NOTE 5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Founder Shares

On June 19, 2021, Sponsor paid $25,000 to cover certain offering and formation costs of the Company in exchange for 2,875,000 Class B ordinary shares (the “Founder Shares”). The Founder Shares included an aggregate of up to 562,500 shares that were subject to forfeiture depending on the extent to which the underwriter’s over-allotment option was exercised, so that the number of Founder Shares would equal, on an as-converted basis, approximately 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding ordinary shares after the Initial Public Offering (excluding any Public Shares purchased by the Sponsor in the Initial Public Offering and excluding the Private Placement Shares). On November 29, 2023, the Sponsor assigned 30,000 Founder Shares to each of the Company’s independent directors, Mark McKenna and John Schmid, and to the Company’s advisor, Andrew Phillips. On February 1, 2024, the Company effected a share capitalization with respect to the Class B ordinary shares of 1,437,500 shares, resulting in the Sponsor holding a total of 4,222,500 Founder Shares. On February 8, 2024, the Company effected a share capitalization with respect to the Class B ordinary shares of 287,500 shares, resulting in the Sponsor holding a total of 4,510,000 Founder Shares and the Company’s two independent directors and one advisor each holding 30,000 Founder Shares, which were retroactively presented on the financial statements, with up to 600,000 Founder Shares held by the Sponsor subject to forfeiture depending on the extent to which the underwriter’s over-allotment option was exercised. On February 11, 2024, the underwriter of the Initial Public Offering delivered the Company a notice of its intention to fully exercise

the over-allotment option and on February 13, 2024, simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the underwriter purchased the additional 2,400,000 Public Shares at a price of $10.00 per Public Share. Accordingly, the Founder Shares are no longer subject to forfeiture.

On February 8, 2025, the board of directors of the Company appointed Mr. Albert A. Holman, III, as an independent director. In connection with his appointment to the board of directors, the Company’s Sponsor transferred 30,000 of the Founder Shares held by it to Mr. Holman.

The Sponsor and the Company’s three independent directors and one advisor (the “Insiders”) have each agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Founder Shares until the earliest of (A) one year after the completion of a Business Combination and (B) subsequent to a Business Combination, (x) if the closing price of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share subdivisions, share dividends, rights issuances, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after a Business Combination, or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of the Public Shareholders having the right to exchange their Class A ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property.

The sale or allocation of the Founder Shares to the Company’s directors on February 8, 2024, as described above, is within the scope of ASC 718. Under ASC 718, stock-based compensation associated with equity-classified awards is measured at fair value upon the grant date. The fair value of the 90,000 Founder Shares transferred to the Company’s independent directors and advisor on November 29, 2023 is $309,600 or $3.44 per share. The Founder Shares were granted subject to a service condition (i.e., being part of the Company at the date of the Initial Public Offering through one year from the Initial Public Offering). Stock-based compensation will be recognized ratably from the date of the Initial Public Offering through the one-year anniversary of the Initial Public Offering in an amount equal to the number of Founder Shares times the grant date fair value per share less the amount initially received for the purchase of the Founder Shares.

The allocation of the Founder Shares to the Company’s director on February 8, 2025, as described above, is within the scope of ASC 718. Under ASC 718, stock-based compensation associated with equity-classified awards is measured at fair value upon the grant date. The fair value of the 30,000 Founder Shares transferred to the Company’s independent director on February 8, 2025 is $144,000 or $4.80 per share. The Founder Shares were granted to a service condition (i.e. in connection with the services as a member of the board of directors). Stock-based compensation will be recognized based on the award’s initial fair value upon grant date and recognized over the period in which the services are rendered.

Administrative Services and Indemnification Agreement

The Company entered into an agreement, commencing on February 8, 2024, through the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination and its liquidation, to pay the Sponsor a total of $6,458 per month for office space, utilities and secretarial, and administrative support services. In addition, the Company has agreed that it will indemnify the Sponsor, members and managers and representatives of the Sponsor (collectively, “Sponsor Indemnitees”) from any claims arising out of or relating to the Initial Public Offering or the Company’s operations or conduct of the Company’s business or any claim against any Sponsor Indemnitees alleging any expressed or implied management or endorsement by Sponsor Indemnitees of any of the Company’s activities or any express or implied association between Sponsor Indemnitees, on the one hand, and the Company or any of its other affiliates, on the other hand. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company incurred $19,374 in fees for these services, of which such amounts are shown as due to related party in the accompanying balance sheets. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company incurred $9,687 in fees for these services, of which such amounts are shown as due to related party in the accompanying balance sheets.

Promissory Note — Related Party

On June 19, 2021, as amended in October 2023, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note (the “Promissory Note”) to the Sponsor, pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $300,000. The Promissory Note is non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of (i) June 30, 2024 or (ii) the completion of the Initial Public Offering. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had no amounts outstanding under the Promissory Note. Borrowing under the Promissory Note is no longer available.

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. 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. If the Company completes a Business Combination, 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 private placement shares of the post-Business Combination entity at a price of $10.00 per share. The shares would be identical to the Private Placement Shares. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under Working Capital Loans.

NOTE 5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Founder Shares

On June 19, 2021, Sponsor paid $25,000 to cover certain offering and formation costs of the Company in exchange for 2,875,000 Class B ordinary shares (the “Founder Shares”). The Founder Shares included an aggregate of up to 562,500 shares that were subject to forfeiture depending on the extent to which the underwriter’s over-allotment option was exercised, so that the number of Founder Shares would equal, on an as-converted basis, approximately 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding ordinary shares after the Initial Public Offering (excluding any Public Shares purchased by the Sponsor in the Initial Public Offering and excluding the Private Placement Shares). On November 29, 2023, the Sponsor assigned 30,000 Founder Shares to each of the Company’s independent directors, Mark McKenna and John Schmid, and to the Company’s advisor, Andrew Phillips. On February 1, 2024, the Company effected a share capitalization with respect to the Class B ordinary shares of 1,437,500 shares, resulting in the Sponsor holding a total of 4,222,500 Founder Shares. On February 8, 2024, the Company effected a share capitalization with respect to the Class B ordinary shares of 287,500 shares, resulting in the Sponsor holding a total of 4,510,000 Founder Shares and the Company’s two independent directors and one advisor (together with the Sponsor, the “Insiders”) each holding 30,000 Founder Shares, which were retroactively presented on the financial statements, with up to 600,000 Founder Shares held by the Sponsor subject to forfeiture depending on the extent to which the underwriter’s over-allotment option was exercised. On February 11, 2024, the underwriter of the Initial Public Offering delivered the Company a notice of its intention to fully exercise the over-allotment option and on February 13, 2024, simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the underwriter purchased the additional 2,400,000 Public Shares at a price of $10.00 per Public Share. Accordingly, the Founder Shares are no longer subject to forfeiture.

The Insiders have each agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Founder Shares until the earliest of (A) one year after the completion of a Business Combination and (B) subsequent to a Business Combination, (x) if the closing price of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share subdivisions, share dividends, rights issuances, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after a Business Combination, or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of the Public Shareholders having the right to exchange their Class A ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property.

The sale or allocation of the Founder Shares to the Company’s director nominees, as described above, is within the scope of ASC 718. Under ASC 718, stock-based compensation associated with equity-classified awards is measured at fair value upon the grant date. The fair value of the 90,000 Founder Shares transferred to the Company’s independent directors and advisor on November 29, 2023 is $309,600 or $3.44 per share. The Founder Shares were granted subject to a service condition (i.e., being part of the Company at the date of the Initial Public Offering through one year from the Initial Public Offering). Stock-based compensation will be recognized ratably from the date of the Initial Public Offering through the one-year anniversary of the Initial Public Offering in an amount equal to the number of Founder Shares times the grant date fair value per share less the amount initially received for the purchase of the Founder Shares.

Administrative Services and Indemnification Agreement

The Company entered into an agreement, commencing on February 8, 2024, through the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination and its liquidation, to pay the Sponsor a total of $6,458 per month for office space, utilities and secretarial, and administrative support services. In addition, the Company has agreed that it will indemnify the Sponsor, members and managers and representatives of the Sponsor (collectively, “Sponsor Indemnitees”) from any claims arising out of or relating to the Initial Public Offering or the Company’s operations or conduct of the Company’s business or any claim against any Sponsor Indemnitees alleging any expressed or implied management or endorsement by Sponsor Indemnitees of any of the Company’s activities or any express or implied association between Sponsor Indemnitees, on the one hand, and the Company or any of its other affiliates, on the other hand. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company incurred $67,809 in fees for these services, of which such amounts are shown as due to related party in the accompanying balance sheets. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company did not incur any such fees for these services.

Promissory Note — Related Party

On June 19, 2021, as amended in October 2023, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note (the “Promissory Note”) to the Sponsor, pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $300,000. The Promissory Note is non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of (i) June 30, 2024 or (ii) the completion of the Initial Public Offering. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had $0 and $70,095 outstanding under the Promissory Note, respectively. Borrowing under the note is no longer available.

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 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 private placement shares of the post-Business Combination entity at a price of $10.00 per share. The shares would be identical to the Private Placement Shares. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under the Working Capital Loans.