Document and Entity Information
Document and Entity Information | 6 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2024 shares | |
Document Information | |
Document Type | 10-Q |
Document Quarterly Report | true |
Document Period End Date | Mar. 31, 2024 |
Document Transition Report | false |
Entity File Number | 001-41619 |
Entity Registrant Name | Mars Acquisition Corp. |
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | E9 |
Entity Tax Identification Number | 00-0000000 |
Entity Address, Address Line One | Americas Tower, |
Entity Address, Address Line Two | 1177 Avenue of The Americas, Suite 5100 |
Entity Address, City or Town | New York |
Entity Address, State or Province | NY |
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 10036 |
City Area Code | 866 |
Local Phone Number | 667-6277 |
Entity Current Reporting Status | Yes |
Entity Interactive Data Current | Yes |
Entity Filer Category | Non-accelerated Filer |
Entity Small Business | true |
Entity Emerging Growth Company | true |
Entity Ex Transition Period | false |
Entity Shell Company | true |
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 4,473,432 |
Entity Central Index Key | 0001892922 |
Current Fiscal Year End Date | --09-30 |
Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2024 |
Document Fiscal Period Focus | Q2 |
Amendment Flag | false |
Units, each consisting of one ordinary share, par value $0.000125, and one right entitling the holder to receive 2/10 of an ordinary share | |
Document Information | |
Title of 12(b) Security | Units, each consisting of one ordinary share, par value $0.000125, and one right entitling the holder to receive 2/10 of an ordinary share |
Trading Symbol | MARXU |
Security Exchange Name | NASDAQ |
Ordinary Shares, $0.000125 par value | |
Document Information | |
Title of 12(b) Security | Ordinary Shares, $0.000125 par value |
Trading Symbol | MARX |
Security Exchange Name | NASDAQ |
Rights to receive two-tenths (2/10) of one ordinary share | |
Document Information | |
Title of 12(b) Security | Rights to receive two-tenths (2/10) of one ordinary share |
Trading Symbol | MARXR |
Security Exchange Name | NASDAQ |
BALANCE SHEETS
BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2023 | |
Current Assets | |||
Cash | $ 291,544 | $ 178,793 | |
Prepaid expenses | 51,875 | 149,164 | |
Investments held in trust account | 22,534,939 | 72,587,820 | |
Total Assets | 22,878,358 | 72,915,777 | |
Current Liabilities | |||
Accrued expenses | 47,572 | 16,363 | |
Note payable - related party | 256,080 | ||
Forward Purchase Agreement liability | 263,000 | ||
Total current liabilities | 566,652 | 16,363 | |
Total Liabilities | 566,652 | 16,363 | |
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | |||
Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, 2,081,431 and 6,900,000 shares, respectively, at redemption value of $10.83 and $10.52 per share, respectively | 22,534,939 | 72,587,820 | |
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) | |||
Ordinary shares, $0.000125 par value; 800,000,000 shares authorized; 2,392,000 shares issued and outstanding | [1] | 299 | 299 |
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings | (223,532) | 311,295 | |
Total Shareholders' Equity (Deficit) | (223,233) | 311,594 | |
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity (Deficit) | $ 22,878,358 | $ 72,915,777 | |
[1] Excludes 2,081,432 and 6,900,000 shares subject to possible redemption as of March 31, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively |
BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical)
BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - $ / shares | Mar. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2023 |
Ordinary shares, par value (in dollars per share) | $ 0.000125 | $ 0.000125 |
Ordinary shares, authorized (in shares) | 800,000,000 | 800,000,000 |
Ordinary shares, issued (in shares) | 2,392,000 | 2,392,000 |
Ordinary shares, outstanding (in shares) | 2,392,000 | 2,392,000 |
Common class subject to redemption | ||
Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, outstanding (in shares) | 2,081,432 | 6,900,000 |
Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption price (in dollar per share) | $ 10.83 | $ 10.52 |
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUD
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||
Mar. 31, 2024 | Mar. 31, 2023 | Mar. 31, 2024 | Mar. 31, 2023 | |
Operating Expenses | ||||
Formation and operating costs | $ 126,287 | $ 235,436 | $ 215,670 | $ 235,631 |
Net loss from operations | (126,287) | (235,436) | (215,670) | (235,631) |
Other Income (Expense) | ||||
Investment income on Trust Account | 573,460 | 375,798 | 1,563,365 | 375,798 |
Fair value adjustment for Forward Purchase Agreement liability | (263,000) | (263,000) | ||
Fair value adjustment for convertible note | (56,157) | (56,157) | ||
Total other income (expense) | 254,303 | 375,798 | 1,244,208 | 375,798 |
Net income | $ 128,016 | $ 140,362 | $ 1,028,538 | $ 140,167 |
Redeemable Ordinary Shares | ||||
Other Income (Expense) | ||||
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic (in shares) | 3,617,019 | 3,296,667 | 5,267,479 | 1,630,220 |
Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted (in shares) | 3,617,019 | 3,296,667 | 5,267,479 | 1,630,220 |
Basic net income per share | $ 0.02 | $ 0.03 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.04 |
Diluted net income per share | $ 0.02 | $ 0.03 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.04 |
Non-redeemable Ordinary Shares | ||||
Other Income (Expense) | ||||
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic (in shares) | 2,392,000 | 2,043,678 | 2,392,000 | 1,882,588 |
Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted (in shares) | 2,392,000 | 2,043,678 | 2,392,000 | 1,882,588 |
Basic net income per share | $ 0.02 | $ 0.03 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.04 |
Diluted net income per share | $ 0.02 | $ 0.03 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.04 |
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREH
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) | ORDINARY SHARES | ADDITIONAL PAID-IN CAPITAL | RETAINED EARNINGS (ACCUMULATED DEFICIT) | Total |
Balance at the beginning at Sep. 30, 2022 | $ 216 | $ 24,784 | $ (50,210) | $ (25,210) |
Balance at the beginning (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2022 | 1,725,000 | |||
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity | ||||
Net income (loss) | (195) | (195) | ||
Balance at the end at Dec. 31, 2022 | $ 216 | 24,784 | (50,405) | (25,405) |
Balance at the end (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022 | 1,725,000 | |||
Balance at the beginning at Sep. 30, 2022 | $ 216 | 24,784 | (50,210) | (25,210) |
Balance at the beginning (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2022 | 1,725,000 | |||
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity | ||||
Net income (loss) | 140,167 | |||
Balance at the end at Mar. 31, 2023 | $ 299 | 507,289 | 89,957 | 597,545 |
Balance at the end (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2023 | 2,392,000 | |||
Balance at the beginning at Sep. 30, 2022 | $ 216 | 24,784 | (50,210) | (25,210) |
Balance at the beginning (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2022 | 1,725,000 | |||
Balance at the end at Sep. 30, 2023 | $ 299 | 311,295 | 311,594 | |
Balance at the end (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2023 | 2,392,000 | |||
Balance at the beginning at Dec. 31, 2022 | $ 216 | 24,784 | (50,405) | (25,405) |
Balance at the beginning (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022 | 1,725,000 | |||
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity | ||||
Issuance of private placement shares | $ 49 | 3,909,951 | 3,910,000 | |
Issuance of private placement shares (in shares) | 391,000 | |||
Issuance of representative shares | $ 34 | 2,724,893 | 2,724,927 | |
Issuance of representative shares (in shares) | 276,000 | |||
Fair value of rights | 876,833 | 876,833 | ||
Offering costs | (430,921) | (430,921) | ||
Remeasurement of ordinary shares subject to redemption | (6,598,251) | (6,598,251) | ||
Net income (loss) | 140,362 | 140,362 | ||
Balance at the end at Mar. 31, 2023 | $ 299 | $ 507,289 | 89,957 | 597,545 |
Balance at the end (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2023 | 2,392,000 | |||
Balance at the beginning at Sep. 30, 2023 | $ 299 | 311,295 | 311,594 | |
Balance at the beginning (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2023 | 2,392,000 | |||
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity | ||||
Remeasurement of ordinary shares subject to redemption | (989,905) | (989,905) | ||
Net income (loss) | 900,522 | 900,522 | ||
Balance at the end at Dec. 31, 2023 | $ 299 | 221,912 | 222,211 | |
Balance at the end (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2023 | 2,392,000 | |||
Balance at the beginning at Sep. 30, 2023 | $ 299 | 311,295 | 311,594 | |
Balance at the beginning (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2023 | 2,392,000 | |||
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity | ||||
Net income (loss) | 1,028,538 | |||
Balance at the end at Mar. 31, 2024 | $ 299 | (223,532) | (223,233) | |
Balance at the end (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2024 | 2,392,000 | |||
Balance at the beginning at Dec. 31, 2023 | $ 299 | 221,912 | 222,211 | |
Balance at the beginning (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2023 | 2,392,000 | |||
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity | ||||
Remeasurement of ordinary shares subject to redemption | (573,460) | (573,460) | ||
Net income (loss) | 128,016 | 128,016 | ||
Balance at the end at Mar. 31, 2024 | $ 299 | $ (223,532) | $ (223,233) | |
Balance at the end (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2024 | 2,392,000 |
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUD
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | |
Mar. 31, 2024 | Mar. 31, 2024 | Mar. 31, 2023 | |
Cash flows from operating activities | |||
Net income | $ 1,028,538 | $ 140,167 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities: | |||
Fair value adjustment for Forward Purchase Agreement liability | $ 263,000 | 263,000 | |
Fair value adjustment for convertible note | 56,157 | 56,157 | |
Investment income received in Trust Account | (573,460) | (1,563,365) | (375,798) |
Change in operating assets and liabilities | |||
Accrued liabilities | 31,209 | 73,604 | |
Prepaid expenses | 97,289 | (265,933) | |
Net cash used by operating activities | (87,172) | (427,960) | |
Cash flows from investing activities | |||
Cash deposited in Trust Account | (200,000) | (70,380,000) | |
Proceeds from sales of investments in trust account | 51,616,246 | ||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 51,616,246 | (70,380,000) | |
Cash flows from financing activities | |||
Proceeds from note payable with related party | 199,923 | 41,213 | |
Payment for redemption of ordinary shares | (51,616,246) | ||
Extinguishment of note payable with related party | (269,459) | ||
Payment of underwriting fee and other offering costs | (1,466,354) | ||
Proceeds from sale of units in IPO, including over-allotment | 69,000,000 | ||
Proceeds from issuance of private placement ordinary shares | 3,910,000 | ||
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (51,416,323) | 71,215,400 | |
Net increase in cash | 112,751 | 407,440 | |
Cash- beginning of the period | 178,793 | 0 | |
Cash - end of the period | $ 291,544 | 291,544 | 407,440 |
Supplemental disclosure of noncash activities | |||
Issuance of representative shares | 2,724,927 | ||
Reclassification of offering costs related to public shares | (243,964) | ||
Remeasurement adjustment on public shares subject to possible redemption | $ (1,563,365) | $ (6,598,251) |
DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND
DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS | 6 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2024 | |
DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS | |
DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS | NOTE 1 — DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS Mars Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) is a Cayman Islands exempted company incorporated as a blank check company on April 23, 2021. The Company was incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses that the Company has not yet identified (“Business Combination”). 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 opportunities in cryptocurrency and blockchain, automobiles, healthcare, financial technology, cyber security, cleantech, software, Internet and artificial intelligence, specialty manufacturing and any other related technology innovations market. On September 5, 2023, a Business Combination Agreement was entered into by the Company and ScanTech Identification Beam Systems, LLC (“ScanTech”), among others (see Note 6). At March 31, 2024, the Company had not yet commenced operations. All activity through March 31, 2024 relates to the Company’s formation and initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering” or “IPO”), which is described below. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of an initial 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 Company has selected September 30 as its fiscal year end date. The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on February 9, 2023. On February 16, 2023, the Company consummated its Initial Public Offering of 6,900,000 units (“Units” and, with respect to the ordinary shares included in the Units being offered, the “Public Shares”) at $10.00 per Unit, including 900,000 Units that were issued pursuant to the underwriters’ full exercise of their over-allotment option, generating gross proceeds of $69,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the private placement (“Private Placement”) of 391,000 Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit to the Company’s sponsor, Mars Capital Holding Corporation, a British Virgin Islands company (“Sponsor”), generating gross proceeds of $3,910,000 (see Note 4). Offering costs amounted to $4,398,891 consisting of $1,430,000 of cash underwriting fees, non-cash underwriting fees of $2,724,927 represented by the fair value of 276,000 representative shares issued to the underwriter (see Note 6), and $243,964 of other offering costs. Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering and Private Placement, $70,380,000 of the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) and may be invested by the trustee only in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds investing solely in U.S. Treasuries and meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act, and will not be released from the Trust Account until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination or (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account. The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of its Initial Public Offering and Private Placement Units, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. The Company’s initial Business Combination must be with one or more operating businesses or assets with a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the net assets held in the Trust Account (excluding taxes payable on interest earned in the trust account) at the time the Company signs a definitive agreement in connection with the initial Business Combination. However, the Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act 1940, as amended, or the Investment Company Act. The Company will provide holders of its Public Shares (the “Public Shareholders”) 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 shareholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek shareholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion. The Public Shareholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially approximately $10.20 per share, plus any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its tax obligations). If a shareholder vote is not required and the Company does not decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other legal reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its amended and restated memorandum and articles of association: ● conduct the redemptions pursuant to Rule 13e-4 and Regulation 14E of the Exchange Act, which regulate issuer tender offers; and ● file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing our initial Business Combination which contain substantially the same financial and other information about the initial Business Combination and the redemption rights as is required under Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, which regulates the solicitation of proxies. Such provisions may be amended if a special resolution passed by holders of at least two-thirds of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares who, being entitled to do so, attend and vote at a general meeting for which notice specifying the intention to propose the resolution as a special resolution has been given or by way of unanimous written resolution of all of our shareholders. Whether or not the Company maintains its registration under the Exchange Act or our listing on Nasdaq, the Company will provide its Public Shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares by one of the two methods listed above. Upon the public announcement of our initial Business Combination, if the Company elects to conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, the Company or our Sponsor will terminate any plan established in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 to purchase our ordinary shares in the open market, in order to comply with Rule 14e-5 under the Exchange Act. In the event the Company conducts redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, our offer to redeem will remain open for at least 20 business days, in accordance with Rule 14e-1(a) under the Exchange Act, and the Company will not be permitted to complete its initial Business Combination until the expiration of the tender offer period. In addition, the tender offer will be conditioned on Public Shareholders not tendering more than a specified number of Public Shares, which number will be based on the requirement that we will only redeem our Public Shares so long as (after such redemption) our net tangible assets will be at least $5,000,001 either immediately prior to or upon consummation of our initial Business Combination and after payment of underwriters’ fees and commissions (so that we are not subject to the SEC’s “penny stock” rules) or any greater net tangible asset or cash requirement which may be contained in the agreement relating to our initial Business Combination. If the Public Shareholders tender more shares than the Company has offered to purchase, the Company will withdraw the tender offer and not complete the initial Business Combination. If, however, shareholder approval of the transaction is required by law or stock exchange listing requirements, or the Company decides to obtain shareholder approval for business or other legal reasons, the Company will conduct the redemptions in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, which regulates the solicitation of proxies, and not pursuant to the tender offer rules; and file proxy materials with the SEC. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company seeks shareholder approval of the Business Combination and the Company does not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, a Public Shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% of the Public Shares without the Company’s prior written consent. The Company initially had until 12 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering to consummate an initial Business Combination. However, if the Company anticipated that it may not be able to consummate the initial Business Combination within 12 months, it could extend the period of time to consummate a Business Combination by two additional 3 - month periods (for a total of up to 18 months) without submitting proposed extensions to its shareholders for approval or offering its public shareholders redemption rights in connection therewith. In connection with the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders held on January 30, 2024, the Company’s memorandum and articles of association were amended to allow for the Company to have 21 months from the closing of this offering (or 27 months from the closing of this offering, if the Company extends the period of time to consummate a Business Combination) to complete its initial Business Combination. In connection with the Shareholder Meeting, a total of 107 Public Shareholders elected to redeem an aggregate of 4,818,568 Public Shares of the Company. See Note 3. If the Company is unable to complete its initial Business Combination within such 21 27 ten The Company’s Sponsor, officers and directors have entered into a letter agreement with the Company, pursuant to which they have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to any founder shares and any Public Shares held by them in connection with the completion of our initial Business Combination. In addition, the Company’s initial shareholders have agreed to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any founder shares held by them if the Company fails to complete its initial Business Combination within the prescribed time frame. However, if the Company’s Sponsor or any of its officers, directors or affiliates acquires Public Shares in or after this offering, they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to such Public Shares if the Company fails to complete its initial Business Combination within the prescribed time frame. Liquidity and management’s plan 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,” management believes that the funds which the Company has available following the completion of the Initial Public Offering and Private Placement may not be enough to sustain operations for a period of one year from the issuance date of these financial statements. If the Company is unable to complete the Extension or the Business Combination due to a lack of sufficient funds, the Company may be forced to cease operations and liquidate the Trust Account. In addition, following the Business Combination, if cash on hand is insufficient, the Company may need to obtain additional financing in order to meet our obligations. There is no assurance that the Company’s plans to consummate a business combination will be successful within the Combination Period as described above. As a result, there is substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statement are issued or are available to be issued. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of the uncertainty. |
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTI
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | 6 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2024 | |
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | |
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basis of presentation The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the period from October 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the period ending September 30, 2024, or any future period. Cash and cash equivalents The Company considers all short-term investments held outside the Trust Account with an initial maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. As of March 31, 2024 and September 30, 2023, there were $291,544 and $178,793 of cash and cash equivalents, respectively. Investments in Trust Account The funds held in the Trust Account can be invested in United States government treasury bills, notes or bonds having a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting the applicable conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, until the earlier of the consummation of its first business combination and the Company’s failure to consummate a business combination within 12 months (or 18 months as applicable) from the consummation of the IPO. The Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are classified as trading securities. Trading securities are presented on the balance sheet at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of investments held in Trust Account are included in investment income on trust account in the accompanying statements of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in Trust Account are determined using available market information (see Note 8). As of March 31, 2024 and September 30, 2023, the Company had $22,534,939 and $72,587,820 held in the Trust Account, respectively. Emerging growth company 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 our 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 Securities 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 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 accountant standards used. Use of estimates The preparation of financial statements 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 financial statement. 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 financial statement, 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. Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption The Company accounts for its ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” 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. The Company’s Public Shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of March 31, 2024, ordinary shares subject to possible redemption are presented at redemption value of $10.83 per share 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 ordinary shares to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable ordinary shares are affected by charges against additional paid in capital or retained earnings (accumulated deficit) if additional paid in capital equals to zero. In connection with the Shareholder Meeting to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Company and its Sponsor entered into non-redemption agreements (the “Non-Redemption Agreements”) on substantially the same terms with several unaffiliated third parties who are also the Company’s existing shareholders (the “Investors”), pursuant to which such Investors agreed not to redeem an aggregate of 1,813,380 Ordinary Shares of the Company in connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal. In exchange for the foregoing commitments not to redeem such Ordinary Shares of the Company, the Company and the Sponsor will agree to Pubco to issue to Investors an aggregate of 362,676 common stock of Pubco following the consummation of the initial business combination. Offering costs associated with the Initial Public Offering The Company complies with the requirements of the Financial Accounting Standard Board (the “FASB”) ASC 340-10-S99-1 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5A – “Expenses of Offerings.” Offering costs, consist of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs incurred through the balance sheet date that are directly related to the Initial Public Offering, were charged to shareholders’ equity upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering. The Company allocates offering costs between Public Shares, public warrants and public rights based on the estimated fair values of them at the date of issuance. Deferred offering costs Deferred offering costs consist of costs incurred in connection with preparation for the Initial Public Offering. These costs, together with the underwriting discounts and commissions, were be charged to additional paid in capital upon completion of the Initial Public Offering. As of September 30, 2023, the Company had no deferred offering costs. Upon consummation of the IPO on February 16, 2023, total offering costs related to the IPO were $4,398,891, and were allocated between the Public Shares and public rights based on their relative fair values at the date of issuance. Accordingly, $2,724,927 was allocated to the Public Shares and charged to temporary equity (see Note 3). Income taxes The Company complies with the accounting and reporting requirements of ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in future taxable or deductible amounts, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. ASC Topic 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions 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. The Company’s management determined that the Cayman Islands is the Company’s only major tax jurisdiction. There is currently no taxation imposed on income by the Government of the Cayman Islands. In accordance with Cayman income tax regulations, income taxes are not levied on the Company. Consequently, income taxes are not reflected in the Company’s financial statement. The Company’s management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months. Net income (loss) per share The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” Net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. The Company applies the two-class method in calculating income (loss) per ordinary share. At March 31, 2024 the Company has excluded 24,000 shares contingently issuable under a convertible note payable (Note 5) and 362,676 shares contingently issuable under non-redemption agreements (Note 2) from diluted earnings per share as the issuance of these shares is based upon closing of a business combination, which is deemed a substantive contingency. As a result, diluted income (loss) per share is the same as basic income (loss) per share for the periods presented. The following tables reflect the calculation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per ordinary share (in dollars, except per share amounts): Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption: For the three months ended March 31, For the six months ended March 31, 2024 2023 2024 2023 Numerator: Allocation of net income $ 77,057 $ 86,647 $ 745,761 $ 65,048 Denominator Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding 3,617,019 3,296,667 5,267,479 1,630,220 Basic and diluted net income per share $ 0.02 $ 0.03 $ 0.14 $ 0.04 Ordinary shares not subject to possible redemption: For the three months ended March 31, For the six months ended March 31, 2024 2023 2024 2023 Numerator: Allocation of net income $ 50,959 $ 53,715 $ 282,776 $ 75,118 Denominator Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding 2,392,000 2,043,678 2,392,000 1,882,588 Basic and diluted net income per share $ 0.02 $ 0.03 $ 0.12 $ 0.04 Fair value of financial instruments The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheet, primarily due to their short-term nature. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid to transfer of a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. US GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers include: ● Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments in active markets; ● Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and ● Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. Forward Purchase Agreement Liabilities The Company accounts for forward purchase agreements as liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the forward purchase agreement’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in FASB ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”) The assessment considers whether the forward purchase agreement is a freestanding financial instrument pursuant to ASC 480 and meets the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of forward purchase agreement issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the forward purchase agreement is outstanding. Convertible Promissory Note - Sponsor Working Capital Loan The Company accounts for the convertible promissory notes under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). Under 815-15-25, the election can be made at the inception of a financial instrument to account for the instrument under the fair value option under ASC 825. The Company has made such election for the convertible promissory note. Using the fair value option, the convertible promissory note is required to be recorded at its initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of the note are recognized as other income (expense) in the statements of operations. Recent accounting pronouncements Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have an effect on the Company’s financial statements. 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. The Company has not experienced losses on these accounts and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such accounts. |
INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING
INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING | 6 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2024 | |
INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING | |
INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING | NOTE 3 — INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING On February 16, 2023, the Company consummated its Initial Public Offering of 6,900,000 Units, including 900,000 Units that were issued pursuant to the underwriters’ full exercise of their over-allotment option. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $69,000,000. Each Unit consists of one ordinary share and one right to receive two All of the 6,900,000 public shares sold as part of the public Units in the Initial Public Offering contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such public shares if there is a stockholder vote or tender offer in connection with the Business Combination and in connection with certain amendments to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, or in connection with the Company’s liquidation. In accordance with the SEC and its staff’s guidance on redeemable equity instruments, which has been codified in ASC 480-10-S99, redemption provisions not solely within the control of the Company require ordinary shares subject to redemption to be classified outside of permanent equity. On January 30, 2024, the Company held the Shareholder Meeting to amend, by way of special resolution, the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to remove the net tangible asset requirement so that the Company need not have net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 to consummate a business combination, and without depositing additional funds into the Trust Account, to extend for the first time, the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination from February 16, 2024 to November 16, 2024 for a total of an additional nine months, unless the closing of a business combination shall have occurred prior thereto. If the Company cannot complete the Business Combination by November 16, 2024, we will need to extend the period of time to consummate a business combination up to two times, each by an additional three months (for a total of up to 27 months to complete a Business Combination). In connection with the Shareholder Meeting and subsequent redemptions, a total of 107 Public Shareholders elected to redeem an aggregate of 4,818,568 Public Shares. Following the redemptions, the Company had $22,296,190 left in its Trust Account. As of March 31, 2024, there is $22,534,939 in cash held in the Trust Account. As of March 31, 2024, the ordinary shares subject to possible redemption reflected on the balance sheet are reconciled in the following table. As of March 31, 2024 As of September 30, 2023 Gross proceeds $ 69,000,000 $ 69,000,000 Proceeds allocated to public rights (876,833) (876,833) Offering costs allocated to ordinary shares subject to possible redemption (3,965,620) (3,965,620) Redemption of shares (51,616,246) — Remeasurement of ordinary shares subject to possible redemption 9,993,638 8,430,273 Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption $ 22,534,939 $ 72,587,820 |
PRIVATE PLACEMENT
PRIVATE PLACEMENT | 6 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2024 | |
PRIVATE PLACEMENT | |
PRIVATE PLACEMENT | NOTE 4 — PRIVATE PLACEMENT On February 16, 2023, the Company sold 391,000 Private Placement Units, including 36,000 Private Placement Units that were issued pursuant to the underwriters’ full exercise of the over-allotment option, at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $3,910,000 in the Private Placement. The proceeds from the Private Placement were added to the proceeds from the Initial Public Offering held in the Trust Account. The Company will have until November 16, 2024, (or by May 16, 2025, if the Company extends the period of time two times by an additional three months each time) to consummate a business combination (the “Combination Period”). If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the Rights contained within the Private Placement Units will expire worthless. |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | 6 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2024 | |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | NOTE 5 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS Founder shares During the period ended September 30, 2022, the Company issued 1,000,000 shares to the Sponsor at par value (“Founder Shares”). On October 20, 2021, the Company issued an additional 138,500 Founder Shares to the Sponsor to bring the aggregate owned by the Sponsor up to 1,138,500 Founder Shares. On the same day, the Company issued 586,500 Founder Shares to officers and directors of the Company. As of March 31, 2024 and September 30, 2023, there were 1,725,000 Founder Shares outstanding. The Company’s initial shareholders have agreed not to transfer, assign, or sell any of their Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of: (i) six months after the date of the consummation of our initial Business Combination; or (ii) the date on which the Company consummates a liquidation, merger, stock exchange, or other similar transaction that results in all of our shareholders having the right to exchange their shares for cash, securities, or other property. Any permitted transferees will be subject to the same restrictions and other agreements of our initial shareholders with respect to any Founder Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the closing price of our ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalization, and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing 60 days after our initial Business Combination, the Founder Shares will no longer be subject to such transfer restrictions. Notes payable The Company’s Sponsor had agreed to loan the Company up to $300,000 to be used for the payment of costs related to the Initial Public Offering (the “Note”). The Note was non-interest bearing, unsecured, and was due on the closing of the Initial Public Offering. As of September 30, 2023, the outstanding balance of note payable to the affiliate Working capital loans 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 directors and officers may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company would repay the Working Capital Loans out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, the Working Capital Loans would be repaid only out of funds held outside the Trust Account. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans, but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. Except for the foregoing, the terms of such Working Capital Loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. The Working Capital Loans would either be repaid upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $1,500,000 of such Working Capital Loans may be convertible into units of the post-Business Combination entity at a price of $10.00 per unit. The units would be identical to the Private Placement Units. To fund extensions of the deadline for the Company to complete its initial Business Combination, the Sponsor deposited an additional $200,000 into the Trust Account during the quarter ended March 31, 2024. In return, the Company issued the Sponsor non-interest bearing, unsecured promissory notes (the “Convertible Notes”). Such Convertible Notes are to either be repaid upon the consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the Sponsor’s discretion, converted upon consummation of a Business Combination into an additional 24,000 Private Placement Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, we may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Sponsor Working Capital Loans, but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Sponsor Working Capital Loans. On March 31, 2024, the Company entered into a Convertible Promissory Note with certain affiliates of the Sponsor with a principal amount of $200,000. The principal amount can be prepaid by the Company at anytime and no interest accrues on the Convertible Promissory Note. Upon closing of the initial Business Combination, the Convertible Promissory Note automatically converts into 24,000 ordinary shares of the Company. In the event no business combination occurs, there is no obligation to repay the Convertible Promissory Note. The Company recorded the instrument at its fair value which was $256,080 at March 31, 2024. Administrative service fee The Company initially had an informal agreement (the “Administrative Services Agreement”) to pay affiliates of the Sponsor for office space, utilities, secretarial, and administrative support of $15,000 per month which was paid through May 2023 for a total of $60,000 during the year ended September 30, 2023. Subsequent to May 2023, the Company has not paid any amounts under this informal agreement, and the affiliates have chosen not to seek compensation for such support. |
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | 6 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2024 | |
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES. | |
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | NOTE 6 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Registration rights The holders of the Founder Shares and Private Placement Units are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed February 16, 2023. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that the Company register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the consummation of a Business Combination. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements. Underwriting agreement The Company has engaged Maxim Group LLC (“Maxim”) as its underwriter. The Company granted the underwriters a 45-day option until March 26, 2023 to purchase up to 900,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any, at the Initial Public Offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. On February 16, 2023, the underwriters fully exercised this option in respect of 900,000 Units. The underwriters were entitled to an underwriting discount of $0.20 per unit, or $1,380,000 in the aggregate, which was paid upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering. Representative shares The Company has issued to Maxim and/or its designees, 276,000 shares of ordinary shares upon the consummation of the Initial Public Offering (the “Representative Shares”). The Company accounted for the Representative Shares as an offering cost associated with the Initial Public Offering, with a corresponding credit to shareholders’ equity. The Company initially estimated the fair value of the Representative Shares to be $2,724,927. Maxim has agreed not to transfer, assign, or sell any such shares until the completion of the Business Combination. In addition, Maxim has agreed: (i) to waive its redemption rights with respect to such shares in connection with the completion of the Business Combination; and (ii) to waive its rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to such shares if the Company fails to complete its Business Combination by November 16, 2024 (or by May 16, 2025, if Mars extends the period of time to consummate a business combination). The shares have been deemed compensation by FINRA and were therefore subject to a lock-up for a period of 180 days immediately following the date of the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part pursuant to Rule 5110(e)(1) of FINRA’s NASD Conduct Rules. Pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110(e)(1), these securities were not to be the subject of any hedging, short sale, derivative, put, or call transaction that would result in the economic disposition of the securities by any person prior to August 8, 2023, nor were they sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, or hypothecated prior to August 8, 2023 except to any underwriter and selected dealer participating in the offering and their bona fide officers or partners. Subject to certain conditions, the Company granted Maxim, for a period beginning on February 16, 2023 and ending 12 months after the date of the consummation of the Business Combination, a right of first refusal to act as book-running managing underwriter or placement agent for any and all future public and private equity, equity-linked, convertible and debt offerings for the Company or any of its successors or subsidiaries. In accordance with FINRA Rule 5110(g)(6), such right of first refusal shall not have a duration of more than three years from February 9, 2023. Forward Purchase Agreement On September 4, 2023, the Company and RiverNorth entered into an Prepaid Forward Purchase Agreement (“FPA”). Pursuant to the FPA, RiverNorth is expected to purchase up to 1,500,000 shares of the Company ordinary shares (“FPA Shares”) subject to a cap of 9.9% of outstanding shares on a post-Transaction basis, at a per share price no more than the price per share paid to redeeming the Company’s public shareholders in connection with the vote to approve the Transactions (the “redemption price). In connection with its purchase of the FPA Shares, RiverNorth will waive its redemption rights in connection with the shareholder vote to approve the Transactions. Following the closing of the Transactions, an amount equal to the number of FPA Shares multiplied by the redemption price, will be prepaid to RiverNorth. The FPA Shares held by RiverNorth and subject to the FPA may be sold into the market by RiverNorth at any time following the closing of the Transactions. RiverNorth is entitled to sell into the market FPA Shares without any payment to the Company. The Company may receive up to $15,000,000 from the termination of all or a portion of the FPA transaction at $10.00 per terminated FPA Share, subject to reduction upon any Dilutive Offering Reset. To the extent RiverNorth elects not to terminate the FPA transaction prior to the maturity date, the Company will be entitled to receive from RiverNorth the number of FPA Shares not so terminated, and RiverNorth will be entitled to “maturity” consideration, paid in shares or cash, subject to the terms of the FPA. The FPA expires automatically if the Business Combination is not consummated by the one-year anniversary of the date of the FPA, subject to acceleration at the Seller’s option upon the volume weighted average price per share being at or below $10.00 per share for any 10 trading days during a 30 consecutive trading day-period and upon any delisting of Mars ordinary shares. The Prepaid Forward Purchase Agreement entered into on September 4, 2023 (“FPA” or the “Agreement”) resulted in RiverNorth holding a put option to sell up to a maximum of 1,500,000 of the Company’s shares. Pursuant to ASC 480, this instrument meets the definition of a liability and accordingly was recognized at fair value. The FPA resulted in the initial recognition of a forward purchase agreement liability of approximately $263,000 and was expensed in our statement of operations. The fair value of this put option was $263,000 as of March 31, 2024 and insignificant at September 30, 2023, assuming the investor will purchase the maximum number of shares. Changes in the estimated fair value of the FPA are recognized as other income (expense) on the statements of operations. Business Combination Agreement On September 5, 2023, the Company entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”) with ScanTech AI Systems Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Pubco”), Mars Merger Sub I Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Purchaser Merger Sub”), Mars Merger Sub II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Pubco (“Company Merger Sub”), ScanTech Identification Beam Systems, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ScanTech”), and Dolan Falconer in the capacity as the representative (the “Seller Representative”). The aggregate consideration to be paid to ScanTech shall be a number of shares of Pubco Common Stock with an aggregate value equal to one hundred ten million U.S. Dollars ($110,000,000) minus the closing net debt as set forth in the Business Combination Agreement. Additionally, after the Closing, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Business Combination Agreement, the ScanTech Holder Participants will have the contingent right to receive up to a number of shares of Pubco Common Stock equal to ten percent (10%) of the fully diluted shares of Pubco Common Stock outstanding immediately following the Closing (subject to adjustment based on stock splits and similar events) based on Pubco’s achievement of certain milestones, including commercial milestones and revenue and EBITDA milestones, as more particularly set forth in the Business Combination Agreement. Under the Business Combination Agreement, either ScanTech or the Company had the right to terminate the Business Combination Agreement if the Business Combination had not been consummated by January 31, 2024 (the “Outside Date”). Amendments to the Business Combination Agreement On December 19, 2023, the Company, Pubco, Purchaser Merger Sub, Company Merger Sub, ScanTech, and Seller Representative entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Business Combination Agreement to extend the Outside Date to May 15, 2024 in order to facilitate the completion of the Business Combination. See Note 9 – Subsequent Events for details about Amendment No. 2 and Amendment No. 3 to the Business Combination Agreement entered into on April 2, 2024 and April 17, 2024, respectively. |
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | 6 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2024 | |
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | |
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | NOTE 7 — SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY Ordinary Shares Rights 2/10 2/10 Pursuant to the Rights agreement, a Rights holder may exchange Rights only for a whole number of shares of ordinary shares. This means that the Company will not issue fractional shares in connection with an exchange of Rights, and Rights may be exchanged only in multiples of 5 Rights (subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalization and the like). Fractional shares will either be rounded down to the nearest whole share or otherwise addressed in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Cayman Islands Law. If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of Rights will not receive any such funds with respect to their Rights, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with respect to such Rights, and the Rights will expire worthless. Further, there are no contractual penalties for failure to deliver securities to holders of the Rights upon consummation of a Business Combination. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the Rights. Accordingly, the Rights may expire worthless. |
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS | 6 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2024 | |
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS | |
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS | NOTE 8 — FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2024 and September 30, 2023 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value: Description Level March 31, 2024 September 30, 2023 Assets: Marketable securities held in Trust Account 1 $ 22,534,939 $ 72,587,820 $ 22,534,939 $ 72,587,820 Liabilities: Working Capital Loan 1 $ 256,080 $ — Prepaid forward purchase agreement 3 263,000 — $ 519,080 $ — Forward Purchase Agreement Liabilities The Company utilizes a Monte Carlo simulation model to value the forward purchase agreement at initiation and at the reporting period, with changes in fair value recognized in the statement of operations. Inherent in the model are assumptions related to share price on valuation date, volatilities, expected life, risk-free rate and probability of business combination. The Company estimates the pre-business combination volatility based on the low historical volatilities exhibited by the Company and SPACs-based and the post-merger volatility is estimated based on the median historical and implied volatilities exhibited by companies operating in the industry of the Company’s expected target. The risk-free interest rate is based on the 3-year and 5-year U.S. Treasury note which is similar to the expected remaining life of the FPA. The expected life of the forward purchase agreement is assumed to be equivalent to their remaining contractual term. In order to calculate the fair value of the forward purchase agreement liabilities, the Company utilized the following key inputs: March 31, 2024 Risk-free interest rate 4.9 % Expected term (years) 1.5 Stock price $ 10.67 Estimated volatility 60.0 % |
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS | 6 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2024 | |
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS | |
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS | NOTE 9 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date, up to the date that the financial statements were issued. Except for the items disclosed below, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements. Additional Working Capital Loans To fund extensions of the deadline for the Company to complete its initial Business Combination, the Sponsor deposited an additional $145,000 into the Trust Account on April 30, 2024. In return, the Company issued additional Convertible Notes that are to either be repaid upon the consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the Sponsor’s discretion, converted upon consummation of a Business Combination into an additional 14,500 Private Placement Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit. Subscription Agreement with Polar Multi-Strategy Master Fund On April 2, 2024, Mars entered into a definitive subscription agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”) with Polar Multi-Strategy Master Fund (the “Investor”), Mars Capital Holdings Corporation (the “Sponsor”), and ScanTech for Investor to provide ScanTech up to $1,000,000 in funding for working capital expenses in connection with the Business Combination in exchange for the Subscription Shares. Pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, upon an initial drawdown request of up to $500,000 and subsequent drawdown requests for working capital for a total of $1,000,000, Investor shall provide funding within five (5) calendar days. In connection therewith, Pubco shall issue to Investor one share of Pubco Common Stock for each dollar the Investor provided as of the Closing without transfer restrictions (“Subscription Shares”). Amendments to the Business Combination Agreement On April 2, 2024, the Company, Pubco, Purchaser Merger Sub, Company Merger Sub, ScanTech, and Seller Representative entered into the Amendment No. 2 to the Business Combination Agreement to reflect that the Merger Consideration shall be adjusted to One Hundred Ten Million U.S. Dollars ($110,000,000) minus (or plus, if negative) the amount of the closing net debt that exceeds Twenty Million U.S. Dollars ($20,000,000). In addition, every issued and outstanding Ordinary Share that is not redeemed shall be converted automatically to (i) one share of Pubco Common Stock and (ii) one additional (1) share of Pubco Common Stock, or a convertible security convertible or exercisable for one (1) share of Pubco Common Stock upon consummation of the Business Combination. On April 17, 2024, the Company, Pubco, Purchaser Merger Sub, Company Merger Sub, ScanTech, and Seller Representative entered into Amendment No. 3 to the Business Combination Agreement to extend the Outside Date to September 30, 2024 in order to facilitate the completion of the Business Combination. |
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUN_2
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies) | 6 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2024 | |
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | |
Basis of presentation | Basis of presentation The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the period from October 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the period ending September 30, 2024, or any future period. |
Cash and cash equivalents | Cash and cash equivalents The Company considers all short-term investments held outside the Trust Account with an initial maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. As of March 31, 2024 and September 30, 2023, there were $291,544 and $178,793 of cash and cash equivalents, respectively. |
Investments in Trust Account | Investments in Trust Account The funds held in the Trust Account can be invested in United States government treasury bills, notes or bonds having a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting the applicable conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, until the earlier of the consummation of its first business combination and the Company’s failure to consummate a business combination within 12 months (or 18 months as applicable) from the consummation of the IPO. The Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are classified as trading securities. Trading securities are presented on the balance sheet at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of investments held in Trust Account are included in investment income on trust account in the accompanying statements of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in Trust Account are determined using available market information (see Note 8). As of March 31, 2024 and September 30, 2023, the Company had $22,534,939 and $72,587,820 held in the Trust Account, respectively. |
Emerging growth company | Emerging growth company 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 our 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 Securities 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 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 accountant standards used. |
Use of estimates | Use of estimates The preparation of financial statements 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 financial statement. 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 financial statement, 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. |
Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption The Company accounts for its ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” 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. The Company’s Public Shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of March 31, 2024, ordinary shares subject to possible redemption are presented at redemption value of $10.83 per share 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 ordinary shares to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable ordinary shares are affected by charges against additional paid in capital or retained earnings (accumulated deficit) if additional paid in capital equals to zero. In connection with the Shareholder Meeting to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Company and its Sponsor entered into non-redemption agreements (the “Non-Redemption Agreements”) on substantially the same terms with several unaffiliated third parties who are also the Company’s existing shareholders (the “Investors”), pursuant to which such Investors agreed not to redeem an aggregate of 1,813,380 Ordinary Shares of the Company in connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal. In exchange for the foregoing commitments not to redeem such Ordinary Shares of the Company, the Company and the Sponsor will agree to Pubco to issue to Investors an aggregate of 362,676 common stock of Pubco following the consummation of the initial business combination. |
Offering costs associated with the Initial Public Offering | Offering costs associated with the Initial Public Offering The Company complies with the requirements of the Financial Accounting Standard Board (the “FASB”) ASC 340-10-S99-1 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5A – “Expenses of Offerings.” Offering costs, consist of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs incurred through the balance sheet date that are directly related to the Initial Public Offering, were charged to shareholders’ equity upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering. The Company allocates offering costs between Public Shares, public warrants and public rights based on the estimated fair values of them at the date of issuance. |
Deferred offering costs | Deferred offering costs Deferred offering costs consist of costs incurred in connection with preparation for the Initial Public Offering. These costs, together with the underwriting discounts and commissions, were be charged to additional paid in capital upon completion of the Initial Public Offering. As of September 30, 2023, the Company had no deferred offering costs. Upon consummation of the IPO on February 16, 2023, total offering costs related to the IPO were $4,398,891, and were allocated between the Public Shares and public rights based on their relative fair values at the date of issuance. Accordingly, $2,724,927 was allocated to the Public Shares and charged to temporary equity (see Note 3). |
Income taxes | Income taxes The Company complies with the accounting and reporting requirements of ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in future taxable or deductible amounts, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. ASC Topic 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions 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. The Company’s management determined that the Cayman Islands is the Company’s only major tax jurisdiction. There is currently no taxation imposed on income by the Government of the Cayman Islands. In accordance with Cayman income tax regulations, income taxes are not levied on the Company. Consequently, income taxes are not reflected in the Company’s financial statement. The Company’s management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months. |
Net income (loss) per share | Net income (loss) per share The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” Net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. The Company applies the two-class method in calculating income (loss) per ordinary share. At March 31, 2024 the Company has excluded 24,000 shares contingently issuable under a convertible note payable (Note 5) and 362,676 shares contingently issuable under non-redemption agreements (Note 2) from diluted earnings per share as the issuance of these shares is based upon closing of a business combination, which is deemed a substantive contingency. As a result, diluted income (loss) per share is the same as basic income (loss) per share for the periods presented. The following tables reflect the calculation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per ordinary share (in dollars, except per share amounts): Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption: For the three months ended March 31, For the six months ended March 31, 2024 2023 2024 2023 Numerator: Allocation of net income $ 77,057 $ 86,647 $ 745,761 $ 65,048 Denominator Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding 3,617,019 3,296,667 5,267,479 1,630,220 Basic and diluted net income per share $ 0.02 $ 0.03 $ 0.14 $ 0.04 Ordinary shares not subject to possible redemption: For the three months ended March 31, For the six months ended March 31, 2024 2023 2024 2023 Numerator: Allocation of net income $ 50,959 $ 53,715 $ 282,776 $ 75,118 Denominator Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding 2,392,000 2,043,678 2,392,000 1,882,588 Basic and diluted net income per share $ 0.02 $ 0.03 $ 0.12 $ 0.04 |
Fair value of financial instruments | Fair value of financial instruments The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheet, primarily due to their short-term nature. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid to transfer of a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. US GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers include: ● Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments in active markets; ● Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and ● Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. |
Forward Purchase Agreement Liabilities | Forward Purchase Agreement Liabilities The Company accounts for forward purchase agreements as liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the forward purchase agreement’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in FASB ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”) The assessment considers whether the forward purchase agreement is a freestanding financial instrument pursuant to ASC 480 and meets the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of forward purchase agreement issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the forward purchase agreement is outstanding. |
Convertible Promissory Note - Sponsor Working Capital Loan | Convertible Promissory Note - Sponsor Working Capital Loan The Company accounts for the convertible promissory notes under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). Under 815-15-25, the election can be made at the inception of a financial instrument to account for the instrument under the fair value option under ASC 825. The Company has made such election for the convertible promissory note. Using the fair value option, the convertible promissory note is required to be recorded at its initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of the note are recognized as other income (expense) in the statements of operations. |
Recent accounting pronouncements | Recent accounting pronouncements Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have an effect on the Company’s financial statements. |
Concentration of credit risk | 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. The Company has not experienced losses on these accounts and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such accounts. |
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUN_3
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) | 6 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2024 | |
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | |
Schedule of calculation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per ordinary share | The following tables reflect the calculation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per ordinary share (in dollars, except per share amounts): Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption: For the three months ended March 31, For the six months ended March 31, 2024 2023 2024 2023 Numerator: Allocation of net income $ 77,057 $ 86,647 $ 745,761 $ 65,048 Denominator Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding 3,617,019 3,296,667 5,267,479 1,630,220 Basic and diluted net income per share $ 0.02 $ 0.03 $ 0.14 $ 0.04 Ordinary shares not subject to possible redemption: For the three months ended March 31, For the six months ended March 31, 2024 2023 2024 2023 Numerator: Allocation of net income $ 50,959 $ 53,715 $ 282,776 $ 75,118 Denominator Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding 2,392,000 2,043,678 2,392,000 1,882,588 Basic and diluted net income per share $ 0.02 $ 0.03 $ 0.12 $ 0.04 |
INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING (Tables
INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING (Tables) | 6 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2024 | |
INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING | |
Schedule of reconciliation ordinary shares, subject to possible redemption, reflected on balance sheet | As of March 31, 2024 As of September 30, 2023 Gross proceeds $ 69,000,000 $ 69,000,000 Proceeds allocated to public rights (876,833) (876,833) Offering costs allocated to ordinary shares subject to possible redemption (3,965,620) (3,965,620) Redemption of shares (51,616,246) — Remeasurement of ordinary shares subject to possible redemption 9,993,638 8,430,273 Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption $ 22,534,939 $ 72,587,820 |
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables) | 6 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2024 | |
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS | |
Schedule of assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Description Level March 31, 2024 September 30, 2023 Assets: Marketable securities held in Trust Account 1 $ 22,534,939 $ 72,587,820 $ 22,534,939 $ 72,587,820 Liabilities: Working Capital Loan 1 $ 256,080 $ — Prepaid forward purchase agreement 3 263,000 — $ 519,080 $ — |
Schedule of fair value of the forward purchase agreement liabilities | March 31, 2024 Risk-free interest rate 4.9 % Expected term (years) 1.5 Stock price $ 10.67 Estimated volatility 60.0 % |
DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION A_2
DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS (Details) | 2 Months Ended | 4 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | |||
Jan. 30, 2024 USD ($) shareholder shares | Feb. 16, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Apr. 23, 2021 item | Mar. 31, 2024 $ / shares | Jan. 29, 2024 item | Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares | |
DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS | ||||||
Condition for future business combination, minimum number of businesses | item | 1 | |||||
Percentage of aggregate fair market value of assets | 80% | |||||
Ownership interest to be acquired on post-transaction company | 50% | |||||
Share price (in dollar per shares) | $ / shares | $ 10.20 | $ 10.20 | ||||
Minimum net tangible assets upon consummation of business combination | $ 5,000,001 | $ 5,000,001 | ||||
Maximum percentage of shares that can be redeemed without prior consent of the Company | 15% | 15% | ||||
Total public shareholders elected | shareholder | 107 | |||||
Redeemable aggregate number of public shares | shares | 4,818,568 | |||||
Duration of combination period | 21 months | 12 months | ||||
Extension period to complete business combination | 27 months | 18 months | ||||
Threshold business days for redemption of public shares | 10 days | |||||
Interest to pay dissolution expenses | $ 50,000 | |||||
additional period for business combination | item | 2 | |||||
Extension period | 27 months | 3 months | ||||
Initial Public Offering | ||||||
DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS | ||||||
Number of units issued | shares | 6,900,000 | |||||
Price of unit | $ / shares | $ 10 | |||||
Proceeds from initial public offering | $ 69,000,000 | |||||
Offering cost | 4,398,891 | |||||
Cash underwriting fees | 1,430,000 | |||||
Non cash underwriting fees | $ 2,724,927 | |||||
Fair value of representative shares | shares | 276,000 | |||||
Other offering costs | $ 243,964 | |||||
Net proceeds | $ 70,380,000 | |||||
Investments maximum maturity term | 185 days | |||||
Private Placement | ||||||
DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS | ||||||
Gross proceeds from issuance of private placements | $ 3,910,000 | |||||
Over-allotment option | ||||||
DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS | ||||||
Number of units issued | shares | 900,000 | |||||
Sponsor | Private Placement | ||||||
DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS | ||||||
Number of units issued | shares | 391,000 | |||||
Gross proceeds from issuance of private placements | $ 3,910,000 | |||||
Price of unit | $ / shares | $ 10 |
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUN_4
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | ||||
Jan. 30, 2024 | Sep. 04, 2023 | Feb. 16, 2023 | Mar. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2023 | |
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 291,544 | $ 178,793 | |||
Investments held in trust account | $ 22,296,190 | 22,534,939 | 72,587,820 | ||
Deferred offering costs | $ 0 | ||||
Forward purchase agreement liability | $ 263,000 | ||||
Sell up to a maximum | 1,500,000 | ||||
Prepaid forward purchase agreement | $ 263,000 | ||||
Non-Redemption Agreements | |||||
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | |||||
Number of shares issued | 362,676 | ||||
Non-Redemption Agreements | Ordinary Shares | |||||
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | |||||
Number of aggregate shares | 1,813,380 | ||||
Number of shares issued | 362,676 | ||||
Convertible notes payable | |||||
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | |||||
Number of shares issuable on conversion of debt upon closing of business combination | 24,000 | ||||
Common class subject to redemption | |||||
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | |||||
Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption price (in dollar per share) | $ 10.83 | $ 10.52 | |||
Initial Public Offering | |||||
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | |||||
Offering cost | $ 4,398,891 | ||||
Offering cost included in stockholders equity | $ 2,724,927 |
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUN_5
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||
Mar. 31, 2024 | Mar. 31, 2023 | Mar. 31, 2024 | Mar. 31, 2023 | |
Ordinary Shares Subject to Redemption | ||||
Numerator: | ||||
Allocation of net income | $ 77,057 | $ 86,647 | $ 745,761 | $ 65,048 |
Denominator | ||||
Basic weighted average shares outstanding | 3,617,019 | 3,296,667 | 5,267,479 | 1,630,220 |
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding | 3,617,019 | 3,296,667 | 5,267,479 | 1,630,220 |
Basic net income per share | $ 0.02 | $ 0.03 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.04 |
Diluted net income per share | $ 0.02 | $ 0.03 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.04 |
Ordinary Shares Not Subject to Redemption | ||||
Numerator: | ||||
Allocation of net income | $ 50,959 | $ 53,715 | $ 282,776 | $ 75,118 |
Denominator | ||||
Basic weighted average shares outstanding | 2,392,000 | 2,043,678 | 2,392,000 | 1,882,588 |
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding | 2,392,000 | 2,043,678 | 2,392,000 | 1,882,588 |
Basic net income per share | $ 0.02 | $ 0.03 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.04 |
Diluted net income per share | $ 0.02 | $ 0.03 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.04 |
INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING (Detail
INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING (Details) | 6 Months Ended | |||
Jan. 30, 2024 USD ($) shareholder shares | Feb. 16, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) shares | Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) | |
INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING | ||||
Number of shares | 0.20 | |||
Minimum net tangible assets upon consummation of business combination | $ | $ 5,000,001 | $ 5,000,001 | ||
Total public shareholders elected | shareholder | 107 | |||
Redeemable aggregate number of public shares | 4,818,568 | |||
Cash held in trust account | $ | $ 22,296,190 | $ 22,534,939 | $ 72,587,820 | |
Initial Public Offering | ||||
INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING | ||||
Number of units issued | 6,900,000 | |||
Purchase price, per unit | $ / shares | $ 10 | |||
Proceeds from initial public offering | $ | $ 69,000,000 | |||
Number of shares in a unit | 1 | |||
Number of rights in a unit | 1 | |||
Number of shares | 0.20 | |||
Number of units sold | 6,900,000 | |||
Over-allotment option | ||||
INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING | ||||
Number of units issued | 900,000 |
INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING - Recon
INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING - Reconciliation of ordinary share (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||
Mar. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Mar. 31, 2023 | Mar. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2023 | |
INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING | |||||
Remeasurement of Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption | $ (573,460) | $ (989,905) | $ (6,598,251) | ||
Common class subject to redemption | |||||
INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING | |||||
Gross proceeds | $ 69,000,000 | $ 69,000,000 | |||
Proceeds allocated to public rights | (876,833) | (876,833) | |||
Offering costs allocated to ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | (3,965,620) | (3,965,620) | |||
Redemption of shares | (51,616,246) | ||||
Remeasurement of Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption | 9,993,638 | 8,430,273 | |||
Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | $ 22,534,939 | $ 72,587,820 |
PRIVATE PLACEMENT (Details)
PRIVATE PLACEMENT (Details) | Feb. 16, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares |
Private placement | |
PRIVATE PLACEMENT | |
Sale of private placement warrants | 391,000 |
Gross proceeds from issuance of private placements | $ | $ 3,910,000 |
Private placement, over-allotment option | |
PRIVATE PLACEMENT | |
Number of sale units | 36,000 |
Purchase price, per unit | $ / shares | $ 10 |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - Fo
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - Founder shares (Details) - $ / shares | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||
Oct. 20, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2023 | |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | ||||
Ordinary shares, outstanding | 2,392,000 | 2,392,000 | ||
Founder Shares | ||||
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | ||||
Number of shares issued | 586,500 | |||
Sponsor | ||||
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | ||||
Stock price trigger to transfer, assign or sell any shares or warrants of the company, after the completion of the initial business combination (in dollars per share) | $ 12 | |||
Threshold trading days for transfer, assign or sale of shares or warrants, after the completion of the initial business combination | 20 days | |||
Threshold consecutive trading days for transfer, assign or sale of shares or warrants, after the completion of the initial business combination | 30 days | |||
Threshold period after the business combination in which the 20 trading days within any 30 trading day period commences | 60 days | |||
Sponsor | Founder Shares | ||||
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | ||||
Number of shares issued | 138,500 | 1,000,000 | ||
Ordinary shares, outstanding | 1,138,500 | 1,725,000 | 1,725,000 |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - Ad
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - Additional information (Details) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||||
Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) EquityInstruments $ / shares | Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) | May 31, 2023 USD ($) | |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | |||||||
Notes Payable, Related Party, Type [Extensible Enumeration] | srt:AffiliatedEntityMember | ||||||
Accrued expense | $ 0 | ||||||
Cash Deposited Into Trust Account | $ 200,000 | $ 70,380,000 | |||||
Formation and operating costs | 126,287 | $ 235,436 | $ 215,670 | $ 235,631 | |||
Convertible notes | $ 256,080 | 256,080 | 256,080 | ||||
Note payable - related party | 256,080 | $ 256,080 | 256,080 | ||||
Convertible notes payable | |||||||
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | |||||||
Number of shares issuable on conversion of debt upon closing of business combination | shares | 24,000 | ||||||
Related Party | |||||||
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | |||||||
Outstanding balance of notes payable | 0 | ||||||
Sponsor | |||||||
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | |||||||
Maximum borrowing capacity of related party promissory note | 300,000 | $ 300,000 | 300,000 | ||||
Working Capital Loans | |||||||
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | |||||||
Maximum borrowing capacity of related party promissory note | $ 1,500,000 | $ 1,500,000 | $ 1,500,000 | ||||
Price of unit | $ / shares | $ 10 | $ 10 | $ 10 | ||||
Private placement units | EquityInstruments | 24,000 | ||||||
Conversion price | $ / shares | $ 10 | $ 10 | $ 10 | ||||
Working Capital Loans | Sponsor | Convertible notes payable | |||||||
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | |||||||
Aggregate principal amount | $ 200,000 | $ 200,000 | $ 200,000 | ||||
Number of shares issuable on conversion of debt upon closing of business combination | shares | 24,000 | ||||||
Convertible notes | $ 256,080 | 256,080 | 256,080 | ||||
Note payable - related party | $ 256,080 | $ 256,080 | $ 256,080 | ||||
Administrative Service Fee | Related Party | |||||||
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | |||||||
Monthly fee paid | $ 15,000 | ||||||
Formation and operating costs | $ 60,000 |
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) | 6 Months Ended | |||
Sep. 04, 2023 USD ($) D $ / shares shares | Feb. 16, 2023 shares | Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) shares | Sep. 05, 2023 USD ($) | |
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | ||||
Forward contract indexed to issuer's equity, shares | 1,500,000 | |||
Outstanding shares on a post-Transaction basis, at a per share price | 9.90% | |||
Maximum amount receivable upon termination | $ | $ 15,000,000 | |||
Maximum Amount Receivable Upon Termination, Per Share | $ / shares | $ 10 | |||
Weighted average price per share | $ / shares | $ 10 | |||
Trading days | D | 10 | |||
Consecutive trading days | D | 30 | |||
Over-allotment option | ||||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | ||||
Number of units issued | 900,000 | |||
Initial Public Offering | ||||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | ||||
Number of units issued | 6,900,000 | |||
ScanTech AI Systems Inc. | ScanTech Identification Beam Systems, LLC | ||||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | ||||
Aggregate consideration to be paid | $ | $ 110,000,000 | |||
Percentage of maximum number of contingent right to receive Pubco common stock | 10% | |||
Maxim Partners LLC and/or its designees | ||||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | ||||
Number of shares agreed to purchase, including over-allotment | 900,000 | |||
Cash underwriting discount per unit | 0.20% | |||
Payment of underwriter discount | $ | $ 1,380,000 | |||
Fair value of transferred units | $ | $ 2,724,927 | |||
Maxim Partners LLC and/or its designees | Over-allotment option | ||||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | ||||
Granted underwriting option period | 45 days | |||
Number of units issued | 900,000 | |||
Maxim Partners LLC and/or its designees | Initial Public Offering | ||||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | ||||
Shares issued underwriters | 276,000 |
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - Ordinary
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - Ordinary shares (Details) | 6 Months Ended | |
Mar. 31, 2024 Vote $ / shares shares | Sep. 30, 2023 $ / shares shares | |
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||
Ordinary shares, authorized (in shares) | 800,000,000 | 800,000,000 |
Ordinary shares, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 0.000125 | $ 0.000125 |
Ordinary shares, votes per share | Vote | 1 | |
Ordinary shares, outstanding | 2,392,000 | 2,392,000 |
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - Rights (
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - Rights (Details) | Mar. 31, 2024 shares |
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | |
Number of shares | 0.20 |
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Detail
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details) - USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2024 | Jan. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2023 |
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS | |||
Marketable securities held in Trust Account | $ 22,534,939 | $ 22,296,190 | $ 72,587,820 |
Working Capital Loan | 256,080 | ||
Prepaid forward purchase agreement | 263,000 | ||
Total | 519,080 | ||
Fair Value Inputs Level 1 | |||
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS | |||
Marketable securities held in Trust Account | 22,534,939 | $ 72,587,820 | |
Fair Value Inputs Level 3 | |||
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS | |||
Prepaid forward purchase agreement | $ 263,000 |
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Forwa
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Forward purchase agreement liability (Details) | Mar. 31, 2024 Y $ / shares |
Risk-free interest rate | |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] | |
Derivative liability | 4.9 |
Expected term (years) | |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] | |
Derivative liability | Y | 1.5 |
Stock price | |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] | |
Derivative liability | $ / shares | 10.67 |
Estimated volatility | |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] | |
Derivative liability | 60 |
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details)
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||||
Apr. 30, 2024 USD ($) item $ / shares | Apr. 02, 2024 USD ($) D shares | Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares | Mar. 31, 2024 EquityInstruments $ / shares | Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Sep. 05, 2023 USD ($) | |
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS | ||||||
Cash Deposited Into Trust Account | $ 200,000 | $ 70,380,000 | ||||
ScanTech AI Systems Inc. | ScanTech Identification Beam Systems, LLC | ||||||
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS | ||||||
Aggregate consideration to be paid | $ 110,000,000 | |||||
Subsequent Event | ||||||
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS | ||||||
Maximum funding amount requested for working capital purposes | $ 1,000,000 | |||||
Maximum initial drawdown amount requested for working capital purposes | $ 500,000 | |||||
Number of calendar days within which funding will be provided | D | 5 | |||||
Subsequent Event | Pubco, Purchaser Merger Sub | ||||||
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS | ||||||
Number of common stock shares issued | shares | 1 | |||||
Number of additional common stock shares issued | shares | 1 | |||||
Subsequent Event | ScanTech AI Systems Inc. | ||||||
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS | ||||||
Number of shares to be issued to investor for each dollar funded | shares | 1 | |||||
Subsequent Event | ScanTech AI Systems Inc. | ScanTech Identification Beam Systems, LLC | ||||||
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS | ||||||
Threshold amount for excess closing net debt in the merger consideration | $ 110,000,000 | |||||
Aggregate consideration to be paid | $ 20,000,000 | |||||
Working Capital Loans | ||||||
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS | ||||||
Private placement units | EquityInstruments | 24,000 | |||||
Conversion price | $ / shares | $ 10 | $ 10 | ||||
Working Capital Loans | Subsequent Event | ||||||
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS | ||||||
Cash Deposited Into Trust Account | $ 145,000 | |||||
Private placement units | item | 14,500 | |||||
Conversion price | $ / shares | $ 10 |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure
Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||||
Mar. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Mar. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2024 | Mar. 31, 2023 | |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure | ||||||
Net Income (Loss) | $ 128,016 | $ 900,522 | $ 140,362 | $ (195) | $ 1,028,538 | $ 140,167 |
Insider Trading Arrangements
Insider Trading Arrangements | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2024 | |
Trading Arrangements, by Individual | |
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted | false |
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted | false |
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated | false |
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated | false |