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3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Significant accounting policies  
Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for any other interim period or for the full year. The information included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with information included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on April 8, 2026. The accompanying balance sheet as of December 31, 2025 has been derived from the Company’s audited financial statements included in Form 10-K.

Segment Reporting

ASC Topic 280, “Segment Reporting,” establishes standards for companies to report in their financial statement information about operating segments, products, services, geographic areas, and major customers. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available that is regularly evaluated by the Company’s chief operating decision maker, or group, in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance.

 

The Company’s chief operating decision maker has been identified as the Chief Executive Officer (“CODM”), who reviews the operating results for the Company as a whole to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing financial performance. Accordingly, management has determined that the Company only has one operating segment.

 

When evaluating the Company’s performance and making key decisions regarding resource allocation, the CODM reviews several key metrics, formation and operational costs and interest earned on cash and investments held in Trust Account which are included in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

 

The key measures of segment profit or loss reviewed by our CODM are interest earned on investment in Trust Account and formation and operating expenses. The CODM reviews interest earned on investment in Trust Account to measure and monitor shareholder value and determine the most effective strategy of investment with the Trust Account funds while maintaining compliance with the trust agreement. Within formation and operating costs, the CODM specifically reviews professional service fees in connection with the business combination, which are a significant segment expense, and include legal fees, and advisory fees, as these represent significant costs affecting the Company’s consummation of the Business Combination. Other formation and operating costs, including accounting expenses, printing expenses, and regulatory filing fees, are reviewed in aggregate to ensure alignment with budget and contractual obligations. These expenses are monitored to manage and forecast cash available to complete a business combination within the required period.

Emerging Growth Company Status

The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”), as modified by the Jumpstart The Company’s Business Startups Act of 2012, (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

 

Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such an election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the unaudited condensed financial statements of the Company in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period.

 

Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the unaudited condensed financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company had $9,586 and $7,917 in cash as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, and did not have any cash equivalents as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

Investment Held in Trust Account

The Company’s portfolio of investments held in the Trust Account is comprised of an investment in money market fund that invest in U.S government treasury obligations and generally have a readily determinable fair value. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of these securities are included in income on Trust Account in the accompanying statement of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in the Trust Account are determined using available market information.

 

In connection with the extraordinary general meeting (the “Business Combination EGM”) in connection with the SL Bio Business Combination on February 13, 2026, an aggregate of 3,219,311 ordinary shares of the Company were redeemed for $34,221,276 on March 17, 2026.

 

As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Trust Account had balance of $39,390,860 and $72,924,060, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, 3,219,311 ordinary shares of the Company were redeemed by public shareholders. In connection with the redemptions, an aggregate of $34,221,276 was withdrawn from the Trust Account and paid to the public shareholders. Earnings on these trading securities are included in interest earned on investments held in the Trust Account in the accompanying statements of operations. Income earned on these investments were fully reinvested into the Trust and therefore considered as an adjustment to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities in the condensed statements of cash flows. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, there were $588,076 and 726,071 of interest and dividend income recognized, respectively.

Net Income (Loss) Per Ordinary Share

The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC 260, Earnings Per Share. In order to determine the net income (loss) attributable to both the redeemable shares and non-redeemable shares, the Company first considered the undistributed income (loss) allocable to both the redeemable shares and non-redeemable shares and the undistributed income (loss) is calculated using the total net loss less interest income and unrealized gain or loss on investments in trust account less any dividends paid. The Company then allocated the undistributed income (loss) ratably based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding between the redeemable and non-redeemable shares. Any remeasurement of the accretion to redemption value of the ordinary shares subject to possible redemption was considered to be dividends paid to the public shareholders.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had 3,502,404 and nil mandatorily redeemable ordinary shares outstanding, respectively, which will be redeemed upon and following the consummation of the Business Combination. The mandatorily redeemable ordinary shares contain a right to dividends and hence are considered as participating securities. The two-class method was applied to compute basic net income (loss) attributable to the redeemable shares.

 

As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company did not have any dilutive securities and other contracts that could, potentially, be exercised or converted into ordinary shares and then shared in the earnings of the Company. As a result, diluted income (loss) per share is the same as basic loss per share for the period presented.

The net income (loss) per share presented in the statement of operations is based on the following:

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

March 31, 2026

 

 

For the three months ended

March 31, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

$(29,122 )

 

$472,592

 

Accretion of carrying value to redemption value

 

 

(435,783 )

 

 

(726,071 )

Net loss including accretion of carrying value of redemption value

 

$(464,905 )

 

$(253,479 )

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31, 2026

 

 

 

 

 

Non-

 

 

 

Redeemable

 

 

Redeemable

 

 

 

Common

 

 

Common

 

 

 

Stock

 

 

Stock

 

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numerators:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allocation of net loss including carrying value to redemption value

 

$(328,583 )

 

$(136,222 )

Net loss attributable to ordinary shares subject to redemption

 

 

12,675

 

 

 

 

 

Accretion of carrying value to redemption value

 

 

435,783

 

 

 

-

 

Allocation of net income (loss)

 

$119,875

 

 

$(136,222 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominators:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding

 

 

1,752,170

 

 

 

2,180,000

 

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share

 

$0.07

 

 

$(0.06 )

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-

 

 

 

Redeemable

 

 

Redeemable

 

 

 

Common

 

 

Common

 

 

 

Stock

 

 

Stock

 

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numerators:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allocation of net loss including carrying value to redemption value

 

$(192,622 )

 

$(60,857 )

Accretion of carrying value to redemption value

 

 

726,071

 

 

 

-

 

Allocation of net income (loss)

 

$533,449

 

 

$(60,857 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominators:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding

 

 

6,900,000

 

 

 

2,180,000

 

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share

 

$0.08

 

 

$(0.03 )
Ordinary shares subject to Redemption

The Company accounts for ordinary shares subject to redemption in accordance with ASC Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Upon the occurrence of the redemption event, or when the redemption became unconditional and no longer contingent, the ordinary shares subject to redemption were reclassified from temporary equity to liabilities in accordance with ASC 480-10-25-7. Upon reclassification, the liability was initially measured at fair value in accordance with ASC 480-10-30-2, with no gain or loss recognized upon reclassification.

 

Subsequent to reclassification, the liability is measured in accordance with ASC 480-10-35. If the instrument requires the repurchase of a fixed number of the Company’s ordinary shares and both the settlement amount and settlement date are fixed, the liability is subsequently measured at the present value of the amount to be paid at settlement using the effective interest method. If either the settlement amount or settlement date varies based on specified conditions, the liability is subsequently measured at the amount of cash that would be payable if settlement occurred as of the reporting date, with changes in measurement recognized as interest cost.

 

In connection with the Business Combination EGM held on February 12, 2026, 3,502,404 ordinary shares of the Company were submitted for redemption, which will be redeemed upon and following the consummation of the Business Combination. Because the redeeming shareholders had submitted valid redemption notices and the approval of the Business Combination occurred on February 12, 2026, the redemption became unconditional on February 12, 2026. Accordingly, the Company reclassified 3,502,404 ordinary shares previously classified as ordinary shares subject to possible redemption from temporary equity to liabilities, which were initially measured at fair value upon reclassification, amounting to $37,230,555 ($10.63 per share). Since the settlement dates are varies depending on the consummation of the Business Combination, the liability is subsequently measured at the amount of cash that would be paid if settlement occurred at the reporting date, with changes in the measurement recognized as interest cost. Accordingly, the Company recognized interest expense of $252,293, and the ordinary shares subject to redemption liability were remeasured to $37,482,848 as of March 31, 2026.

Ordinary shares Subject to Possible Redemption

The Company accounts for its ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as a liability instrument and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable ordinary shares (including ordinary shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ equity. The Company’s public shares feature certain redemption rights that are outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events.

 

In connection with the Business Combination EGM on February 12, 2026, 3,502,404 ordinary shares of the Company were submitted for redemption, which will be redeemed upon and following the consummation of the Business Combination. Upon the approval of the Business Combination EGM on February 12, 2026, the redemption became unconditional, and the related ordinary shares were reclassified from temporary equity to liabilities in accordance with ASC 480.

 

In connection with the Business Combination EGM on February 13, 2026, an aggregate of 3,219,311 ordinary shares of the Company were redeemed to $34,221,276 on March 17, 2026.

 

Accordingly, as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, 178,285 and 6,900,000 ordinary shares subject to possible redemption are presented at the redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ equity section of the Company’s balance sheet. The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable common stock to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable common stock are affected by charges against additional paid in capital and accumulated deficit. 

Share Rights

The Company accounts for the Public Rights and private placement rights issued in connection with the IPO and the Private Placement in accordance with the guidance contained in FASB ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging”. Accordingly, the Company evaluated and classified the rights under equity treatment at their assigned values.

Share-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for the share-based compensation issued to the underwriter under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 718, “Compensation – Stock Compensation” (“ASC 718”) is included in the offering costs.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist of cash accounts in a financial institution, which, at times, may exceed the Federal Depository Insurance Coverage of $250,000. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company has not experienced losses on these accounts and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such accounts.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments Measurements

The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurement,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheet, primarily due to their short-term nature.

The Company applies ASC 820, which establishes a framework for measuring fair value and clarifies the definition of fair value within that framework. ASC 820 defines fair value as an exit price, which is the price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the Company’s principal or most advantageous market in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy established in ASC 820 generally requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the entity’s own assumptions based on market data and the entity’s judgments about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are to be developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The fair value hierarchy is categorized into three levels based on the inputs as follows:

 

·

Level 1 - Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access. Valuation adjustments and block discounts are not being applied. Since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily and regularly available in an active market, valuation of these securities does not entail a significant degree of judgment.

 

 

·

Level 2 - Valuations based on (i) quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, (ii) quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar assets, (iii) inputs other than quoted prices for the assets or liabilities, or (iv) inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by market through correlation or other means.

 

 

·

Level 3 - Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement.

 

As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the assets held in the Trust Account were held in treasury funds. All of the Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are classified as trading securities.

 

The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value.

 

 

 

March 31, 2026

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Level

 

 

Fair value

 

 

Level

 

 

Fair value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments held in Trust Account

 

 

1

 

 

 

39,390,860

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

72,924,060

 

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes under ASC740 Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the financial statements and tax basis of assets and liabilities and for the expected future tax benefit to be derived from tax loss and tax credit carry forwards. ASC 740 additionally requires a valuation allowance to be established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not be realized.

 

ASC 740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. ASC 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim period, disclosure and transition. The Company has identified Cayman Islands as its only “major” tax jurisdiction, as defined. Based on the Company’s evaluation, it has been concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the Company’s unaudited condensed financial statements. Since the Company was incorporated on March 21, 2023, the evaluation was performed for 2023, 2024, and 2025 tax year which will be the only periods subject to examination. The Company believes that its income tax positions and deductions would be sustained on audit and does not anticipate any adjustments that would result in a material change to its financial position. The Company’s policy for recording interest and penalties associated with audits is to record such items as a component of income tax expense.

 

The Company may be subject to potential examination by foreign taxing authorities in the area of income taxes. These potential examinations may include questioning the timing and amount of deductions, the nexus of income among various tax jurisdictions and compliance with foreign tax laws.

 

The Company’s tax provision was deemed to be de minimis for the period presented. The Company is considered to be an exempted Cayman Islands Company and is presently not subject to income taxes or income tax filing requirements in the Cayman Islands or the United States.

Related parties

Parties, which can be a corporation or individual, are considered to be related if the Company has the ability, directly or indirectly, to control the other party or exercise significant influence over the other party in making financial and operational decisions. Companies are also considered to be related if they are subject to common control or common significant influence.

Recently issued accounting standards which have not yet been adopted

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, “Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures” (“ASU 2024-03”), which requires disaggregated disclosure of certain costs and expenses, including purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, amortization and depletion, in each relevant expense caption. ASU 2024-03 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption and retrospective application is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this guidance; however, the Company does not expect a material impact on its unaudited condensed financial statements.

 

In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-11, “Interim Reporting (Topic 270),” which clarifies the applicability of interim reporting guidance and provides a comprehensive list of interim disclosures required under GAAP. The amendments also introduce a disclosure principle requiring entities to disclose events occurring since the end of the last annual reporting period that have a material impact on the entity. The guidance is effective for interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027 for public business entities, and after December 15, 2028 for entities other than public business entities. Early adoption is permitted, and the amendments may be applied prospectively or retrospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Except as mentioned above, the Company does not believe other recently issued but not yet effective accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the on the Company’s unaudited condensed financial statements.