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SK GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES CORPORATION
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PART I-FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SK GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES CORPORATION
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
| September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||
| Assets: | (unaudited) | |||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | $ | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses | ||||||||
| Total current assets | ||||||||
| Investments held in Trust Account | ||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| Liabilities, Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption and Shareholders’ Deficit: | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accrued expenses | ||||||||
| Extension payment payable | ||||||||
| Sponsor Note | ||||||||
| Ordinary Class A shares to be redeemed | ||||||||
| Total current liabilities | ||||||||
| Non-current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Overfunding loan | ||||||||
| Deferred underwriting and advisory fees | ||||||||
| Total non-current liabilities | ||||||||
| Total liabilities | ||||||||
| Commitments and Contingencies | ||||||||
| Class A ordinary shares, $ | ||||||||
| Shareholders’ Deficit: | ||||||||
| Preference shares, $ | ||||||||
| Class A ordinary shares, $ | ||||||||
| Class B ordinary shares, $ | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total shareholders’ deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total Liabilities, Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption and Shareholders’ Deficit | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed financial statements.
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UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
| For the Three Months Ended September 30, | For the Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Other income: | ||||||||||||||||
| Income from investments held in Trust Account | ||||||||||||||||
| Total other income | ||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, Class A ordinary shares | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted net income per share, Class A ordinary shares | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, Class B ordinary shares | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted net income per share, Class B ordinary shares | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed financial statements.
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UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
| Class B | Additional | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ordinary Shares | Paid-in | Accumulated | Shareholders’ | |||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Deficit | ||||||||||||||||
| Balance—December 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Accretion for Class A ordinary shares to redemption amount | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Balance—March 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Accretion for Class A ordinary shares to redemption amount | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance—June 30, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Accretion for Class A ordinary shares to redemption amount | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance—September 30, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023
| Class B | Additional | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ordinary Shares | Paid-in | Accumulated | Shareholders’ | |||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Deficit | ||||||||||||||||
| Balance —December 31, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Accretion for Class A ordinary shares to redemption amount | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance — March 31, 2023 | $ | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Accretion for Class A ordinary shares to redemption amount | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance — June 30, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Accretion for Class A ordinary shares to redemption amount | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance — September 30, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed financial statements.
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UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
| For the Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | ||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | ||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
| General and administrative expenses paid by related party under promissory note | ||||||||
| Income from investments held in Trust Account | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | ( | ) | ||||||
| Accrued expenses | ||||||||
| Extension payment payable | ||||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash Flows from Financing Activities: | ||||||||
| Proceeds from promissory note | ||||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | ||||||||
| Net change in cash | ( | ) | ||||||
| Cash—beginning of the period | ||||||||
| Cash—end of the period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Non-cash financing activities: | ||||||||
| General and administrative expenses paid by Sponsor under promissory note | $ | $ | ||||||
| Ordinary Class A shares to be redeemed | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed financial statements.
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SK GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Note 1—Description of Organization, Business Operations, Liquidity and Basis of Presentation
SK Growth Opportunities Corporation (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated in Cayman Islands on December 8, 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 Company is an emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with emerging growth companies.
As of September 30, 2024, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from December 8, 2021 (inception) through September 30, 2024, relates to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”) described below, and since the Initial Public Offering, its search for a Business Combination (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 generates non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds held in the Trust Account (as defined below).
The Company’s sponsor is Auxo Capital Managers
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”). The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public
Offering was declared effective on June 23, 2022. On June 28, 2022, the Company consummated its Initial Public Offering of
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial
Public Offering, the Company consummated the private placement (“Private Placement”) of
In addition, upon the consummation of the Initial
Public Offering on June 28, 2022, the Sponsor provided the Company with the First Overfunding Loan (as defined in Note 4) in the
amount of $
Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering
and the Partial Over-Allotment Exercise, approximately $
The Company’s management has broad discretion
with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering, the sale of Private Placement Warrants and
the proceeds from the Overfunding Loan, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating
a Business Combination. The Company must complete one or more initial Business Combinations having an aggregate fair market value of at
least
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
The Company will provide the holders of the Company’s
Public Shares (the “Public Shareholders”) with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the
completion of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a shareholders meeting called to approve the Business Combination
or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek shareholder approval of a Business Combination
or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion. The Public Shareholders will be entitled to redeem their
Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then held in the Trust Account (initially at $
The Public Shares are recognized at redemption value and classified as temporary equity, in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”). The Company will proceed with a Business Combination if a majority of the shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination. If a shareholder vote is not required by law and the Company does not decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other legal reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Articles of Association”), conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. If, however, shareholder approval of the transaction is required by law, or the Company decides to obtain shareholder approval for business or legal reasons, the Company will offer to redeem the Public Shares in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to the proxy rules and not pursuant to the tender offer rules. Additionally, each Public Shareholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction. If the Company seeks shareholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the initial shareholders (as defined below) agreed to vote their Founder Shares and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of a Business Combination. In addition, the initial shareholders agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to their Founder Shares and Public Shares in connection with the completion of a Business Combination.
The Articles of Association provides that a Public
Shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder is acting in concert or as
a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)),
will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of
On December 27, 2023, the Company held an
extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “First Extension Meeting”), to (i) amend the Company’s amended
and restated memorandum and articles of association (the “Memorandum and Articles of Association”) to extend the date by which
the Company has to consummate a business combination from December 28, 2023 to September 30, 2024 (or March 31, 2025) as the
Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) may approve in accordance with the Memorandum and Articles of Association
(such amendment, the “First Articles Amendment” and such proposal, the “First Extension Amendment Proposal”),
(ii) amend the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated June 23, 2022, by and between the Company and Continental, to extend
the date on which Continental must liquidate the Trust Account if the Company has not completed its initial business combination, from
December 28, 2023 to September 30, 2024 (or March 31, 2025) as the Board may approve (the “First Trust Amendment Proposal”).
The First Extension Amendment Proposal and the First Trust Amendment Proposal were approved. In connection with the vote to approve the
First Articles Amendment, the holders of
On September 27, 2024, the Company held an extraordinary general meeting
of shareholders (the “Second Extension Meeting”), to (i) amend the Memorandum and Articles of Association to extend the
date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination from September 30, 2024 to March 31, 2025 (such amendment, the
“Second Articles Amendment” and such proposal, the “Second Extension Amendment Proposal”), (ii) amend the Investment
Management Trust Agreement, dated June 23, 2022, by and between the Company and Continental, to extend the date on which Continental
must liquidate the Trust Account if the Company has not completed its initial business combination, from September 30, 2024 to March
31, 2025 (the “Second Trust Amendment Proposal”). The Sponsor has agreed that if the Second Extension Amendment Proposal is
approved and implemented, it or its designee will contribute to the Company, as a loan, $
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
If the Company is unable to consummate an initial
Business Combination prior to March 31, 2025 (such period, the “Combination Period”), 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 (less taxes payable and up to $
The initial shareholders agreed to waive their
rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to the Founder Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business
Combination within the Combination Period. However, if the initial shareholders acquire Public Shares in or after the Initial Public Offering,
they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to such Public Shares if the Company fails to complete
a Business Combination within the Combination Period. The underwriter agreed to waive its rights to the deferred underwriting commission
(see Note 5) held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within in the Combination Period
and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the other funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption
of the Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the residual assets remaining available
for distribution (including Trust Account assets) will be only $
Going Concern Consideration
As of September 30, 2024, the Company had $
The Company’s liquidity needs prior to the
consummation of the Initial Public Offering were satisfied through the payment of $
On October 30, 2023, the Sponsor loaned the Company
$
On March 1, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured
convertible promissory note in the total principal amount of up to $
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
On September 27, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured
convertible promissory note in the total principal amount of up to $
As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2024, the Company has $
In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 205-40, “Presentation of Financial Statements—Going Concern,” the Company has until March 31, 2025, to consummate a Business Combination. It is uncertain that the Company will be able to consummate a Business Combination by this time, and if a Business Combination is not consummated by this date, then there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution of the Company.
Management has determined that the liquidity condition and mandatory liquidation, should a Business Combination not occur, and potential subsequent dissolution raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of time within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. Management plans to address this uncertainty through the initial Business Combination as discussed above. There is no assurance that the Company’s plans to consummate the initial Business Combination will be successful or successful within the Combination Period. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Risks and Uncertainties
United States and global markets are experiencing volatility and disruption following the geopolitical instability resulting from the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and the recent escalation of the Israel-Hamas conflict. In response to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (“NATO”) deployed additional military forces to eastern Europe, and the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union and other countries have announced various sanctions and restrictive actions against Russia, Belarus and related individuals and entities, including the removal of certain financial institutions from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) payment system. Certain countries, including the United States, have also provided and may continue to provide military aid or other assistance to Ukraine and to Israel, increasing geopolitical tensions among a number of nations. The Russia-Ukraine conflict and the escalation of the Israel-Hamas conflict and the resulting measures that have been taken, and could be taken in the future, by NATO, the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Israel and its neighboring states and other countries have created global security concerns that could have a lasting impact on regional and global economies. Although the length and impact of the ongoing conflicts are highly unpredictable, they could lead to market disruptions, including significant volatility in commodity prices, credit and capital markets, as well as supply chain interruptions and increased cyberattacks against U.S. companies. Additionally, any resulting sanctions could adversely affect the global economy and financial markets and lead to instability and lack of liquidity in capital markets.
Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and Article 8 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, certain disclosures included in the annual financial statements have been condensed or omitted from these unaudited condensed financial statements as they are not required for interim financial statements under GAAP and the rules of the SEC. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal accruals) considered for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2024 or any future period.
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on March 29, 2024, which contains the audited financial statements and notes thereto.
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
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 independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 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 shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such an election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period, which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s unaudited condensed financial statements with another public company that is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company that has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the unaudited condensed financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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 financial statement, 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.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject
the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash accounts in a financial institution, which, at times, may exceed the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation coverage limit of $
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company had cash equivalents as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
Investments Held in the Trust Account
The Company’s portfolio of investments is
comprised of U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity
of
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurement,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the unaudited condensed balance sheets.
Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid for transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. 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.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company evaluates its financial instruments, including equity-linked financial instruments, to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”). For freestanding derivative financial instruments that are classified as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recognized at fair value with subsequent changes in fair value recognized in the unaudited condensed statements of operations each reporting period. The classification of freestanding derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be classified as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period.
The Company evaluates embedded conversion features within convertible debt instruments to determine whether the embedded conversion and other features should be bifurcated from the debt host instrument and accounted for as a derivative in accordance with ASC 815.
The Company accounted for the warrants issued in the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement Warrants in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC 815. Application of such guidance provides that the warrants are not precluded from equity classification. The warrants were initially measured at fair value. Subsequent changes in fair value are not recognized as long as the contracts continue to be classified in equity.
The Partial Over-allotment option was recognized
as a derivative liability in accordance with ASC 815. Accordingly, the Company recognized the instrument as a liability at fair value
and adjusted the instrument to fair value at each reporting period. On August 9, 2022, following the expiration of the remaining
Over-Allotment Option, the Sponsor forfeited
The Non-Redemption Agreements were recognized as a derivative instrument in accordance with ASC 815. The Non-Redemption Agreements represent a right to receive shares in the future contingent upon the consummation of a business combination. Accordingly, any issuance of equity or the right to issue equity will be recorded as an equity transaction and classified as additional paid-in capital and an expense to the company in connection to the non-redeemed shares. The right to receive shares should be fair valued at inception and expensed in the period the agreement was entered into. As a result of the equity classification conclusion will not be remeasured to fair valued at each reporting period.
Offering Costs Associated with the Initial Public Offering
Offering costs consisted of legal, accounting, underwriting and advisory fees and other costs incurred through the condensed balance sheet date that are directly related to the Initial Public Offering. Upon completion of the Initial Public Offering, offering costs were allocated to the separable financial instruments issued in the Initial Public Offering based on a relative fair value basis, compared to total proceeds received. Offering costs allocated to the warrants were charged to equity. Offering costs allocated to the Class A ordinary shares were charged against the carrying value of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering.
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption
The Company accounts for its Class A ordinary shares subject to possible
redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC 480. Class A ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified
as liability instruments and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable Class A ordinary shares (including Class A
ordinary shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence
of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, Class A
ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ equity. The Company’s Class A ordinary shares feature certain redemption
rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly,
as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023,
The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of the Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. This method would view the end of the reporting period as if it were also the redemption date for the security. Effective with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company recognized the accretion from initial book value to redemption amount, which resulted in charges against additional paid-in capital (to the extent available) and accumulated deficit.
| Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, December 31, 2022 | ||||
| Plus: | ||||
| Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | ||||
| Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, March 31, 2023 | $ | |||
| Plus: | ||||
| Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | ||||
| Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, June 30, 2023 | $ | |||
| Plus: | ||||
| Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | ||||
| Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, September 30, 2023 | $ | |||
| Less: | ||||
| Redemptions | ( | ) | ||
| Plus: | ||||
| Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | ||||
| Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, December 31, 2023 | $ | |||
| Plus: | ||||
| Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | ||||
| Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, March 31, 2024 | $ | |||
| Plus: | ||||
| Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | ||||
| Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, June 30, 2024 | $ | |||
| Plus: | ||||
| Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | ||||
| Less: | ||||
| Redemptions | ( | ) | ||
| Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, September 30, 2024 | $ |
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SK GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Net Income per Ordinary Share
The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” The Company has two classes of shares, which are referred to as Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares. Income and losses are shared pro rata between the two classes of shares.
Net income per ordinary share is computed by dividing
net income by the weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the periods. Remeasurement associated with the redeemable
Class A ordinary shares is excluded from net income per ordinary share as the redemption value approximates fair value. Therefore,
the net income per ordinary share calculation allocates income shared pro rata between Class A and Class B ordinary shares.
The Company has not considered the effect of the exercise of the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants to purchase an aggregate
of
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Stock Compensation
The Company accounts for stock-based compensation expense in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, “Compensation-Stock Compensation” (“ASC 718”). Under ASC 718, stock-based compensation associated with equity awards is measured at fair value upon the grant date and recognized over the requisite service period. To the extent a stock-based award is subject to a performance condition, the amount of expense recorded in a given period, if any, reflects an assessment of the probability of achieving such performance condition, with compensation recognized once the event is deemed probable to occur. Forfeitures are recognized as incurred.
Income Taxes
Income Taxes FASB ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes” prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. The Company’s management determined that the Cayman Islands is the Company’s only major tax jurisdiction. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were no unrecognized tax benefits and no amounts were accrued for the payment of interest and penalties.
The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. There is currently no taxation imposed on income by the government of the Cayman Islands. In accordance with the Cayman Islands’ income tax regulations, income taxes are not levied on the Company. Consequently, income taxes are not reflected in the Company’s unaudited condensed financial statements. The Company’s management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months.
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SK GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s unaudited condensed financial statements.
Note 3—Initial Public Offering
On June 28, 2022, the Company consummated
its Initial Public Offering of
The underwriter was granted the Over-Allotment
Option to purchase up to
Each Unit consists of
Note 4—Related Party Transactions
Founder Shares
On December 9, 2021, the sponsor purchased
The initial shareholders, and the executive officers
and directors of the Company, agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of their Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of (i) one
year after the completion of the initial Business Combination; and (ii) subsequent to the initial Business Combination (x) the
date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of the shareholders
having the right to exchange their Class A ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property or (y) if the closing price
of Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $
In February and March 2022, the Sponsor transferred
an aggregate of
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SK GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Private Placement Warrants
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial
Public Offering, the Company consummated the Private Placement of
Substantially concurrently with the closing of
the Partial Over-Allotment Exercise, the Company completed the Additional Private Placement of
A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants was added to the proceeds from the Initial Public Offering held in the Trust Account. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the Private Placement Warrants will expire worthless. The purchasers of the Private Placement Warrants agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of their Private Placement Warrants (except to permitted transferees) until 30 days after the completion of the initial Business Combination.
Related Party Loans
Promissory Note to Sponsor
The Sponsor agreed to loan the Company up to $
Overfunding Loans
On June 28, 2022, in connection with the
closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Sponsor loaned the Company $
Working Capital Loans
In addition, in order to finance transaction costs
in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and
directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). If the Company
completes a Business Combination, the Company would repay the Working Capital Loans out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released
to the Company. Otherwise, the Working Capital Loans would be repaid only out of funds held outside the Trust Account. In the event that
a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital
Loans but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. The Working Capital Loans would either
be repaid upon consummation of a Business Combination or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $
Promissory Notes
On October 30, 2023, the Sponsor loaned the Company
$
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SK GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
On March 1, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured
convertible promissory note in the total principal amount of up to $
On September 27, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured
convertible promissory note in the total principal amount of up to $
In the event that the Company does not consummate an initial business combination, the promissory note will be repaid solely to the extent that the Company has funds available to it, if any, outside of its trust account established in connection with its initial public offering of its securities. The proceeds of the promissory note will be used to fund ongoing operating expenses of the Company.
As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023,
the Company had $
Extension Loans
In order to extend the time available for the
Company to consummate its initial Business Combination by an additional three months each time, the Sponsor or its affiliates or
designees may provide an Extension Loan to the Company to provide funds to deposit into the Trust Account an additional amount of $
Such Extension Loans may be converted into warrants
upon the consummation of the initial business combination, at a price of $
Administrative Services Agreement
On June 23, 2022, the Company entered into
an agreement with an affiliate of the Sponsor, pursuant to which the Company agreed to pay such affiliate a total of $
In addition, the Sponsor, officers and directors, or any of their respective affiliates, will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on the Company’s behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable Business Combinations. The audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made to the Sponsor, officers, directors or their affiliates and will determine which expenses and the amount of expenses that will be reimbursed. There is no cap or ceiling on the reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such persons in connection with activities on the Company’s behalf.
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SK GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Note 5—Commitments and Contingencies
Shareholder and Registration Rights
Pursuant to a registration and shareholder rights agreement entered into on June 23, 2022, the holders of Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants, Class A ordinary shares underlying the Private Placement Warrants and any warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans and Extension Loans (and any Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans and Extension Loans), have registration rights to require the Company to register a sale of any of the securities held by them. These holders are entitled to certain demand and “piggyback” registration rights. However, the registration rights agreement provides that the Company will not be required to effect or permit any registration or cause any registration statement to become effective until termination of the applicable lock-up period. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriting and Advisory Agreement
The underwriter was entitled to an underwriting
discount of $
The Company also engaged Cohen & Company
Capital Markets (“CCM”) to provide consulting and advisory services to the Company in connection with the Initial Public Offering,
for which it would receive (i) an advisory fee of $
In connection with the consummation of the Partial
Over-Allotment Exercise, the underwriter and CCM were entitled to an additional fee in the aggregate amount of $
On February 27, 2024, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., agreed to waive its entitlement to the payment of any underwriting discount due to it pursuant to the Underwiring Agreement in connection with the Company’s potential business combination with Webull.
Non-Redemption Agreements
In connection with the First Extension Meeting to approve the First Extension
Amendment Proposal, the Company and Sponsor entered into non-redemption agreements (the “Non-Redemption Agreements”) with
several unaffiliated third parties (the “Investors”), pursuant to which such third parties agreed not to redeem (or to validly
rescind any redemption requests on) an aggregate of
The Company estimated the aggregate fair value
of the Class A Ordinary Shares attributable to the Investors to be $
| December 27, 2023 | ||||
| Stock price | $ | |||
| Volatility | % | |||
| Term (years) | ||||
| Risk-free rate | % | |||
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SK GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Business Combination Agreement
On February 27, 2024, the Company (“SPAC”), Webull Corporation, an exempted company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Webull”), Feather Sound I Inc., an exempted company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Webull (“Merger Sub I”),and Feather Sound II Inc., an exempted company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Webull (“Merger Sub II”, collectively with Merger Sub I, the “Merger Subs” and each a “Merger Sub”),entered into a business combination agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”).
Subject to, and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Business Combination Agreement, (i) immediately prior to the effective time of the First Merger (as defined below) (the “First Merger Effective Time”), Webull will effectuate the Company Capital Restructuring (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), (ii) promptly following the Webull Capital Restructuring and at the First Merger Effective Time, Merger Sub I will merge with and into us (the “First Merger”), with us surviving the First Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Webull (sometimes referred to herein as the “Surviving Entity”), and (iii) promptly following the First Merger and at the effective time of the Second Merger (as defined below) (the “Second Merger Effective Time”), the Surviving Entity will merge with and into Merger Sub II (the “Second Merger”, together with the First Merger, the “Mergers”), with Merger Sub II surviving the Second Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Webull. The Webull Capital Restructuring, the Mergers and each of the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement or other transaction documents are collectively referred to as the “Transactions” or the “Business Combination”.
Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement, SPAC, Webull and Sponsor and certain directors (collectively, “SPAC Insiders”) have entered into a support agreement (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”), pursuant to which, each SPAC Insider agreed, among other things, (a) at any meeting of SPAC shareholders called to seek the SPAC Shareholders’ Approval or SPAC Shareholder Extension Approval (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), or in connection with any written consent of SPAC shareholders or in any other circumstances upon which a vote, consent or other approval with respect to the Business Combination Agreement and the Transactions, such SPAC Insider (i) agreed to, if a meeting is held, appear at such meeting or otherwise cause the SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares held by such SPAC Insider to be counted as present at such meeting for purposes of establishing a quorum, and (ii) vote or cause to be voted the SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares held by such SPAC Insider in favor of the SPAC Shareholders’ Approval or the SPAC Shareholder Extension Approval; and (b) subject to the exceptions set forth in the Sponsor Support Agreement, agreed to become subject to certain transfer restrictions with respect to (i) any Company Ordinary Shares held by each SPAC Insider immediately after the First Merger Effective Time (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) during a period of twelve (12) months from and after the Closing Date (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), (ii) Company Warrants or Class A Ordinary Shares underlying such warrants held by each SPAC Insiders immediately after the First Merger Effective Time until thirty (30) days after the Closing Date.
Sponsor also agreed to forfeit for no consideration
up to
Note 6—Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption and Shareholders’ Deficit
Preference Shares—The Company
is authorized to issue
Class A Ordinary Shares—The Company is authorized to issue
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SK GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Class B Ordinary Shares—The
Company is authorized to issue
Ordinary shareholders of record are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters to be voted on by shareholders. Except as described below, holders of the Class A ordinary shares and holders of the Class B ordinary shares will vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders, except as required by law.
The Class B ordinary shares will automatically
convert into Class A ordinary shares at the time of the initial Business Combination or earlier at the option of the holders thereof
at a ratio such that the number of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of all Founder Shares will equal, in the aggregate,
on an as-converted basis,
Warrants—As of September 30,
2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had
The warrants have an exercise price of $11.50 per
share, subject to adjustments, and will expire five years after the completion of a Business Combination or earlier upon redemption
or liquidation. In addition, if (x) the Company issues additional Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities for capital
raising purposes in connection with the closing of the initial Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less
than $9.20 per ordinary share (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the board of directors
and, in the case of any such issuance to the initial shareholders or their affiliates, without taking into account any Founder Shares
held by such shareholder) (the “Newly Issued Price”), (y) the proceeds from such issuances represent more than
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SK GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering, except that the Private Placement Warrants (i) will not be redeemable by the Company, (ii) may not, subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold by the holders (and the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of these warrants may not be transferred, assigned or sold by the holders) until 30 days after the completion of the initial Business Combination, (iii) may be exercised by the holders on a cashless basis and (iv) will be entitled to registration rights.
Redemption of Public Warrants: Once the Public Warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding Public Warrants:
| ● | in whole and not in part; | |
| ● | at a price of $ | |
| ● | upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption, the “30-day redemption period”; and | |
| ● | if, and only if, the last reported sale price (the “closing price”) of Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $ |
The Company will not redeem the Public Warrants as described above unless an effective registration statement under the Securities Act covering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is effective and a current prospectus relating to those Class A ordinary shares is available throughout the 30-day redemption period or the Company has elected to require the exercise of the Public Warrants on a “cashless basis”. If the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption as described above, the Company will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise such warrants to do so on a “cashless basis.”
Note 7—Fair Value Measurements
| September 30, 2024 | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | |||||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||||||
| Investments held in Trust Account – Money Market Funds | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| December 31, 2023 | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | |||||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||||||
| Investments held in Trust Account – Money Market Funds | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Transfers to/from Levels 1, 2, and 3 are recognized at the beginning of the reporting period. There were transfers between levels during the periods ended September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
Note 8—Subsequent Events
The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the condensed balance sheet date up to the date that the unaudited condensed financial statements were issued. Based upon this review, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the unaudited condensed financial statements.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
References in this report (the “Quarterly Report”) to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to SK Growth Opportunities Corporation References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “Sponsor” refer to Auxo Capital Managers LLC. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report includes “forward-looking statements” that are not historical facts and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Quarterly Report including, without limitation, statements in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding the Company’s financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “seek” and variations and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, but reflect management’s current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 29, 2024. The Company’s securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Overview
We are a blank check company incorporated in the Cayman Islands on December 8, 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. We are an emerging growth company and, as such, we are subject to all of the risks associated with emerging growth companies.
Our Sponsor is Auxo Capital Managers LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. The registration statement for our Initial Public Offering was declared effective on June 23, 2022. On June 28, 2022, we consummated our Initial Public Offering of 20,000,000 Units, at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $200.0 million, and incurring offering costs of approximately $12.0 million, of which $7.0 million was for deferred underwriting commissions. The underwriter was granted a 45-day option from the date of the final prospectus relating to the Initial Public Offering to purchase up to 3,000,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any, at $10.00 per Unit. On July 20, 2022, pursuant to the underwriter’s notice of the partial exercise of the Over-Allotment Option, we sold an additional 960,000 Units, at $10.00 per Unit, generating aggregate additional gross proceeds of $9.6 million to us. On August 7, 2022, the remaining Over-Allotment Option expired unexercised.
On August 10, 2022, the Company announced that, effective August 15, 2022, the Company’s Class A ordinary shares and warrants comprising each issued and outstanding Unit will commence trading separately under the ticker symbols “SKGR” and “SKGW,” respectively. Holders of Units may elect to continue to hold Units or separate their Units into the component securities.
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the Private Placement of 6,600,000 Private Placement Warrants, at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant in a private placement to our Sponsor, generating proceeds of $6.6 million. Substantially concurrently with the closing of the Partial Over-Allotment Exercise, we completed an additional private placement of 192,000 Private Placement Warrants to our Sponsor at a purchase price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $192,000.
In addition, upon the consummation of the Initial Public Offering on June 28, 2022, our Sponsor provided us with the First Overfunding Loan in the amount of $5.0 million to deposit in the Trust Account at no interest. In connection with the Partial Over-Allotment Exercise on July 20, 2022, our Sponsor provided us with the Second Overfunding Loan in the amount of $240,000 to deposit in the Trust Account.
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Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering and the Partial Over-Allotment Exercise, approximately $214.8 million ($10.25 per Unit) of net proceeds, including the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering, the Partial Over-Allotment Exercise, the proceeds of the Overfunding Loans and certain of the proceeds of the Private Placement and the Additional Private Placement, was placed in the Trust Account located in the United States with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee, and invested only in United States “government securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act having a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, as determined by us, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account as described below.
We will provide the Public Shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a shareholders meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether we will seek shareholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by us, solely in its discretion. The Public Shareholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then held in the Trust Account (initially at $10.25 per Public Share). The per-share amount to be distributed to Public Shareholders who redeem their Public Shares will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions we will pay to the underwriter.
If we are unable to consummate an initial business combination prior to March 31, 2025 (such period, the “Combination Period”), we 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 (less taxes payable and up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses) divided by the number of the then-outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any); and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining shareholders and the board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.
Proposed Business Combination
On February 27, 2024, we entered into a Business Combination Agreement (as may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”) with Webull Corporation, an exempted company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Webull”), Feather Sound I Inc., an exempted company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Webull (“Merger Sub I”) and Feather Sound II Inc., an exempted company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Webull (“Merger Sub II”).
Termination
The Business Combination Agreement may be terminated under certain customary and limited circumstances prior to the First Merger Effective Time, including, among others: (i) by mutual written consent of Webull and us; (ii) by Webull or us if any law or governmental order is in effect that has become final and non-appealable and has the effect of making the consummation of the Transactions illegal or otherwise preventing or prohibiting consummation of the Transactions; (ii) by Webull if our board or any of its committees shall have withheld, withdrawn, qualified, amended or modified, or publicly proposed to do any of the foregoing, with respect to our board recommendation that our shareholders vote in favor of the SPAC Transaction Proposals (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) at the duly convened meeting of our shareholders, (iii) by Webull if we shall have failed to obtain the approval of our shareholders in an extraordinary general meeting in connection with the amendment to our organizational documents to extend the deadline for us to consummate an initial business combination; (iv) by Webull or us if the SPAC Shareholders’ Approval shall not have been obtained at the meeting of our shareholders, (v) by Webull or us if the required approval by the shareholders of the Webull shall not have been obtained; (vi) by Webull or us upon a breach of or failure to perform any representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements set forth in the Business Combination Agreement by the other party if such breach gives rise to a failure of certain closing conditions to be satisfied and cannot or has not been cured; and (vii) by Webull or us if the Transactions shall not have been consummated on or prior to the March 31, 2025, in each case subject to specified exceptions.
The Business Combination Agreement and related agreements are further described in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 28, 2024. Other than as specifically discussed, this Quarterly Report does not assume the closing of the Business Combination or the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement.
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Sponsor Support Agreement
Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement, we have entered into a support agreement with Webull and the SPAC Insiders (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”), pursuant to which, each SPAC Insider agreed, among other things, (a) at any meeting of our shareholders called to seek SPAC Shareholders’ Approval or SPAC Shareholder Extension Approval (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), or in connection with any written consent of our shareholders or in any other circumstances upon which a vote, consent or other approval with respect to the Business Combination Agreement and the Transactions, such SPAC Insider (i) agreed to, if a meeting is held, appear at such meeting or otherwise cause our Class B ordinary shares held by such SPAC Insider to be counted as present at such meeting for purposes of establishing a quorum, and (ii) vote or cause to be voted our Class B ordinary shares held by such SPAC Insider in favor of the SPAC Shareholders’ Approval or the SPAC Shareholder Extension Approval; and (b) subject to the exceptions set forth in the Sponsor Support Agreement, agreed to become subject to certain transfer restrictions with respect to (i) any Webull Ordinary Shares held by each SPAC Insider immediately after the First Merger Effective Time during a period of twelve (12)-months from and after the Closing Date, (ii) Webull Class A ordinary share (the “Webull Warrants”) or class A ordinary shares of Webull, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Webull Class A Ordinary Shares”) underlying such warrants held by each SPAC Insiders immediately after the First Merger Effective Time until thirty (30) days after the Closing Date.
Following the date of the Business Combination Agreement, we and our sponsor will use commercially reasonable efforts to enter into additional Non-Redemption Agreements with our public shareholders, pursuant to which our sponsor will be required to forfeit for no consideration 2,000,000 of Class B ordinary shares held by our sponsor. To the extent the aggregate amount of our Class B ordinary shares to be forfeited by our sponsor pursuant to such additional Non-Redemption Agreements is less than 2,000,000, our sponsor will forfeit an additional amount of our Class B ordinary shares on the Closing Date and immediately prior to the First Merger Effective Time, such that our sponsor will forfeit an aggregate of 2,000,000 Class B ordinary shares pursuant to such additional Non-Redemption Agreements and the Sponsor Support Agreement.
In addition, on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Sponsor Support Agreement, following the closing of the Business Combination until 30 days following the expiration of the statute of limitations for the applicable taxes (or if an audit is commenced during this period, until the completion of the audit), subject to the occurrence of certain triggering events, Webull agreed to indemnify our sponsor and each other SPAC Insiders for any U.S. federal (and applicable U.S. state and U.S. local) income taxes, together with any interests and penalties (the “Indemnifiable Amounts”) payable by our sponsor or the other SPAC Insiders, as applicable, solely arising from or attributable to the failure of the Mergers to qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) or as an exchange described in Section 351 of the Code, provided, however, that Webull shall not have any liability in respect of any Indemnifiable Amounts to the extent that the aggregate amount of such Indemnifiable Amounts exceeds $5,000,000.
The foregoing description of the Sponsor Support Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the Sponsor Support Agreement, a copy of which is filed with our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 28, 2024 which is incorporated by reference herein.
Going Concern Consideration
As of September 30, 2024, the company had $621,449 in cash and working capital deficit of approximately $6.8 million.
Our liquidity needs prior to the consummation of the initial public offering were satisfied through the payment of $25,000 from our sponsor to purchase founder shares, and loan proceeds from our sponsor of $300,000 under a promissory note, dated December 9, 2021 that was later amended on May 5, 2022 (the “Note”). We repaid the Note in full upon closing of the initial public offering. Subsequent to the consummation of the initial public offering, our liquidity has been satisfied through the net proceeds from the consummation of the initial public offering, the overfunding loans and the private placement held outside of the trust account. In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a business combination, our sponsor, members of our founding team or any of their affiliates may provide us with working capital loans as may be required (of which up to $1.5 million may be converted at the lender’s option into warrants).We have incurred and expect to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of our acquisition plans. In connection with our assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 205-40, “Presentation of Financial Statements-Going Concern,” we have until September 30, 2024 (or March 31, 2025 as may be approved as described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 29, 2024) to consummate a business combination. It is uncertain that we will be able to consummate a business combination by this time, and if a business combination is not consummated by this date, then there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution of our company.
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Our management has determined that the liquidity condition and mandatory liquidation, should a business combination not occur, and potential subsequent dissolution raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for a period of time within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. Our management plans to address this uncertainty through the initial business combination as discussed above. There is no assurance that our plans to consummate the initial business combination will be successful or successful by March 31, 2025 as described in our Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on September 3, 2024, as amended by the Amendment to the Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on September 17, 2024 and September 25, 2024, respectively. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Risks and Uncertainties
United States and global markets are experiencing volatility and disruption following the geopolitical instability resulting from the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and the recent escalation of the Israel-Hamas conflict. In response to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (“NATO”) deployed additional military forces to eastern Europe, and the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union and other countries have announced various sanctions and restrictive actions against Russia, Belarus and related individuals and entities, including the removal of certain financial institutions from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) payment system. Certain countries, including the United States, have also provided and may continue to provide military aid or other assistance to Ukraine and to Israel, increasing geopolitical tensions among a number of nations. The Russia-Ukraine conflict and the escalation of the Israel-Hamas conflict and the resulting measures that have been taken, and could be taken in the future, by NATO, the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Israel and its neighboring states and other countries have created global security concerns that could have a lasting impact on regional and global economies. Although the length and impact of the ongoing conflicts are highly unpredictable, they could lead to market disruptions, including significant volatility in commodity prices, credit and capital markets, as well as supply chain interruptions and increased cyber-attacks against U.S. companies. Additionally, any resulting sanctions could adversely affect the global economy and financial markets and lead to instability and lack of liquidity in capital markets.
Any of the above mentioned factors, or any other negative impact on the global economy, capital markets or other geopolitical conditions resulting from the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the escalation of the Israel-Hamas conflict and subsequent sanctions or related actions, could adversely affect the Company’s search for an initial business combination and any target business with which the Company may ultimately consummate an initial business combination.
Results of Operations
Our entire activity since inception up to September 30, 2024, related to our formation, the preparation for the Initial Public Offering, and since the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the search for a prospective initial Business Combination. We will not be generating any operating revenues until the closing and completion of our initial Business Combination.
For the three months ended September 30, 2024, we had a net income of approximately $1.1 million, which consisted of approximately $1.5 million in income from investments held in the trust account, offset by approximately $340,000 in general and administrative expenses (of which $30,000 was for administrative expenses for related party).
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, we had a net income of approximately $2.2 million, which consisted of approximately $4.3 million in income from investments held in the trust account, offset by approximately $2.1 million in general and administrative expenses (of which $90,000 was for administrative expenses for related party).
For the three months ended September 30, 2023, we had a net income of approximately $1.9 million which consisted of approximately $2.9 million in income from investments held in the Trust Account, offset by approximately $1.0 million in general and administrative expenses (of which $30,000 was for administrative expenses for related party).
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, we had a net income of approximately $6.1 million, which consisted of approximately $7.6 million in income from investments held in the Trust Account, offset by approximately $1.6 million in general and administrative expenses (of which $90,000 was for administrative expenses for related party).
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Contractual Obligations
Shareholder and Registration Rights
Pursuant to a registration and shareholder rights agreement entered into on June 23, 2022, the holders of Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants, Class A ordinary shares underlying the Private Placement Warrants and any warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans and Extension Loans (and any Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans and Extension Loans), have registration rights to require us to register a sale of any of the securities held by them. These holders are entitled to certain demand and “piggy-back” registration rights. However, the registration rights agreement provides that we will not be required to effect or permit any registration or cause any registration statement to become effective until termination of the applicable lock-up period. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriting and Advisory Agreement
The underwriter was entitled to an underwriting discount of $0.20 per Unit, or $4.0 million in the aggregate, paid upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering. An additional fee of $0.35 per Unit, or approximately $7.0 million in the aggregate will be payable to the underwriter for deferred underwriting commissions. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriter from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that we complete a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
We also engaged Cohen & Company Capital Markets (“CCM”) to provide consulting and advisory services to us in connection with the Initial Public Offering, for which it would receive: (i) an advisory fee of $400,000, paid upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering, and (ii) a deferred advisory fee of $700,000 (payable solely in the event that we complete the initial Business Combination. The underwriter has reimbursed a portion of their fees to cover for the fees payable to CCM.
In connection with the consummation of the Partial Over-Allotment Exercise, the underwriter and CCM were entitled to an additional fee of $192,000, paid upfront on July 20, 2022, and $240,000 in deferred underwriting and advisory commissions, (net of the reimbursement from the underwriter to cover for the fees payable to CCM).
Administrative Services Agreement
On June 23, 2022, we entered into an agreement with an affiliate of our sponsor, pursuant to which we agreed to pay such affiliate a total of $10,000 per month for secretarial and administrative support services provided to us through the earlier of consummation of the initial business combination and our liquidation. We incurred $30,000 and $90,000 in such fees included as general and administrative expenses on the accompanying unaudited condensed statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024. As of September 30, 2024, we fully paid for such services. We incurred $30,000 and $90,000 in such fees included as general and administrative expenses on the accompanying unaudited condensed statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023. As of September 30, 2023, we fully paid for such services.
In addition, our sponsor, 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. The audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made to our sponsor, officers, directors or their affiliates and will determine which expenses and the amount of expenses that will be reimbursed. There is no cap or ceiling on the reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such persons in connection with activities on our behalf.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of the unaudited condensed financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed financial statements, and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. We have identified the following as critical accounting estimates.
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Derivative Financial Instruments
We evaluate our financial instruments, including equity-linked financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”). For freestanding derivative financial instruments that are classified as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recognized at fair value with subsequent changes in fair value recognized in the unaudited condensed statements of operations each reporting period. The classification of freestanding derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be classified as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period.
We evaluate embedded conversion features within convertible debt instruments to determine whether the embedded conversion and other features should be bifurcated from the debt host instrument and accounted for as a derivative in accordance with ASC 815.
We accounted for Public Warrants and the Private Placement Warrants in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC 815. Application of such guidance provides that the warrants are not precluded from equity classification. The warrants were initially measured at fair value. Subsequent changes in fair value are not recognized as long as the contracts continue to be classified in equity.
The Over-Allotment Option was recognized as a derivative liability in accordance with ASC 815. Accordingly, we recognized the instrument as a liability at fair value and adjusted the instrument to fair value at each reporting period. On August 9, 2022, following the expiration of the remaining Over-Allotment Option, the Sponsor forfeited 510,000 Founder Shares and the derivative liability was extinguished.
Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption
We account for our Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC 480. Class A ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as liability instruments and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable Class A ordinary shares (including Class A ordinary shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within our control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, Class A ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ equity. Our Class A ordinary shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of our control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of September 30, 2024, 9,732,960 Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption are presented as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ deficit section of our unaudited condensed balance sheets.
We recognize changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjust the carrying value of the Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. This method would view the end of the reporting period as if it were also the redemption date for the security. Effective with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we recognized the accretion from initial book value to redemption amount, which resulted in charges against additional paid-in capital (to the extent available) and accumulated deficit.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Our management do not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards updates, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations
As of September 30, 2024, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K and did not have any commitments or contractual obligations.
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JOBS Act
On April 5, 2012, the JOBS Act was signed into law. The JOBS Act contains provisions that, among other things, relax certain reporting requirements for qualifying public companies. We qualify as an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act and are allowed to comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements based on the effective date for private (not publicly traded) companies. We elected to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards, and as a result, we may not comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies. As a result, our unaudited condensed financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates.
As an “emerging growth company”, we are not required to, among other things, (i) provide an auditor’s attestation report on our system of internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404, (ii) provide all of the compensation disclosure that may be required of non-emerging growth public companies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, (iii) comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the PCAOB regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis), and (iv) disclose certain executive compensation related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the CEO’s compensation to median employee compensation. These exemptions will apply for a period of five years following the completion of our initial public offering or until we are no longer an “emerging growth company,” whichever is earlier.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information otherwise required under this item.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2024, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that during the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2024.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
During the most recently completed fiscal quarter, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II-OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
None.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on September 3, 2024, as amended by that certain Amendment to the Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on September 17, 2024 and September 25, 2024, respectively. We may disclose changes to such factors or disclose additional factors from time to time in our future filings with the SEC.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
We have not sold any equity securities during the quarter ended September 30, 2024.
Use of Proceeds
In connection with the Initial Public Offering and the Partial Over-Allotment Exercise, we incurred offering costs of approximately $12.6 million (including deferred underwriting commissions of approximately $7.3 million). Other incurred offering costs consisted principally of preparation fees related to the Initial Public Offering. After deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions (excluding the deferred portion, which amount will be payable upon consummation of the initial Business Combination, if consummated) and the Initial Public Offering expenses, approximately $214.8 million of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering, the Partial Over-Allotment Exercise, the proceeds of the Overfunding Loans and certain of the proceeds of the Private Placement and the Additional Private Placement was placed in the Trust Account. The net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering, the Partial Over-Allotment Exercise, the proceeds of the Overfunding Loans and certain of the proceeds of the Private Placement and the Additional Private Placement are held in the Trust Account and invested as described elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
There has been no material change in the planned use of the proceeds from the Initial Public Offering, the Overfunding Loan and the Private Placement as is described in the Company’s final prospectus related to the Initial Public Offering.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
No officers or directors,
as defined in Rule 16a-1(f),
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
| * | Filed herewith |
| ** | These certifications are furnished to the SEC pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| SK GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES CORPORATION | |||
| Date: November 13, 2024 | By: | /s/ Richard Chin | |
| Name: | Richard Chin | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Date: November 13, 2024 | By: | /s/ Derek Jensen | |
| Name: | Derek Jensen | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||
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