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STONEBRIDGE ACQUISITION CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2023
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PART 1 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION | ||
Item 1. | Interim Financial Statements (Unaudited) | |
Condensed Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2022 | 1 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements
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STONEBRIDGE ACQUISITION CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements
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UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements
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STONEBRIDGE ACQUISITION CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2023
Note 1 — Description of Organization and Business Operations
StoneBridge Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on February 2, 2021. The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar Business Combination with
The Company is not limited to a particular industry or geographic region for purposes of consummating a Business Combination. The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.
On January 12, 2023, The Company filed a Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission to report that on January 5, 2023, the Company entered into a Business Combination Agreement with DigiAsia Bios Pte. Ltd., a Singapore private company limited by shares (“DigiAsia”), and the other parties thereto (as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”). Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Business Combination Agreement, and in accordance with applicable law, StoneBridge Acquisition Pte. Ltd., a Singapore private company limited by shares and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, will amalgamate with DigiAsia, with DigiAsia surviving the amalgamation as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Business Combination”).
In connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, StoneBridge Acquisition Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Sponsor”) entered into a support agreement with DigiAsia (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”) pursuant to which the Sponsor has agreed to vote all StoneBridge Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by it in favor of the Amalgamation. Pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Sponsor has also agreed to certain share lock-up provisions (the “Sponsor Lock-up Provisions”).
In addition, in connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, certain shareholders of DigiAsia entered into a support agreement (the “DigiAsia Shareholder Support Agreement”) with StoneBridge and DigiAsia pursuant to which such shareholders agreed to vote all shares of DigiAsia beneficially owned by them in favor of the Amalgamation.
In connection with the Transactions, StoneBridge, DigiAsia and certain shareholders of DigiAsia who will receive PubCo Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, have entered into a registration rights agreement (“Registration Rights Agreement”), to become effective upon the Closing.
Prior to the consummation of the Transactions, certain DigiAsia shareholders, including all executive officers, heads of business lines and directors of DigiAsia as well as any other existing shareholder of DigiAsia holding greater than
(i) sell, offer to sell, contract or agree to sell, assign, lend, offer, encumber, donate, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase or otherwise transfer, dispose of or agree to transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position (A) any PubCo Ordinary Shares, or (B) any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for PubCo Ordinary Shares, in each case, held by it immediately after the Effective Time (the “Lock-up Shares”)
(ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any of the Lock-up Shares, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise or; or
(iii) publicly announce any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (i) or (ii) above until the earlier of (A) (1) with respect to the DigiAsia shareholder’s Lock-Up Shares and
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share splits, share consolidations, share capitalizations, rights issuances, subdivisions, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any
In connection with the Closing, StoneBridge, the Sponsor and Alexander Rusli (the “Founder”) will enter into a Director Nomination Agreement (the “Director Nomination Agreement”) pursuant to which the parties agreed that, among other things, at every meeting of PubCo Board of Directors (the “PubCo Board”), or a committee thereof, or action by written consent, at or by which directors of PubCo are appointed by PubCo Board or are nominated to stand for election and elected by shareholders of PubCo, the Sponsor shall have the right to appoint or nominate for election to PubCo Board, as applicable, two individuals (each a “Nominee,” and together, the “Nominees”), to serve as directors of PubCo; provided, that such Nominees shall be reasonably acceptable to the Founder. Further, PubCo shall take, and the Founder shall use his best efforts to cause PubCo to take, all necessary actions within its control, such that, as of the Effective Time, the Nominees shall either be elected by PubCo’s shareholders at the meeting held to approve the Transactions or appointed to PubCo Board.
On June 26, 2023, in connection with the proposed transaction, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form F-4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which included a proxy statement/prospectus and certain other related documents, which will be distributed to shareholders of the Company’s common stock in connection with the Company’s extraordinary general meeting of shareholders with respect to the proposed business combination transaction and other matters as described in the definitive proxy statement, as well as a prospectus relating to the offer and sale of the securities of DigiAsia to be issued in the proposed business combination transaction. The definitive proxy statement/prospectus will be sent to all of the Company’s shareholders as of a record date to be established for voting on the transaction. Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement, the Sponsor, DigiAsia and additional holders of founder shares entered into the Sponsor Support Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, the Sponsor agreed to (a) support and vote their founder shares in favor of the Business Combination Agreement and the other transaction agreements to which the Company is or will be a party and the Business Combination; (b) subject their founder shares to certain transfer restrictions; and (c) after the Effective Time, for as long as the Sponsor (or a permitted transferee of Sponsor) holds Warrants, any exercise by Sponsor (or a Permitted Transferee of the Sponsor) of such Warrants will only be done on a cash (and not a cashless) basis. Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement, DigiAsia, the Sponsor and the other parties thereto entered into the Registration Rights Agreement, pursuant to which DigiAsia agreed, among other things, to file a registration statement to register the resale of certain securities of DigiAsia held by the Holders and to provide the parties thereto customary demand, shelf and piggy-back rights on secondary offerings, subject to customary cut-back provisions and coordinated offerings.
As of June 30, 2023, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity through June 30, 2023, relates to the Company’s formation and initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”), which is described below, and, since the offering, the search for a prospective initial Business Combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of its initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income earned on investments from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering. The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on July 15, 2021. On July 20, 2021, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of
Offering costs for the Initial Public Offering amounted to $
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20, 2023 (i.e., for a period of time ending up to
On June 22, 2023, parties to the Business Combination Agreement entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Business Combination Agreement (the "Amendment") pursuant to which the parties agreed to extend the Termination Date (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) from June 30, 2023, to December 29, 2023.
Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering on July 20, 2021, an amount of $
The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to complete a Business Combination successfully. The Company must complete one or more initial Business Combinations having an aggregate fair market value of at least
The Company will provide the holders of the outstanding Public Shares (the “Public Shareholders”) with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a shareholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek shareholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company. The Public Shareholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially anticipated to be $
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Redemptions of the Company’s Public Shares may be subject to the satisfaction of conditions, including minimum cash conditions, pursuant to an agreement relating to the Company’s Business Combination. If the Company seeks shareholder approval of the Business Combination, the Company will proceed with a Business Combination if a majority of the shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination, or such other vote as required by law or share exchange rule. If a shareholder vote is not required by applicable law or share exchange listing requirements and the Company does not decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its Certificate of Incorporation, conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the SEC and file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. If, however, shareholder approval of the transaction is required by applicable law or share exchange listing requirements, or the Company decides to obtain shareholder approval for business or other reasons, the Company will offer to redeem shares in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to the proxy rules and not pursuant to the tender offer rules. If the Company seeks shareholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor has agreed to vote its Founder Shares (as defined in Note 6) and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of approving a Business Combination. Additionally, each Public Shareholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares without voting, and if they do vote, irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction.
Subsequent to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the Company will adopt an insider trading policy which will require insiders to: (i) refrain from purchasing shares during certain blackout periods and when they are in possession of any material non-public information and (ii) to clear all trades with the Company’s legal counsel prior to execution. In addition, the initial shareholders have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to their Founder Shares and Public Shares in connection with the completion of a Business Combination.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Certificate of Incorporation provides that a Public Shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of
The Company’s Sponsor, officers and directors (the “Initial Shareholders”) have agreed not to propose an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation that would affect the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem
At the Extraordinary General Meeting held on January 20, 2023, the Company’s shareholders approved the proposal to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Extension Amendment”) to give the Company the right to extend the date by which it has to consummate a business combination from January 20, 2023 up to
In the event that the Sponsor or its affiliates or designees elect to extend the time to complete a business combination and deposit the applicable amount of money into trust, the Sponsor or its affiliates or designees would receive a non-interest bearing, unsecured promissory note equal to the amount of any such deposit that will not be repaid in the event that the Company is unable to close a business combination unless there are funds available outside the trust account to do so. Neither the Sponsor nor its affiliates or designees are obligated to fund the trust account to extend the time for the Company to complete an initial business combination. To the extent that some, but not all, of the parties decide to extend the period of time to consummate an initial business combination, such parties may deposit the entire amount required. The Company has extended the Business Combination date from October 20, 2022 to July 20, 2023. At the Board meeting held on October 31, 2022, the company has agreed to accept from the sponsor an unsecured debt of $
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At the Extraordinary General Meeting held on July 19, 2023, the Company’s shareholders approved the proposal to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Second Extension Amendment”) to give the Company the right to extend the date by which it has to consummate a business combination from July 20, 2023 up to
In the event that the Sponsor or its affiliates or designees elect to extend the time to complete a business combination and deposit the applicable amount of money into the trust account, the Sponsor or its affiliates or designees would receive a non-interest bearing, unsecured promissory note equal to the amount of any such deposit that will not be repaid in the event that the Company is unable to close a business combination unless there are funds available outside the trust account to do so. Neither the Sponsor nor its affiliates or designees are obligated to fund the trust account to extend the time for the Company to complete an initial business combination. To the extent that some, but not all, of the parties decide to extend the period of time to consummate an initial business combination, such parties may deposit the entire amount required. The Company has extended the Business Combination date from July 20, 2023 to August 20, 2023. On July 20, 2023, the Sponsor made a monthly payment of $
The Initial Shareholders have agreed to waive their liquidation rights with respect to the Founder Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. However, if the Initial Shareholders should acquire Public Shares in or after the Initial Public Offering, they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to such Public Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. The underwriters have agreed to waive their rights to its deferred underwriting commission (see Note 6) held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the other funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per-share value of the residual assets remaining available for distribution (including Trust Account assets) will be only $
At the Company’s Shareholder’s Special meeting held on January 20, 2023, the stockholders of
At the Company’s extraordinary general meeting of shareholders held on July 19, 2023, the shareholders of
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Liquidity and Going Concern
As of June 30, 2023, the Company had $
In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with the authoritative guidance in Financial Accounting Standard Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” management has determined that if the Company is unable to raise additional funds to alleviate liquidity needs, obtain approval for an extension of the deadline or complete a Business Combination by October 20, 2022, then the Company will cease all operations except for the purpose of liquidating. At the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders held on July 19, 2023, the shareholders of the Company approved the Second Amendment Extension which permits the Company to further extend the time to consummate a business combination from July 20, 2023 up to
Risks and Uncertainties
In February 2022, the Russian Federation and Belarus commenced a military action with the country of Ukraine. As a result of this action, various nations, including the United States, have instituted economic sanctions against the Russian Federation and Belarus. As a result of this action and related economic sanctions, the Company’s ability to consummate a Business Combination, or the operations of a target business with which the Company ultimately consummates a Business Combination, may be materially and adversely affected. In addition, the Company’s ability to consummate a transaction may be dependent on the ability to raise equity and debt financing which may be impacted by these events, including as a result of increased market volatility, or decreased market liquidity in third-party financing being unavailable on terms acceptable to the Company or at all. The impact of this action and related sanctions on the world economy and the specific impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and/or ability to consummate a Business Combination are not yet determinable. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation and Liquidity
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-K and Article 8 of Regulation S-X of the SEC. Certain information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. In the opinion of management, the accompanying financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of a normal recurring nature, which are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented.
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Emerging Growth Company
The Company is an emerging growth company as defined in Section 102(b)(1) of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), which exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such an election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period, which means that when a standard is issued or revised, and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard.
This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company that is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company that has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of 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 financial statements. Specifically, these estimates include the probability of a successful business combination and the implied volatility of the Public and Private Warrants.
Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. Such estimates may be subject to change as more current information becomes available and accordingly the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. 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 did
Investments Held in Trust Account
At June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, substantially all of the assets held in the Trust Account were held in mutual funds invested in U.S. Treasury securities. The Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are classified as trading securities. Trading securities are presented on the balance sheet at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of investments held in Trust Account are included in interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account in the accompanying statements of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in Trust Account are determined using available market information.
Offering Costs associated with the Initial Public Offering
Offering costs, including additional underwriting fees associated with the underwriters’ exercise of the over-allotment option, consist principally of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs directly related to the Initial Public Offering.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash accounts in a financial institution, which, at times, may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation coverage limit of $250,000. At June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company has not experienced losses on these accounts.
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Fair Value of Financial Instruments
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 the Company’s assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.
Accounting for Warrants
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, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“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.
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 at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter.
Income Taxes
The Company complies with the accounting and reporting requirements of ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in future taxable or deductible amounts, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
FASB 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. There were
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There is currently no taxation imposed by the Government of the Cayman Islands. The Company has 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. Consequently, income taxes are not reflected in the Company’s financial statements.
Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption
The Company accounts for its Class A Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in “ASC Topic 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Class A Ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption (if any) is classified as a liability instrument and is measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable Class A Ordinary shares (including Class A Ordinary shares that features redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, Class A Ordinary shares is classified as shareholders’ equity. The Company’s Class A Ordinary shares features certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, on June 30, 2023,
The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable ordinary shares to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of the redeemable ordinary shares are affected by charges against additional paid-in capital and accumulated deficit.
At June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Class A ordinary shares reflected in the balance sheet is reconciled in the following table:
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Net income (loss) per Ordinary Share
Net income (loss) per ordinary share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding for the period. The Company has two classes of ordinary shares, which are referred to as Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares. Income and losses are shared pro rata between the two classes of shares. This presentation contemplates a Business Combination as the most likely outcome, in which case, both classes of ordinary shares share pro rata in the income of the Company. Remeasurement associated with the redeemable Class A ordinary shares is excluded from net loss 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) Initial Public Offering, and (ii) the concurrent private placement to purchase an aggregate of
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securities or other contracts that could, potentially, be exercised or converted into ordinary shares and then share in the earnings of the Company. As a result, diluted net income (loss) per ordinary share is the same as basic net income (loss) per ordinary share for the periods presented.
The following table reflects the calculation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per ordinary share (in dollars, except per share amounts):
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on our financial statements.
Note 3 — Initial Public Offering
Pursuant to the Initial Public Offering, the Company sold
Note 4 — Private Placement Warrants
Concurrently with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Sponsor and underwriter purchased an aggregate of
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Note 5 — Related Party Transactions
Founder Shares
On February 9, 2021, the Sponsor purchased
The Sponsor has agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Founder Shares until the earliest of: (A)
On June 1, 2023, Director Founder Share Assignment Agreement was entered by and between the Sponsor, and certain directors, under which the Sponsor agreed to transfer
Due to Affiliates
As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company owed the Sponsor $
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 (“Working Capital Loans”). If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company may repay the Working Capital Loans out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, the Working Capital Loans may be repaid only out of funds held outside the Trust Account. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans, but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. Except for the foregoing, the terms of such Working Capital Loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. The Working Capital Loans would either be repaid upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $
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Note Payable – Related Party
On October 12, 2022, the company accepted from the sponsor an unsecured debt of $
Administrative Services Fee
The Company entered into an agreement whereby, commencing on July 20, 2021, the Company will pay the Sponsor $
Advisory fees
On January 4, 2022, the Company entered into an agreement with Sett & Lucas limited (“S&L”) for certain financial advisory and investment banking services in relation to the Business Combination with a potential target. Pursuant to this agreement, the Company agreed to pay S&L a success fee earned upon successful completion of the Business Combination equal to
On April 2, 2023, the Company entered into an amendment to advisory agreement with Sett & Lucas Limited (S&L). Pursuant to such agreement, Company will pay S&L a success fee upon successful completion of the Business Combination, $
Note 6 — Commitments and Contingencies
Registration Rights
The holders of Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans, if any, are entitled to registration rights (in the case of the Founder Shares, only after conversion of such shares of Class A Ordinary shares) pursuant to a registration rights agreement dated June 15, 2021. These holders are entitled to certain demand and “piggyback” registration rights. However, the registration rights agreement provides that the Company will not permit any registration statement filed under the Securities Act to become effective until the termination of the applicable lock-up period for the securities to be registered. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriting Agreement
The Company granted the underwriters a
The underwriters were paid a cash underwriting discount of $
On June 13, 2023, Company entered into a fees reduction agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“Cantor”), the underwriters. Pursuant to such agreement, in the event that the Company elects (in its sole discretion) to consummate the Business Combination with DigiAsia, Cantor agrees that it will forfeit cash payment of $
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and the balance will be paid in cash. The remainder of the deferred fee shall be payable to Cantor as a non-refundable cash fee equal to
Advisory Fees
On January 3, 2022, the Company entered into an agreement with ARC Group for strategic and target identification advisory services, pursuant to which the Company will pay the ARC Group an initial retainer fee of $
On April 28, 2022, the Company entered into an agreement with J.V.B. Financial Group, LLC (“JVB”) for financial advisor and placement agent services in connection with the Business Combination. Pursuant to this agreement, the Company agreed to pay JVB (i) a transaction fee in an amount equal to $
Note 7 — Shareholders’ Deficit
Ordinary shares
Class A Ordinary shares — The Company is authorized to issue
On January 20, 2023, The Company held an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “Extraordinary General Meeting”), at which shareholders properly elected to redeem an aggregate of
Class B Ordinary shares — The Company is authorized to issue
Holders of Class A Ordinary shares and holders of Class B Ordinary shares will vote together as a single class on all other matters submitted to a vote of shareholders.
The Class B Ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A Ordinary shares at the time of a Business Combination at a ratio such that the number of Class A Ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of all Founder Shares will equal, in the aggregate, on an as-converted basis,
Preferred Shares — The Company is authorized to issue
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Note 8 — Warrants
The Company has accounted for the
The Public Warrants will become exercisable on the later of (a)
Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the Public Warrants:
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if, and only if, the reported last sale price of the ordinary shares equals or exceeds $
if, and only if, there is a current registration statement in effect with respect to the ordinary shares underlying the warrants.
If the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption, management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise the Public Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis,” as described in the warrant agreement.
The Private Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units being sold in the Proposed Public Offering, except that the Private Warrants and the ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Warrants will not be transferable, assignable or salable until after the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions. Additionally, the Private Warrants are exercisable for cash or on a cashless basis, at the holder’s option, and be non-redeemable so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees. If the Private Warrants are held by someone other than the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, the Private Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants. Concurrently with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Sponsor and underwriter purchased an aggregate of
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The exercise price and number of ordinary shares issuable on exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a share dividend, extraordinary dividend or our recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, the warrants will not be adjusted for issuances of ordinary shares at a price below their respective exercise prices. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the warrants. If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their warrants, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with the respect to such warrants. Accordingly, the warrants may expire worthless.
In addition, if the Company issues additional ordinary shares or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of a Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $
As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were
Note 9 — Fair Value Measurements
The Company follows the guidance in ASC Topic 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.
The Company classifies its U.S. Treasury and equivalent securities as trading securities with ASC Topic 320, “Investments—Debt and Equity Securities.” The Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are classified as trading securities. Trading securities are presented on the balance sheet at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of investments held in Trust Account are included in interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account in the accompanying statements of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in Trust Account are determined using available market information.
At June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, assets held in the Trust Account were comprised of $
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The following tables present information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 and indicate the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value.
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Warrants
The Company has determined that warrants issued in connection with its initial public offering in July 2021 are subject to treatment as a liability. The estimated fair value of the warrant liability is determined using Level 1 and Level 3 inputs. At June 30, 2023, the Public Warrants had adequate trading volume to provide a reliable indication of value. The Public Warrants were valued at $
The Company utilized a modified Black Scholes model to value the Private Warrants at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. The estimated fair value of the warrant liability is determined using Level 3 inputs. Inherent in the model are assumptions related to expected share-price volatility, expected life, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield. The Company estimates the volatility of its ordinary shares based on historical volatility that matches the expected remaining life of the warrants. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury zero-coupon yield curve on the grant date for a maturity similar to the expected remaining life of the warrants. The expected life of the warrants is assumed to be equivalent to their remaining contractual term. The dividend rate is based on the historical rate, which the Company anticipates to remain at zero.
Transfers to/from Levels 1, 2 and 3 are recognized at the end of each reporting period. The estimated fair value of the Public Warrants transferred from a Level 3 fair value measurement to a Level 1 fair value measurement as of September 7, 2021, when the Public Warrants began trading separately.
The following table provides quantitative information regarding Level 3 fair value measurements on June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
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The following table presents the changes in the fair value of warrant liabilities as of June 30, 2023 and 2022:
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Note 10 — Subsequent Events
The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date these unaudited condensed financial statements were available for issuance and determined that other than the item disclosed below, there were no subsequent events that would require adjustment or disclosure.
On June 22, 2023, parties to the Business Combination Agreement entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Business Combination Agreement pursuant to which the parties agreed to extend the Termination Date (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) from June 30, 2023, to December 29, 2023.
On July 19, 2023, the Company held an extraordinary general meeting at which the Company’s shareholders approved the proposal to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to give the Company the right to extend the date by which it has to consummate a business combination from July 20, 2023 up to
At the Company’s extraordinary general meeting of shareholders held on July 19, 2023, the shareholders of
On July 20, 2023, the Sponsor deposited $
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
References in this report (the “Quarterly Report”) to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to StoneBridge Acquisition Corporation. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “Sponsor” refer to StoneBridge Acquisition Sponsor, LLC. 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 Quarterly Report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, that are not historical facts, and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 10-Q including, without limitation, statements in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding the Company’s financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “seek” and variations and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, but reflect management’s current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors section of the Company’s Registration Statement filed with the “SEC”. The Company’s securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Overview
We are a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more target businesses. We intend to effectuate our business combination using cash from the proceeds of our IPO and the sale of the placement units that occurred simultaneously with the completion of our IPO, our capital share, debt or a combination of cash, share and debt.
We expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to complete a business combination will be successful.
Registration Statement on Form F-4
The Company filed a registration statement on Form F-4 (the “Form F-4”) with the SEC on June 26, 2023, in connection with the Business Combination. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement is subject to customary conditions, representations and warranties, covenants and closing conditions in the Business Combination Agreement, including, but not limited to, approval by the Company’s stockholders of the Business Combination Agreement, the effectiveness of the Form F-4, and other customary closing conditions.
Proposed Business Combination
On January 5, 2023, StoneBridge Acquisition Corporation (prior to the business combination “StoneBridge” and, at and after the business combination, “PubCo”) entered into a business combination agreement (as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”) with StoneBridge Acquisition Pte. Ltd. (“Amalgamation Sub”), DigiAsia Bios Pte. Ltd. ( “DigiAsia”), and Prashant Gokarn (the “Management Representative”), solely in his capacity as the Management Representative. Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, a business combination between StoneBridge and DigiAsia will be effected through the amalgamation of Amalgamation Sub with and into DigiAsia, with DigiAsia surviving the amalgamation as a wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo.
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Registration Rights Agreement
Substantially concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement, StoneBridge, DigiAsia and certain shareholders of DigiAsia (such shareholders, together with their permitted transferees, collectively, the “Participating DigiAsia Shareholders”) entered into a shareholder rights agreement, pursuant to which, the Participating DigiAsia Shareholders were granted certain registration rights with respect to the ordinary shares of PubCo to be issued to such shareholders in connection with the Business Combination. In particular, the Registration Rights Agreement provides for the following registration rights: (1) demand registration rights, (2) shelf registration rights, and (3) piggyback registration rights.
Amendments
On June 22, 2023, parties to the Business Combination Agreement entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Business Combination Agreement pursuant to which the parties agreed to extend the Termination Date (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) from June 30, 2023, to December 29, 2023.
Results of Operations
We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any operating revenues to date. Our only activities from inception through June 30, 2023 were organizational activities and those necessary to prepare for the IPO, described below, and since the IPO, the search for a prospective initial business combination. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of an initial business combination, at the earliest. We expect to generate non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds of the IPO placed in the trust account. We expect that we will incur increased expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses in connection with searching for, and completing, a business combination.
For the three months ended June 30, 2023, we had a net income of $1,032,816 which consisted of operating expenses of $431,762, increase in the fair value of warrant liabilities of $1,080,000 and dividend income of $384,040.
For the six months ended June 30, 2023, we had a net income of $426,413 which consisted of operating expenses of $854,908 and dividend income of $1,280,035.
For the three months ended June 30, 2022, we had a net income of $4,245,886 which consisted of operating expenses of $147,001, decrease in the fair value of warrant liabilities of $4,120,000 and dividend income of $272,887.
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, we had a net income of $7,392,393 which consisted of operating expenses of $472,850, decrease in the fair value of warrant liabilities of $7,572,000 and dividend income of $293,243.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
On July 20, 2021, we consummated our initial public offering of 20,000,000 Units at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $200,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the initial public offering, we consummated the private placement of an aggregate of 8,000,000 Private Placement Warrants to our Sponsor at a price of $1.00 per warrant, generating gross proceeds of $8,000,000. Following our IPO, a total of $202,000,000 was placed in the trust account. We incurred $13,577,812 in transaction costs, including $4,000,000 of underwriting fees, $9,000,000 of deferred underwriting fees and $577,812 of other offering costs in connection with the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants.
For the Six months ended June 30, 2023 cash used in operating activities was $878,630. Net Cash provided by investing activities was $174,385,891 and net cash used in financing activities was $175,285,891 mainly reflecting the redemption of ordinary shares.
For the six months ended June 30, 2022 cash used in operating activities was $376,960, which consisted of net income of $7,392,393, interest income on investments held in the Trust Account in the amount $293,119, change in the fair value of the warrant liability in the amount of $7,572,000, offset by the changes in prepaid expenses in the amount $131,058, due to affiliates in the amount of $60,000 and accounts payable in the amount $95,292.
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As of June 30, 2023, we had cash and marketable securities held in the trust account of $32,821,231. We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the trust account, including any amounts representing dividend earned on the trust account to complete our business combination. To the extent that our capital share or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete a business combination, the remaining proceeds held in the trust account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.
As of June 30, 2023, the Company had $71,974 in its operating bank accounts, $32,821,231 in securities held in the Trust Account to be used for a Business Combination or to repurchase or redeem its Ordinary Shares in connection therewith and working capital deficit of $3,291,723. As of June 30, 2023 $1,280,036 of the amount on deposit in the Trust Account represented dividend income. Management expects to incur significant costs in pursuit of its acquisition plans. The Company believes it will need to raise additional funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating its business and to consummate a business combination. If the Company is unable to complete the Business Combination due to insufficient funds, the Company will be forced to cease operations and liquidate the Trust Account. In addition, following the Business combination, if cash on hand is insufficient, the Company may need to obtain additional financing in order to meet its obligations.
In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with the authoritative guidance in Financial Accounting Standard Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” management has determined that if the Company is unable to raise additional funds to alleviate liquidity needs, obtain approval for an extension of the deadline or complete a Business Combination by October 20, 2022, then the Company will cease all operations except for the purpose of liquidating. At the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders held on July 19, 2023, the shareholders of the Company approved the Second Amendment Extension which permits the Company to further extend the time to consummate a business combination from July 20, 2023 up to 6 times for an additional one (1) month each time up to January 20, 2024 (i.e., for a period of time ending up to 30 months after the consummation of its initial public offering). It is uncertain that the Company will be able to consummate a Business Combination by the specified period. If a Business Combination is not consummated by January 20, 2024, (extended period), there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution. The liquidity condition and date for mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern one year from the date that these financial statements are issued. These financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recovery of the recorded assets or the classification of the liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no obligations, assets or liabilities, which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of June 30, 2023. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with 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 purchased any non-financial assets.
Contractual obligations
We do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities.
The underwriters are entitled to a deferred fee of $0.45 per Unit, or $9,000,000 in the aggregate. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the trust account solely in the event that we complete a business combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
On June 13, 2023, Company entered into a fees reduction agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“Cantor”), the underwriters. Pursuant to such agreement, in the event that the Company elects (in its sole discretion) to consummate the Business Combination with DigiAsia, Cantor agrees that it will forfeit cash payment of $4,500,000 of the aggregate $9,000,000 of deferred fee that would otherwise be payable to it pursuant to the underwriting agreement. In lieu, the Company will issue shares of the merged entity valuing $4,500,000 and the balance will be paid in cash. The remainder of the deferred fee shall be payable to Cantor as a non-refundable cash fee equal to 25% of the dollar amount that remains in the Trust Account in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination, with such dollar amount in the Trust Account subject to maximum capping of $4,500,000.
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