. Ltd.  ZUU Funders Co. Ltd is the operating partner of ZUU Target Fund for SBC Medical Group HD Investment Partnership and a wholly-owned subsidiary of ZUU Co. Ltd.  ZUU Co. Ltd. is majority owned and controlled by Kazumasa Tomita.  Each Reporting Person specifically disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein.

** Based on 5,216,290 shares of Class A Common Stock stated by the Issuer as being outstanding as of June 27, 2024 in its Report on its preliminary proxy statement, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 10, 2024.

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	ZUU Funders Co. Ltd
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☒
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	AF
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Japan
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			1,492,575*
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			1,492,575*
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	1,492,575*
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	28.6%**
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	CO

 * Includes 78,855 units, with each unit consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock and one redeemable warrant, and each warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock for $11.50 per share.  The warrants become exercisable on the later of (i) 30 days after the completion of the Issuer’s initial business combination and (ii) 12 months from the effective date of the registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-265571) for the Issuer’s initial public offering.  All reported shares of Class A Common Stock are held by ZUU Funders Co. Ltd.  ZUU Funders Co. Ltd is the operating partner of ZUU Target Fund for SBC Medical Group HD Investment Partnership and a wholly-owned subsidiary of ZUU Co. Ltd.  ZUU Co. Ltd. is majority owned and controlled by Kazumasa Tomita.  Each Reporting Person specifically disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein.

** Based on 5,216,290 shares of Class A Common Stock stated by the Issuer as being outstanding as of June 27, 2024 in its Report on its preliminary proxy statement, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 10, 2024.

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	ZUU Target Fund for SBC Medical Group HD Investment Partnership
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☒
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	WC, OO
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Japan
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			1,492,575*
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			1,492,575*
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	1,492,575*
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	28.6%**
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	PN

 * Includes 78,855 units, with each unit consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock and one redeemable warrant, and each warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock for $11.50 per share.  The warrants become exercisable on the later of (i) 30 days after the completion of the Issuer’s initial business combination and (ii) 12 months from the effective date of the registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-265571) for the Issuer’s initial public offering.  All reported shares of Class A Common Stock are held by ZUU Funders Co. Ltd.  ZUU Funders Co. Ltd is the operating partner of ZUU Target Fund for SBC Medical Group HD Investment Partnership and a wholly-owned subsidiary of ZUU Co. Ltd.  ZUU Co. Ltd. is majority owned and controlled by Kazumasa Tomita.  Each Reporting Person specifically disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein.

** Based on 5,216,290 shares of Class A Common Stock stated by the Issuer as being outstanding as of June 27, 2024 in its Report on its preliminary proxy statement, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 10, 2024.

 * Includes 78,855 units, with each unit consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock and one redeemable warrant, and each warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock for $11.50 per share.  The warrants become exercisable on the later of (i) 30 days after the completion of the Issuer’s initial business combination and (ii) 12 months from the effective date of the registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-265571) for the Issuer’s initial public offering.  All reported shares of Class A Common Stock are held by ZUU Funders Co. Ltd.  ZUU Funders Co. Ltd is the operating partner of ZUU Target Fund for SBC Medical Group HD Investment Partnership and a wholly-owned subsidiary of ZUU Co. Ltd.  ZUU Co. Ltd. is majority owned and controlled by Kazumasa Tomita.  Each Reporting Person specifically disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein.

** Based on 5,216,290 shares of Class A Common Stock stated by the Issuer as being outstanding as of June 27, 2024 in its Report on its preliminary proxy statement, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 10, 2024.

 

This Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 13D (this “Amendment”) amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed on February 6, 2023 (the “Initial 13D” and as amended and supplemented to date, the “Schedule 13D”) by the Reporting Persons, relating to shares of Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Class A Shares”), of Pono Capital Two, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”). Capitalized terms not defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Initial 13D.

 

 

Item 3 of the Initial 13D is hereby supplemented by adding the following paragraph to the end thereof:

 

“From and including March 22, 2024, Funders purchased an additional 50,234 Class A Shares for a purchase price of $746,310, and an additional 7,515 units for a purchase price of $97,695, in each case excluding fees and expenses. Funds for the acquisition of Class A Shares and units were contributed by investors to the Fund pursuant to the Investment Partnership Contract.

Item 4 of the Initial 13D is hereby supplemented by adding the following paragraph to the end thereof:

“The response to Item 3 of Amendment No. 2 to the Initial 13D is incorporated herein by reference.”

 

 

Item 5 of the Initial 13D is hereby amended and restated as set forth below:

 

“(a) Each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, 1,492,575 Class A Shares, representing approximately 28.6% of the Class A Shares outstanding, in each case based on 5,216,290 shares of Class A Common Stock stated by the Issuer as being outstanding as of June 27, 2024 in its Report on its preliminary proxy statement, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 10, 2024.

 

(b) Each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to have shared voting and shared dispositive power with regard to 1,492,575 Class A Shares.

 

(c) Except as set forth in Exhibit 99.4 to this Schedule 13D, the Reporting Persons have not engaged in any transactions in the Class A Shares during the past sixty days.

 

(d) Under the terms of the Investment Partnership Contract, distributions to the investors in the Fund may include dividends or proceeds from the sale of Class A Shares held by the Fund.

 

(e) Not applicable.”

 

Item 6 of the Initial 13D is hereby supplemented by adding the following to the end thereof:

“The responses to Items 3 and 4 of Amendment No. 3 to the Initial 13D are incorporated herein by reference.

Except as disclosed in this Schedule 13D, there are no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) among the Reporting Persons and between the Reporting Persons and any other person with respect to any securities of the Issuer, including but not limited to, transfer or voting of any of the securities, finder’s fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or loss, or the giving or withholding of proxies.”

Exhibit 99.1	Joint Filing Agreement, dated February 6, 2024, of the Reporting Persons.*
Exhibit 99.2	Investment Partnership Contract.*
Exhibit 99.3	Non-Redemption Agreement.*
Exhibit 99.4	Transactions in Class A Shares.

*Previously filed.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

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