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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

NOTE 5 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Founder Shares

 

In May 2018, the Company issued one ordinary share to the initial shareholder for no consideration. On February 20, 2021, the Company cancelled the one share for no consideration and the Sponsor purchased 1,150,000 ordinary shares for an aggregate price of $25,000. On September 23, 2021, the Company purchased back all the 1,150,000 shares for $25,000 and reissued 2,875,000 ordinary shares to the Sponsor for $25,000. On November 29, 2022, our sponsor surrendered 1,150,000 shares for no consideration. The Founder Shares included an aggregate of up to 225,000 shares subject to forfeiture by the Sponsors to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment is not exercised in full or in part, so that the Sponsors will collectively own 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares after the Initial Public Offering (assuming the initial shareholders do not purchase any Public Shares in the Initial Public Offering and excluding the Private Units and underlying securities). The underwriters exercised the over-allotment option in full, so those shares are no longer subject to forfeiture.

 

The initial shareholders have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Founder Shares (except to certain permitted transferees) until (1) with respect to 50% of the Founder Shares, the earlier of six months after the completion of a Business Combination and the date on which the closing price of the ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.50 per share for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing after a Business Combination and (2) with respect to the remaining 50% of the Founder Shares, six months after the completion of a Business Combination, or earlier, in either case, if, subsequent to a Business Combination, the Company completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property.

 

Promissory Note — Related Party

 

On January 28, 2021, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note to the Sponsor, pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $300,000 (the “Promissory Note”). The Promissory Note was non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of (i) December 31, 2021 or (ii) the consummation of the proposed IPO (the “Proposed Offering”). On February 4, 2022, the Company and the Sponsor mutually agreed to extend the repayment date to the earlier of (i) December 31, 2022 or (ii) the consummation of the Proposed Offering. On December 2, 2022, the Company and the Sponsor mutually agreed to increase the principal amount of the Promissory Note to up to $500,000 and extend the repayment date to the earlier of (i) December 31, 2023 or (ii) the consummation of the Proposed Offering. On December 29, 2023, the Company and the Sponsor mutually agreed to extend the repayment date to the earlier of (i) December 31, 2024 or (ii) the consummation of the Proposed Offering.

 

On August 30, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note to the Sponsor, pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 (the “August 2024 Promissory Note”). The August 2024 Promissory Note is non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of (i) December 31, 2025 or (ii) the consummation of the initial business combination.

 

As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the principal amount due and owing under the August 2024 Promissory Notes was $850,351 and $677,851, respectively.

 

Administrative Services Agreement

 

The Company is obligated, commencing from the first date that any securities of the Company registered on the Company’s registration statement for its Proposed Offering are listed on the Nasdaq Global Market, to pay Whale Management Corporation a monthly fee of $10,000 for general and administrative services. This agreement will terminate upon completion of the Company’s business combination or the liquidation of the trust account to public shareholders. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the unpaid balance was $70,000 and $40,000, respectively, which is included in promissory notes - related party balance.

 

Working Capital 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 directors and officers 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 would repay the Working Capital Loans out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, the Working Capital Loans would 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 $1,500,000 of such Working Capital Loans may be convertible into units of the post-Business Combination entity at a price of $10.00 per unit. The units would be identical to the Private Units.

 

As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had no borrowings under the Working Capital Loans.

 

Related Party Extension Loans

 

As discussed in Note 1, the Company may extend the period of time to consummate a Business Combination up to nine times, each by an additional month (for a total of 21 or 24 months to complete a Business Combination). In order to extend the time available for the Company to consummate a Business Combination, the Sponsor or its affiliates or designees must deposit into the Trust Account $230,000 (approximately $0.033 per Public Share in either case), up to an aggregate of $2,070,000, or $0.30 per Public Share, on or prior to the date of the applicable deadline, for each monthly extension. Any such payments would be made in the form of a loan. The terms of the promissory note to be issued in connection with any such loans have not yet been negotiated. If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company will repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination, the Company will not repay such loans. Furthermore, the letter agreement with the initial shareholder contains a provision pursuant to which the Sponsor has agreed to waive its right to be repaid for such loans in the event that the Company does not complete a Business Combination. The Sponsor and its affiliates or designees are not obligated to fund the Trust Account to extend the time for the Company to complete a Business Combination. There was no extension loan as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.