UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2026
or
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number:001-42134
Melar Acquisition Corp. I
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Cayman Islands | 87-1634103 |
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| (State or other jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. Employer |
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| incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) |
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| 143 West 72nd Street, 4th Floor New York, New York | 10023 |
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| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
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(702) 781-1120
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
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| Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant | MACIU | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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| Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share | MACI | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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| Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share | MACIW | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ |
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| Non-accelerated filer | ☒ | Smaller reporting company | ☒ |
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| Emerging growth company | ☒ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes☒ No ☐
As of May 14, 2026, there were 16,000,000 Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, and 5,621,622 Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of the registrant issued and outstanding.
FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2026
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| Part I. Financial Information | 1 |
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| Item 1. Financial Statements | 1 |
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| Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2026 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2025 | 1 |
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| Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 | 2 |
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| Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficit for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 | 3 |
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| Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 | 4 |
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| Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements | 5 |
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| Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 20 |
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| Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 27 |
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| Item 4. Controls and Procedures | 27 |
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| Part II. Other Information | 28 |
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| Item 1. Legal Proceedings | 28 |
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| Item 1A. Risk Factors | 28 |
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| Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 28 |
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| Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 28 |
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| Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures | 28 |
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| Item 5. Other Information | 28 |
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| Item 6. Exhibits | 29 |
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| SIGNATURES | 30 |
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Unless otherwise stated in this Report, or the context otherwise requires, references to:
| ● | “2025 Annual Report” are to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, as filed with the SEC (as defined below) on March 9, 2026; |
| ● | “Administrative Services Agreement” are to the Administrative Services Agreement, dated June 17, 2024, which we entered into with MCG (as defined below); |
| ● | “Amended and Restated Articles” are to our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, as currently in effect; |
| ● | “ASC” are to the FASB (as defined below) Accounting Standards Codification; |
| ● | “ASU” are to the FASB Accounting Standards Update; |
| ● | “Board of Directors” or “Board” are to our board of directors; |
| ● | “Business Combination” are to a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities; |
| ● | “CCM” are to Cohen & Company Capital Markets, a division of Cohen & Company Securities, LLC, a representative of the Underwriters (as defined below); |
| ● | “Certifying Officers” are to our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, together; |
| ● | “Class A Ordinary Shares” are to our Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share; |
| ● | “Class B Ordinary Shares” are to our Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share; |
| ● | “Closing” are to the consummation of the Everli Business Combination; |
| ● | “Combination Period” are to (i) the 24-month period, from the closing of the Initial Public Offering (as defined below) to June 20, 2026 (or such earlier date as determined by the Board), that we have to consummate an initial Business Combination, or (ii) such other period in which we must consummate an initial Business Combination pursuant to an amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles and consistent with applicable laws, regulations and stock exchange rules; |
| ● | “Company,” “our,” “we,” or “us” are to Melar Acquisition Corp. I, a Cayman Islands exempted company; |
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| ● | “Continental” are to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, trustee of our Trust Account and warrant agent of our Warrants (as defined below); |
| ● | “Deferred Fee” are to the additional fee of $6,600,000 in the aggregate to which the Underwriters are entitled that is payable only upon our completion of the initial Business Combination; |
| ● | “Escrowed Seller” are to Salvatore Palella; |
| ● | “Everli” are to Everli Global Inc., a Nevada corporation, together with its successors; |
| ● | “Everli Business Combination” are to the transactions contemplated by the Everli Merger Agreement and the related ancillary documents, collectively; |
| ● | “Everli Merger Agreement” are to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated July 30, 2025 and as amended on October 2, 2025 and December 8, 2025, we entered into with (i) Everli, (ii) Merger Sub (as defined below), (iii) the Sponsor (as defined below) and (iv) the Escrowed Seller, as amended by the First Everli Merger Agreement Amendment (as defined below) and the Second Everli Merger Agreement Amendment (as defined below); |
| ● | “Everli Notes” are to the First Everli Note (as defined below) and the Second Everli Note (as defined below), together; |
| ● | “Everli Registration Statement” are to the Registration Statement on Form S-4, which includes a proxy statement/prospectus, in connection with the Everli Business Combination, which was originally submitted confidentially with the SEC on January 23, 2026; |
| ● | “Exchange Act” are to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; |
| ● | “FASB” are to the Financial Accounting Standards Board; |
| ● | “First Everli Merger Agreement Amendment” are to the First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 2, 2025, we entered into with (i) Everli, (ii) Merger Sub, (iii) the Sponsor and (iv) the Escrowed Seller; |
| ● | “First Everli Note” are to the secured promissory note and pledge agreement in the principal amount of up to $3,611,111 issued to us by Everli and the Pledging Stockholder (as defined below) on May 30, 2025, as amended and restated on August 18, 2025, and further amended on September 12, 2025, September 29, 2025 and March 30, 2026; |
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| ● | “Founder Shares” are to the (i) Class B Ordinary Shares initially purchased by our Sponsor prior to the Initial Public Offering and (ii) Class A Ordinary Shares that will be issued upon the automatic conversion of the Class B Ordinary Shares (x) at the time of our Business Combination as described in the IPO Registration Statement (as defined below) or (y) earlier at the option of the holders thereof, as described in the IPO Registration Statement; for the avoidance of doubt, such Class A Ordinary Shares will not be “Public Shares” (as defined below); |
| ● | “GAAP” are to the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; |
| ● | “Initial Public Offering” or “IPO” are to the initial public offering that we consummated on June 20, 2024; |
| ● | “Investment Company Act” are to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; |
| ● | “IPO Promissory Note” are to that certain unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of up to $300,000 issued to our Sponsor on March 11, 2024; |
| ● | “IPO Registration Statement” are to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 initially filed with the SEC on May 31, 2024, as amended, and declared effective on June 17, 2024 (File No. 333-279899); |
| ● | “JOBS Act” are to the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012; |
| ● | “Letter Agreement” are to the Letter Agreement, dated June 17, 2024, which we entered into with our Sponsor and our directors and officers; |
| ● | “Management” or our “Management Team” are to our executive officers; |
| ● | “Merger Sub” are to MAC I Merger Sub Inc., a Nevada corporation and our wholly-owned subsidiary; |
| ● | “MCG” are to Melar Capital Group LLC, an affiliate of the Sponsor; |
| ● | “Nasdaq” are to The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; |
| ● | “Nasdaq 36-Month Requirement” are to the requirement pursuant to the Nasdaq Rules (as defined below) that a SPAC (as defined below) must complete one or more Business Combinations within 36 months following the effectiveness of its initial public offering registration statement; |
| ● | “Nasdaq Rules” are to the continued listing rules of Nasdaq, as they exist as of the date of this Report; |
| ● | “Option Units” are to the 1,000,000 units that were purchased by the Underwriters pursuant to the partial exercise of the Over-Allotment Option (as defined below); |
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| ● | “Ordinary Shares” are to the Class A Ordinary Shares and the Class B Ordinary Shares, together; |
| ● | “Over-Allotment Option” are to the 45-day option that the Underwriters had to purchase up to an additional 2,250,000 Option Units to cover over-allotments, if any, pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement (as defined below), which was partially exercised; |
| ● | “Pledging Stockholder” are to a certain stockholder of Everli that is a party to the First Everli Note; |
| ● | “Private Placement” are to the private placement of Private Placement Warrants (as defined below) that occurred simultaneously with the closing of our Initial Public Offering, pursuant to the Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreements (as defined below); |
| ● | “Private Placement Warrants” are to the warrants issued to our Sponsor, CCM and Seaport (as defined below) in the Private Placement; |
| ● | “Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreements” are to the (i) Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement, dated June 17, 2024, which we entered into with our Sponsor and (ii) Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement, dated June 17, 2024, which we entered into with CCM and Seaport, together; |
| ● | “Public Shareholders” are to the holders of our Public Shares, including our Sponsor and Management Team to the extent our Sponsor and/or the members of our Management Team purchase Public Shares, provided that our Sponsor’s and each member of our Management Team’s status as a “Public Shareholder” will only exist with respect to such Public Shares; |
| ● | “Public Shares” are to the Class A Ordinary Shares sold as part of the Units (as defined below) in our Initial Public Offering (whether they were purchased in our Initial Public Offering or thereafter in the open market); |
| ● | “Public Warrants” are to the redeemable warrants sold as part of the Units in our Initial Public Offering (whether they were subscribed for in our Initial Public Offering or purchased in the open market); |
| ● | “Registration Rights Agreement” are to the Registration Rights Agreement, dated June 17, 2024, which we entered into with the Sponsor and the other holders party thereto; |
| ● | “Report” are to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026; |
| ● | “Seaport” are to Seaport Global Securities LLC, a representative of the Underwriters (as defined below); |
| ● | “SEC” are to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; |
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| ● | “Second Everli Merger Agreement Amendment” are to the Second Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December 8, 2025, we entered into with (i) Everli, (ii) Merger Sub, (iii) the Sponsor and (iv) the Escrowed Seller; |
| ● | “Second Everli Note” are to the secured promissory note and pledge agreement in the principal amount of up to $7,500,000 issued to MCG by Everli on October 21, 2025; |
| ● | “Securities Act” are to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; |
| ● | “SPAC” are to a special purpose acquisition company; |
| ● | “Sponsor” are to Melar Acquisition Sponsor I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; |
| ● | “Sponsor Loan” are to that the unsecured loan made to us by the Sponsor in connection with the Sponsor Note (as defined below); |
| ● | “Sponsor Note” are to the unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of up to $3,611,111 issued by us to the Sponsor on May 30, 2025, as amended and restated on August 18, 2025, and further amended on September 12, 2025, September 29, 2025 and March 30, 2026; |
| ● | “Trust Account” are to the U.S.-based trust account in which an amount of $160,000,000 from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement Warrants in the Private Placement was placed following the closing of the Initial Public Offering; |
| ● | “Trust Agreement” are to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated June 17, 2024, which we entered into with Continental, as trustee of the Trust Account; |
| ● | “Underwriters” are to the several underwriters of the Initial Public Offering; |
| ● | “Underwriting Agreement” are to the Underwriting Agreement, June 17, 2024, which we entered into with CCM and Seaport, as representatives of the Underwriters; |
| ● | “Units” are to the units sold in our Initial Public Offering, which consist of one Public Share and one-half of one Public Warrant; |
| ● | “Warrant Agreement” are to the Warrant Agreement, dated June 17, 2024, which we entered into with Continental, as Warrant agent; |
| ● | “Warrants” are to the Private Placement Warrants and the Public Warrants, together; and |
| ● | “Working Capital Loans” are to funds that, in order to provide working capital or finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor, or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of our directors and officers may, but are not obligated to, loan us. |
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