Exhibit 99.1
Index to Financial Statements | Page |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID: 1195) | F-2 |
Balance Sheets | F-3 |
Statements of Operations | F-4 |
Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficit | F-5 |
Statements of Cash Flows | F-6 |
Notes to Financial Statements | F-7 to F-26 |
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
USA Rare Earth, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of USA Rare Earth, Inc., formerly known as Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. II (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the related statements of operations, changes in shareholders’ deficit and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2024 and for period from March 6, 2023 (inception) through December 31, 2023, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2024 and for the period from March 6, 2023 (inception) through December 31, 2023, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Substantial Doubt about the Company’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of its acquisition plans and the Company’s cash and working capital are not sufficient to complete its planned activities one year from the issuance date of the financial statements. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s evaluation of the events and conditions and management’s plans regarding these matters are also described in Note 1 to the financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Our opinion is not modified with respect to that matter.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ UHY LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2023.
New York, New York
March 13, 2025
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USA RARE EARTH, INC. (F/K/A INFLECTION POINT ACQUISITION CORP. II)
BALANCE SHEETS
December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current assets | ||||||||
Cash | $ | $ | ||||||
Prepaid expenses | ||||||||
Prepaid insurance | ||||||||
Total Current Assets | ||||||||
Marketable securities held in Trust Account | ||||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | $ | ||||||
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit: | ||||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | $ | ||||||
Accrued offering costs | ||||||||
Convertible promissory note - related party | ||||||||
Total Current Liabilities | ||||||||
Forward Purchase Agreements | ||||||||
Deferred underwriting fee payable | ||||||||
Total Liabilities | ||||||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6) | ||||||||
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, | ||||||||
Stockholders’ Deficit | ||||||||
Preferred shares, $ | ||||||||
Class B ordinary shares, $ | ||||||||
Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Total Stockholders’ Deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit | $ | $ |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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USA RARE EARTH, INC. (F/K/A INFLECTION POINT ACQUISITION CORP. II)
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
December 31, 2024 | For period from March 6, 2023 (Inception) through December 31, 2023 | |||||||
Formation and operational costs | $ | $ | ||||||
Loss from operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Other income: | ||||||||
Loss on issuance of Forward Purchase Agreements | ( | ) | ||||||
Change in fair value of Forward Purchase Agreements | ||||||||
Interest income from bank | ||||||||
Dividend income earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account | ||||||||
Total other income, net | ||||||||
Net income | $ | $ | ||||||
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, Redeemable shares | ||||||||
Basic and diluted net income per share | $ | $ | ||||||
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, Non-redeemable shares | ||||||||
Basic and diluted net loss per share | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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USA RARE EARTH, INC. (F/K/A INFLECTION POINT ACQUISITION CORP. II)
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND
FOR THE PERIOD FROM MARCH 6, 2023 (INCEPTION) THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2023
Class A Ordinary Shares | Class B Ordinary shares | Additional Paid-In | Accumulated | Shareholders’ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Deficit | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of March 6, 2023 (Inception) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of ordinary shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sale of Class A ordinary shares and over-allotment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Underwriters’ compensation | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Offering costs | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sale of | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allocation of offering costs related to redeemable shares | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Forfeiture of Founder Shares | ( | ) | ( | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Accretion for redeemable shares to redemption value | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net income | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares | ( | ) | ( | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Accretion for redeemable shares to redemption value | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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USA RARE EARTH, INC. (F/K/A INFLECTION POINT ACQUISITION CORP. II)
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For Year Ended December 31, | For the Period from March 6, 2023 (inception) through December 31, | |||||||
2024 | 2023 | |||||||
Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | ||||||||
Net income | $ | $ | ||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
Formation costs paid by Sponsor in exchange for issuance of Class B ordinary shares | ||||||||
Dividend income earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Loss on issuance of Forward Purchase Agreements | ||||||||
Change in fair value of Forward Purchase Agreements | ( | ) | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Prepaid expenses | ( | ) | ||||||
Prepaid insurance | ( | ) | ||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | ||||||||
Net cash used in operating activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Cash Flows from Investing Activities: | ||||||||
Investment of cash into Trust Account | ( | ) | ||||||
Cash withdrawn from Trust Account in connection with redemption | ||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | ( | ) | ||||||
Cash Flows from Financing Activities: | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of Units, net of underwriting discounts paid | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of private placements warrants | ||||||||
Proceeds from convertible promissory note – related party | ||||||||
Repayment of promissory note – related party | ( | ) | ||||||
Refund of offering costs included in accrued offering costs | ||||||||
Payment of offering costs | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Redemption of ordinary shares | ( | ) | ||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | ( | ) | ||||||
Net Change in Cash | ( | ) | ||||||
Cash – Beginning of period | — | |||||||
Cash – End of period | $ | $ | ||||||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | ||||||||
Deferred offering costs paid by Sponsor in exchange for issuance of Class B ordinary shares | $ | $ | ||||||
Prepaid services contributed by Sponsor in exchange for issuance of Class B ordinary shares | $ | $ | ||||||
Deferred offering costs paid through promissory note – related party | $ | $ | ||||||
Accretion of Class A ordinary shares to redemption value | $ | $ | ||||||
Deferred underwriting fee payable | $ | $ | ||||||
Forfeiture of Founder Shares | $ | $ | ||||||
Formation costs paid by Sponsor in exchange for issuance of Class B ordinary shares | $ | $ |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Note 1 — Organization and Business Operations
USA Rare Earth, Inc., formerly known as Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. II (the “Company”) is a special purpose acquisition company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted corporation on March 6, 2023. The Company was incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”).
On August 21, 2024, the Company entered into a Business Combination Agreement (as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “USARE Business Combination Agreement”), by and among the Company, USA Rare Earth, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“USARE”) and IPXX Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”).
As of December 31, 2024, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from March 6, 2023 (inception) through December 31, 2024 relates to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering (the “IPO”), which is described below, and subsequent to the IPO, pursuing Business Combination opportunities. 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 on cash and cash equivalents and dividend income on marketable securities held in Trust Account. The Company has selected December 31st as its fiscal year end.
The Company’s sponsor is Inflection Point Holdings II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”).
On March 8, 2023, the Company issued
The registration statement for the Company’s
IPO was declared effective on May 24, 2023. On May 30, 2023, the Company consummated the IPO of
Transaction costs amounted to $
The Company’s Business Combination must
be with one or more target businesses that together have a fair market value equal to at least
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Following the closing of the IPO, on May
30, 2023, an amount of $
The Company will provide the Company’s public
shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares in connection with the completion of the initial Business
Combination either (i) in connection with a general meeting called to approve the initial Business Combination or (ii) without a shareholder
vote by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek shareholder approval of a proposed initial 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 at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account
calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the initial Business Combination, including interest earned on the funds
held in the Trust Account (less taxes payable), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, subject to the limitations. The
amount in the Trust Account is initially anticipated to be $
The ordinary shares subject to redemption were recorded at a redemption value and classified as temporary equity upon the completion of the IPO, in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.”
The Company will have only the duration of the
Completion Window to complete the initial Business Combination. If the Company is unable to complete its initial Business Combination
within the Completion Window, the Company will 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 $
On November 18, 2024, the Company held an extraordinary general meeting in lieu of an annual meeting of shareholders (the “Extraordinary General Meeting”). At the Extraordinary General Meeting, the Company’s shareholders approved to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to extend the date by which the Company must complete a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or similar business combination involving the Company and one or more businesses from November 30, 2024 to August 21, 2025 (the “Extension Amendment”).
The Sponsor, officers and directors have entered into a letter agreement with the Company, pursuant to which they have agreed to (i) waive their redemption rights with respect to their Founder Shares and Public Shares in connection with the completion of the initial Business Combination or an earlier redemption in connection with the commencement of the procedures to consummate the initial Business Combination if the Company determines it is desirable to facilitate the completion of the initial Business Combination; (ii) waive their redemption rights with respect to their Founder Shares and Public Shares in connection with a shareholder vote to approve an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association; (iii) waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to their Founder Shares if the Company fails to complete the initial Business Combination within the Completion Window, although they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Public Shares they hold if the Company fails to complete the initial Business Combination within the Completion Window and to liquidating distributions from assets outside the Trust Account; and (iv) vote any Founder Shares held by them and any Public Shares purchased during or after the IPO (including in open market and privately-negotiated transactions) in favor of the initial Business Combination (subject to applicable law).
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The Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable
to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a third party for services rendered or products sold to the Company (except for the
Company’s independent auditors), or a prospective target business with which the Company has entered into a written letter of intent,
confidentiality or other similar agreement or Business Combination agreement (except for the Company’s independent auditors), reduce
the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (i) $
USARE Business Combination
On August 21, 2024 (the “Signing Date”) the Company entered into the USARE Business Combination Agreement by and among the Company, USARE and Merger Sub, pursuant to which, among other things and subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, Merger Sub will merge with and into USARE (the “Merger”), with USARE continuing as the surviving company and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement are referred to herein as the “USARE Business Combination.” The combined company’s business will continue to operate through USARE and its subsidiaries. In connection with the closing of the USARE Business Combination (the “Closing”), the Company will change its name to “USA Rare Earth, Inc.” (such company after the closing of the Business Combination, “New USARE”).
The Domestication
The Company will, subject to obtaining the required shareholder approvals and at least one day prior to the date of the closing of the USARE Business Combination (the “Closing” and the date of the Closing, the “Closing Date”), change its jurisdiction of incorporation by deregistering as a Cayman Islands exempted company and continuing and domesticating as a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Domestication”). At least one day prior to the Domestication, the Company will provide its public shareholders the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares on the terms and conditions set forth in the USARE Business Combination Agreement and the Company’s governing documents (the “Redemption”).
By virtue of the Domestication and subject to
the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions of the USARE Business Combination Agreement, including approval of the Company’s shareholders:
(i) immediately prior to the Domestication, pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement (as defined below) each of the then issued and outstanding
Class B ordinary shares of the Company will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into one (1) Class A ordinary share, par value
of $
The Merger and Consideration
Subject to, and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the USARE Business Combination Agreement, immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), (i) each warrant to purchase Class C convertible preferred units of USARE (the “USARE Class C Convertible Preferred Units”) or Class C-1 convertible preferred units of USARE (the “USARE Class C-1 Convertible Preferred Units”) shall automatically be exercised on a cashless basis in full in accordance with its terms and (ii) immediately thereafter, each then-issued and outstanding USARE Class C Convertible Preferred Unit and each then-issued and outstanding USARE Class C-1 Convertible Preferred Unit (including each USARE Class C Convertible Preferred Unit and USARE Class C-1 Convertible Preferred Unit issued upon the automatic exercise described in the preceding clause (i)) shall automatically convert into such number of Class B units of USARE (the “USARE Class B Units”) into which such USARE Class C Convertible Preferred Unit or USARE Class C-1 Convertible Preferred Unit, as applicable, is convertible in connection with the Merger pursuant to USARE’s Sixth Amended and Restated Operating Agreement, as amended (the “USARE OA”).
Subject to, and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the USARE Business Combination Agreement, at the Effective Time:
(i) | each unit of USARE that is owned by the Company, Merger Sub or USARE (in treasury or otherwise) immediately prior to the Effective Time (each an “Excluded Unit”) shall be cancelled and shall cease to exist and no consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefore; |
(ii) | each incentive unit (the “USARE Incentive Units”) that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than Excluded Units) shall, by virtue of the occurrence of the Merger, (x) to the extent the holder of such USARE Incentive Unit is continuously employed by or providing services to USARE from the Signing Date through the Effective Time, be automatically deemed to be fully vested, (y) regardless of such employment or service status, be automatically deemed exchanged or converted (on a cashless basis) into a fraction of one Class A unit of USARE (the “USARE Class A Units”) in accordance with the terms of such USARE Incentive Unit, the USARE OA and the Second Amended and Restated USA Rare Earth, LLC Incentive Plan and each USARE Class A Unit issued or issuable upon such deemed exchange or conversion shall be treated as being issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time; |
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(iii) | each warrant to purchase units of USARE (excluding the USARE Class A Preferred Investor Warrants (as defined below)) (the “USARE Warrants”) that is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, by virtue of the occurrence of the Merger, automatically be exercised or deemed exercised on a cashless basis in full in accordance with its terms immediately prior to the Effective Time, and each USARE Class A Unit or USARE Class B Unit issued or issuable upon such exercise shall be treated as being issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time; |
(iv) | each USARE Class A Unit that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (including all USARE Class A Units outstanding or deemed outstanding (a) upon the deemed exchange or conversion of the USARE Incentive Units and (b) upon the deemed exercise of the USARE Warrants, but excluding the Excluded Units) shall be cancelled and converted into the right to receive a number of shares of New USARE Common Stock equal to the Exchange Ratio (as defined below) (the “Per Unit Base Consideration”) and the right to receive, subject to the vesting conditions described below, a number of shares of New USARE Common Stock equal to the Earn-out Exchange Ratio (as defined below) (the “Per Unit Earn-out Consideration”); |
(v) | each USARE Class B Unit that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (including all USARE Class B Units outstanding or deemed outstanding upon the deemed exercise of the USARE Warrants, but excluding the Excluded Units) shall be cancelled and converted into the right to receive the Per Unit Base Consideration and the Per Unit Earn-out Consideration; |
(vi) | each Class A-1 convertible preferred unit of USARE (the “USARE Class A-1 Convertible Preferred Units”) and each Class A-2 convertible preferred unit of USARE (the “USARE Class A-2 Convertible Preferred Units,” and together with the USARE Class A-1 Convertible Preferred Units, the “USARE Class A Convertible Preferred Units”) that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than Excluded Units) shall be cancelled and converted into the right to receive one share of Series A Preferred Stock (as defined below); and |
(vii) | each USARE Class A Preferred Investor Warrant (as defined below) shall be cancelled and converted into the right to receive a Series A Preferred Investor Warrant (as defined below) exercisable for a number of shares of New USARE Common Stock equal to the aggregate number of USARE Class A Units that would be issued upon full exercise of such USARE Class A Preferred Investor Warrant (as defined below). |
Pursuant to the USARE Business Combination Agreement,
the aggregate consideration to be paid in, or in connection with, the Merger in respect of the outstanding equity securities of USARE
(excluding the USARE Class A Convertible Preferred Units and the USARE Class A Preferred Investor Warrants (as defined below)) will be
(A) (i) the number of shares of New USARE Common Stock equal to the quotient of (a) (i) the $
The “Earn-out Exchange Ratio” shall
be equal to the quotient of (A) the Aggregate Earn-out Consideration divided by (B) the USARE Fully Diluted Capital.
In connection with the Closing:
i. | USARE and New USARE will enter into a Seventh Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of USARE, to, among other things, admit New USARE as the managing member of USARE; and |
ii. | The Company will file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a Certificate of Designations of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of |
Series A Preferred Stock Investment
In connection with the transactions contemplated
by the USARE Business Combination Agreement, on the Signing Date, the Company, USARE and Inflection Point Fund I, LP, an accredited investor
that is an affiliate of the Company and the Sponsor (the “Series A Preferred Stock Investor”) entered into a Securities Purchase
Agreement (the “Series A SPA”). Pursuant to the Series A SPA, the Series A Preferred Stock Investor has agreed, among other
things, to purchase, at Closing, shares of New USARE’s
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In addition, pursuant to a Securities Purchase
Agreement, dated as of August 21, 2024, by and among the Company, Michael Blitzer (the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer)
and USARE, the Company has agreed to issue at Closing, $
Sponsor Support Agreement
Concurrently with the execution of the USARE Business
Combination Agreement, the Sponsor, the Company and USARE entered into a sponsor support agreement (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”),
pursuant to which, among other things, the Sponsor has agreed to (i) vote to adopt and approve the USARE Business Combination Agreement
and the other documents contemplated therein and the transactions contemplated therein and (ii) forfeit
Member Support Agreement
Concurrently with the execution of the USARE Business Combination Agreement, the Company, entered into a member support agreement (the “Member Support Agreement”) with USARE and certain members of USARE (the “Supporting USARE Members”) pursuant to which each such Supporting USARE Members have agreed to, among other things, support and vote in favor of the USARE Business Combination Agreement, and the transactions contemplated therein (including the Merger).
Fee Reduction Agreement
Pursuant to that certain Underwriting Agreement
between the Company and CF&CO, as representative of the several underwriters (“CF&CO”), dated May 24, 2023 (as it
may be amended from time to time, the “Underwriting Agreement”), the Company previously agreed to pay to CF&CO an aggregate
cash amount of $
Amendment No. 1 to Business Combination Agreement
On November 12, 2024, the Company and USARE entered into that certain Amendment No. 1 to the Business Combination Agreement (the “BCA Amendment”). The BCA Amendment:
(i) | amends Section 2.02(b) and Section 2.03(b)(iii) to provide that in connection with the Business Combination, each USARE Class A Preferred Investor Warrant shall be cancelled and converted into the right to receive a Domesticated Purchaser Series A Preferred Investor Warrant (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) exercisable for a number of shares of common stock of New USARE equal to the aggregate number of Class A units of USARE that would be issued upon full exercise of such USARE Class A Preferred Investor Warrant; and |
(ii) | amends Article X to define the term “Expiration Time” with respect to the Member Support Agreement (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) to mean the earlier of the closing of the Business Combination or the termination of the Business Combination Agreement. |
Extensions of the Combination Period
On November 18, 2024, the Company held an extraordinary general meeting in lieu of an annual meeting of shareholders (the “Extraordinary General Meeting”). At the Extraordinary General Meeting, the Company’s shareholders approved a proposal to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to extend the date by which the Company must complete a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or similar business combination involving the Company and one or more businesses from November 30, 2024 to August 21, 2025 (the “Extension Amendment”).
In connection with the Extraordinary General Meeting,
shareholders holding an aggregate of
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Going Concern Consideration
As of December 31, 2024, the Company
had $
Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the accounting and disclosure rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
Emerging Growth Company Status
The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act of 2012, (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and 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 a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
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Use of Estimates
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all short-term investments
with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company has $
Marketable Securities Held in Trust Account
At December 31, 2024 and 2023, all of the assets held in the Trust Account were held in money market funds which are invested only in U.S. government securities. Investments in money market funds are presented on the balance sheet at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Dividend income earned from investments in these securities are included in the accompanying statements of operations
Offering Costs
The Company complies with the requirements of the ASC 340-10-S99-1 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5A — “Expenses of Offering”. Offering costs consist principally of professional and registration fees, cash underwriting discount, and deferred underwriting fees incurred through the balance sheet date that are related to the IPO. Offering costs were allocated to the separable financial instruments issued in the IPO based on relative fair value basis, compared to total proceeds received. Offering costs allocated to the Public Shares were charged against the carrying value of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption upon the completion of the IPO and offering costs allocated to Public Warrants (as defined in Note 3) were charged to shareholders’ deficit upon the completion of the IPO.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under FASB ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,“approximates the carrying amounts represented in the balance sheets, primarily due to its short-term nature.
Forward Purchase Agreements
The Company does not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market, or foreign currency risks. The Company evaluates all of its financial instruments, including issued warrants, to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives, pursuant to ASC 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” and ASC 815-40, “Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity” (“ASC 815-40”). The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is re-assessed at the end of each reporting period.
The Forward Purchase Option in the Non-Redemption Agreements of the Company meets the definition of an obligation to repurchase shares by transferring assets arrangement under ASC 480-10, therefore, the Forward Purchase Option is required to be classified as a liability at fair value. Subsequently, changes in fair value are reported in earnings in statements of operations.
Class A Redeemable Share Classification
The Public Shares contain a redemption feature
which allows for the redemption of such Public Shares in connection with the Company’s liquidation, or if there is a shareholder
vote or tender offer in connection with the Company’s initial Business Combination. In accordance with ASC 480-10-S99, the Company
classifies Public Shares subject to redemption outside of permanent equity as the redemption provisions are not solely within the control
of the Company. The Public Shares sold as part of the Units in the IPO were issued with other freestanding instruments (i.e., Public Warrants)
and as such, the initial carrying value of Public Shares classified as temporary equity are the allocated proceeds determined in accordance
with ASC 470-20. The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as it occurs and will adjust the carrying value of redeemable
shares to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Immediately upon the closing of the IPO, the Company recognized
the accretion from initial book value to redemption amount value. The change in the carrying value of redeemable shares will result in
charges against additional paid-in capital and accumulated deficit. Accordingly, at December 31, 2024 and 2023,
In connection with the Extraordinary General Meeting
held on November 18, 2024, shareholders holding an aggregate of
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At December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Class A ordinary shares subject to redemption reflected in the balance sheet are reconciled in the following table:
Gross proceeds | $ | |||
Less: | ||||
Proceeds allocated to Public Warrants | ( | ) | ||
Class A ordinary shares issuance cost | ( | ) | ||
Plus: | ||||
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | ||||
Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption, December 31, 2023 | $ | |||
Less: | ||||
Redemption | ( | ) | ||
Plus: | ||||
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | ||||
Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption, December 31, 2024 | $ |
Income Taxes
The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes under FASB ASC 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC 740”). Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that included the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
The Company accounts for income taxes under ASC 740. ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company’s management determined that the Cayman Islands is the Company’s major tax jurisdiction. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, there were no unrecognized tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. The Company’s management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months.
The Company is considered to be an exempted Cayman Islands company with no connection to any other taxable jurisdiction and is presently not subject to income taxes or income tax filing requirements in the Cayman Islands or the United States.
Net Income per Ordinary Share
The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share”. Net income per ordinary share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding for the period. Accretion associated with the redeemable shares of Class A ordinary shares is excluded from income per ordinary share as the redemption value approximates fair value.
The calculation of diluted income per ordinary
share does not consider the effect of the warrants issued in connection with the (i) IPO, and (ii) the private placement since the exercise
of the warrants is contingent upon the occurrence of future events. The warrants are exercisable to purchase
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The following table reflects the calculation of basic and diluted net income per ordinary share (in dollars, except per share amounts):
For the Year Ended December 31, | For The Period from March 6, 2023 (Inception) Through December 31 | |||||||
2024 | 2023 | |||||||
Net Income | $ | $ | ||||||
Accretion of temporary equity to redemption value | ( | ) | ||||||
Dividend income from Trust Account | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Net loss including accretion of temporary equity to redemption value | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024 | For The Period from March 6, 2023 (Inception) Through December 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||
Redeemable shares | Non-redeemable shares | Redeemable shares | Non-redeemable shares | |||||||||||||
Basic and diluted net loss per ordinary share | ||||||||||||||||
Numerator: | ||||||||||||||||
Allocation of net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||
Accretion of temporary equity to redemption value | ||||||||||||||||
Net income including accretion of temporary equity to redemption value | ||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
Denominator: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding | ||||||||||||||||
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per ordinary share | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) |
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. The amendments in this ASU require disclosures, on an annual and interim basis, of significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating officer decision maker (“CODM”), as well as the aggregate amount of other segment items included in the reported measure of segment profit or loss. The ASU requires that a public entity disclose the title and position of the CODM and an explanation of how the CODM uses the reported measure(s) of segment profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources. Public entities will be required to provide all annual disclosures currently required by Topic 280 in interim periods, and entities with a single reportable segment are required to provide all the disclosures required by the amendments in this ASU and existing segment disclosures in Topic 280. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted.
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.
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 invasion of Ukraine by Russia 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 Russian invasion of Ukraine, 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.
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Note 3 — Initial Public Offering
Pursuant to the IPO on May 30, 2023, the Company
sold
Warrants — As of December
31, 2024 and 2023, there are
The Company will not be obligated to deliver any Class A ordinary shares pursuant to the exercise of a warrant and will have no obligation to settle such warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the Class A ordinary shares underlying the warrants is then effective and a prospectus relating thereto is current. No warrant will be exercisable and the Company will not be obligated to issue a Class A ordinary share upon exercise of a warrant unless the Class A ordinary share issuable upon such warrant exercise has been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the registered holder of the warrants. In the event that the conditions in the two immediately preceding sentences are not satisfied with respect to a warrant, the holder of such warrant will not be entitled to exercise such warrant and such warrant may have no value and expire worthless. In no event will the Company be required to net cash settle any warrant. In the event that a registration statement is not effective for the exercised warrants, and cashless exercise is unavailable the purchaser of a Unit containing such warrant will have paid the full purchase price for the Unit solely for the Class A ordinary share underlying such Unit.
Under the terms of the warrant agreement, the Company has agreed that, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 20 business days, after the closing of its Business Combination, it will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC a post-effective amendment to the registration statement for the IPO or a new registration statement covering the registration under the Securities Act of the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants and thereafter will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the same to become effective within 60 business days following the Company’s initial Business Combination and to maintain a current prospectus relating to the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants until the expiration of the warrants in accordance with the provisions of the warrant agreement. If a registration statement covering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is not effective by the sixtieth (60th) business day after the closing of the initial Business Combination, warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during any period when the Company will have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise warrants on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act or another exemption. Notwithstanding the above, if the Class A ordinary shares are at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that they satisfy the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, the Company may, at its option, require holders of warrants who exercise their warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event the Company so elects, the Company will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, and in the event the Company does not so elect, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available.
If the holders exercise their warrants
on a cashless basis, they would pay the warrant exercise price by surrendering the warrants for that number of Class A ordinary shares
equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of Class A ordinary shares underlying the warrants, multiplied
by the excess of the “fair market value” of the Class A ordinary shares over the exercise price of the warrants by (y) the
fair market value. The “fair market value” is the average reported closing price of the Class A ordinary shares for the
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Redemption of Warrants When the Price
per Class A Ordinary Share Equals or Exceeds $
● | in whole and not in part; | |
● | at a price of $ | |
● | upon a minimum of | |
● | if, and only if, the last reported sale price (the “closing price”) of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $ |
Additionally, if the number of outstanding Class
A ordinary shares is increased by a share capitalization payable in Class A ordinary shares, or by a sub-division of ordinary shares or
other similar event, then, on the effective date of such share capitalization, sub-division or similar event, the number of Class A ordinary
shares issuable on exercise of each warrant will be increased in proportion to such increase in the outstanding ordinary shares. A rights
offering made to all or substantially all holders of ordinary shares entitling holders to purchase Class A ordinary shares at a price
less than the fair market value will be deemed a share capitalization of a number of Class A ordinary shares equal to the product of (i)
the number of Class A ordinary shares actually sold in such rights offering (or issuable under any other equity securities sold in such
rights offering that are convertible into or exercisable for Class A ordinary shares) and (ii) the quotient of (x) the price per Class
A ordinary share paid in such rights offering and (y) the fair market value. For these purposes (i) if the rights offering is for securities
convertible into or exercisable for Class A ordinary shares, in determining the price payable for Class A ordinary shares, there will
be taken into account any consideration received for such rights, as well as any additional amount payable upon exercise or conversion
and (ii) fair market value means the volume weighted average price of Class A ordinary shares as reported during the
Note 4 — Private Placement
Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the
Sponsor and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., the representative of the underwriters, purchased an aggregate of
The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants sold in the IPO except that, so long as they are held by the Sponsor, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. or their permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants (i) may not (including the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of these Private Placement Warrants), subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold by the holders until 30 days after the completion of the initial Business Combination, (ii) will be entitled to registration rights and (iii) with respect to Private Placement Warrants held by Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and/or its designees, will not be exercisable more than five years from the closing of the IPO in accordance with FINRA Rule 5110(g)(8).
The Company’s Sponsor, officers and directors
have entered into a letter agreement with the Company, pursuant to which they have agreed to (i) waive their redemption rights with
respect to their Founder Shares and Public Shares in connection with the completion of the initial Business Combination or an earlier
redemption in connection with the commencement of the procedures to consummate the initial Business Combination if the Company determines
it is desirable to facilitate the completion of the initial Business Combination; (ii) waive their redemption rights with respect
to their Founder Shares and Public Shares in connection with a shareholder vote to approve an amendment to the Company’s amended
and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow
redemption in connection with the initial Business Combination or to redeem
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Note 5 — Related Party Transactions
Founder Shares
On March 8, 2023, the Sponsor made a capital contribution
of $
The Company’s Sponsor, officers
and directors have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of their Founder Shares (including any Class A ordinary shares issued upon
conversion of Class B ordinary shares) until the earlier to occur of (i) one year after the completion of the initial Business Combination
or (ii) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction after the initial Business
Combination that results in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their Class A ordinary shares for cash,
securities or other property. Any permitted transferees will be subject to the same restrictions and other agreements of the Company’s
initial shareholders with respect to any Founder Shares (the “Lock-up”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (1) the closing
price of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $
At the Closing, the Sponsor will enter into a
Lock-Up Agreement (the “Sponsor Lock-Up Agreement”), pursuant to which the Sponsor and its permitted assigns will agree not
to, prior to the date that is six (6) months after the Closing Date (the “Initial Common Stock Lock-Up Period”), (i) sell,
pledge, grant any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of (a) any shares of New USARE Common Stock the Sponsor received upon conversion
of its Founder Shares (following the automatic conversion of each of the issued and outstanding Class B ordinary shares of the Company
immediately prior to the Domestication, on a one-for-one basis, into one (1) Class A ordinary share of the Company), in connection with
the Domestication (the “Sponsor Lock-Up Shares”), (ii) enter into any swap or other transfer arrangement in respect of the
Sponsor Lock-Up Shares or (iii) take any other similar actions (the actions specified in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii), collectively,
“Transfer” in each case, without the prior written consent of the board of directors of New USARE (the “New USARE Board”)).
The Sponsor and its permitted assigns will also agree not to, prior to the date that is twelve (12) months after the Closing Date (the
“Second Common Stock Lock-Up Period”), Transfer more than 50% of the Sponsor Lock-Up Shares in each case, without the prior
written consent of the New USARE Board. In addition, the Sponsor will agree to not Transfer any warrants received upon conversion of Private
Placement Warrants in connection with the Domestication (or the shares of New USARE Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants),
prior to the date that is
Promissory Note — Related Party
The Sponsor agreed to loan the Company an aggregate
of up to $
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Services and Indemnification Agreement
Commencing on May 24, 2023, the Company entered
into an agreement pursuant to which it agreed to pay an aggregate of $
On March 28, 2024, the Company entered into the
Amendment to the Services and Indemnification Agreement pursuant to which, the Monthly Fee paid to TVC, effective as of
On August 9, 2024, the Company entered into the
Second Amendment to the Services and Indemnification Agreement pursuant to which, the Monthly Fee paid to TVC, effective as of
On November 8, 2024, the Company entered into
the Third Amendment to the Services and Indemnification Agreement pursuant to which, the Monthly Fee paid to TVC, effective as of
For the year ended December 31, 2024 and for the
period from March 6, 2023 (inception) through December 31, 2023, the Company incurred and paid $
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Related Party Loans
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 (the “Working Capital Loans”). If the Company completes
a Business Combination, the Company would repay the Working Capital Loans. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the
Company may use amounts held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans but no proceeds from the Trust Account would
be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. Up to $
On August 13, 2024, to document existing and future
Working Capital Loans, the Company issued the Note to Michael Blitzer, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to which
the Company may borrow up to $
All unpaid principal under the Note shall be due
and payable in full on the earlier of (i) November 30, 2024, or such later date by which the Company must consummate a Business Combination
pursuant to its governing documents (as may be amended by a shareholder vote) and (ii) the effective date of a Business Combination (such
earlier date, the “Maturity Date”), unless accelerated upon the occurrence of an event of default as set forth in the Note.
Mr. Blitzer will have the option, at any time on or prior to the repayment of amounts owed under the Note, to convert up to $
Pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated
as of August 21, 2024, by and among the Company, Michael Blitzer and USARE, the Company has agreed to issue at Closing, $
Note 6 — Commitments and Contingencies
Registration Rights
The holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and the Class A ordinary shares underlying such Private Placement Warrants and Private Placement Warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans have registration rights to require the Company to register a sale of any of the Company’s securities held by them and any other securities of the Company acquired by them prior to the consummation of the initial Business Combination pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed on May 24, 2023. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that the Company registers such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the completion of the initial Business Combination. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Concurrently with the Closing, New USARE, the Sponsor, and other parties thereto will enter into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, New USARE will agree that, promptly after the Closing Date, it will file with the SEC (at New USARE’s sole cost and expense) a registration statement registering the resale of certain securities held by or issuable to the parties thereto (the “Resale Registration Statement”), and New USARE will use its reasonable best efforts to have the Resale Registration Statement declared effective as soon as reasonably practicable after the filing thereof, and in any event within ninety (90) days after the Closing Date. Such holders will be entitled to customary piggyback registration rights and demand registration rights.
Underwriters Agreement
The underwriters had a 45-day option from the
date of the IPO to purchase up to an additional
The underwriters were entitled to a cash underwriting
discount of $
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Business Combination Agreement
Refer to Note 1 for details.
Non-Redemption Agreement
On both November 13, 2024 and November 14, 2024, the Company entered into several non-redemption agreements (the “Non-Redemption Agreements”) with certain counterparties (the “Counterparties”). Pursuant to the Non-Redemption Agreements, each Counterparty agreed not to redeem (or to validly rescind any redemption requests with respect to) certain publicly-held Class A ordinary shares of the Company (“Non-Redeemed Shares”) in connection with the shareholder vote on the Extension Proposal. In exchange for the foregoing commitments not to redeem the Non-Redeemed Shares, the Company granted such Counterparties options to enter into forward purchase agreements (the “Forward Purchase Agreements”) in connection with the closing of the Business Combination (the “Forward Purchase Options”) with respect to Class A ordinary shares of the Company. Pursuant to the Forward Purchase Options, each Counterparty will have the right, but not the obligation, to enter into an over-the-counter Equity Prepaid Forward Transaction (a “Forward Purchase Transaction”) with respect to Class A ordinary shares of the Company in connection with the closing of the Business Combination.
Forward Purchase Agreement
On November 13, 2024, the Company and Newtyn Partners,
LP and Newtyn TE Partners, LP (collectively, “Newtyn”), entered into a non-redemption agreement (the “Newtyn Non-Redemption
Agreement”). Pursuant to the Newtyn Non-Redemption Agreement, Newtyn agreed not to redeem (or to validly rescind any redemption
requests with respect to) an aggregate of
On November 14, 2024, the Company and Harraden
Circle Investors LP and Harraden Circle Special Opportunities LP (collectively, “Harraden”), entered into a non-redemption
agreement (the “Harraden Non-Redemption Agreement”). Pursuant to the Harraden Non-Redemption Agreement, Harraden agreed not
to redeem (or to validly rescind any redemption requests with respect to) an aggregate of
On November 14, 2024, the Company and L1 Capital
Global Opportunities Master Fund (“L1”) entered into a non-redemption agreement (the “L1 Non-Redemption Agreement”
and, together with the Harraden Non-Redemption Agreement, the “Non-Redemption Agreements”). Pursuant to the L1 Non-Redemption
Agreement, L1 agreed not to redeem (or to validly rescind any redemption requests with respect to) an aggregate of
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As of December 31, 2024, the Company recorded
$
Note 7 — Shareholders’ Deficit
Preferred Shares — The
Company is authorized to issue a total of
Class A Ordinary Shares — The
Company is authorized to issue a total of
Class B Ordinary Shares — The
Company is authorized to issue a total of
On November 18, 2024, pursuant to the terms of
the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Sponsor, the holder of an aggregate of
The Founder Shares will automatically convert
into Class A ordinary shares concurrently with or immediately following the consummation of the initial Business Combination or earlier
at the option of the holder on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment for share sub-divisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations,
recapitalizations and the like, and subject to further adjustment as provided herein. In the case that additional Class A ordinary shares
or equity-linked securities are issued or deemed issued in connection with the initial Business Combination, the number of Class A ordinary
shares issuable upon conversion of all Founder Shares will equal, in the aggregate,
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Holders of record of the Company’s Class
A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares are entitled to
Note 8 — Fair Value Measurements
The Company follows the guidance in 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.
The fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities reflects management’s estimate of amounts that the Company would have received in connection with the sale of the assets or paid in connection with the transfer of the liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In connection with measuring the fair value of its assets and liabilities, the Company seeks to maximize the use of observable inputs (market data obtained from independent sources) and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs (internal assumptions about how market participants would price assets and liabilities). The following fair value hierarchy is used to classify assets and liabilities based on the observable inputs and unobservable inputs used in order to value the assets and liabilities:
Level 1: | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. An active market for an asset or liability is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. | |
Level 2: | Observable inputs other than Level 1 inputs. Examples of Level 2 inputs include quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities and quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active. | |
Level 3: | Unobservable inputs based on our assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. |
At December 31, 2024 and 2023, assets held in
the Trust Account were comprised of $
The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2024 and 2023 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
December 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||
Description | Level | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||
Marketable securities held in Trust Account | 1 | $ | $ | |||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||
Forward Purchase Agreement | 3 | $ | $ |
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Forward Purchase Agreements
The Company established the fair value of the Forward Purchase Agreements using Black Scholes Model that values Forward Purchase Agreements based on future projections of the various potential outcomes, and classified as a Level 3 fair value measurement.
The following table provides additional quantitative information regarding the Level 3 fair value measurement inputs at their measurement dates for the Forward Purchase Agreements liability:
At initial issuance | At initial issuance | |||||||||||
November 13, 2024 | November 14, 2024 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
Stock Price | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Expected Redemption Price | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Volatility | ||||||||||||
Term (in years) | $ | |||||||||||
Risk-free rate | ||||||||||||
Probability of Business Combination Close | $ | % |
The following table presents the changes in the fair value of Forward Purchase Agreements liability for the period ended December 31, 2024:
Forward Purchase Agreement | ||||
January 1, 2024 | $ | |||
Initial recognition at November 13, 2024 of | ||||
Initial recognition at November 14, 2024 of | ||||
Change in fair value | ( | ) | ||
Fair value of Forward Purchase Agreements liability as of December 31, 2024 | $ |
Note 9 — Segment Information
ASC Topic 280, “Segment Reporting,” establishes standards for companies to report in their financial statement information about operating segments, products, services, geographic areas, and major customers. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available that is regularly evaluated by the Company’s chief operating decision maker, or group, in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance.
The Company’s chief operating decision maker
has been identified as the Chief Executive Officer (“CODM”), who reviews the operating results for the Company as a whole
to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing financial performance. Accordingly, management has determined that the Company
only has
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When evaluating the Company’s performance and making key decisions regarding resource allocation the CODM reviews several key metrics, which include the following:
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024 | For the Year Ended December 31, 2023 | |||||||
Formation and operational costs | $ | $ | ||||||
Dividend income earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account | $ | $ |
The key measures of segment profit or loss reviewed by our CODM are dividend income earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account and formation and operational costs. The CODM reviews dividend income earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account to measure and monitor shareholders value and determine the most effective strategy of investment with the Trust Account funds while maintaining compliance with the trust agreement. Formation and operational costs are reviewed and monitored by the CODM to manage and forecast cash to ensure enough capital is available to complete a business combination within the business combination period. The CODM also reviews formation and operational costs to manage, maintain and enforce all contractual agreements to ensure costs are aligned with all agreements and budget.
Note 10 — Subsequent Events
The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date that the 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 financial statements.
On January 22, 2025, the Company, Mr.
Blitzer and USARE entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Blitzer Series A SPA (the “Blitzer Series A SPA Amendment”). The Blitzer
Series A SPA Amendment amends the Blitzer Series A SPA to provide that, instead of
Amendment No. 2 to Business Combination Agreement
On January 30, 2025, the Company and USARE entered into that certain Amendment No. 2 to the Business Combination Agreement (“BCA Amendment No. 2”) to, among other matters, set out the proposed directors of New USARE, address certain other governance matters and modify certain document delivery conditions.
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Amendment No. 1 to Sponsor Support Agreement
On January 31, 2025, the Sponsor, the Company and USARE entered into an amendment to the Sponsor Support Agreement (the “Sponsor Support Agreement Amendment”) to eliminate the provisions providing for the potential forfeiture of warrants by the Sponsor from the Sponsor Support Agreement.
Series A SPA Termination Agreement
On February 3, 2025, pursuant to a securities
purchase agreement dated January 31, 2025, the Company Fund pre-funded the Series A Preferred Stock Investment by consummating the purchase
of
On March 10, 2025, the Company held an extraordinary general meeting (the “Extraordinary General Meeting”) and the shareholders approved the proposals which was described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement/prospectus filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 18, 2025 (the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”)
Forward Purchase Agreement
On March 11, 2025, the Company and USARE entered into (i) a forward purchase agreement with Harraden Circle Investors LP, Harraden Circle Special Opportunities LP and Harraden Circle Strategic Investments LP (collectively, “Harraden,” and such agreement, the “Harraden Forward Purchase Agreement”), (ii) a forward purchase agreement with Newtyn TE Partners, LP and Newtyn Partners, LP (collectively, “Newtyn,” and such agreement, the “Newtyn Forward Purchase Agreement”), and (iii) a forward purchase agreement with L1 Capital Global Opportunities Master Fund (“L1,” and such agreement, the “L1 Forward Purchase Agreement,” and together with the Harraden Forward Purchase Agreement and the Newtyn Forward Purchase Agreement, the “Forward Purchase Agreements”), each for over-the-counter Equity Prepaid Forward Transactions (each, a “Forward Purchase Transaction” and, together, the “Forward Purchase Transactions”). Each Forward Purchase Agreement amended, restated and superseded in its entirety a separate forward purchase agreements with each of the Sellers, dated March 10, 2025, which had identical terms to those described herein, except that the Reset Price (as defined in the Forward Purchase Agreements) was not subject to the floor price described below. For purposes of the Forward Purchase Agreements, each of Harraden, Newtyn and L1 are referred to, individually, as a “Seller” and, collectively, as the “Sellers”). For purposes of the Forward Purchase Agreements, Inflection Point and New USARE are referred to as the “Counterparty” prior to and after the Business Combination, respectively.
Pursuant to the terms of the Forward
Purchase Agreements, (i) Harraden has agreed to hold up to
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