New Horizon Aircraft Ltd

CERTAIN TERMS AND CONVENTIONS

All references to “we,” “us,” “our,” “New Horizon,” the “Company” or similar terms used in this annual report refer to New Horizon Aircraft Ltd., a British Columbia company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise indicates.

All references in this document to “Dollars” are expressed in Canadian Dollars (“CAD”, “$CAD”) and in ’000s (except per share data), unless otherwise indicated.

“Amalgamation” refers to the amalgamation of Merger Sub and Horizon in connection with the Business Combination, the resulting company, “Amalco,” with Amalco being the wholly owned subsidiary of Pono.

“Articles” refers to the governing documents of New Horizon Aircraft Ltd., adopted on January 11, 2024 in connection with the SPAC Continuance.

“BCBCA” refers to the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), as now in effect and as it may be amended from time to time.

“Business Combination Agreement” refers to the business combination agreement, dated, August 15, 2023, by and among Pono, Pono Three Merger Acquisitions Corp., a British Columbia company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Pono (“Merger Sub”) and Robinson Aircraft Ltd., d/b/a Horizon Aircraft (“Legacy Horizon”).

“Business Combination” refers to the transactions related to the Business Combination Agreement, pursuant to which Pono was continued and de-registered from the Cayman Islands and redomesticated as a British Columbia company on January 11, 2024, Merger Sub and Legacy Horizon were subsequently amalgamated under the laws of British Columbia, and Pono changed its name to New Horizon Aircraft Ltd.

“$,” “$CAD,” “CAD,” or “Dollars” refers to the lawful currency of Canada (expressed in Canadian dollars).

“Class A ordinary shares” refers to the Class A ordinary shares, no par value per share, of New Horizon Aircraft Ltd.

“Initial Public Offering” or “IPO” refers to the initial public offering of 11,500,000 units, with each unit consisting of one Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Pono Class A ordinary shares”) and one warrant to purchase one Pono Class A ordinary share, and each unit being sold at an offering price of $10.00 per unit, which closed on February 14, 2023 and the registration statement on Form S-1 of which was declared effective by the SEC on February 9, 2023.

“Legacy Horizon” refer to Robinson Aircraft, Ltd. d/b/a Horizon Aircraft, a British Columbia company, prior to the Business Combination.

“Pono” refers to Pono Capital Three, Inc., a Cayman Islands blank check company incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses, which in connection with the Business Combination, was continued and de-registered from the Cayman Islands and redomesticated as a British Columbia company and changed its name to New Horizon Aircraft Ltd.

“Public Warrants” refers to warrants to purchase the Class A ordinary shares at an exercise price of $11.50 per share.

SPAC Continuance” refers to the domestication of Pono as a British Columbia company in connection with the Business Combination.

“USD $,” “USD” or “U.S. Dollars” refers to the legal currency of the United States.