Flag Ship Acquisition Corp
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Mar 4, 2025.
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from __________ to __________
Commission File No.001-42138
Flag Ship Acquisition Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Cayman Islands | 00-0000000 N/A |
|---|---|
| (State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.) |
| 26 Broadway, Suite 934 New York, New York | 10004 |
|---|---|
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(646) 362-0256
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
|---|---|---|
| Units, each consisting of one Ordinary Share, $0.001 par value, and one right | FSHPU | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Ordinary Shares, $0.001 par value | FSHP | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Rights to receive one-tenth (1/10th) of one Ordinary Share | FSHPR | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act: None.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐No ☒
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act. Yes ☐No ☒
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 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. (Check one):
| Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-accelerated filer | ☒ | Smaller reporting company | ☒ |
| 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 has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☐
If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to § 240.10D-1(b).☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☒ No ☐
On June 28, 2024, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, only the registrant’s units were then trading on the Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”). The registrant’s ordinary shares began separate trading on Nasdaq on August 15, 2024. On June 28, 2024, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s ordinary shares outstanding, other than ordinary shares held by persons who may be deemed affiliates of the registrant, computed by reference to the closing price of the units reported on Nasdaq on such date was $69,138,00 (based on the closing sales price of the units on June 28, 2024 of $10.02).
As of March 4, 2025, there were 8,863,000 ordinary shares outstanding of the registrant.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
| PAGE | |
|---|---|
| PART I | 1 |
| Item 1. Business | 1 |
| Item 1A. Risk Factors | 24 |
| Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments | 71 |
| Item 1C. Cybersecurity | 71 |
| Item 2. Properties | 71 |
| Item 3. Legal Proceedings | 71 |
| Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosure | 71 |
| PART II | 72 |
| Item 5. Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, and Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities | 72 |
| Item 6. Reserved | 73 |
| Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 74 |
| Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 77 |
| Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data | 77 |
| Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure | 77 |
| Item 9A. Controls and Procedures | 78 |
| Item 9B. Other Information | 78 |
| Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections | 78 |
| PART III | 79 |
| Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance | 79 |
| Item 11. Executive Compensation | 83 |
| Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management | 84 |
| Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions | 85 |
| Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services | 90 |
| PART IV | 91 |
| Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules | 91 |
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CERTAIN TERMS
Unless otherwise stated in this Annual Report on Form 10-K (this “Annual Report”), references to:
| ● | “amended and restated memorandum and articles of association” are to our memorandum and articles of association in effect upon completion of our initial public offering; |
| ● | “Companies Act” are to the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands as the same may be amended from time to time; |
| ● | “founder shares” are to the 1,725,000 ordinary shares initially purchased by our sponsor in a private placement purchase prior to our initial public offering; |
| ● | “GRT” are to Great Rich Technologies Limited, a public limited company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong; |
| ● | “IPO” are to our initial public offering completed on June 20, 2024; |
| ● | “ordinary shares” are to our ordinary shares, par value $0.001 per share, which include the public shares as well as the private placement shares; |
| ● | “PCAOB” are to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; |
| ● | “PRC” or “China” are to the People’s Republic of China, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macau Special Administrative Region; |
| ● | “Prescribed Time Frame” are to the time period within which we must complete our initial business combination, which is up to 24 months from the closing of the IPO if we extend the period of time to consummate a business combination in accordance with our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, which may be accomplished only if the sponsor deposits additional funds into the trust account as described in this Annual Report; |
| ● | “private placement units” are to our private sale, simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, to our sponsor of an aggregate of 238,000 placement units, including 18,000 units as a result of the underwriters’ exercise of its over-allotment option at a purchase price of $10.00 per unit; |
| ● | “private placement rights” are to the rights underlying the private placement units; |
| ● | “private placement units” are to the units issued to our sponsor and/or its designees in a private placement simultaneously with the closing of the IPO; |
| ● | “Proposed GRT Combination” are to the contemplated business combination under the definitive merger agreement dated as of October 21, 2024, by and among Flag Ship Acquisition Corporation, Great Rich Technologies Limited, a public limited company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong, and GRT Merger Star Limited, a Cayman Islands company limited by shares and a wholly-owned subsidiary of GRT; |
| ● | “public rights” are to the rights sold as part of the units in the IPO (whether they are subscribed for the initial public offering or acquired in the open market); |
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| ● | “public shares” are to our ordinary shares offered as part of the units in the IPO (whether they were subscribed for in the IPO or acquired thereafter in the open market); |
| ● | “public shareholders” are to the holders of our public shares; |
| ● | “public units” are to the units sold in the IPO (whether they are subscribed for in the initial public offering or acquired in the open market); |
| ● | “rights” are to our rights, which include the public rights as well as the private placement rights; |
| ● | “SEC” are to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; |
| ● | “sponsor” are to Whale Management Corporation, a British Virgin Islands exempted company; |
| ● | “trust account” are to the trust account established for the benefit of our public shareholders with Wilmington Trust, National Association, acting as trustee; and |
| ● | “we,” “us,” or “our company” are to Flag Ship Acquisition Corporation, a Cayman Islands exempted company. |
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Some statements contained in this Annual Report are forward-looking in nature. Our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our or our management team’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this Annual Report may include, for example, statements about:
| ● | our ability to complete our initial business combination; |
| ● | our success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, our officers, key employees or directors following our initial business combination; |
| ● | our officers and directors allocating their time to other businesses and potentially having conflicts of interest with our business or in approving our initial business combination, as a result of which they would then receive expense reimbursements; |
| ● | our potential ability to obtain additional financing to complete our initial business combination; |
| ● | our pool of prospective target businesses; |
| ● | the ability of our officers and directors to generate a number of potential acquisition opportunities; |
| ● | our public securities’ potential liquidity and trading; |
| ● | the lack of a market for our securities; |
| ● | the use of proceeds not held in the trust account or available to us from interest income on the trust account balance; or |
| ● | our financial performance following the IPO. |
The forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on us. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we have anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those factors described under the heading “Risk Factors.” Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
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