Description of Organization and Business Operations |
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Description of Organization and Business Operations [Abstract] | |
DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS | NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS
International Media Acquisition Corp. (“IMAQ” or the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated in Delaware on January 15, 2021. The Company was formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (a “Business Combination”). The Company is not limited to a particular industry or geographic region for purposes of consummating a Business Combination. The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.
As of March 31, 2025, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from January 15, 2021 (inception) through March 31, 2025, related to the Company’s formation and initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”), which is described below, and identifying a target Business Combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of a Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company generates non-operating income in the form of interest and dividend income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering. The Company had selected December 31 as its fiscal year end. On August 16, 2022, the board of directors of International Media Acquisition Corp. approved a change to the Company’s fiscal year end from December 31 to March 31, in accordance with the Company’s Bylaws.
The registration statement filed in connection with the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on July 28, 2021. On August 2, 2021, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 20,000,000 units (the “Units”), at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $200,000,000, which is discussed in Note 3.
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 714,400 units (the “Private Units”), at a price of $10.00 per Private Unit in a private placement to the Company’s prior sponsor, Content Creation Media LLC (the “Prior Sponsor”), generating gross proceeds of $7,144,000, which is described in Note 4.
On August 6, 2021, in connection with the underwriters’ exercise in full of their option to purchase up to 3,000,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any, the Company consummated the sale of an additional 3,000,000 Units, generating gross proceeds of $30,000,000.
Simultaneously with the closing of the exercise of the over-allotment option, the Company consummated the sale of an additional 82,500 Private Units, at a price of$10.00 per Private Unit, in a private placement to the Prior Sponsor, generating gross proceeds of $825,000.
Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Units, a total of $230,000,000 was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) and was invested only in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), with a maturity of 180 days or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the funds held in the Trust Account, as described below. The Company will provide the holders (the “public stockholders”) of the shares of common stock included in the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering (the “Public Shares”) with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a stockholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek stockholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion. The public stockholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially anticipated to be $10.00 per Public Share, plus any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay income and other tax obligations owed by IMAQ). There will be no redemption rights upon the completion of a Business Combination with respect to the Company’s rights or warrants. The Public Shares subject to redemption are recorded at redemption value and classified as temporary equity upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity(“ASC 480”).
The Company will proceed with a Business Combination only if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 either prior to or upon such consummation of a Business Combination and, if the Company seeks stockholder approval and assuming a quorum is present at the meeting, the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of common stock present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the meeting are voted in favor of the Business Combination. If a stockholder vote is not required by law and the Company does not decide to hold a stockholder vote for business or other reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”), conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. If, however, stockholder approval of the transaction is required by law, or the Company decides to obtain stockholder approval for business or other reasons, the Company will offer to redeem shares in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to the proxy rules and not pursuant to the tender offer rules. If the Company seeks stockholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the Prior Sponsor and the other holders of the Founder Shares (as defined in Note 5) have agreed to vote their Founder Shares, their Private Shares (as defined in Note 4) and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of approving a Business Combination. Additionally, each public stockholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction or don’t vote at all.
Notwithstanding the above, if the Company seeks stockholder approval of a Business Combination and it does not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that a public stockholder, together with any affiliate of such stockholder or any other person with whom such stockholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 20% or more of the Public Shares, without the prior consent of the Company.
The Prior Sponsor and the other initial stockholders (as defined in Note 5) have agreed (a) to waive their redemption rights with respect to their Founder Shares, Private Shares and Public Shares held by them in connection with the completion of a Business Combination, (b) to waive their liquidation rights with respect to their Founder Shares and Private Shares if the Company fails to complete (a Business Combination and (c) not to propose, or vote in favor of, an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation that would affect the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of its Public Shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination within 12 months (or up to 18 months if the Company extends the period of time) from the closing of the Initial Public Offering, unless the Company provides the public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares in conjunction with any such amendment. However, if the Prior Sponsor and the other initial stockholders acquire Public Shares in or after the Initial Public Offering, such Public Shares will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period (as defined below).
The Company initially had 12 months (or up to 18 months if the Company extends the period of time) from the closing of the Initial Public Offering to complete a Business Combination (the “Combination Period”). On July 27, 2022, IMAQ held a special meeting of stockholders (the “July 2022 Special Meeting”). As approved by its stockholders at the July 2022 Special Meeting, the Company filed a certificate of amendment to its amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “July 2022 Charter Amendment”) which became effective upon filing. The July 2022 Charter Amendment changed the date by which IMAQ must consummate an initial business combination to allow the Company to extend two times for an additional three months each time, or from August 2, 2022 to February 2, 2023. On January 27, 2023, IMAQ held a special meeting of stockholders (the “January 2023 Special Meeting”). As approved by its stockholders at the January 2023 Special Meeting, the Company filed a certificate of amendment to its amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “January 2023 Charter Amendment”) which became effective upon filing. The January 2023 Charter Amendment changed the date by which IMAQ must consummate an initial business combination for an additional three (3) months, from February 2, 2023 to May 2, 2023, with an ability to further extend by three (3) additional one (1) month periods until August 2, 2023.
On July 31, 2023, IMAQ held a special meeting of stockholders (the “July 2023 Special Meeting”). As approved by its stockholders at the July 2023 Special Meeting, the Company filed a certificate of amendment to its amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “July 2023 Charter Amendment”) which became effective upon filing. The July 2023 Charter Amendment changed the date by which IMAQ must consummate a business combination for twelve (12) additional one (1) month periods from August 2, 2023, to August 2, 2024 (i.e., for a total period of time ending 36 months from the consummation of its initial public offering. On January 2, 2024, IMAQ held a special meeting of stockholders (the “January 2024 Special Meeting”). As approved by its stockholders at the January 2024 Special Meeting, the Company filed a certificate of amendment to its amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Extension Charter Amendment”) which became effective upon filing. The Extension Charter Amendment extended the deadline by which IMAQ must consummate an initial business combination for twelve (12) additional one (1) month periods from January 2, 2024 to January 2, 2025 (the “Amended Combination Period”) provided that, in connection with each one-month extension, a deposit of $20,000 is made into the Trust Account established in connection with the Company’s initial public offering. Stockholders also approved an amendment to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “NTA Charter Amendment”) to expand the methods by which the Company may avoid being deemed a “penny stock” under the Rule 419 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Second Amended Combination Period (as defined below), the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem 100% of the outstanding Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the funds held in the Trust Account, which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining holders of common stock and the board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject (in the case of (ii) and (iii) above) to the Company’s obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to the Company’s rights and warrants, which will expire worthless if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Second Amended Combination Period.
The underwriters have agreed to waive their rights to their deferred underwriting commissions (see Note 6) held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Second Amended Combination Period, and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the other funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the assets remaining available for distribution will be less than the Initial Public Offering price per Unit ($10.00).
In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Prior Sponsor has agreed to be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a third party for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below (1) $10.00 per Public Share or (2) the actual amount per Public Share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account if less than $10.00 per Public Share due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, in each case less income and other tax obligations owed by IMAQ payable, provided that such liability will not apply to any claims by a third-party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account nor will it apply to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Moreover, in the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Prior Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the Prior Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers (except the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm), prospective target businesses or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account.
Termination of Stock Purchase Agreement
On October 22, 2022, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Prior SPA”) with Risee Entertainment Holdings Private Limited, a company incorporated in India (“Risee”), and Reliance Entertainment Studios Private Limited, company incorporated in India (the “Prior Target Company”). Pursuant to the terms of the Prior SPA, a business combination between the Company and the Prior Target Company was to be effected by the acquisition of 100% of the issued and outstanding share capital of the Prior Target Company from Risee in a series of transactions (collectively, the “Stock Acquisition”). The aggregate purchase price for the shares of the Prior Target Company under the Prior SPA was $102,000,000, and in addition, the Company also agreed to make a primary investment into the Prior Target Company in the amount of $38,000,000, which was to be used solely for the purposes of repayment of inter-company loans aggregating to $38,000,000 as existing on the books of the Prior Target Company at the initial closing of the Stock Acquisition.
As previously disclosed, pursuant to Section 12.1(a) of the Prior SPA, wherein in the event of the Initial Closing (as defined in the Prior SPA) has not occurred by the Outside Closing Date (as defined in the Prior SPA) either Risee or the Prior Target Company or the Company had the right to terminate the Prior SPA. Risee terminated the Prior SPA with immediate effect, and the Prior Target Company and the Company acknowledged and accepted the termination letter dated October 25, 2023 received by the Company on October 26, 2023, without any liability to any of the parties involved. Securities Purchase Agreement
On November 10, 2023, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with JC Unify Capital (Holdings) Limited, a BVI company (“JC Unify” or the “Buyer”), the Prior Sponsor, and Shibasish Sarkar, (“Seller”, together with the Prior Sponsor the “Sellers”), and as amended on January 31, 2024 (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which the Prior Sponsor agreed to sell, and the Buyer agreed to purchase, 4,125,000 Founder Shares and 657,675 private placement units of the Company, which represents 76% of the total Company Securities (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) owned by the Prior Sponsor for an aggregate purchase price of $1.00.
On January 31, 2024, the Company entered into the First Amendment to the Securities Purchase Agreement (the “First Amendment”) with the Prior Sponsor, Buyer and Sellers, that amended and modified the Securities Purchase Agreement pursuant to which, among other things, (i) the Prior Sponsor agreed to sell, and the Buyer agreed to purchase, 4,125,000 shares of common stock and 657,675 private placement units of the Company, which represents 76% of the total company securities owned by the Prior Sponsor, (ii) the Sellers shall deliver the termination of indemnity agreements of Shibasish Sarkar and Vishwas Joshi, and resignations of all of the officer and directors of IMAQ, other than the officer and director(s) as mutually agreed, whose resignations shall be effective on the 10th day following the mailing to stockholders of a Schedule 14F or proxy statement pursuant to the rules of the SEC advising stockholders of a Change in Control of the Board of Directors (iii) in connection with the issuance of a $1,300,000 promissory note by the Buyer to the Company, IMAQ shall issue (i) 100,000 new units and 847,675 shares of common stock from the Company at the closing of a business combination, (iv) out of the $300,000 fee due to Chardan Capital Markets LLC (the “Chardan”), $50,000 shall be rebated via wire transfer from the Chardan to the Prior Sponsor at the Closing, (v) the Sellers and the Buyer agree and acknowledge that the Company shall purchase directors and officers’ insurance for the officers or directors of the Company that is serving or has served as an officer or director of IMAQ prior to the signing of the Securities Purchase Agreement (“Initial Officers and Directors”) with coverage of $1 million for an one (1) year, covering the period from July 26, 2023 to July 26, 2024, and (vi) the Company will use best efforts to include a provision in the definitive business combination agreement, stipulating that the potential target will refrain from initiating any legal action against Initial Officers and Directors of the Company, except in the event of fraud, negligence or bad faith prior to their resignations.
Issuance of Unsecured January 2024 Promissory Note
On January 31, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of up to $1,300,000 (the “January 2024 Promissory Note”) to the Buyer. Pursuant to the January 2024 Promissory Note, the Buyer agreed to loan to the Company an aggregate amount of up to $1,300,000. The January 2024 Promissory Note shall be payable promptly on demand and in any event, no later than the date on which the Company terminates or consummates an initial business combination. Such January 2024 Promissory Note is convertible into units having the same terms and conditions as the private placement units as described in the Prospectus, at the price of $10.00 per unit, at the option of the Buyer. The January 2024 Promissory Note does not bear interest. As additional consideration for the Buyer making the January 2024 Promissory Note available to the Company, the Company shall issue to the Buyer (a) 100,000 new units at the closing of the Business Combination, which shall be identical in all respects to the private placement units issued at the Company’s initial public offering (the “New Units”), and (b) 847,675 shares of Common Stock of the Company (the “Additional Securities”) of which (i) 250,000 of the Additional Securities shall be subject to no transfer restrictions or any other lock-up provisions, earn outs or other contingencies, and shall be registered for resale pursuant to the first registration statement filed by the Company or the surviving entity in connection with the closing of the Business Combination, or if no such registration statement is filed in connection with the closing of the Business Combination, the first registration statement filed subsequent to the closing of the Business Combination, which will be filed no later than 30 days after the closing of the Business Combination and declared effective no later than 60 days after the closing of the Business Combination; and (ii) 657,675 of the Additional Securities shall be subject to the same terms and conditions applied to the insider shares described in the Prospectus. The Additional Securities and New Units shall be issued to the Buyer in conjunction with the closing of a Business Combination.
Annual Meeting
On February 13, 2024, the Company held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “2024 February Annual Meeting”). At the 2024 February Annual Meeting, Sanjay Wadhwa and Shibasish Sarkar were appointed as Class I directors with a term expiring at the Company’s annual general meeting to be held in 2025; Claudius Tsang and Yu-Ping Edward Tsai were appointed as Class II directors with a term expiring at the Company’s annual meeting to be held in 2026; and Daung-Yen Lu, Yao Chin Chen, and Chih Young Hung were appointed as Class III directors with a term expiring at the Company’s annual meeting to be held in 2027.
On December 30, 2024, the Company held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “December 2024 Annual Meeting”). As approved by its stockholders at the Annual Meeting, the Company filed a certificate of amendment to its amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “December 2024 Charter Amendment”) which became effective upon filing. The December 2024 Charter Amendment extended the deadline by which IMAQ has to consummate an initial business combination for twenty-four (24) additional one (1) month periods from January 2, 2025 to January 2, 2027 (the “Second Amended Combination Period”) provided that, in connection with each one-month extension, a deposit of $2,000 is made into the Trust Account (the “Trust Amendment”) established in connection with the Company’s initial public offering. Stockholders approved the Target Amendment Proposal to allow the Company to undertake an initial business combination with any entity with its principal business operations in China (including Hong Kong and Macau). Stockholders also approved the Director Proposal to elect one Class I director to the Company’s board of directors until the expiration of his or her term or until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation, removal or death. The term of the Class I directors will end at our annual meeting held in 2028. Issuance of Unsecured Promissory Note B
On February 27, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of up to $530,000 (the “Promissory Note B”) to the Buyer. Pursuant to Promissory Note B, the Buyer agreed to loan to the Company an aggregate amount of up to $530,000. The Promissory Note B shall be payable promptly on demand and in any event, no later than the date on which the Company terminates or consummates an initial business combination. The Promissory Note B is convertible into units having the same terms and conditions as the private placement units as described in the Prospectus at the price of $10.00 per unit, at the option of the Buyer. The Promissory Note B does not bear interest. The proceeds of Promissory Note B will be used by the Company to pay various expenses of the Company, including any payment to extend the period of time the Company has to consummate an initial business combination, and for working capital purposes.
Issuance of Unsecured Promissory Note C
On February 27, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of up to $470,000 (the “Promissory Note C”) to the Buyer. Pursuant to Promissory Note C, the Buyer agreed to loan to the Company an aggregate amount of up to $470,000. The Promissory Note C shall be payable promptly on demand and in any event, no later than the date on which the Company terminates or consummates an initial business combination. The Promissory Note C is convertible into units having the same terms and conditions as the private placement units as described in the Prospectus, at the price of $10.00 per unit, at the option of the Buyer. The Promissory Note C does not bear interest. The proceeds of the Note will be used by the Company to pay various expenses of the Company, including any payment to extend the period of time the Company has to consummate an initial business combination, and for working capital purposes.
On June 28, 2024, the Company entered into amendments to the JC Unify Prior Notes. Pursuant to the Amendments to the JC Unify Prior Notes, the Buyer has the right to convert the JC Unify Prior Notes into units consisting of one share of Common Stock of the Company and one right to receive one-twentieth of one share of Common Stock of the Company (together, the “JC Unify Prior Notes Conversion Securities”), with no fractional JC Unify Prior Notes Conversion Securities to be issued upon conversion. If the Buyer elects to convert the JC Unify Prior Notes into JC Unify Prior Notes Conversion Securities, the JC Unify Prior Notes shall be converted immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination. The Amendments to the JC Unify Prior Notes also amended the events of default, so that the failure of the Company to issue JC Unify Prior Notes Conversion Securities constitutes a failure to make required payments, constituting an event of default.
Issuance of Unsecured Promissory Note D
On March 28, 2025, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of up to $600,000 (the “Promissory Note D”) to the Buyer. Pursuant to Promissory Note D, the Buyer agreed to loan to the Company an aggregate amount of up to $600,000. The Promissory Note D shall be payable promptly on demand and in any event, no later than the date on which the Company terminates or consummates an initial business combination. The Promissory Note D is convertible into units consisting of one share of Common Stock of the Company and one right to receive one-twentieth of one share of Common Stock of the Company (together, the “Promissory Note D Conversion Securities”), with no fractional Promissory Note D Conversion Securities to be issued upon conversion, and has the right to be converted immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination. The Promissory Note D does not bear interest. The proceeds of Promissory Note D will be used by the Company to pay various expenses of the Company, including any payment to extend the period of time the Company has to consummate an initial business combination, and for working capital purposes.
Issuance of Unsecured Promissory Note E
As described in Note 11, on April 20, 2025, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of up to $3,000,000 (the “Promissory Note E”) to Wei-Hua Chang (the “Promissory Note E Lender”). Pursuant to the Promissory Note E, the Promissory Note E Lender agreed to loan to the Company an aggregate amount of up to $3,000,000. The Promissory Note E shall be payable promptly on demand and in any event, no later than the date on which the Company terminates or consummates an initial business combination. The Promissory Note E is convertible into units consisting of one share of Common Stock of the Company and one right to receive one-twentieth of one share of Common Stock of the Company (together, the “Promissory Note E Conversion Securities”), with no fractional Promissory Note E Conversion Securities to be issued upon conversion, and has the right to be converted immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination. The Promissory Note E does not bear interest. The proceeds of Promissory Note E will be used by the Company to pay various expenses of the Company, including any payment to extend the period of time the Company has to consummate an initial business combination, and for working capital purposes.
The foregoing description of Promissory Note E does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the Promissory Note E, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 22, 2025, and incorporated by reference herein. Amendments to Unsecured Promissory Note – Related Party
IMAQ issued four unsecured promissory notes to the Prior Sponsor, dated as of January 14, 2022, and as amended on March 29, 2022 (the “Amended Post-IPO Promissory Note”), dated as of August 10, 2022 (the “August 2022 Promissory Note”), November 18, 2022 (the “November 2022 Promissory Note”), and February 14, 2023 (the “February 2023 Promissory Note”, together with Amended Post-IPO Promissory Note, August 2022 Promissory Note and November 2022 Promissory Note, the “CCM Prior Notes”).
On March 11, 2025, the Company entered into four amendments to the CCM Prior Notes, the amendment to the Amended Post-IPO Promissory Note (the “Second Amended Post-IPO Note”), the amendment to the August 2022 Promissory Note (the “Amended August 2022 Note”), the amendment to November 2022 Promissory Note (the “Amended November 2022 Note”), and the amendment to February 2023 Promissory Note (the “Amended February 2023 Note”, together with the Second Amended Post-IPO Note, the Amended August 2022 Note and the Amended November 2022 Note, the “Amendments to the CCM Promissory Notes”) with the Sponsor. Pursuant to the Amendments to the CCM Promissory Notes, the Prior Sponsor shall receive 75,000, 89,500, 30,000 and 12,156 Shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Second Amended Post-IPO Note, Amended August 2022 Note, Amended November 2022 Note and Amended February 2023 Note, respectively, which equals to an aggregate of 206,656 Shares of Common Stock after the date on which the Company consummates a Business Combination as final and full settlement of all outstanding amounts owed under the CCM Prior Notes issued to the Prior Sponsor by the Company, which shall be subject to a 12-month lock-up as described in the Lock-Up Agreement dated March 11, 2025.
The foregoing description of the Amendments to the CCM Promissory Notes does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the Amendments to the CCM Promissory Notes dated March 11, 2025, copies of which are filed as Exhibit 10.1, Exhibit 10.2, Exhibit 10.3, and Exhibit 10.4, to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 14, 2025, and incorporated by reference herein.
Merger Agreement with VCI Holdings Limited and Vietnam Biofuels Development Joint Stock Company
As described in Note 11, on April 3, 2025, the Company entered into a Merger Agreement (as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”) with VCI Holdings Limited, a British Virgin Islands business company (the “VCI Target Company”), and Vietnam Biofuels Development Joint Stock Company, a Vietnamese company (“VNB” and together with Target Company, the “Target Group”), pursuant to which (a) IMAQ will form International Media Mini Acquisition Corp, a British Virgin Islands business company, as its wholly owned subsidiary (“Purchaser”), (b) IMAQ will be merged with and into Purchaser (the “Redomestication Merger”), with Purchaser be the surviving entity (the “Redomestication Merger Surviving Corporation”), (c) following the Redomestication Merger, the Redomestication Merger Surviving Corporation will purchase 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of the VCI Target Company and (d) following the completion of the share purchase, the VCI Target Company shall become a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Redomestication Merger Surviving Corporation (collectively, the “VCI Business Combination”). Following the VCI Business Combination, Purchaser will be a publicly traded company listed on a stock exchange in the United States. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, the aggregate consideration to be paid is an aggregate of $1,000,000,000 divided by $10.00, consisting of 90,000,000 Redomestication Merger Surviving Corporation Class A Ordinary Shares and 10,000,000 Redomestication Merger Surviving Corporation Class B Ordinary Shares (the “Closing Payment Shares”).
Upon its formation, the Purchaser shall sign a joinder agreement, agreeing to be bound by the Merger Agreement as if the Purchaser were a party thereto on the date of its signing.
The Merger Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants of the parties thereto. The consummation of the proposed Merger is subject to certain conditions as further described in the Merger Agreement.
The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 9, 2025, and incorporated by reference herein.
Extension Payment and Shares Redemption
Initially, the Company was required to complete its initial business combination transaction by August 2, 2022, which was 12 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering (the “Initial Combination Period”). On July 27, 2022, at a special meeting of the Company’s stockholders (the “Extension Meeting”), the stockholders approved a proposal to amend the Company’s investment management trust agreement, dated as of July 28, 2021, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Trustee”), allowing the Company to extend the Initial Combination Period two times for an additional three months each time, or from August 2, 2022 to February 2, 2023 by depositing into the Trust Account $350,000 for each three-month extension. In connection with the proposal, the Company’s public stockholders had the right to redeem their shares of common stock for cash equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount on deposit in the Trust Account as of two days prior to such stockholder vote. Public stockholders holding 21,026,882 shares of the Company’s common stock (out of a total of 23,000,000 shares of common stock held by public stockholders) exercised their right to redeem such shares at a redemption price of approximately $10.03 per share. On August 7, 2023 public stockholders holding 63,395 shares of the Company’s common stock (out of a total of 1,973,118 shares of common stock held by public stockholders) exercised their right to redeem such shares at a redemption price of approximately $10.89 per share. As previously disclosed, stockholders at the January 2024 Special Meeting approved the Extension Charter Amendment to extend the deadline by which IMAQ must consummate an initial business combination for twelve (12) additional one (1) month periods from January 2, 2024 to January 2, 2025. In connection with the Special Meeting, the Company’s stockholders elected to redeem an aggregate of 934,193 shares of common stock at a redemption price of approximately $11.43 per share.
On July 26, 2022, the extension payment of $350,000 was deposited by the Prior Sponsor into the Company’s Trust Account to extend the August 2, 2022, deadline to November 2, 2022.
On October 28, 2022, a second extension payment of $350,000 was deposited by the Prior Sponsor into the Company’s Trust Account to extend the November 2, 2022, deadline to February 2, 2023.
On February 3, 2023, the third extension payment of $385,541 was deposited by the Prior Sponsor into the Company’s Trust Account to extend the February 2, 2023, deadline to May 2, 2023.
On June 1, 2023, a fourth partial extension payment of $128,513 was deposited by the Prior Sponsor into the Company’s Trust Account to extend the May 2, 2023, deadline to August 2, 2023.
On June 23, 2023, fifth partial extension payment of $128,513 was deposited by the Company into the Company’s Trust Account to extend the May 2, 2023, deadline to August 2, 2023.
On July 11, 2023, sixth partial extension payment of $128,513 was deposited by the Company into the Company’s Trust Account to extend the May 2, 2023, deadline to August 2, 2023.
The Company has made the monthly deposit into the Trust Account of $128,513 for the monthly extension, from August 2, 2023 until January 2, 2024.
On each of January 2, 2024, February 1, 2024, March 6, 2024, April 5, 2024, April 29, 2024, May 28, 2024, June 25, 2024, August 5, 2024, September 4, 2024, September 27, 2024, October 28, 2024 and November 27, 2024, the Company made a deposit of $20,000 to the Trust Account to extend the period of time the Company has to consummate an initial business combination from January 2, 2024 to January 2, 2025.
As previously disclosed, stockholders at the December 2024 Annual General Meeting approved the December 2024 Charter Amendment Proposal and Trust Amendment Proposal to extend the deadline by which IMAQ has to consummate an initial business combination for twenty-four (24) additional one (1) month periods from January 2, 2025 to January 2, 2027. In connection with the Annual General Meeting, the Company’s stockholders elected to redeem an aggregate of 685,836 shares of common stock at a redemption value of $7,919,296 (or approximately $11.55 per share). At December 31, 2024, the Company recorded an estimated liability of $7,919,296 payable to the redeemed public stockholders. The outstanding liability was subsequently paid on February 10, 2025.
On each of December 30, 2024 and January 24, 2025, 2025, March 12, 2025, March 26, 2025, April 23, 2025, May 29, 2025, and June 26, 2025 the Company made a deposit of $2,000 to the Trust Account to extend the period of time the Company has to consummate an initial business combination from January 2, 2025 to August 2, 2025.
Departure of Director or Certain Officers
On June 20, 2024, the Company received the resignation of Mr. Chih Young Hung as Director of the Company. Mr. Hung’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company or the Board on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. Mr. Hung was the Chair of the Company’s Compensation Committee and Audit Committee.
On July 2, 2024, the Company received the resignation of Mr. Daung-Yen Lu as Director of the Company. Mr. Lu’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company or the Board on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. Mr. Lu was a member of the Company’s Compensation Committee and Audit Committee.
On July 2, 2024, the Company received the resignation of Mr. Yu-Ping Tsai as Director of the Company. Mr. Tsai’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company or the Board on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. Mr. Tsai was a member of the Company’s Compensation Committee and Audit Committee.
On July 4, 2024, the Company received the resignation of Mr. Claudius Tsang as Director of the Company. Mr. Tsang’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company or the Board on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. On August 6, 2024, the Company received the resignation of Mr. Yao Chin Chen as Director of the Company. Mr. Chen’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company. Effective upon Mr. Chen’s resignation as a Director, the size of the Company’s Board reduced to four Directors.
On August 6, 2024, the Board appointed Mr. Hsu-Kao Cheng as Class III director of the Board, to fill in the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Chih Young Hung with effect from August 6, 2024 until the Company’s annual meeting to be held in 2027. The Board has determined that Mr. Cheng is an “independent director” as that term is defined under the List Rules of the Nasdaq. Mr. Cheng shall serve as the Chairman of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee of the Board.
On August 6, 2024, the Board of the Company appointed Mr. Tao-Chou Chang as Class III director of the Board, to fill in the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Daung-Yen Lu with effect from August 6, 2024 until the Company’s annual meeting to be held in 2027. The Board has determined that Mr. Chang is an “independent director” as that term is defined under the Listing Rules of Nasdaq. Mr. Chang shall serve as a member of the Company’s Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee of the Board.
On August 6, 2024, the Board of the Company appointed Mr. Ming-Hsien Hsu as Class II director of the Board, to fill in the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Yu-Ping Tsai with effect from August 6, 2024 until the Company’s annual meeting to be held in 2026. The Board has determined that Mr. Hsu is an “independent director” as that term is defined under the Listing Rules of Nasdaq. Mr. Hsu shall serve as a member of the Company’s Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee of the Board.
On March 11, 2025, the Company received the resignation of Mr. Shibasish Sarkar as the Chief Executive Officer and as Class I director of the Company’s board of directors effective immediately. Mr. Sarkar’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company or the Board. Mr. Sarkar was the Chairman of the Board and the principal accounting and financial officer.
The Board of the Company appointed Ms. Yu-Fang Chiu to serve as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Chairman of the Board, to fill in the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Shibasish Sarkar with effect from March 11, 2025 until the Company’s annual meeting to be held in 2028 and until her successor is duly elected and qualified or until her earlier death, resignation or removal.
Delisting from the Nasdaq
On July 30, 2024, the Company received a notice (“Delisting Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Staff of Nasdaq, which stated that, unless the Company timely requests a hearing before the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”) by August 6, 2024 for additional time to complete a business combination, trading of the Company’s securities on The Nasdaq Capital Market would be suspended at the opening of business on August 8, 2024, due to the Company’s non-compliance with Nasdaq IM-5101-2, which requires that a special purpose acquisition company complete one or more business combinations within 36 months of the effectiveness of its IPO registration statement.
On August 8, 2024, trading in the Company’s securities was suspended on Nasdaq. The securities are now quoted on Over-the-Counter (OTC) markets under the same symbols.
Liquidity and Going Concern
As of March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company had cash of $241,548 and $1,044, and a working capital deficit of $6,796,725 and $6,348,420, respectively. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, the Company received loans totaling $1,597,481 from JC Unify, to fund extension deposits and working capital needs. As a result of the monthly deposits into the trust account, the Company has until August 2, 2025 (unless the Company further extends the time to complete a Business Combination) to consummate a Business Combination. It is uncertain that the Company will be able to consummate a Business Combination by this time. If a Business Combination is not consummated by this date, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution. The Company has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant professional costs to remain as a publicly traded company and to incur significant transaction costs in pursuit of the consummation of a Business Combination. As of March 31, 2025 and 2024, the accumulative deficit balance was $(14,960,951) and $(13,993,133), respectively. The Company may need to obtain additional financing either to complete its Business Combination or because it becomes obligated to redeem a significant number of public shares upon consummation of its Business Combination, in which case, subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, the Company may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such Business Combination. In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board’s Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” management has determined that these conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. In addition, if the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Second Amended Combination Period (January 2, 2027), the Company’s board of directors would proceed to commence a voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution of the Company. There is no assurance that the Company’s plans to consummate a Business Combination will be successful within the Second Amended Combination Period. As a result, management has determined that such an additional condition also raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Risks and Uncertainties
Management is currently evaluating the impact of the current global economic uncertainty, rising interest rates, high inflation, high energy prices, supply chain disruptions, the Israel-Hamas conflict, the Russia-Ukraine war (including the impact of any sanctions imposed in response thereto) and the United States trade and tariff policy and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the risks and uncertainties related to or resulting from these events could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, results of its operations and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of these financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these risks and uncertainties.
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IR Act”) was signed into federal law. The IR Act provides for, among other things, a new U.S. federal 1% excise tax on certain repurchases (including redemptions) of stock by publicly traded domestic (i.e., U.S.) corporations and certain domestic subsidiaries of publicly traded foreign corporations. The excise tax is imposed on the repurchasing corporation itself, not its shareholders from which shares are repurchased. The amount of the excise tax is generally 1% of the fair market value of the shares repurchased at the time of the repurchase. However, for purposes of calculating the excise tax, repurchasing corporations are permitted to net the fair market value of certain new stock issuances against the fair market value of stock repurchases during the same taxable year. In addition, certain exceptions apply to the excise tax. The U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) has been given authority to provide regulations and other guidance to carry out and prevent the abuse or avoidance of the excise tax. The IR Act applies only to repurchases that occur after December 31, 2022.
Any redemption or other repurchase that occurs after December 31, 2022, in connection with a Business Combination, extension vote or otherwise, may be subject to the excise tax. Whether and to what extent the Company would be subject to the excise tax in connection with a Business Combination, extension vote or otherwise would depend on a number of factors, including (i) the fair market value of the redemptions and repurchases in connection with the Business Combination, extension or otherwise, (ii) the structure of a Business Combination, (iii) the nature and amount of any “PIPE” or other equity issuances in connection with a Business Combination (or otherwise issued not in connection with a Business Combination but issued within the same taxable year of a Business Combination) and (iv) the content of regulations and other guidance from the Treasury. In addition, because the excise tax would be payable by the Company and not by the redeeming holder, the mechanics of any required payment of the excise tax have not been determined. The foregoing could cause a reduction in the cash available on hand to complete a Business Combination and in the Company’s ability to complete a Business Combination.
As a result of the redemptions by the public stockholders in August 2023, January 2024 and December 2024, the Company recorded $205,388 total (including estimated penalties of $12,506) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025. During the second quarter of 2024, the Internal Revenue Service 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. If the Company is unable to pay its obligation in full, 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. In February 2025, the Company filed an excise tax return for the redemptions in August 2023 and January 2024 and paid a total of $113,468 in excise taxes. As of March 31, 2025, $91,920 in excise tax remained outstanding. |