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As of August 14, 2024, there were shares of common stock, par value $ per share, issued and outstanding.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
On July 8, 2024 (the “Closing Date”), subsequent to the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2024, the fiscal quarter to which this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”) relates, Global Partner Acquisition Corp II (“GPAC II”) (now known as Stardust Power Inc.), a Delaware corporation that is our predecessor, consummated the previously announced business combination (the “Business Combination”) pursuant to that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of November 21, 2023 (as amended , the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among Global Partner Acquisition Corp II, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“GPAC II”), Strike Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct wholly owned subsidiary of GPAC II (“First Merger Sub”), Strike Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct wholly owned subsidiary of GPAC II (“Second Merger Sub”), and Stardust Power Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company,” “Stardust” or “Stardust Power”). On the Closing Date, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, prior to the consummation of the Mergers (as defined below) contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, and upon receipt of Supermajority Acquiror Shareholder Approval (as defined therein), GPAC II merged with and into Stardust Power, with Stardust Power being the surviving company.
Unless stated otherwise, this Quarterly Report contains information about the Company before the Business Combination. References to the “Company,” “our,” “us” or “we” in this Quarterly Report refer to GPAC II and its consolidated subsidiaries before the consummation of the Business Combination and to Stardust Power and its consolidated subsidiaries after the Business Combination, as the context suggests.
Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the information in this Quarterly Report does not reflect the consummation of the Business Combination, which, as discussed above, occurred subsequent to the period covered hereunder.
STARDUST POWER INC
FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED
June 30, 2024
Table of Contents
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Stardust Power Inc.
(F/K/A Global Partner Acquisition Corp II)
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
| June 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses | ||||||||
| Total current assets | ||||||||
| Cash held in trust account | ||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | $ | ||||||
| Promissory note – related party | ||||||||
| Extension promissory notes – related party | ||||||||
| Accrued liabilities | ||||||||
| Total current liabilities | ||||||||
| Other liabilities | ||||||||
| Warranty liability | ||||||||
| Deferred underwriting commission | ||||||||
| Total liabilities | ||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
| Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption; and shares, respectively (at approximately $ and $ per share at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively) | ||||||||
| Shareholders’ Deficit: | ||||||||
| Preference shares, $ par value; shares authorized, issued or outstanding at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 | ||||||||
| Class A ordinary shares, $ par value, authorized shares, and shares, respectively, issued and outstanding at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (excluding and shares, respectively, subject to possible redemption at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023) | ||||||||
| Class B ordinary shares, $ par value, authorized shares, and shares, respectively issued and outstanding at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total shareholders’ deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total liabilities, Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption and shareholders’ deficit | $ | $ | ||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Stardust Power Inc.
(F/K/A Global Partner Acquisition Corp II)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited)
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2024 | June 30, 2023 | June 30, 2024 | June 30, 2023 | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Gain from settlement and release of liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating (loss)/ income | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Other incomes (expenses) | ||||||||||||||||
| Income from cash and investments held in the Trust Account | ||||||||||||||||
| Write-off contingent warrants associated with shares redeemed | ||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liability | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Total other income/ (expenses) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Net (Loss)/ income | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||
| Weighted average Class A ordinary shares outstanding -– basic and diluted | ||||||||||||||||
| Net (loss)/ income per Class A ordinary share – basic and diluted | $ | ) | $ | $ | ) | $ | ||||||||||
| Weighted average Class B ordinary shares outstanding -– basic and diluted | ||||||||||||||||
| Net (loss) income per Class B ordinary share – basic and diluted | $ | ) | $ | $ | ) | $ | ||||||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Stardust Power Inc.
(F/K/A Global Partner Acquisition Corp II)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficit
(unaudited)
For three months ended June 30, 2024
Class A Ordinary shares |
Class B Ordinary shares | Additional Paid-in | Accumulated | Total Shareholders’ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Deficit | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Conversion of class B to class A shares | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accretion in value of class A ordinary shares subject to redemption | - |
- | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net (loss) | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as at June 30, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||
For six months ended June 30, 2024
Class A Ordinary shares | Class B Ordinary shares | Additional Paid-in | Accumulated | Total Shareholders’ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Deficit | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Conversion of class B to class A shares | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accretion in value of class A ordinary shares subject to redemption | - |
- | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net (loss) | - |
- | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as at June 30, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||
For three months ended June 30, 2023
Class A Ordinary shares | Class B Ordinary shares | Additional Paid-in | Accumulated | Total Shareholders’ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Deficit | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as at March 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Accretion in value of class A ordinary shares subject to redemption | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | - |
- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as at June 30, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||
For six months ended June 30, 2023
Class A Ordinary shares | Class B Ordinary shares | Additional Paid-in | Accumulated | Total Shareholders’ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Deficit | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as at December 31, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Accretion in value of class A ordinary shares subject to redemption | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as at June 30, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Stardust Power Inc.
(F/K/A Global Partner Acquisition Corp II)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
| Six Months Ended | ||||||||
| June 30, 2024 | June 30, 2023 | |||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
| Net (loss)/ income | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net (loss)/ income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||
| Income from cash and investments held in Trust Account | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liability | ( | ) | ||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Accounts payable | ( | ) | ||||||
| Accrued liabilities and other current liabilities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
| Cash deposited in Trust Account | ( | ) | ||||||
| Cash withdrawn from Trust Account to pay redemptions | ||||||||
| Net cash provided by investing activities | ||||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
| Redemption of and Class A common shares in 2024 and 2023, respectively | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Repayment of Promissory Note – related party | ( | ) | ||||||
| Proceeds of Extension Promissory Note – related party | ||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net increase in cash | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash at the beginning of the period | ||||||||
| Cash at the end of the period | $ | $ | ||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Stardust Power Inc.
(F/K/A Global Partner Acquisition Corp II)
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements June 30, 2024 (unaudited)
Note 1 – Description of Organization and Business Operations
Stardust Power Inc. formerly known as Global Partner Acquisition Corp II was incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands as an exempted company on November 3, 2020. Together with its wholly owned subsidiaries First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub, both incorporated or formed in Delaware in November 2023, the Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the “Securities Act,” as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”).
Domestication and Mergers
As previously announced, GPAC II, a Cayman Islands exempted company, entered into that certain Business Combination Agreement pursuant to which on July 8, 2024 (the “Closing Date”), prior to the consummation of the Mergers (as defined below) contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, and upon receipt of Supermajority Acquiror Shareholder Approval (as defined therein), GPAC II domesticated as a Delaware corporation (the “Domestication”) in accordance with Section 388 of the Delaware General Corporation Law and Sections 206 to 209 of the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands.
Prior
to the Domestication, each GPAC II Class B ordinary share, par value $per share (the “Class B Ordinary Share”),
outstanding was converted into one (1) GPAC II Class A ordinary share, par value $per share (the “Class A Ordinary Share”
or “Public Share,” and together with Class B Ordinary Shares, the “GPAC II Ordinary Shares”), in accordance with
GPAC II’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (the “Articles of Association”) and as set forth
in the Sponsor Letter Agreement, dated as of January 11, 2021, as amended by that certain Letter Agreement Amendment, dated as of January
13, 2023, by and among Global Partner Sponsor II, LLC (the “Sponsor”), GPAC II, and GPAC II executive officers and directors
(the “Class B Ordinary Share conversion”). In connection with the Domestication, (i) each Class A Ordinary Share outstanding
immediately prior to the effective time of the Domestication and following the Class B Ordinary Share conversion was converted into one
share of GPAC II common stock, par value $per share (the “GPAC II Common Stock”)
and (ii) each then-issued and outstanding whole warrant exercisable for one Class A Ordinary Share was converted into a warrant exercisable
for one share of GPAC II Common Stock at an exercise price of $
The Business Combination Agreement provided for, among other things, the following, all of which occurred on July 8, 2024: (i) the Domestication, (ii) following the Domestication, First Merger Sub merged with and into Stardust Power, with Stardust Power being the surviving company (also referred to herein as the “Combined Company”) in the merger (the “First Merger”) and, (iii) immediately following the First Merger, and as part of the same overall transaction as the First Merger, Stardust Power merged with and into Second Merger Sub (the “Second Merger” and, together with the First Merger, the “Mergers”), with Merger Sub II being the surviving company of the Second Merger (Merger Sub II, in its capacity as the surviving company of the Second Merger, the “Surviving Company”), and as a result of which the Surviving Company became a wholly-owned subsidiary of GPAC II. At Closing, (i) the Sponsor forfeited an aggregate of GPAC II Ordinary Shares, (ii) reissued GPAC II Ordinary Shares as Class A Ordinary Shares to certain GPAC II investors who agreed not to redeem their respective shares of Class A Ordinary Shares in connection with GPAC II’s extraordinary general meeting of shareholders held on January 9, 2024, (iii) issued shares of GPAC II Common Stock to a large institutional investor and two other investors (the “PIPE Investors”) pursuant to subscription agreements that were entered into on June 20, 2024 (the “PIPE Subscription Agreements”), and (iv) GPAC II changed its name to “Stardust Power Inc.” Following Closing, Common Stock, par value $per share (“Combined Company Common Stock”), and warrants (the “Warrants”) trade on the Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”) under the new symbols “SDST” and “SDSTW,” respectively. At Closing, in connection with the Transactions, GPAC II and certain holders of Combined Company Common Stock (as defined below) (the “Stardust Power Stockholders”) entered into a Stockholder Agreement, a Registration Rights Agreement and a Lock-Up Agreement, each in form and in substance that became effective upon the Closing.
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In
accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Business Combination Agreement, each share of Common Stock
(including Common Stock issued in connection with the Stardust Power SAFE Conversion), issued and outstanding immediately
prior to the First Effective Time other than any Cancelled Shares and Dissenting Shares were converted into the right to receive the
applicable Per Share Consideration. The total consideration paid at Closing to the selling parties in connection with the Business Combination
Agreement was based on an enterprise value of $
In accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Business Combination Agreement, (i) each outstanding Company Option (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), whether vested or unvested, has converted into an option to purchase a number of shares of GPAC II Common Stock equal to the number of shares of GPAC II Common Stock subject to such Company Option immediately prior to the First Effective Time multiplied by the Per Share Consideration at an exercise price per share equal to the exercise price per share of Common Stock divided by the Per Share Consideration, subject to certain adjustments and (ii) each share of Company Restricted Stock (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) outstanding immediately prior to the First Effective Time has converted into a number of shares of GPAC II Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such Company Restricted Stock multiplied by the Per Share Consideration. Except as provided in the Business Combination Agreement, the terms and conditions (including vesting and exercisability terms, as applicable) have continued after Closing as were applicable to the corresponding former Company Option and Company Restricted Stock, as applicable, immediately prior to the First Effective Time.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect the accounts and activities of only GPAC II, First Merger Sub, and Second Merger Sub, as of June 30, 2024, prior to the closing date.
All dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest thousand dollars.
Business Prior to the Business Combination
Prior to the Business Combination, GPAC II had two wholly owned subsidiaries which were formed on November 3, 2020, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub.
All activity for the period from November 3, 2020 (inception) through June 30, 2024 relates to the Company’s formation, the initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”), which is described below, identifying a target company for a Business Combination and consummating the acquisition of Stardust Power. The Company did not generate any operating revenues prior to completing its Business Combination. During the fiscal quarter, the Company generated non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Public Offering.
In January 2023, the shareholders of the Company (the “shareholders”) took various actions and the Company entered into various agreements resulting in a change of control of the Company, redemption of approximately % of its Class A Ordinary Shares, an extension of the date to complete a Business Combination and certain additional financing and other matters as discussed in further detail in the Form 10-K Annual Report filed on March 19, 2024 (the “Form 10-K”), the amended report on Form 10-K/A filed on April 22, 2024 amending the Form 10-K (the “Form 10-K/A”, and together with Form 10-K, the “Annual Report”), and the Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on January 18, 2023.
On
January 9, 2024, in connection with the 2024 Extension Meeting (as defined below), there was a further extension of the date to complete
a business combination resulting in a new date upon which the Company must complete a Business Combination (the “New Termination
Date”), as well as shareholder redemptions of Class A Ordinary Shares for approximately $
On April 5, 2024, the Sponsor converted Class B Ordinary Shares into Class A Ordinary Shares, on a one-for-one basis. The Sponsor waived any right to receive funds from the Company’s Trust Account with respect to the Class A Ordinary Shares received upon such conversion and acknowledged that such shares will be subject to all of the restrictions applicable to the Class B Ordinary Shares under the terms of that certain letter agreement, dated as of January 11, 2021, by and among the Company and its officers, its directors and the Sponsor (as amended). Following the conversion, the Company had a total of Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares outstanding.
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On April 24, 2024, the Company, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub, and Stardust Power, entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated November 21, 2023, (as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “Business Combination Agreement”), to, among other things, (i) amend the definition of “Equity Value” and (ii) amend the definition of “Alternative Financing.” Other than the terms of the Amendment, all the terms, covenants, agreements, and conditions of the Business Combination Agreement remain in full force and effect in accordance with its original terms.
On May 24, 2024, GPAC II filed a definitive proxy statement/prospectus (the “Definitive Proxy Statement”) for the solicitation of proxies in connection with a special meeting (the “Special Meeting”) of GPAC II shareholders, to vote upon, among other things, a proposal to adopt and approve that certain Business Combination Agreement.
On June 20, 2024, GPAC II, First
Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub, and Stardust Power entered into Amendment No. 2 to the Business Combination Agreement to (i) amend the
definition of “Sponsor Loans Settlement” to provide that Global Partner Sponsor II LLC shall waive any entitlement to the
On June 27, 2024, the Company held its Special Meeting where, among other things, the proposal to adopt that certain Business Combination Agreement was approved.
Trust Account:
The funds in the Trust Account can only be invested in cash or U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of one hundred and eighty-five (185) days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. On January 11, 2023, the Company liquidated the U.S. government treasury obligations or money market funds held in the Trust Account. Funds will remain in the Trust Account until the earlier of (i) the consummation of its initial Business Combination or (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account as described below. The remaining funds outside the Trust Account may be used to pay for business, legal and accounting due diligence on prospective acquisition targets, legal and accounting fees related to regulatory reporting obligations, payment for services of investment professionals and support services, continued listing fees and continuing general and administrative expenses.
The
Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provided that, other than the withdrawal of interest to pay
tax obligations, if any, less up to $
On
January 11, 2023, the Company’s shareholders voted to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a Business Combination
from January 14, 2023 to April 23, 2023 and to allow the Company, without another shareholder vote, to elect to extend the date to consummate
a Business Combination on a monthly basis for up to nine times by an additional one month each time up until the Termination Date of
January 14, 2024. Upon each of the nine one-month extensions, the Sponsor or one or more of its affiliates, members or third-party designees
may contribute to the Company $
On
January 9, 2024, the Company held the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of the Company (the “2024 Extension Meeting”)
to amend (the “2024 Articles Amendment”), by way of special resolution, the Company’s amended and restated memorandum
and articles of association to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a Business Combination until the New Termination
Date for a total of an additional six months after January 14, 2024, unless the closing of a Business Combination shall have occurred
prior thereto (collectively, the “2024 Extension Amendment Proposal”); to eliminate, by way of special resolution, from the
amended and restated memorandum and articles of association the limitation that GPAC II may not redeem Class A Ordinary Shares to the
extent that such redemption would result in GPAC II having net tangible assets of less than $
On January 9, 2024 and in connection with the 2024 Extension Meeting to approve the 2024 Extension Amendment Proposal, the Company’s Sponsor entered into non-redemption agreements (the “Non-Redemption Agreements”) with several unaffiliated third parties, pursuant to which such third parties agreed not to redeem (or to validly rescind any redemption requests on) an aggregate of Class A Ordinary Shares of the Company in connection with the 2024 Extension Amendment Proposal. In exchange for the foregoing commitments not to redeem such Class A Ordinary Shares of the Company, the Sponsor agreed to transfer or cause to be issued for no consideration, an aggregate of Ordinary Shares and simultaneous forfeiture of Ordinary Shares in connection with the Company’s completion of its initial Business Combination.
In connection
with the Business Combination, at the Special Meeting on June 27, 2024, holders of Class A Ordinary Shares exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of $
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Going Concern:
At
June 30, 2024, the Company had approximately $
Upon
completion of the Business Combination with Stardust Power Inc. on July 8, 2024, the Company’s consolidated cash balance increased
due to the PIPE investments of $
As of the date on which these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were available to be issued, we believe that the cash on hand and additional investments obtained through the Business Combination will be inadequate to satisfy Company’s working capital and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next twelve months. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon management’s plan to raise additional capital from issuance of equity or receive additional borrowings to fund the Company’s operating and investing activities over the next year. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Principles of Consolidation:
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub, both formed to facilitate the acquisition of Stardust Power (Note 1). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Basis of Presentation:
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements of the Company are presented in U.S. dollars and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC and reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. Certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year or any future periods.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s audited financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report which contains the audited financial statements and notes thereto as of December 31, 2023 and for the year then ended.
Emerging Growth Company:
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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such an election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when an accounting 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.
Net
(loss) income per Ordinary Share is computed by dividing (loss) income applicable to Ordinary Shareholders by the weighted average
number of Ordinary Shares outstanding for the period. The Company has not considered the effect of the warrants sold in the Public
Offering and private placement to purchase an aggregate of
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The Company complies with the 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 among the two classes of shares. Net (loss) income per Ordinary Share is calculated by dividing the net (loss) income by the weighted average number of Ordinary Shares outstanding during the respective period. The changes in redemption value that are accreted to Public Shares subject to redemption (see below) is representative of fair value and therefore is not factored into the calculation of earnings per share.
Three months ended June 30, 2024 | Six months ended June 30, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| Class A | Class B | Class A | Class B | |||||||||||||
| Numerator: | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted net (loss) income per Ordinary Share: | ||||||||||||||||
| Allocation of (loss) income– basic and diluted | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Denominator: | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted weighted average Ordinary Shares: | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted (loss) income per Ordinary Share | $ | ) | $ | ) | $ | ) | $ | ) | ||||||||
Three months ended June 30, 2023 | Six months ended June 30, 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| Class A | Class B | Class A | Class B | |||||||||||||
| Numerator: | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted net (loss) income per Ordinary Share: | ||||||||||||||||
| Allocation of (loss) income– basic and diluted | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Denominator: | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted weighted average Ordinary Shares: | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted (loss) income per Ordinary Share | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Concentration of Credit Risk:
The
Company can have significant cash balances at financial institutions which throughout the year may exceed the federally insured limit
of $
Cash and Cash Equivalents:
The Company considers all highly liquid instruments with original maturities of three months or less when acquired to be cash equivalents. The Company had no cash equivalents at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
Fair Value Measurements:
The Company complies with FASB ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements” (“ASC 820”), for its financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at each reporting period, and non-financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at least annually. As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the carrying values of cash, prepaid expenses, accounts payable, accrued expenses and promissory notes payable – related party (including the extension promissory note) approximate their fair values primarily due to the short-term nature of the instruments.
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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.
Use of Estimates:
The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated balance sheet and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. One of the more significant estimates included in these condensed consolidated financial statements is the determination of the fair value of the warrant liability. Such estimates may be subject to change as more current information becomes available and accordingly the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
Offering Costs:
The
Company complies with the requirements of the FASB ASC 340-10-S99-1 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5A— “Expenses
of Offering.” Costs incurred in connection with preparation for the Public Offering totaled approximately $
As discussed in Note 3, all of the Class A Ordinary Shares sold as part of the Units (as defined below) in the Public Offering contain a redemption feature that allows for the redemption under the Company’s liquidation or tender offer/shareholder approval provisions. In accordance with FASB ASC 480, redemption provisions not solely within the control of the Company require the security to be classified outside of permanent equity. Ordinary liquidation events, which involve the redemption and liquidation of all of the entity’s equity instruments, are excluded from the provisions of FASB ASC 480. All of the Public Shares are redeemable, and are subject to redemption on the enclosed condensed consolidated balance sheets.
On January
11, 2023, in connection with the vote to approve the 2023 Extension Amendment Proposal the holders of Class A Ordinary Shares
of the Company exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $ per share for an
aggregate redemption amount of approximately $
On
January 9, 2024, in connection with the vote to approve the 2024 Extension Amendment Proposal, the holders of Class A Ordinary
Shares of the Company exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $ per share for
an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $
On
June 27, 2024, in connection with the Special Meeting to approve the Business Combination and other related matters, the holders
of Class A Ordinary Shares of the Company exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately
$ per share for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $
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The Company recognizes changes immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of the securities at the end of each reporting period. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable Class A Ordinary Shares are affected by adjustments to additional paid-in capital. Accordingly, and shares, respectively, were classified outside of permanent deficit at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
Public Shares subject to possible redemption consist of the following:
| Dollars | Shares | |||||||
| Gross proceeds of Public Offering | $ | |||||||
| Less: Proceeds allocated to Public Warrants | ( | ) | ||||||
| Offering costs | ( | ) | ||||||
| Plus: Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | ||||||||
| Subtotal at inception and at December 31, 2021 | ||||||||
| Plus: Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | ||||||||
| Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption at December 31, 2022 | $ | |||||||
| Less: Class A Ordinary Shares redeemed on January 11, 2023 | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Plus: Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | ||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2023 | $ | |||||||
| Less: Public Shares redeemed on January 9, 2024 | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Plus: Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | ||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2024 (unaudited) | $ | |||||||
| Less: Public Shares redeemed on June 27, 2024 | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Plus: Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | ||||||||
| Balance at June 30, 2024 (unaudited) | $ | |||||||
Income Taxes:
FASB ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the balance sheet recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company’s management determined that the Cayman Islands is the Company’s major tax jurisdiction. There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. No amounts were accrued for the payment of interest and penalties at June 30, 2024 or December 31, 2023. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. The Company has been subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception.
The Company is considered a Cayman Islands exempted company and is presently not subject to income taxes or income tax filing requirements in the Cayman Islands or the United States. As such, the Company’s tax provision was zero for the periods presented. The Company’s management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months.
Warrant Liability:
The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in FASB ASC 480 and ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own Ordinary Shares, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the warrants are outstanding.
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For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a liability at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of the warrants are recognized as a non-cash gain or loss on the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations. Costs associated with issuing the warrants accounted for as liabilities are charged to operations when the warrants are issued.
Subsequent Events:
The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet through the date that the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were available to be issued and has concluded that all such events that would require adjustment or disclosure in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statement have been recognized or disclosed.
On July 8, 2024, GPAC II completed its Business Combination with Stardust Power. Refer to notes 1 and 3 for details. GPAC II deregistered as a Cayman Islands exempted company and domesticate as a Delaware corporation. As per the Business Combination Agreement, the First Merger Sub merged into the Company, with the Company being the surviving corporation. Following the First Merger, the Company merged into Second Merger Sub, with Second Merger Sub being the surviving entity. With the consummation of the business combination, the underwriters waived their commission fees.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements:
In August 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-06, “Debt — Debt with Conversion and Other Options” (Subtopic 470-20) and “Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity” (Subtopic 815-40) (“ASU 2020-06”), to simplify accounting for certain financial instruments. ASU 2020-06 eliminates the current models that require separation of beneficial conversion and cash conversion features from convertible instruments and simplifies the derivative scope exception guidance pertaining to equity classification of contracts in an entity’s own equity. The new standard also introduces additional disclosures for convertible debt and freestanding instruments that are indexed to and settled in an entity’s own equity. ASU 2020-06 amends the diluted earnings per share guidance, including the requirement to use the if-converted method for all convertible instruments. ASU 2020-06 is effective January 1, 2024 and should be applied on a full or modified retrospective basis. The Company has adopted this standard for its Extension promissory notes and there is no impact to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements – related party as further discussed in Note 4.
Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Note 3 – Public Offering
On
January 14, 2021, the Company consummated the Public Offering and sale of units at a price of $ per unit (the “Units”).
Each Unit consists of one share of the Company’s Class A Ordinary Shares, one-sixth of one detachable redeemable warrant (the “Detachable
Redeemable Warrants”) and the contingent right to receive, in certain circumstances, in connection with the Business Combination,
one-sixth of one distributable redeemable warrant for each Public Share that a Public Shareholder holds and does not redeem in connection
with the Company’s initial Business Combination (the “Distributable Redeemable Warrants,” and together with the Detachable
Redeemable Warrants, the “Redeemable Warrants”). Each whole Redeemable Warrant offered in the Public Offering is exercisable
to purchase one of the Company’s Class A Ordinary Shares. Only whole Redeemable Warrants may be exercised. Under the terms of the
warrant agreement, the Company has agreed to use its commercially reasonable efforts to file a new registration statement under the Securities
Act, following the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination covering the Class A Ordinary Shares issuable upon
the exercise of warrants. No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the Redeemable Warrants. If, upon exercise of the Redeemable
Warrants, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share, the Company will, upon exercise, round down to the
nearest whole number the number of Class A Ordinary Shares to be issued to the Redeemable Warrant holder. Each Redeemable Warrant will
become exercisable on the later of
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The
Company had granted the underwriters a
The
Company paid an underwriting discount of
Shareholders
approved the 2023 Extension Amendment Proposal at the extraordinary general meeting held on January 11, 2023 (the “2023
Extension Meeting”) and on January 11, 2023, in connection with the 2023 Extension Amendment Proposal vote, the holders of
Class A Ordinary Shares of the Company properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for an aggregate price of
approximately $ per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $
On
January 9, 2024, in connection with the 2024 Extension Meeting, holders of Class A Ordinary Shares exercised their right to
redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $ per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately
$
On June 27, 2024, in connection with the Shareholder meeting to approve Business Combination and other matters, holders of Class A Ordinary Shares exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $ per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $. In addition, contingent Distributable Redeemable Warrants will no longer be available to the former holders of the Class A Ordinary Shares redeemed and so the carrying amount of those warrants has been removed from the warrant liabilities on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at June 30 2024.
Note 4 – Related Party Transactions
Founder Shares:
During 2020, the Sponsor purchased Class B Ordinary Shares (the “Founder Shares”) for $ (which amount was paid directly for organizational costs and costs of the Public Offering by the Sponsor on behalf of the Company), or approximately $ per share. In January 2021, the Company effected a share capitalization resulting in there being an aggregate of Founder Shares issued. The Founder Shares are substantially identical to Class A Ordinary Shares included in the Units sold in the Public Offering except that the Founder Shares that are currently still Class B Ordinary Shares will automatically convert into Class A Ordinary Shares, on a one-for-one basis, at the time of the initial Business Combination, or at any time prior thereto at the option of the holder, and are subject to certain transfer restrictions, as described in more detail below, and the
The Sponsor agreed to forfeit up to Founder Shares to the extent that the over-allotment option was not exercised in full by the underwriters. The underwriters exercised their over-allotment option in full and therefore such shares are no longer subject to forfeiture.
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In
addition to the vesting provisions of the Founder Shares discussed in Note 7, the Company’s initial shareholders have agreed not
to transfer, assign or sell any of their Founder Shares until the earlier of (A) one year after the completion of the Company’s
initial Business Combination, or (B), subsequent to the Company’s initial Business Combination, if (x) the last sale price of the
Company’s Class A Ordinary Shares equals or exceeds $ per share (as adjusted for share splits, share dividends, reorganizations,
recapitalizations and the like) for any
Private Placement Warrants:
The
Sponsor purchased from the Company an aggregate of
If the Company does not complete a Business Combination, then the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants will be part of the liquidating distribution from the Trust Account to the Public Shareholders and the Private Placement Warrants issued to the Sponsor will expire worthless.
Registration Rights:
The Company’s initial shareholders and the holders of the Private Placement Warrants are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration and shareholder rights agreement. These holders will be entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form registration demands, that the Company registers such securities for sale under the Securities Act. In addition, these holders will have piggyback registration rights to include their securities in other registration statements filed by the Company. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements. There will be no penalties associated with delays in registering the securities under the registration and shareholder rights agreement.
Related Party Loans:
Sponsor
loans - In November 2020, the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company up to an aggregate of $
Sponsor
working capital loans - On August 1, 2022, the Company issued a promissory note (the “August 1, 2022 Note” or “August
1, 2022 Notes payable – related party”) in the principal amount of up to $
On January 13, 2023, the Company and the Sponsor agreed to extend the date of maturity of the August 1, 2023 Note (as defined below) to the earlier of (i) the Termination Date, (ii) the consummation of a Business Combination of the Company and (iii) the liquidation of the Company.
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On
January 3, 2023, the Company issued a promissory note (the “January 3, 2023 Note”) in the principal amount of up to $
On
January 13, 2023, the Company issued the promissory note (the “January 13, 2023 Note”) in the principal amount of up to $
During
the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company made drawdowns aggregating approximately $
Subsequent to June 30, 2024, as part of the Closing of the Business Combination, the Sponsor forgave the repayment of the promissory notes payable - related party (including the extension promissory note).
Administrative Services Agreement:
The
Company has agreed to pay $
Note 5 – Accounting for Warrant Liability
At
June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were
The Company’s warrants are not indexed to the Company’s Ordinary Shares in the manner contemplated by ASC Section 815-40-15 because the holder of the instrument is not an input into the pricing of a fixed-for-fixed option on equity shares. As such, the Company’s warrants are accounted for as warrant liabilities which are required to be valued at fair value at each reporting period.
The following tables present information about the Company’s warrant liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and indicate the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
| Description | At June 30, 2024 | Quoted price in active markets (level 1) | Significant other observable input (level 2) | Significant other unobservable input (level 3) | ||||||||||||
| Warrant liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
| Public warrants | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Private placement warrants | ||||||||||||||||
| Warrant liability | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Description | At December 31, 2023 | Quoted price in active markets (level 1) | Significant other observable input (level 2) | Significant other unobservable input (level 3) | ||||||||||||
| Warrant liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
| Public warrants | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Private placement warrants | ||||||||||||||||
| Warrant liability | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
At June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 the Company valued its Public Warrants by reference to the publicly traded price of the Public Warrants. The Company valued its Private Placement Warrants based on the closing price of the Public Warrants since they are similar instruments.
The warrant liabilities are not subject to qualified hedge accounting.
The Company’s policy is to record transfers at the end of the reporting period. During the three months ended June 30, 2024 the Company transferred its Public Warrants from Level 2 to Level 1 based on the trading of the Public Warrants. During the three months ended March 31, 2024 the Company transferred its Public Warrants from Level 1 to Level 2 based on the trading of the Public Warrants. There were no transfers during the year ended December 31, 2023.
Note 6 – Trust Account and Fair Value Measurement
The Company complies with FASB ASC 820 for its financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at each reporting period, and non-financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at least annually.
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Upon
the closing of the Public Offering and the private placement, a total of $
As
further discussed in these notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, on June 27, 2024, in connection with the Special Meeting to approve Business Combination and other matters, holders of Class A Ordinary Shares exercised their right to redeem
their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $ per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $
The Company classifies its U.S. government treasury bills and equivalent securities (when it owns them) as held to maturity in accordance with FASB ASC 320, “Investments – Debt and Equity Securities.” Held-to-maturity securities are those securities which the Company has the ability and intent to hold until maturity. Money market funds are valued at market.
The funds in the Trust Account were held in an interest-bearing cash account at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
Note 7 – Shareholders’ Deficit
Ordinary Shares:
The authorized Ordinary Shares include Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares or Ordinary Shares in total. The Company may (depending on the terms of the Business Combination) be required to increase the authorized number of shares at the same time as its shareholders vote on the Business Combination to the extent the Company seeks shareholder approval in connection with its Business Combination. Except with respect to matters pertaining to directors prior to the Business Combination, holders of the Company’s Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares vote together as a single class and are entitled to one vote for each Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares.
At June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were and , respectively, Class B Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding, and and , respectively, Class A Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding (after deducting and , respectively, Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023).
Preference Shares:
The Company is authorized to issue preference shares, par value $ (the “Preference shares”), with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s board of directors. At June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were Preference shares issued or outstanding.
Note 8 – Commitments and Contingencies
Business Combination Costs:
In connection with identifying an initial Business Combination candidate and negotiating an initial Business Combination, the Company has entered into, and may enter into additional, engagement letters or agreements with various consultants, advisors, professionals and others. The services under these engagement letters and agreements are material in amount and in some instances include contingent or success fees. Contingent or success fees (but not deferred underwriting commission) would be charged to operations in the quarter that an initial Business Combination is consummated. In most instances (except with respect to the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm), these engagement letters and agreements are expected to specifically provide that such counterparties waive their rights to seek repayment from the funds in the Trust Account.
Risks and Uncertainties:
COVID-19 — Management continues to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the pandemic could have an effect on the Company’s unaudited condensed financial position, results of operations and/or search for a target company and/or a target company’s unaudited condensed financial position and results of its operations, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Bank Closures — Management acknowledges that the Company depends on a variety of U.S. and multi-national financial institutions for banking services. Market conditions can impact the viability of these institutions, which in effect will affect the Company’s ability to maintain and provide assurances that it can access its cash and cash equivalents in a timely manner or at all. Any inability to access or delay in accessing these funds could adversely affect the Company’s liquidity, business and financial condition.
Ongoing Conflicts — The impact of ongoing and evolving military conflicts, including the invasion of Ukraine by Russia and the Israel-Hamas war, and economic sanctions and countermeasures on domestic and global economic and geopolitical conditions in general is not determinable as of the date of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
PIPE Investment
On
June 20, 2024, GPAC II entered into subscription agreements (the “PIPE Subscription Agreements”) with a large institutional
investor and two other investors (the “PIPE Investors”) pursuant to which the PIPE Investors agreed to purchase in a private
placement, shares of GPAC II common stock at a price of $ per share, for an aggregate commitment amount of $
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this report.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this section and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”) regarding the Company’s financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. When used in this Quarterly Report, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend” and similar expressions, as they relate to us or the Company’s management, identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of management, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, the Company’s management. Actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward looking statements as a result of certain factors detailed in our filings with the SEC.
Overview and Recent Developments
We are a blank check company incorporated on November 3, 2020 as a Cayman Islands exempted company for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar Business Combination with one or more businesses or entities.
On July 8, 2024, we completed our Business Combination with Stardust Power.
All activity from our formation through June 30, 2024 relates to our formation and our initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”), and subsequent to the Initial Public Offering, identifying a target company for a Business Combination and consummating the Business Combination with Stardust. We will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our initial Business Combination, at the earliest.
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Results of Operations
For the period from November 3, 2020 (date of inception) to June 30, 2024, our activities consisted of formation and preparation for the Public Offering and, subsequent to completion of the public offering on January 14, 2021, identifying and completing a suitable initial Business Combination. As such, we had no operations or significant operating expenses until after the completion of the Public Offering in January 2021.
Our normal operating costs since January 14, 2021 include costs associated with our search for an initial Business Combination (see below), costs associated with our governance and public reporting (see below), and a charge of $25,000 per month from our Sponsor for administrative services. During the three months ended June 30, 2024, the Sponsor waived the administrative fee payable. Costs for such Sponsor provided administrative services aggregate approximately ($350,000) and ($275,000) respectively for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and approximately $75,000 and $150,000 respectively for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023. Costs associated with our governance and public reporting have increased since the Public Offering and were approximately $194,000 and $353,000, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and approximately $135,000 and $241,000, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023.
Professional costs for work associated with reviewing potential Business Combinations as well as with the January 2024 and 2023 proxy and Extension Meetings was approximately $1,618,000 and $3,475,000 respectively, in the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and approximately $96,000 and $840,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023.
During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company negotiated settlement and release agreements with various creditors in exchange for certain payments made and resulting in the reversal of accruals totaling approximately $2,961,000 which is included as a credit to operating expenses in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.
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Other income (expense) includes both interest income and the change in the fair value of the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants at each reporting date. Interest income was approximately $215,000 and 488,000 respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and approximately $471,000 and 1,392,000 respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023. The variation in interest income reflects market conditions as well as changing Trust Account balances due to redemptions. The Company is required to measure the fair value of the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants at the end of each reporting period and recognize changes in the fair value from the prior period in the Company’s operating results for each current period. The change in fair value of warrants was item of other expense of an aggregate of approximately $928,000 and $1,569,000, respectively in the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and was an item of other income of approximately $1,964,000 and other expenses of $56,000, respectively in the three and six months ended June 30, 2023.
There were no income tax expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 or 2023 because we are a Cayman Islands exempted company and are not subject to income tax in the United States or in the Cayman Islands. We did not withdraw any interest from the Trust Account in the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 or 2023.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
On January 14, 2021, we consummated the Public Offering of an aggregate of 30,000,000 Units at a price of $10.00 per unit generating gross proceeds of approximately $300,000,000 before underwriting discounts and expenses. Simultaneously with the consummation of the Public Offering, we consummated the private placement of 5,566,667 Private Placement Warrants, each exercisable to purchase one share of our Class A Ordinary Shares at $11.50 per share, to the Sponsor, at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds, before expenses, of approximately $8,350,000. At that time, the proceeds in the Trust Account were initially invested in cash. At June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the proceeds in the Trust Account were invested in cash.
The net proceeds from the Public Offering and private placement were approximately $301,471,000, net of the non-deferred portion of the underwriting commissions of $6,000,000 and offering costs and other expenses of approximately $904,000 (including approximately $554,000 of offering expenses and approximately $350,000 of insurance that is accounted for as prepaid expense). $300,000,000 of the proceeds of the Public Offering and the private placement have been deposited in the Trust Account and are not available to us for operations (except certain amounts to pay taxes, if any). At June 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023, we had approximately $0 and $22,000, respectively, of cash available outside of the Trust Account to fund our activities until we consummate an initial Business Combination.
On January 11, 2023, certain shareholders elected to redeem 26,068,281 Class A Ordinary Shares at $10.167 per share, approximately $265,050,000, from the Trust Account following the 2023 Extension Meeting.
On January 9, 2024, in connection with the 2024 Extension Meeting, holders of 2,137,134 Class A Ordinary Shares exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $11.05 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $23,615,331. Following the redemptions, 1,794,585 Class A Ordinary Shares remain outstanding. Further, in connection with the 2024 Extension Meeting, the Company entered into Non-Redemption Agreements with holders of 1,503,254 Class A Ordinary Shares in exchange for the transfer of 127,777 shares.
On June 27, 2024, in connection with the shareholder meeting to approve the Business Combination and other related matters, the holders of 1,660,035 Class A Ordinary Shares of the Company exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $11.38 per share for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $18,893,209 reducing the number of Class A Ordinary Shares from 1,794,585 to 134,550. Subsequently on July 3, 2024 holders of 2,877 GPAC II Class A Ordinary Shares reversed their redemptions, resulting in a total of 137,427 GPAC II Class A Ordinary Shares outstanding as of July 3, 2024.
Until the consummation of the Public Offering, the Company’s only sources of liquidity were an initial purchase of our Class B Ordinary Shares for $25,000 by the Sponsor, and the availability of loans to us of up to $300,000 by our Sponsor under the Note, a total of $199,000 was actually loaned by the Sponsor against the issuance of the Note. The Note was non-interest bearing and was paid in full on January 14, 2021 in connection with the closing of the Public Offering, accordingly, no amounts are available or were outstanding under the Note at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
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Going Concern:
At June 30, 2024, the Company had approximately $0 in cash and approximately $11,389,000 in working capital deficit. The Company has incurred significant costs and expects to continue to incur additional costs in pursuit of its Business Combination. Until June 30, 2024, and through the closing date, the Company used the funds from Sponsor loans in connection with consummating the Business Combination with Stardust.
Upon completion of the Business Combination with Stardust Power Inc. on July 8, 2024, the Company’s consolidated cash balance increased due to the PIPE investments of $10,075,000, and $1,481,835 of trust account proceeds, net of redemptions and related fees. The combined company is also required to make various payments including SPAC transaction costs incurred upon the close of the Business Combination.
As of the date on which the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were available to be issued, we believe that the cash on hand and additional investments obtained through the Business Combination will be inadequate to satisfy Company’s working capital and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next twelve months. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon management’s plan to raise additional capital from issuance of equity or receive additional borrowings to fund the Company’s operating and investing activities over the next year. Management intends to finance operations over the next twelve months through additional issuance of equity or borrowings. If adequate funds are not available, we may be required to curtail, delay, or eliminate some or all of our planned activities, or raise additional financing to continue to fund operations, and may not be able to continue as a going concern.
No assurance can be given that any future financing will be available or, if available, that it will be on terms that are satisfactory to us. Even if we are able to obtain additional financing, it may contain undue restrictions on our operations, in the case of debt financing, or cause substantial dilution for our stockholders, in the case of equity financing. Failure to secure adequate financing could have a material adverse effect on the business, operations and financial performance.
Off-balance sheet financing arrangements
We have no obligations, assets or liabilities which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements.
We have not entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements, established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities, or entered into any agreements for non-financial assets.
Contractual obligations
At June 30, 2024, we did not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities. In connection with the Public Offering, we entered into an Administrative Support Agreement with the Sponsor, pursuant to which the Company pays the Sponsor $25,000 per month for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support. During the three months ended June 30, 2024, the Sponsor waived the administrative fees.
In connection with identifying an initial Business Combination candidate and negotiating an initial Business Combination, the Company may enter into engagement letters or agreements with various consultants, advisors, professionals and others in connection with an initial Business Combination. The services under these engagement letters and agreements can be material in amount and in some instances can include contingent or success fees. Contingent or success fees (but not deferred underwriting compensation) would be charged to operations in the quarter that an initial Business Combination is consummated. In most instances (except with respect to our independent registered public accounting firm), these engagement letters and agreements are expected to specifically provide that such counterparties waive their rights to seek repayment from the funds in the Trust Account.
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JOBS Act
The JOBS Act contains provisions that, among other things, relax certain reporting requirements for qualifying public companies. We will qualify as an “emerging growth company” and under the JOBS Act will be allowed to comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements based on the effective date for private (not publicly traded) companies. We are electing to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards, and as a result, we may not comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies. As a result, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates.
Additionally, we are in the process of evaluating the benefits of relying on the other reduced reporting requirements provided by the JOBS Act. Subject to certain conditions set forth in the JOBS Act, if, as an “emerging growth company,” we choose to rely on such exemptions we may not be required to, among other things, (i) provide an auditor’s attestation report on our system of internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, (ii) provide all of the compensation disclosure that may be required of non-emerging growth public companies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, (iii) comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board 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 Chief Executive Officer’s compensation to median employee compensation. These exemptions will apply for a period of five years following the completion of our Public Offering or until we are no longer an “emerging growth company,” whichever is earlier.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The requirement under 229.303 (Item 303) Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is: Critical accounting estimates. Critical accounting estimates are those estimates made in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles that involve a significant level of estimation uncertainty and have had or are reasonably likely to have a material impact on the financial condition or results of operations of the registrant. Critical accounting estimates provide qualitative and quantitative information necessary to understand the estimation uncertainty and the impact the critical accounting estimate has had or is reasonably likely to have on financial condition or results of operations to the extent the information is material and reasonably available. This information should include why each critical accounting estimate is subject to uncertainty and, to the extent the information is material and reasonably available, how much each estimate and/or assumption has changed over a relevant period, and the sensitivity of the reported amount to the methods, assumptions and estimates underlying its calculation.
The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with U.S. 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 financial statements, and income and expenses during the periods reported.
Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. Management has determined that the Company has no critical accounting estimates.
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The net proceeds of our Public Offering and a portion of the proceeds of our concurrent sale of Private Placement Warrants are held in a Trust Account invested in cash or U.S. Government Treasury obligations with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and which invest only in direct U.S. Government Treasury obligations. On January 11, 2023, we liquidated the U.S. government treasury obligations or money market funds held in the Trust Account. The funds in the Trust Account will be maintained in cash in an interest-bearing demand deposit account at a bank until the earlier of our initial Business Combination and our liquidation. Interest on such deposit account is currently approximately 4.5% per annum, but such deposit account carries a variable rate, and we cannot assure you that such rate will not decrease or increase significantly.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We are required to comply with the internal control requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the period ending December 31, 2021 and thereafter. Only in the event that we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer or an accelerated filer and no longer qualify as an emerging growth company would we be required to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirement on internal control over financial reporting. Further, for as long as we remain an emerging growth company as defined in the JOBS Act, we intend to 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 requirement.
Disclosure controls are procedures with the objective of ensuring that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Exchange Act, such as this report, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls are designed with the objective of ensuring that information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
We expect to assess the internal controls of our Target Business or businesses prior to the completion of our initial Business Combination and, if necessary, to implement and test additional controls as we may determine are necessary in order to state that we maintain an effective system of internal controls. A Target Business may not be in compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act regarding the adequacy of internal controls. Many small and mid-sized Target Businesses we may consider for our initial Business Combination may have internal controls that need improvement in areas such as:
| ➤ | staffing for financial, accounting and external reporting areas, including segregation of duties; |
| ➤ | reconciliation of accounts; |
| ➤ | proper recording of expenses and liabilities in the period to which they relate; |
| ➤ | evidence of internal review and approval of accounting transactions; |
| ➤ | documentation of processes, assumptions and conclusions underlying significant estimates; and |
| ➤ | documentation of accounting policies and procedures. |
Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting on June 30, 2024. In making these assessments, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013). Based on that assessment, management concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective. Accordingly, our management believes that the financial statements included in this report present fairly in all material respects our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.
This report does not include an attestation report of internal controls from our independent registered public accounting firm due to our status as an emerging growth company under the JOBS Act.
Because it will take time, management involvement and perhaps outside resources to determine what internal control improvements are necessary for us to meet regulatory requirements and market expectations for our operation of a Target Business, we may incur significant expenses in meeting our public reporting responsibilities, particularly in the areas of designing, enhancing, or remediating internal and disclosure controls. Doing so effectively may also take longer than we expect, thus increasing our exposure to financial fraud or erroneous financing reporting.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
We do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all instances of fraud. Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Further, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all disclosure controls and procedures, no evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance that we have detected all our control deficiencies and instances of fraud, if any. The design of disclosure controls and procedures also is based partly on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
None.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Investing in our Common Stock involves a high degree of risk. These risks are more fully described in the section titled “Risk Factors” included in our prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act on August 9, 2024 (the “Prospectus”) in addition to the information in this Quarterly Report. Any of these factors could result in a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. A summary of these risk factors that could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, operating results and prospectus include the following:
| ● | Our limited history makes it difficult to evaluate our business and prospects and may increase the risks associated with your investment. |
| ● | Our management has identified conditions that raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. |
| ● | We are a development stage company, and there is no guarantee that our development will result in the commercial production of lithium from brine sources. |
| ● | Pipeline of lithium feedstock may prove to be non-viable, which could have material adverse impact on our business and operations. |
| ● | Even if we are successful in completing all initial phases and the first commercial production at our large central refinery optimized for multiple inputs of lithium brine inputs (the “Facility”) in Oklahoma and consistently produce battery-grade lithium on a commercial scale, we may not be successful in commencing and expanding commercial operations to support the growth of our business. |
| ● | Our products may not qualify for use for our intended customers. |
| ● | Delays and other obstacles may prevent the successful completion of our Facility. |
| ● | Lithium can be highly combustible, and if we have incidences, it could adversely impact us. |
| ● | The lithium brine industry includes well capitalized players. |
| ● | Low-cost producers could disrupt the market and be able to provide products cheaper than the Company. |
| ● | We may be unable to qualify for existing federal and state level grants and incentives and the grants and incentives may not be released to us as quickly or efficiently as we anticipate or at all. |
| ● | Our success as a company producing battery-grade lithium and related products depends to a great extent on the capabilities of our partners for lithium extraction from brine and our ability to secure capital for the implementation of brine processing plants. |
| ● | Changes in technology or other developments could adversely affect demand for lithium compounds or result in preferences for substitute products. |
| ● | The development of our lithium refinery is highly dependent upon the currently projected demand for and uses of lithium-based end products. |
| ● | Our future growth and success are dependent upon consumers’ demand for electric vehicles in an automotive industry that is generally competitive, cyclical and volatile. |
| ● | We may be unable to successfully negotiate final, binding terms related to our current non-binding memoranda of understanding and letters of intent for supply and offtake agreements, which could harm our commercial prospects. |
| ● | Our future business prospects could be adversely affected if we are unable to enter into definitive agreements relating to contemplated joint ventures with Usha Resources Inc. and IGX Minerals and, if such agreements are in fact completed, there can be no assurance that the required financing for such joint ventures will be available, that their respective projects will be completed in a timely manner, or that they will ultimately be successful. |
| ● | If we fail to adequately protect our intellectual property or technology (including any later developed or acquired intellectual property or technology), our competitive position could be impaired and we may lose valuable assets, generate reduced revenue and incur costly litigation to protect our rights. |
| ● | The reduction or elimination of government subsidies and economic incentives for alternative energy technologies, or the failure to renew such subsidies and incentives, could reduce demand for our products, lead to a reduction in our revenues, and adversely impact our operating results and liquidity. |
| ● | We identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. If we are unable to remediate these material weaknesses or if we experience additional material weaknesses or other deficiencies in the future or otherwise fail to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately or timely report our financial results, which could result in loss of investor confidence and adversely impact our stock price. |
| ● | An active trading market for Common Stock may never develop or be sustained, which may make it difficult to sell the shares of Common Stock you receive. |
| ● | The Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws, which became effective on July 8, 2024, provide for a classified board of directors, with directors serving staggered three-year terms, which could make it more difficult for stockholders to replace a majority of the directors. |
| ● | There is no guarantee that the Warrants will ever be in the money, and they may expire worthless. |
| ● | We may redeem your unexpired Warrants prior to their exercise at a time that is disadvantageous to you, thereby making your warrants worthless. |
There have been no material changes to the risk factors set forth in the Prospectus, which are incorporated herein by reference. However, the risk factors described in this report and in the Prospectus are not the only risks that we face. Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or results of operations. If any such risks materialize, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, and growth prospects and cause the trading price of our Common Stock to decline. We may disclose changes to such risk factors or disclose additional risk factors from time to time in our future filings with the SEC.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
None
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
None.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
| * | Filed herewith |
| ** | Furnished herewith |
| † | Schedules and exhibits to this Exhibit omitted pursuant to Regulation S-K Item 601(b)(2). The Combined Company agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit to the SEC upon request. |
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SIGNATURE
In accordance with 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.
| STARDUST POWER INC. | ||
| Dated: August 14, 2024 | /s/ Udhaychandra Devasper | |
| Name: | Udhaychandra Devasper | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||
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