Kodiak AI, Inc.

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On September 24, 2025 (the "Closing Date" or "Closing"), Kodiak Robotics, Inc. (“Legacy Kodiak”) and Ares Acquisition Corporation II (“AACT”) consummated the merger transaction (the “Merger”) as contemplated by a definitive business combination agreement (the “BCA”) and AACT changed its name to Kodiak AI, Inc. (the “Company” or “Kodiak”). As a result, the financial statements of Legacy Kodiak are now the financial statements of Kodiak.

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For discussion related to our results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2024 and year-to-year comparison between the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, refer to the section titled “MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF LEGACY KODIAK” in our Prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 29, 2025, which is hereby incorporated by reference herein. The following discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations should be read together with our consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, and the related notes included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K (this “Annual Report”).

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Our investor relations website is located at https://investors.kodiak.ai. We use our investor relations website to post important information for investors, including news releases, analyst presentations, and supplemental financial information, and as a means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with our disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Accordingly, investors should monitor our investor relations website, in addition to following press releases, SEC filings and public conference calls and webcasts. From time to time, we may also post information that could be deemed material on our social media channels, which are listed on our investor relations website, and investors are encouraged to review those sources as well. We have included our investor relations website as an inactive textual reference only. Except as specifically incorporated by reference into this Report, information on such website is not part of this Report.

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Kodiak is a leading provider of physical AI, with a focus on AI-powered autonomous vehicle (“AV”) technology, that is designed to help tackle some of the toughest driving jobs. Our driverless solution can help address the critical problem of safely transporting goods in the face of unprecedented supply chain challenges. We believe that driverless trucks can enhance road safety, improve truck utilization, reduce costs, expand margins for fleet owners, alleviate supply chain pressures and create better jobs for truck drivers.

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We serve customers in the long-haul trucking, industrial trucking, and defense industries. In December 2024, we launched our driverless solution, which we refer to as the Kodiak Driver. We believe the launch of the Kodiak Driver represents the first customer-owned and -operated driverless trucks in commercial service. In addition, our customers have utilized Kodiak-owned driverless trucks to deliver revenue generating loads across the southern United States. As of December 31, 2025, Kodiak Driver-powered vehicles have logged over 10,700 Cumulative Hours of Paid Driverless Operations and have delivered over 12,600 loads. In the defense industry, we believe the Kodiak Driver can support national security initiatives and critical government applications.

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We expect to continue to operate using a Driver-as-a-Service (“DaaS”) business model, which we launched in December 2024 in connection with our partnership with Atlas Energy Solutions (“Atlas”). Under our DaaS model, our customers are provided with access to the Kodiak Driver on customer-owned and -operated vehicles. Under this model, we generate revenue through either a per-vehicle or per-mile license fee. This flexible approach to pricing is designed to align with our customers’ diverse operational models, while generating predictable recurring revenue for us. By integrating the Kodiak Driver into customer-owned fleets, we expect to build an asset-light business that can scale with our customers’ growth.

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Recent Developments

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The Merger

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On the Closing Date, AACT, a Delaware corporation, consummated a series of transactions that resulted in, among other things, the combination of AAC II Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of AACT (“Merger Sub”), and Legacy Kodiak pursuant to a definitive business combination agreement dated April 14, 2025 (the “BCA”). Pursuant to the terms of the BCA, Merger Sub merged with and into Legacy Kodiak, with Legacy Kodiak surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of AACT (the “Merger”). On the Closing Date, AACT changed its name from AACT to “Kodiak AI, Inc.”

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The Merger was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, with Legacy Kodiak being the accounting acquirer and AACT being the acquired company for financial reporting purposes. As a result, Legacy Kodiak's financial statements for historical periods will be included in Kodiak’s future periodic reports filed with the SEC.

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We received $171.2 million cash proceeds from the reverse recapitalization and private investment from public equity financing related to the issuance of our Series A cumulative redeemable convertible preferred stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), net of transaction costs.

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We will use the net proceeds from the Merger primarily to support our growth initiatives. We also expect to incur additional expenses as a public company for, among other things, incremental directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, director compensation and additional internal and external accounting, legal and administrative resources.

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Key Factors Affecting our Results

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We believe that our performance and future success depend on several factors that present significant opportunities for us but also pose risks and challenges, including those discussed below and in the section of this Annual Report titled “Risk Factors.”

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Evolution of Business Model

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Our business model has evolved and will continue to evolve in parallel with the growth of our business. Initially, our revenue was generated by transporting commercial freight using Kodiak-owned autonomous trucks and from our work with the U.S. Army. This approach allowed us to refine the Kodiak Driver, demonstrate commercial viability, grow our customer base and establish a freight network spanning approximately 24,000 miles across the southern United States and demonstrate the viability of the Kodiak Driver across multiple operating domains.

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Under our DaaS model, which we launched in December 2024 with Atlas, our customers own and operate Kodiak Driver-powered trucks, and Kodiak provides the autonomy system, regular software updates, systems integrations, remote monitoring and operational and remote support. Under the DaaS model, revenue is generated on a recurring subscription basis, either through a per-vehicle or a per-mile license fee structure, with mileage minimums, where applicable. The DaaS model is designed to scale efficiently, support diverse customer operations, and establish recurring revenue streams while helping minimize our capital expenditures.

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As we expand deployments under the DaaS model, we expect a shift in our cost structure to an asset-light business model. Historically, we primarily used Kodiak-owned trucks in our operations. We expect to continue to own and operate a limited fleet of trucks to support the continued development of the Kodiak Driver and continued business development efforts. In the near term, we expect our costs will continue to reflect the use of Kodiak-owned trucks. Over time, we expect customer-owned vehicles will represent a larger share of the deployed fleet, supporting a leaner, more capital-efficient and increasingly asset-light operating model. We also anticipate a shift in capital allocation, moving from an initial focus on technology development toward scaling operations. Future investments will increasingly focus on deployment growth and operational integration. As we grow, we expect to benefit from economies of scale driven by operational efficiencies and continued platform refinement.

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Commercialization

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We launched our DaaS business in December 2024 with Atlas, and as of December 31, 2025, have surpassed 10,700 Cumulative Hours of Paid Driverless Operations. We anticipate scaling our deployment with Atlas over the course of 2025 and beyond. We are also exploring opportunities among additional customers that operate in remote, unstructured environments similar to the Permian Basin. Like Atlas, these customers face acute driver recruitment issues and 24/7 operational requirements, presenting attractive growth and profitability opportunities. We additionally see an opportunity to expand our work on unimproved roads internationally, in similarly-well suited markets such as Australia, the Middle East, and Canada.

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We also continue to prepare our long-haul trucking and industrial trucking customers for our DaaS business model through our Partner Deployment Program (“PDP”) as we work to expand our safety case to the long-haul trucking vertical. Inclusive of both our operations with Atlas and with our over-the-road customers, as of December 31, 2025, Kodiak Driver-powered vehicles have delivered over 12,600 loads. We see our customer base as a competitive advantage with our existing customer base having an aggregate fleet size of over 125,000 trucks.1

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We also see increasing tailwinds in the defense market, as defense modernization programs increasingly focus on upgrading vehicle fleets with advanced technologies. The U.S. Department of War (“DoW”) is increasingly prioritizing adapting commercial, off-the-shelf AI technologies for defense purposes, which creates opportunities for dual-use developers like Kodiak. Additionally, allied European nations are ramping up investment in autonomous ground vehicles in response to instability in the region.

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Kodiak’s ability to achieve our scale goals, as well as profitability, depends on our ability to meet both technical and commercial milestones and the need to scale our deployments with existing customers and attract new customers. Delays in our deployment timelines could result in Kodiak failing to achieve revenue and profitability targets. We intend to pursue additional long-haul trucking, industrial trucking, and defense partnerships as we scale our DaaS business model. If our assumptions about our commercial or technical development are overly optimistic, or if we are unable to successfully commercialize the Kodiak Driver, we may fail to generate operating cash flow or achieve profitability. A failure to meet our technical or commercial milestones may lead to unanticipated delays or cost overruns, which could in turn adversely impact margins and cash flows.

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Economies of Scale, Sales and Marketing, & Competition

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We believe that our DaaS model, where we charge our customers a per-truck or per-mile license fee, will enable us to achieve strong margin profiles at scale. Our future performance will depend on our ability to both deliver these high margins, including both revenue expansion and cost control measures, as well as scale our deployments beyond Atlas to

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1 Transport Topics and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Company Snapshot Report. Fleet size includes company-owned, lease-to-own and owner-operator tractors.

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higher volumes. Our approach allows us to focus on developing our core Kodiak Driver technologies while leveraging third-party ecosystem partnerships to ensure capital efficiency.

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As we scale our DaaS model, we aim to transition our customers away from delivering freight on Kodiak-owned and -operated trucks to customer-owned and -operated trucks. We anticipate achieving additional economies of scale as we grow our deployments. We expect that these economies of scale will come from both increased efficiency and component cost reductions, as both we and our suppliers improve production efficiency. Achievement of this scale depends on our ability to transition our PDP customers to the DaaS model within our expected time frame.

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While we expect to achieve and maintain strong margins on the Kodiak Driver, additional competition in AV technologies may negatively impact pricing, margins, and market share. This may lead to pricing pressure and lower margins that negatively impact operating results. However, we believe our capital efficient approach gives us a competitive advantage in terms of ensuring margins and unit economics. If we do not generate the margins we expect upon commercialization of our DaaS model, we may be required to raise additional debt or equity capital, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all.

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Regulatory Landscape

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While there is currently no comprehensive federal regulatory framework governing the deployment of driverless trucks, we are able to operate our driverless trucking business today under existing regulation and related guidance. Many states support driverless deployment either through legislation or regulatory guidance, though different states have different requirements, such as first responder interaction protocols and insurance standards, which create compliance complexities.

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As the regulatory environment related to driverless technologies advances, our business will need to continue to evolve accordingly. For example, additional state-level requirements or new federal standards could require operational or technical adjustments. We proactively engage with policymakers and regulators to help ensure the regulatory frameworks support safe and scalable driverless deployment.

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Global Economic Conditions

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Unfavorable economic conditions in the United States and globally may adversely impact our business growth and operating results. Macroeconomic factors such as inflation, higher interest rates, tariffs, banking disruptions, geopolitical tensions and conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East have contributed to increased economic uncertainty and market volatility. Recent policy actions by the U.S. Government, including changes to trade policy, tariffs on key imports and shifts in industrial and environmental regulations, may further impact global supply chains and business investment decisions. These effects may not be fully reflected in our financial performance until future periods. Additionally, adverse conditions could limit our ability to secure financing on acceptable terms, or at all. Ongoing geopolitical instability and related sanctions may further disrupt global financial markets, including in the United States, potentially resulting in a material impact on our operations.

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Key Operating Metrics

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We monitor the following key operating metrics to help us evaluate our business, identify trends affecting our business, formulate business plans and financial projections and make strategic decisions.

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Cumulative Hours of Paid Driverless Operations

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We believe this metric is an important measure of the progress of the commercialization of our technology. We define Cumulative Hours of Paid Driverless Operations as the aggregate number of logged hours when the Kodiak Driver is actively engaged without a safety driver in the vehicle, and we are being paid by our customers.

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This metric is critical to assessing the maturity, reliability and scalability of the Kodiak Driver. Growth in Cumulative Hours of Paid Driverless Operations indicates increasing driverless operational performance, customer adoption and commercial readiness.

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In December 2024, we commenced tracking Cumulative Hours of Paid Driverless Operations following the initial delivery of the Kodiak Driver-powered trucks to Atlas. As of December 31, 2024, we had logged 17 Cumulative Hours of

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References to the “Company,” “our,” “us” or “we” refer to Ares Acquisition Corporation II.

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We are a blank check company formed on March 15, 2021 as a Cayman Islands exempted company for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses, which we refer to throughout this Annual Report as our initial business combination. We intend to effectuate our business combination using cash from the proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, our capital stock, debt or a combination of cash, stock and debt.

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We have not selected any business combination target. The issuance of additional ordinary shares in connection with a business combination:

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•may significantly dilute the equity interest of investors in the Initial Public Offering, which dilution would increase if the anti-dilution provisions in the Class B ordinary shares resulted in the issuance of Class A ordinary shares on a greater than one-to-one basis upon conversion of the Class B ordinary shares;

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•may subordinate the rights of holders of Class A ordinary shares if preference shares are issued with rights senior to those afforded our Class A ordinary shares;

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•could cause a change in control if a substantial number of our Class A ordinary shares are issued, which may affect, among other things, our ability to use our net operating loss carry forwards, if any, and could result in the resignation or removal of our present officers and directors;

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•may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of us by diluting the share ownership or voting rights of a person seeking to obtain control of us;

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•may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our Units, Class A ordinary shares or warrants; and

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•may not result in adjustment to the exercise price of our warrants.

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Similarly, if we issue debt securities or otherwise incur significant debt, it could result in:

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•default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after an initial business combination are insufficient to repay our debt obligations;

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•acceleration of our obligations to repay the indebtedness even if we make all principal and interest payments when due if we breach certain covenants that require the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves without a waiver or renegotiation of that covenant;

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•our immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt security is payable on demand;

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•our inability to obtain necessary additional financing if the debt security contains covenants restricting our ability to obtain such financing while the debt security is outstanding;

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•our inability to pay dividends on our Class A ordinary shares;

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•using a substantial portion of our cash flow to pay principal and interest on our debt, which will reduce the funds available for dividends on our Class A ordinary shares if declared, expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes;

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•limitations on our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in our business and in the industry in which we operate;

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•increased vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions and adverse changes in government regulation or prevailing interest rates;

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•limitations on our ability to borrow additional amounts for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements, execution of our strategy and other purposes and other disadvantages compared to our competitors who have less debt; and

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•other disadvantages compared to our competitors who have less debt.

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As indicated in the accompanying financial statements, as of December 31, 2024, we had $975,319 in our operating bank account. Further, we expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of an initial business combination. We cannot assure you that our plans to complete our initial business combination will be successful.

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Our registration statement for our Initial Public Offering was declared effective on April 20, 2023. On April 25, 2023, we consummated our Initial Public Offering of 50,000,000 Units, including 5,000,000 Over-Allotment Units, at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $500,000,000, and incurring offering costs of $28,550,129, of which $17,500,000 was for deferred underwriting commissions.

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Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the Private Placement of 14,300,000 Private Placement Warrants, including 1,000,000 Private Placement Warrants to cover over-allotments, for an aggregate purchase price of $14,300,000, to the Sponsor.

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Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Private Placement and the Overfunding Loans, $505,000,000 ($10.10 per Unit) of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and certain of the proceeds of the Private Placement and the Overfunding Loans were placed in the Trust Account located in the United States and 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 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 consummation of a business combination or (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account, as described below.

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We currently have until April 25, 2025 to complete a business combination. We are currently seeking shareholder approval to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to extend the Combination Period. If we are unable to complete a business combination within the Combination Period (as it may be extended), we will 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 (less taxes payable and up to $100,000 of interest income to pay liquidation expenses) divided by the number of the then-outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and to the other requirements of applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to our warrants, which may expire worthless if we fail to complete a business combination within the Combination Period (as it may be extended).

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All activity for the period from March 15, 2021 (inception) through December 31, 2024 related to our formation and the preparation for the Initial Public Offering, and since the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the search for a prospective initial business combination. We will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our initial business combination. We generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on investments. We expect to incur increased expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses.

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For the year ended December 31, 2024, we had net income of $25,986,159, which consisted of investment income earned on investments held in Trust Account of $27,761,686, offset by general and administrative costs of $1,775,527.

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For the year ended December 31, 2023, we had net income of $16,915,460, which consisted of investment income earned on investments held in Trust Account of $18,038,352, offset by general and administrative costs of $1,122,892.

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As of December 31, 2024, we had $975,319 in our operating bank account and working capital of $360,413.

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Our liquidity needs to date have been satisfied through a contribution of $25,000 from our Sponsor to cover certain expenses in exchange for the issuance of the Class B ordinary shares, a loan of $366,781 from our Sponsor pursuant to the Promissory Note (see Note 4) and the proceeds from the consummation of the Private Placement not held in the Trust Account. On April 25, 2023, the total balance of $366,781 of the Promissory Note was fully repaid to the Sponsor. In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a business combination, our Sponsor or an affiliate of our Sponsor may provide us with Working Capital Loans. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, there were no amounts outstanding under any Working Capital Loans.

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In connection with our 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,” our management has determined that the mandatory liquidation of the Trust Account, should a business combination not occur, raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for a period of time within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. Our management plans to complete the initial business combination prior to the mandatory liquidation date of the Trust Account and expects to receive financing from our Sponsor or the affiliates of our Sponsor to meet its obligations through the time of liquidation of the Trust Account or the completion of the initial business combination. There is no financing that is currently committed and no assurance that our plans to consummate the initial business combination will be successful or successful within the Combination Period (as it may be extended). The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from our inability to continue as a going concern.

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Trends Affecting Our Business

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We continue to evaluate the impact of persistent inflation and fluctuations in interest rates, financial market instability and certain geopolitical events. Management has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the risks and uncertainties related to or resulting from these events could have a negative effect on our financial position, results of operations and/or ability to complete an initial business combination, we cannot at this time fully predict the likelihood of one or more of the above events, their duration or magnitude or the extent to which they may negatively impact our business and our ability to complete an initial business combination.

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Contractual Obligations and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

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We do not have any long-term debt obligations, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations, purchase obligations, off-balance sheet arrangements or long-term liabilities.

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Administrative Service Fee

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On April 20, 2023, we entered into an agreement to pay our Sponsor a monthly fee of $16,667 for general and administrative services including office space, utilities, secretarial support and administrative services. This arrangement will terminate upon completion of our initial business combination or the distribution of the Trust Account to the public shareholders.

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Underwriting Agreement and Advisory Agreement

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The underwriters are entitled to a deferred fee of $17,500,000. The deferred fee will be waived by the underwriters in the event that we do not complete an initial business combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.

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On April 20, 2023, we also engaged Ares Management Capital Markets LLC, an affiliate of the Company’s Sponsor, to provide consulting and advisory services to the Company in connection with the Initial Public Offering, for which it will receive a deferred advisory fee of $3,500,000, payable solely in the event that we complete the initial business combination. The fees payable to Ares Management Capital Markets LLC will be reimbursed from a portion of the fees to the underwriters.

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