v3.25.2
Commitments and Contingencies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

NOTE 4 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Registration Rights

 

The holders of the (i) the Founder Shares, which were issued in a private placement prior to the closing of the Initial Public Offering, and (ii) Private Placement Units, which were sold simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement to be signed prior to or on the effective date of the Initial Public Offering. The holders of the majority of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands that the Company register such securities. The holders of the majority of the Founder Shares can elect to exercise these registration rights at any time commencing three months prior to the date on which the Founder Shares are to be released from escrow. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to our consummation of our Initial Business Combination.

 

Underwriting Agreement

 

The underwriters received a cash underwriting discount of $0.20 per Unit, or $1,369,060 and were paid offering expenses of $100,000 upon closing of the Initial Public Offering including the overallotment. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had recorded deferred underwriting commissions of $2,723,060 payable only upon completion of the Initial Business Combination, which consisted of commissions and representative shares issuable in connection with the Initial Public Offering. The Company agreed to issue to the underwriter at the closing of the Initial Public Offering up to 136,906 representative shares (“Representative Shares”), due to the partial exercise of the over-allotment, which will be issued upon the completion of the Initial Business Combination. The representative shares had an initial fair value of $327,205.

  

Excise Tax

 

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 imposes a 1% Excise Tax on the repurchase of corporate stock by a publicly traded U.S. corporation following December 31, 2022. For purposes of the Excise Tax, a repurchase will generally include redemptions, corporate buybacks and other transactions in which the corporation acquires its stock from a shareholder in exchange for cash or property, subject to exceptions for de minimis transactions and certain reorganizations.

 

As a result, subject to certain rules, the Excise Tax will apply to any redemption by a U.S.-domiciled SPAC taking place after December 31, 2022, including redemptions (i) by shareholders in connection with the SPAC’s Initial Business Combination or a proxy vote to extend the lifespan of the SPAC, (ii) by SPACs if the SPAC does not complete a de-SPAC transaction within the required time set forth in its constituent documents, or (iii) in connection with the wind-up and liquidation of the SPAC. The financial responsibility for such Excise Tax resides with the Company and the Sponsor. This amount of 1% has been included in the accompanying financial statements.

  

At this time, it has been determined that the IR Act tax provisions have an impact to the Company’s accompanying financial statements as there were redemptions by the public stockholders in 2023 and 2024; as a result, the Company recorded $719,176 and $461,700 excise tax liability as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The Company will continue to monitor for updates to the Company’s business along with guidance issued with respect to the IR Act to determine whether any adjustments are needed to the Company’s tax provision in future periods.

 

During the second quarter of 2024, the IRS issued final regulations with respect to the timing and payment of the excise tax. Pursuant to those regulations, the Company would need to file a return and remit payment for any liability incurred during the period from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 on or before October 31, 2024.

 

The Company was unable to pay its obligation in full and it will be subject to additional interest and penalties which are currently estimated at 10% interest per annum and a 5% underpayment penalty per month or portion of a month up to 25% of the total liability for any amount that is unpaid from November 1, 2024 until paid in full.

Unit Purchase Option

 

At the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company sold to the underwriter, for an aggregate of $100, an option (the “UPO”) to purchase 57,500 Units, including over-allotment. The over-allotment option was not exercised in full on October 21, 2022, therefore, the UPO was reduced pro-rata to 57,044 Units. The UPO will be exercisable at any time, in whole or in part, between the close of the business combination and fifth anniversary of the date of the Initial Public Offering at a price per Unit equal to $11.50 (or 115% of the public unit offering price). The Company accounts for the Unit Purchase Option, inclusive of the receipt of $100 cash payment, as an expense of the Initial Public Offering resulting in a charge directly to stockholders’ (deficit) equity. The Unit Purchase Option and such units purchased pursuant to the Unit Purchase Option, as well as the common stock underlying such units, the rights included in such units, the shares of common stock that are issuable for the rights included in such units, have been deemed compensation by FINRA and are therefore subject to a 180-day lock-up pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110(e)(1). The Unit Purchase Option grants to holders demand and “piggy back” rights for periods of five and seven years, respectively, from the effective date of the registration statement with respect to the registration under the Securities Act of the securities directly and indirectly issuable upon exercise of the Unit Purchase Option. The Company will bear all fees and expenses attendant to registering the securities, other than underwriting commissions which will be paid for by the holders themselves. The exercise price and number of units issuable upon exercise of the Unit Purchase Option may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend, or the Company’s recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, the option will not be adjusted for issuances of common stock at a price below its exercise price.

 

Agreement with Aiways Automobile Europe GmbH

 

On May 14, 2024, the Company set forth the terms of a proposed business combination transaction, between HUDA and Aiways Automobile Europe GmbH (“Aiways”) via a Letter Agreement. In connection with the proposed transaction, on May 18, 2024, the Company executed a non-interest bearing promissory note agreement with Aiways. In the agreement, Aiways agreed to issue a promissory note in the amount of $1,000,000 to the Company. Aiways made a payment of $1,000,000 to the Company on June 30, 2024. The Company recorded the receipt of the payment as notes payable-bridge loan account in the accompanying balance sheets.

 

On August 31, 2024, the Company executed a non-interest bearing promissory note agreement with Aiways. Pursuance to the agreement, Aiways agreed to issue a promissory note in the amount of $500,000 to the Company. The note should be repaid by the Company on or before the date on which the Company consummates an initial business combination at its election and without penalty. On September 25, 2024, the Company received the cash proceeds from Aiways in the amount of $476,882 which represented a principal of $500,000 and an original issuing discount of $23,118. The original issuing discount is recorded in balance sheet in a contra liability account net against the bridge loan from target company for de-SPAC transaction. The original issuing discount is amortized over the term of the loan. An amortization expense of $8,688 and $14,430 were recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and for the year ended December 31, 2024, respectively. The principal of $500,000 was recorded in the balance sheet under the notes payable-bridge loan account.

 

On November 22, 2024, the Company entered into a Business Combination Agreement with Aiways. Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, the bridge loan shall be repaid by the combined entity post the despac (the “Pubco”) to Aiways after the the completion of the business combination. In case the business combination is not completed due to the Sponsor, the Sponsor shall repay the full amount of the bridge loan to Aiways.

 

As of March 31, 2025, the balance in the bridge loan from target company for de-SPAC transaction account was $1,500,000, and it is due on demand as of March 31,2025. As of July 14, 2025, there’s no due demand toward the $1,500,000 bridge loan.