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Description of Organization, Business Operations and Liquidity, Including Subsequent Event
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Description of Organization, Business Operations and Liquidity, Including Subsequent Event

Note 1—Description of Organization, Business Operations and Liquidity, Including Subsequent Event

 

Organization and General:

 

Global Technology Acquisition Corp. I (the “Company”) was incorporated in the Cayman Islands as an exempted company on February 9, 2021. The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the “Securities Act,” as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”).

 

At June 30, 2024, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from February 9, 2021 (inception) to June 30, 2024 relates to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering (“Public Offering”) described below and, subsequent to the Public Offering, identifying and completing an initial business combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after completion of its initial business combination, at the earliest. The Company generates non-operating income in the form of interest income on investments and cash and cash equivalents from the proceeds derived from the Public Offering.

 

Former Sponsor and Public Offering:

 

The Company’s sponsor was originally Global Technology Acquisition I Sponsor LP, an exempted limited liability partnership registered in the Cayman Islands (the “Former Sponsor”). The Company intends to finance a business combination with proceeds from the $200,000,000 Public Offering (Note 4) and a $10,500,000 private placement (the “Private Placement”) (Note 5), net of expenses of the offering and working capital to be available to the Company as well as subsequent redemptions of shares by shareholders (see below). Upon the closing of the Public Offering and the Private Placement on October 25, 2021, $204,000,000 was deposited in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) and as described further below, on April 14, 2023 a total of 167 holders of Class A ordinary shares elected to redeem an aggregate of 17,910,004 Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”), representing approximately 89.6% of the Class A Ordinary Shares then issued and outstanding, for an aggregate of approximately $187,475,000 in cash, which was paid on or around April 21, 2023. Accordingly, approximately $23,626,000 remained in the Trust Account as of June 30, 2024.

 

On April 19, 2024, the Company, the Former Sponsor and HCG Opportunity II, LLC (the “New Sponsor,” together with the Former Sponsor, the “Sponsors”) entered into a securities purchase agreement that resulted in a change in control of the Company as discussed below.

 

Change in Control of the Company, New Working Capital Notes, Extension of Time to Complete a Business Combination and Related Matters:

 

In April 2024, the Company, the Former Sponsor and the New Sponsor entered into several transactions as follows:

 

Purchase Agreement and Change in Control – On April 19, 2024, the Company, the Former Sponsor and the New Sponsor entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, among other things: (i) the New Sponsor acquired 3,500,000 of the outstanding 3,700,000 Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class B Ordinary Shares” and, together with the Class A Ordinary Shares, the “Ordinary Shares”), of the Company and 7,350,000 of the 10,500,000 warrants to purchase Class A Ordinary Shares issued in the Private Placement simultaneously with the closing of the Public Offering (the “Private Placement Warrants”) from the Former Sponsor; (ii) the New Sponsor agreed to cause the Company to pay $250,000 in cash consideration upon closing of the Company’s initial business combination at the Former Sponsor’s direction to entities or accounts as directed by the Former Sponsor; (iii) the New Sponsor entered into a joinder to the Company’s existing Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 20, 2021 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”); (iv) the Former Sponsor assigned the existing Administrative Services Agreement, dated October 20, 2021 with the Company to the New Sponsor (the “Administrative Services Agreement”); and (v) the Company, the New Sponsor and the Company’s former officers and directors party to the existing Letter Agreement dated October 20, 2021 (the “Original Letter Agreement”) entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Original Letter Agreement (as amended, the “Letter Agreement”).

 

 

Following the Closing, Former Sponsor retained (i) 3,150,000 Private Placement Warrants (the “Retained PP Warrants”), (ii) 1,300,000 non-redeemable Class A Ordinary Shares and (iii) and 164,000 Class B Ordinary Shares (together with the retained Class A Ordinary Shares, the “Sponsor Retained Shares”), following the substantially concurrent transfer by certain of the former independent directors of the Company (the “Pre-Closing Independent Directors”) of 84,000 Class B Ordinary Shares to the Former Sponsor. Following such transfers by the Pre-Closing Independent Directors to the Former Sponsor, the Pre-Closing Independent Directors retained an aggregate of 36,000 Class B Ordinary Shares (the “Director Retained Shares”).

 

The Retained PP Warrants and 200,000 of the Sponsor Retained Shares are subject to any changes, concessions, amendments, forfeitures, restrictions or other agreements (“Changes”) the New Sponsor determines to make in connection with the Company’s initial business combination or otherwise (provided that all such Changes affect all holders of Private Placement Warrants, including the Former Sponsor and the New Sponsor, equally on a pro rata basis). An aggregate of 1,250,000 of the Sponsor Retained Shares and the Director Retained Shares are not be subject to any Changes.

 

At the closing of the initial business combination, the number of Retained PP Warrants will be equal to at least 30% of the warrants held by the New Sponsor and the Former Sponsor on an aggregate basis and the aggregate number of Sponsor Retained Shares and Director Retained Shares will be equal to at least 30% of the Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares held by the New Sponsor, Former Sponsor and the Pre-Closing Independent Directors on an aggregate basis.

 

On April 19 2024, all of the members of the Board of Directors and officers of the Company resigned and the following persons were appointed to the following positions: (i) Thomas D. Hennessy - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, (ii) Nicholas Geeza - Chief Financial Officer of the Company, and (iii) Joseph Beck, Garth Mitchell, Gloria Fu, Courtney Robinson and Javier Saade - independent directors of the Company (together with Mr. Hennessy, the “New Directors”). On June 20, 2024, Courtney Robinson tendered her resignation as a director of the Company, effective immediately. Ms. Robinson’s decision to resign was not a result of any disagreement or dispute with the Board or management of the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.

 

On April 19, 2024, in connection with the Purchase Agreement the existing working capital loans payable to the Former Sponsor aggregating $525,000 were terminated.

 

Promissory Note – On April 24, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note (the “Promissory Note”) to the New Sponsor, which provides for borrowings from time to time of up to an aggregate of $2,500,000 for working capital purposes and/or to finance additional deposits into the Trust Account as set forth in the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Articles”). The Promissory Note and its terms are discussed further in Note 6 – Related Party Transactions.

 

Extension of Time to Complete an Initial Business Combination – On April 25, 2024, the Company borrowed $225,000 under the Promissory Note and deposited $209,000 into the Trust Account to fund the initial three-month extension of the Company’s termination date until July 25, 2024 pursuant to an existing automatic extension option that exists in the Company’s Articles. Subsequent to June 30, 2024, on July 24, 2024, an aggregate of $209,000 was deposited into the Trust Account by Tyfon Culture Holdings Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company by shares (“Tyfon”) (Note 2) on our behalf in order to fund the three-month extension of the date by which the Company must consummate an initial business combination from July 25, 2024 to October 25, 2024.

 

The Trust Account:

 

The funds in the Trust Account are permitted to be invested only in cash or U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of one hundred and eighty-five (185) days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 which invest only in direct U.S. government obligations. Funds will remain in the Trust Account until the earlier of (i) the consummation of its initial business combination or (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account as described below. The remaining funds outside the Trust Account may be used to pay for business, legal and accounting due diligence on prospective acquisition targets and continuing general and administrative expenses.

 

 

On April 14, 2023, the Company’s shareholders approved the Articles which provide that, other than the withdrawal of interest to pay tax obligations, if any, less up to $100,000 interest to pay dissolution expenses, none of the funds held in trust will be released until the earliest of: (a) the completion of the initial business combination, (b) the redemption of any Class A Ordinary Shares included in the units, at a price of $10.00 per unit (the “Units”), sold in the Public Offering (the “Public Shares”) properly submitted in connection with a shareholder vote to amend the Company’s Articles (i) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of the Public Shares if the Company does not complete the initial business combination prior to April 25, 2024 (or up to October 25, 2024 in two separate three-month extensions subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, including the deposit of $0.10 per Unit in each case (or up to approximately $209,000 after giving effect to the Company’s shareholders’ redemptions) for each three-month extension (the “Extension”), into the Trust Account, or as extended by the Company’s shareholders in accordance with the Articles (the “Completion Window”)) or (ii) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-business combination activity, and (c) the redemption of the Public Shares if the Company is unable to complete the initial business combination within the Completion Window. The proceeds deposited in the Trust Account could become subject to the claims of creditors, if any, which could have priority over the claims of holders of Class A Ordinary Shares.

 

On April 25, 2024, the Company deposited $209,000 into the Trust Account to fund the initial three-month extension of the Company’s termination date until July 25, 2024 pursuant to the existing automatic extension option, described above, that exists in the Articles. Subsequent to June 30, 2024, on July 24, 2024, an aggregate of $209,000 was deposited into the Trust Account by Tyfon (Note 2) on our behalf in order to fund the three-month extension of the date by which the Company must consummate an initial business combination from July 25, 2024 to October 25, 2024.

 

Business Combination:

 

The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Public Offering, although substantially all of the net proceeds of the Public Offering are intended to be generally applied toward consummating a business combination with (or acquisition of) a Target Business. As used herein, “Target Business” is one or more target businesses that together have a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the balance in the Trust Account (less any taxes payable on interest earned) at the time of signing a definitive agreement in connection with the Company’s initial business combination. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully effect a business combination.

 

The Company, after signing a definitive agreement for a business combination, will either (i) seek shareholder approval of such business combination at a meeting called for such purpose in connection with which shareholders may seek to redeem their shares, regardless of whether they vote for or against the business combination, for cash equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account as of two business days prior to the consummation of the initial business combination, including interest but less taxes payable and amounts released for taxes, or (ii) provide shareholders with the opportunity to have their shares redeemed by the Company by means of a tender offer (and thereby avoid the need for a shareholder vote) for an amount in cash equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account as of two business days prior to commencement of the tender offer, including interest but less taxes payable and amounts released to the Company for working capital. The decision as to whether the Company will seek shareholder approval of the business combination or will allow shareholders to sell their shares in a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion, and will be based on a variety of factors such as the timing of the transaction and whether the terms of the transaction would otherwise require the Company to seek shareholder approval unless a vote is required by the rules of the Nasdaq Global Market. If the Company seeks shareholder approval, it will complete its business combination only if a majority of the outstanding Ordinary Shares voted are voted in favor of the business combination. However, in no event will the Company redeem its Public Shares in an amount that would cause its net tangible assets (total assets less intangible assets and liabilities) to be less than $5,000,001 upon consummation of a business combination. In such case, the Company would not proceed with the redemption of its Public Shares and the related business combination, and instead may search for an alternate business combination.

 

 

If the Company holds a shareholder vote or there is a tender offer for shares in connection with a business combination, a holder of Public Shares will have the right to redeem its shares for an amount in cash equal to its pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account as of two business days prior to the consummation of the initial business combination, including interest but less taxes payable and amounts released to the Company for working capital. As a result, such Class A Ordinary Shares are recorded at redemption amount and classified as temporary equity upon the completion of the Public Offering, in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 (“FASB ASC 480”), “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” The amount in the Trust Account, upon closing of the Public Offering on October 25, 2021, was initially $10.20 per Public Share ($204,000,000 held in the Trust Account divided by 20,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares).

 

As amended on April 14, 2023, the Company currently has until July 25, 2024, (which, subsequent to June 30, 2024, was extended to October 25, 2024, at the election of the Company in a three-month extension in July 2024, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, including the deposit by the Company of $0.10 per Unit, in each case approximately $209,000, for each three-month extension, into the Trust Account) to complete its initial business combination. If the Company does not complete a business combination within this period of time, it shall (i) cease all operations except for the purposes of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible, but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares for a per share pro rata portion of the Trust Account, including interest, but less taxes payable and amounts released to the Company for working capital (less up to $100,000 of such net interest to pay dissolution expenses) and (iii) as promptly as possible following such redemption, dissolve and liquidate the balance of the Company’s net assets to its creditors and remaining shareholders, as part of its plan of dissolution and liquidation. The Former Sponsor and all other holders of Class B Ordinary Shares, excluding the New Sponsor (the “initial shareholders”). are party to the Letter Agreement, pursuant to which they have waived their rights to participate in any redemption with respect to their initial shares; however, if the initial shareholders or any of the Company’s officers, directors or affiliates acquire Class A Ordinary Shares in or after the Public Offering, they will be entitled to a pro rata share of the Trust Account upon the Company’s redemption or liquidation in the event the Company does not complete a business combination within the Completion Window.

 

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 less than the price per Unit in the Public Offering.

 

Risks and Uncertainties:

 

Ongoing Conflicts – The impact of ongoing and evolving military conflicts, including for example between Russia and Ukraine and Israel and Gaza, including sanctions and countermeasures, on domestic and global economic and geopolitical conditions in general is not determinable as of the date of these condensed financial statements.

 

Nasdaq Listing – On June 28, 2023, the Company received a written notice (the “First Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Department (the “Nasdaq Staff”) of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that, for 30 consecutive business days, the Company’s Market Value of Listed Securities (“MVLS”) was below the minimum of $50 million required for continued listing on the Nasdaq Global Market pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(b)(2)(A) (the “Market Value Standard”). The Nasdaq Staff also noted that the Company does not meet the requirements under Nasdaq Listing Rules 5450(b)(1)(A) (Equity Standard) and 5450(b)(3)(A) (Total Assets/Total Revenue Standard). On October 9, 2023, the Company received notice (the “Second Notice”) from the Nasdaq Staff notifying the Company that the Company was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(2), which requires the Company to maintain a minimum of 400 public holders for continued listing on the Nasdaq Global Market (the “Global Market Minimum Public Holders Rule”).

 

On November 22, 2023, the Company issued 1,300,000 Class A Ordinary Shares to the Former Sponsor upon the conversion of an equal number of Class B Ordinary Shares (the “Conversion”). The 1,300,000 Class A Ordinary Shares issued in connection with the Conversion are subject to the same restrictions as applied to the Class B Ordinary Shares before the Conversion, including, among other things, certain transfer restrictions, waiver of redemption rights and the obligation to vote in favor of an initial business combination, as described in the prospectus for the Public Offering. For the avoidance of doubt, such Class A Ordinary Shares issued in connection with the Conversion do not have any redemption rights and are not entitled to liquidating distributions from the trust account if the Company does not consummate an initial business combination.

 

 

Following the Conversion, there were 3,389,996 Class A Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding and 3,700,000 Class B Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding. As a result of the Conversion, the Former Sponsor holds approximately 38.3% of the outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares.

 

On November 24, 2023, the Company submitted its application to transfer the listing of its Class A Ordinary Shares, Units and the warrants sold in the Public Offering (the “Public Warrants”) from the Nasdaq Global Market to the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

On November 24, 2023, the Company submitted evidence to the Nasdaq Staff that it is in compliance (the “Plan”) with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(2), which requires the Company to maintain a MVLS of at least $35 million (the “Capital Market MVLS Standard”), and Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(3), which requires the Company maintain a minimum of 300 public holders (the “Capital Market Minimum Public Holders Rule”). The Company further noted to the Nasdaq Staff that, as a result of its application to transfer the listing of its Class A Ordinary Shares, Units and Public Warrants from the Nasdaq Global Market to the Nasdaq Capital Market it intends to comply with the Capital Market MVLS Standard and the Capital Market Minimum Public Holders Rule instead of the Global Market MVLS Standard and the Global Market Minimum Public Holders Rule.

 

On January 9, 2024, the Nasdaq Staff approved the Company’s application to transfer the listing of the Class A Ordinary Shares, the Units and the Public Warrants from the Nasdaq Global Market to the Nasdaq Capital Market. The Class A Ordinary Shares, the Units and Public Warrants were transferred to the Nasdaq Capital Market at the opening of business on January 16, 2024 and continue to trade under the symbols “GTAC,” “GTACU” and “GTACW,” respectively. The Company received a written notice from the Nasdaq Staff notifying the Company that, based on the materials submitted by the Company in connection with the Plan and the application to transfer the listing of the Class A Ordinary Shares, Units and Public Warrants from the Nasdaq Global Market to the Nasdaq Capital Market, the deficiencies cited in the First Notice and the Second Notice were cured. As discussed further in Note 2, on May 14, 2024, the Company entered into a Business Combination and Merger Agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) with Global Technology Merger Sub Corporation, a Cayman Islands exempted company limited by shares and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of GTAC (“Merger Sub”), and Tyfon. Tyfon operates an online art marketplace in China and is based in Suzhou, China.

 

Liquidity and Going Concern:

 

In connection with the assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standard Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 205-40, “Presentation of Financial Statements-Going Concern,” at June 30, 2024 the Company has until July 25, 2024 (which, subsequent to June 30, 2024, was further extended to October 25, 2024, as described above) to consummate an initial business combination. It is uncertain that the Company will be able to consummate an initial business combination by this time. If an initial business combination cannot be completed prior to October 25, 2024, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution of the Company unless, prior to such date, the Company receives an extension approval from its shareholders or elects to extend the date on which an initial business combination must be consummated.

 

Further, as shown in the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements, the Company had approximately $592,000 in cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2024 and negative cash flows from operations of approximately $1,238,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The Company also has credit available from the New Sponsor of up to $2,500,000 in working capital loans, $1,750,000 of which has been drawn as of June 30, 2024, as described in Note 6. It is not clear that the Company has sufficient funds, or funds available, to enable it to sustain operations to complete a business combination in the time required.

 

Management has determined that these conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of time within one year after the date these condensed financial statements are released. The Company intends to address this by completing a business combination within the proscribed timeframe, including available extensions, however there is no assurance that this can be done. The condensed interim financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.