Description of Organization and Business Operations |
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Description of Organization and Business Operations | Note 1 – Description of Organization and Business Operations
Organization and General
Alpha Star Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated in the Cayman Islands on March 11, 2021. The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (“Business Combination”). The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.
Although the Company is not limited to a particular industry or geographic region for purposes of consummating a Business Combination, the Company intends to focus on businesses that have a connection to the Asian market. 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.
The Company’s sponsor is A-Star Management Corporation, a British Virgin Islands incorporated company (the “Sponsor”). The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of a Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering (the “IPO”).
The Company initially had 9 months from the closing of the IPO (or up to 21 months from the closing of IPO) to consummate a Business Combination (the “Combination Period”). If the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination within the Combination Period, it will trigger its automatic winding up, liquidation and subsequent dissolution pursuant to the terms of the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. As a result, this has the same effect as if the Company had formally gone through a voluntary liquidation procedure under the Companies Law. Accordingly, no vote would be required from the Company’s shareholders to commence such a voluntary winding up, liquidation and subsequent dissolution.
The Company’s IPO was declared effective on December 13, 2021. On December 15, 2021, the Company consummated the IPO of 115,000,000, which is described in Note 3. units which include an additional units as a result of the underwriters’ full exercise of the over-allotment, at $ per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $
Concurrently with the closing of the IPO, the Company consummated the sale of 3,300,000, which is described in Note 4. units (the “Private Placement”) at a price of $ per Private Unit in a private placement to the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds of $
Shareholders Meetings
On July 13, 2023, the Company held an Annual General Meeting, where shareholders approved to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination to March 15, 2024 (27 months from the consummation of the IPO). In connection with the extension vote on the Annual General Meeting, 26,094,883 and all distributed during July and August 2023. public shares were rendered for redemption. The total redemption payment is $
On January 10, 2024, the Company held an Extraordinary General Meeting, where shareholders approved the amendments of the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to (i) extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination to September 15, 2024 (33 months from the consummation of the IPO); (ii) allow the Company to undertake an initial business combination with an entity or business (“Target Business”), with a physical presence, operation, or other significant ties to China (a “China-based Target”) or which may subject the post-business combination business or entity to the laws, regulations and policies of China (including Hong Kong and Macao), or an entity or business that conducts operations in China through variable interest entities, or VIEs, pursuant to a series of contractual arrangements (“VIE Agreements”) with the VIE and its shareholders on one side, and a China-based subsidiary of the China-based Target (the “WFOE”), on the other side (the “Target Limitation Amendment Proposal”); and (iii) eliminate the limitation that the Company shall not redeem its public shares to the extent that such redemption would result in the ordinary shares, or the securities of any entity that succeeds the Company as a public company, becoming “penny stock” (as defined in accordance with Rule 3a51-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), or cause the Company to not meet any greater net tangible asset or cash requirement which may be contained in the agreement relating to a Business Combination (the “Redemption Limitation Amendment Proposal”).
In connection with the stockholders’ extension vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on January 10, 2024, a total of public shares were rendered for redemption. The total redemption payment was $ and all were distributed in January and February 2024.
On July 12, 2024, the Company held an Annual General Meeting of its shareholders. At the Annual General Meeting, the shareholders approved certain amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination to December 15, 2024.
In connection with the stockholders’ extension vote at the Annual General Meeting held on July 12, 2024, a total of 56,199,145 and was distributed in July and October 2024. public shares were rendered for redemption at $ per share. The total redemption payment was $
On December 27, 2024, the Company held an Extraordinary General Meeting of its shareholders. At the Extraordinary General Meeting, the shareholders approved certain amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination to June 15, 2025. In connection with the shareholders meeting to vote for such extension, the public shareholders were entitled to exercise the redemption right and 10,819,317 and was distributed in January 2025. public shares were tendered for redemption. The total redemption payment was $
On May 2, 2025, the Company held an Extraordinary General Meeting of its shareholders. At the Extraordinary General Meeting, the shareholders approved certain proposals related to the business combination with OU XDATA GROUP. In connection with the shareholders meeting to vote for business combination approval, the public shareholders were entitled to exercise the redemption right and public shares were tendered for redemption but the shares have not been redeemed as of June 30, 2025. The redemption price will be determined on the date that is two business days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination.
On June 12, 2025, the Company held an Extraordinary General Meeting of its shareholders. At the Extraordinary General Meeting, the shareholders approved certain amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination to December 15, 2025. In connection with the shareholders meeting to vote for such extension, the public shareholders were entitled to exercise the redemption right and no public shares tendered for redemption.
Extension fees
From September 13, 2022 to June 30, 2023, the Company was requested to draw the funds of $383,333 and deposited the amount into the Trust Account monthly to extend the period of time the Company had to consummate a business combination. The $383,333 extension fee represented approximately $ per public share. The extension funds will decrease if certain shareholders redeem the shares. In July 2023, due to the Annual General Meeting discussed above and the redemption of public shares, the monthly extension fees were reduced to $302,116, which represented $ per public share. In January 2024, after shareholders’ approval at the Extraordinary General Meeting discussed above, the Company decreased the monthly extension fees to the lower of $70,000 for all remaining public shares and $ for each remaining public share. On July 12, 2024, after shareholders’ approval the Annual General Meeting discussed above, the Company decreased the monthly extension fees to $35,000 for all remaining public shares, starting from July 2024.
Business Combination Agreement
On September 12, 2024, the Company entered into a Business Combination Agreement with OU XDATA GROUP (“XDATA”), a Company incorporated in Estonia, and Roman Eloshvili, the sole shareholder of XDATA. The Business Combination Agreement provides for: (1) the Company will incorporate a Cayman Islands exempted company (“PubCo”) in accordance with the Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands; (2) the merger of the Company with and into PubCo (the “Reincorporation Merger”), with PubCo surviving the Reincorporation Merger; and (3) the share exchange between PubCo and the shareholder of XDATA, resulting in XDATA being a wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo. Following the Business Combination, PubCo will be a publicly traded company.
Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement and subject to the approval of the shareholders of the Company and XDATA, among other things, at the effective time of the Reincorporation Merger, each ordinary share of the Company, par value $ per share issued and outstanding, will automatically be converted into the right of the holder thereof to receive one ordinary share of PubCo; each issued and outstanding warrant of the Company sold to the public and to A-Star Management Corporation, in a private placement in connection with the Company’s IPO will automatically and irrevocably be assumed by PubCo and converted into one corresponding warrant exercisable to purchase one-half (1/2) of one PubCo Ordinary Share, subject to the same terms and conditions prior to the First Effective Time; and each seven issued and outstanding Rights of the Company will automatically and irrevocably be assumed by PubCo and converted into one corresponding PubCo Ordinary Share. No fractional PubCo Ordinary Shares will be issued in connection with such conversion and the number of PubCo Ordinary Shares to be issued to such holder upon such conversion will be rounded down to the nearest whole number and no cash will be paid in lieu of such Rights of the Company. Immediately prior to the First Effective Time, each issued and outstanding unit of the Company, each consisting of one Ordinary Share, one Right and one Warrant of the Company, will be automatically separated and the holder thereof will be deemed to hold one Ordinary Share, one Right and one Warrant of the Company.
On September 4, 2024, Xdata Group (“PubCo”) was incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company and the wholly owned subsidiary of the Company in accordance to the Business Combination Agreement.
On September 21, 2024, the Company, PubCo and XDATA entered into an Expense Settlement Agreement, pursuant to which, XDATA agreed to bear and cover the cost in relation to Pubco’s business operating cost starting from September 1, 2024. PubCo and the Company agreed that XDATA will assume financial responsibility for such expenses as detailed in expense reports or invoices provided by third parties or directly incurred by PubCo. As a result of the Expense Settlement Agreement, the Company recognized other income against the liabilities the Company would otherwise assume for PubCo during the period from September 4, 2024 (Inception) to December 31, 2024 and during the six months ended June 30, 2025. The other income recognized by the Company was ultimately eliminated with PubCo’s expenses at consolidation. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, PubCo received invoices amounting to $6,100 and $73,066 which were either paid or will be subsequently paid by XDATA.
The Trust Account
As of December 15, 2021, a total of $115,682,250 of the net proceeds from the IPO and the Private Placement transaction completed with the Sponsor was deposited in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) established for the benefit of the Company’s public stockholders with Wilmington Trust, National Association acting as trustee. The amount exceeding $115,000,000, $682,254, had been transferred to the Company’s escrow cash account as its working capital.
The funds held in the Trust Account are invested only in United States government treasury bills, bonds or notes having a maturity of 180 days or less, or in money market funds meeting the applicable conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and investing solely in United States government treasuries. Except with respect to interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account that may be released to the Company to pay its income or other tax obligations, the proceeds will not be released from the Trust Account until the earlier of the completion of a Business Combination or the Company’s liquidation.
Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard, Transfer of Listing
On December 16, 2024, the Company was notified by Nasdaq of its upcoming delisting due to the failure to complete its initial business combination by December 13, 2024. Trading ceased on December 23, 2024, and a Form 25-NSE has been filed by Nasdaq with the SEC on May 20, 2025. Following the filing of the Form 25-NSE, the Company’s securities have been delisted from Nasdaq. The Company did not appeal the delisting, and its ordinary shares, units, rights and warrants are currently traded on the OTCID Market. Despite this, the planned business combination with OU XDATA GROUP remains on track, with intentions to apply for Nasdaq listing post-merger.
Liquidity and Going Concern
As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had no cash balance in the escrow account and had a working capital deficit of $1,319,389 and $743,201, respectively.
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, provide the Company related party loans up to $1,500,000. On August 26, 2024, the Company entered into a Loan Agreement with the Sponsor, pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to $1,500,000 from the Sponsor for costs reasonably related to the Company’s transaction cost and extension fee. See “Note 5— Related Party Transactions” for further information.
On September 13, 2022, December 31, 2022, March 13, 2023, September 20, 2023 and August 26, 2024, the Company issued four promissory notes (collectively, the “Notes”) in the principal amount of up to $1,000,000, $1,300,000, $2,500,000, and $2,500,000 to the Sponsor, respectively, pursuant to which the Sponsor shall loan to the Company up to the corresponding principal to pay the extension fee and transaction cost. See “Note 5 — Related Party Transactions” for further information.
If the Company underestimates the costs of identifying a target business, undertaking due diligence and negotiating a Business Combination or the actual amount necessary is higher, the Company may have insufficient funds available to operate its business prior to the initial Business Combination. Moreover, the Company may need to obtain additional financing either to complete its Business Combination or because the Company has become obligated to redeem a significant number of its Public Shares upon completion of its Business Combination, in which case the Company may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such Business Combination. In addition, the Company has until December 15, 2025 (the “Liquidation Date”) to consummate a business combination.
In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 205-40, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” management has determined that if the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination by the Liquidation Date, then the Company may cease all operations except for the purpose of liquidating. The uncertainty surrounding the date for mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management believes that, as of June 30, 2025, the Company had insufficient working capital to cover its short-term operating needs. The Company had no revenue before the Business Combination. It incurred and expected to continue to incur significant professional costs to remain a publicly traded company and to incur significant transaction costs in pursuit of the consummation of a Business Combination. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recovery of the recorded assets or the classification of the liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
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