Organization and Business Operations | Note 1— Organization and Business Operations Ocean Biomedical, Inc. (fka Aesther Healthcare Acquisition Corp.) (the “Company”) is a blank check company formed in June 2021, for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”). Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement United Gear & Assembly As previously disclosed, on May 26, 2022, AHAC entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “United Merger Agreement”) with AHAC Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a then newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary of AHAC (“Merger Sub”), Aesther Healthcare Sponsor, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which is controlled by Suren Ajjarapu, AHAC’s Chief Executive Officer and the Chairman of the Board of Directors, and a United States citizen (the “Sponsor”), solely in the capacity as the representative from and after the effective time of the Merger for the stockholders of AHAC (other than the United Stockholder (as defined below) (the “Purchaser Representative”), United Gear & Assembly, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“United Gear”), and United Stars Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and the sole stockholder of United Gear (the “United Stockholder”). In connection with the transactions contemplated by the United Merger Agreement, AHAC also entered into a common stock purchase agreement with White Lion Capital, LLC on July 6, 2022 (the “Common Stock Purchase Agreement”). On July 18, 2022, pursuant to Section 8.1(a) of the United Merger Agreement, AHAC, United Gear, Merger Sub, Purchaser Representative and United Stockholder entered into a letter agreement (the “Termination Agreement”) pursuant to which the United Merger Agreement was terminated by the mutual agreement of the parties thereto. As a result of the termination of the United Merger Agreement, the United Merger Agreement is no longer in force and effect, and certain Ancillary Documents (as defined in the United Merger Agreement) entered into in connection with the United Merger Agreement, including but not limited to, a Non-Competition Agreement and Lock-Up Agreement (as such agreements are defined in the United Merger Agreement) were automatically terminated in accordance with their terms and/or are of no further force and effect. In addition, in accordance with the terms thereof, the Common Stock Purchase Agreement also terminated upon the termination of the United Merger Agreement. Proposed Ocean Biomedical, Inc. Business Combination On August 31, 2022, AHAC entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among AHAC, Merger Sub, Aesther Healthcare Sponsor, LLC, Aesther’s sponsor (the “Sponsor”), in its capacity as purchaser representative, Ocean Biomedical, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Ocean Biomedical”), and Dr. Chirinjeev Kathuria, in his capacity as seller representative (as may be amended and/or restated from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, the parties will effect the merger of Merger Sub with and into Ocean Biomedical, with Ocean Biomedical continuing as the surviving entity (the “Merger”), as a result of which all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Ocean Biomedical shall be exchanged for shares of Class A common stock, par value $ 0.0001 Merger Consideration As consideration for the Merger, the holders of Ocean Biomedical’s securities collectively shall be entitled to receive from AHAC, in the aggregate, a number of shares of AHAC Class A common stock with an aggregate value equal to (the “Merger Consideration”) (a) $240,000,000 minus (b) the amount, if any, by which the net working capital is less than negative $500,000, plus (c) the amount, if any, by which the net working capital exceeds $500,000 (but not less than zero), minus (d) the amount, if any, by which the closing net debt exceeds $500,000, minus (e) the amount, if any, by which the company transaction expenses exceed $6,000,000. In addition, holders of Ocean Biomedical’s securities shall also be entitled to receive from AHAC, in the aggregate, an additional 19,000,000 shares of AHAC Class A common stock in the event that the volume weighted average price (VWAP) of AHAC’s Class A common stock, collectively, exceeds (a) $15.00 per share for 20 out of any 30 consecutive trading days beginning on the Closing date of the Merger Agreement until the 36-month anniversary of the Closing Date, in which case the holders of Ocean Biomedical securities shall be entitled to receive an additional 5,000,000 shares of AHAC Class A common stock, (b) $17.50 per share for 20 out of any 30 consecutive trading days beginning on the Closing Date of the Merger Agreement until the 36-month anniversary of the Closing Date, in which case the holders of Ocean Biomedical securities shall be entitled to receive an additional 7,000,000 shares of AHAC Class A common stock and (c) $20.00 per share for 20 out of any 30 consecutive trading days beginning on the Closing Date of the Merger Agreement until the 36-month anniversary of the Closing Date, in which case the holders of Ocean Biomedical securities shall be entitled to receive an additional 7,000,000 shares of AHAC Class A common stock. In addition, for each Earnout Share Payment, AHAC will also issue to Sponsor an additional 1,000,000 shares of AHAC Class A common stock Backstop Agreement and Equity Line of Credit Simultaneously with the execution of the Merger Agreement, AHAC and Ocean Biomedical entered into an OTC Equity Prepaid Forward Transaction (the “Backstop Agreement”) with Vellar Opportunity Fund SPV LLC – Series 3 (“Vellar”). Pursuant to the Backstop Agreement, Vellar has agreed to support the Transaction by purchasing shares of AHAC Class A common stock in the open market for up to $ 40,000,000 including from other AHAC stockholders that elected to redeem and subsequently revoked their prior elections to redeem their shares, following the expiration of the Company’s redemption offer. AHAC has agreed to purchase those shares from Vellar on a forward basis. The purchase price payable by the Company will include a prepayment in the amount of the redemption price per share. The Backstop Agreement matures on the earlier to occur of (a) 3 years after the closing of the Merger Agreement or (b) the date specified by Vellar in a written notice delivered at Vellar’s discretion if the VWAP of AHAC’s shares during 20 out of 30 consecutive trading days is less than $3 per share. At maturity, any remaining shares subject to the forward transaction will be finally purchased by AHAC at maturity for an additional $2.50 per share. During the term of the Backstop Agreement, Vellar may elect to sell some or all of the shares subject to the forward transaction after which those shares will no longer be subject to the Backstop Agreement, and in such event Vellar will repay the Company with a portion of the sale proceeds. If the Backstop Agreement is terminated after the Merger fails to close, except due to regulatory items or a material breach by Vellar, AHAC will be obligated to pay a break-up fee equal to $ 1 Additionally, the Merger Agreement allows (but does not require) AHAC to seek and consummate subscription agreements with investors totaling in the range of $ 50,000,000 75,000,000 Organization and Business Operations As of December 31, 2022, the Company had not commenced any material operations. All activity for the period from June 17, 2021 (inception) through December 31, 2022 relates to the Company’s formation, the initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”), activities to identify a target business and the negotiation and drafting of the Merger Agreements discussed above. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of its initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and cash equivalents 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 September 14, 2021. On September 17, 2021, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 10,500,000 Units Public Shares 10.00 105,000,000 Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 5,411,000 1.00 5,411,000 Transaction costs amounted to $ 4,615,992 1,050,000 3,150,000 415,992 328,305 Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering on September 17, 2021, an amount of $ 107,100,000 10.20 1,050,000 1,050,000 2,100,000 The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. Nasdaq rules provide that the Business Combination must be with one or more target businesses that together have a fair market value equal to at least 80 50 The Company will provide its holders of the outstanding Public Shares (the “Public Stockholders”) 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 pursuant to the proxy solicitation rules of the SEC or (ii) by means of a tender offer. In connection with a proposed Business Combination, the Company will be required to seek stockholder approval of a Business Combination at a meeting called for such purpose at which stockholders may seek to redeem their shares, regardless of whether they vote for or against a Business Combination. The Company will proceed with a Business Combination only if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $ 5,000,001 If the Company conducts redemptions of the Public Shares in connection with a Business Combination pursuant to the proxy solicitation rules in conjunction with a stockholder meeting instead of pursuant to the tender offer rules, the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “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 seeking redemption rights with respect to 15 The public stockholders will be entitled to redeem their shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially $ 10.20 10.30 If the Company is unable to conduct redemptions pursuant to the proxy solicitation rules as described above, the Company will, pursuant to its Certificate of Incorporation, offer such redemption pursuant to the tender offer rules of the SEC, and file tender offer documents containing substantially the same information as would be included in a proxy statement with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. The Company’s Sponsor, officers, directors, and advisors have agreed (a) to vote their Founder Shares (as defined in Note 5 – Related Party Transactions) and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of a Business Combination; (b) not to propose an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation with respect to the Company’s pre-Business Combination activities prior to the consummation of a Business Combination unless the Company provides dissenting public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares in conjunction with any such amendment; (c) not to redeem any shares (including the Founder Shares) into cash from the Trust Account in connection with a stockholder vote to approve a Business Combination (or to sell any shares in a tender offer in connection with a Business Combination if the Company is unable to conduct redemptions pursuant to the proxy solicitation rules) or a vote to amend the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation relating to stockholders’ rights of pre-Business Combination activity and (d) that the Founder Shares shall not participate in any liquidating distributions upon winding up if a Business Combination is not consummated. However, the Sponsor and our officers, directors and advisors will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering if the Company fails to complete its Business Combination. If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within 12 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering or September 16, 2022, subject to the right to extend the period of time to consummate the Business Combination two times, by an additional three months each time (for a total of up to 18 months), of which both three month extensions have been exercised, extending the date the Company is required to complete the initial Business Combination to March 16, 2023 (see Note 5 – Related Party)(the “Combination Period”), the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but no 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 us to pay taxes (less up to $ 100,000 10.30 The 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 target business with which the Company has entered into a written letter of intent, confidentiality or similar agreement or Business Combination agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (i) $ 10.30 10.30 Going Concern and Liquidity As indicated in the accompanying financial statements, at December 31, 2022, we had $ 328,305 2,995,866 The Company has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of its acquisition plans and will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of its initial business combination. In addition, the Company expects to have negative cash flows from operations until it can complete its initial Business Combination. In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “ Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern The Company may raise additional capital through loans or additional investments from the Sponsor or its shareholders, officers, directors, or third parties as described in Note 5 – Related Party Transactions. The Company’s officers and directors and the Sponsor may, but are not obligated to (except as described above), loan the Company funds, from time to time, in whatever amount they deem reasonable in their sole discretion, to meet the Company’s working capital needs. Based on the foregoing, the Company believes it will have sufficient cash to meet its needs through the earlier of consummation of a Business Combination or March 16, 2023, the current deadline to complete a Business Combination pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (unless otherwise amended by shareholders). While the Company expects to have sufficient access to additional sources of capital if necessary, there is no current commitment on the part of any financing source to provide additional capital and no assurances can be provided that such additional capital will ultimately be available. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of time within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. There is no assurance that the Company’s plans to raise additional capital (to the extent ultimately necessary) or to consummate a Business Combination will be successful or successful within the Combination Period. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. As is customary for a special purpose acquisition company, if the Company is not able to consummate a Business Combination during the Combination Period, it will cease all operations and redeem the Public Shares. Management plans to continue its efforts to consummate a Business Combination during the Combination Period. Risks and Uncertainties Management is currently continuing to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, rising interest rates and increased inflation, and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus, interest rates and/or inflation could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, results of its operations and/or completion of the pending Merger, 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 this uncertainty. |