NOTE 5 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS 

Founder Shares

On August 4, 2021, the Original Sponsor paid $25,000, or approximately $0.003 per share, to cover certain offering costs in consideration for 7,187,500 Founder Shares, par value $0.0001.

On November 21, 2021, the Original Sponsor surrendered 2,966,667 Founder Shares for cancellation for nominal consideration. Roth committed to purchase 300,000 Founder Shares and 1,000,000 Private Placement Warrants in a private placement that closed simultaneously with the closing of the Public Offering. Additionally, Pala purchased 2,751,111 shares and 3,095,000 Private Placement Warrants in a private placement that closed simultaneously with the closing of the Public Offering.

On December 14, 2021, the Company issued 1,353,056 Founder Shares by way of a share capitalization which resulted in an aggregate of 8,540,556 Founder Shares outstanding. This total is comprised of 5,573,889 Founder Shares owned by the Original Sponsor, 2,666,667 owned by Pala and 300,000 owned by Roth. All shares and related amounts have been retroactively restated.

On December 16, 2021, the Company and Pala entered into a securities purchase agreement, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell 84,444 Founder Shares and 95,000 Private Placement Warrants to Pala for an aggregate purchase price of $190,000. This resulted in outstanding Founder Shares of 8,625,000 (5,573,889 owned by the Original Sponsor, 2,751,111 owned by Pala and 300,000 owned by Roth), of which 1,625,000 were subject to forfeiture to the extent the underwriters did not exercise their over-allotment option. On December 17, 2021, the underwriters fully exercised this option leaving no Founder Shares subject to forfeiture.

From October 2023 through May 2024, the Company and the Original Sponsor entered into non-redemption agreements (the “Non-Redemption Agreements”) with unaffiliated third parties (collectively, the “Investors”) in exchange for such Investors agreeing (i) to not redeem an aggregate of 3,605,800 Class A ordinary shares of the Company sold in its IPO (the “Non-Redeemed Shares”) in connection with the Meeting (as defined below) and (ii) to vote in favor of the Proposals (as defined below) at the Meeting (other than with respect to certain shares acquired or to be acquired pursuant to the Non-Redemption Agreements). In exchange for the foregoing commitment to not redeem such shares, the Original Sponsor has agreed to transfer to the Investors up to an aggregate of 1,171,885 Founder Shares held by the Original Sponsor contemporaneously with the closing of the Company’s Business Combination, provided that the Investors do not exercise their redemption rights with respect to the Non-Redeemed Shares in connection with the Meeting and the Proposals are approved.

On January 16, 2024, the Company, the Original Sponsor, Pala, and the New Sponsor entered into a share purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, among other things: (a) the Original Sponsor and Pala transferred to the New Sponsor an aggregate of 4,193,695 Class B Ordinary Shares of the Company; (b) the New Sponsor executed a joinder agreement (the “Joinder”) to become a party to that certain letter agreement, dated December 14, 2021 (“Letter Agreement”), and that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 14, 2021 (“Registration Rights Agreement”), each originally entered into in connection with the Company’s IPO, among the Company, the Original Sponsor, Pala and certain equity holders of the Company; (c) the Original Sponsor, Pala and certain other holders of Founder Shares gave to New Sponsor the irrevocable right to vote the Founder Shares on their behalf and to take certain other actions on their behalf (the “POA Agreements”);

On May 16, 2024, the New Sponsor voluntarily converted an aggregate of 2,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares of the Company in accordance with the Charter on a one-for-one basis to 2,000,000 Class A ordinary Shares (“Founder Class A Shares”), provided that the 2,000,000 Founder Class A Shares shall not be treated as public class A shares for the purpose of determining redemption rights.

Promissory Note – Related Party

On August 3, 2021, the Original Sponsor agreed to loan the Company up to $300,000 to be used for a portion of the expenses of the Public Offering. These loans are non-interest bearing, unsecured and are due at the earlier of March 31, 2022 or the closing of the Public Offering. The loan was repaid upon the closing of the Public Offering out of the offering proceeds not held in the Trust Account.

 On April 5, 2023, the Company issued an unsecured convertible promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 (the “Pala Note”) to Pala with each advance not to exceed $500,000. The Pala Note originally bore interest at a rate of ten percent (10.00%) per annum payable upon the earlier of June 16, 2023 (as may be extended in accordance with the terms of the Pala Note) and the effective date of the Company’s Business Combination. In the event that the Company does not consummate a Business Combination, the Pala Note will be repaid only from amounts remaining outside of the Company’s Trust Account. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had approximately 0 and $908,000 outstanding under the Pala Note, respectively. For the three months and nine ended September 30, 2024, the Company had approximately $0 and $7,000, respectively, and for the three months and nine ended September 30, 2023, the Company had approximately $15,000 and $27,000, respectively, in interest expense on the Pala Working Capital Note. The Pala Note has a conversion feature that is considered an embedded derivative, but the value is de minims. As such, the Pala Note is presented at fair value on the accompanying condensed balance sheets. On August 8, 2023, the Company and Pala amended and restated the Pala Note (the “A&R Pala Note”) to (i) distinguish between loans made for the purposes of funding (x) the Company’s working capital requirements (the “Pala Working Capital Loans”) and (y) the Company’s Trust Account to extend the Company’s deadline to complete its business combination (the “Pala Trust Extension Loans”), (ii) permit interest to accrue at a rate equal to twenty percent (20.00%) per annum, compounded annually, on any and all then-outstanding Pala Working Capital Loans, (iii) clarify that no interest shall accrue on the Pala Trust Extension Loans and (iv) clarify that up to $6,900,000 of Pala Trust Extension Loans may be converted into Warrants, subject to availability. 

On June 14, 2023, the Original Sponsor loaned the Extension Payment to the Company in order to support the Extension (the “Extension Loan”) and caused the Extension Payment to be deposited in the Company’s Trust Account for its public shareholders. In connection with the Extension Payment, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $2,000,000 (the “Sponsor Note”) to the Original Sponsor. The Original Sponsor Note originally bore interest at a rate of ten percent (10.0%) per annum. The Sponsor Note will be due and payable (subject to the waiver against trust provisions) on the earlier of (i) the date on which the Business Combination is consummated and (ii) the date of the Company’s liquidation. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had approximately $0 and $1,250,000 outstanding under the Sponsor Note. 

On July 31, 2023, the Company and the Original Sponsor amended and restated the Sponsor Note (the “A&R Sponsor Note”) to (i) increase the aggregate principal amount available to be borrowed to up to $5,000,000, (ii) distinguish between loans made for the purposes of funding (x) the Company’s working capital requirements (the “Sponsor Working Capital Loans”) and (y) the Company’s Trust Account to extend the Company’s deadline to complete its Business Combination (the “Sponsor Trust Extension Loans”), and (iii) clarify that up to $1,500,000 of Original Sponsor Working Capital Loans and up to $6,900,000 of Original Sponsor Trust Extension Loans may be converted into Warrants, subject to availability (see Note 10).  

On August 8, 2023, the Company and the Original Sponsor amended and restated the A&R Sponsor Note (the “Second A&R Sponsor Note”) to (i) permit interest to accrue at a rate equal to twenty percent (20.00%) per annum, compounded annually, on any and all then-outstanding Sponsor Working Capital Loans and (ii) clarify that no interest shall accrue on the Sponsor Trust Extension Loans (see Note 10). 

On each of August 15, 2023, September 15, 2023 and October 12, 2023, an aggregate of $250,000 was deposited by Pala into the Trust Account of the Company for the Company’s public shareholders, representing $0.024 per public share, which enabled the Company to extend the period of time it has to consummate its Business Combination by one month for each Extension to September 17, 2023, October 17, 2023 and November 17, 2023, respectively. The Extensions constitute the third, fourth and fifth of up to twelve one-month extensions permitted under the Company’s governing documents and provide the Company with additional time to complete its Business Combination. 

On January 16, 2024, certain holders of promissory notes agreed to cancel their promissory notes in an aggregate principal amount of $6,433,333 and forgave all drawdowns and accrued interests for an aggregate amount of $2,397,441.   

On April 1, 2024, and June 25, 2024, the New Sponsor loaned to the Company an aggregate of $100,000 and $1,000,000, respectively for working capital purposes. The loans are evidenced by promissory notes (the “New Sponsor Notes”), which are non-interest bearing and payable upon the consummation by the Company of a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. Upon consummation of a Business Combination, the New Sponsor will have the option, but not the obligation, to convert the outstanding principal balance of the Note, in whole or in part, into warrants, with each Warrant entitling the holder to purchase one of the Company’s Class A Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of $11.50 per share. The Warrants issued as a result of conversion of the Note will be identical to the “private placement warrants” issued by the Company in connection with its initial public offering. As of September 30, 2024, the Company had $265,479 borrowings under the New Sponsor Notes.

Working Capital Loans 

In order to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended Business Combination, the Original Sponsor or an affiliate of the Original 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 the initial 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 the initial Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of the working capital 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 $1,500,000 of such Working Capital Loans may be convertible into warrants of the post-Business Combination entity at a price of $1.00 per warrant at the option of the lender. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had approximately $0 borrowings under the Working Capital Loans. 

Office Space, Secretarial and Administrative Services 

Commencing on the date that the Company’s securities are first listed on the NYSE through the earlier of consummation of the initial Business Combination and the liquidation, the Company has agreed to pay the Original Sponsor a total of up to $15,000 per month for office space, secretarial and administrative support and to reimburse the Original Sponsor for any out-of-pocket expenses related to identifying, investigating and completing an initial Business Combination. For the six months ended September 30, 2024, and 2023, the Company incurred $0, in fees for these services. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company accrued $0 and $11,820 for the administrative support services. 

Service Provider Agreements 

From time to time, the Company has entered into and may enter into agreements with various service providers and advisors, including investment banks, to help the Company identify targets, negotiate terms of potential Business Combinations, consummate a Business Combination and/or provide other services. In connection with these agreements, the Company may be required to pay such service providers and advisors fees in cash or by issuing ordinary shares in connection with their services to the extent that certain conditions, including the closing of a potential Business Combination, are met. If a Business Combination does not occur, the Company would not expect to be required to pay these contingent fees. There can be no assurance that the Company will complete a Business Combination.