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AlphaVest Acquisition Corp

For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Apr 16, 2024.

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FY2023 · Filed Apr 16, 2024

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Notes to the Financial Statements

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT

NOTE 1 —ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

AlphaVest Acquisition Corp (the “Company”) was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on January 14, 2022. The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”).

The Company is not limited to a particular industry or sector for purposes of consummating a Business Combination. The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.

As of December 31, 2023, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity through December 31, 2023 relates to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering (“IPO”), which is described below, and subsequent to the IPO, identifying a target company for a Business Combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion 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 IPO. The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.

The registration statement for the Company’s IPO (the “Registration Statement”) was declared effective on December 19, 2022. On December 22, 2022, the Company consummated the IPO of 6,000,000 units, (“Units” and, with respect to the ordinary shares included in the Units being offered, the “Public Shares”), generating gross proceeds of $60,000,000, which is described in Note 3, and the sale of 390,000 Units (the “Private Placement Units”) at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit in private placements to AlphaVest Holding LP (the “Sponsor”) that was closed simultaneously with the IPO.

Following the closing of the IPO on December 22, 2022, an amount of $61,200,000 ($10.20 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the IPO and the Private Placement (as defined in Note 4) was placed in the trust account. The funds held in the trust account may be invested in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), with a maturity of 185 days or less or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund selected by the Company meeting the conditions of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination or (ii) the distribution of the trust account, as described below.

On December 29, 2022, EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. (“EBC”) fully exercised their over-allotment option, resulting in an additional 900,000 Units issued for an aggregate amount of $9,000,000. In connection with EBC’s full exercise of their over-allotment option, the Company also consummated the sale of an additional 40,500 Private Units at $10.00 per Private Unit, generating total proceeds of $405,000.

As of December 31, 2023, transaction costs related to the issuances described above amounted to $3,734,629 consisting of $1,725,000 of underwriting fees, $629,929 of other offering costs, and $1,425,000 to trust account. These costs were charged to additional paid-in capital or accumulated deficit to the extent additional paid-in capital is fully depleted upon completion of the IPO.

The Company will have until the last Extended Date, December 22, 2024 to consummate a Business Combination (the “Combination Period”). However, if the Company has not completed a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the Company 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 100% of 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 and not previously released to us to pay our taxes, if any (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish the rights of the Public Shareholders as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining Public Shareholders and its Board of Directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to the Company’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.

Extension

On December 21, 2023, the Company held a special meeting of shareholders, at which the Company’s shareholders approved (i) an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Extension Amendment”) and (ii) an amendment (the “Trust Agreement Amendment”) to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated December 19, 2022, with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company. Pursuant to the Trust Agreement Amendment, the Company has extended the date by which it has to complete a business combination from December 22, 2023 (the “Termination Date”) up to 10 times, with the first extension comprised of three months, and the subsequent 9 extensions comprised of one month each from the Termination Date, or extended date, as applicable, to December 22, 2024. In connection with the shareholders’ vote at the special meeting, an aggregate of 2,174,171 shares with redemption value of approximately $23,282,936 (approximately $10.71 per share) of the Company’s ordinary shares were tendered for redemption.

On December 21, 2023, the Company issued a promissory note to Alphavest Holding LP, one of the Sponsors, pursuant to which the Company could borrow an aggregate of $165,000 (the “Extension Note”)to cover expenses in connection with the extension of Business Combination Period. Principal of this Extension Note may be drawn down from time to time prior to the Maturity Date upon written request from the Company. As of December 31, 2023, $165,000 was outstanding respectively.

On December 26, 2023, AlphaVest Holding LP, one of our Sponsor, deposited $165,000 into the trust account to extend the Business Combination Period from December 22, 2023 to March 22, 2024.

On March 21, 2024, the Sponsor deposited $55,000 into the trust account to extend the Business Combination Period from March 22, 2024 to April 22, 2024. Accordingly, the Company now has until April 22, 2024 to complete its Business Combination.

On April 15, 2024, the Company amended and restated the Extension Note with AlphaVest Holding LP to increase the principal amount to $715,000 and extend the maturity date to the earlier of : (i) September 12, 2024 or (ii) promptly after the date of the consummation of the business combination.

Proposed Business Combination

On August 11, 2023, the Company (at and after the Merger Effective Date, “PubCo”) entered into a business combination agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”) with AV Merger Sub, a Cayman Islands exempted company and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and Wanshun Technology Industrial Group Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Wanshun”).

Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, a business combination between the Company and Wanshun will be effected through the merger of Merger Sub with and into Wanshun, with Wanshun surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger,” and together with the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement and the other agreements contemplated thereby, the “Transactions”).

On the Merger Effective Date (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Wanshun or any shareholders of Wanshun (“Wanshun Shareholders”), (i) every issued and outstanding common stock of Wanshun (each, a “Company Common Stock”), other than Dissenting Company Shares (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) and treasury shares owned by Wanshun, shall be exchanged into such number of common stocks of PubCo (“PubCo Ordinary Shares”) equal to $300,000,000 (less any amounts properly owned to holders of dissenting Company Ordinary Shares) divided by $10.00 and divided by the number of Company Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Merger Effective Date; (ii) if there are any issued shares of Wanshun owned by Wanshun as treasury shares, such shares shall be canceled and extinguished without any conversion thereof or payment therefor; (iii)all common stocks of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger Effective Date shall be converted into an equal number of Company Ordinary Shares, as the surviving company after the Merger.

At the Closing (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement),400,000,000 additional PubCo Ordinary Shares (the “Escrowed Earnout Shares”) will be issued to the Wanshun Shareholders and placed in an escrow account with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Continental”), for the benefit of such Wanshun Shareholders, pursuant to an escrow agreement among PubCo, Continental and Mr. Zhou Zhengqing, as the representative of the Wanshun Shareholders. Each Wanshun Shareholder (other than dissenting Wanshun shareholders) shall be shown as the registered owner of its pro rata portion (the “Pro Rata Portion”) of the Escrowed Earnout Shares on the books and records of PubCo and shall be entitled to exercise voting rights and all share rights with respect to such Escrowed Earnout Shares. The Wanshun Shareholders shall each be entitled to receive their Pro Rata Portion of the Escrowed Earnout Shares as follows: (a) in the event Wanshun’s revenue (reported on the top line of Wanshun’s profit and loss statement) (i) for the period from January 1, 2023 to September 30, 2023 reflected in Wanshun’s audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023 and (ii) for the period from October 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 reflected in Wanshun’s reviewed consolidated financial statements is, in the aggregate, equal to or greater than RMB 4,500,000,000 (the “Revenue Target”), the Escrowed Earnout Shares will be released from the Earnout Escrow Account to the Wanshun Shareholders on the later of January 31, 2024 and the Closing Date (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) (the “Earnout Release Date”), and (b) if during the period from the date of the Business Combination Agreement until the earlier termination of the Business Combination Agreement or the Closing Date (the “Interim Period”), Wanshun obtains transaction financing in the aggregate amount of at least $215,000,000, in the form of firm written commitments from investors recognized and accepted by the Company or in the form of no less than $107,500,000 good faith deposit made by investors for a private placement of equity, debt or other alternative financing to the Company, each Wanshun Shareholder (other than holders of Dissenting Company Shares) shall be entitled to receive its Pro Rata Portion of the Earnout Shares on the Closing Date, regardless of whether the Revenue Target is achieved.

On March 18, 2024, the Company delivered to Wanshun a Notice of Termination of Business Combination (the “Termination”), in which the Business Combination Agreement was terminated pursuant to Section 8.1(e) of the Business Combination Agreement. The termination of the Business Combination Agreement is effective as of March 18, 2024.

As a result of the termination of the Business Combination Agreement, the Business Combination Agreement is void and there is no liability under the Business Combination Agreement on the part of any party thereto, except as set forth in the Termination, and each of the transaction agreements entered into in connection with the Business Combination Agreement, including, but not limited to, the Sponsor Support Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2023, by and among the Company, Wanshun, AlphaVest Holding LP (“Sponsor”), and the insiders thereto, and the Shareholder Support Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2023, by and among the Company, Wanshun, and certain shareholders of Wanshun. Pursuant to Section 8.2(b) of the Business Combination Agreement, Wanshun shall remit a termination fee to Sponsor as soon as reasonably practicable.

For additional information regarding the Transactions, the Business Combination Agreement, Notice of Termination of Business Combination and Wanshun, see the Current Reports on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on August 14, 2023, August 17, 2023 and March 25, 2024.

Going Concern Consideration and Management Liquidity Plans

As of December 31, 2023, the Company had cash of $28,560 and working capital deficit of $(324,822). Subsequent to the consummation of the IPO, the Company expects to continue to incur significant professional costs to remain as a publicly traded company and to incur significant transaction costs in pursuit of the consummation of a Business Combination. The Company expects that it will need additional capital to satisfy its needs for paying these costs. Although certain of the Company’s initial shareholders or their affiliates may loan the Company funds, there’s no guarantee that the Company will receive such funds.

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 Company will not have sufficient working capital to meet its needs through the earlier of the consummation of the initial Business Combination or one year from the issuance date of this financial statements. There is no assurance that the Company’s plan to consummate a business combination will be successful. If a Business Combination is not consummated by the relevant period, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution. 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 statements are issued or are available to be issued. The financial statement does not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of the uncertainty.

Risks and Uncertainties

Management continues to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, results of its operations, and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of these financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

NOTE 2 —SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying financial statements are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.

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, as amended (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 independent registered public accounting firm 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 Exchange 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 accounting standards used.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the financial statement in conformity with US GAAP requires the Company’s 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.

Cash and cash equivalents

The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company had a cash balance of $28,560 and $659,035 as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Investments Held in Trust Account

The Company’s portfolio of investments held in the trust account is comprised of investments only in U.S. government securities with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations. 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 interest earned on marketable securities held in trust account in the accompanying statements of operations. The estimated fair value of investments held in the trust account is determined using available market information. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the trust account had balance of $50,880,604 and $70,418,228, respectively. The interest earned from the trust account totaled $3,580,311 for the year ended December 31, 2023 and $38,228 for the period from January 14, 2022 (inception) through December 31, 2022, which were fully reinvested into the trust account as earned and unrealized gain on investments and therefore presented as an adjustment to the operating activities in the Statement of Cash Flows.

Offering Costs

Offering costs of $3,734,630 consist of legal, accounting, and other costs (including underwriting discounts and commissions) incurred through the balance sheet date that are directly related to the IPO and that were charged to shareholders’ equity upon the completion of the IPO.

Income Taxes

The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes under ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that included the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

ASC 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 recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. There wereno unrecognized tax benefits andno amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position.

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.

Net Income (Loss) per Ordinary Shares

The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC 260, Earnings Per Share. The statements of operations include a presentation of income (loss) per redeemable share and income (loss) per non-redeemable share following the two-class method of income per share. In order to determine the net income (loss) attributable to both the redeemable shares and non-redeemable shares, the Company first considered the undistributed income (loss) allocable to both the redeemable shares and non-redeemable shares and the undistributed income (loss) is calculated using the total net loss less any dividends paid. The Company then allocated the undistributed income (loss) ratably based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding between the redeemable and non-redeemable shares. Any remeasurement of the accretion to redemption value of the common shares subject to possible redemption was considered to be dividends paid to the public shareholders. As of December 31, 2023, the Company did not have any dilutive securities and other contracts that could, potentially, be exercised or converted into ordinary shares and then share in the earnings of the Company. As a result, diluted income (loss) per share is the same as basic income (loss) per share for the period presented.

The net income (loss) per share presented in the statements of operations is based on the following:

BASIC AND DILUTED

For the Year Ended December 31, 2023For the Period from January 14, 2022 (Inception) Through December 31, 2022
RedeemableNon-RedeemableRedeemableNon-Redeemable
ParticularsSharesSharesSharesShares
Basic and diluted net income/(loss) per share:
Weighted-average shares outstanding6,870,2172,280,500191,1591,862,261
Ownership percentage75%25%9%91%
Numerators:
Allocation of net loss including accretion of temporary equity(631,513)(209,624)(7,523)(73,284)
Interest earned on investment held in trust account3,580,311-38,228-
Accretion of temporary equity to redemption value (extension deposit)165,000---
Allocation of net income/(loss)3,113,798(209,624)(30,705)(73,284)
Denominators:
Weighted-average shares outstanding6,870,2172,280,500191,1591,862,261
Basic and diluted net income/(loss) per share0.45(0.09)0.16(0.04)

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations 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.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurement,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the balance sheet, primarily due to their short-term nature.

Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption

The Company accounts for its ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance enumerated in ASC 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity”. Ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption is classified as a liability instrument and is measured at fair value. 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. At all other times, ordinary shares is classified as stockholders’ equity. The Company’s ordinary shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered by the Company to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, at December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in the amount of $50,880,604 and $70,380,000, respectively, are presented as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ equity section of the Company’s balance sheet.

At December 31, 2023, the ordinary shares reflected in the balance sheets are reconciled in the following table:

Gross Proceeds$69,000,000
Less:
Cash to the operating account(657,285)
Underwriting expenses(1,725,000)
Other offering expenses(263,675)
Amount held back for Sponsor portion of risk capital in event of full exercise of the over-allotment(279,040)
Plus:
Private Placement4,305,000
Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption, December 31, 2022$70,380,000
Less:
Withdrawn in connection with redemption(23,282,936)
Plus:
Accretion for ordinary shares subject to redemption (income earned on investment held in trust account)3,618,540
Accretion for ordinary shares subject to redemption (extension deposit)165,000
Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, December 31, 2023$50,880,604

Recent Accounting Standards

Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

NOTE 3 —INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING

Pursuant to the IPO, the Company sold 6,000,000 Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one share of ordinary shares and one right to receive one-tenth (1/10) of one Ordinary shares upon the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination one right (“Public Right”). Ten Public Rights will entitle the holder to one share of ordinary shares (see Note 7). We will not issue fractional shares and only whole shares will trade, so unless you purchase units in multiple of tens, you will not be able to receive or trade the fractional shares underlying the rights. On December 29, 2022, EBC fully exercised their over-allotment option, resulting in an additional 900,000 Units issued for an aggregate amount of $9,000,000. See Note 1 for further details.

NOTE 4 —PRIVATE PLACEMENTS

Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Company consummated the private sale of 390,000 Private Placement Units. Each Unit consists of one share of ordinary shares and one right to receive one-tenth (1/10) of one share of Ordinary shares upon the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination (“Private Right”). The proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Units were added to the net proceeds from the IPO held in the trust account. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Units held in the trust account will be used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law). The Private Placement Units (including the underlying securities) will not be transferable, assignable, or salable until the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain exceptions.

In connection with EBC’s full exercise of their over-allotment option, the Company also consummated the sale of an additional 40,500 Private Units at $10.00 per Private Unit, generating total proceeds of $405,000.

NOTE 5 —RELATED PARTIES

On February 7, 2022, the sponsor received 1,725,000 of the Company’s ordinary shares in exchange for $25,000 paid for deferred offering costs borne by the founder. Up to 225,000 of such founder shares are subject to forfeiture to the extent that EBC’s over-allotment is not exercised in full. As a result of EBC’s election to fully exercise their over-allotment option on December 29, 2022, no founder shares are currently subject to forfeiture.

On April 18, 2023, AlphaVest Holding LP, one of our sponsors, transferred an aggregate of 1,035,000 founder shares to Peace Capital Limited, our other sponsor.

The Sponsors have agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of: (A) six months after the completion of the initial Business Combination and (B) the date on which we complete a liquidation, merger, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction after our initial business combination that results in all of our public shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property.

On December 21, 2023, Alphavest Holding LP, one of the Sponsors, agreed to loan the Company $165,000 (the “Extension Note”) to cover expenses in connection with the extension of Business Combination Period from December 22, 2023 to March 22, 2024. The Extension Note is unsecured, interest-free and payable on the earlier of: (i) March 22, 2024 or (ii) promptly after the date on which the Company consummates a Business Combination (such earlier date, the “Maturity Date”). The Company may request, from time to time, up to $715,000 in drawdowns under this Extension Note to be used for extension payments related to the Company’s Business Combination. Principal of this Extension Note may be drawn down from time to time prior to the Maturity Date upon written request from the Company. On April 15, 2024, we amended and restated the Promissory Note to increase the principal amount to $715,000 and extend the maturity date to the earlier of: (i) September 12, 2024 or (ii) promptly after the date of the consummation of the business combination. As of December 31, 2023, $165,000 was outstanding respectively.

As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the amounts due to related parties were $174,837 and $9,837, respectively, which is expected to be settled upon the consummation of the business combination.

Administrative Services Agreement

Commencing on the date the Units are first listed on the Nasdaq, the Company has agreed to pay TenX Global Capital LP a total of $10,000 per month for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support. Upon completion of the Initial Business Combination or the Company’s liquidation, the Company will cease paying these monthly fees. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company incurred $120,000 in fees for these services with outstanding amount of $13,871. For the period from January 14, 2022 (inception) through December 31, 2022, the Company incurred $3,871 in fees for these services.

Promissory Note — Related Party

On June 3, 2022, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note to the Sponsor (the “Promissory Note”), pursuant to which the Company could borrow up to an aggregate of $150,000 to cover expenses related to the IPO. The Promissory Note expired on the consummation of the IPO.

On December 21, 2023, Alphavest Holding LP, one of the Sponsor, agreed to loan the Company $165,000 (as amended and restated, the “Extension Note”) to cover expenses in connection with extensions of Business Combination Period. The Extension Note is unsecured, interest-free and payable on the earlier of: (i) March 22, 2024 or (ii) promptly after the date on which the Company consummates a Business Combination (such earlier date, the “Maturity Date”). The Company may request, from time to time, up to $715,000 in drawdowns under this Extension Note to be used for extension payments related to the Company’s Business Combination. Principal of this Extension Note may be drawn down from time to time prior to the Maturity Date upon written request from the Company. As of December 31, 2023, $165,000 were outstanding respectively.

On March 12, 2024, the Company issued a promissory note to TenX Global Capital LP (the “Promissory Note”), pursuant to which the Company could borrow up to an aggregate of $400,000. The entire unpaid principal balance of this Note shall be payable on the earlier of: (i) September 12, 2024 (six (6) months from the issuing of this Note) or (ii) promptly after the date on which Maker consummates an initial business combination (a “Business Combination”) (such earlier date, the “Maturity Date”) (as described in its initial public offering prospectus dated December 19, 2022 (the “Prospectus”)).

On April 15, 2024, the Company amended and restated the Extension Note with AlphaVest Holding LP to increase the principal amount to $715,000 extend the maturity date to the earlier of : (i) September 12, 2024 or (ii) promptly after the date of the consummation of the business combination.

Website Service

On February 22, 2023 the Company has agreed to pay TenX Global Capital LP a total of $784 for annual website service. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company incurred $784 in fees for these services. For the period from January 14, 2022 (inception) through December 31, 2022, the Company didnot incur any fees for these services.

Note 6 —Commitments and Contingency

Registration Rights

The holders of the Founder Shares, ordinary shares issued to EBC, Private Placement Units and Units that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans (and all underlying securities) will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed prior to or on the effective date of Proposed Public Offering requiring the Company to register such securities for resale. The holders of these securities will be entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form registration 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 completion of a Business Combination and rights to require the Company to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. However, the registration rights agreement provides that the Company will not be required to effect or permit any registration or cause any registration statement to become effective until the securities covered thereby are released from their lock-up restrictions. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

Underwriting Agreement

The Company and EBC signed an engagement letter which was amended on September 15, 2022, pursuant to which, the Company will grant EBC 45-day option from the date of Proposed Public Offering to purchase up to 900,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any, at the Proposed Public Offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. On December 29, 2022, EBC fully exercised the over-allotment. EBC was paid a cash underwriting discount of $1,725,000 in the aggregate.

Business Combination Marketing Agreement

The Company has engaged EBC as an advisor in connection with its Business Combination to assist in holding meetings with the Company stockholders to discuss the potential Business Combination and the target business’ attributes, introduce the Company to potential investors that are interested in purchasing its securities in connection with its initial Business Combination and assist with press releases and public filings in connection with the Business Combination. The Company will pay EBC a cash fee for such services upon the consummation of its initial business combination in an amount equal to 3.5% of the gross proceeds of the IPO, or $2,415,000 in aggregate. In addition, the Company will pay EBC a cash fee in an amount equal to 1.0% of the total consideration payable in the initial Business Combination if it introduces the Company to the target business with whom it completes an initial Business Combination.

Note 7 –Shareholders’ Equity

Preference Shares — The Company is authorized to issue 2,000,000 preference shares with a par value of $0.0001 per share with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s board of directors. As of December 31, 2023, there wereno shares of preference shares issued or outstanding.

Ordinary Shares — The Company is authorized to issue 200,000,000 ordinary shares with a par value of $0.0001 per share Holders of ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each share.

On February 7, 2022, the Sponsor received 1,725,000 shares of the Company’sordinary sharesin exchange for $25,000 paid for deferred offering costs borne by the Founder. Out of the 1,725,000 ordinary shares, an aggregate of up to 225,000 ordinary shares were subject to forfeiture to the extent that the over-allotment option is not exercised in full or in part so that the number of Founder Shares will equal 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding ordinary shares after the Public Offering (excluding Private Shares)

On July 11, 2022, EBC received an aggregate of 125,000 ordinary shares (“EBC Founder Shares”) for an aggregate purchase price of $1,750, or approximately $0.014 per share. The Company estimated the fair value of the EBC founder shares to be $1,812 based upon the price of the founder shares issued to the Sponsor. The holders of the EBC founder shares have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any such shares until the completion of a Business Combination. In addition, the holders have agreed (i) to waive their conversion rights (or right to participate in any tender offer) with respect to such shares in connection with the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to such shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period.

On December 22, 2022, the Sponsor and EBC received an aggregate of 390,000 private units (365,000 private units purchased by the Sponsor and 25,000 private units purchased by EBC) at a price of $10.00 per unit for a total purchase price of $3,900,000 in a private placement.

On December 29, 2022, as a result of the EBC’s election to fully exercise their over-allotment option, the Sponsor and EBC received additional 40,500 private units on a pro rata basis (37,904 private units purchased by the Sponsor and 2,596 private units purchased by EBC) at a price of $10.00 per unit.

As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, there were 2,280,500 ordinary shares issued and outstanding, excluding 4,725,829 shares and 6,900,000 ofordinary shares subject to possible redemption which are presented as temporary equity as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

***Rights —***Except in cases where the Company is not the surviving company in a business combination, each holder of a right will automatically receive one-tenth (1/10) of one share of ordinary shares upon consummation of a Business Combination. The Company will not issue fractional shares in connection with an exchange of rights. Fractional shares will either be rounded down to the nearest whole share or otherwise addressed in accordance with the applicable provisions of Cayman law. In the event the Company is not the surviving company upon completion of the Business Combination, each holder of a right will be required to affirmatively convert his, her or its rights in order to receive the one-tenth (1/10) of one ordinary shares underlying each right upon consummation of the Business Combination. If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the required time period and the Company redeems the public shares for the funds held in the trust account, holders of rights will not receive any of such funds for their rights and the rights will expire worthless.

Note 8 —Fair Value Measurements

The Company follows the guidance in ASC 820 for its financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at each reporting period and non-financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at least annually.

The fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities reflects management’s estimate of amounts that the Company would have received in connection with the sale of the assets or paid in connection with the transfer of the liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In connection with measuring the fair value of its assets and liabilities, the Company seeks to maximize the use of observable inputs (market data obtained from independent sources) and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs (internal assumptions about how market participants would price assets and liabilities). The following fair value hierarchy is used to classify assets and liabilities based on the observable inputs and unobservable inputs used in order to value the assets and liabilities:

Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. An active market for an asset or liability is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.

Level 2: Observable inputs other than Level 1 inputs. Examples of Level 2 inputs include quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities and quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs based on our assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

The following table presents information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022. and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value.

DateTrading SecuritiesLevelFair Value
December 31, 2023Marketable securities held in the trust account1$50,880,604
December 31, 2022Marketable securities held in the trust account1$70,418,228

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 available to be issued. Based upon this review, the Company determined that there were no significant unrecognized events except for the below:

On March 11, 2024, the Companywas contacted by the staff (the “Staff”) of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”). The Staff notified the Company that it was not in compliance with the Nasdaq continuing listing standard following the termination of the phase-in period provided under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5615(b)(1) and 5605(c)(2)(A) regarding the composition of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and the Audit Committee, respectively, because a majority of the Board was not comprised of independent directors and the Audit Committee was not comprised of at least three independent directors. The Company believes that following the appointments described herein, that the Company is now compliant with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5615(b)(1) and 5605(c)(2)(A), respectively.

On March 12, 2024, the Company issued a promissory note to TenX Global Capital LP (the “Promissory Note”), pursuant to which the Company could borrow up to an aggregate of $400,000. The entire unpaid principal balance of this Note shall be payable on the earlier of: (i) September 12, 2024 (six (6) months from the issuing of this Note) or (ii) promptly after the date on which Maker consummates an initial business combination (a “Business Combination”) (such earlier date, the “Maturity Date”) (as described in its initial public offering prospectus dated December 19, 2022 (the “Prospectus”)).

On March 15, 2024, Brian Hartzband was appointed to the Board as a Class I director with his initial term expiring at the Company’s first annual meeting of stockholders. The Board has determined that Mr. Hartzband is an independent director under the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules. Mr. Hartzband entered into the Company’s standard indemnification agreement for directors. Mr. Hartzband was also appointed as a member of the Audit Committee and as a member of the Compensation Committee.

On March 18, 2024, the Company delivered to Wanshun a notice of Termination of Business Combination, in which the Business Combination Agreement was terminated pursuant to Section 8.1(e) of the Business Combination Agreement. The termination of the Business Combination Agreement is effective as of March 18, 2024. For additional information regarding the Transactions, the Business Combination Agreement, Notice of Termination of Business Combination and Wanshun, see the Current Reports on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on August 14, 2023, August 17, 2023 and March 25, 2024.

On March 22, 2024, a related party of the Company deposited $55,000 into the Trust Account, extending the deadline to complete a business combination from March 22, 2024 to April 22, 2024.

On April 15, 2024, we amended and restated the Extension Note with AlphaVest Holding LP to increase the principal amount to $715,000 and extend the maturity date to the earlier of: (i) September 12, 2024 or (ii) promptly after the date on the consummation of the business combination.

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