☒ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Delawar e |
001-41390 |
84-5052822 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
10900 NE 4th Street, Suite 2300 Bellevue,
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98004 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
Title of Each Class: |
Trading Symbol: |
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered: |
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Units, each consisting of one share of common stock, one redeemable warrant and one right |
BLACU |
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share |
BLAC |
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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Redeemable warrants, exercisable for shares of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share |
BLACW |
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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Right to receive one-tenth (1/10) of one share of common stock |
BLACR |
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | |||||
Non-accelerated filer |
☒ | Smaller reporting company | ☒ | |||||
Emerging growth company | ☒ |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 1. |
Financial Statements |
September 30, 2024 |
December 31, 2023 |
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(unaudited) |
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Assets |
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Current assets: |
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Cash |
$ | 12,236 | $ | 15,419 | ||||
Prepaid expenses |
27,372 | 7,208 | ||||||
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Total current assets |
39,608 | 22,627 | ||||||
Investments held in Trust Account |
20,886,019 | 36,605,106 | ||||||
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Total Assets |
$ |
20,925,627 |
$ |
36,627,733 |
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Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
$ | 1,259,291 | $ | 1,081,753 | ||||
Income taxes payable |
286,367 | 524,562 | ||||||
Excise tax payable |
530,415 | 359,957 | ||||||
Notes payable - related party |
1,778,000 | — | ||||||
Due to affiliate |
87,000 | 72,000 | ||||||
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Total current liabilities |
3,941,073 | 2,038,272 | ||||||
Deferred underwriting commissions |
2,070,000 | 2,070,000 | ||||||
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Total liabilities |
6,011,073 | 4,108,272 | ||||||
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Commitments and Contingencies |
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Common stock subject to possible redemption, 1,886,221 shares issued and outstanding at redemption value of $ 10.96 per share and 3,467,954 shares issued and outstanding at redemption value of $10.50 per share at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively |
20,668,509 | 36,426,253 | ||||||
Stockholders’ Deficit |
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Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 |
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Common stock; $0.0001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 2,155,000 issued and outstanding (excluding 1,886,221 shares subject to possible redemption) at September 30, 2024 and 2,155,000 issued and outstanding (excluding 3,467,954 shares subject to possible redemption) at December 31, 2023 |
216 | 216 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
— | — | ||||||
Accumulated deficit |
(5,754,171 | ) | (3,907,008 | ) | ||||
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Total stockholders’ deficit |
(5,753,955 | ) | (3,906,792 | ) | ||||
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Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit |
$ |
20,925,627 |
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36,627,733 |
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For the Three Months Ended September 30, |
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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2024 |
2023 |
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2023 |
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EXPENSES |
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General and administrative expenses |
$ | 454,132 | $ | 410,431 | $ | 1,380,457 | $ | 968,806 | ||||||||
Loss from operations |
(454,132 | ) | (410,431 | ) | (1,380,457 | ) | (968,806 | ) | ||||||||
Other income: |
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Interest earned on investments held in the Trust Account |
269,204 | 618,499 | 1,215,533 | 1,846,529 | ||||||||||||
Total other income |
269,204 | 618,499 | 1,215,533 | 1,846,529 | ||||||||||||
Loss (income) before provision for income taxes |
(184,928 | ) | 208,068 | (164,924 | ) | 877,723 | ||||||||||
Provision for income taxes |
(46,033 | ) | (129,885 | ) | (223,762 | ) | (387,771 | ) | ||||||||
NET LOSS (INCOME) |
$ | (230,961 | ) | $ | 78,183 | $ | (388,686 | ) | $ | 489,952 | ||||||
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING |
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Basic |
4,041,221 | 9,055,000 | 4,866,724 | 7,780,824 | ||||||||||||
Diluted |
4,041,221 | 9,055,000 | 4,866,724 | 7,822,857 | ||||||||||||
BASIC AND DILUTED NET LOSS (INCOME) PER SHARE |
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Basic |
$ | (0.06 | ) | $ | 0.01 | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | 0.06 | ||||||
Diluted |
$ | (0.06 | ) | $ | 0.01 | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | 0.03 | ||||||
Common Stock | Additional Paid-in
Capital |
Accumulated Deficit |
Total Stockholders’ Deficit |
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Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2023 |
2,155,000 | $ | 216 | $ | — | $ | (3,907,008 | ) | $ | (3,906,792 | ) | |||||||||
Accretion of common stock to redemption value |
— | — | — | (340,351 | ) | (340,351 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net loss |
— | — | — | (60,430 | ) | (60,430 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2024 (unaudited) |
2,155,000 | $ | 216 | $ | — | $ | (4,307,789 | ) | $ | (4,307,573 | ) | |||||||||
Accretion of common stock to redemption value |
— | — | — | (328,249 | ) | (328,249 | ) | |||||||||||||
Excise tax payable attributable to redemption of common stock |
— | — | — | (170,458 | ) | (170,458 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net loss |
— | — | — | (97,295 | ) | (97,295 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance, June 30, 2024 (unaudited) |
2,155,000 | $ | 216 | $ | — | $ | (4,903,791 | ) | $ | (4,903,575 | ) | |||||||||
Accretion of common stock to redemption value |
— | — | — | (619,419 | ) | (619,419 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net loss |
— | — | — | (230,961 | ) | (230,961 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance, September 30, 2024 (unaudited) |
2,155,000 | $ | 216 | $ | — | $ | (5,754,171 | ) | $ | (5,753,955 | ) | |||||||||
Common Stock | Additional Paid-in Capital |
Accumulated Deficit |
Total Stockholders’ Deficit |
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Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2022 |
1,725,000 | $ | 173 | $ | 24,827 | $ | (62,508 | ) | $ | (37,508 | ) | |||||||||
Sale of 430,000 Private Placement Units |
430,000 | 43 | 4,299,957 | — | 4,300,000 | |||||||||||||||
Fair value of warrants and rights included in the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering and in the exercise of the over-allotment |
— | — | 1,236,527 | — | 1,236,527 | |||||||||||||||
Accretion of common stock to redemption value |
— | — | (5,561,311 | ) | (1,878,249 | ) | (7,439,560 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net income |
— | — | — | 110,305 | 110,305 | |||||||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2023 (unaudited) |
2,155,000 | $ | 216 | $ | — | $ | (1,830,452 | ) | $ | (1,830,236 | ) | |||||||||
Remeasurement of common stock subject to redemption |
— | — | — | (565,737 | ) | (565,737 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net income |
— | — | — | 301,464 | 301,464 | |||||||||||||||
Balance, June 30, 2023 (unaudited) |
2,155,000 | $ | 216 | $ | — | $ | (2,094,725 | ) | $ | (2,094,509 | ) | |||||||||
Remeasurement of common stock subject to redemption |
— | — | — | (438,614 | ) | (438,614 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net income |
— | — | — | 78,183 | 78,183 | |||||||||||||||
Balance, September 30, 2023 (unaudited) |
2,155,000 | $ | 216 | $ | — | $ | (2,455,156 | ) | $ | (2,454,940 | ) | |||||||||
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
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Net loss (income) |
$ | (388,686 | ) | $ | 489,952 | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss (income) to net cash used in operating activities: |
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Interest earned on investments held in the Trust Account |
(1,215,533 | ) | (1,846,529 | ) | ||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Prepaid expenses |
(20,164 | ) | (24,459 | ) | ||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
177,538 | 453,992 | ||||||
Income taxes payable |
(238,195 | ) | 387,771 | |||||
Net cash flows used in operating activities |
(1,685,040 |
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(539,273 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
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Cash withdrawn from Trust Account for payment to redeeming stockholders |
17,045,763 | — | ||||||
Investment of cash in Trust Account |
(430,000 | ) | — | |||||
Withdrawal of interest from Trust Account to pay taxes |
318,857 | — | ||||||
Cash deposited in Trust Account |
— | (70,207,500 | ) | |||||
Net cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities |
16,934,620 |
(70,207,500 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
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Redemption of common stock |
(17,045,763 | ) | — | |||||
Proceeds from Initial Public Offering, net of underwriters’ fees |
— | 59,670,000 | ||||||
Proceeds from over-allotment option |
— | 9,157,500 | ||||||
Proceeds from private placement |
— | 4,300,000 | ||||||
Proceeds from note payable - related party |
1,778,000 | — | ||||||
Payment of offering costs |
— | (1,447,273 | ) | |||||
Proceeds from note payable - Sponsor |
— | 200,000 | ||||||
Repayments to note payable - Sponsor |
— | (1,200,000 | ) | |||||
Proceeds from affiliate |
15,000 | — | ||||||
Net cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities |
(15,252,763 |
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70,680,227 |
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NET CHANGE IN CASH |
(3,183 | ) | (66,546 | ) | ||||
CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD |
15,419 | 124,501 | ||||||
CASH, END OF PERIOD |
$ | 12,236 | $ | 57,955 | ||||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information Cash paid during the periods for: |
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Income taxes |
$ | 461,957 | $ | — | ||||
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities |
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Deferred underwriters’ discount payable charged to additional paid-in capital |
$ | — | $ | 2,070,000 | ||||
• | Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments in active markets; |
• | Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and |
• | Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. |
Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption |
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Gross proceeds from Initial Public Offering |
$ | 69,000,000 | ||
Less: Proceeds allocated to public warrants and rights |
(1,236,527 | ) | ||
Offering costs allocated to common stock subject to possible redemption |
(4,791,126 | ) | ||
Less: Redemption of common stock in connection with Trust extension |
(35,995,728 | ) | ||
Plus: Accretion on common stock subject to possible redemption |
9,449,634 | |||
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Balance, December 31, 2023 |
$ | 36,426,253 | ||
Less: Redemption of common stock in connection with Trust extension |
(17,045,763 | ) | ||
Plus: Accretion on common stock subject to possible redemption |
1,288,019 | |||
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Balance, September 30, 2024 |
$ | 20,668,509 | ||
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• | in whole and not in part; |
• | at a price of $0.01 per Warrant; |
• | upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption given after the Warrants become exercisable; |
• | if, and only if, the reported last sale price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $16.50 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period commencing once the Warrants become exercisable and ending three business days before the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to the Warrant holders, and |
• | if, and only if, there is a current registration statement in effect with respect to the shares of Common Stock underlying such Warrants at the time of redemption and for the entire 30-day trading period referred to above and continuing each day thereafter until the date of redemption. |
September 30, 2024 |
Quoted Prices In Active Markets (Level 1) |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |
Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |
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Assets: |
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Investments held in Trust Account |
$ | 20,886,019 | $ | 20,886,019 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
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December 31, 2023 |
Quoted Prices In Active Markets (Level 1) |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |
Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |
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Assets: |
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Investments held in Trust Account |
$ | 36,605,106 | $ | 36,605,106 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
References in this report (the “Quarterly Report”) to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to by Bellevue Life Sciences Acquisition Corp. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “Sponsor” refer to Bellevue Global Life Sciences Investors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those described in our other filings made with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
Overview
We are a blank check company incorporated as a Delaware corporation and formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. We intend to effectuate our initial business combination using cash from the proceeds of our initial public offering (“IPO”) and the private placement units, the proceeds of the sale of our capital stock in connection with our initial business combination, shares issued to the owners of the target, debt issued to banks or other lenders or the owners of the target, or a combination of the foregoing.
The issuance of additional shares in connection with an initial business combination:
• | may significantly dilute the equity interests of our existing investors; |
• | may subordinate the rights of holders of our common stock if preferred stock is issued with rights senior to those afforded our common stock; |
• | could cause a change in control if a substantial number of shares of our common stock is 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; |
• | may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of us by diluting the stock ownership or voting rights of a person seeking to obtain control of us; and |
• | may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our common stock, warrants and/or rights. |
Similarly, if we issue debt securities or otherwise incur significant indebtedness, it could result in:
• | 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; |
• | our immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt security is payable on demand; |
• | 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; |
• | our inability to pay dividends on our common stock; |
• | 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 common stock if declared, our ability to pay expenses, make capital expenditures and acquisitions, and fund other general corporate purposes; |
• | limitations on our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in our business and in the industry in which we operate; |
• | increased vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions and adverse changes in government regulation; |
• | limitations on our ability to borrow additional amounts for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements, and execution of our strategy; and |
• | other purposes and other disadvantages compared to our competitors who have less debt. |
Recent Developments
Extension of Termination Date
November Special Meeting
On November 9, 2023, the Company held a special meeting of its stockholders (the “Special Meeting”). At the Special Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved the proposal (the “First Extension Amendment Proposal”) to amend the Company’s Charter to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination from November 14, 2023 to February 14, 2024 (the “First Extended Date”) and approved a proposal to give the Board of Directors (the “Board”) the authority in its discretion to amend the Charter to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination from the First Extended Date to May 14, 2024 (the “Second Extended Date”). Additionally, the stockholders approved the First Amendment to the Trust Agreement (the “First Trust Agreement Amendment”) that extends the date by which the Company must liquidate the Trust Account established in connection with the Company’s IPO, from November 14, 2023 to the First Extended Date by depositing into the Trust Account $180,000 if the Company has not completed its initial business combination, and, upon the Board exercising its discretion to further extend the date by which the Company must liquidate the Trust Account if the Company has not completed its initial business combination, to the Second Extended Date, by depositing into the Trust Account by no later than each of February 14, 2024, March 14, 2024, and April 15, 2024, the lesser of (i) $60,000 or (ii) $0.026 per share for each public share that was not redeemed in connection with the First Extension Amendment Proposal. Following such approval by the Company’s stockholders, the Company entered into the First Trust Agreement Amendment with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company on November 10, 2023 and has subsequently amended the Charter to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination to the First Extended Date. The Company also deposited $180,000 into the Trust Account on November 13, 2023.
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In connection with the Special Meeting, 3,432,046 shares of common stock of the Company were tendered for redemption at a redemption price of approximately $10.49 per share for an aggregate redemption amount of $35,995,728, leaving $36,372,335 in the Trust Account immediately after the redemptions and a tax withdrawal by the Company of $561,957. Additionally, in February 2024, the Board authorized and approved a second Certificate of Amendment to the Charter. The second Certificate of Amendment to the Charter was filed with the Delaware Secretary of State, with an effective date of February 9, 2024, and extended the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination to the Second Extended Date. In connection with the extension by which the Company must consummate a business combination to the Second Extended Date, the Company deposited an extension payment of $60,000 into the Trust Account on each of February 9, 2024, March 12, 2024 and April 9, 2024.
May Special Meeting
On May 10, 2024, the Company convened a special meeting of its stockholders as scheduled and adjourned without any business being conducted. The meeting was reconvened on May 14, 2024 (the “May Special Meeting”). At the May Special Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved the proposal to amend the Company’s Charter to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination from May 14, 2024 to November 14, 2024. Following such approval by the Company’s stockholders, the Company has subsequently amended the Charter to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination to November 14, 2024. In connection with the May Special Meeting, 1,581,733 shares of common stock of the Company were tendered for redemption at a redemption price of approximately $10.78 per share for an aggregate redemption amount of $17,045,763, leaving $20,327,120 in the Trust Account immediately after the redemptions and a tax withdrawal by the Company of $218,857. Additionally, the Company deposited an extension payment of $50,000 into the Trust Account on each of May 14, 2024, June 13, 2024, July 12, 2024, August 13, 2024, September 10, 2024, and October11, 2024.
Annual Meeting of Stockholders
On November 12, 2024, the Company held an annual meeting of its stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved two proposals to amend the Company’s Charter. The stockholders approved a proposal to amend the Charter to allow the Company to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination from November 14, 2024 to February 14, 2025 (the “Extension Amendment Proposal”). The stockholders also approved a proposal to amend the Charter to remove the net tangible asset requirement in order to expand the methods that the Company may employ so as not to become subject to the “penny stock” rules of the SEC (the “NTA Requirement Amendment Proposal”, and together with the Extension Amendment Proposal, the “Charter Amendment”). The Charter Amendment was filed with the Delaware Secretary of State and has an effective date of November 12, 2024.The stockholders also duly elected each of the five (5) existing directors to the Company’s Board of Directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders following this annual meeting or until each such director’s successor is elected and qualified, subject to his earlier death, resignation or removal. In connection with the votes to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal and NTA Requirement Amendment Proposal, 1,766,469 shares of common stock of the Company were tendered for redemption.
Proposed Business Combination
On November 16, 2023, the Company and OSR Holdings Co. Ltd., a corporation organized under the laws of the Republic of Korea (“OSR Holdings”), entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”). Prior to the closing of the Business Combination Agreement (the “Closing”), each holder of OSR Holdings Common Stock that executes a Participating Stockholder Joinder to the Business Combination Agreement on or prior to the Closing (each such Person, a “Participating Company Stockholder”), and each holder of OSR Holdings Common Stock that executes a Non-Participating Stockholder Joinder on or prior to the Closing (each such Person, a “Non-Participating Company Stockholder”) will be joined as parties to the Business Combination Agreement, pursuant to which at the Effective Time (i) the Company shall issue the Aggregate Participating Consideration to the Participating Company Stockholders, and (ii) the Participating Company Stockholders shall sell, transfer, convey, assign and deliver all of their respective shares of OSR Holdings Common Stock to the Company (subclauses (i) and (ii), collectively, the “Share Exchange”). The Non-Participating Company Stockholders will continue to hold their shares of OSR Holdings Common Stock subject to their Non-Participating Stockholder Joinders entered into with the Company on or before the Closing Date. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the A&R BCA (as defined below).
On May 23, 2024, the Company and OSR Holdings entered into an Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement (the “A&R BCA”), which reflects certain changes and updates to the terms set forth in the Business Combination Agreement including: (i) the removal of references to the proposed acquisition by OSR Holdings of Landmark BioVentures AG, and incidental changes related thereto; (ii) a reduction in the Aggregate Consideration from 25,033,961 shares of BLAC Common Stock to 24,461,214 shares of BLAC Common Stock; (iii) a reduction in the Aggregate Consideration Value from $250,339,610 to $244,612,136; and (iv) changes to the designation of the post-closing Board of Directors of BLAC. Capitalized terms used in this section but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to them in the A&R BCA, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 14, 2024.
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Conditions to Closing
The Closing is subject to customary closing conditions for special purpose acquisition companies, including, among others: (i) approval by the Company’s stockholders of the BLAC Proposals; (ii) no Governmental Authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any law, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, executive order, or award which is then in effect and has the effect of making the Transactions, including the Business Combination, illegal or otherwise prohibiting consummation of the Transactions, including the Business Combination; (iii) all required regulatory filings and approvals in the United States and outside the United States, shall have been completed and any applicable waiting period (and any extension thereof) applicable to the consummation of the Transactions shall have expired or been terminated, and any pre-Closing approvals or clearances reasonably required thereunder shall have been obtained; (iv) all required consents, approvals and authorizations shall have been obtained from and made with all Governmental Authorities; (v) the shares of the Company’s common stock shall be listed on Nasdaq as of the Closing Date; (vi) no material adverse effects on the Company or OSR Holdings shall have occurred between the date of the Business Combination Agreement and the Closing Date; (vii) the Lock-Up Agreements shall have been duly executed by the Company and certain holders of OSR Holdings Common Stock; (viii) OSR Holdings shall have delivered to the Company (a) Participating Stockholder Joinders duly executed by Participating Company Stockholders holding at least 60% of the OSR Holdings Fully Diluted Share Amount, and (b) Non-Participating Stockholder Joinders executed by the Non-Participating Company Stockholders; (ix) the Company’s M&A Committee shall have received an opinion from an advisor engaged by the Company’s M&A Committee that the Transactions are fair, from a financial point of view, to the Company and its stockholders; (x) a supplemental listing shall have been filed with Nasdaq as of the Closing Date to list the shares constituting the Aggregate Participating Consideration; (xi) on or prior to the Closing, OSR Holdings shall deliver to the Company a properly executed certification that shares of OSR Holdings Common Stock are not “U.S. real property interests” in accordance with the Treasury Regulations under Sections 897 and 1445 of the Code, together with a notice to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.897-2(h)(2) of the Treasury Regulations; and (xii) customary bringdown conditions.
Additionally, the obligations of OSR Holdings and the OSR Holdings Stockholders to consummate the Transactions are conditioned upon, among other things, a minimum available cash condition such that the (a) amount of cash and cash equivalents available in the Trust Account immediately prior to the Closing, plus (b) all other cash and cash equivalents of BLAC, plus (c) the aggregate amount of cash proceeds received from the PIPE Financing prior to or substantially concurrently with the Closing (without, for the avoidance of doubt, taking into consideration any transaction fees, costs and expenses paid or required to be paid by the Company prior to the Closing), shall be equal to or greater than $5,000,001 (the “Minimum Available Cash Condition”).
Exclusivity
The A&R BCA contains exclusivity provisions restricting the parties from engaging in any Alternative Transaction (as defined below) for a period ending on the earlier of (i) the Closing and/or (ii) the termination of the A&R BCA. An “Alternative Transaction” includes (A) any sale of assets of OSR Holdings equal to 5% or more of OSR Holdings’ assets or to which 5% or more of OSR Holdings’ revenues or earnings are attributable, (B) the issuance or acquisition of 5% or more of the outstanding capital stock (on an as converted to OSR Holdings Common Stock basis) or other voting securities representing 5% or more of the combined voting power of OSR Holdings, or (3) any conversion, consolidation, merger, liquidation, dissolution or similar transaction which, if consummated, would result in any person or other entity or group beneficially owning 5% or more of the combined voting power of OSR Holdings, other than with the Company and certain of its affiliates.
Representations, Warranties and Covenants
The A&R BCA contains customary representations, warranties and covenants of (a) OSR Holdings, (b) the Company and (c) OSR Holdings Stockholders relating to, among other things, their ability to enter into the A&R BCA and the Joinders, as applicable.
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Termination
The A&R BCA may be terminated, and the Business Combination and the other Transactions may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time, notwithstanding any requisite approval and adoption of the A&R BCA and the Transactions by the stockholders of OSR Holdings or the Company, as follows: (i) by mutual written consent of the Company and OSR Holdings; (ii) by either the Company or OSR Holdings if the Effective Time shall not have occurred prior to November 14, 2024 subject to certain exceptions; (iii) by either the Company or OSR Holdings if any Governmental Authority, including in the United States or the Republic of Korea, shall have taken action to prevent or prohibit the Business Combination; (iv) by either the Company or OSR Holdings if any of the BLAC Proposals shall fail to receive the requisite vote for approval at the BLAC Stockholders’ Meeting; (v) by the Company upon a material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of OSR Holdings set forth in the A&R BCA; or (vi) by OSR Holdings upon a material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of the Company set forth in the A&R BCA.
Subscription Agreement
On October 4, 2024, the Company and Toonon Partners Co., Ltd. (“Toonon”) entered into a subscription agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Company has agreed to issue and sell to Toonon, and Toonon has agreed to subscribe for and purchase, 222,222 shares (the “PIPE Shares”) of Series A Preferred Stock of the Company (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) for $90.00 per share (the “Series A Original Issue Price”) representing an aggregate purchase price of $20,000,000 (the “PIPE Investment”). Prior to closing of the PIPE Investment, the Company intends to file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a Certificate of Designations (the “Certificate of Designations”) setting forth the rights and preferences of the Series A Preferred Stock, which have been agreed to between the Company and Toonon. Such rights and preferences include, among others, that (1) dividends will accrue at a rate of 5% per annum of the Series A Original Issue Price (except as otherwise provided for in the Certificate of Designations) to be payable only when, as, and if declared by the board of directors of the Company or as otherwise specifically provided in the Certificate of Designations; (2) the Series A Preferred Stock is convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, into shares of common stock of the Company (“Common Stock”) in an amount equal to the quotient of (i) the Series A Original Issue Price plus all unpaid accruing dividends as of the date of the conversion and (ii) the then applicable conversion price (as adjusted, the “Conversion Price”). The initial Conversion Price is $9.00 resulting in each share of Series A Preferred Stock being convertible into 10 shares of Company common stock. Beginning on the one-year anniversary of the original issue date (the “Original Issue Date”), the Company has the option, in its sole discretion, to redeem all or a portion of the then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, for an amount equal to the Series A Original Issue Price plus all unpaid accruing dividends as of the date of the redemption; provided, that, for purposes of calculating the accruing dividends in the event of a redemption, dividends will have been deemed to have accrued at a rate of 7.0% per annum of the Series A Original Issue Price (the “Redemption Price”). Beginning on the three-year anniversary of the Original Issue Date, any holder of Series A Preferred Stock may demand that the Company redeem all or a portion of such holder’s Series A Preferred Stock in an amount equal to the Redemption Price. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Subscription Agreement.
The proceeds of the PIPE Investment will be used by the Company for working capital and general corporate purposes following the closing of the Business Combination. The Subscription Agreement contains customary representations and warranties of the Company and Toonon, and customary conditions to closing, including (i) the consummation of the Business Combination and (ii) certification by an officer of the Company that the Certificate of Designations has been filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and is in full force and effect.
Additionally, pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, the Company and Toonon will enter into a registration rights agreement prior to the closing of the PIPE Investment, pursuant to which, among other things, the Company will be obligated to (i) file a registration statement to register the common stock issuable upon conversion of the PIPE Shares as soon as practicable following the receipt of written demand from Toonon, and (ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect such registration, subject to certain exceptions. The PIPE Shares to be sold in connection with the PIPE Investment will be exempt from registration pursuant to Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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Nasdaq Listing Rules Compliance
As previously reported by the Company on Form 8-K filed on June 28, 2023, due to the resignation of a director effective on June 21, 2023, the Company notified the Listing Qualifications Department of Nasdaq that the Company was not currently in compliance with the Listing Rule. The Listing Rule requires the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors be composed of at least three members, each of whom must meet independence requirements under the Nasdaq Listing Rules and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. BLAC regained compliance with the Listing Rule on June 23, 2024.
As previously reported by the Company on Form 8-K filed on June 13, 2024, due to the resignation of directors effective on June 7, 2024, the Company notified the Listing Qualifications Department of Nasdaq that the Company was not currently in compliance with Nasdaq’s majority independent board, compensation committee composition and audit committee composition requirements as described in the Additional Listing Rules. BLAC regained compliance with the Additional Listing Rules on June 23, 2024.
On February 15, 2024, the Company received a notification from the Listing Qualifications Department of Nasdaq notifying the Company that the Company no longer meets the minimum 300 public holders requirement for The Nasdaq Capital Market pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(3) (the “Minimum Public Holders Requirement”). The notice is only a notification of deficiency, not of imminent delisting, and has no current effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s securities on the Nasdaq Capital Market. On April 1, 2024, the Company submitted to Nasdaq a plan to regain compliance with the Minimum Public Holders Requirement and, on April 17, 2024, the staff of Nasdaq approved the plan and granted the Company an extension until August 13, 2024 to demonstrate compliance with the Minimum Public Holders Requirement (the “Compliance Period”).
On August 20, 2024, the Company received written notice (the “Second Notice”) from Nasdaq stating that the Company has not regained compliance with the Minimum Public Holders Requirement within the Compliance Period. In accordance with the Second Notice, the Company timely requested a hearing before the Hearings Panel (the “Panel”), which automatically stayed any suspension or delisting action of the Company’s securities, and the hearing was held on October 1, 2024. On October 4, 2024, the Panel granted the Company’s request for continued listing on the Nasdaq, subject to the requirement that on or before February 17, 2025, the Company shall demonstrate compliance with Listing Rule 5505, and that during the exception period, the Company shall provide prompt notification of any significant events that occur during this time that may affect the Company’s compliance with Nasdaq requirements.
Recent Promissory Notes
On April 8, 2024 and April 17, 2024, the Company issued unsecured promissory notes to Sponsor in the aggregate principal amount of $1,250,000 (the “April Sponsor Notes”). On May 14, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note to the Sponsor (the “May Sponsor Note”) in the principal amount of $140,000. On July 11, 2024, the Company issued to the Sponsor an unsecured promissory note (the “July Sponsor Note” and together with the April Sponsor Notes and the May Sponsor Note, the “Sponsor Notes”) in the principal amount of $280,000 to the Sponsor. The Sponsor Notes do not bear interest and are payable in full on the earlier of (i) December 31, 2024 or (ii) the date on which the Company consummates an initial business combination. In the event that the Company does not consummate a business combination on or prior to the time provided in the Company’s Charter (as subject to extension), the Sponsor agrees to forgive the principal balance of the Sponsor Notes, except to the extent of any funds remaining outside of the Company’s trust account. The following events constitute an event of default under the Sponsor Notes: (i) a failure to pay the principal within five business days of the maturity date and (ii) the commencement of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy action.
On October 10, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note to Jun Chul Whang, a member of the Company’s Board (the “Second JCW Promissory Note”) in the principal amount of $40,000 to Mr. Whang for its receipt of $40,000 to fund working capital and other expenses of the Company. The Second JCW Promissory Note is non-interest bearing and is payable in full on the earlier of (i) November 9, 2024, (ii) at such time the Company raises additional working capital funds, or (iii) the date on which the Company consummates an initial business combination.
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In the event that the Company does not consummate an initial business combination on or prior to the time provided in the Charter, as amended, Mr. Whang agrees to forgive the principal balance of the Second JCW Promissory Note, except to the extent of any funds remaining outside of the Company’s trust account, if any; and
On October 16, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note to Duksung Co., LTD. (“Duksung”) in the principal amount of $800,000 (the “Duksung Promissory Note”). The Duksung Promissory Note bears interest at a simple rate of 5% per annum; provided, however, solely for purposes of prepayment pursuant to a redemption of the Duksung Promissory Note, interest shall be deemed to have accrued at a simple rate of 7% per annum, and, unless earlier converted or redeemed, is payable in full on October 15, 2025 (the “Duksung Promissory Note Maturity Date”). In the event of, and simultaneously with the closing of a Qualified PIPE Financing (as defined in the Duksung Promissory Note), the Duksung Promissory Note automatically converts into Company common stock in an amount equal to the quotient (rounded to the nearest whole share) obtained by dividing (a) the outstanding principal amount and unpaid accrued interest under the Duksung Promissory Note by (b) eight dollars and ten cents ($8.10) (the “Conversion”). The Conversion shall constitute satisfaction in full of the obligations of the Company under the Duksung Promissory Note. In the event a Qualified PIPE Financing does not occur on or before March 31, 2025 (the “PIPE Outside Date”), the Company may prepay the Duksung Promissory Note, in whole or in part, at any time after the PIPE Outside Date. The amount to be paid pursuant to any such prepayment shall include the outstanding principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest calculated at a simple rate of 7% from the issuance date.
On October 25, 2024, OSR Holdings Co., Ltd. issued a promissory note to the Company in the aggregate principal amount of $300,000 (the “OSR Promissory Note”) to fund working capital and other expenses of OSR Holdings. The OSR Holdings Promissory Note bears interest at a rate of three and ninety-six hundredths’ percent (3.96%) per annum and shall be compounded semi-annually. The OSR Promissory Note is payable on October 25, 2025 (the “OSR Promissory Note Maturity Date”) and all accrued interest shall be payable on the Maturity Date. The following events constitute an event of default under the OSR Promissory Note: (i) a failure to pay the outstanding balance due within five (5) business days of the OSR Promissory Note Maturity Date and (ii) the commencement of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy action.
Results of Operations
Our entire activity since inception through September 30, 2024 related to our formation and IPO, and subsequent to the IPO, related to identifying a target company for an initial business combination. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of an initial business combination. We generated non-operating income in the form of interest income on investments held after our IPO. We will 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 in connection with searching for, and completing, an initial business combination.
For the three months ended September 30, 2024, we had a net loss of $230,961 which consisted of general and administrative expenses of $454,132 and provision for income taxes of $46,033, offset by income from investments held in the Trust Account of $269,204. For the three months ended September 30, 2023, we had net income of $78,183, which consisted of income from investments held in the Trust Account of $618,499, offset by general and administrative expenses of $410,431 and provision for income taxes of $129,885.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, we had a net loss of $388,686 which consisted of general and administrative expenses of $1,380,457 and provision for income taxes of $223,762, offset by income from investments held in the Trust Account of $1,215,533. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, we had net income of $489,952, which consisted of income from investments held in the Trust Account of $1,846,529, offset by general and administrative expenses of $968,806 and provision for income taxes of $387,771.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our liquidity needs had been satisfied prior to the completion of our IPO through a capital contribution from our Sponsor of $25,000 for the founder shares and an aggregate of $1,498,000 in loans from our Sponsor under unsecured promissory notes. Upon the closing of our IPO, the promissory notes were be deemed to be repaid and settled in connection with the private placement. Further, we have incurred and expect to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of our financing and acquisition plans.
The net proceeds from (i) the sale of the Units in our IPO (including the Units sold in the exercise of the Over-Allotment Option), after deducting offering expenses of approximately $1,310,000, underwriting commissions of $1,380,000 and excluding deferred underwriting commissions of $2,070,000, and (ii) the sale of the Private Placement Units for an aggregate purchase price of $4,300,000 was $70,610,000. Of this amount, $70,207,500 was placed in the Trust Account, including $2,070,000 of deferred underwriting commissions. The proceeds held in the Trust Account was invested only in U.S. government treasury obligations 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. In connection with the Special Meeting and the May Special Meeting, $35,995,728 and $17,045,763, respectively, of redemptions from the Trust Account were made leaving $20,327,120 in the Trust Account following the May Special Meeting.
We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account (less deferred underwriting commissions), to complete our initial business combination. We may withdraw interest to pay taxes. We estimate our annual franchise tax obligations, based on the number of authorized shares of our common stock, to be $200,000, which is the maximum amount of annual franchise taxes payable by us as a Delaware corporation per annum, which we may pay from funds held outside of the Trust Account or from interest earned on the funds held in our Trust Account and released to us for this purpose. Our annual income tax obligations will depend on the amount of interest and other income earned on the amounts held in the Trust Account. We expect the interest earned on the amount in the Trust Account will be sufficient to pay our income taxes. To the extent that our capital stock or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete our initial business combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.
As of September 30, 2024, the Company had $12,236 in its operating bank account and a working capital deficit of $3,901,465. The Company’s liquidity needs prior to the consummation of our IPO had been satisfied through proceeds from advances from related party and from the issuance of common stock. Subsequent to the consummation of our IPO, the Company’s liquidity was satisfied through the net proceeds from the consummation of the IPO, the proceeds from the Private Placement Units held outside of the Trust Account and loans from the Sponsor, officers and directors and their affiliates.
In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with an initial business combination, our Sponsor, officers and directors or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we complete our initial business combination, we would repay such loaned amounts. In the event that our initial business combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from our Trust Account would be used for such repayment. Up to $1,000,000 of such loans may be convertible into Units, at a price of $10.00 per unit at the option of the lender, upon consummation of our initial business combination. The Units would be identical to the Private Placement Units. The terms of such loans by our Sponsor, officers and directors or their affiliates, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. We do not expect to seek loans from parties other than our Sponsor, officers and directors or their affiliates as we do not believe third parties will be willing to loan such funds and provide a waiver against any and all rights to seek access to funds in our Trust Account. Loans made by Chardan or any of its related persons, if any, will not be convertible into any of our securities and Chardan and its related persons will have no recourse with respect to their ability to convert their loans into any of our securities.
Based on the foregoing and the limited amount of working capital that the Company received into the operating account from the private placement, management believes that the Company will not have sufficient working capital to meet its working capital needs through the earlier of the consummation of an initial business combination or February 14, 2025 (subject to extension by approval of the Company’s stockholders). These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Over this time period, the Company will be using the remaining funds held outside of the Trust Account for paying existing accounts payable, identifying and evaluating prospective initial business combination candidates, performing due diligence on prospective target businesses, paying for travel expenditures, selecting the target business to merge with or acquire, and structuring, negotiating and consummating the initial business combination.
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Further needs for operating capital beyond the Company’s current operating cash balance may need to be funded through loans from the Company’s Sponsor, officers and directors and their affiliates. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination by February 14, 2025 (subject to extension by approval of the Company’s stockholders), the Company will cease all operations except for the purpose of liquidating. This date for mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution combined with uncertainty as to whether the Company has sufficient liquidity to fund operations through the liquidation date or thereafter should a deferral occur raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management intends to complete a business combination.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no obligations, assets or liabilities which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of September 30, 2024. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements. We have not entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements, established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities, or purchased any non-financial assets.
Contractual Obligations
We do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations, purchase obligations or long-term liabilities, other than an agreement to pay an affiliate of our Sponsor a monthly fee of $7,500, for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support. We began incurring these fees on March 1, 2023 and will continue to incur these fees monthly until the earlier of the completion of our initial business combination or our liquidation.
Chardan is entitled to a deferred underwriting commission of $2,070,000. The deferred fee will be waived by Chardan in the event that we do not complete an initial business combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement. Also, we have incurred deferred legal fees payable upon consummation of our initial business combination of approximately $1,068,261 as of September 30, 2024. These fees only become due and payable upon the consummation of a business combination.
The holders of the founder shares, equity participation shares, placement units, and units that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans (and in each case holders of their component securities, as applicable) are entitled to registration rights pursuant to the registration rights agreement. These holders are entitled to make up to two demands, excluding short form registration demands, that we register such securities for sale under the Securities Act. In addition, these holders will have “piggyback” registration rights to include their securities in other registration statements filed by us. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements. Chardan may not exercise its demand and “piggyback” registration rights after five and seven years, respectively, after the date of our prospectus issued in connection with our IPO and may not exercise its demand rights on more than one occasion.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and income and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. We have not identified any critical accounting estimates.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are a smaller reporting company as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information otherwise required under this item.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
As required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, our management carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures under the supervision of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer and concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of September 30, 2024 because of the identification of material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting with respect to the use by the Company of funds withdrawn for the payment of franchise tax and income tax liabilities for the payment of general corporate expenses and insufficient personnel in its accounting and finance reporting group.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the three months ended September 30, 2024.
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ITEM 1. |
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS |
ITEM 1A. |
RISK FACTORS |
ITEM 2. |
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS |
ITEM 3. |
DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES |
ITEM 4. |
MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES |
ITEM 5. |
OTHER INFORMATION |
ITEM 6. | EXHIBITS |
The following exhibits are being filed herewith, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and are numbered in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K:
101.INS | Inline XBRL Instance Document** | |
101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document** | |
101.CAL | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document** | |
101.DEF | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document** | |
101.LAB | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document** | |
101.PRE | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase document** | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document contained in Exhibit 101** |
* | Certain schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit will be furnished separately to the SEC upon request. |
** | Filed herewith. |
*** | Furnished herewith. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
BELLEVUE LIFE SCIENCES ACQUISITION CORP. | ||||||
November 14, 2024 | By: | /s/ Kuk Hyoun Hwang | ||||
Kuk Hyoun Hwang | ||||||
Chief Executive Officer and Director | ||||||
(Principal Executive Officer) |
November 14, 2024 | By: | /s/ David J. Yoo |
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David J. Yoo | ||||||
Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
(Principal Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer) |
Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a)
OR RULE 15d-14(a) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED
I, Kuk Hyoun Hwang, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Bellevue Life Sciences Acquisition Corp.; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: November 14, 2024 | By: | /s/ Kuk Hyoun Hwan | ||||
Name: Kuk Hyoun Hwang | ||||||
Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
(Principal Executive Officer) |
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a)
OR RULE 15d-14(a) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED
I, David J. Yoo, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Bellevue Life Sciences Acquisition Corp.; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: November 14, 2024 | By: | /s/ David J. Yoo | ||||
Name: David J. Yoo | ||||||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
(Principal Financial Officer) |
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Bellevue Life Sciences Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Kuk Hyoun Hwang, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to my knowledge, that:
1) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and |
2) | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Date: November 14, 2024 | By: | /s/ Kuk Hyoun Hwang | ||||
Kuk Hyoun Hwang |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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(Principal Executive Officer) |
This Certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and shall not be deemed “filed” by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date of this Report, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Bellevue Life Sciences Acquisition Corp (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, David J. Yoo, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to my knowledge, that:
1) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and |
2) | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Date: November 14, 2024 |
By: |
/s/ David J. Yoo | ||||
David J. Yoo |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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(Principal Financial Officer) |
This Certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and shall not be deemed “filed” by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date of this Report, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.