Description of Organization and Business Operations and Liquidity |
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| Description of Organization and Business Operations and Liquidity [Abstract] | |
| DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND LIQUIDITY | NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND LIQUIDITY
Plum Acquisition Corp. III (fka Alpha Partners Technology Merger Corp.) (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated in the Cayman Islands on February 5, 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 (an “Initial Business Combination”). The Company is not limited to a particular industry or geographic region for purposes of consummating a Initial 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. On December 27, 2023, the Company, the Original Sponsor (as defined below) and Mercury Capital, LLC (the “Sponsor”) entered into a purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which, at a closing on December 28, 2023 (the “Closing”), the Sponsor (i) purchased 3,902,648 Founder Units (as defined in Note 5) of the Company from the Original Sponsor, each unit consisting of one Class B ordinary share and one-third of one redeemable warrant to acquire one Class B share, which Founder Units are subject to forfeiture in certain circumstances, and (ii) became entitled to 70% of 2,030,860 Founder Units that the Original Sponsor placed in escrow at the Closing to the extent such Founder Units are allocated to investors who hold and do not redeem their Class A ordinary shares of the Company at the time of the Company’s Initial Business Combination, for an aggregate purchase price of $1. Subsequently, on January 26, 2024, the Company, the Original Sponsor, and the Sponsor entered into a first amendment to the Purchase Agreement to correct the number of shares that the Original Sponsor shall retain to be 665,000 Class A private placement units and 1,128,992 Class B founder units. On August 22, 2024, the Company, the Original Sponsor, and the Sponsor entered into a second amendment to Purchase Agreement (“Amendment No. 2 to the Purchase Agreement”) which revises the founder-unit forfeiture and transfer mechanics by requiring the acquirer to absorb all forfeitures or investor incentive transfers up to 2,030,860 founder units, allocating excess forfeitures 78% to the acquirer and 22% to the sponsor, while also establishing that 2,030,860 sponsor units will be held in escrow for potential transfer to sponsor anchors, with any remaining escrowed units allocated 70% to the acquirer and 30% to the sponsor at closing. On September 5, 2025, the Company, the Original Sponsor, and the Sponsor entered into a third amendment to Purchase Agreement (“Amendment No. 3 to the Purchase Agreement”) that provides that any Sponsor Incentive Units (as defined in the Sponsor Support Agreement) that have been retained by the Sponsor after the Closing, up to half of such Sponsor Incentive Units may be transferred prior to the Closing to a third party, with any Sponsor Incentive Units remaining after such transfer subject to allocation between the Sponsor and the Original Sponsor as provided for in the Purchase Agreement.
The Original Sponsor and the Sponsor each agreed to pay $112,500 in extension contributions in each of December 2023 and January 2024. As of December 31, 2023, there was a $112,500 deposit into the Trust Account due from the Sponsor and the Original Sponsor, respectively, representing the December 2023 extension contribution. On January 24, 2024, the second payment of $112,500 was deposited into the Trust Account. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Original Sponsor agreed to pay, or cause its affiliates to pay, certain liabilities of the Company accrued and outstanding as of the Closing and will deliver Founder Units to the Sponsor to the extent such liabilities are unsatisfied or the Original Sponsor’s obligation to make extension contributions is not satisfied.
Following the Closing, the Original Sponsor has no further obligations with respect to the Company and the Sponsor assumed all obligations relating to the Company, including, (i) to cause the Company to file a proxy statement providing public investors of the Company with the option to accept a revised trust extension arrangement or redeem their Class A ordinary shares and receive their pro rata share of the Company’s Trust Account (as defined below), (ii) to cause the Company to satisfy all of its public reporting requirements as well as taking all action to cause the Company to remain listed on Nasdaq, (iii) the payment of all extension contributions after January 2024 and working capital of the Company, at the discretion of the Sponsor, and (iv) all other obligations of the Original Sponsor related to the Company.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity from inception through December 31, 2025, relates to the search for a prospective Initial Business Combination, entering into a definitive business combination agreement, and steps to complete an Initial Business Combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of an Initial 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 has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.
The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on July 27, 2021. On July 30, 2021, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 25,000,000 units (the “Units” and, with respect to the Class A ordinary shares included in the Units sold, the “Public Shares”), at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $250,000,000, which is discussed in Note 3. Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 800,000 units (the “Private Placement Units”) at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit in a private placement to Alpha Partners Technology Merger Sponsor LLC (the “Original Sponsor”) and certain anchor investors (the “Anchor Investors”), generating gross proceeds of $8,000,000, which is described in Note 4.
The Company had granted the underwriters in the Initial Public Offering a 45-day option to purchase up to 3,750,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any (see Note 6). On August 5, 2021, the underwriters partially exercised the over-allotment option and purchased an additional 3,250,000 Units (the “Over-Allotment Units”), generating gross proceeds of $32,500,000.
Simultaneously with the closing of the exercise of the over-allotment option, the Company consummated the sale of 65,000 units (the “Over-Allotment Private Placement Units”) at a purchase price of $10.00 per unit in a private placement to the Original Sponsor, generating gross proceeds of $650,000.
Upon closing of the Initial Public Offering, the sale of the Private Placement Units, the sale of the Over-Allotment Units, and the sale of the Over-Allotment Private Placement Units, a total of $282,500,000 was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) and was invested only in U.S. government treasury obligations with maturities of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, until January 8, 2024, when the funds in the Trust Account were transferred to a demand deposit account. The funds remain in the Trust Account until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Initial Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the funds held in the Trust Account, as described below.
At the extraordinary general meeting held on December 22, 2025 (the “December 2025 Extraordinary General Meeting”), the Company shareholders approved the Business Combination Agreement (defined above) and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Business Combination (defined above). In connection with the December 2025 Extraordinary General Meeting, the holders of 24,136 Class A ordinary shares, properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $11.61 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of $ 280,219. The redemption is contingent upon the consummation of the Business Combination and will occur as promptly as practicable following the closing thereof; if the Business Combination is not consummated, the redeemed shares will be returned to the respective holders. There will be no redemption rights upon the completion of an Initial Business Combination with respect to the Company’s warrants.
The Company’s Original Sponsor, officers and directors have agreed to waive (i) redemption rights with respect to their Founder Shares and Public Shares held by them in connection with the completion of an Initial Business Combination, (ii) redemption rights with respect to any Founder Shares and Public Shares held by them in connection with a shareholder vote to approve an amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association that would modify the substance or timing of the obligation to provide holders of the Class A ordinary shares the right to have their shares redeemed in connection with an Initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of the Public Shares if the Company does not complete an Initial Business Combination by July 30, 2026 or with respect to any other provision relating to the rights of holders of the Class A ordinary shares or pre-Initial Business Combination activity and (iii) rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Founder Shares held if the Company fails to complete an Initial Business Combination by July 30, 2025. However, if the Sponsor or officers and directors 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 an Initial Business Combination by July 30, 2026.
The Company previously had until 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering to complete an Initial Business Combination. On July 27, 2023, the Company’s shareholders approved a proposal to amend the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to extend the date by which the Company must consummate an Initial Business Combination from July 30, 2023 to July 30, 2024. On February 1, 2024, the Company’s shareholders approved a proposal to further amend the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to extend the date by which the Company must consummate an Initial Business Combination from July 30, 2024 to January 30, 2025.
On January 16, 2025, as approved by its shareholders at the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders, the Company filed an amendment to its Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association on January 17, 2025, which (i) extended the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination to July 30, 2025, or such earlier date as shall be determined by the Company’s board of directors and (ii) amended Article 49.4 to remove language stating, in relevant part, that the Company shall not consummate a business combination unless the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 immediately prior to, or upon consummation of, such business combination.
On July 15, 2025, as approved by its shareholders at the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders, the Company filed an amendment to its Third Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (as amended, the “Fourth Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association”) on July 16, 2025, which extended the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination to July 30, 2026 (the “Second Combination Period”), or such earlier date as shall be determined by the Company’s board of directors. If the Company is unable to complete an Initial Business Combination within the Second Combination Period (as defined above), 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 the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay the income taxes, if any (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of the then-outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any); and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining shareholders and the board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), to the obligations under Cayman Islands 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 warrants, which will expire worthless if the Company fails to complete an Initial Business Combination within the Second Combination Period.
On August 22, 2024, the Company entered into a business combination agreement (the “Original Business Combination Agreement”) with Plum III Merger Corp., a corporation formed under the Laws of the Province of British Columbia (“PubCo”) and Tactical Resources Corp., a corporation formed under the Laws of the Province of British Columbia (“Tactical”), pursuant to which the Company will amalgamate pursuant to a Plan of Arrangement under the Business Corporations Act of British Columbia (“BCBCA”) to form one corporate entity, except that the legal existence of Pubco will not cease and Pubco will survive the amalgamation, following its redomicile into the Province of British Columbia, Canada.
On December 10, 2024, the Company, and Tactical entered into an amendment (the “Amendment No. 1”) to the Original Business Combination Agreement, Amendment No. 1 provides that, among other things, upon a delisting from The Nasdaq Stock Market, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to list its securities on the OTC Markets Group. As a condition to closing the Business Combination, the Company must relist its securities on The Nasdaq Stock Market.
On January 28, 2025, the Company and Tactical entered into Amendment No. 2 (the “Amendment No. 2”) to the Original Business Combination Agreement. Amendment No. 2 provides that certain recently issued convertible debentures of Tactical (and future issuances of convertible debentures by Tactical, if any, to the extent permitted under the Business Combination Agreement) shall be subject to the same terms under the Business Combination Agreement, and shall be subject to the same treatment upon closing of the business combination contemplated by the Original Business Combination Agreement, as certain existing convertible debentures issued by Tactical and already subject to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement.
The underwriters have agreed to waive their rights to their deferred underwriting commission (see Note 6) held in the Trust Account.
On July 30, 2025, the Company and Tactical entered into Amendment No. 3 (the “Amendment No. 3”) to the Original Business Combination Agreement. Amendment No. 3 provides for (a) an acknowledgement that Tactical may effect a reverse stock split prior to the closing at a ratio not to exceed 25 to 1; (b) an extension of the Agreement End Date (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) to July 30, 2026; and (c) a lock-up of certain PubCo shares to be issued in the Business Combination. Specifically, Amendment No. 3 provides that 80% to 85% of the PubCo shares to be issued to stockholders of Tactical (the “Arrangement Consideration Shares”) shall be subject restrictions on transfer for a period of six months following the closing. In connection with Amendment No. 3, certain employees and affiliates of Tactical have entered into a Key Company Securityholder Lock-up Agreement whereby each of them has agreed that 100% of the Arrangement Consideration Shares issued to them shall be subject to restrictions on transfer for a period of six months following the closing.
On September 5, 2025, the Company, Tactical, Pubco, the Sponsor, and the Original Sponsor and certain shareholders of Plum entered into an amendment (the “Sponsor Support Agreement Amendment”) to the Sponsor Support Agreement, dated as of August 22, 2024 (as amended, the “Sponsor Support Agreement”).
The Sponsor Support Agreement Amendment provides that, immediately prior to the Closing of the Business Combination, to the extent that any Sponsor Incentive Units (as defined in the Sponsor Support Agreement) have not been transferred by the Sponsor to PIPE Investors, Plum shareholders or other third parties as provided for in the Sponsor Support Agreement, such remaining Sponsor Incentive Units will be retained by the Sponsor subject to vesting based on the achievement of certain trading prices of the Pubco Common Shares after the Closing, as described in more detail in the Sponsor Support Agreement Amendment. In the event that such trading prices have not been achieved on or before the tenth anniversary of the Closing, such Sponsor Incentive Units shall be surrendered to Pubco for cancellation for no consideration and shall cease to represent any interest in Pubco, effective as of such date. On November 7, 2025, Pubco, Tactical and YA II PN, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Yorkville”) entered into a standby equity purchase agreement (the “SEPA”) and a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). Pursuant to the SEPA, Yorkville will open a standby equity line for Pubco in the aggregate principal amount of up to $100,000,000. Additionally, Yorkville will advance $7,500,000 to Pubco in the form of a pre-paid advance evidenced by a convertible promissory note on the closing of the Business Combination, and another $2,500,000 to Pubco in the form of a second pre-paid advance with an equivalent note that is not convertible on the date the initial registration statement on form F-1, filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement in connection with the SEPA, becomes effective. $30,000,000 may be available to Pubco in the form of a third pre-paid advance with an equivalent convertible note at such time as agreed to by the Yorkville and Pubco (collectively, the “Yorkville Financing”). Each of the pre-paid advances is subject to an original issue discount, and further advances under the standby equity line are subject to conditions specified in the SEPA. The SEPA expires on the earlier of 36 months or use of all $100,000,000. The Company evaluated the advances under applicable accounting guidance and concluded that the instruments represent freestanding equity-linked financial instruments that are not eligible for equity classification due to contractual delivery limitations that may restrict the number of shares deliverable to the investor. Accordingly, the advances will be accounted for as derivative liabilities, measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in earnings. No advances were outstanding as of December 31, 2025.
In addition, on November 7, 2025, the Sponsor entered into an Expenses Payment Agreement with the investor pursuant to which the sponsor agreed to transfer 1,000,000 Class B ordinary shares to the investor to facilitate the payment of up to $7.0 million of certain expenses related to the SEPA and the business combination. The Company determined that this arrangement represents the settlement of its obligations by a principal stockholder and, in accordance with applicable guidance, records the related expenses with a corresponding credit to additional paid-in capital. As of December 31, 2025, no expenses related to the SEPA had been incurred.
On January 15, 2025, and with immediate effect, Mr. Michael Dinsdale resigned his position as a member of the board of directors (the “Board”) of Plum Acquisition Corp. III (the “Company”). Mr. Dinsdale was a member of the Board’s audit committee and chairman of the Board’s nominating committee. Mr. Dinsdale’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to its operation, policies or practices.
On January 15, 2025 and with immediate effect, the Board appointed Mr. Hume Kyle to fill the vacancy resulting from Mr. Dinsdale’s resignation, to serve the remainder of Mr. Dinsdale’s term and to hold office until a successor is appointed or Mr. Kyle’s appointment is ratified. Mr. Kyle was also appointed as a member of the audit committee and as chairman of the nominating committee.
On January 16, 2025, as approved by its shareholders at the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders, the Company filed an amendment to its amended and restated memorandum and articles of association on January 17, 2025, which (i) extended the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination to July 30, 2025, or such earlier date as shall be determined by the Company’s board of directors and (ii) amended Article 49.4 to remove language stating, in relevant part, that the Company shall not consummate a business combination unless the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 immediately prior to, or upon consummation of, such business combination (the “NTA Proposal”).
On February 21, 2025, Plum III Merger Corp. (“Merger Co.”) filed Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form F-4 pursuant to which the Company will solicit approval of the Business Combination from the Company’s shareholders. On March 28, 2025, Merger Co. filed Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form F-4. On May 22, 2025, Merger Co. filed Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form F-4. On June 27, 2025, Merger Co. filed Amendment No. 4 to the Registration Statement on Form F-4. On September 8, 2025, Merger Co. filed Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement on Form F-4. On October 17, 2025, Merger Co. filed Amendment No. 6 to the Registration Statement on Form F-4. On November 10, 2025, Merger Co. filed Amendment No. 7 to the Registration Statement on Form F-4 (as amended, the “Form F-4”). On December 1, 2025, the proxy statement/prospectus was filed and the Form F-4 became effective.
In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Original Sponsor has agreed that it will 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 partner business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amounts in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (i) $10.00 per Public Share and (ii) 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 net of the interest that may be withdrawn to pay tax obligations, provided that such liability will not apply to any claims by a third party or prospective partner business that executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account nor will it apply to any claims under the 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”). The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the Original Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers (excluding the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm), prospective partner 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. Extraordinary General Meeting
On July 27, 2023, the Company held an Extraordinary General Meeting (the “July Extraordinary General Meeting”) whereby the shareholders approved an amendment to the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (the “Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association”). The Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association extended the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination from July 30, 2023 to July 30, 2024, or such earlier date as shall be determined by the Company’s board of directors. In connection with the July Extraordinary General Meeting, the holders of 13,532,591 Class A ordinary shares, properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $10.41 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $140,838,808. After those redemptions, approximately $153,169,659 remained in the Company’s trust account.
On January 29, 2024, the Company held an Extraordinary General Meeting (the “Extraordinary General Meeting”) whereby shareholders of the Company approved an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association in order to (i) extend the date by which the Company must consummate its initial business combination, cease its operations and redeem all of its Class A ordinary shares (the “Extension Proposal”) to January 30, 2025, or such earlier date as shall be determined by the Company’s board of directors and (ii) changed the name of the Company from Alpha Partners Technology Merger Corp. to Plum Acquisition Corp. III.
In connection with the Extension Proposal, the Founder Share Amendment Proposal and the Redemption Limitation Proposal, the holders of 12,433,210 Class A ordinary shares, properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $10.78 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of $134,059,215. The payments for these redemptions took place on February 27, 2024, after which $24,629,032 remained in the Company’s Trust Account. As a result of the Extension Proposal being approved by the Company’s shareholders, the Original Sponsor, or its designee is no longer required to make monthly payments to the Company equal to the lesser of (a) an aggregate of $225,000 or (b) $0.03 per public share that remains outstanding. On August 2, 2023, September 7, 2023, October 10, 2023, November 10, 2023, January 10, 2024, and January 25, 2024 $225,000, or $1,350,000 in the aggregate, was deposited into the Company’s Trust Account.
On January 16, 2025, as approved by its shareholders at the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders, the Company filed an amendment to its Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association on January 17, 2025, which (i) extended the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination to July 30, 2025, or such earlier date as shall be determined by the Company’s board of directors and (ii) amended Article 49.4 to remove language stating, in relevant part, that the Company shall not consummate a business combination unless the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 immediately prior to, or upon consummation of, such business combination. The holders of 2,132,366 Class A ordinary shares properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of $11.24 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of $23,975,464. After the redemptions, $1,707,149 remained in the Company’s Trust Account.
On July 15, 2025, as approved by its shareholders at the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders, the Company filed an amendment to its Third Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association on July 16, 2025, which extended the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination to July 30, 2026, or such earlier date as shall be determined by the Company’s board of directors. The holders of 109,347 Class A ordinary shares properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $11.45 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of $1,252,434.
On December 22, 2025, as approved by its shareholders at the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders, as of the close of business on November 7, 2025, the record date for the meeting, whereby the shareholders approved (1) the transfer of Plum by way of continuation from the Cayman Islands to the Province of British Columbia, Canada in accordance with the Company’s Fourth Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association and the Cayman Islands Companies Act (As Revised) and the domestication of the Company (the “Domestication”) as a British Columbia corporation in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), including the adoption of the Domestication Articles (the “Domestication Proposal”), (2) the Business Combination Proposal, (3) Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals, (4) Nasdaq Proposal, (5) Incentive Plan Proposal and (6) Adjournment Proposal.
On December 22, 2025, the holders of 24,136 Class A ordinary shares, properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $11.61 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of $280,219. The redemption is contingent upon the consummation of the Business Combination and will occur as promptly as practicable following the closing thereof; if the Business Combination is not consummated, the redeemed shares will be returned to the respective holders.
Notices from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq
On July 30, 2024, the Company received a written notice (the “Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) indicating that the Company has failed to comply with Nasdaq Listing Rule IM-5101-2, which requires that a special purpose acquisition company must complete one or more business combinations within 36 months of the effectiveness of its IPO registration statement. Pursuant to the Notice, unless the Company timely requests a hearing before The Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”), the Company’s securities will be subject to suspension and delisting from The Nasdaq Capital Market at the opening of business on August 6, 2024, and a Form 25-NSE will be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“the SEC”), which will remove the Company’s securities from listing and registration on Nasdaq.
The Company timely requested a hearing before the Panel to appeal the Notice and to request sufficient time to complete an initial business combination. A hearing request will stay the suspension of trading on the Company’s securities, and the Company’s securities will continue to trade on The Nasdaq Capital Market until the hearing process concludes and the Panel issues a written decision.
The hearing with the Panel was held on September 5, 2024. On September 23, 2024, the Company received notice from the Nasdaq Office of the General Counsel that the Panel has granted the Company’s request for continued listing on Nasdaq. As disclosed on August 5, 2024, the Company received notice from the Listing Qualifications Department of Nasdaq indicating that the Company has failed to comply with Nasdaq Listing Rule IM-5101-2, which requires that a special purpose acquisition company must complete one or more business combinations within 36 months of the effectiveness of its IPO registration statement. The Panel has granted the Company’s request for continued listing provided that on or before January 27, 2025, the Company will demonstrate compliance with all applicable initial listing standards for the Nasdaq Capital Market.
On August 8, 2024, the Company received a written notice (the “Second Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Department of Nasdaq indicating that, for the last 32 consecutive business days, the Market Value of Listed Securities (“MVLS”) for the Company was below the $35 million minimum MVLS requirement for continued listing on the Nasdaq under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(2) (the “MVLS Rule”). The Second Notice is only a notification of deficiency, not of imminent delisting, and has no current effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s securities.
On November 21, 2024, Nasdaq provided the Company with written confirmation that the Company regained compliance with the MVLS Rule.
On November 25, 2024, the Company received a written notice from the Nasdaq indicating that the Company is delinquent in filing its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024. The Notice has no immediate effect on the listing of the Company’s ordinary share or its public warrants on The Nasdaq Capital Market. Pursuant to the Notice, this matter serves as an additional basis for delisting the Company’s securities from the Nasdaq in light of the Company’s previously reported failure to complete one or more business combinations within 36 months of the effectiveness of its IPO registration statement in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule IM-5101-2.
On January 28, 2025, Plum Class A ordinary shares, warrants and units were listed and began trading on the Pink Current tier of the OTC Markets. Plum’s Class A ordinary shares, warrants and units are listed under the symbols “PLMJF,” “PLMWF,” and “PLMUF,” respectively.
Liquidity and Going Concern
As of December 31, 2025, the Company had $49,870 in cash held outside of the Trust Account and a working capital deficit of $5,940,934, which may not be sufficient for the Company to operate for at least the next 12 months from the issuance of the financial statements. There is no assurance that the Company’s attempts to close an Initial Business Combination will be successful within the Second Combination Period. On January 3, 2024, the Company, the Sponsor and Palmeira Investment Limited (the “Investor”) entered into a subscription agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”), pursuant to which the Sponsor may raise up to $1,500,000 from the Investor to fund extension payments and working capital for the Company, including $250,000 upon the execution of the Subscription Agreement, $250,000 on February 1, 2024, and as otherwise called by the Sponsor in its discretion. At the closing of the Company’s initial business combination, the Sponsor will forfeit 0.85 Class B shares, and the Company will issue an equal number of shares of its ordinary share to the Investor, for each dollar funded by the Investor pursuant to the Subscription Agreement.
In July 2024, the Company entered into a promissory note with the Sponsor (the “Sponsor Promissory Note”), pursuant to which the Sponsor may loan up to $1,500,000 to the Company. The funds that will be loaned to the Company under the Sponsor Promissory Note consist of a portion of the up to $1,500,000 that was loan to the Sponsor by the Investor. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into Private Placement Warrants of the Company, at a price of $1.50 per warrant at the option of the Sponsor. On April 24, 2025, the Company and Sponsor entered an amendment to increase the maximum amount of the Sponsor Promissory Note to $2,200,000 and up to $2,200,000 may be converted into Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.50 per warrant at the option of the Sponsor. The outstanding balance under the Sponsor Promissory Note as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 was $2,024,867 and $1,204,867, respectively. As of December 31, 2025, the Sponsor had entered into a series of agreements with various subscribers (the “Subscribers”) which resulted in the raising of $1,375,000. Under the terms of the agreement the Subscribers agreed to subscribe to a portion of the Sponsor’s Class B Ordinary Shares on a contingent basis in order to allow the Sponsor to fund such working capital to the Company. Pursuant to the agreement, at the closing of a business combination by the Company, upon election by the Sponsor, the Shares will be transferred to the Subscribers. There will be no accounting impact to the Company as a result of the sale of Sponsor’s Class B Ordinary Shares to Subscribers.
On January 23, 2025, the Company entered into a promissory note with the Sponsor (the “Second Sponsor Promissory Note”), pursuant to which the Sponsor loaned $100,000 to the Company. The Second Sponsor Promissory Note bears no interest. The principal amount is to be repaid at the earlier of (i) the consummation of the Business Combination, (ii) the date of liquidation, or (iii) 90 calendar days after entering into the promissory note. On May 6, 2025, the Second Sponsor Promissory Note was amended to extend the maturity date by an additional 180 calendar days, resulting in a new expiration date 270 calendar days from the original issuance. On March 30, 2026, the Second Sponsor Promissory Note was further amended to extend the maturity date to July 31, 2026. If the Company does not consummate the Business Combination or there is a liquidation, the Second Sponsor Promissory Note will not be repaid and the principal amount will be forgiven, except to the extent there are funds available to the Company outside of the Trust Account to make repayment. As of December 31, 2025, the balance outstanding from the Sponsor Promissory Note and the Second Sponsor Promissory Note is $2,124,867.
The Company will have until July 30, 2026 to complete a Business Combination. If a Business Combination is not consummated by July 30, 2026 there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution of the Company.
In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with FASB’s Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 205-40 Presentation of Financial Statements- Going Concern, management has determined the liquidity conditions disclosed above raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern through one year from the date that these financial statements are filed in the event the Business Combination is not completed. These 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. |