International Media Acquisition Corp

Overview

International Media Acquisition Corp. (“IMAQ” or the “Company”) is a Delaware blank check company established for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business transaction with one or more businesses or entities (a “business combination”).

If IMAQ does not consummate a business combination by January 2, 2025, then, pursuant to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation, IMAQ will be required to dissolve and liquidate as soon as reasonably practicable, unless IMAQ seeks stockholder approval to amend IMAQ’s certificate of incorporation to extend the date by which an initial business combination may be consummated.

Initial Public Offering, Private Placement and Offering Proceeds Held in Trust

On August 2, 2021, IMAQ consummated the IPO of 20,000,000 units (the “Public Units”) at $10.00 per Public Unit, generating gross proceeds of $200,000,000. Simultaneously with the consummation of the initial public offering, IMAQ consummated the sale of 714,400 units (the “Private Units”) in a private placement transaction with Content Creation Media LLC, IMAQ’s sponsor, generating gross proceeds of $7,144,000.

On August 6, 2021, in connection with the underwriters’ exercise in full of their option to purchase up to 3,000,000 additional Public Units to cover over-allotments, we consummated the sale of an additional 3,000,000 Units, at $10.00 per Public Unit, generating gross proceeds of $30,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the exercise of the over-allotment option, we consummated the sale of an additional 82,500 Private Units, at a price of $10.00 per Private Unit, in a private placement to the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds of $825,000.The Private Units were issued pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as the transactions did not involve a public offering.

After deducting the underwriting discounts, offering expenses and commissions from the initial public offering and the sale of the Private Units, a total of $230,000,000 of the net proceeds from the initial public and the sale of the Private Units was deposited into IMAQ’s trust account (the “Trust Account”), which was invested in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 180 days or less or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund meeting the conditions of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, as determined by use, until the earlier of (i) the consummation of a business combination or (ii) the distribution of the funds in the Trust Account.

Extensions of the Time to Consummate the Business Combination and Related Redemptions

On July 27, 2022, IMAQ held a special of stockholders (the “July 2022 Special Meeting”). As approved by its stockholders at the July 2022 Special Meeting, the Company filed a certificate of amendment to its amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “July 2022 Charter Amendment”) which became effective upon filing. The July 2022 Charter Amendment changed the date by which IMAQ must consummate an initial business combination to allow the Company to extend two times for an additional three months each time, or from August 2, 2022 to February 2, 2023. In connection with the stockholders’ vote at the July 2022 Special Meeting, 20,858,105 shares of common stock were tendered for redemption. On July 26, 2022, following the stockholder approval, the Company filed the July 2022 Charter Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

On July 26, 2022, the extension payment of $350,000 was deposited by the Sponsor into the Company’s Trust Account to extend the August 2, 2022, deadline to November 2, 2022. On October 28, 2022, a second extension payment of $350,000 was deposited by the Sponsor into the Company’s Trust Account to extend the November 2, 2022, deadline to February 2, 2023.

On January 27, 2023, IMAQ held a special meeting of stockholders (the “January 2023 Special Meeting”). As approved by its stockholders at the January 2023 Special Meeting, the Company filed a certificate of amendment to its amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “January 2023 Charter Amendment”) which became effective upon filing. The January 2023 Charter Amendment changed the date by which IMAQ must consummate an initial business combination for an additional three (3) months, from February 2, 2023 to May 2, 2023, with an ability to further extend by three (3) additional one (1) month periods until August 2, 2023. In connection with the stockholders’ vote at the January 2023 Special Meeting, 168,777 shares of common stock were tendered for redemption. On January 27, 2023, following the stockholder approval, the Company filed the January 2023 Charter Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

On February 3, 2023, the third extension payment of $385,541 was deposited by the Sponsor into the Company’s Trust Account to extend the February 2, 2023, deadline to May 2, 2023.

On June 1, 2023, a fourth partial extension payment of $128,513 was deposited by the Sponsor into the Company’s Trust Account to extend the May 2, 2023, deadline to August 2, 2023.

On June 23, 2023, the fifth partial extension payment of $128,513 was deposited by the Sponsor into the Company’s Trust Account to extend the May 2, 2023, deadline to August 2, 2023.

On July 11, 2023, the sixth partial extension payment of $128,513 was deposited by the Sponsor into the Company’s Trust Account to extend the May 2, 2023, deadline to August 2, 2023.On July 31, 2023, IMAQ held a special meeting of stockholders (the “July 2023 Special Meeting”). As approved by its stockholders at the July 2023 Special Meeting, the Company filed a certificate of amendment to its amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “July 2023 Charter Amendment”) which became effective upon filing. The July 2023 Charter Amendment changed the date by which IMAQ must consummate a business combination for twelve (12) additional one (1) month periods from August 2, 2023, to August 2, 2024 (i.e., for a total period of time ending 36 months from the consummation of its initial public offering. In connection with the stockholders’ vote at the July 2023 Special Meeting, 63,395 shares of common stock were tendered for redemption. On July 31, 2023, following the stockholder approval, the Company filed the July 2023 Charter Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

The Sponsor has made the monthly deposit into the Trust Account of $128,513 for the monthly extension, from August 2, 2023 until January 2, 2024.

On January 2, 2024, IMAQ held a special meeting of stockholders (the “January 2024 Special Meeting”). As approved by its stockholders at the January 2024 Special Meeting, the Company filed a certificate of amendment to its amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “January 2024 Charter Amendment”) which became effective upon filing. The January 2024 Charter Amendment extended the deadline by which IMAQ must consummate an initial business combination for twelve (12) additional one (1) month periods from January 2, 2024 to January 2, 2025 (the “Amended Combination Period”) provided that, in connection with each one-month extension, a deposit of $20,000 is made into the Trust Account established in connection with the Company’s initial public offering. Stockholders also approved an amendment to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “NTA Charter Amendment”) to expand the methods by which the Company may avoid being deemed a “penny stock” under the Rule 419 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In connection with the stockholders’ vote at the January 2024 Special Meeting, 934,193 shares of common stock were tendered for redemption. On January 2, 2024, following the stockholder approval, the Company filed the January 2024 Charter Amendment and the NTA Charter Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

On each of January 2, 2024, February 1, 2024, March 6, 2024, April 5, 2024, April 29, 2024, May 28, 2024, June 25, 2024 and August 5, 2024, the Company made a deposit of $20,000 to the trust account to extend the period of time the Company has to consummate an initial business combination from January 2, 2024 to September 2, 2024.

Termination of Proposed Business Combination

On October 22, 2022, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with Risee Entertainment Holdings Private Limited, a company incorporated in India (“Risee”), and Reliance Entertainment Studios Private Limited, company incorporated in India (the “Target Company”). Pursuant to the terms of the SPA, a business combination between the Company and the Target Company will be effected by the acquisition of 100% of the issued and outstanding share capital of the Target Company from Risee in a series of transactions (collectively, the “Stock Acquisition”). The aggregate purchase price for the shares of the Target Company under the SPA is $102,000,000, and in addition, the Company also agreed to make a primary investment into the Target Company in the amount of $38,000,000, which will be used solely for the purposes of repayment of inter-company loans aggregating to $38,000,000 as existing on the books of the Target Company at the initial closing of the Stock Acquisition.

Pursuant to Section 12.1(a) of the SPA, wherein in the event of the Initial Closing (as defined in the SPA) has not occurred by the Outside Closing Date (as defined in the SPA) either Risee or the Target Company or the Company has the right to terminate the SPA. Risee terminated the SPA with immediate effect, and the Target Company and the Company acknowledged and accepted the termination letter dated October 25, 2023 received by the Company on October 26, 2023, without any liability to any of the parties involved.

Securities Purchase Agreement

On November 10, 2023, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with JC Unify Capital (Holdings) Limited, a BVI company (“JC Unify” or the “Buyer”), the Sponsor, and Shibasish Sarkar, (“Seller”, together with the Sponsor the**“Sellers”**), and as amended on January 31, 2024 (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which the Sponsor agreed to sell, and the Buyer agreed to purchase, 4,125,000 Founder Shares and 657,675 private placement units of the Company, which represents 76% of the total Company Securities (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) owned by the Sponsor for an aggregate purchase price of $1.00.

On January 31, 2024, the Company entered into the First Amendment to the Securities Purchase Agreement (the**“First Amendment”**) with the Sponsor, Buyer and Sellers, that amended and modified the Securities Purchase Agreement pursuant to which, among other things, (i) the Sponsor agreed to sell, and the Buyer agreed to purchase, 4,125,000 shares of common stock and 657,675 private placement units of the Company, which represents 76% of the total company securities owned by the Sponsor, (ii) the Sellers shall deliver the termination of indemnity agreements of Shibasish Sarkar and Vishwas Joshi, and resignations of all of the officer and directors of the SPAC, other than the officer and director(s) as mutually agreed, whose resignations shall be effective on the 10th day following the mailing to stockholders of a Schedule 14F or proxy statement pursuant to the rules of the SEC advising stockholders of a Change in Control of the Board of Directors (iii) in connection with the issuance of a $1,300,000 promissory note by the Buyer to the Company, the SPAC shall issue (i) 100,000 new units and 847,675 shares of common stock from the Company at the closing of a business combination, (iv) out of the $300,000 fee due to Chardan Capital Markets LLC (the “Chardan”), $50,000 shall be rebated via wire transfer from the Chardan to the Sponsor at the Closing, (v) the Sellers and the Buyer agree and acknowledge that the Company shall purchase directors and officers’ insurance for the officers or directors of the Company that is serving or has served as an officer or director of the SPAC prior to the signing of the SPA (“Initial Officers and Directors”) with coverage of $1 million for an one (1) year, covering the period from July 26, 2023 to July 26, 2024, and (vi) the Company will use best efforts to include a provision in the definitive business combination agreement, stipulating that the potential target will refrain from initiating any legal action against Initial Officers and Directors of the Company, except in the event of fraud, negligence or bad faith prior to their resignations.

Departure of Director or Certain Officers

On December 12, 2023, Paul F. Pelosi Jr. notified the Company that he is resigning from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company effective immediately. Mr. Pelosi Jr.’s resignation is pursuant to the execution of a Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of November 10, 2023 entered into between JC Unify Capital (Holdings) Limited, Content Creation Media LLC, the Company and Shibasish Sarkar, and it was not as a result of any disagreement with the Company or the Board. Effective upon Mr. Pelosi’s resignation as a Director, the size of the Company’s Board reduced from seven to six Directors.

On December 17, 2023, David M. Taghioff, Deepak Nayar, Klaas P. Baks, and Suresh Ramamurthi notified the Company that they are resigning from the Board of the Company effective immediately. The resignation of David M. Taghioff, Deepak Nayar, Klaas P. Baks, and Suresh Ramamurthi is pursuant to the execution of a Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of November 10, 2023 entered into between JC Unify Capital (Holdings) Limited, Content Creation Media LLC, the Company and Shibasish Sarkar, it was not as a result of any disagreement with the Company or the Board. Effective upon the resignation of David M. Taghioff, Deepak Nayar, Klaas P. Baks, and Suresh Ramamurthi Directors, the size of the Company’s Board reduced from six to two Directors. David M. Taghioff, Klaas P. Baks, and Suresh Ramamurthi were members of the Company’s Compensation Committee and David M. Taghioff, Deepak Nayar, Klaas P. Baks, and Suresh Ramamurthi were members of the Company’s Audit Committee.

On February 13, 2024, the Company held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, Sanjay Wadhwa and Shibasish Sarkar were appointed as Class I directors with a term expiring at the Company’s annual general meeting to be held in 2025; Claudius Tsang and Yu-Ping Edward Tsai were appointed as Class II directors with a term expiring at the Company’s annual meeting to be held in 2026; and Daung-Yen Lu, Yao Chin Chen, and Chih Young Hung were appointed as Class III directors with a term expiring at the Company’s annual meeting to be held in 2027.

On February 27, 2024, the Company received the resignation of Mr. Sanjay Wadhwa as Director of the Company. Mr. Wadhwa’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. Effective upon Mr. Sanjay’s resignation as a Director, the size of the Company’s Board reduced from seven to six Directors.

On June 20, 2024, the Company received the resignation of Mr. Chih Young Hung as Director of the Company. Mr. Hung’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company or the Board on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. Mr. Hung was the Chairman of the Company’s Compensation Committee and Audit Committee.

The Board appointed Mr. Hsu-Kao Cheng as Class III director of the Board, to fill in the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Chih Young Hung with effect from August 6, 2024 until the Company’s annual meeting to be held in 2027. The Board has determined that Mr. Cheng is an “independent director” as that term is defined under the Listing Rules of Nasdaq. Mr. Cheng shall serve as the Chairman of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee of the Board.

On July 2, 2024, the Company received the resignation of Mr. Daung-Yen Lu as Director of the Company. Mr. Lu’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company or the Board on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. Mr. Lu was a member of the Company’s Compensation Committee and Audit Committee.

The Board of the Company appointed Mr. Tao-Chou Chang as Class III director of the Board, to fill in the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Daung-Yen Lu with effect from August 6, 2024 until the Company’s annual meeting to be held in 2027. The Board has determined that Mr. Chang is an “independent director” as that term is defined under the Listing Rules of Nasdaq. Mr. Chang shall serve as a member of the Company’s Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee of the Board.

On July 2, 2024, the Company received the resignation of Mr. Yu-Ping Tsai as Director of the Company. Mr. Tsai’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company or the Board on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. Mr. Tsai was a member of the Company’s Compensation Committee and Audit Committee.

The Board of the Company appointed Mr. Ming-Hsien Hsu as Class II director of the Board, to fill in the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Yu-Ping Tsai with effect from August 6, 2024 until the Company’s annual meeting to be held in 2026. The Board has determined that Mr. Hsu is an “independent director” as that term is defined under the Listing Rules of Nasdaq. Mr. Hsu shall serve as a member of the Company’s Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee of the Board.

On July 4, 2024, the Company received the resignation of Mr. Claudius Tsang as Director of the Company. Mr. Tsang’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company or the Board on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.

On August 6, 2024, the Company received the resignation of Mr. Yao Chin Chen as Director of the Company. Mr. Chen’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company. Effective upon Mr. Chen’s resignation as a Director, the size of the Company’s Board reduced to four Directors.

Sources of Potential Business Combination Targets

We believe that the operational and transactional experience of our management team and their respective affiliates and related entities and the relationships they have developed as a result of such experience, will provide us with a number of potential business combination targets. We believe that these networks of relationships and this experience will provide us with important sources of opportunities. In addition, we anticipate that target business candidates may be brought to our attention from various unaffiliated sources, including investment market participants, private equity funds and large business enterprises seeking to divest noncore assets or divisions.

Our acquisition criteria, due diligence processes and value creation methods are not intended to be exhaustive. Any evaluation relating to the merits of a particular initial business combination may be based, to the extent relevant, on these general guidelines as well as other considerations, factors and criteria that our management may deem relevant. Our search for a business combination, ability to consummate a business combination, or the operations of a target business with which we ultimately consummate a business combination, may be materially adversely affected by factors beyond our control.

Other Acquisition Considerations

We are not prohibited from pursuing an initial business combination with a business combination target that is affiliated with our sponsor, officers or directors (or their respective affiliates or related entities) or making the acquisition through a joint venture or other form of shared ownership with our sponsor, officers or directors (or their respective affiliates or related entities). In the event we seek to complete our initial business combination with a company that is affiliated with our sponsor, officers or directors (or their respective affiliates or related entities), we, or a committee of independent directors, will obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another independent firm that commonly renders valuation opinions for the type of company we are seeking to acquire or an independent accounting firm that our initial business combination is fair to our company from a financial point of view. We are not required to obtain such an opinion in any other context.

Our sponsor, officers, and directors have agreed that we will have until September 2, 2024 (or until January 2, 2025 if we fully extend the date to consummate a business combination) to complete our initial business combination (the “Combination Period”). If we are unable to complete our initial business combination within the Combination Period, we will: (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to IMAQ to pay its taxes, divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of IMAQ’s remaining stockholders and their board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to IMAQ’s obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to our public warrants, public rights or private placement warrants. The warrants and rights will expire worthless if we fail to complete our initial business combination within the Combination Period.

Unless we complete our initial business combination with a company that is affiliated with our sponsor, officers or directors (or their respective affiliates or related entities), we or a committee of independent directors, are not required to obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another independent firm that commonly renders valuation opinions for the type of company we are seeking to acquire or an independent accounting firm that our initial business combination is fair to our company from a financial point of view. We are not required to obtain such an opinion in any other context. If no opinion is obtained, our stockholders will be relying on the judgment of our Board of Directors, who will determine fair market value based on standards generally accepted by the financial community. Such standards used will be disclosed in our tender offer documents or proxy solicitation materials, as applicable, related to our initial business combination.

Members of our management team may directly or indirectly own our Class A ordinary shares and/or private placement units following the IPO, and, accordingly, may have a conflict of interest in determining whether a particular target business is an appropriate business with which to effectuate our initial business combination. Further, each of our officers and directors may have a conflict of interest with respect to evaluating a particular business combination if the retention or resignation of any such officers and directors was included by a target business as a condition to any agreement with respect to our initial business combination.

In general, officers and directors of a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware are required to present business opportunities to a corporation if:

Accordingly, as a result of multiple business affiliations, our officers and directors may have similar legal obligations relating to presenting business opportunities meeting the above-listed criteria to multiple entities. Furthermore, our certificate of incorporation provides that the doctrine of corporate opportunity will not apply with respect to any of our officers or directors in circumstances where the application of the doctrine would conflict with any fiduciary duties or contractual obligations they may have. In order to minimize potential conflicts of interest which may arise from multiple affiliations, our officers and directors (other than our independent directors) have agreed to present to us for our consideration, prior to presentation to any other person or entity, any suitable opportunity to acquire a target business, until the earlier of: (1) our execution of a merger agreement in connection with an initial business combination and (2) September 2, 2024 (or January 2, 2025, if we fully extend the date to consummate a business combination). This agreement is, however, subject to any pre-existing fiduciary and contractual obligations such officer or director may from time to time have to another entity. Accordingly, if any of them becomes aware of a business combination opportunity which is suitable for an entity to which he or she has pre-existing fiduciary or contractual obligations, he or she will honor his or her fiduciary or contractual obligations to present such business combination opportunity to such entity, and only present it to us if such entity rejects the opportunity.

Our sponsor, officers and directors are, and may become a sponsor, an officer or director of other special purpose acquisition companies with a class of securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. Notwithstanding that, such officers and directors will continue to have a pre-existing fiduciary obligation to us, and we will, therefore, have priority over any special purpose acquisition companies they subsequently join.

Redemption Rights for Holders of the Public Shares

The Company will provide the holders (the “public stockholders”) of the shares of common stock included in the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering (the “Public Shares”) with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a stockholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek stockholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion. The public stockholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially anticipated to be $10.00 per Public 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). There will be no redemption rights upon the completion of a Business Combination with respect to the Company’s rights or warrants. The Public Shares subject to redemption are recorded at redemption value and classified as temporary equity upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”).

Automatic Dissolution and Subsequent Liquidation of the Trust Account if No Business Combination

If IMAQ does not consummate the Business Combination and fails to consummate an initial business combination by September 2, 2024 (or January 2, 2025, if it exercises its option to extend the date to consummate a business combination), then, pursuant to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation, IMAQ will be required to dissolve and liquidate as soon as reasonably practicable, unless IMAQ seeks stockholder approval to amend and restate IMAQ’s certificate of incorporation to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination. As a result, this has the same effect as if IMAQ had formally gone through a voluntary liquidation procedure under Delaware law. Accordingly, no vote would be required from the IMAQ stockholders to commence such a voluntary winding up, dissolution and liquidation. If IMAQ is unable to consummate the Business Combination within the Combination Period, it will, (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to IMAQ to pay its taxes, divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of IMAQ’s remaining stockholders and their board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to IMAQ’s obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. The Sponsor have agreed not to propose, or vote in favor, of an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation that would affect the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of its Public Shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination by September 2, 2024 (or January 2, 2025, if it exercises its option to extend the date to consummate a business combination), unless the Company provides the public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares in conjunction with any such amendment. In the event of its dissolution and liquidation, the IMAQ warrants and rights will expire and will be worthless.

The proceeds deposited in the trust account could, however, become subject to the claims of IMAQ’s creditors which would have higher priority than the claims of its public stockholders. IMAQ cannot guarantee that the actual per-share redemption amount received by stockholders will not be substantially less than $10.00. Under Section 281(b) of the DGCL, IMAQ’s plan of dissolution must provide for all claims against it to be paid in full or make provision for payments to be made in full, as applicable, if there are sufficient assets. These claims must be paid or provided for before IMAQ makes any distribution of its remaining assets to its stockholders. While IMAQ intends to pay such amounts, if any, IMAQ cannot guarantee that it will have funds sufficient to pay or provide for all creditors’ claims.

Although IMAQ will seek to have all vendors, service providers, prospective target businesses or other entities with which IMAQ does business execute agreements with it waiving any right, title, interest and claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the trust account for the benefit of IMAQ’s public stockholders, there is no guarantee that they will execute such agreements or even if they execute such agreements that they would be prevented from bringing claims against the trust account including but not limited to fraudulent inducement, breach of fiduciary responsibility or other similar claims, as well as claims challenging the enforceability of the waiver, in each case in order to gain an advantage with respect to a claim against IMAQ’s assets, including the funds held in the trust account. If any third party refuses to execute an agreement waiving such claims to the monies held in the trust account, IMAQ’s management will perform an analysis of the alternatives available to it and will only enter into an agreement with a third party that has not executed a waiver if management believes that such third party’s engagement would be significantly more beneficial to it than any alternative.

In addition, there is no guarantee that such entities will agree to waive any claims they may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with IMAQ and will not seek recourse against the trust account for any reason. The Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to IMAQ if and to the extent any claims by a third party for services rendered or products sold to IMAQ, or a prospective target business with which IMAQ has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the trust account to below (i) $10.00 per public share or (ii) such lesser amount per public share held in the trust account as of the date of the liquidation of the trust account, due to reductions in value of the trust assets, in each case net of the amount of interest which may be withdrawn to pay taxes, except as to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the trust account and except as to any claims under IMAQ’s indemnity of the underwriters of IMAQ’s initial public offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. In the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, then the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third party claims. IMAQ has not independently verified whether the Sponsor has sufficient funds to satisfy its indemnity obligations and believes that the Sponsor’s only assets are securities of IMAQ. IMAQ has not asked the Sponsor to reserve for such indemnification obligations. Therefore, IMAQ cannot guarantee that the Sponsor would be able to satisfy those obligations. As a result, if any such claims were successfully made against the trust account, the funds available for IMAQ’s initial business combination and redemptions could be reduced to less than $10.00 per public share. In such event, IMAQ may not be able to complete its initial business combination, and IMAQ’s stockholders would receive such lesser amount per share in connection with any redemption of their public shares. None of IMAQ’s officers will indemnify IMAQ for claims by third parties including, without limitation, claims by vendors and prospective target businesses.

In the event that the proceeds in the trust account are reduced below (i) $10.00 per public share or (ii) such lesser amount per public share held in the trust account as of the date of the liquidation of the trust account, due to reductions in value of the trust assets, in each case net of the amount of interest which may be withdrawn to pay taxes, and the Sponsor asserts that it is unable to satisfy its indemnification obligations or that it has no indemnification obligations related to a particular claim, IMAQ’s independent directors would determine whether to take legal action against the Sponsor to enforce its indemnification obligations. While IMAQ expects that its independent directors would take legal action on its behalf against the Sponsor to enforce its indemnification obligations to IMAQ, it is possible that IMAQ’s independent directors in exercising their business judgment may choose not to do so if, for example, the cost of such legal action is deemed by the independent directors to be too high relative to the amount recoverable or if the independent directors determine that a favorable outcome is not likely. IMAQ has not asked the Sponsor to reserve for such indemnification obligations and IMAQ cannot guarantee that the Sponsor would be able to satisfy those obligations. Accordingly, IMAQ cannot guarantee that due to claims of creditors the actual value of the per-share redemption price will not be less than $10.00 per public share.

Under the DGCL, stockholders may be held liable for claims by third parties against a corporation to the extent of distributions received by them in a dissolution. The pro rata portion of IMAQ’s trust account distributed to its public stockholders upon the redemption of its public shares in the event IMAQ does not complete its business combination by September 2, 2024 (unless extended) may be considered a liquidating distribution under Delaware law. If the corporation complies with certain procedures set forth in Section 280 of the DGCL intended to ensure that it makes reasonable provision for all claims against it, including a 60-day notice period during which any third-party claims can be brought against the corporation, a 90-day period during which the corporation may reject any claims brought, and an additional 150-day waiting period before any liquidating distributions are made to stockholders, any liability of stockholders with respect to a liquidating distribution is limited to the lesser of such stockholder’s pro rata share of the claim or the amount distributed to the stockholder, and any liability of the stockholder would be barred after the third anniversary of the dissolution.

Furthermore, if the pro rata portion of IMAQ’s trust account distributed to its public stockholders upon the redemption of its public shares in the event IMAQ does not complete its business combination by September 2, 2024 (or January 2, 2025, if it exercises its option to extend the date to consummate a business combination), is not considered a liquidating distribution under Delaware law and such redemption distribution is deemed to be unlawful, then pursuant to Section 174 of the DGCL, the statute of limitations for claims of creditors could then be six years after the unlawful redemption distribution, instead of three years, as in the case of a liquidating distribution. If IMAQ is unable to complete its business combination by September 2, 2024 (or January 2, 2025, if it exercises its option to extend the date to consummate a business combination), IMAQ will: (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to IMAQ to pay its taxes, divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of IMAQ’s remaining stockholders and their board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to IMAQ’s obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. As such, IMAQ’s stockholders could potentially be liable for any claims to the extent of distributions received by them (but no more) and any liability of its stockholders may extend well beyond the third anniversary of such date.

Because IMAQ does not comply with Section 280, Section 281(b) of the DGCL requires IMAQ to adopt a plan, based on facts known to IMAQ at such time that will provide for its payment of all existing and pending claims or claims that may be potentially brought against it within the subsequent 10 years. However, because IMAQ is a blank check company, rather than an operating company, and its operations are limited to searching for prospective target businesses to acquire, the only likely claims to arise would be from its vendors (such as lawyers, investment bankers, etc.) or prospective target businesses. Pursuant to the obligation contained in IMAQ’s underwriting agreement dated July 28, 2021, IMAQ required that all vendors, service providers, prospective target businesses or other entities with which it does business execute agreements with it waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the trust account. As a result of this obligation, the claims that could be made against IMAQ are significantly limited and the likelihood that any claim that would result in any liability extending to the trust account is remote. Further, the Sponsor may be liable only to the extent necessary to ensure that the amounts in the trust account are not reduced below (i) $10.00 per public share or (ii) such lesser amount per public share held in the trust account as of the date of the liquidation of the trust account, due to reductions in value of the trust assets, in each case net of the amount of interest withdrawn to pay taxes and will not be liable as to any claims under IMAQ’s indemnity of the underwriters of the initial public offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. In the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims.

If IMAQ files a bankruptcy petition or an involuntary bankruptcy petition is filed against it that is not dismissed, the proceeds held in the trust account could be subject to applicable bankruptcy law, and may be included in IMAQ’s bankruptcy estate and subject to the claims of third parties with priority over the claims of its stockholders. To the extent any bankruptcy claims deplete the trust account, IMAQ cannot guarantee that it will be able to return $10.00 per share to its public stockholders. Additionally, if IMAQ files a bankruptcy petition or an involuntary bankruptcy petition is filed against IMAQ that is not dismissed, any distributions received by stockholders could be viewed under applicable debtor/creditor and/or bankruptcy laws as either a “preferential transfer” or a “fraudulent conveyance.” As a result, a bankruptcy court could seek to recover some or all amounts received by IMAQ’s stockholders. Furthermore, IMAQ’s board of directors may be viewed as having breached its fiduciary duty to its creditors and/or may have acted in bad faith, thereby exposing itself and IMAQ to claims of punitive damages, by paying public stockholders from the trust account prior to addressing the claims of creditors. IMAQ cannot guarantee that claims will not be brought against it for these reasons.

IMAQ’s public stockholders will be entitled to receive funds from the trust account only (i) in the event of the redemption of its public shares if IMAQ does not complete its business combination by September 2, 2024 (or January 2, 2025, if it exercises its option to extend the date to consummate a business combination), subject to applicable law, (ii) (a) in connection with a stockholder vote to approve an amendment to its amended and restated certificate of incorporation to modify the substance or timing of its obligation to allow redemption in connection with the Business Combination or to redeem 100% of its public shares if IMAQ has not consummated an initial business combination by September 2, 2024 (or January 2, 2025, if it exercises its option to extend the date to consummate a business combination), or (b completion of an initial business combination, and then only in connection with those public shares that such stockholder properly) with respect to any other provision relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity or (iii) IMAQ’s elected to redeem, subject to the limitations described in the final prospectus IMAQ filed with the SEC on July 29, 2021. In no other circumstances will a stockholder has any right or interest of any kind to or in the trust account.

Each of IMAQ’s initial stockholders has agreed to waive its rights to participate in any liquidation of the Trust Account or other assets with respect to any shares of IMAQ common stock they hold.

** PCAOB Developments**

We are a blank check company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware with our office located in New Jersey. We have no operations or subsidiaries in China and will not undertake our initial business combination with any entity with its principal business operations in China (including Hong Kong and Macau). Our auditor, Mercurius & Associates LLP (“Mercurius”), headquartered in New Delhi, India, is an independent registered public accounting firm registered with the United States Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) and is subject to laws in the United States in relation to PCAOB’s applicable professional standards.

We will not pursue a business combination with a China-based target, however, we may be subject to Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, as amended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (the “HFCAA”) and related regulations if we pursue an opportunity with a foreign company. On June 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (“AHFCAA”), which, if signed into law, would amend the HFCAA and require the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three consecutive years. On December 29, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act was signed into law by President Biden. The Consolidated Appropriations Act contained, among other things, an identical provision to the AHFCAA, which reduces the number of consecutive non-inspection years required for triggering the prohibitions under the HFCA Act from three years to two years. For instance, the HFCAA would restrict our ability to consummate a business combination with a target business unless that business met certain standards of the PCAOB and would require delisting of a company from U.S. national securities exchanges if the PCAOB is unable to inspect its public accounting firm for two consecutive years. The HFCAA also requires public companies to disclose, among other things, whether they are owned or controlled by a foreign government, specifically, those based in China. We may not be able to consummate a business combination with a favored target business due to these laws.

The documentation we may be required to submit to the SEC proving certain beneficial ownership requirements and establishing that we are not owned or controlled by a foreign government in the event that we use a foreign public accounting firm not subject to inspection by the PCAOB or where the PCAOB is unable to completely inspect or investigate our accounting practices or financial statements because of a position taken by an authority in the foreign jurisdiction could be onerous and time consuming to prepare. The HFCAA mandates the SEC to identify issuers of SEC-registered securities whose audited financial reports are prepared by an accounting firm that the PCAOB is unable to inspect due to restrictions imposed by an authority in the foreign jurisdiction where the audits are performed. If such identified issuer’s auditor cannot be inspected by the PCAOB for two consecutive years, the trading of such issuer’s securities on any U.S. national securities exchanges, as well as any over-the-counter trading in the U.S., will be prohibited.

Future developments in respect of increased U.S. regulatory access to audit information are uncertain, as the legislative developments are subject to the legislative process and the regulatory developments are subject to the rule-making process and other administrative procedures.

Other developments in U.S. laws and regulatory environment may further restrict our ability to complete a business combination with certain China-based businesses.

Enforceability of Civil Liability

All of our directors and officers are located outside of the United States. Further, it is uncertain if any officers and directors of the post-combination entity will be located inside the Unites States. As a result, it may be difficult, or in some cases not possible, for investors in the United States to enforce their legal rights, to effect service of process upon our directors or officers or to enforce judgments of United States courts predicated upon civil liabilities and criminal penalties on our directors and officers under United States laws.

Management Operating and Investment Experience

We believe that our executive officers possess the experience, skills and contacts necessary to source, evaluate, and execute an attractive business combination. See the section titled “Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance” for information on the experience of our officers and directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, our officers and directors are not obligated to devote any specific number of hours to our matters and intend to devote only as much time as they deem necessary to our affairs. The amount of time they will devote in any time period will vary based on whether a target business has been selected for the business combination and the stage of the business combination process the company is in. Accordingly, once a suitable target business to consummate our initial business combination with has been located, management will spend more time investigating such target business and negotiating and processing the business combination (and consequently spend more time on our affairs) than had been spent prior to locating a suitable target business. We do not intend to have any full time employees prior to the consummation of our initial business combination. The past successes of our executive officers and directors do not guarantee that we will successfully consummate an initial business combination.

As more fully discussed in “Conflict of Interest,” all of our officers and directors currently have certain pre-existing fiduciary duties or contractual obligations. As a result of multiple business affiliations, our officers and directors may have similar legal obligations relating to presenting business opportunities meeting the above-listed criteria to multiple entities. Our certificate of incorporation provides that the doctrine of corporate opportunity will not apply with respect to any of our officers or directors in circumstances where the application of the doctrine would conflict with any fiduciary duties or contractual obligations they may have. In order to minimize potential conflicts of interest which may arise from multiple affiliations, our officers and directors (other than our independent directors) have agreed to present to us for our consideration, prior to presentation to any other person or entity, any suitable opportunity to acquire a target business, until the earlier of: (1) our consummation of a merger agreement in connection with an initial business combination and (2) September 2, 2024 (or January 2, 2025, if we exercise the option to extend the date to consummate a business combination). This agreement is, however, subject to any pre-existing fiduciary and contractual obligations such officer or director may from time to time have to another entity. Accordingly, if any of them becomes aware of a business combination opportunity which is suitable for an entity to which he or she has pre-existing fiduciary or contractual obligations, he or she will honor his or her fiduciary or contractual obligations to present such business combination opportunity to such entity, and only present it to us if such entity rejects the opportunity.

Emerging Growth Company Status and Other Information

We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act. As such, we are eligible to 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 of 2002, or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. If some investors find our securities less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our securities and the prices of our securities may be more volatile.

In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an “emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We intend to take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period.

We will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of (1) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following the fifth anniversary of the date of the IPO, (b) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.235 billion, or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our ordinary shares that are held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the end of that year’s second fiscal quarter; and (2) the date on which we have issued more than $1.00 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the prior three-year period. References herein to “emerging growth company” shall have the meaning associated with it in the JOBS Act.

Additionally, we are a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K. Smaller reporting companies may take advantage of certain reduced disclosure obligations, including, among other things, providing only two years of audited financial statements. We will remain a smaller reporting company until the last day of the fiscal year in which (1) the market value of our ordinary shares held by non-affiliates equals or exceeds $250 million as of the end of that year’s second fiscal quarter, or (2) our annual revenues equalled or exceeded $100 million during such completed fiscal year and the market value of our ordinary shares held by non-affiliates equals or exceeds $700 million as of the end of that year’s second fiscal quarter.

Conflict of Interest

In general, officers and directors of a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware are required to present business opportunities to a corporation if:

As a result of multiple business affiliations, our officers and directors may have similar legal obligations relating to presenting business opportunities meeting the above-listed criteria to multiple entities. Our certificate of incorporation provides that the doctrine of corporate opportunity will not apply with respect to any of our officers or directors in circumstances where the application of the doctrine would conflict with any fiduciary duties or contractual obligations they may have. In order to minimize potential conflicts of interest which may arise from multiple affiliations, our officers and directors (other than our independent directors) have agreed to present to us for our consideration, prior to presentation to any other person or entity, any suitable opportunity to acquire a target business, until the earlier of: (1) our execution of a merger agreement in connection with an initial business combination and (2) September 2, 2024 (or January 2, 2025, if we exercise the option to extend the date to consummate a business combination). This agreement is, however, subject to any pre-existing fiduciary and contractual obligations such officer or director may from time to time have to another entity. Accordingly, if any of them becomes aware of a business combination opportunity which is suitable for an entity to which he or she has pre-existing fiduciary or contractual obligations, he or she will honor his or her fiduciary or contractual obligations to present such business combination opportunity to such entity, and only present it to us if such entity rejects the opportunity.

Competition

In identifying, evaluating and selecting a target business, we may encounter intense competition from other entities having a business objective similar to ours. Many of these entities are well established and have extensive experience identifying and effecting business combinations directly or through affiliates. Many of these competitors possess greater technical, human and other resources than us and our financial resources will be relatively limited when contrasted with those of many of these competitors. While we believe there may be numerous potential target businesses that we could complete a business combination with utilizing our net proceeds, our ability to compete in completing a business combination with certain sizable target businesses may be limited by our available financial resources. Furthermore, the requirement that, so long as our securities are listed on Nasdaq, we acquire a target business or businesses having a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the value of the trust account (less deferred underwriting discounts and any taxes payable on interest earned and less any interest earned thereon that is released to us for taxes) at the time of the agreement to enter into the business combination, our obligation to pay cash in connection with our public shareholders who exercise their redemption rights, and our outstanding private placement warrants and the potential future dilution they represent, may not be viewed favorably by certain target businesses. Any of these factors may place us at a competitive disadvantage in successfully negotiating our initial business combination.

Employees

IMAQ currently has one officer, Shibasish Sarkar, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer. The officer is not obligated to devote any specific number of hours to IMAQ’s matters. The amount of time the officer will devote to IMAQ in any time period will vary based on whether a target business has been selected and the stage of the Business Combination process IMAQ is in. IMAQ does not have any other employees.

Facilities

IMAQ’s executive offices are located at 1604 US Highway 130, North Brunswick, NJ 08902 and its telephone number is (212) 960-3677. IMAQ considers its current office space adequate for its current operations.