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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM
10-Q
 
 
(Mark One)
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024
 
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from
    
to
    
 
 
DIRECT SELLING ACQUISITION CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
Delaware
 
001-40831
 
86-3676785
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
5800 Democracy Drive
Plano,
TX
75024
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area
code: (214)380-6020
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
 
Trading
Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange
on which registered
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and
one-half
of one redeemable warrant
 
DSAQ.U
 
OTC
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share
 
DSAQ
 
OTC
Redeemable warrants, each warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock, each at an exercise price of $11.50 per share
 
DSAQ.W
 
OTC
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation
S-T
(§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, anon-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filer      Accelerated filer  
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 is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act). Yes  No ☐
As of Ma
y 20, 2
024, there were 8,471,283 shares of its Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and 1,000 shares of its Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, outstanding.
 
 
 
 


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DIRECT SELLING ACQUISITION CORP.

Form 10-Q For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2024

Table of Contents

 

     Page  

Part I. Financial Information

     1  

Item 1. Financial Statements

     1  

Condensed Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2024 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2023

     1  

Unaudited Condensed Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

     2  

Unaudited Condensed Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

     3  

Unaudited Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

     4  

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements

     5  

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     19  

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures Regarding Market Risk

     26  

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

     26  

Part II – Other Information

     27  

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

     27  

Item 1A. Risk Factors

     27  

Item 2. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

     27  

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

     27  

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

     27  

Item 5. Other Information

     27  

Item 6. Exhibits

     28  

Part III—Signatures

     29  


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
DIRECT SELLING ACQUISITION CORP.
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
 
    
March 31,

2024

(Unaudited)
   
December 31,

2023
 
Assets:
    
Current assets:
    
Cash
   $ 1,199,185     $ 467,309  
Restricted cash
     252,286        
Prepaid expenses
     1,930       4,958  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total current assets
  
 
1,453,401
 
 
 
472,267
 
Cash held in Trust Account
     62,478,215       62,606,718  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total Assets
  
$
63,931,616
 
 
$
63,078,985
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Liabilities, Redeemable Common Stock and Stockholders’ Deficit
    
Liabilities:
    
Franchise taxes payable
   $ 175,450     $ 125,450  
Federal income taxes payable
     1,911,145       1,583,871  
Due to related party
     667       667  
Working Capital Loan
     2,300,000       2,300,000  
Promissory notes to related party
     4,175,985       3,855,985  
Excise tax payable
     1,829,791       1,829,791  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
     2,961,095       1,456,302  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total current liabilities
  
 
13,354,133
 
 
 
11,152,066
 
Warrant liability
     3,712,000       232,000  
Deferred
underwriters
’ discount
     8,050,000       8,050,000  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total Liabilities
  
 
25,116,133
 
 
 
19,434,066
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 7)
    
Redeemable Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, 5,595,494 shares at redemption value at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively
     62,730,499       61,907,870  
Stockholders’ Deficit:
    
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding
            
Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value; 380,000,000 shares authorized; 5,749,000 and 0 issued or outstanding (excluding 5,595,494 shares subject to redemption at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively)
     575        
Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 1,000 and 5,750,000 shares issued and outstanding
           575  
Additional
paid-in
capital
            
Accumulated deficit
     (23,915,591     (18,263,526
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total Stockholders’ Deficit
  
 
(23,915,016
 
 
(18,262,951
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total Liabilities, Redeemable Common Stock and Stockholders’ Deficit
  
$
63,931,616
 
 
$
63,078,985
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
 
1

DIRECT SELLING ACQUISITION CORP.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
 
    
For the three months ended
March 31,
 
    
2024
   
2023
 
Operating costs
   $ 1,714,504     $ 461,977  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Loss from operations
  
 
(1,714,504
 
 
(461,977
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Other (expense) income:
    
Bank interest income
     4,820       8,133  
Interest earned on cash held in Trust Account
     687,522       2,450,287  
Change in fair value of warrant liability
     (3,480,000     (928,000
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total other (expense) income, net
  
 
(2,787,658
 
 
1,530,420
 
(Loss) Income before provision for income taxes
     (4,502,162     1,068,443  
Provision for income taxes
     (327,274     (505,655
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net (loss) income
  
$
(4,829,436
 
$
562,788
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Weighted average shares outstanding of redeemable Class A common stock
     5,595,494       21,259,549  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Basic and diluted net (loss) income per share, redeemable Class A common stock
  
$
(0.50
 
$
(0.07
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Weighted average shares outstanding of
non-redeemable
Class A common stock and Class B common stock
     5,750,000       5,750,000  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Basic and diluted net (loss) income per share,
non-redeemable
Class A common stock and Class B common stock
  
$
(0.50
 
$
(0.07
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
 
2

DIRECT SELLING ACQUISITION CORP.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
(UNAUDITED)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2024
 
               
Additional
         
Total
 
   
Class A common stock
   
Class B common stock
   
Paid-in
   
Accumulated
   
Stockholders’
 
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Capital
   
Deficit
   
Deficit
 
Balance as of December 31, 2023
 
 
 
 
$
 
 
 
5,750,000
 
 
$
575
 
 
$
 
 
$
(18,263,526
 
$
(18,262,951
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value
    —        —        —        —        —        (822,629     (822,629
Conversion of Class B common stock to Class A common stock
    5,749,000       575       (5,749,000     (575      
Net loss
    —        —        —        —        —        (4,829,436     (4,829,436
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Balance as of March 31, 2024 (unaudited)
 
 
5,749,000
 
 
$
575
 
 
 
1,000
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
 
$
(23,915,591
 
$
(23,915,016
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2023
 
    
Class B common stock
    
Additional
    
Accumulated
   
Total
Stockholders’
 
    
Shares
    
Amount
    
Paid-in Capital
    
Deficit
   
Deficit
 
Balance as of December 31, 2022
  
 
5,750,000
 
  
$
575
 
  
$
    
$
(11,081,295
 
$
(11,080,720
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value
     —         —         —         (2,374,093     (2,374,093
Net income
     —         —         —         562,788       562,788  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Balance as of March 31, 2023 (unaudited)
  
 
5,750,000
 
  
$
575
 
  
$
    
$
(12,892,600
 
$
(12,892,025
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
 
3
DIRECT SELLING ACQUISITION CORP.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
 
    
For the three
months ended
March 31,
2024
   
For the three
months ended
March 31,
2023
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
    
Net (loss) income
   $ (4,829,436   $ 562,788  
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operating activities:
    
Change in fair value of warrant liability
     3,480,000       928,000  
Interest earned on investments held in Trust Account
     (687,522     (2,450,287
Changes in current assets and liabilities:
    
Prepaid assets
     3,028       15,266  
Taxes payable
     377,274       486,775  
Accrued offering costs and expenses
     1,504,793       (199,145
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net cash used in operating activities
  
 
(151,863
 
 
(656,603
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
    
Withdraw from Trust Account to pay taxes
     1,136,025       519,000  
Withdraw from Trust Account for redemptions of stock
           182,460,109  
Funding of Trust Account
     (320,000     (480,000
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net cash provided by investing activities
  
 
816,025
 
 
 
182,499,109
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
    
Funds withdrawn for redemptions
           (182,460,109
Proceeds from issuance of promissory note to related party
     320,000       835,719  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net cash
provided
by (used in) financing activities
  
 
320,000
 
 
 
(181,624,390
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net change in cash
  
 
984,162
 
 
 
218,116
 
Cash, beginning of the period
     467,309       1,151,319  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Cash, end of the period (a)
  
$
1,451,471
 
$
1,369,435
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Supplemental disclosure of
non-cash
financing activities:
    
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value
   $ 822,629     $ 2,374,093  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Conversion of Class B common stock to Class A common stock
   $ 575     $  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
a)
March 31, 2024 included restricted cash of $252,286.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
 
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DIRECT SELLING ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2024
Note 1 — Organization, Business Operations
Direct Selling Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated as a Delaware corporation on March 9, 2021, for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar Business Combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”). The Company may pursue an initial Business Combination target in any business or industry.
As of March 31, 2024, the Company had not commenced operations. All activity for the period from March 9, 2021 (inception) through March 31, 2024 relates to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering (the “Public Offering”) and, subsequent to the Public Offering, identifying a target company for a Business Combination and completion of the proposed Business Combination (described below). The Company will not generate operating revenues until after the completion of its initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate
non-operating
income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Public Offering.
The Company’s Sponsor is DSAC Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”). On September 28, 2021, the Company consummated its Public Offering of 23,000,000 units (the “Units” and with respect to the Class A common stock included in the Units sold, the “Public Shares”). Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), and
one-half
of one redeemable warrant of the Company (each whole warrant, a “Public Warrant”), with each Public Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock for $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $230,000,000.
Simultaneously with the closing of the Public Offering, pursuant to the Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement, the Company completed the private sale of 11,700,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) to the Sponsor at a purchase price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $11,700,000. The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants included as part of the Units sold in the Public Offering, except that the Private Placement Warrants, so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees, (i) are not redeemable by the Company, (ii) may not (including the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants), subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold until 30 days after the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination, (iii) may be exercised on a cashless basis and (iv) are entitled to registration rights. No underwriting discounts or commissions were paid with respect to such sale. The issuance of the Private Placement Warrants was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), as amended.
The Business Combination must occur with one or more target businesses that together have an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the net assets held in the Trust Account (net of amounts disbursed to management for working capital purposes and excluding the amount of any deferred underwriting commissions held in trust) at the time of signing the agreement to enter into the Business Combination. However, the Company will only complete such Business Combination if the post transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target business sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). There is no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully effect a Business Combination.
Upon the closing of the Public Offering, $10.20 per Unit sold in the Public Offering, including the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, was held in a Trust Account and invested only in U.S. government securities with a maturity of 180 days or less, 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 or in demand deposit accounts. Except with respect to interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account that may be released to the Company to pay its taxes, the proceeds from the Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants will not be released from the Trust Account until the earliest of (i) the completion of the initial Business Combination, (ii) the redemption of the public shares if the Company is unable to complete the initial Business Combination by the Termination Date, subject to applicable law, and (iii) the redemption of the public shares properly submitted in connection with a stockholder vote to amend the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (“Charter”) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of the public shares if the Company has not consummated an initial Business Combination by the Termination Date or with respect to any other material provisions relating to stockholders’ rights or
pre-initial
Business Combination activity. The proceeds deposited in the Trust Account could become subject to the claims of the Company’s creditors, if any, which could have priority over the claims of the Company’s public stockholders.
The Company will provide its public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their public shares upon the completion of the initial Business Combination either (i) in connection with a stockholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) without a stockholder vote by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek stockholder approval of a proposed Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in the Company’s discretion, and will be based on a variety of factors such as the timing of the transaction and whether the terms of the transaction would require the Company to seek stockholder approval under applicable law or stock exchange listing requirements. The Company will provide its public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their public shares upon the completion of the initial Business Combination at a
per-share
price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the initial Business Combination, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable and less up to $100,000 to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, subject to the limitations and on the conditions described herein.
 
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The shares of common stock subject to redemption are recorded at redemption value and classified as temporary equity, in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” In such case, the Company will proceed with a Business Combination if the Company seeks stockholder approval, a majority of the issued and outstanding shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination.
With the December 28, 2022 deposit into the Trust Account for a three-month extension of $2,300,000 ($0.10 per share), the Company had 18 months (or until March 28, 2023) from the closing of the Public Offering, or any extended period of time that the Company may have, to consummate an initial Business Combination as a result of an amendment to the Company’s Charter (the “Combination Period”) to complete the initial Business Combination. If the Company is unable to complete the initial Business Combination within the Combination Period, the Company will: (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the public shares, at aper-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable and less up to $100,000 to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining stockholders and the Company’s board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject, in each case, to the Company’s obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to the warrants, which will expire worthless if the Company fails to complete its initial Business Combination within the Combination Period.
On March 24, 2023 the Company’s stockholders voted to amend the Company’s Charter to extend the date (the “Termination Date”) by which the Company has to consummate a Business Combination (the “Charter Extension”) from March 28, 2023 (the “Original Termination Date”) to June 28, 2023 (the “Charter Extension Date”) and to allow the Company, without another stockholder vote, to elect to extend the Termination Date to consummate a Business Combination on a monthly basis up to nine times by an additional one month each time after the Charter Extension Date, by resolution of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), if requested by the Sponsor, and upon five days’ advance notice prior to the applicable Termination Date, until March 28, 2024 (each, an “Additional Charter Extension Date”) or a total of up to twelve months after the Original Termination Date, unless the closing of a Business Combination shall have occurred prior thereto (the “Extension Amendment Proposal”). For each monthly extension of the Charter Extension Date the Company will deposit $160,000 into the Trust Account.
In connection with the Company’s stockholders’ vote on March 24, 2023, the holders of 17,404,506 Class A common stock of the Company properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for an aggregate price of approximately $10.48 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of $182,460,109. After the satisfaction of such redemptions, the balance in the Company’s Trust Account was approximately $58,660,352 (including interest not previously released to the Company but net of expected franchise and income taxes payable).
On March 28, 2024 the Company’s stockholders voted to amend the Company’s Charter to extend the Termination Date from March 28, 2024 to April 28, 2024 and to allow the Company, without another stockholder vote, to elect to extend the Termination Date to consummate a Business Combination on a monthly basis up to eleven times by an additional one month each time after the Charter Extension Date, by resolution of the Company’s Board, if requested by the Sponsor, and upon five days’ advance notice prior to the applicable Termination Date, until March 28, 2025 or a total of up to twelve months after the Original Termination Date, unless the closing of a Business Combination shall have occurred prior thereto (the “Extension Amendment Proposal”). For each monthly extension of the Charter Extension Date the Company will deposit $90,000 into the Trust Account.
Additionally, the Company’s stockholders i.) voted to amend the Company’s Charter to eliminate the limitation that the Company may not redeem Class A Common Stock to the extent that such redemption would result in the Company having net tangible assets of less than $5,000,001 (the “Redemption Limitation”) in order to allow the Company to redeem Class A Common Stock irrespective of whether such redemption would exceed the Redemption Limitation and ii.) to provide for the right of a holder of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 to convert such Class B Common Stock into the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 on a
one-for-one
basis prior to the closing of a Business Combination at the election of the holder.
In connection with the Company’s stockholders’ vote on March 28, 2024, on April 1, 2024, the holders of 2,873,211 Class A common stock of the Company properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for an aggregate price of approximately $11.16 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of $32,066,630. After the satisfaction of such redemptions, the balance in the Company’s Trust Account was $30,382,190 (including interest not previously released to the Company but net of expected franchise and income taxes payable).
On March 29, 2024, the Sponsor converted an aggregate of 5,749,000 shares of Class B common stock into shares of Class A common stock on
one-for-one basis
.
The Sponsor has agreed to waive any right to receive funds from the Company’s Trust Account with respect to the Class A common stock received upon such conversion and will acknowledge that such shares will be subject to all of the restrictions applicable to the original Class B common stock under the terms of that certain letter agreement, dated as of September 23, 2021, by and among the Company, its directors and officers and the Sponsor.
As of the date of this filing, an aggregate of $4,400,000 has been deposited in the Trust Account to extend the Termination Date to May 28, 2024.
The initial stockholders, Sponsor, officers and directors have entered into a letter agreement with the Company, pursuant to which they have agreed to (i) waive their redemption rights with respect to any founder shares and Public Shares they hold in connection with the completion of the initial Business Combination, (ii) waive their redemption rights with respect to any founder shares and Public Shares they hold in connection with a stockholder vote to approve an amendment to the Company’s Charter to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of the Public Shares if the Company has not consummated an initial Business Combination within the Combination Period or with respect to any other material provisions relating to stockholders’
rights or pre-initial Business Combination
activity and (iii) waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any founder shares they hold if the Company fails to complete its initial Business Combination within the Combination Period or any extended period of time that the Company may have to consummate an initial Business Combination as a result of an amendment to the Company’s Charter (although they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Public Shares they hold if the Company fails to complete its initial Business Combination within the prescribed time frame) and (iv) vote any founder shares held by them and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Public Offering (including in open market and privately-negotiated transactions) in favor of the initial Business Combination.
The Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a third party for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has entered into a written letter of intent, confidentiality or other similar agreement or Business Combination agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (i) $10.20 per Public Share and (ii) the actual amount per Public Share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account, if less than $10.20 per Public Share due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, less taxes payable, provided that such liability will not apply to any claims by a third party or prospective target business who executed a waiver of any and all rights to the monies held in the Trust Account (whether or not such waiver is enforceable) nor did it apply to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. However, the Company has not asked the Sponsor to reserve for such indemnification obligations, nor has the Company independently verified whether the Sponsor has sufficient funds to satisfy its indemnity obligations and the Company believes that the Sponsor’s only assets are securities of the Company. Therefore, the Company cannot assure you that the Sponsor would be able to satisfy those obligations.
Proposed Business Combination
On January 17, 2024, the Company, entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among Aeroflow Urban Air Mobility Private Limited, a private limited company incorporated under the laws of India and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo (“IndiaCo”), Hunch Technologies Limited, a private limited company incorporated in Ireland with registered number 607449 (“PubCo”), FlyBlade (India) Private Limited, a private limited company incorporated under the laws of India (“Hunch Mobility”), and HTL Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo (“Merger Sub”).
 
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The transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, including the Merger (as defined below), and the transactions contemplated by the related transaction documents contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement (collectively, the “Transactions”), will constitute a Business Combination as contemplated by the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on August 23, 2021 (as amended on March 27, 2023). The Merger and the Transactions were unanimously approved by the board of directors of the Company on January 17, 2024.
The Business Combination Agreement
Reorganization Transactions
Prior to the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, PubCo, IndiaCo and Hunch Mobility consummated a series of reorganization transactions pursuant to which, among other things, Hunch Mobility transferred all of its assets and liabilities (other than certain excluded assets and liabilities) to IndiaCo on a slump sale basis as a going concern.
In connection with the Merger, prior to the closing of the Transactions (the “Closing”), PubCo will complete a reorganization (such transactions, the
“Pre-Closing
Reorganization”), pursuant to which, among other things, (i) after receipt of applicable governmental and regulatory consents, Hunch Mobility shall transfer all of the equity securities of Transhermes Aero IFSC Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hunch Mobility incorporated in Gujarat International Finance
Tec-City
under the (Indian) International Financial Services Centres Authority Act, 2019 to IndiaCo, (ii) Hunch Mobility shall promptly undertake any and all steps necessary to complete its voluntary
liquidation/winding-up
process in accordance with applicable law and (iii) PubCo shall consummate a reverse share split, pursuant to which all equity securities of PubCo will, following the consummation of the
Pre-Closing
Reorganization and immediately prior to the Merger, be consolidated and result in the aggregate number of Class A ordinary shares in the share capital of PubCo (the “PubCo Class A Ordinary Shares”) and Class B ordinary shares in the share capital of PubCo (the “PubCo Class B Ordinary Shares”) issued and outstanding on a fully-diluted, as converted and as exercised basis (excluding equity securities issued or issuable pursuant to the Convertible Note (as defined below)) being equal to the
Pre-Closing
Reorganization Consideration, which, in the aggregate, is anticipated to be equal to approximately $150 million.
The Merger
Following the
Pre-Closing
Reorganization and pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, at the Closing, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the “Merger”), pursuant to which the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub will cease, with the Company being the surviving corporation and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo.
In connection with the Merger, each (i) share of Class A common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (each, a “DSAQ Class A Share”), (ii) share of Class B common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (each, a “DSAQ Class B Share”), and (iii) convertible preferred share of the Company that will be issued pursuant to the Investor Subscription Agreement (as defined below) (each, a “DSAQ Preferred Share” and together with the DSAQ Class A Shares and DSAQ Class B Shares, the “DSAQ Shares”), issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), other than those held in treasury, will be automatically cancelled and extinguished and converted into the right to receive: (A) with respect to each DSAQ Class A Share and DSAQ Class B Share, one (1) PubCo Class A Ordinary Share, one (1) CVR I, one (1) CVR II and one (1) CVR III, which are described in further detail below, and (B) with respect to each DSAQ Preferred Share, one (1) PubCo Preferred Share. All DSAQ Shares held in treasury will be canceled and extinguished without consideration.
Each unit of the Company issued in the IPO that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be automatically separated and the holder thereof will be deemed to hold one (1) DSAQ Class A Share and
one-half
(1/2) of a public warrant of the Company, which underlying securities will be converted as described above.
At the Effective Time, unless otherwise amended by the DSAQ Warrant Amendment, without any further action, each warrant of the Company that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall remain outstanding but shall be assumed by PubCo and automatically adjusted to become (A) with respect to each public warrant of the Company, one (1) public warrant of PubCo and (B) with respect to each private placement warrant of the Company, one (1) private placement warrant of PubCo, each of which shall be subject to substantially the same terms and conditions applicable prior to such conversion; except that each such warrant shall be exercisable (or will become exercisable in accordance with its terms) for (i) one (1) PubCo Class A Ordinary Share, (ii) one (1) CVR I, (iii) one (1) CVR II and (iv) one (1) CVR III, in lieu of DSAQ Class A Shares (subject to the PubCo warrant agreement). If the DSAQ Warrant Amendment is approved, then immediately prior to the Effective Time, each warrant of the Company will automatically convert into
one-fifth
(1/5)
of one DSAQ Class A Share (with no fractional shares being issued if less than five (5) warrants are held).
Registration Statement/Proxy Statement
In connection with the Transactions, the Company and PubCo will prepare and file a registration statement on Form
F-4
(the “Registration Statement/Proxy Statement”) with the SEC, which will include a prospectus of PubCo and a proxy statement/prospectus for the Company’s stockholder meeting to solicit the vote of the Company’s stockholders to, among other things, adopt the Business Combination Agreement and approve the Transactions.
In addition, as promptly as practicable following the time at which the Registration Statement/Proxy Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act, the Company will solicit the vote or consent of registered holders of warrants of the Company to adopt and approve an amendment to the Company’s warrant agreement to provide that, effective immediately prior to the Effective Time, each warrant of the Company will automatically convert into
one-fifth
(1/5) of one DSAQ Class A Share (with no fractional shares being issued if less than five (5) warrants are held).
 
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Representations, Warranties and Covenants
The parties to the Business Combination Agreement have made representations, warranties and covenants that are customary for transactions of this nature. The representations and warranties of the respective parties to the Business Combination Agreement will not survive the Closing. The covenants of the respective parties to the Business Combination Agreement will also not survive the Closing, except for those covenants that by their terms expressly apply in whole or in part after the Closing.
In connection with the foregoing, the Company, through its board of directors, shall recommend to the Company’s stockholders and warrant holders the adoption and approval of the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby (including the Merger), and the approval and adoption of the DSAQ Warrant Amendment, respectively. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, at any time prior to obtaining the requisite approval of the Company’s stockholders with respect to the Business Combination, the Company’s board of directors determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that a Blade Group Material Adverse Effect has occurred on or after the date of the Business Combination Agreement and, as a result, the failure to change its recommendation would be inconsistent with the board of directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable law, the Company’s board of directors may effect a change of recommendation, subject to certain conditions.
Exclusivity
Each of the Company, PubCo, IndiaCo, Hunch Mobility and Merger Sub has agreed that from the date of the Business Combination Agreement to the earlier of the closing of the Merger and the termination of the Business Combination Agreement, no party will: (i) solicit, initiate, encourage (including by means of furnishing or disclosing information), knowingly facilitate (including by commencing due diligence), discuss or negotiate, directly or indirectly, any inquiry, proposal or offer (written or oral) with respect to an alternative transaction, (ii) furnish or disclose any
non-public
information to any person in connection with, or that could reasonably be expected to lead to, an alternative transaction, (iii) enter into any contract or other arrangement or understanding regarding an alternative transaction, (iv) make any filings with the SEC in connection with a public offering of any equity securities or other securities of the Blade Group (or any affiliate or successor of the Blade Group) or (v) otherwise cooperate in any way with, or assist or participate in, or knowingly facilitate or encourage any effort or attempt by any person (other than the Principal Shareholders and the Blade Group) to do or seek to do any of the foregoing or seek to circumvent such covenant or further any alternative transaction.
Conditions to Closing
Mutual Conditions
The obligations of the parties to the Business Combination Agreement to consummate the Transactions are conditioned upon the following mutual conditions:
a) the absence of any law or other legal restraint or prohibition issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other governmental authority preventing the consummation of the Transactions;
b) the effectiveness under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of the Registration Statement/Proxy Statement and that no stop order will have been issued by the SEC and remain in effect with respect to the Registration Statement/Proxy Statement;
c) obtaining, at the special meeting of Company stockholders where a quorum is present, the vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding DSAQ Shares entitled to vote thereon to adopt and approve the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby (including the Merger);
d) the PubCo Class A Ordinary Shares that constitute the consideration for the Business Combination having been approved for listing on a stock exchange, subject only to notice of issuance;
e) the entry by PubCo into a composition agreement with the Revenue Commissioners of Ireland and a special eligibility agreement for securities with the Depositary Trust Company in respect of PubCo Class A Ordinary Shares and, if the Company’s warrants are assumed pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, PubCo warrants, both of which shall be in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance with their respective terms; and
f) PubCo, Sponsor, and the Principal Shareholders (as defined below) shall have executed a registration rights agreement, containing customary demand and piggyback registration rights, in a form reasonably acceptable to PubCo, the Sponsor and the Principal Shareholders.
Conditions of PubCo, IndiaCo, Hunch Mobility and Merger Sub
The obligations of PubCo, IndiaCo, Hunch Mobility and Merger Sub to consummate the Transactions are conditioned upon, among other things:
a) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Investor Subscription Agreement (as defined below); and
b) An affiliate of Investor (as defined below) being the beneficial owner of at least 955,100 DSAQ Class A Shares and not electing to have such DSAQ Class A Shares redeemed by the Company in connection with the Company’s special meeting.
Conditions of the Company
The obligations of the Company to consummate the Transactions are conditioned upon, among other things:
b) the absence of a Blade Group Material Adverse Effect;
b) the
Pre-Closing
Reorganization having been completed; and
c) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Hunch Subscription Agreement.
 
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Termination
The Business Combination Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing by mutual written consent of the Company and PubCo and in certain other circumstances, including if the Closing has not occurred on or prior to March 28, 2024 (subject to automatic extension to June 28, 2024 in the event that the Company obtains an extension of the deadline by which the Company must complete a Business Combination in accordance with its governing documents) and the primary cause of the failure for the Closing to have occurred on or prior to such date is not due to a breach of the Business Combination Agreement by the party seeking to terminate.
Note Purchase Agreement and Convertible Notes
Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement, PubCo entered into a convertible note purchase agreement (the “Note Purchase Agreement”) with an investor with majority economic,
non-voting
interest in the Sponsor (“Investor” or the “Holder”), and IndiaCo, pursuant to which PubCo will issue to the Holder three senior unsecured convertible notes with an aggregate principal amount of $3,000,000 (each a “Convertible Note”, and together the “Convertible Notes”). Within twenty-four (24) hours of the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, or at such other time and place upon which the parties shall agree in writing (the “Initial Closing Date”), PubCo shall execute and deliver a Convertible Note with an aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 to the Holder, which is automatically convertible into 100,000 PubCo Preferred Shares upon the Effective Time (the “Initial Convertible Note”). Following the Initial Closing Date, PubCo shall execute and deliver, and the Holder shall fund, two additional Convertible Notes in two monthly installments at subsequent closings (each an “Installment Closing”). The two Installment Closings shall be held: (i) on the day one (1) month following the Initial Closing Date and (ii) on the day two (2) months following the Initial Closing Date, at such time and place as shall be approved by PubCo and the Holder, with an additional aggregate principal amount of $2,000,000 on the same terms and conditions as those contained in the Initial Convertible Note. The PubCo Preferred Shares issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes, pursuant to their terms, shall be convertible into PubCo Class A Ordinary Shares. Interest shall accrue on the unpaid principal balance of each Convertible Note, together with any interest accrued but unpaid thereon (the “Outstanding Amount”), at an annual rate equal to 10% per annum, until the Outstanding Amount is paid or the closing of the Business Combination. Each Convertible Note’s first interest payment date will be the first three-month anniversary of the date of each respective Convertible Note. Pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement, the proceeds from the issuance of the Convertible Notes will be used: (i) up to $750,000 solely for working capital purposes for the operation of IndiaCo’s business, (ii) the remaining aggregate proceeds of the Convertible Notes other than the proceeds used in accordance with clause (i) solely for the acquisition of aircraft and (iii) in each case of clauses (i) and (ii) in compliance with all applicable laws.
The Outstanding Amount of each Convertible Note shall be automatically due and payable in full on the date that is the earlier of (1) three (3) business days following the termination of the Business Combination Agreement and (2) 363 days from the date of issuance of each respective Convertible Note (as applicable, the “Maturity Date”). If PubCo fails to pay any amount due pursuant to each Convertible Note within five business days of each respective Maturity Date, interest shall accrue at the rate of 17% per annum on the Outstanding Amount until the entire Outstanding Amount is paid in full.
Investor Subscription Agreement
Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company entered into a subscription agreement (the “Investor Subscription Agreement”) with Investor.
Pursuant to the Investor Subscription Agreement, Investor agreed to subscribe for and purchase, and the Company agreed to issue and sell to Investor, immediately prior to the Closing, an aggregate of 700,000 DSAQ Preferred Shares for a purchase price of $10.00 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $7,000,000.
The closing of the Investor Subscription Agreement will be conditioned on (i) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Hunch Subscription Agreement and (ii) the consummation of additional investments in an aggregate investment amount of $12,000,000 (“Minimum Additional Investment”), for DSAQ Preferred Shares, DSAQ Class A Shares, PubCo Preferred Shares or PubCo Ordinary Shares, issued to investors (the “Additional Investors”), on terms and conditions that are not materially more advantageous to any such Additional Investors than Investor hereunder, unless such terms and conditions are consented to by Investor. For avoidance of doubt, the Minimum Additional Investment shall not include any investments pursuant to the Investor Subscription Agreement, the
acquisition
of the Retained Shares (as defined the Investor Subscription Agreement) or the Hunch Subscription Agreement.
The Investor Subscription Agreement contains customary conditions to closing, including, among other things, the consummation of the Business Combination. The Investor Subscription Agreement also provides that the Company will grant Investor certain customary registration rights.
Hunch Subscription Agreement
Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement, Quick Response Services Provider LLP (“QRSP”) entered into a subscription agreement (the “Hunch Subscription Agreement”) with PubCo.
Pursuant to the Hunch Subscription Agreement, QRSP agreed to subscribe for and purchase, and PubCo agreed to issue and sell to QRSP, immediately prior to the Closing, an aggregate of 300,000 PubCo Preferred Shares for a purchase price of $10.00 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $3,000,000.
The closing of the Hunch Subscription Agreement will be conditioned on the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Investor Subscription Agreement. The Hunch Subscription Agreement also contains customary conditions to closing, including, among other things, the consummation of the Business Combination. The Hunch Subscription Agreement also provides that PubCo will grant QRSP certain customary registration rights.
 
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Principal Shareholder Support Agreement
Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company, Quick Response Services Provider LLP, a limited liability partnership incorporated under the laws of India (“Hunch”), and Blade Urban Air Mobility Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with Hunch, the “Principal Shareholders” and each, a “Principal Shareholder”), and PubCo have entered into that Principal Shareholder Support Agreement (the “Principal Shareholder Support Agreement”) pursuant to which each Principal Shareholder has agreed, among other things: (i) to support and vote or consent to the requisite transaction proposals and (ii) not to transfer any equity security of PubCo until the earlier to occur of (a) the Closing, (b) such date and time as the Business Combination Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with its terms and (c) the mutual agreement of the parties thereto, in each case subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein.
Sponsor Support Agreement
Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement, the Sponsor, the Company, PubCo and, for certain limited purposes, certain of the Company’s directors, executive officers and affiliates (such individuals, the “Insiders”) have entered into a Sponsor Support Agreement (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”).
Pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Sponsor has, among other things, agreed to (i) support and vote in favor of the requisite transaction proposals; (ii) waive all adjustments to the conversion ratio set forth in Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation with respect to its DSAQ Class B Shares, (iii) be bound by certain transfer restrictions with respect to their DSAQ Class B Shares and the warrants of the Company, as applicable, prior to Closing and (iv) the forfeiture, transfer or conversion into DSAQ Class A Shares, as applicable of warrants of the Company under the terms and conditions set forth therein. Specifically, the Sponsor has agreed to make available up to 9,950,000 private placement warrants of the Company (or, if the DSAQ Warrant Amendment is approved, the PubCo Class A Ordinary Shares corresponding thereto) to existing stockholders of the Company in exchange for such stockholders agreeing not to redeem their DSAQ Class A Shares in connection with the Company’s stockholder meeting. If less than all such private placement warrants (or, if the DSAQ Warrant Amendment is approved, the PubCo Class A Ordinary Shares corresponding thereto) are so transferred, then the Sponsor shall (i) retain 50% of such private placement warrants not so transferred and (ii) forfeit 50% of such private placement warrants not so transferred. If the DSAQ Warrant Amendment is not approved, any such retained private placement warrants may, at the Sponsor’s election, be surrendered to the Company prior to the Closing in exchange for one (1) DSAQ Class A Share for every five (5) private placement warrants so surrendered. If the DSAQ Warrant Amendment is approved, each such private placement warrant retained will automatically convert into
one-fifth
(1/5) of one DSAQ Class A Share (with no fractional shares being issued if less than five (5) warrants are held).
Contingent Value Rights Agreement
Concurrently with the consummation of the Business Combination Agreement, PubCo will enter into a Contingent Value Rights Agreement (the “CVR Agreement”) with a rights agent (“Rights Agent”) pursuant to which the holders of DSAQ Class A Shares and DSAQ Class B Shares outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time will receive one (1) CVR I, one (1) CVR II and one (1) CVR III (each, a “CVR”) for each one whole DSAQ Share held by such stockholder on such date. Each CVR I represents the right of the holder thereof to receive its pro rata share of 2,000,000 newly issued PubCo Class A Ordinary Shares, and each CVR I shall be exercised automatically upon PubCo’s delivery of the CVR Payment Notice (as defined in the CVR Agreement) to the Rights Agent, notifying the Rights Agent that, during the 12 month period ending on the final day of the month in which the second anniversary of the Closing occurs, the consolidated revenues of PubCo and its subsidiaries was less than $50 million. Each CVR II represents the right of the holder thereof to receive its pro rata share of 2,000,000 newly issued PubCo Class A Ordinary Shares, and each CVR II shall be exercised automatically upon PubCo’s delivery of the CVR Payment Notice to the Rights Agent, notifying the Rights Agent that, during the 12 month period ending on the final day of the month in which the third anniversary of the Closing occurs, the consolidated revenues of PubCo and its subsidiaries was less than $142 million. Each CVR III represents the right of the holder thereof to receive its pro rata share of 2,000,000 newly issued PubCo Class A Ordinary Shares, and each CVR III shall be exercised automatically upon PubCo’s delivery of the CVR Payment Notice, notifying the Rights Agent that, during the 12 month period ending on the final day of the month in which the fourth anniversary of the Closing occurs, the consolidated revenues of PubCo and its subsidiaries was less than $263 million.
The contingent payments under the CVR Agreement, if they become payable, will become payable to the Rights Agent for subsequent distribution to the holders of the CVRs. There can be no assurance that any payment of any PubCo Ordinary Shares will be made or that any holders of CVRs will receive any amounts with respect thereto.
The right to the contingent payments contemplated by the CVR Agreement is a contractual right only. The CVRs will not be evidenced by a certificate or other instrument. The CVRs will not be transferable. The CVRs will not have any voting or dividend rights and will not represent any equity or ownership interest in PubCo or any of its affiliates. No interest will accrue on any amounts payable in respect of the CVRs.
Emerging Growth Company
The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to
non-emerging
growth companies but any such an election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, we, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s unaudited condensed financial statements with another public company that is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company that has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
 
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Risks and Uncertainties
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IR Act”) was signed into law. The IR Act provides for, among other things, a new U.S. federal 1% excise tax on certain repurchases (including redemptions and economically similar transactions) of stock by publicly traded U.S. corporations on or after January 1, 2023. Because we are a Delaware corporation and our securities are trading on the New York Stock Exchange, we are a “covered corporation” within the meaning of the IR Act. The excise tax is imposed on the repurchasing corporation itself, not its stockholders from which shares are repurchased (although it may reduce the amount of cash distributable in a current or subsequent redemption). The amount of the excise tax is generally 1% of the fair market value of the shares repurchased, determined at the time of the repurchase. Corporations are permitted to net the fair market value of certain new stock issuances by such corporation against the fair market value of stock repurchases (or deemed repurchases) during the same taxable year to reduce or eliminate the amount of excise tax that would otherwise apply. In addition, certain exceptions apply to the excise tax. The U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) has authority to provide regulations and other guidance to carry out, and prevent the abuse or avoidance of, the excise tax.
Whether and to what extent we would be subject to the excise tax will depend on a number of factors, including (i) whether the redemption is treated as a repurchase of stock for purposes of the excise tax, (ii) the fair market value of the redemptions treated as repurchases in connection with a Business Combination, (iii) the structure of a Business Combination and whether any such transaction closes, (iv) the nature and amount of any private investment in public equity (“PIPE”) or other equity issuances in connection with a Business Combination (or otherwise issued not in connection with a Business Combination but issued within the same taxable year of a Business Combination), (v) whether we consummate a Business Combination, and (vi) the content of regulations and other guidance issued by the Treasury. It is possible that the Company will be subject to the excise tax with respect to any subsequent redemptions, including redemptions in connection with a Business Combination, that are treated as repurchases for this purpose (other than, pursuant to recently issued guidance from the Treasury, redemptions in complete liquidation of the Company). As mentioned, the excise tax is imposed on the repurchasing corporation itself, not the stockholders from which stock is repurchased. The imposition of the excise tax (including as a result of holders of public shares electing to exercise their redemption rights in connection with a Business Combination) could, however, reduce the amount of cash available to the Company to pay redemptions (or the cash contribution to the target business in connection with a Business Combination, which could hinder the Company’s ability to complete a Business Combination or cause the other shareholders of the combined company to economically bear the impact of such excise tax).
For the period ended March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company has recognized $1,829,791, respectively, in excise tax payable related to share redemptions. In accordance with
ASC340-10-S99-1,
the liability does not impact the statements of operations and is offset against accumulated deficit because additional
paid-in
capital is not available.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of March 31, 2024, the Company had $1,451,471 in its operating bank account and a working capital deficit of $11,900,732.
The Company has entered into promissory notes and working capital loans with the Sponsor for a total of $6,475,985 outstanding at March 31, 2024. These Notes bear no interest and are due upon liquidation or consummation of an initial Business Combination. If the Company completes an initial Business Combination, the Company would repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, such loans would be repaid only out of funds held outside the Trust Account. In the event that the initial Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from the Trust Account would be used to repay such loaned amounts. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants, at a price of $1.00 per warrant at the option of the lender.
As of the date of this filing, the Company has until May 28, 2024, unless otherwise extended pursuant to the Charter and with a monthly additional deposit of $90,000 to the Trust Account, to consummate an initial Business Combination.
It is uncertain that the Company will be able to consummate an initial Business Combination within 12 months from the issuance date of these unaudited condensed financial statements or obtain additional funding. If an initial Business Combination is not consummated by the required date, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution. In the event of a dissolution, we anticipate a shortfall of liquidity. Our anticipated shortfall of sufficient liquidity to meet our current and future estimated financial obligations 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 accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements are issued. We plan to address this uncertainty through working capital loans and through consummation of our initial Business Combination. There is no assurance that working capital loans will be available to us or that our plans to consummate an initial Business Combination will be successful.
Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form
10-Q
and Article 10 of Regulation
S-X
of the SEC. Certain information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of a normal recurring nature, which are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected through December 31, 2024, or for any future interim periods.
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K
as filed with the SEC on April 1, 2024.
 
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Use of Estimates
The preparation of the unaudited condensed financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statement, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company had $1,199,185 and $467,309 in cash and did not have any cash equivalents as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. At March 31, 2024, the Company also had $252,286 of restricted cash related to funds withdrawn from the Trust Account reserved to the payment of taxes (see Note 3).
Cash and Investments Held in Trust Account
At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Trust Account included an interest-bearing demand deposit account that generally have a readily determinable fair value. Interest on the demand deposit account is included in income from cash and investments held in Trust Account in the accompanying statements of operations.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of a cash accounts in financial institution, which, at times, may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation coverage limit of $250,000. At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company has not experienced losses on this account and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such account.
Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption
As discussed in Note 3, all of the Class A common stock issued in connection with Public Offering contain
 
a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such Public Shares in connection with the Company’s liquidation, if there is a stockholder vote or tender offer in connection with the Business Combination and in connection with certain amendments to the Company’s Charter. In accordance with
ASC480-10-S99,
conditionally redeemable Class A common stock (including shares of Class A common stock that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. Ordinary liquidation events, which involve the redemption and liquidation of all of the entity’s equity instruments, are excluded from the provisions of ASC 480. Accordingly, on March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, 5,595,494
shares of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption were presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ deficit section of the Company’s balance sheets, respectively.
The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable common stock to equal the redemption value ($11.21 and $11.06 per share at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively) at the end of each reporting period. Such changes are reflected in
additional paid-in capital,
or in the absence of additional capital, in accumulated deficit.
Net (Loss) Income Per Share of Common Stock
The Company has two classes of common stock, which are referred to as redeemable Class A common stock and
non-redeemable
Class A and Class B common stock. Earnings and losses are shared pro rata between the two classes of common stock. The 23,200,000 potential common stock for outstanding warrants to purchase the Company’s shares were excluded from diluted earnings per share of common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, because the warrants are contingently exercisable, and the contingencies have not yet been met. As a result, diluted net (loss) income per share of common stock is the same as basic net (loss) income per share of common stock for the periods. The table below presents a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used to compute basic and diluted net (loss) income per share of common stock for each class of common stock.
 
    
For the three

months ended
March 31, 2024
    
For the three

months ended
March 31,
2023
 
Net (loss) income
   $ (4,829,436    $ 562,788  
Accretion of temporary equity to redemption value
     (822,629      (2,374,093
Net loss including accretion of temporary equity to redemption value
   $ (5,652,065    $ (1,811,305
 
    
For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
    
2024
    
2023
 
    
Redeemable
Class A
    
Non-redeemable

Class A and
Class B
    
Redeemable
Class A
    
Non-redeemable

Class A and
Class B
 
Basic and diluted net (loss) income per share of common stock:
           
Numerator:
           
Allocation of net (loss) income
   $ (2,787,547    $ (2,864,518    $ (1,425,701    $ (385,604
Denominator:
           
Weighted-average shares outstanding
     5,595,494        5,750,000        21,259,549        5,750,000  
Basic and diluted net (loss) income per common stock
   $ (0.50    $ (0.50    $ (0.07    $ (0.07
 
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Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, other than the warrant liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under the FASB ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the unaudited condensed balance sheets, primarily due to their short-term nature. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company reported warrants issued at the consummation of the Public Offering at their fair value.
Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid for transfer of a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers include:
 
   
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.
In some circumstances, the inputs used to measure fair value might be categorized within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In those instances, the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives in accordance with ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging”. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value on the grant date and is then
re-valued
at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the unaudited condensed statements of operations. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Derivative liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as current or
non-current
based on whether or not
net-cash
settlement or conversion of the instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date. The Company has determined its public warrants, Private Placement Warrants, and Working Capital Loans Conversion Option are derivative instruments.
Warrants
The Company accounts for the 23,200,000 warrants issued in connection with the Public Offering and Private Placement Warrants in accordance with the guidance contained in FASB ASC 815 “Derivatives and Hedging” whereby under that provision the warrants do not meet the criteria for equity treatment and must be recorded as a liability. Accordingly, the Company classifies the warrant instruments as a liability at fair value and adjusts the instruments to fair value at each reporting period. This liability will be
re-measured
at each balance sheet date until the warrants are exercised or expire, and any change in fair value will be recognized in the Company’s unaudited condensed statements of operations. Derivative warrant liabilities are classified as
non-current
liabilities as their liquidation is not reasonably expected to require the use of current assets. Such warrant classification is also subject
to re-evaluation
at each reporting period.
Working Capital Loan Conversion Option
One of the Company’s working capital loans was entered into on December 28, 2022, whereby the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company $2,300,000. At the option of the Sponsor, up to $1,500,000 of the Convertible Note may be converted into warrants of the Company at a price of $1.00 per warrant (1,500,000 warrants) with each Warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Convertible Note” or “Working Capital Loan”). The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants, including as to exercise price, exercisability and exercise period. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there was $2,300,000 outstanding and reported on the balance sheet as Working Capital Loan. The Working Capital Loan Conversion Option qualifies as an embedded derivative under ASC 815 and is required to be reported at fair value.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under FASB ASC 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities and for the expected future tax benefit to be derived from tax loss and tax credit carry forwards. ASC 740 additionally requires a valuation allowance to be established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not be realized.
ASC 740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be
more-likely-than-not
to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. ASC 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim period, disclosure and transition.
 
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The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits.
The Company has identified the United States as its only “major” tax jurisdiction.
The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception. These examinations may include questioning the timing and amount of deductions, the nexus of income among various tax jurisdictions and compliance with federal and state tax laws. The Company’s management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months.
Recent Accounting Standards
In August 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)
No. 2020-06,
Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic
470-20)
and Derivatives and Hedging —Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic
815-40):
Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity
(“ASU2020-06”),
which simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current GAAP. The ASU also removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity-linked contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception, and it simplifies the diluted earnings per share calculation in certain areas. The provisions of ASU
2020-06
are applicable for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, with early adoption permitted no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. The Company adopted ASU
2020-06
on January 1, 2024 and there was no significant impact on its financial statements.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU
2023-09,
Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures
(ASU2023-09),
which requires disclosure of incremental income tax information within the rate reconciliation and expanded disclosures of income taxes paid, among other disclosure requirements. ASU
2023-09
is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The Company’s management does not believe the adoption of ASU
2023-09
will have a material impact on its financial statements and disclosures.
The Company’s management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements.
Note 3 — Common Stock Subject to Redemption
All of the Class A common stock issued in connection with Public Offering contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such Public Shares in connection with the Company’s liquidation, if there is a stockholder vote or tender offer in connection with the Business Combination and in connection with certain amendments to the Company’s Charter. In accordance with SEC and its staff’s guidance on redeemable equity instruments, which has been codified in
ASC 480-10-S99, redemption
provisions not solely within the control of the Company require common stock subject to redemption to be classified outside of permanent equity.
If it is probable that the equity instrument will become redeemable, the Company has the option to either accrete changes in the redemption value over the period from the date of issuance (or from the date that it becomes probable that the instrument will become redeemable, if later) to the earliest redemption date of the instrument or to recognize changes in the redemption value immediately as they occur and adjust the carrying amount of the instrument to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur. The change in the carrying value of redeemable common stock resulted in charges against
additional paid-in capital
and accumulated deficit.
As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Class A common stock reflected on the unaudited condensed balance sheets are reconciled in the following table:
 
Class A common stock subject to possible redemption
     
    
Shares
    
Amount
 
December 31, 2022
  
 
23,000,000
 
  
 
239,285,445
 
Less:
     
Redemptions
     17,404,506        (182,460,109
Plus:
     
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value
        3,482,534  
Accretion to redemption value from additional funding
        1,600,000  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
December 31, 2023
  
 
5,595,494
 
  
$
61,907,870
 
Plus:
     
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value
        502,629  
Accretion to redemption value from additional funding
        320,000  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
March 31, 2024
  
 
5,595,494
 
  
$
62,730,499
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
At March 31, 2024, an excess of $252,286 was withdrawn from the interest earned in the Trust Account related to the timing of payments of taxes. As of the date of this filing, the Company has repaid the excess withdrawals from the Trust Account.
 
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Note 4 — Public Warrants
Each whole Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of the Company’s Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. In addition, if (x) the Company issues additional shares of Class A common stock or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of the initial Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per share of Class A common stock (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the Company’s board of directors and, in the case of any such issuance to the Sponsor or its affiliates, without taking into account any founder shares held by the Sponsor or its affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance) (the “Newly Issued Price”), (y) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the funding of the initial Business Combination on the date of the consummation of the initial Business Combination (net of redemptions), and (z) the volume weighted average trading price of the Class A common stock during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day after the day on which the Company consummates its initial Business Combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $9.20 per share, the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, and the $18.00 per share redemption trigger price described below under “Redemption of Public Warrants for Cash” will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price.
The Public Warrants will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time on the warrant expiration date, which is five years after the completion of the initial Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation. On the exercise of any Public Warrant, the warrant exercise price will be paid directly to the Company and not placed in the Trust Account.
The Company will not be obligated to deliver any Class A common stock pursuant to the exercise of a Public Warrant and will have no obligation to settle such Public Warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the Class A common stock underlying the warrants is then effective and a prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to the Company’s satisfying the Company’s obligations described below with respect to registration. No Public Warrant will be exercisable and the Company will not be obligated to issue a share of Class A common stock upon exercise of a Public Warrant unless the share of Class A common stock issuable upon such warrant exercise has been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the registered holder of such Public Warrant. In the event that the conditions in the two immediately preceding sentences are not satisfied with respect to a Public Warrant, the holder of such Public Warrant will not be entitled to exercise such Public Warrant and such Public Warrant may have no value and expire worthless. In no event will the Company be required to net cash settle any Public Warrant. In the event that a registration statement is not effective for the exercised Public Warrants, the purchaser of a Unit containing such Public Warrant will have paid the full purchase price for the Unit solely for the share of Class A common stock underlying such Unit.
The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 business days after the closing of the initial Business Combination, the Company will use its best efforts to file with the SEC and have an effective registration statement covering the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants and to maintain a current prospectus relating to those shares of Class A common stock until the Public Warrants expire or are redeemed, as specified in the warrant agreement. If a registration statement covering the Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants is not effective by the 60th business day after the closing of the initial Business Combination, Public Warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during any period when the Company will have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise Public Warrants on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act or another exemption. Notwithstanding the above, if the shares of Class A common stock are at the time of any exercise of a Public Warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that they satisfy the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, the Company may, at its option, require holders of Public Warrants who exercise their Public Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event the Company so elect, it will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, and in the event the Company does not so elect, it will use its best efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available.
Redemption of Public Warrants for Cash
Once the Public Warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding Public Warrants:
 
   
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 to each warrant holder; and
 
   
if, and only if, the closing price of the common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant for any 20 trading days within
30-trading day
period ending
three
trading days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders.
The Company will not redeem the Public Warrants as described above unless an effective registration statement under the Securities Act covering the Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants is effective and a current prospectus relating to those shares of Class A common stock is available throughout the 30 day redemption period, except if the Public Warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis and such cashless exercise is exempt from registration under the Securities Act. If and when the Public Warrants become redeemable by the Company, they may exercise their redemption right even if they are unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws.
 
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Note 5 — Related Party Transactions
Founder Shares
On June 7, 2021, the Sponsor paid $25,000 of deferred offering costs on behalf of the Company in exchange for 5,750,000 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock (the “Founder Shares”).
The initial stockholders, officers and directors have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any Founder Shares held by them until the earlier to occur of: (1) one year after the completion of the initial Business Combination; or (2) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction after the initial Business Combination that results in all of the public stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property. Any permitted transferees would be subject to the same restrictions and other agreements the Sponsor with respect to any Founder Shares
(the “Lock-up”). Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if the closing price of the Class A common stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within
any 30-trading day
period commencing at least 150 days after the initial Business Combination, the founder shares will be released from
the lock-up.
Promissory Note — Related Party
In May 2023 the Company formalized a promissory note with the Sponsor. As of March 31 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had borrowed $4,175,985 and $3,855,985, respectively, under the promissory note (“Note”). The Note does not bear interest and matures upon closing of the Company’s Business Combination. In the event that the Company does not complete a Business Combination, the Note will be repaid only from funds held outside of the Trust Account established in connection with the Company’s IPO, or will be forfeited, eliminated or otherwise forgiven. The Note is subject to customary events of default, the occurrence of which automatically trigger the unpaid principal balance of the Note and all other sums payable with regard to the Note becoming immediately due and payable.
Working Capital Loans
On December 28, 2022, the Company issued the Convertible Note in the principal amount of $2,300,000. The Convertible Note is
non-interest
bearing, unsecured and due at the time of an initial Business Combination. If a Business Combination is not completed, the Company may not use funds in the Trust Account to repay the Convertible Note. Additionally, upon consummation of a Business Combination, up to $1,500,000 of the Convertible Note may be converted into warrants of the Company at a price of $1.00 per warrant with each Warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share. The warrants shall be identical to the Private Placement Warrants issued to the Sponsor at the time of the Company’s IPO. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there is $2,300,000 outstanding under the Convertible Note and reported on the balance sheet as Working Capital loan.
Administrative Service Fee
The Company has entered into an administrative services agreement pursuant to which the Company will pay of the Sponsor a total of $10,000 per month for office space, secretarial and administrative services provided to members of the Company’s management team. Upon completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination or its liquidation, the Company will cease paying these monthly fees. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company incurred and accrued $30,000 in administrative service fees of which were included in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the condensed balance sheet.
Note 6 — Recurring Fair Value Measurements
Cash Held in Trust Account
At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Trust Account included an interest bearing demand deposit account characterized as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy under ASC 820 (as defined below).
Warrants
Under the guidance in
ASC815-40
the warrants do not meet the criteria for equity treatment. As such, the warrants must be recorded on the unaudited condensed balance sheets at fair value. This valuation is subject to
re-measurement
at each balance sheet date. With each
re-measurement,
the warrant valuation will be adjusted to fair value, with the change in fair value recognized in the Company’s unaudited condensed statements of operations.
The Company’s warrant liability for the Public Warrants is based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access. The fair value of the Public Warrant liability is classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
The terms and conditions of the Company’s Private Placement Warrants are substantially the same as the Company’s Public Warrants. As such, they are economically equivalent and the Company’s warrant liability for the Private Placement Warrants and is based on the price of the Company’s Public Warrants. The fair value of the Private Placement Warrants liability is classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
 
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Working Capital Loan Conversion Option
The Company’s Convertible Promissory Note contains an embedded option whereby up to $1,500,000 of the Convertible Note may be converted into the Company’s warrants. The embedded Working Capital Loan Conversion Option is accounted for as a liability in accordance with
ACS815-40
on the balance sheet and is measured at fair value at inception and on a recurring basis, with changes in fair value presented within change in fair value in the statement of operations. Valuation of the Working Capital Loan Conversion Option was derived from the valuation of the underlying Private Placement Warrants and is classified as a level 3 valuation.
The following tables presents fair value information as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques the Company utilized to determine such fair value.
 
    
March 31, 2024
 
    
Level 1
    
Level 2
    
Level 3
 
Assets:
        
Cash held in Trust Account
   $ 62,478,215      $ —       $ —   
Liabilities:
        
Working Capital Loan Conversion Option
   $      $ —       $ —   
Public Warrants
   $ 1,840,000      $ —       $ —   
Private Placement Warrants
   $ —       $ 1,872,000      $ —   
 
    
December 31, 2023
 
    
Level 1
    
Level 2
    
Level 3
 
Assets:
        
Cash held in Trust Account
   $ 62,606,718      $ —       $ —   
Liabilities:
        
Working Capital Loan Conversion Option
   $      $ —       $ —   
Public Warrants
   $ 115,000      $ —       $ —   
Private Placement Warrants
   $ —       $ 117,000      $ —   
Note 7 — Commitments and Contingencies
Registration Rights
The holders of the (i) Founder Shares, which were issued in a private placement prior to the closing of the Public Offering, (ii) Private Placement Warrants, which were issued in a private placement simultaneously with the closing of the Public Offering and the shares of Class A common stock underlying such Private Placement Warrants and (iii) Private Placement Warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans will have registration rights to require the Company to register a sale of any of the Company’s securities held by them pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed on the effective date of the Public Offering. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that the Company register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the Company’s completion of the initial Business Combination. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriters Agreement
The underwriters are entitled to a deferred underwriting discount of 3.5% or $8,050,000 of the gross proceeds of the Public Offering held in the Trust Account upon the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
Note 8 — Stockholders’ Deficit
Preferred Stock
The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.
Class A Common Stock
The Company is authorized to issue 380,000,000 shares of Class A common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of Class A common stock are entitled to one vote for each share. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were 5,749,000 and no shares issued or outstanding excluding 5,595,494 and 5,595,494 shares of Class A common stock issued or outstanding that are subject to possible redemption, respectively.
On March 29, 2024, the Sponsor converted an aggregate of 5,749,000 shares of Class B Common Stock into shares of Class A Common Stock on a
one-for-one
basis
. The Sponsor has agreed to waive any right to receive funds from DSAQ’s trust account with respect to the Class A Common Stock received upon such conversion and will acknowledge that such shares will be subject to all of the restrictions applicable to the original Class B Common Stock under the terms of that certain letter agreement, dated as of September 23, 2021, by and among the Company, its directors and officers and the Sponsor.
 
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Class B Common Stock
The Company is authorized to issue 20,000,000 shares of Class B common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of the Class B common stock are entitled to one vote for each share. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were 1,000 and 5,750,000 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding.
The shares of Class B common stock will automatically convert into shares of Class A common stock concurrently with or immediately following the consummation of the initial Business Combination on a
one-for-one
basis, subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like, and subject to further adjustment as provided herein. In the case that additional shares of Class A common stock or equity-linked securities are issued or deemed issued in connection with the initial Business Combination, the number of shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of all founder shares will equal, in the aggregate, on an
as-converted
basis, 20% of the total number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding after such conversion (after giving effect to any redemptions of shares of Class A common stock by public stockholders), including the total number of shares of Class A common stock issued, or deemed issued or issuable upon conversion or exercise of any equity-linked securities or rights issued or deemed issued, by the Company in connection with or in relation to the consummation of the initial Business Combination, excluding any shares of Class A common stock or equity-linked securities or rights exercisable for or convertible into shares of Class A common stock issued, or to be issued, to any seller in the initial Business Combination and any Private Placement Warrants issued to the Sponsor, executive officers or directors upon conversion of Working Capital Loans, provided that such conversion of founder shares will never occur on a less than
one-for-one
basis.
Note 9 — Subsequent Events
The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date that the unaudited condensed financial statements were available to be issued. Based upon this review, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the unaudited condensed financial statements, other than noted below.
On April 1, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $1,580,000 (the “April Note”) to the Sponsor. The April Note does not bear interest and matures upon closing of the Company’s initial Business Combination. In the event the Company does not consummate a Business Combination, the April Note will be repaid only from funds held outside of the Trust Account or will be forfeited, eliminated or otherwise forgiven.
On April 29, 2024, the “Company received a notice (the “Delisting Notice”) from The New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) stating that NYSE has determined to delist the Company’s Class A common stock and units (collectively, the “Securities”) from NYSE and that trading in the Securities on NYSE had been suspended, effective at the close of trading on April 29, 2024. NYSE reached its decision pursuant to Rule 802.01B of the NYSE Listed Company Manual because the Company did not meet NYSE’s continued listing standard that requires listed acquisition companies to maintain an average aggregate global market capitalization attributable to its publicly-held shares of at least $40 million over a period of 30 consecutive trading days. The Delisting Notice also indicated that the Company has a right to a review of this determination by a Committee of the Board of Directors of NYSE within ten business days after receiving the delisting notice. NYSE stated that it will apply to the Securities and Exchange Commission to delist the Securities upon completion of all applicable procedures, including any appeal by the Company of NYSE’s delisting determinatio
n. The Securities a
re expected to open on the OTC Markets’ Pink Market on April 30, 2024 under the symbols “DSAQ” and “DSAQ.U”, respectively. The Company has submitted an application to have its securities quoted on the OTCQX Marketplace (“OTCQX”). The Company cannot provide any assurance that the Securities will commence or continue to trade on this market, whether broker-dealers will continue to provide public quotes of the Securities on this market, whether the trading volume of the Securities will be sufficient to provide for an efficient trading market or whether quotes for the Securities will continue on this market in the future. DSAQ previously announced its intention to voluntarily delist its Securities from NYSE and to move the listing of its Securities from NYSE to the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”). DSAQ’s decision to withdraw its Nasdaq listing application and to apply to have its Securities quoted on OTCQX was made in consideration of Nasdaq’s review of the listing application and determination that DSAQ’s Securities were not eligible for listing on Nasdaq.
In connection with the redemptions on April 1, 2024, the Company recognized an additional excise tax for approximately $304,000.
On May 13, 2024 the Company paid $736,766 towards its income tax liability.
On May 20, 2024, the Company transferred $252,286 to the Trust Account related to excess funds withdrawn and the timing of the payment of taxes.
As of the date of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, the second and third senior unsecured notes under the Note Purchase Agreement have not yet been funded by the Investor.
 
 
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

References to the “Company,” “Direct Selling Acquisition Corp.,” “our,” “us” or “we” refer to Direct Selling Acquisition Corp. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited interim condensed financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.

Cautionary 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, and Section 21E of 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 SEC filings.

Overview

We are a blank check company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware on March 9, 2021, for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or other similar Business Combination with one or more businesses. We intend to effectuate our Business Combination using cash from the proceeds of the Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, our capital stock, debt or a combination of cash, stock and debt.

We expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to complete a Business Combination will be successful.

On March 24, 2023 our stockholders voted to amend our amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Charter”) to extend the date (the “Termination Date”) by which we have to consummate a Business Combination (the “Charter Extension”) from March 28, 2023 (the “Original Termination Date”) to June 28, 2023 (the “Charter Extension Date”) and to allow the Company, without another stockholder vote, to elect to extend the Termination Date to consummate a Business Combination on a monthly basis up to nine times by an additional one month each time after the Charter Extension Date, by resolution of our board of directors (the “Board”), if requested by the Sponsor, and upon five days’ advance notice prior to the applicable Termination Date, until March 28, 2024 (each, an “Additional Charter Extension Date”) or a total of up to twelve months after the Original Termination Date, unless the closing of a Business Combination shall have occurred prior thereto (the “Extension Amendment Proposal”). For each monthly extension of the Charter Extension Date we will deposit $160,000 into the Trust Account.

In connection with the vote of our stockholders on March 24, 2023 to extend our Termination Date, the holders of 17,404,506 Class A common stock of the Company properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for an aggregate price of approximately $10.48 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of $182,460,110. After the satisfaction of such redemptions, the balance in our trust account was $58,660,352 (including interest not previously released to the Company but net of expected franchise and income taxes payable).

On March 28, 2024 the Company’s stockholders voted to amend the Company’s Charter to extend the Termination Date by which the Company has to consummate a Business Combination (the “Charter Extension”) from March 28, 2024 to April 28, 2024 and to allow the Company, without another stockholder vote, to elect to extend the Termination Date to consummate a Business Combination on a monthly basis up to eleven times by an additional one month each time after the Charter Extension Date, by resolution of the Company’s Board, if requested by the Sponsor, and upon five days’ advance notice prior to the applicable Termination Date, until March 28, 2025 (each, an “Additional Charter Extension Date”) or a total of up to twelve months after the Original Termination Date, unless the closing of a Business Combination shall have occurred prior thereto (the “Extension Amendment Proposal”). For each monthly extension of the Charter Extension Date the Company will deposit $90,000 into the Trust Account.

Additionally, the Company’s stockholders i.) voted to amend the Company’s Charter to eliminate the limitation that the Company may not redeem Class A Common Stock to the extent that such redemption would result in the Company having net tangible assets of less than $5,000,001 (the “Redemption Limitation”) in order to allow the Company to redeem Class A Common Stock irrespective of whether such redemption would exceed the Redemption Limitation and ii.) to provide for the right of a holder of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 to convert such Class B Common Stock into the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 on a one-for-one basis prior to the closing of a Business Combination at the election of the holder.

In connection with the Company’s stockholders’ vote on March 28, 2024, on April 1, 2024, the holders of 2,873,211 Class A common stock of the Company properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for an aggregate price of approximately $11.16 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of $32,066,630. After the satisfaction of such redemptions, the balance in the Company’s Trust Account was $30,382,190 (including interest not previously released to the Company but net of expected franchise and income taxes payable).

On March 29, 2024, the Sponsor converted an aggregate of 5,749,000 shares of Class B common stock into shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis. The Sponsor has agreed to waive any right to receive funds from the Company’s Trust Account with respect to the Class A common stock received upon such conversion and will acknowledge that such shares will be subject to all of the restrictions applicable to the original Class B common stock under the terms of that certain letter agreement, dated as of September 23, 2021, by and among the Company, its directors and officers and the Sponsor.

 

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In the period from January 2024 to the date of this filing, an aggregate of $500,000 was deposited in the Trust Account, extending the Combination Period to May 28, 2024.

Proposed Business Combination

On January 17, 2024, the Company, entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among Aeroflow Urban Air Mobility Private Limited, a private limited company incorporated under the laws of India and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo (“IndiaCo”), Hunch Technologies Limited, a private limited company incorporated in Ireland with registered number 607449 (“PubCo”), FlyBlade (India) Private Limited, a private limited company incorporated under the laws of India (“Hunch Mobility”), and HTL Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo (“Merger Sub”).

The transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, including the Merger (as defined below), and the transactions contemplated by the related transaction documents contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement (collectively, the “Transactions”), will constitute a Business Combination as contemplated by the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on August 23, 2021 (as amended on March 27, 2023). The Merger and the Transactions were unanimously approved by the board of directors of the Company on January 17, 2024.

The Business Combination Agreement

Reorganization Transactions

Prior to the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, PubCo, IndiaCo and Hunch Mobility consummated a series of reorganization transactions pursuant to which, among other things, Hunch Mobility transferred all of its assets and liabilities (other than certain excluded assets and liabilities) to IndiaCo on a slump sale basis as a going concern.

In connection with the Merger, prior to the closing of the Transactions (the “Closing”), PubCo will complete a reorganization (such transactions, the “Pre-Closing Reorganization”), pursuant to which, among other things, (i) after receipt of applicable governmental and regulatory consents, Hunch Mobility shall transfer all of the equity securities of Transhermes Aero IFSC Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hunch Mobility incorporated in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City under the (Indian) International Financial Services Centres Authority Act, 2019 to IndiaCo, (ii) Hunch Mobility shall promptly undertake any and all steps necessary to complete its voluntary liquidation/winding-up process in accordance with applicable law and (iii) PubCo shall consummate a reverse share split, pursuant to which all equity securities of PubCo will, following the consummation of the Pre-Closing Reorganization and immediately prior to the Merger, be consolidated and result in the aggregate number of Class A ordinary shares in the share capital of PubCo (the “PubCo Class A Ordinary Shares”) and Class B ordinary shares in the share capital of PubCo (the “PubCo Class B Ordinary Shares”) issued and outstanding on a fully-diluted, as converted and as exercised basis (excluding equity securities issued or issuable pursuant to the Convertible Note (as defined below)) being equal to the Pre-Closing Reorganization Consideration, which, in the aggregate, is anticipated to be equal to approximately $150 million.

The Merger

Following the Pre-Closing Reorganization and pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, at the Closing, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the “Merger”), pursuant to which the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub will cease, with the Company being the surviving corporation and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo.

In connection with the Merger, each (i) share of Class A common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (each, a “DSAQ Class A Share”), (ii) share of Class B common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (each, a “DSAQ Class B Share”), and (iii) convertible preferred share of the Company that will be issued pursuant to the Investor Subscription Agreement (as defined below) (each, a “DSAQ Preferred Share” and together with the DSAQ Class A Shares and DSAQ Class B Shares, the “DSAQ Shares”), issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), other than those held in treasury, will be automatically cancelled and extinguished and converted into the right to receive: (A) with respect to each DSAQ Class A Share and DSAQ Class B Share, one (1) PubCo Class A Ordinary Share, one (1) CVR I, one (1) CVR II and one (1) CVR III, which are described in further detail below, and (B) with respect to each DSAQ Preferred Share, one (1) PubCo Preferred Share. All DSAQ Shares held in treasury will be canceled and extinguished without consideration.

Each unit of the Company issued in the IPO that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be automatically separated and the holder thereof will be deemed to hold one (1) DSAQ Class A Share and one-half (1/2) of a public warrant of the Company, which underlying securities will be converted as described above.

At the Effective Time, unless otherwise amended by the DSAQ Warrant Amendment, without any further action, each warrant of the Company that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall remain outstanding but shall be assumed by PubCo and automatically adjusted to become (A) with respect to each public warrant of the Company, one (1) public warrant of PubCo and (B) with respect to each private placement warrant of the Company, one (1) private placement warrant of PubCo, each of which shall be subject to substantially the same terms and conditions applicable prior to such conversion; except that each such warrant shall be exercisable (or will become exercisable in accordance with its terms) for (i) one (1) PubCo Class A Ordinary Share, (ii) one (1) CVR I, (iii) one (1) CVR II and (iv) one (1) CVR III, in lieu of DSAQ Class A Shares (subject to the PubCo warrant agreement). If the DSAQ Warrant Amendment is approved, then immediately prior to the Effective Time, each warrant of the Company will automatically convert into one-fifth (1/5) of one DSAQ Class A Share (with no fractional shares being issued if less than five (5) warrants are held).

 

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Registration Statement/Proxy Statement

In connection with the Transactions, the Company and PubCo will prepare and file a registration statement on Form F-4 (the “Registration Statement/Proxy Statement”) with the SEC, which will include a prospectus of PubCo and a proxy statement/prospectus for the Company’s stockholder meeting to solicit the vote of the Company’s stockholders to, among other things, adopt the Business Combination Agreement and approve the Transactions.

In addition, as promptly as practicable following the time at which the Registration Statement/Proxy Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act, the Company will solicit the vote or consent of registered holders of warrants of the Company to adopt and approve an amendment to the Company’s warrant agreement to provide that, effective immediately prior to the Effective Time, each warrant of the Company will automatically convert into one-fifth (1/5) of one DSAQ Class A Share (with no fractional shares being issued if less than five (5) warrants are held).

Representations, Warranties and Covenants

The parties to the Business Combination Agreement have made representations, warranties and covenants that are customary for transactions of this nature. The representations and warranties of the respective parties to the Business Combination Agreement will not survive the Closing. The covenants of the respective parties to the Business Combination Agreement will also not survive the Closing, except for those covenants that by their terms expressly apply in whole or in part after the Closing.

In connection with the foregoing, the Company, through its board of directors, shall recommend to the Company’s stockholders and warrant holders the adoption and approval of the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby (including the Merger), and the approval and adoption of the DSAQ Warrant Amendment, respectively. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, at any time prior to obtaining the requisite approval of the Company’s stockholders with respect to the Business Combination, the Company’s board of directors determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that a Blade Group Material Adverse Effect has occurred on or after the date of the Business Combination Agreement and, as a result, the failure to change its recommendation would be inconsistent with the board of directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable law, the Company’s board of directors may effect a change of recommendation, subject to certain conditions.

Exclusivity

Each of the Company, PubCo, IndiaCo, Hunch Mobility and Merger Sub has agreed that from the date of the Business Combination Agreement to the earlier of the closing of the Merger and the termination of the Business Combination Agreement, no party will: (i) solicit, initiate, encourage (including by means of furnishing or disclosing information), knowingly facilitate (including by commencing due diligence), discuss or negotiate, directly or indirectly, any inquiry, proposal or offer (written or oral) with respect to an alternative transaction, (ii) furnish or disclose any non-public information to any person in connection with, or that could reasonably be expected to lead to, an alternative transaction, (iii) enter into any contract or other arrangement or understanding regarding an alternative transaction, (iv) make any filings with the SEC in connection with a public offering of any equity securities or other securities of the Blade Group (or any affiliate or successor of the Blade Group) or (v) otherwise cooperate in any way with, or assist or participate in, or knowingly facilitate or encourage any effort or attempt by any person (other than the Principal Shareholders and the Blade Group) to do or seek to do any of the foregoing or seek to circumvent such covenant or further any alternative transaction.

Conditions to Closing

Mutual Conditions

The obligations of the parties to the Business Combination Agreement to consummate the Transactions are conditioned upon the following mutual conditions:

a) the absence of any law or other legal restraint or prohibition issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other governmental authority preventing the consummation of the Transactions;

b) the effectiveness under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of the Registration Statement/Proxy Statement and that no stop order will have been issued by the SEC and remain in effect with respect to the Registration Statement/Proxy Statement;

c) obtaining, at the special meeting of Company stockholders where a quorum is present, the vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding DSAQ Shares entitled to vote thereon to adopt and approve the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby (including the Merger);

d) the PubCo Class A Ordinary Shares that constitute the consideration for the Business Combination having been approved for listing on a stock exchange, subject only to notice of issuance;

e) the entry by PubCo into a composition agreement with the Revenue Commissioners of Ireland and a special eligibility agreement for securities with the Depositary Trust Company in respect of PubCo Class A Ordinary Shares and, if the Company’s warrants are assumed pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, PubCo warrants, both of which shall be in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance with their respective terms; and

f) PubCo, Sponsor, and the Principal Shareholders (as defined below) shall have executed a registration rights agreement, containing customary demand and piggyback registration rights, in a form reasonably acceptable to PubCo, the Sponsor and the Principal Shareholders.

Conditions of PubCo, IndiaCo, Hunch Mobility and Merger Sub

The obligations of PubCo, IndiaCo, Hunch Mobility and Merger Sub to consummate the Transactions are conditioned upon, among other things:

a) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Investor Subscription Agreement (as defined below); and

b) An affiliate of Investor (as defined below) being the beneficial owner of at least 955,100 DSAQ Class A Shares and not electing to have such DSAQ Class A Shares redeemed by the Company in connection with the Company’s special meeting.

 

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Conditions of the Company

The obligations of the Company to consummate the Transactions are conditioned upon, among other things:

 

  a)

the absence of a Blade Group Material Adverse Effect;

 

  b)

the Pre-Closing Reorganization having been completed; and

 

  c)

the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Hunch Subscription Agreement.

Termination

The Business Combination Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing by mutual written consent of the Company and PubCo and in certain other circumstances, including if the Closing has not occurred on or prior to March 28, 2024 (subject to automatic extension to June 28, 2024 in the event that the Company obtains an extension of the deadline by which the Company must complete a business combination in accordance with its governing documents) and the primary cause of the failure for the Closing to have occurred on or prior to such date is not due to a breach of the Business Combination Agreement by the party seeking to terminate.

Note Purchase Agreement and Convertible Notes

Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement, PubCo entered into a convertible note purchase agreement (the “Note Purchase Agreement”) with an investor with majority economic, non-voting interest in the Sponsor (“Investor” or the “Holder”), and IndiaCo, pursuant to which PubCo will issue to the Holder three senior unsecured convertible notes with an aggregate principal amount of $3,000,000 (each a “Convertible Note”, and together the “Convertible Notes”). Within twenty-four (24) hours of the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, or at such other time and place upon which the parties shall agree in writing (the “Initial Closing Date”), PubCo shall execute and deliver a Convertible Note with an aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 to the Holder, which is automatically convertible into 100,000 PubCo Preferred Shares upon the Effective Time (the “Initial Convertible Note”). Following the Initial Closing Date, PubCo shall execute and deliver, and the Holder shall fund, two additional Convertible Notes in two monthly installments at subsequent closings (each an “Installment Closing”). The two Installment Closings shall be held: (i) on the day one (1) month following the Initial Closing Date and (ii) on the day two (2) months following the Initial Closing Date, at such time and place as shall be approved by PubCo and the Holder, with an additional aggregate principal amount of $2,000,000 on the same terms and conditions as those contained in the Initial Convertible Note. The PubCo Preferred Shares issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes, pursuant to their terms, shall be convertible into PubCo Class A Ordinary Shares. Interest shall accrue on the unpaid principal balance of each Convertible Note, together with any interest accrued but unpaid thereon (the “Outstanding Amount”), at an annual rate equal to 10% per annum, until the Outstanding Amount is paid or the closing of the Business Combination. Each Convertible Note’s first interest payment date will be the first three-month anniversary of the date of each respective Convertible Note. Pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement, the proceeds from the issuance of the Convertible Notes will be used: (i) up to $750,000 solely for working capital purposes for the operation of IndiaCo’s business, (ii) the remaining aggregate proceeds of the Convertible Notes other than the proceeds used in accordance with clause (i) solely for the acquisition of aircraft and (iii) in each case of clauses (i) and (ii) in compliance with all applicable laws.

The Outstanding Amount of each Convertible Note shall be automatically due and payable in full on the date that is the earlier of (1) three (3) business days following the termination of the Business Combination Agreement and (2) 363 days from the date of issuance of each respective Convertible Note (as applicable, the “Maturity Date”). If PubCo fails to pay any amount due pursuant to each Convertible Note within five business days of each respective Maturity Date, interest shall accrue at the rate of 17% per annum on the Outstanding Amount until the entire Outstanding Amount is paid in full.

Investor Subscription Agreement

Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company entered into a subscription agreement (the “Investor Subscription Agreement”) with Investor.

Pursuant to the Investor Subscription Agreement, Investor agreed to subscribe for and purchase, and the Company agreed to issue and sell to Investor, immediately prior to the Closing, an aggregate of 700,000 DSAQ Preferred Shares for a purchase price of $10.00 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $7,000,000.

The closing of the Investor Subscription Agreement will be conditioned on (i) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Hunch Subscription Agreement and (ii) the consummation of additional investments in an aggregate investment amount of $12,000,000 (“Minimum Additional Investment”), for DSAQ Preferred Shares, DSAQ Class A Shares, PubCo Preferred Shares or PubCo Ordinary Shares, issued to investors (the “Additional Investors”), on terms and conditions that are not materially more advantageous to any such Additional Investors than Investor hereunder, unless such terms and conditions are consented to by Investor. For avoidance of doubt, the Minimum Additional Investment shall not include any investments pursuant to the Investor Subscription Agreement, the acquisition of the Retained Shares (as defined the Investor Subscription Agreement) or the Hunch Subscription Agreement.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Investor Subscription Agreement, as reported in an amendment to the Investor’s Form 13G, filed with the SEC (as defined below) on May 13, 2024, the Investor did not beneficially own any shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company as of December 31, 2023.

The Investor Subscription Agreement contains customary conditions to closing, including, among other things, the consummation of the Business Combination. The Investor Subscription Agreement also provides that the Company will grant Investor certain customary registration rights.

Hunch Subscription Agreement

Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement, Quick Response Services Provider LLP (“QRSP”) entered into a subscription agreement (the “Hunch Subscription Agreement”) with PubCo.

 

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Pursuant to the Hunch Subscription Agreement, QRSP agreed to subscribe for and purchase, and PubCo agreed to issue and sell to QRSP, immediately prior to the Closing, an aggregate of 300,000 PubCo Preferred Shares for a purchase price of $10.00 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $3,000,000.

The closing of the Hunch Subscription Agreement will be conditioned on the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Investor Subscription Agreement. The Hunch Subscription Agreement also contains customary conditions to closing, including, among other things, the consummation of the Business Combination. The Hunch Subscription Agreement also provides that PubCo will grant QRSP certain customary registration rights.

Principal Shareholder Support Agreement

Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company, Quick Response Services Provider LLP, a limited liability partnership incorporated under the laws of India (“Hunch”), and Blade Urban Air Mobility Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with Hunch, the “Principal Shareholders” and each, a “Principal Shareholder”), and PubCo have entered into that Principal Shareholder Support Agreement (the “Principal Shareholder Support Agreement”) pursuant to which each Principal Shareholder has agreed, among other things: (i) to support and vote or consent to the requisite transaction proposals and (ii) not to transfer any equity security of PubCo until the earlier to occur of (a) the Closing, (b) such date and time as the Business Combination Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with its terms and (c) the mutual agreement of the parties thereto, in each case subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein.

Sponsor Support Agreement

Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement, the Sponsor, the Company, PubCo and, for certain limited purposes, certain of the Company’s directors, executive officers and affiliates (such individuals, the “Insiders”) have entered into a Sponsor Support Agreement (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”).

Pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Sponsor has, among other things, agreed to (i) support and vote in favor of the requisite transaction proposals; (ii) waive all adjustments to the conversion ratio set forth in Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation with respect to its DSAQ Class B Shares, (iii) be bound by certain transfer restrictions with respect to their DSAQ Class B Shares and the warrants of the Company, as applicable, prior to Closing and (iv) the forfeiture, transfer or conversion into DSAQ Class A Shares, as applicable of warrants of the Company under the terms and conditions set forth therein. Specifically, the Sponsor has agreed to make available up to 9,950,000 private placement warrants of the Company (or, if the DSAQ Warrant Amendment is approved, the PubCo Class A Ordinary Shares corresponding thereto) to existing stockholders of the Company in exchange for such stockholders agreeing not to redeem their DSAQ Class A Shares in connection with the Company’s stockholder meeting. If less than all such private placement warrants (or, if the DSAQ Warrant Amendment is approved, the PubCo Class A Ordinary Shares corresponding thereto) are so transferred, then the Sponsor shall (i) retain 50% of such private placement warrants not so transferred and (ii) forfeit 50% of such private placement warrants not so transferred. If the DSAQ Warrant Amendment is not approved, any such retained private placement warrants may, at the Sponsor’s election, be surrendered to the Company prior to the Closing in exchange for one (1) DSAQ Class A Share for every five (5) private placement warrants so surrendered. If the DSAQ Warrant Amendment is approved, each such private placement warrant retained will automatically convert into one-fifth (1/5) of one DSAQ Class A Share (with no fractional shares being issued if less than five (5) warrants are held).

Contingent Value Rights Agreement

Concurrently with the consummation of the Business Combination Agreement, PubCo will enter into a Contingent Value Rights Agreement (the “CVR Agreement”) with a rights agent (“Rights Agent”) pursuant to which the holders of DSAQ Class A Shares and DSAQ Class B Shares outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time will receive one (1) CVR I, one (1) CVR II and one (1) CVR III (each, a “CVR”) for each one whole DSAQ Share held by such stockholder on such date. Each CVR I represents the right of the holder thereof to receive its pro rata share of 2,000,000 newly issued PubCo Class A Ordinary Shares, and each CVR I shall be exercised automatically upon PubCo’s delivery of the CVR Payment Notice (as defined in the CVR Agreement) to the Rights Agent, notifying the Rights Agent that, during the 12 month period ending on the final day of the month in which the second anniversary of the Closing occurs, the consolidated revenues of PubCo and its subsidiaries was less than $50 million. Each CVR II represents the right of the holder thereof to receive its pro rata share of 2,000,000 newly issued PubCo Class A Ordinary Shares, and each CVR II shall be exercised automatically upon PubCo’s delivery of the CVR Payment Notice to the Rights Agent, notifying the Rights Agent that, during the 12 month period ending on the final day of the month in which the third anniversary of the Closing occurs, the consolidated revenues of PubCo and its subsidiaries was less than $142 million. Each CVR III represents the right of the holder thereof to receive its pro rata share of 2,000,000 newly issued PubCo Class A Ordinary Shares, and each CVR III shall be exercised automatically upon PubCo’s delivery of the CVR Payment Notice, notifying the Rights Agent that, during the 12 month period ending on the final day of the month in which the fourth anniversary of the Closing occurs, the consolidated revenues of PubCo and its subsidiaries was less than $263 million.

The contingent payments under the CVR Agreement, if they become payable, will become payable to the Rights Agent for subsequent distribution to the holders of the CVRs. There can be no assurance that any payment of any PubCo Ordinary Shares will be made or that any holders of CVRs will receive any amounts with respect thereto.

The right to the contingent payments contemplated by the CVR Agreement is a contractual right only. The CVRs will not be evidenced by a certificate or other instrument. The CVRs will not be transferable. The CVRs will not have any voting or dividend rights and will not represent any equity or ownership interest in PubCo or any of its affiliates. No interest will accrue on any amounts payable in respect of the CVRs.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of March 31, 2024, we had $1,451,471 in our operating bank account and working capital deficit of $11,900,732.

The Company has entered into promissory notes and working capital loans with the Sponsor for a total of $6,475,985 outstanding at March 31, 2024. These Notes bear no interest and are due upon liquidation or consummation of an initial Business Combination. If the Company completes an initial Business Combination, the Company would repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, such loans would be repaid only out of funds held outside the Trust Account. In the event that the initial Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from the Trust Account would be used to repay such loaned amounts. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants, at a price of $1.00 per warrant at the option of the lender.

As of the date of this filing, the Company has until May 28, 2024, unless otherwise extended pursuant to the Charter and with a monthly additional deposit of $90,000 to the Trust Account, to consummate an initial Business Combination.

It is uncertain that we will be able to consummate an initial business combination within 12 months from the issuance date of these unaudited condensed financial statements or obtain additional funding. If an initial Business Combination is not consummated by the required date of April 28, 2024, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution. In the event of a dissolution, we anticipate a shortfall of liquidity. Our anticipated shortfall of sufficient liquidity to meet our current and future estimated financial obligations 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 accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements are issued. We plan to address this uncertainty through loans and through consummation of our initial Business Combination. There is no assurance that loans will be available to us or that our plans to consummate an initial Business Combination will be successful.

 

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of March 31, 2024, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Risks and Uncertainties

Various social and political circumstances in the U.S. and around the world (including wars and other forms of conflict, rising trade tensions between the United States and China, and other uncertainties regarding actual and potential shifts in the U.S. and foreign trade, economic and other policies with other countries, terrorist acts, security operations and catastrophic events such as fires, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes and global health epidemics), may also contribute to increased market volatility and economic uncertainties or deterioration in the U.S. and worldwide. Specifically, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and resulting market volatility could adversely affect the Company’s ability to complete a Business Combination. In response to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the U.S. and other countries have imposed sanctions or other restrictive actions against Russia. Any of the above factors, including sanctions, export controls, tariffs, trade wars and other governmental actions, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to complete a Business Combination and the value of the Company’s securities.

In addition, we depend on a variety of U.S. and multi-national financial institutions to provide us with banking services. The default or failure of one or more of the financial institutions that we rely on may adversely affect our business and financial condition, including our ability to successfully consummate a Business Combination.

We maintain the majority of our cash and cash equivalents in accounts with major U.S. and multi-national financial institutions, and our deposits at certain of these institutions exceed insured limits. Market conditions can impact the viability of these institutions. In the event of the failure of any of the financial institutions where we maintain our cash and cash equivalents, there can be no assurance that we would be able to access uninsured funds in a timely manner or at all. Any inability to access or delay in accessing these funds could adversely affect our liquidity, business and financial condition.

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IR Act”) was signed into law. The IR Act provides for, among other things, a new U.S. federal 1% excise tax on certain repurchases (including redemptions and economically similar transactions) of stock by publicly traded U.S. corporations on or after January 1, 2023. The excise tax is imposed on the repurchasing corporation itself, not its stockholders from which shares are repurchased (although it may reduce the amount of cash distributable in a current or subsequent redemption). The amount of the excise tax is generally 1% of the fair market value of the shares repurchased, determined at the time of the repurchase. Corporations are permitted to net the fair market value of certain new stock issuances by such corporation against the fair market value of stock repurchases (or deemed repurchases) during the same taxable year to reduce or eliminate the amount of excise tax that would otherwise apply. In addition, certain exceptions apply to the excise tax. The U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) has authority to provide regulations and other guidance to carry out, and prevent the abuse or avoidance of, the excise tax.

Whether and to what extent we would be subject to the excise tax will depend on a number of factors, including (i) whether the redemption is treated as a repurchase of stock for purposes of the excise tax, (ii) the fair market value of the redemptions treated as repurchases in connection with a Business Combination, (iii) the structure of a Business Combination and whether any such transaction closes, (iv) the nature and amount of any private investment in public equity (“PIPE”) or other equity issuances in connection with a Business Combination (or otherwise issued not in connection with a Business Combination but issued within the same taxable year of a Business Combination), (v) whether we consummate a Business Combination, and (vi) the content of regulations and other guidance issued by the Treasury. It is possible that the Company will be subject to the excise tax with respect to any subsequent redemptions, including redemptions in connection with a Business Combination, that are treated as repurchases for this purpose (other than, pursuant to recently issued guidance from the Treasury, redemptions in complete liquidation of the Company). As mentioned, the excise tax is imposed on the repurchasing corporation itself, not the stockholders from which stock is repurchased. The imposition of the excise tax (including as a result of holders of public shares electing to exercise their redemption rights in connection with a Business Combination) could, however, reduce the amount of cash available to the Company to pay redemptions (or the cash contribution to the target business in connection with a Business combination, which could hinder the Company’s ability to complete a Business Combination or cause the other shareholders of the combined company to economically bear the impact of such excise tax).

For the period ended March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company has recognized $1,829,791, respectively, in excise tax payable related to share redemptions. In accordance with ASC 340-10-S99-1, the liability does not impact the unaudited condensed statements of operations and is offset against accumulated deficit because additional paid-in capital is not available.

 

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Results of Operations

As of March 31, 2024, we had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from March 9, 2021, (inception) through March 31, 2024, relates to our formation and the Public Offering, and, since the closing of the Public Offering, a search for a Business Combination and the completion of the proposed Business Combination. We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. We will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our initial Business Combination, at the earliest. We will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and cash equivalents from the proceeds derived from the Public Offering. 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.

For the three months ended March 31, 2024, we had net loss of $4,829,436, which consisted of operating costs amounting to $1,714,504, change in fair value of warrant liabilities of $3,480,000 and provision for income tax of $327,274, partially offset by interest earned on cash held in Trust Account of $687,522 and the Company’s operating bank interest income of $4,820.

For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we had net income of $562,788, which consisted of interest income earned on investments held in the Trust Account of $2,450,287 and the Company’s operating bank interest income of $8,133, partially offset by $928,000 of a change in fair value of warrant liability, operating costs amounting to $461,977 and provision for income tax of $505,655.

Contractual Obligations

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

Administrative Services Agreement

We have agreed to pay our Sponsor $10,000 per month for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support services. Upon the earlier of the completion of the initial Business Combination or our liquidation, we will cease paying such monthly fees. For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, $30,000 was incurred for the administrative service fee.

Registration Rights

The holders of the (i) founder shares, which were issued in a private placement prior to the closing of the Public Offering, (ii) Private Placement Warrants, which were issued in a private placement simultaneously with the closing of the Public Offering and the shares of Class A common stock underlying such Private Placement Warrants and (iii) Private Placement Warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans will have registration rights to require the Company to register a sale of any of the Company’s securities held by them pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed on the effective date of the Public Offering. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that the Company register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the Company’s completion of the initial Business Combination. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

Underwriting Agreement

The underwriters are entitled to a deferred underwriting discount of 3.5% or $8,050,000 of the gross proceeds of the Public Offering held in the Trust Account upon the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.

Critical Accounting Estimates

We prepare our unaudited condensed financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of unaudited condensed financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses and related disclosures. On an ongoing basis, the Company’s management reviews the accounting policies, assumptions, estimates and judgments to ensure that our unaudited condensed financial statements are presented fairly and in accordance with GAAP. Judgments are based on historical experience, terms of existing contracts, industry trends and information available from outside sources, as appropriate. However, by their nature, judgments are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty, and, therefore, actual results could differ from our estimates. Actual results could differ significantly from the estimates made by our management. We have identified the following critical accounting estimates:

Warrant Liability and Working Capital Loan Conversion Option

We classify each warrant and the Working Capital Loan Option as a liability at its fair value. These liabilities are subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date. With each such re-measurement, the liabilities will be adjusted to fair value, with the change in fair value recognized in our statement of operations. The fair value of our Private Placement Warrants and Working Capital Loan Conversion Option requires significate estimates by management. Deviations from these estimates could result in a significate difference to our financial results.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information otherwise required under this item.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures are designed with the objective of ensuring that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act, such as this Report, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time period specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures are also designed with the objective of ensuring that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Our management evaluated, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer (our “Certifying Officers”), the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2024, pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b)under the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, our Certifying Officers concluded that, as of March 31, 2024, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

We do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all instances of fraud. Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Further, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all disclosure controls and procedures, no evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance that we have detected all our control deficiencies and instances of fraud, if any. The design of disclosure controls and procedures also is based partly on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.

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) under the Exchange Act) during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

None.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

As of the date of this Quarterly Report, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 1, 2024. We may disclose changes to such factors or disclose additional factors from time to time in our future filings with the SEC.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

None

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not Applicable.

Item 5. Other Information.

None.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

 10.1    Promissory Note, dated April 1, 2024, between DSAQ and the Sponsor (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on April 1, 2024.)
 31.1    Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.
 31.2    Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.
 32.1*    Certification of Principal Executive Officers pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.
 32.2*    Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.
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 (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

 

*

These certifications are furnished to the SEC pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

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PART III. 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.

 

   DIRECT SELLING ACQUISITION CORP.
Date: May 20, 2024   

/s/ Dave Wentz

   Dave Wentz
   Chief Executive Officer

 

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

PURSUANT TO RULES 13A-14(A) AND 15D-14(A)

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Dave Wentz, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 of Direct Selling 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;

 

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: May 20, 2024     By:  

/s/ Dave Wentz

    Dave Wentz
    Chief Executive Officer
    (Principal Executive Officer)

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION

PURSUANT TO RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a)

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Mike Lohner, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 of Direct Selling 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;

 

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: May 20, 2024     By:  

/s/ Mike Lohner

    Mike Lohner
    Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Financial and Accounting 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 Direct Selling Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Dave Wentz, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

 

(1)

the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; 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: May 20, 2024     By:  

/s/ Dave Wentz

    Name: Dave Wentz
    Title: Chief Executive Officer
    (Principal Executive Officer)

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 Direct Selling Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Mike Lohner, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

 

(1)

the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; 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: May 20, 2024     By:  

/s/ Mike Lohner

    Name: Mike Lohner
    Title: Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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Cover Page - shares
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
May 20, 2024
Document Information [Line Items]    
Document Type 10-Q  
Document Quarterly Report true  
Document Transition Report false  
Amendment Flag false  
Document Period End Date Mar. 31, 2024  
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2024  
Document Fiscal Period Focus Q1  
Entity Registrant Name DIRECT SELLING ACQUISITION CORP.  
Entity Central Index Key 0001871745  
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31  
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code DE  
Title of 12(b) Security Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share  
Trading Symbol DSAQ  
Security Exchange Name NONE  
Entity File Number 001-40831  
Entity Interactive Data Current Yes  
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes  
Entity Shell Company true  
Entity Filer Category Non-accelerated Filer  
Entity Small Business true  
Entity Emerging Growth Company true  
Entity Ex Transition Period false  
Entity Tax Identification Number 86-3676785  
Entity Address, Address Line One 5800 Democracy Drive  
Entity Address, City or Town Plano  
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 75024  
City Area Code 214  
Local Phone Number 380-6020  
Entity Address, State or Province TX  
Units [Member]    
Document Information [Line Items]    
Title of 12(b) Security Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one-half of one redeemable warrant  
Trading Symbol DSAQ.U  
Security Exchange Name NONE  
Warrant [Member]    
Document Information [Line Items]    
Title of 12(b) Security Redeemable warrants, each warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock, each at an exercise price of $11.50 per share  
Trading Symbol DSAQ.W  
Security Exchange Name NONE  
Common Class A [Member]    
Document Information [Line Items]    
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   8,471,283
Common Class B [Member]    
Document Information [Line Items]    
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   1,000
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CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Assets:    
Cash $ 1,199,185 $ 467,309
Restricted cash 252,286 0
Prepaid expenses 1,930 4,958
Total current assets 1,453,401 472,267
Asset held in trust account, noncurrent 62,478,215 62,606,718
Total Assets 63,931,616 63,078,985
Liabilities:    
Franchise taxes payable 175,450 125,450
Federal income taxes payable 1,911,145 1,583,871
Due to related party 667 667
Working Capital Loan 2,300,000 2,300,000
Promissory notes to related party 4,175,985 3,855,985
Excise tax payable 1,829,791 1,829,791
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 2,961,095 1,456,302
Total current liabilities 13,354,133 11,152,066
Warrant liability 3,712,000 232,000
Deferred underwriters' discount 8,050,000 8,050,000
Total Liabilities 25,116,133 19,434,066
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 7)
Redeemable Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, 5,595,494 shares at redemption value at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively 62,730,499 61,907,870
Stockholders' Deficit:    
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding 0 0
Additional paid-in capital 0 0
Accumulated deficit (23,915,591) (18,263,526)
Total Stockholders' Deficit (23,915,016) (18,262,951)
Total Liabilities, Redeemable Common Stock and Stockholders' Deficit 63,931,616 63,078,985
Common Class A [Member]    
Stockholders' Deficit:    
Common stock in value 575 0
Common Class B [Member]    
Stockholders' Deficit:    
Common stock in value $ 0 $ 575
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CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - $ / shares
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 28, 2024
Jan. 17, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share $ 0.0001     $ 0.0001
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized 1,000,000     1,000,000
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued 0     0
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding 0     0
Common Class A [Member]        
Temporary Equity, Shares Outstanding 5,595,494     5,595,494
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001
Common Stock, Shares Authorized 380,000,000     380,000,000
Common Stock, Shares, Issued 5,749,000     0
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding 5,749,000     0
Common Class B [Member]        
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001
Common Stock, Shares Authorized 20,000,000     20,000,000
Common Stock, Shares, Issued 1,000     5,750,000
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding 1,000     5,750,000
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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Operating costs $ 1,714,504 $ 461,977
Loss from operations (1,714,504) (461,977)
Other (expense) income:    
Bank interest income 4,820 8,133
Interest earned on cash held in Trust Account 687,522 2,450,287
Change in fair value of warrant liability (3,480,000) (928,000)
Total other (expense) income, net (2,787,658) 1,530,420
(Loss) Income before provision for income taxes (4,502,162) 1,068,443
Provision for income taxes (327,274) (505,655)
Net (loss) income $ (4,829,436) $ 562,788
Weighted average shares outstanding, Basic 5,750,000 5,750,000
Net (loss) income per share, Basic $ (0.5) $ (0.07)
Common Class A [Member]    
Other (expense) income:    
Weighted average shares outstanding, Basic 5,595,494 21,259,549
Weighted average shares outstanding, Diluted 5,595,494 21,259,549
Net (loss) income per share, Basic $ (0.5) $ (0.07)
Net (loss) income per share, Diluted $ (0.5) $ (0.07)
Common Class A [Member] | Redeemable [Member]    
Other (expense) income:    
Weighted average shares outstanding, Basic 5,595,494 21,259,549
Weighted average shares outstanding, Diluted 5,595,494 21,259,549
Net (loss) income per share, Basic $ (0.5) $ (0.07)
Net (loss) income per share, Diluted $ (0.5) $ (0.07)
Class A common stock and Class B common stock [Member] | Non Redeemable [Member]    
Other (expense) income:    
Weighted average shares outstanding, Basic 5,750,000 5,750,000
Weighted average shares outstanding, Diluted 5,750,000 5,750,000
Net (loss) income per share, Basic $ (0.5) $ (0.07)
Net (loss) income per share, Diluted $ (0.5) $ (0.07)
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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT - USD ($)
Total
Common Stock [Member]
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Retained Earnings [Member]
Common Class A [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Common Class B [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Balance Begining at Dec. 31, 2022 $ (11,080,720)   $ 0 $ (11,081,295)   $ 575
Balance Begining, shares at Dec. 31, 2022           5,750,000
Conversion of Class B common stock to Class A common stock 0          
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value (2,374,093)     (2,374,093)    
Net (loss) income 562,788     562,788    
Balance end at Mar. 31, 2023 (12,892,025)   0 (12,892,600)   $ 575
Balance ending ,shares at Mar. 31, 2023           5,750,000
Balance Begining at Dec. 31, 2023 (18,262,951)   0 (18,263,526) $ 0 $ 575
Balance Begining, shares at Dec. 31, 2023         0 5,750,000
Conversion of Class B common stock to Class A common stock 575       $ 575 $ (575)
Conversion of Class B common stock to Class A common stock, shares         5,749,000 (5,749,000)
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value (822,629) $ (502,629)   (822,629)    
Net (loss) income (4,829,436)     (4,829,436)    
Balance end at Mar. 31, 2024 $ (23,915,016)   $ 0 $ (23,915,591) $ 575 $ 0
Balance ending ,shares at Mar. 31, 2024         5,749,000 1,000
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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2023
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net (loss) income $ (4,829,436) $ 562,788  
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operating activities:      
Change in fair value of warrant liability 3,480,000 928,000  
Interest earned on investments held in Trust Account (687,522) (2,450,287)  
Changes in current assets and liabilities:      
Prepaid assets 3,028 15,266  
Taxes payable 377,274 486,775  
Accrued offering costs and expenses 1,504,793 (199,145)  
Net cash used in operating activities (151,863) (656,603)  
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Withdraw from Trust Account to pay taxes 1,136,025 519,000  
Withdraw from Trust Account for redemptions of stock 0 182,460,109  
Funding of Trust Account (320,000) (480,000)  
Net cash provided by investing activities 816,025 182,499,109  
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Funds withdrawn for redemptions 0 (182,460,109)  
Proceeds from issuance of promissory note to related party 320,000 835,719  
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 320,000 (181,624,390)  
Net change in cash 984,162 218,116  
Cash, beginning of the period 467,309 1,151,319 $ 1,151,319
Cash, end of the period 1,451,471 [1] 1,369,435 $ 467,309
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities:      
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value 822,629 2,374,093  
Conversion of Class B common stock to Class A common stock $ 575 $ 0  
[1] Included restricted cash of $252,286.
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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Parenthetical) - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Restricted cash $ 252,286 $ 0
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Organization, Business Operations
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Organization, Business Operations
Note 1 — Organization, Business Operations
Direct Selling Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated as a Delaware corporation on March 9, 2021, for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar Business Combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”). The Company may pursue an initial Business Combination target in any business or industry.
As of March 31, 2024, the Company had not commenced operations. All activity for the period from March 9, 2021 (inception) through March 31, 2024 relates to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering (the “Public Offering”) and, subsequent to the Public Offering, identifying a target company for a Business Combination and completion of the proposed Business Combination (described below). The Company will not generate operating revenues until after the completion of its initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate
non-operating
income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Public Offering.
The Company’s Sponsor is DSAC Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”). On September 28, 2021, the Company consummated its Public Offering of 23,000,000 units (the “Units” and with respect to the Class A common stock included in the Units sold, the “Public Shares”). Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), and
one-half
of one redeemable warrant of the Company (each whole warrant, a “Public Warrant”), with each Public Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock for $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $230,000,000.
Simultaneously with the closing of the Public Offering, pursuant to the Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement, the Company completed the private sale of 11,700,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) to the Sponsor at a purchase price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $11,700,000. The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants included as part of the Units sold in the Public Offering, except that the Private Placement Warrants, so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees, (i) are not redeemable by the Company, (ii) may not (including the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants), subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold until 30 days after the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination, (iii) may be exercised on a cashless basis and (iv) are entitled to registration rights. No underwriting discounts or commissions were paid with respect to such sale. The issuance of the Private Placement Warrants was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), as amended.
The Business Combination must occur with one or more target businesses that together have an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the net assets held in the Trust Account (net of amounts disbursed to management for working capital purposes and excluding the amount of any deferred underwriting commissions held in trust) at the time of signing the agreement to enter into the Business Combination. However, the Company will only complete such Business Combination if the post transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target business sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). There is no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully effect a Business Combination.
Upon the closing of the Public Offering, $10.20 per Unit sold in the Public Offering, including the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, was held in a Trust Account and invested only in U.S. government securities with a maturity of 180 days or less, 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 or in demand deposit accounts. Except with respect to interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account that may be released to the Company to pay its taxes, the proceeds from the Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants will not be released from the Trust Account until the earliest of (i) the completion of the initial Business Combination, (ii) the redemption of the public shares if the Company is unable to complete the initial Business Combination by the Termination Date, subject to applicable law, and (iii) the redemption of the public shares properly submitted in connection with a stockholder vote to amend the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (“Charter”) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of the public shares if the Company has not consummated an initial Business Combination by the Termination Date or with respect to any other material provisions relating to stockholders’ rights or
pre-initial
Business Combination activity. The proceeds deposited in the Trust Account could become subject to the claims of the Company’s creditors, if any, which could have priority over the claims of the Company’s public stockholders.
The Company will provide its public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their public shares upon the completion of the initial Business Combination either (i) in connection with a stockholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) without a stockholder vote by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek stockholder approval of a proposed Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in the Company’s discretion, and will be based on a variety of factors such as the timing of the transaction and whether the terms of the transaction would require the Company to seek stockholder approval under applicable law or stock exchange listing requirements. The Company will provide its public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their public shares upon the completion of the initial Business Combination at a
per-share
price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the initial Business Combination, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable and less up to $100,000 to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, subject to the limitations and on the conditions described herein.
 
The shares of common stock subject to redemption are recorded at redemption value and classified as temporary equity, in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” In such case, the Company will proceed with a Business Combination if the Company seeks stockholder approval, a majority of the issued and outstanding shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination.
With the December 28, 2022 deposit into the Trust Account for a three-month extension of $2,300,000 ($0.10 per share), the Company had 18 months (or until March 28, 2023) from the closing of the Public Offering, or any extended period of time that the Company may have, to consummate an initial Business Combination as a result of an amendment to the Company’s Charter (the “Combination Period”) to complete the initial Business Combination. If the Company is unable to complete the initial Business Combination within the Combination Period, the Company will: (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the public shares, at aper-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable and less up to $100,000 to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining stockholders and the Company’s board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject, in each case, to the Company’s obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to the warrants, which will expire worthless if the Company fails to complete its initial Business Combination within the Combination Period.
On March 24, 2023 the Company’s stockholders voted to amend the Company’s Charter to extend the date (the “Termination Date”) by which the Company has to consummate a Business Combination (the “Charter Extension”) from March 28, 2023 (the “Original Termination Date”) to June 28, 2023 (the “Charter Extension Date”) and to allow the Company, without another stockholder vote, to elect to extend the Termination Date to consummate a Business Combination on a monthly basis up to nine times by an additional one month each time after the Charter Extension Date, by resolution of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), if requested by the Sponsor, and upon five days’ advance notice prior to the applicable Termination Date, until March 28, 2024 (each, an “Additional Charter Extension Date”) or a total of up to twelve months after the Original Termination Date, unless the closing of a Business Combination shall have occurred prior thereto (the “Extension Amendment Proposal”). For each monthly extension of the Charter Extension Date the Company will deposit $160,000 into the Trust Account.
In connection with the Company’s stockholders’ vote on March 24, 2023, the holders of 17,404,506 Class A common stock of the Company properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for an aggregate price of approximately $10.48 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of $182,460,109. After the satisfaction of such redemptions, the balance in the Company’s Trust Account was approximately $58,660,352 (including interest not previously released to the Company but net of expected franchise and income taxes payable).
On March 28, 2024 the Company’s stockholders voted to amend the Company’s Charter to extend the Termination Date from March 28, 2024 to April 28, 2024 and to allow the Company, without another stockholder vote, to elect to extend the Termination Date to consummate a Business Combination on a monthly basis up to eleven times by an additional one month each time after the Charter Extension Date, by resolution of the Company’s Board, if requested by the Sponsor, and upon five days’ advance notice prior to the applicable Termination Date, until March 28, 2025 or a total of up to twelve months after the Original Termination Date, unless the closing of a Business Combination shall have occurred prior thereto (the “Extension Amendment Proposal”). For each monthly extension of the Charter Extension Date the Company will deposit $90,000 into the Trust Account.
Additionally, the Company’s stockholders i.) voted to amend the Company’s Charter to eliminate the limitation that the Company may not redeem Class A Common Stock to the extent that such redemption would result in the Company having net tangible assets of less than $5,000,001 (the “Redemption Limitation”) in order to allow the Company to redeem Class A Common Stock irrespective of whether such redemption would exceed the Redemption Limitation and ii.) to provide for the right of a holder of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 to convert such Class B Common Stock into the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 on a
one-for-one
basis prior to the closing of a Business Combination at the election of the holder.
In connection with the Company’s stockholders’ vote on March 28, 2024, on April 1, 2024, the holders of 2,873,211 Class A common stock of the Company properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for an aggregate price of approximately $11.16 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of $32,066,630. After the satisfaction of such redemptions, the balance in the Company’s Trust Account was $30,382,190 (including interest not previously released to the Company but net of expected franchise and income taxes payable).
On March 29, 2024, the Sponsor converted an aggregate of 5,749,000 shares of Class B common stock into shares of Class A common stock on
one-for-one basis
.
The Sponsor has agreed to waive any right to receive funds from the Company’s Trust Account with respect to the Class A common stock received upon such conversion and will acknowledge that such shares will be subject to all of the restrictions applicable to the original Class B common stock under the terms of that certain letter agreement, dated as of September 23, 2021, by and among the Company, its directors and officers and the Sponsor.
As of the date of this filing, an aggregate of $4,400,000 has been deposited in the Trust Account to extend the Termination Date to May 28, 2024.
The initial stockholders, Sponsor, officers and directors have entered into a letter agreement with the Company, pursuant to which they have agreed to (i) waive their redemption rights with respect to any founder shares and Public Shares they hold in connection with the completion of the initial Business Combination, (ii) waive their redemption rights with respect to any founder shares and Public Shares they hold in connection with a stockholder vote to approve an amendment to the Company’s Charter to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of the Public Shares if the Company has not consummated an initial Business Combination within the Combination Period or with respect to any other material provisions relating to stockholders’
rights or pre-initial Business Combination
activity and (iii) waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any founder shares they hold if the Company fails to complete its initial Business Combination within the Combination Period or any extended period of time that the Company may have to consummate an initial Business Combination as a result of an amendment to the Company’s Charter (although they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Public Shares they hold if the Company fails to complete its initial Business Combination within the prescribed time frame) and (iv) vote any founder shares held by them and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Public Offering (including in open market and privately-negotiated transactions) in favor of the initial Business Combination.
The Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a third party for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has entered into a written letter of intent, confidentiality or other similar agreement or Business Combination agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (i) $10.20 per Public Share and (ii) the actual amount per Public Share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account, if less than $10.20 per Public Share due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, less taxes payable, provided that such liability will not apply to any claims by a third party or prospective target business who executed a waiver of any and all rights to the monies held in the Trust Account (whether or not such waiver is enforceable) nor did it apply to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. However, the Company has not asked the Sponsor to reserve for such indemnification obligations, nor has the Company independently verified whether the Sponsor has sufficient funds to satisfy its indemnity obligations and the Company believes that the Sponsor’s only assets are securities of the Company. Therefore, the Company cannot assure you that the Sponsor would be able to satisfy those obligations.
Proposed Business Combination
On January 17, 2024, the Company, entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among Aeroflow Urban Air Mobility Private Limited, a private limited company incorporated under the laws of India and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo (“IndiaCo”), Hunch Technologies Limited, a private limited company incorporated in Ireland with registered number 607449 (“PubCo”), FlyBlade (India) Private Limited, a private limited company incorporated under the laws of India (“Hunch Mobility”), and HTL Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo (“Merger Sub”).
 
The transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, including the Merger (as defined below), and the transactions contemplated by the related transaction documents contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement (collectively, the “Transactions”), will constitute a Business Combination as contemplated by the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on August 23, 2021 (as amended on March 27, 2023). The Merger and the Transactions were unanimously approved by the board of directors of the Company on January 17, 2024.
The Business Combination Agreement
Reorganization Transactions
Prior to the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, PubCo, IndiaCo and Hunch Mobility consummated a series of reorganization transactions pursuant to which, among other things, Hunch Mobility transferred all of its assets and liabilities (other than certain excluded assets and liabilities) to IndiaCo on a slump sale basis as a going concern.
In connection with the Merger, prior to the closing of the Transactions (the “Closing”), PubCo will complete a reorganization (such transactions, the
“Pre-Closing
Reorganization”), pursuant to which, among other things, (i) after receipt of applicable governmental and regulatory consents, Hunch Mobility shall transfer all of the equity securities of Transhermes Aero IFSC Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hunch Mobility incorporated in Gujarat International Finance
Tec-City
under the (Indian) International Financial Services Centres Authority Act, 2019 to IndiaCo, (ii) Hunch Mobility shall promptly undertake any and all steps necessary to complete its voluntary
liquidation/winding-up
process in accordance with applicable law and (iii) PubCo shall consummate a reverse share split, pursuant to which all equity securities of PubCo will, following the consummation of the
Pre-Closing
Reorganization and immediately prior to the Merger, be consolidated and result in the aggregate number of Class A ordinary shares in the share capital of PubCo (the “PubCo Class A Ordinary Shares”) and Class B ordinary shares in the share capital of PubCo (the “PubCo Class B Ordinary Shares”) issued and outstanding on a fully-diluted, as converted and as exercised basis (excluding equity securities issued or issuable pursuant to the Convertible Note (as defined below)) being equal to the
Pre-Closing
Reorganization Consideration, which, in the aggregate, is anticipated to be equal to approximately $150 million.
The Merger
Following the
Pre-Closing
Reorganization and pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, at the Closing, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the “Merger”), pursuant to which the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub will cease, with the Company being the surviving corporation and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo.
In connection with the Merger, each (i) share of Class A common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (each, a “DSAQ Class A Share”), (ii) share of Class B common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (each, a “DSAQ Class B Share”), and (iii) convertible preferred share of the Company that will be issued pursuant to the Investor Subscription Agreement (as defined below) (each, a “DSAQ Preferred Share” and together with the DSAQ Class A Shares and DSAQ Class B Shares, the “DSAQ Shares”), issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), other than those held in treasury, will be automatically cancelled and extinguished and converted into the right to receive: (A) with respect to each DSAQ Class A Share and DSAQ Class B Share, one (1) PubCo Class A Ordinary Share, one (1) CVR I, one (1) CVR II and one (1) CVR III, which are described in further detail below, and (B) with respect to each DSAQ Preferred Share, one (1) PubCo Preferred Share. All DSAQ Shares held in treasury will be canceled and extinguished without consideration.
Each unit of the Company issued in the IPO that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be automatically separated and the holder thereof will be deemed to hold one (1) DSAQ Class A Share and
one-half
(1/2) of a public warrant of the Company, which underlying securities will be converted as described above.
At the Effective Time, unless otherwise amended by the DSAQ Warrant Amendment, without any further action, each warrant of the Company that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall remain outstanding but shall be assumed by PubCo and automatically adjusted to become (A) with respect to each public warrant of the Company, one (1) public warrant of PubCo and (B) with respect to each private placement warrant of the Company, one (1) private placement warrant of PubCo, each of which shall be subject to substantially the same terms and conditions applicable prior to such conversion; except that each such warrant shall be exercisable (or will become exercisable in accordance with its terms) for (i) one (1) PubCo Class A Ordinary Share, (ii) one (1) CVR I, (iii) one (1) CVR II and (iv) one (1) CVR III, in lieu of DSAQ Class A Shares (subject to the PubCo warrant agreement). If the DSAQ Warrant Amendment is approved, then immediately prior to the Effective Time, each warrant of the Company will automatically convert into
one-fifth
(1/5)
of one DSAQ Class A Share (with no fractional shares being issued if less than five (5) warrants are held).
Registration Statement/Proxy Statement
In connection with the Transactions, the Company and PubCo will prepare and file a registration statement on Form
F-4
(the “Registration Statement/Proxy Statement”) with the SEC, which will include a prospectus of PubCo and a proxy statement/prospectus for the Company’s stockholder meeting to solicit the vote of the Company’s stockholders to, among other things, adopt the Business Combination Agreement and approve the Transactions.
In addition, as promptly as practicable following the time at which the Registration Statement/Proxy Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act, the Company will solicit the vote or consent of registered holders of warrants of the Company to adopt and approve an amendment to the Company’s warrant agreement to provide that, effective immediately prior to the Effective Time, each warrant of the Company will automatically convert into
one-fifth
(1/5) of one DSAQ Class A Share (with no fractional shares being issued if less than five (5) warrants are held).
 
Representations, Warranties and Covenants
The parties to the Business Combination Agreement have made representations, warranties and covenants that are customary for transactions of this nature. The representations and warranties of the respective parties to the Business Combination Agreement will not survive the Closing. The covenants of the respective parties to the Business Combination Agreement will also not survive the Closing, except for those covenants that by their terms expressly apply in whole or in part after the Closing.
In connection with the foregoing, the Company, through its board of directors, shall recommend to the Company’s stockholders and warrant holders the adoption and approval of the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby (including the Merger), and the approval and adoption of the DSAQ Warrant Amendment, respectively. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, at any time prior to obtaining the requisite approval of the Company’s stockholders with respect to the Business Combination, the Company’s board of directors determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that a Blade Group Material Adverse Effect has occurred on or after the date of the Business Combination Agreement and, as a result, the failure to change its recommendation would be inconsistent with the board of directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable law, the Company’s board of directors may effect a change of recommendation, subject to certain conditions.
Exclusivity
Each of the Company, PubCo, IndiaCo, Hunch Mobility and Merger Sub has agreed that from the date of the Business Combination Agreement to the earlier of the closing of the Merger and the termination of the Business Combination Agreement, no party will: (i) solicit, initiate, encourage (including by means of furnishing or disclosing information), knowingly facilitate (including by commencing due diligence), discuss or negotiate, directly or indirectly, any inquiry, proposal or offer (written or oral) with respect to an alternative transaction, (ii) furnish or disclose any
non-public
information to any person in connection with, or that could reasonably be expected to lead to, an alternative transaction, (iii) enter into any contract or other arrangement or understanding regarding an alternative transaction, (iv) make any filings with the SEC in connection with a public offering of any equity securities or other securities of the Blade Group (or any affiliate or successor of the Blade Group) or (v) otherwise cooperate in any way with, or assist or participate in, or knowingly facilitate or encourage any effort or attempt by any person (other than the Principal Shareholders and the Blade Group) to do or seek to do any of the foregoing or seek to circumvent such covenant or further any alternative transaction.
Conditions to Closing
Mutual Conditions
The obligations of the parties to the Business Combination Agreement to consummate the Transactions are conditioned upon the following mutual conditions:
a) the absence of any law or other legal restraint or prohibition issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other governmental authority preventing the consummation of the Transactions;
b) the effectiveness under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of the Registration Statement/Proxy Statement and that no stop order will have been issued by the SEC and remain in effect with respect to the Registration Statement/Proxy Statement;
c) obtaining, at the special meeting of Company stockholders where a quorum is present, the vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding DSAQ Shares entitled to vote thereon to adopt and approve the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby (including the Merger);
d) the PubCo Class A Ordinary Shares that constitute the consideration for the Business Combination having been approved for listing on a stock exchange, subject only to notice of issuance;
e) the entry by PubCo into a composition agreement with the Revenue Commissioners of Ireland and a special eligibility agreement for securities with the Depositary Trust Company in respect of PubCo Class A Ordinary Shares and, if the Company’s warrants are assumed pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, PubCo warrants, both of which shall be in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance with their respective terms; and
f) PubCo, Sponsor, and the Principal Shareholders (as defined below) shall have executed a registration rights agreement, containing customary demand and piggyback registration rights, in a form reasonably acceptable to PubCo, the Sponsor and the Principal Shareholders.
Conditions of PubCo, IndiaCo, Hunch Mobility and Merger Sub
The obligations of PubCo, IndiaCo, Hunch Mobility and Merger Sub to consummate the Transactions are conditioned upon, among other things:
a) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Investor Subscription Agreement (as defined below); and
b) An affiliate of Investor (as defined below) being the beneficial owner of at least 955,100 DSAQ Class A Shares and not electing to have such DSAQ Class A Shares redeemed by the Company in connection with the Company’s special meeting.
Conditions of the Company
The obligations of the Company to consummate the Transactions are conditioned upon, among other things:
b) the absence of a Blade Group Material Adverse Effect;
b) the
Pre-Closing
Reorganization having been completed; and
c) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Hunch Subscription Agreement.
 
Termination
The Business Combination Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing by mutual written consent of the Company and PubCo and in certain other circumstances, including if the Closing has not occurred on or prior to March 28, 2024 (subject to automatic extension to June 28, 2024 in the event that the Company obtains an extension of the deadline by which the Company must complete a Business Combination in accordance with its governing documents) and the primary cause of the failure for the Closing to have occurred on or prior to such date is not due to a breach of the Business Combination Agreement by the party seeking to terminate.
Note Purchase Agreement and Convertible Notes
Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement, PubCo entered into a convertible note purchase agreement (the “Note Purchase Agreement”) with an investor with majority economic,
non-voting
interest in the Sponsor (“Investor” or the “Holder”), and IndiaCo, pursuant to which PubCo will issue to the Holder three senior unsecured convertible notes with an aggregate principal amount of $3,000,000 (each a “Convertible Note”, and together the “Convertible Notes”). Within twenty-four (24) hours of the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, or at such other time and place upon which the parties shall agree in writing (the “Initial Closing Date”), PubCo shall execute and deliver a Convertible Note with an aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 to the Holder, which is automatically convertible into 100,000 PubCo Preferred Shares upon the Effective Time (the “Initial Convertible Note”). Following the Initial Closing Date, PubCo shall execute and deliver, and the Holder shall fund, two additional Convertible Notes in two monthly installments at subsequent closings (each an “Installment Closing”). The two Installment Closings shall be held: (i) on the day one (1) month following the Initial Closing Date and (ii) on the day two (2) months following the Initial Closing Date, at such time and place as shall be approved by PubCo and the Holder, with an additional aggregate principal amount of $2,000,000 on the same terms and conditions as those contained in the Initial Convertible Note. The PubCo Preferred Shares issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes, pursuant to their terms, shall be convertible into PubCo Class A Ordinary Shares. Interest shall accrue on the unpaid principal balance of each Convertible Note, together with any interest accrued but unpaid thereon (the “Outstanding Amount”), at an annual rate equal to 10% per annum, until the Outstanding Amount is paid or the closing of the Business Combination. Each Convertible Note’s first interest payment date will be the first three-month anniversary of the date of each respective Convertible Note. Pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement, the proceeds from the issuance of the Convertible Notes will be used: (i) up to $750,000 solely for working capital purposes for the operation of IndiaCo’s business, (ii) the remaining aggregate proceeds of the Convertible Notes other than the proceeds used in accordance with clause (i) solely for the acquisition of aircraft and (iii) in each case of clauses (i) and (ii) in compliance with all applicable laws.
The Outstanding Amount of each Convertible Note shall be automatically due and payable in full on the date that is the earlier of (1) three (3) business days following the termination of the Business Combination Agreement and (2) 363 days from the date of issuance of each respective Convertible Note (as applicable, the “Maturity Date”). If PubCo fails to pay any amount due pursuant to each Convertible Note within five business days of each respective Maturity Date, interest shall accrue at the rate of 17% per annum on the Outstanding Amount until the entire Outstanding Amount is paid in full.
Investor Subscription Agreement
Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company entered into a subscription agreement (the “Investor Subscription Agreement”) with Investor.
Pursuant to the Investor Subscription Agreement, Investor agreed to subscribe for and purchase, and the Company agreed to issue and sell to Investor, immediately prior to the Closing, an aggregate of 700,000 DSAQ Preferred Shares for a purchase price of $10.00 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $7,000,000.
The closing of the Investor Subscription Agreement will be conditioned on (i) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Hunch Subscription Agreement and (ii) the consummation of additional investments in an aggregate investment amount of $12,000,000 (“Minimum Additional Investment”), for DSAQ Preferred Shares, DSAQ Class A Shares, PubCo Preferred Shares or PubCo Ordinary Shares, issued to investors (the “Additional Investors”), on terms and conditions that are not materially more advantageous to any such Additional Investors than Investor hereunder, unless such terms and conditions are consented to by Investor. For avoidance of doubt, the Minimum Additional Investment shall not include any investments pursuant to the Investor Subscription Agreement, the
acquisition
of the Retained Shares (as defined the Investor Subscription Agreement) or the Hunch Subscription Agreement.
The Investor Subscription Agreement contains customary conditions to closing, including, among other things, the consummation of the Business Combination. The Investor Subscription Agreement also provides that the Company will grant Investor certain customary registration rights.
Hunch Subscription Agreement
Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement, Quick Response Services Provider LLP (“QRSP”) entered into a subscription agreement (the “Hunch Subscription Agreement”) with PubCo.
Pursuant to the Hunch Subscription Agreement, QRSP agreed to subscribe for and purchase, and PubCo agreed to issue and sell to QRSP, immediately prior to the Closing, an aggregate of 300,000 PubCo Preferred Shares for a purchase price of $10.00 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $3,000,000.
The closing of the Hunch Subscription Agreement will be conditioned on the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Investor Subscription Agreement. The Hunch Subscription Agreement also contains customary conditions to closing, including, among other things, the consummation of the Business Combination. The Hunch Subscription Agreement also provides that PubCo will grant QRSP certain customary registration rights.
 
Principal Shareholder Support Agreement
Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company, Quick Response Services Provider LLP, a limited liability partnership incorporated under the laws of India (“Hunch”), and Blade Urban Air Mobility Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with Hunch, the “Principal Shareholders” and each, a “Principal Shareholder”), and PubCo have entered into that Principal Shareholder Support Agreement (the “Principal Shareholder Support Agreement”) pursuant to which each Principal Shareholder has agreed, among other things: (i) to support and vote or consent to the requisite transaction proposals and (ii) not to transfer any equity security of PubCo until the earlier to occur of (a) the Closing, (b) such date and time as the Business Combination Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with its terms and (c) the mutual agreement of the parties thereto, in each case subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein.
Sponsor Support Agreement
Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement, the Sponsor, the Company, PubCo and, for certain limited purposes, certain of the Company’s directors, executive officers and affiliates (such individuals, the “Insiders”) have entered into a Sponsor Support Agreement (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”).
Pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Sponsor has, among other things, agreed to (i) support and vote in favor of the requisite transaction proposals; (ii) waive all adjustments to the conversion ratio set forth in Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation with respect to its DSAQ Class B Shares, (iii) be bound by certain transfer restrictions with respect to their DSAQ Class B Shares and the warrants of the Company, as applicable, prior to Closing and (iv) the forfeiture, transfer or conversion into DSAQ Class A Shares, as applicable of warrants of the Company under the terms and conditions set forth therein. Specifically, the Sponsor has agreed to make available up to 9,950,000 private placement warrants of the Company (or, if the DSAQ Warrant Amendment is approved, the PubCo Class A Ordinary Shares corresponding thereto) to existing stockholders of the Company in exchange for such stockholders agreeing not to redeem their DSAQ Class A Shares in connection with the Company’s stockholder meeting. If less than all such private placement warrants (or, if the DSAQ Warrant Amendment is approved, the PubCo Class A Ordinary Shares corresponding thereto) are so transferred, then the Sponsor shall (i) retain 50% of such private placement warrants not so transferred and (ii) forfeit 50% of such private placement warrants not so transferred. If the DSAQ Warrant Amendment is not approved, any such retained private placement warrants may, at the Sponsor’s election, be surrendered to the Company prior to the Closing in exchange for one (1) DSAQ Class A Share for every five (5) private placement warrants so surrendered. If the DSAQ Warrant Amendment is approved, each such private placement warrant retained will automatically convert into
one-fifth
(1/5) of one DSAQ Class A Share (with no fractional shares being issued if less than five (5) warrants are held).
Contingent Value Rights Agreement
Concurrently with the consummation of the Business Combination Agreement, PubCo will enter into a Contingent Value Rights Agreement (the “CVR Agreement”) with a rights agent (“Rights Agent”) pursuant to which the holders of DSAQ Class A Shares and DSAQ Class B Shares outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time will receive one (1) CVR I, one (1) CVR II and one (1) CVR III (each, a “CVR”) for each one whole DSAQ Share held by such stockholder on such date. Each CVR I represents the right of the holder thereof to receive its pro rata share of 2,000,000 newly issued PubCo Class A Ordinary Shares, and each CVR I shall be exercised automatically upon PubCo’s delivery of the CVR Payment Notice (as defined in the CVR Agreement) to the Rights Agent, notifying the Rights Agent that, during the 12 month period ending on the final day of the month in which the second anniversary of the Closing occurs, the consolidated revenues of PubCo and its subsidiaries was less than $50 million. Each CVR II represents the right of the holder thereof to receive its pro rata share of 2,000,000 newly issued PubCo Class A Ordinary Shares, and each CVR II shall be exercised automatically upon PubCo’s delivery of the CVR Payment Notice to the Rights Agent, notifying the Rights Agent that, during the 12 month period ending on the final day of the month in which the third anniversary of the Closing occurs, the consolidated revenues of PubCo and its subsidiaries was less than $142 million. Each CVR III represents the right of the holder thereof to receive its pro rata share of 2,000,000 newly issued PubCo Class A Ordinary Shares, and each CVR III shall be exercised automatically upon PubCo’s delivery of the CVR Payment Notice, notifying the Rights Agent that, during the 12 month period ending on the final day of the month in which the fourth anniversary of the Closing occurs, the consolidated revenues of PubCo and its subsidiaries was less than $263 million.
The contingent payments under the CVR Agreement, if they become payable, will become payable to the Rights Agent for subsequent distribution to the holders of the CVRs. There can be no assurance that any payment of any PubCo Ordinary Shares will be made or that any holders of CVRs will receive any amounts with respect thereto.
The right to the contingent payments contemplated by the CVR Agreement is a contractual right only. The CVRs will not be evidenced by a certificate or other instrument. The CVRs will not be transferable. The CVRs will not have any voting or dividend rights and will not represent any equity or ownership interest in PubCo or any of its affiliates. No interest will accrue on any amounts payable in respect of the CVRs.
Emerging Growth Company
The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to
non-emerging
growth companies but any such an election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, we, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s unaudited condensed financial statements with another public company that is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company that has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
Risks and Uncertainties
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IR Act”) was signed into law. The IR Act provides for, among other things, a new U.S. federal 1% excise tax on certain repurchases (including redemptions and economically similar transactions) of stock by publicly traded U.S. corporations on or after January 1, 2023. Because we are a Delaware corporation and our securities are trading on the New York Stock Exchange, we are a “covered corporation” within the meaning of the IR Act. The excise tax is imposed on the repurchasing corporation itself, not its stockholders from which shares are repurchased (although it may reduce the amount of cash distributable in a current or subsequent redemption). The amount of the excise tax is generally 1% of the fair market value of the shares repurchased, determined at the time of the repurchase. Corporations are permitted to net the fair market value of certain new stock issuances by such corporation against the fair market value of stock repurchases (or deemed repurchases) during the same taxable year to reduce or eliminate the amount of excise tax that would otherwise apply. In addition, certain exceptions apply to the excise tax. The U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) has authority to provide regulations and other guidance to carry out, and prevent the abuse or avoidance of, the excise tax.
Whether and to what extent we would be subject to the excise tax will depend on a number of factors, including (i) whether the redemption is treated as a repurchase of stock for purposes of the excise tax, (ii) the fair market value of the redemptions treated as repurchases in connection with a Business Combination, (iii) the structure of a Business Combination and whether any such transaction closes, (iv) the nature and amount of any private investment in public equity (“PIPE”) or other equity issuances in connection with a Business Combination (or otherwise issued not in connection with a Business Combination but issued within the same taxable year of a Business Combination), (v) whether we consummate a Business Combination, and (vi) the content of regulations and other guidance issued by the Treasury. It is possible that the Company will be subject to the excise tax with respect to any subsequent redemptions, including redemptions in connection with a Business Combination, that are treated as repurchases for this purpose (other than, pursuant to recently issued guidance from the Treasury, redemptions in complete liquidation of the Company). As mentioned, the excise tax is imposed on the repurchasing corporation itself, not the stockholders from which stock is repurchased. The imposition of the excise tax (including as a result of holders of public shares electing to exercise their redemption rights in connection with a Business Combination) could, however, reduce the amount of cash available to the Company to pay redemptions (or the cash contribution to the target business in connection with a Business Combination, which could hinder the Company’s ability to complete a Business Combination or cause the other shareholders of the combined company to economically bear the impact of such excise tax).
For the period ended March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company has recognized $1,829,791, respectively, in excise tax payable related to share redemptions. In accordance with
ASC340-10-S99-1,
the liability does not impact the statements of operations and is offset against accumulated deficit because additional
paid-in
capital is not available.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of March 31, 2024, the Company had $1,451,471 in its operating bank account and a working capital deficit of $11,900,732.
The Company has entered into promissory notes and working capital loans with the Sponsor for a total of $6,475,985 outstanding at March 31, 2024. These Notes bear no interest and are due upon liquidation or consummation of an initial Business Combination. If the Company completes an initial Business Combination, the Company would repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, such loans would be repaid only out of funds held outside the Trust Account. In the event that the initial Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from the Trust Account would be used to repay such loaned amounts. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants, at a price of $1.00 per warrant at the option of the lender.
As of the date of this filing, the Company has until May 28, 2024, unless otherwise extended pursuant to the Charter and with a monthly additional deposit of $90,000 to the Trust Account, to consummate an initial Business Combination.
It is uncertain that the Company will be able to consummate an initial Business Combination within 12 months from the issuance date of these unaudited condensed financial statements or obtain additional funding. If an initial Business Combination is not consummated by the required date, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution. In the event of a dissolution, we anticipate a shortfall of liquidity. Our anticipated shortfall of sufficient liquidity to meet our current and future estimated financial obligations 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 accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements are issued. We plan to address this uncertainty through working capital loans and through consummation of our initial Business Combination. There is no assurance that working capital loans will be available to us or that our plans to consummate an initial Business Combination will be successful.
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Significant Accounting Policies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Significant Accounting Policies
Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form
10-Q
and Article 10 of Regulation
S-X
of the SEC. Certain information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of a normal recurring nature, which are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected through December 31, 2024, or for any future interim periods.
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K
as filed with the SEC on April 1, 2024.
 
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the unaudited condensed financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statement, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company had $1,199,185 and $467,309 in cash and did not have any cash equivalents as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. At March 31, 2024, the Company also had $252,286 of restricted cash related to funds withdrawn from the Trust Account reserved to the payment of taxes (see Note 3).
Cash and Investments Held in Trust Account
At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Trust Account included an interest-bearing demand deposit account that generally have a readily determinable fair value. Interest on the demand deposit account is included in income from cash and investments held in Trust Account in the accompanying statements of operations.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of a cash accounts in financial institution, which, at times, may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation coverage limit of $250,000. At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company has not experienced losses on this account and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such account.
Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption
 
ASC480-10-S99,
conditionally redeemable Class A common stock (including shares of Class A common stock that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. Ordinary liquidation events, which involve the redemption and liquidation of all of the entity’s equity instruments, are excluded from the provisions of ASC 480. Accordingly, on March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, 5,595,494
The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable common stock to equal the redemption value ($11.21 and $11.06 per share at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively) at the end of each reporting period. Such changes are reflected in
additional paid-in capital,
or in the absence of additional capital, in accumulated deficit.
Net (Loss) Income Per Share of Common Stock
The Company has two classes of common stock, which are referred to as redeemable Class A common stock and
non-redeemable
Class A and Class B common stock. Earnings and losses are shared pro rata between the two classes of common stock. The 23,200,000 potential common stock for outstanding warrants to purchase the Company’s shares were excluded from diluted earnings per share of common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, because the warrants are contingently exercisable, and the contingencies have not yet been met. As a result, diluted net (loss) income per share of common stock is the same as basic net (loss) income per share of common stock for the periods. The table below presents a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used to compute basic and diluted net (loss) income per share of common stock for each class of common stock.
 
    
For the three

months ended
March 31, 2024
    
For the three

months ended
March 31,
2023
 
Net (loss) income
   $ (4,829,436    $ 562,788  
Accretion of temporary equity to redemption value
     (822,629      (2,374,093
Net loss including accretion of temporary equity to redemption value
   $ (5,652,065    $ (1,811,305
 
    
For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
    
2024
    
2023
 
    
Redeemable
Class A
    
Non-redeemable

Class A and
Class B
    
Redeemable
Class A
    
Non-redeemable

Class A and
Class B
 
Basic and diluted net (loss) income per share of common stock:
           
Numerator:
           
Allocation of net (loss) income
   $ (2,787,547    $ (2,864,518    $ (1,425,701    $ (385,604
Denominator:
           
Weighted-average shares outstanding
     5,595,494        5,750,000        21,259,549        5,750,000  
Basic and diluted net (loss) income per common stock
   $ (0.50    $ (0.50    $ (0.07    $ (0.07
 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, other than the warrant liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under the FASB ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the unaudited condensed balance sheets, primarily due to their short-term nature. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company reported warrants issued at the consummation of the Public Offering at their fair value.
Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid for transfer of a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers include:
 
   
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.
In some circumstances, the inputs used to measure fair value might be categorized within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In those instances, the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives in accordance with ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging”. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value on the grant date and is then
re-valued
at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the unaudited condensed statements of operations. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Derivative liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as current or
non-current
based on whether or not
net-cash
settlement or conversion of the instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date. The Company has determined its public warrants, Private Placement Warrants, and Working Capital Loans Conversion Option are derivative instruments.
Warrants
The Company accounts for the 23,200,000 warrants issued in connection with the Public Offering and Private Placement Warrants in accordance with the guidance contained in FASB ASC 815 “Derivatives and Hedging” whereby under that provision the warrants do not meet the criteria for equity treatment and must be recorded as a liability. Accordingly, the Company classifies the warrant instruments as a liability at fair value and adjusts the instruments to fair value at each reporting period. This liability will be
re-measured
at each balance sheet date until the warrants are exercised or expire, and any change in fair value will be recognized in the Company’s unaudited condensed statements of operations. Derivative warrant liabilities are classified as
non-current
liabilities as their liquidation is not reasonably expected to require the use of current assets. Such warrant classification is also subject
to re-evaluation
at each reporting period.
Working Capital Loan Conversion Option
One of the Company’s working capital loans was entered into on December 28, 2022, whereby the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company $2,300,000. At the option of the Sponsor, up to $1,500,000 of the Convertible Note may be converted into warrants of the Company at a price of $1.00 per warrant (1,500,000 warrants) with each Warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Convertible Note” or “Working Capital Loan”). The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants, including as to exercise price, exercisability and exercise period. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there was $2,300,000 outstanding and reported on the balance sheet as Working Capital Loan. The Working Capital Loan Conversion Option qualifies as an embedded derivative under ASC 815 and is required to be reported at fair value.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under FASB ASC 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities and for the expected future tax benefit to be derived from tax loss and tax credit carry forwards. ASC 740 additionally requires a valuation allowance to be established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not be realized.
ASC 740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be
more-likely-than-not
to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. ASC 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim period, disclosure and transition.
 
The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits.
The Company has identified the United States as its only “major” tax jurisdiction.
The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception. These examinations may include questioning the timing and amount of deductions, the nexus of income among various tax jurisdictions and compliance with federal and state tax laws. The Company’s management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months.
Recent Accounting Standards
In August 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)
No. 2020-06,
Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic
470-20)
and Derivatives and Hedging —Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic
815-40):
Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity
(“ASU2020-06”),
which simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current GAAP. The ASU also removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity-linked contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception, and it simplifies the diluted earnings per share calculation in certain areas. The provisions of ASU
2020-06
are applicable for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, with early adoption permitted no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. The Company adopted ASU
2020-06
on January 1, 2024 and there was no significant impact on its financial statements.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU
2023-09,
Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures
(ASU2023-09),
which requires disclosure of incremental income tax information within the rate reconciliation and expanded disclosures of income taxes paid, among other disclosure requirements. ASU
2023-09
is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The Company’s management does not believe the adoption of ASU
2023-09
will have a material impact on its financial statements and disclosures.
The Company’s management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements.
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Common Stock Subject to Redemption
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Disclosure of Common Stock Subject to Redemption [Abstract]  
Common Stock Subject to Redemption
Note 3 — Common Stock Subject to Redemption
All of the Class A common stock issued in connection with Public Offering contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such Public Shares in connection with the Company’s liquidation, if there is a stockholder vote or tender offer in connection with the Business Combination and in connection with certain amendments to the Company’s Charter. In accordance with SEC and its staff’s guidance on redeemable equity instruments, which has been codified in
ASC 480-10-S99, redemption
provisions not solely within the control of the Company require common stock subject to redemption to be classified outside of permanent equity.
If it is probable that the equity instrument will become redeemable, the Company has the option to either accrete changes in the redemption value over the period from the date of issuance (or from the date that it becomes probable that the instrument will become redeemable, if later) to the earliest redemption date of the instrument or to recognize changes in the redemption value immediately as they occur and adjust the carrying amount of the instrument to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur. The change in the carrying value of redeemable common stock resulted in charges against
additional paid-in capital
and accumulated deficit.
As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Class A common stock reflected on the unaudited condensed balance sheets are reconciled in the following table:
 
Class A common stock subject to possible redemption
     
    
Shares
    
Amount
 
December 31, 2022
  
 
23,000,000
 
  
 
239,285,445
 
Less:
     
Redemptions
     17,404,506        (182,460,109
Plus:
     
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value
        3,482,534  
Accretion to redemption value from additional funding
        1,600,000  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
December 31, 2023
  
 
5,595,494
 
  
$
61,907,870
 
Plus:
     
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value
        502,629  
Accretion to redemption value from additional funding
        320,000  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
March 31, 2024
  
 
5,595,494
 
  
$
62,730,499
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
At March 31, 2024, an excess of $252,286 was withdrawn from the interest earned in the Trust Account related to the timing of payments of taxes. As of the date of this filing, the Company has repaid the excess withdrawals from the Trust Account.
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Public Warrants
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Equity [Abstract]  
Public Warrants
Note 4 — Public Warrants
Each whole Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of the Company’s Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. In addition, if (x) the Company issues additional shares of Class A common stock or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of the initial Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per share of Class A common stock (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the Company’s board of directors and, in the case of any such issuance to the Sponsor or its affiliates, without taking into account any founder shares held by the Sponsor or its affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance) (the “Newly Issued Price”), (y) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the funding of the initial Business Combination on the date of the consummation of the initial Business Combination (net of redemptions), and (z) the volume weighted average trading price of the Class A common stock during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day after the day on which the Company consummates its initial Business Combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $9.20 per share, the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, and the $18.00 per share redemption trigger price described below under “Redemption of Public Warrants for Cash” will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price.
The Public Warrants will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time on the warrant expiration date, which is five years after the completion of the initial Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation. On the exercise of any Public Warrant, the warrant exercise price will be paid directly to the Company and not placed in the Trust Account.
The Company will not be obligated to deliver any Class A common stock pursuant to the exercise of a Public Warrant and will have no obligation to settle such Public Warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the Class A common stock underlying the warrants is then effective and a prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to the Company’s satisfying the Company’s obligations described below with respect to registration. No Public Warrant will be exercisable and the Company will not be obligated to issue a share of Class A common stock upon exercise of a Public Warrant unless the share of Class A common stock issuable upon such warrant exercise has been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the registered holder of such Public Warrant. In the event that the conditions in the two immediately preceding sentences are not satisfied with respect to a Public Warrant, the holder of such Public Warrant will not be entitled to exercise such Public Warrant and such Public Warrant may have no value and expire worthless. In no event will the Company be required to net cash settle any Public Warrant. In the event that a registration statement is not effective for the exercised Public Warrants, the purchaser of a Unit containing such Public Warrant will have paid the full purchase price for the Unit solely for the share of Class A common stock underlying such Unit.
The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 business days after the closing of the initial Business Combination, the Company will use its best efforts to file with the SEC and have an effective registration statement covering the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants and to maintain a current prospectus relating to those shares of Class A common stock until the Public Warrants expire or are redeemed, as specified in the warrant agreement. If a registration statement covering the Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants is not effective by the 60th business day after the closing of the initial Business Combination, Public Warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during any period when the Company will have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise Public Warrants on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act or another exemption. Notwithstanding the above, if the shares of Class A common stock are at the time of any exercise of a Public Warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that they satisfy the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, the Company may, at its option, require holders of Public Warrants who exercise their Public Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event the Company so elect, it will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, and in the event the Company does not so elect, it will use its best efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available.
Redemption of Public Warrants for Cash
Once the Public Warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding Public Warrants:
 
   
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 to each warrant holder; and
 
   
if, and only if, the closing price of the common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant for any 20 trading days within
a 30-trading day
period ending
three
trading days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders.
The Company will not redeem the Public Warrants as described above unless an effective registration statement under the Securities Act covering the Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants is effective and a current prospectus relating to those shares of Class A common stock is available throughout the 30 day redemption period, except if the Public Warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis and such cashless exercise is exempt from registration under the Securities Act. If and when the Public Warrants become redeemable by the Company, they may exercise their redemption right even if they are unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws.
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Related Party Transactions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions
Note 5 — Related Party Transactions
Founder Shares
On June 7, 2021, the Sponsor paid $25,000 of deferred offering costs on behalf of the Company in exchange for 5,750,000 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock (the “Founder Shares”).
The initial stockholders, officers and directors have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any Founder Shares held by them until the earlier to occur of: (1) one year after the completion of the initial Business Combination; or (2) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction after the initial Business Combination that results in all of the public stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property. Any permitted transferees would be subject to the same restrictions and other agreements the Sponsor with respect to any Founder Shares
(the “Lock-up”). Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if the closing price of the Class A common stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within
any 30-trading day
period commencing at least 150 days after the initial Business Combination, the founder shares will be released from
the lock-up.
Promissory Note — Related Party
In May 2023 the Company formalized a promissory note with the Sponsor. As of March 31 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had borrowed $4,175,985 and $3,855,985, respectively, under the promissory note (“Note”). The Note does not bear interest and matures upon closing of the Company’s Business Combination. In the event that the Company does not complete a Business Combination, the Note will be repaid only from funds held outside of the Trust Account established in connection with the Company’s IPO, or will be forfeited, eliminated or otherwise forgiven. The Note is subject to customary events of default, the occurrence of which automatically trigger the unpaid principal balance of the Note and all other sums payable with regard to the Note becoming immediately due and payable.
Working Capital Loans
On December 28, 2022, the Company issued the Convertible Note in the principal amount of $2,300,000. The Convertible Note is
non-interest
bearing, unsecured and due at the time of an initial Business Combination. If a Business Combination is not completed, the Company may not use funds in the Trust Account to repay the Convertible Note. Additionally, upon consummation of a Business Combination, up to $1,500,000 of the Convertible Note may be converted into warrants of the Company at a price of $1.00 per warrant with each Warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share. The warrants shall be identical to the Private Placement Warrants issued to the Sponsor at the time of the Company’s IPO. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there is $2,300,000 outstanding under the Convertible Note and reported on the balance sheet as Working Capital loan.
Administrative Service Fee
The Company has entered into an administrative services agreement pursuant to which the Company will pay of the Sponsor a total of $10,000 per month for office space, secretarial and administrative services provided to members of the Company’s management team. Upon completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination or its liquidation, the Company will cease paying these monthly fees. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company incurred and accrued $30,000 in administrative service fees of which were included in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the condensed balance sheet.
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Recurring Fair Value Measurements
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Recurring Fair Value Measurements
Note 6 — Recurring Fair Value Measurements
Cash Held in Trust Account
At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Trust Account included an interest bearing demand deposit account characterized as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy under ASC 820 (as defined below).
Warrants
Under the guidance in
ASC815-40
the warrants do not meet the criteria for equity treatment. As such, the warrants must be recorded on the unaudited condensed balance sheets at fair value. This valuation is subject to
re-measurement
at each balance sheet date. With each
re-measurement,
the warrant valuation will be adjusted to fair value, with the change in fair value recognized in the Company’s unaudited condensed statements of operations.
The Company’s warrant liability for the Public Warrants is based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access. The fair value of the Public Warrant liability is classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
The terms and conditions of the Company’s Private Placement Warrants are substantially the same as the Company’s Public Warrants. As such, they are economically equivalent and the Company’s warrant liability for the Private Placement Warrants and is based on the price of the Company’s Public Warrants. The fair value of the Private Placement Warrants liability is classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
 
Working Capital Loan Conversion Option
The Company’s Convertible Promissory Note contains an embedded option whereby up to $1,500,000 of the Convertible Note may be converted into the Company’s warrants. The embedded Working Capital Loan Conversion Option is accounted for as a liability in accordance with
ACS815-40
on the balance sheet and is measured at fair value at inception and on a recurring basis, with changes in fair value presented within change in fair value in the statement of operations. Valuation of the Working Capital Loan Conversion Option was derived from the valuation of the underlying Private Placement Warrants and is classified as a level 3 valuation.
The following tables presents fair value information as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques the Company utilized to determine such fair value.
 
    
March 31, 2024
 
    
Level 1
    
Level 2
    
Level 3
 
Assets:
        
Cash held in Trust Account
   $ 62,478,215      $ —       $ —   
Liabilities:
        
Working Capital Loan Conversion Option
   $ —       $ —       $ —   
Public Warrants
   $ 1,840,000      $ —       $ —   
Private Placement Warrants
   $ —       $ 1,872,000      $ —   
 
    
December 31, 2023
 
    
Level 1
    
Level 2
    
Level 3
 
Assets:
        
Cash held in Trust Account
   $ 62,606,718      $ —       $ —   
Liabilities:
        
Working Capital Loan Conversion Option
   $ —       $ —       $ —   
Public Warrants
   $ 115,000      $ —       $ —   
Private Placement Warrants
   $ —       $ 117,000      $ —   
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Commitments and Contingencies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies
Note 7 — Commitments and Contingencies
Registration Rights
The holders of the (i) Founder Shares, which were issued in a private placement prior to the closing of the Public Offering, (ii) Private Placement Warrants, which were issued in a private placement simultaneously with the closing of the Public Offering and the shares of Class A common stock underlying such Private Placement Warrants and (iii) Private Placement Warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans will have registration rights to require the Company to register a sale of any of the Company’s securities held by them pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed on the effective date of the Public Offering. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that the Company register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the Company’s completion of the initial Business Combination. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriters Agreement
The underwriters are entitled to a deferred underwriting discount of 3.5% or $8,050,000 of the gross proceeds of the Public Offering held in the Trust Account upon the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
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Stockholders' Deficit
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Deficit
Note 8 — Stockholders’ Deficit
Preferred Stock
The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.
Class A Common Stock
The Company is authorized to issue 380,000,000 shares of Class A common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of Class A common stock are entitled to one vote for each share. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were 5,749,000 and no shares issued or outstanding excluding 5,595,494 and 5,595,494 shares of Class A common stock issued or outstanding that are subject to possible redemption, respectively.
On March 29, 2024, the Sponsor converted an aggregate of 5,749,000 shares of Class B Common Stock into shares of Class A Common Stock on a
one-for-one
basis
. The Sponsor has agreed to waive any right to receive funds from DSAQ’s trust account with respect to the Class A Common Stock received upon such conversion and will acknowledge that such shares will be subject to all of the restrictions applicable to the original Class B Common Stock under the terms of that certain letter agreement, dated as of September 23, 2021, by and among the Company, its directors and officers and the Sponsor.
 
Class B Common Stock
The Company is authorized to issue 20,000,000 shares of Class B common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of the Class B common stock are entitled to one vote for each share. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were 1,000 and 5,750,000 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding.
The shares of Class B common stock will automatically convert into shares of Class A common stock concurrently with or immediately following the consummation of the initial Business Combination on a
one-for-one
basis, subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like, and subject to further adjustment as provided herein. In the case that additional shares of Class A common stock or equity-linked securities are issued or deemed issued in connection with the initial Business Combination, the number of shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of all founder shares will equal, in the aggregate, on an
as-converted
basis, 20% of the total number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding after such conversion (after giving effect to any redemptions of shares of Class A common stock by public stockholders), including the total number of shares of Class A common stock issued, or deemed issued or issuable upon conversion or exercise of any equity-linked securities or rights issued or deemed issued, by the Company in connection with or in relation to the consummation of the initial Business Combination, excluding any shares of Class A common stock or equity-linked securities or rights exercisable for or convertible into shares of Class A common stock issued, or to be issued, to any seller in the initial Business Combination and any Private Placement Warrants issued to the Sponsor, executive officers or directors upon conversion of Working Capital Loans, provided that such conversion of founder shares will never occur on a less than
one-for-one
basis.
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Subsequent Events
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Events
Note 9 — Subsequent Events
The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date that the unaudited condensed financial statements were available to be issued. Based upon this review, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the unaudited condensed financial statements, other than noted below.
On April 1, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $1,580,000 (the “April Note”) to the Sponsor. The April Note does not bear interest and matures upon closing of the Company’s initial Business Combination. In the event the Company does not consummate a Business Combination, the April Note will be repaid only from funds held outside of the Trust Account or will be forfeited, eliminated or otherwise forgiven.
On April 29, 2024, the “Company received a notice (the “Delisting Notice”) from The New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) stating that NYSE has determined to delist the Company’s Class A common stock and units (collectively, the “Securities”) from NYSE and that trading in the Securities on NYSE had been suspended, effective at the close of trading on April 29, 2024. NYSE reached its decision pursuant to Rule 802.01B of the NYSE Listed Company Manual because the Company did not meet NYSE’s continued listing standard that requires listed acquisition companies to maintain an average aggregate global market capitalization attributable to its publicly-held shares of at least $40 million over a period of 30 consecutive trading days. The Delisting Notice also indicated that the Company has a right to a review of this determination by a Committee of the Board of Directors of NYSE within ten business days after receiving the delisting notice. NYSE stated that it will apply to the Securities and Exchange Commission to delist the Securities upon completion of all applicable procedures, including any appeal by the Company of NYSE’s delisting determinatio
n. The Securities a
re expected to open on the OTC Markets’ Pink Market on April 30, 2024 under the symbols “DSAQ” and “DSAQ.U”, respectively. The Company has submitted an application to have its securities quoted on the OTCQX Marketplace (“OTCQX”). The Company cannot provide any assurance that the Securities will commence or continue to trade on this market, whether broker-dealers will continue to provide public quotes of the Securities on this market, whether the trading volume of the Securities will be sufficient to provide for an efficient trading market or whether quotes for the Securities will continue on this market in the future. DSAQ previously announced its intention to voluntarily delist its Securities from NYSE and to move the listing of its Securities from NYSE to the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”). DSAQ’s decision to withdraw its Nasdaq listing application and to apply to have its Securities quoted on OTCQX was made in consideration of Nasdaq’s review of the listing application and determination that DSAQ’s Securities were not eligible for listing on Nasdaq.
In connection with the redemptions on April 1, 2024, the Company recognized an additional excise tax for approximately $304,000.
On May 13, 2024 the Company paid $736,766 towards its income tax liability.
On May 20, 2024, the Company transferred $252,286 to the Trust Account related to excess funds withdrawn and the timing of the payment of taxes.
As of the date of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, the second and third senior unsecured notes under the Note Purchase Agreement have not yet been funded by the Investor.
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Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Basis of Presentation
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form
10-Q
and Article 10 of Regulation
S-X
of the SEC. Certain information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of a normal recurring nature, which are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected through December 31, 2024, or for any future interim periods.
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K
as filed with the SEC on April 1, 2024.
Use of Estimates
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the unaudited condensed financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statement, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company had $1,199,185 and $467,309 in cash and did not have any cash equivalents as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. At March 31, 2024, the Company also had $252,286 of restricted cash related to funds withdrawn from the Trust Account reserved to the payment of taxes (see Note 3).
Cash and Investments Held in Trust Account
Cash and Investments Held in Trust Account
At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Trust Account included an interest-bearing demand deposit account that generally have a readily determinable fair value. Interest on the demand deposit account is included in income from cash and investments held in Trust Account in the accompanying statements of operations.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of a cash accounts in financial institution, which, at times, may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation coverage limit of $250,000. At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company has not experienced losses on this account and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such account.
Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption
Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption
 
ASC480-10-S99,
conditionally redeemable Class A common stock (including shares of Class A common stock that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. Ordinary liquidation events, which involve the redemption and liquidation of all of the entity’s equity instruments, are excluded from the provisions of ASC 480. Accordingly, on March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, 5,595,494
The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable common stock to equal the redemption value ($11.21 and $11.06 per share at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively) at the end of each reporting period. Such changes are reflected in
additional paid-in capital,
or in the absence of additional capital, in accumulated deficit.
Net (Loss) Income Per Share of Common Stock
Net (Loss) Income Per Share of Common Stock
The Company has two classes of common stock, which are referred to as redeemable Class A common stock and
non-redeemable
Class A and Class B common stock. Earnings and losses are shared pro rata between the two classes of common stock. The 23,200,000 potential common stock for outstanding warrants to purchase the Company’s shares were excluded from diluted earnings per share of common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, because the warrants are contingently exercisable, and the contingencies have not yet been met. As a result, diluted net (loss) income per share of common stock is the same as basic net (loss) income per share of common stock for the periods. The table below presents a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used to compute basic and diluted net (loss) income per share of common stock for each class of common stock.
 
    
For the three

months ended
March 31, 2024
    
For the three

months ended
March 31,
2023
 
Net (loss) income
   $ (4,829,436    $ 562,788  
Accretion of temporary equity to redemption value
     (822,629      (2,374,093
Net loss including accretion of temporary equity to redemption value
   $ (5,652,065    $ (1,811,305
 
    
For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
    
2024
    
2023
 
    
Redeemable
Class A
    
Non-redeemable

Class A and
Class B
    
Redeemable
Class A
    
Non-redeemable

Class A and
Class B
 
Basic and diluted net (loss) income per share of common stock:
           
Numerator:
           
Allocation of net (loss) income
   $ (2,787,547    $ (2,864,518    $ (1,425,701    $ (385,604
Denominator:
           
Weighted-average shares outstanding
     5,595,494        5,750,000        21,259,549        5,750,000  
Basic and diluted net (loss) income per common stock
   $ (0.50    $ (0.50    $ (0.07    $ (0.07
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, other than the warrant liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under the FASB ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the unaudited condensed balance sheets, primarily due to their short-term nature. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company reported warrants issued at the consummation of the Public Offering at their fair value.
Fair Value Measurements
Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid for transfer of a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers include:
 
   
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.
In some circumstances, the inputs used to measure fair value might be categorized within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In those instances, the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
Derivative Financial Instruments
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives in accordance with ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging”. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value on the grant date and is then
re-valued
at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the unaudited condensed statements of operations. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Derivative liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as current or
non-current
based on whether or not
net-cash
settlement or conversion of the instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date. The Company has determined its public warrants, Private Placement Warrants, and Working Capital Loans Conversion Option are derivative instruments.
Warrants
Warrants
The Company accounts for the 23,200,000 warrants issued in connection with the Public Offering and Private Placement Warrants in accordance with the guidance contained in FASB ASC 815 “Derivatives and Hedging” whereby under that provision the warrants do not meet the criteria for equity treatment and must be recorded as a liability. Accordingly, the Company classifies the warrant instruments as a liability at fair value and adjusts the instruments to fair value at each reporting period. This liability will be
re-measured
at each balance sheet date until the warrants are exercised or expire, and any change in fair value will be recognized in the Company’s unaudited condensed statements of operations. Derivative warrant liabilities are classified as
non-current
liabilities as their liquidation is not reasonably expected to require the use of current assets. Such warrant classification is also subject
to re-evaluation
at each reporting period.
Working Capital Loan Conversion Option
Working Capital Loan Conversion Option
One of the Company’s working capital loans was entered into on December 28, 2022, whereby the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company $2,300,000. At the option of the Sponsor, up to $1,500,000 of the Convertible Note may be converted into warrants of the Company at a price of $1.00 per warrant (1,500,000 warrants) with each Warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Convertible Note” or “Working Capital Loan”). The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants, including as to exercise price, exercisability and exercise period. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there was $2,300,000 outstanding and reported on the balance sheet as Working Capital Loan. The Working Capital Loan Conversion Option qualifies as an embedded derivative under ASC 815 and is required to be reported at fair value.
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under FASB ASC 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities and for the expected future tax benefit to be derived from tax loss and tax credit carry forwards. ASC 740 additionally requires a valuation allowance to be established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not be realized.
ASC 740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be
more-likely-than-not
to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. ASC 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim period, disclosure and transition.
 
The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits.
The Company has identified the United States as its only “major” tax jurisdiction.
The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception. These examinations may include questioning the timing and amount of deductions, the nexus of income among various tax jurisdictions and compliance with federal and state tax laws. The Company’s management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months.
Recent Accounting Standards
Recent Accounting Standards
In August 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)
No. 2020-06,
Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic
470-20)
and Derivatives and Hedging —Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic
815-40):
Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity
(“ASU2020-06”),
which simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current GAAP. The ASU also removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity-linked contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception, and it simplifies the diluted earnings per share calculation in certain areas. The provisions of ASU
2020-06
are applicable for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, with early adoption permitted no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. The Company adopted ASU
2020-06
on January 1, 2024 and there was no significant impact on its financial statements.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU
2023-09,
Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures
(ASU2023-09),
which requires disclosure of incremental income tax information within the rate reconciliation and expanded disclosures of income taxes paid, among other disclosure requirements. ASU
2023-09
is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The Company’s management does not believe the adoption of ASU
2023-09
will have a material impact on its financial statements and disclosures.
The Company’s management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements.
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Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted
    
For the three

months ended
March 31, 2024
    
For the three

months ended
March 31,
2023
 
Net (loss) income
   $ (4,829,436    $ 562,788  
Accretion of temporary equity to redemption value
     (822,629      (2,374,093
Net loss including accretion of temporary equity to redemption value
   $ (5,652,065    $ (1,811,305
 
    
For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
    
2024
    
2023
 
    
Redeemable
Class A
    
Non-redeemable

Class A and
Class B
    
Redeemable
Class A
    
Non-redeemable

Class A and
Class B
 
Basic and diluted net (loss) income per share of common stock:
           
Numerator:
           
Allocation of net (loss) income
   $ (2,787,547    $ (2,864,518    $ (1,425,701    $ (385,604
Denominator:
           
Weighted-average shares outstanding
     5,595,494        5,750,000        21,259,549        5,750,000  
Basic and diluted net (loss) income per common stock
   $ (0.50    $ (0.50    $ (0.07    $ (0.07
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Common Stock Subject to Redemption (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Equity [Abstract]  
Schedule of Reconciliation of Common Stock Reflected in the Balance Sheet
As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Class A common stock reflected on the unaudited condensed balance sheets are reconciled in the following table:
 
Class A common stock subject to possible redemption
     
    
Shares
    
Amount
 
December 31, 2022
  
 
23,000,000
 
  
 
239,285,445
 
Less:
     
Redemptions
     17,404,506        (182,460,109
Plus:
     
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value
        3,482,534  
Accretion to redemption value from additional funding
        1,600,000  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
December 31, 2023
  
 
5,595,494
 
  
$
61,907,870
 
Plus:
     
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value
        502,629  
Accretion to redemption value from additional funding
        320,000  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
March 31, 2024
  
 
5,595,494
 
  
$
62,730,499
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
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Recurring Fair Value Measurements (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Schedule of Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring
The following tables presents fair value information as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques the Company utilized to determine such fair value.
 
    
March 31, 2024
 
    
Level 1
    
Level 2
    
Level 3
 
Assets:
        
Cash held in Trust Account
   $ 62,478,215      $ —       $ —   
Liabilities:
        
Working Capital Loan Conversion Option
   $ —       $ —       $ —   
Public Warrants
   $ 1,840,000      $ —       $ —   
Private Placement Warrants
   $ —       $ 1,872,000      $ —   
 
    
December 31, 2023
 
    
Level 1
    
Level 2
    
Level 3
 
Assets:
        
Cash held in Trust Account
   $ 62,606,718      $ —       $ —   
Liabilities:
        
Working Capital Loan Conversion Option
   $ —       $ —       $ —   
Public Warrants
   $ 115,000      $ —       $ —   
Private Placement Warrants
   $ —       $ 117,000      $ —   
v3.24.1.1.u2
Organization, Business Operations - Additional Information (Detail)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2025
USD ($)
May 20, 2024
USD ($)
Apr. 01, 2024
USD ($)
Mar. 29, 2024
shares
Mar. 28, 2024
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Jan. 24, 2024
USD ($)
Jan. 17, 2024
USD ($)
shares
$ / shares
Mar. 24, 2023
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Sep. 28, 2021
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Mar. 31, 2024
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Mar. 31, 2023
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2023
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Aug. 16, 2022
Funding of Trust Account   $ 4,400,000               $ 320,000 $ 480,000    
Per share value of restricted assets | $ / shares                 $ 10.2        
Term of restricted investments                 180 days        
Period within which Business combination shall be completed from the closing of initial public offer                   18 months      
Cash                   $ 1,451,471      
Net working capital                   11,900,732      
Deposit to trust account for each monthly extension of the charter extension date               $ 160,000          
Number of stock bought back by the entity at the exercise price or redemption price | shares         2,873,211     17,404,506          
Share redemption price | $ / shares         $ 11.16     $ 10.48          
Equity impact of the value of stock bought back by the entity at the exercise price or redemption price         $ 32,066,630     $ 182,460,109          
Asset held in trust account, noncurrent         30,382,190     $ 58,660,352   62,478,215   $ 62,606,718  
Excise tax liability incurred in connection with share redemption during the period but not paid                   1,829,791   $ 1,829,791  
Reorganization Value             $ 150,000,000            
Last date by which business combination shall be consummated after extension             Jun. 28, 2024            
Stockholders' Equity Note, Stock Split, Conversion Ratio       1                  
Redemption Event [Member]                          
Minimum net worth required for compliance         $ 5,000,001                
DSAQ [Member] | Investor Subscription Agreement [Member]                          
Preferred stock shares subscribed but not issued | shares             700,000            
Sale of stock issue price per share | $ / shares             $ 10            
Preferred stock shares subscribed but unissued value             $ 7,000,000            
Pubco [Member] | Quick Response Service Provider [Member]                          
Preferred stock shares subscribed but not issued | shares             300,000            
Sale of stock issue price per share | $ / shares             $ 10            
Preferred stock shares subscribed but unissued value             $ 3,000,000            
Pubco [Member] | Convertible Debt Tranche One Two And Three. [Member]                          
Debt instrument, face amount             3,000,000            
Debt conversion original debt interest rate of debt           10.00%              
Convertible debt amount to be used for working capital purposes             750,000            
Pubco [Member] | Convertible Debt Tranche One [Member]                          
Debt instrument, face amount             $ 1,000,000            
Debt instrument number of shares issuable on conversion | shares             100,000            
Pubco [Member] | Convertible Debt Tranche One And Two [Member]                          
Debt instrument, face amount             $ 2,000,000            
Upto August 28, 2023 [Member]                          
Commitment to deposit additional amount in the trust account                   90,000      
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]                          
Excise Tax Rate                         1.00%
Working Capital Loans [Member]                          
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Carrying Amount of Equity Component                   $ 1,500,000      
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price | $ / shares                   $ 1      
Sponsor [Member] | Promissory Notes And Working Capital Loans [Member]                          
Debt instrument, face amount                   $ 6,475,985      
Minimum [Member]                          
Prospective assets of acquiree as a percentage of fair value of assets in the trust account                   80.00%      
Minimum [Member] | Business Combination [Member]                          
Equity method investment, Ownership percentage                   50.00%      
Private Placement Warrants [Member]                          
Lock in period                 30 days        
Common Class A [Member]                          
Entity incorporation, Date of incorporation                   Mar. 09, 2021      
Temporary equity, Par or stated value per share | $ / shares                 $ 0.0001        
Proceeds from Initial Public Offering, net of costs                 $ 230,000,000        
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ / shares         $ 0.0001   $ 0.0001     $ 0.0001   $ 0.0001  
Common Stock, Shares, Issued | shares                   5,749,000   0  
Common Class A [Member] | Sponsor [Member]                          
Conversion of stock, shares converted | shares       5,749,000                  
Stockholders' Equity Note, Stock Split, Conversion Ratio       1                  
Common Class A [Member] | DSAQ [Member]                          
Beneficial ownership minimum requirement to consummate business combination | shares             955,100            
Common Class A [Member] | Contingent Value Rights One [Member] | Pubco [Member]                          
Class of warrants or rights number of shares covered by each warrant or right | shares             1            
Class of warrants or rights number of shares covered by each warrant or right | shares             2,000,000            
Maximum revenue for shares to be issued           $ 50,000,000              
Common Class A [Member] | Contingent Value Rights Two [Member] | Pubco [Member]                          
Class of warrants or rights number of shares covered by each warrant or right | shares             1            
Class of warrants or rights number of shares covered by each warrant or right | shares             2,000,000            
Maximum revenue for shares to be issued           142,000,000              
Common Class A [Member] | Contingent Value Rights Three [Member] | Pubco [Member]                          
Class of warrants or rights number of shares covered by each warrant or right | shares             1            
Class of warrants or rights number of shares covered by each warrant or right | shares             2,000,000            
Maximum revenue for shares to be issued           $ 263,000,000              
Common Class B [Member]                          
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ / shares         $ 0.0001   $ 0.0001     $ 0.0001   $ 0.0001  
Common Stock, Shares, Issued | shares                   1,000   5,750,000  
Preferred Stock And Common Stock [Member] | DSAQ And Pubco [Member]                          
Minimum additional subscriptions             $ 12,000,000            
Warrant [Member]                          
Debt Instrument onvertible ConversionRatio1             0.2            
Common Stock, Shares, Issued | shares             0            
Description of warrant issued             less than five (5) warrants are held            
Public Share [Member]                          
Percentage of public shares to be redeemed in case business combination is not consummated                   100.00%      
Liquidation basis of accounting, Accrued costs to dispose of assets and liabilities                   $ 100,000      
Share price | $ / shares                   $ 10.2      
Temporary equity, Liquidation preference per share | $ / shares                   $ 10.2      
IPO [Member]                          
Cash deposited in restricted assets for extending business combination completion period, Amount                   $ 2,300,000      
Cash deposited in restricted assets for extending business combination completion period, Per share value | $ / shares                   $ 0.1      
Period of extension in business combination completion period                   3 months      
IPO [Member] | Common Class A [Member]                          
Temporary equity, Par or stated value per share | $ / shares                 $ 23,000,000        
Shares issued, Price per share | $ / shares                 $ 10        
IPO [Member] | Warrant [Member] | Common Class A [Member]                          
Class of warrant or right, Number of securities called by each warrant or right | shares                 1        
Class of warrant or right, Exercise price of warrants or rights | $ / shares                 $ 11.5        
Private Placement [Member] | Sponsor [Member] | Support Agreement. [Member]                          
Number of warrants to be made available | shares             9,950,000            
Private Placement [Member] | Private Placement Warrants [Member]                          
Payments for underwriting expense                 $ 0        
Private Placement [Member] | Private Placement Warrants [Member] | Sponsor [Member]                          
Class of warrant or right issued during period, Warrants | shares                 11,700,000        
Class of warrant or right issued during period, Warrants, Price per warrant | shares                 1        
Proceeds from Private Placement Warrants                 $ 11,700,000        
Subsequent Event [Member]                          
Funding of Trust Account     $ 1,580,000                    
Cash deposited in restricted assets for extending business combination completion period, Amount $ 90,000                        
v3.24.1.1.u2
Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail)
3 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2022
USD ($)
$ / Warrants
$ / shares
shares
Sep. 28, 2021
shares
Mar. 31, 2024
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Mar. 28, 2024
$ / shares
Jan. 17, 2024
$ / shares
Dec. 31, 2023
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Cash equivalents at carrying value     $ 1,199,185     $ 467,309
Cash, FDIC insured amount     250,000     250,000
Unrecognized tax benefits, Income tax penalties and interest accrued     0     0
Restricted cash     $ 252,286     0
Ipo And Private Placement [Member] | Warrant [Member]            
Class of warrant or right issued during period, Warrants | shares   23,200,000        
Sponsor [Member] | Convertible Promissory Note [Member]            
Debt instrument, convertible, number of warrants | $ / Warrants 1,500,000          
Number of common stock into which each warrant or right to be converted | shares 1          
Debt instrument, face amount $ 2,300,000          
Debt instrument, convertible, carrying amount of equity component $ 1,500,000          
Debt instrument, convertible, conversion price | $ / shares $ 1   $ 1      
Common stock, par value | $ / shares $ 0.0001          
Notes payable, related parties     $ 2,300,000     $ 2,300,000
Common Class A [Member]            
Temporary equity, Shares outstanding | shares     5,595,494     5,595,494
Temporary equity, Redemption price per share | $ / shares     $ 11.21     $ 11.06
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share, Amount | shares     23,200,000      
Common stock, par value | $ / shares     $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001
v3.24.1.1.u2
Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule Of Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted (Detail) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Numerator:    
Net (loss) income $ (4,829,436) $ 562,788
Accretion of temporary equity to redemption value (822,629) (2,374,093)
Net loss including accretion of temporary equity to redemption value $ (5,652,065) $ (1,811,305)
Denominator    
Weighted average shares outstanding, Basic 5,750,000 5,750,000
Net (loss) income per share, Basic $ (0.5) $ (0.07)
Common Class A [Member]    
Numerator:    
Net (loss) income $ (2,787,547) $ (1,425,701)
Denominator    
Weighted average shares outstanding, Basic 5,595,494 21,259,549
Weighted average shares outstanding, Diluted 5,595,494 21,259,549
Net (loss) income per share, Basic $ (0.5) $ (0.07)
Net (loss) income per share, Diluted $ (0.5) $ (0.07)
Common Class B [Member]    
Numerator:    
Net (loss) income $ (2,864,518) $ (385,604)
Denominator    
Weighted average shares outstanding, Diluted 5,750,000 5,750,000
Net (loss) income per share, Diluted $ (0.5) $ (0.07)
v3.24.1.1.u2
Common Stock Subject to Redemption - Summary of Reconciliation of Common Stock Reflected in the Balance Sheet (Detail) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2023
Schedule of Reconciliation of Common Stock Reflected in the Balance Sheet [Line Items]        
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value $ 822,629 $ 2,374,093    
Contingently redeemable common stock $ 62,730,499     $ 61,907,870
Common Stock [Member]        
Schedule of Reconciliation of Common Stock Reflected in the Balance Sheet [Line Items]        
Temporary equity, Shares outstanding 5,595,494   23,000,000 5,595,494
Redemptions     17,404,506  
Redemptions     $ (182,460,109)  
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value $ 502,629   3,482,534  
Accretion to redemption value from earnings     1,600,000  
Accretion to redemption value from additional funding 320,000      
Contingently redeemable common stock $ 62,730,499   $ 239,285,445 $ 61,907,870
v3.24.1.1.u2
Common Stock Subject to Redemption -Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Equity [Abstract]    
Restricted cash $ 252,286 $ 0
v3.24.1.1.u2
Public Warrants - Additional Information (Detail)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
$ / shares
shares
Number of days after consummation of business combination within which the filing shall be done 15 days
Number of days after the consummation of Business Combination within which securities registration shall be effective 60 days
Number of days determining share price 3 days
Public Warrants [Member]  
Class of warrants, Exercise price adjustment percentage 60.00%
Warrants and rights, Outstanding term 5 years
Class of warrants or rights, Redemption price per warrant | shares 0.01
Minimum notice period 30 days
Common Class A [Member] | Share Price Less Than Nine Point Twenty USD [Member]  
Share price $ 9.2
Common Class A [Member] | Share Price Eighteen USD [Member] | Redemption Price Trigger [Member]  
Share price 18
Common Class A [Member] | Share Price Equals Or Exceeds Eighteen USD [Member]  
Share price $ 18
Number of trading days determining share price 20 days
Number of consecutive trading days determining share price 30 days
Common Class A [Member] | Public Warrants [Member]  
Class of warrant or right, Number of securities called by each warrant or right | shares 1
Class of warrant or right, Exercise price of warrants or rights $ 11.5
Number of days determining volume weighted average trading price per share 20 days
Common Class A [Member] | Public Warrants [Member] | Share Price Less Than Nine Point Twenty USD [Member]  
Volume weighted average trading price per share $ 9.2
Class of warrants, Exercise price adjustment percentage 115.00%
Common Class A [Member] | Public Warrants [Member] | Share Price Eighteen USD [Member] | Redemption Price Trigger [Member]  
Class of warrants, Exercise price adjustment percentage 180.00%
v3.24.1.1.u2
Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 07, 2021
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2023
Mar. 28, 2024
Jan. 17, 2024
Dec. 28, 2022
Proceeds from related party debt   $ 320,000 $ 835,719        
Sponsor [Member] | Commercial Paper [Member]              
Proceeds from related party debt   $ 4,175,985   $ 3,855,985      
Sponsor [Member] | Convertible Promissory Note [Member]              
Debt instrument, face amount             $ 2,300,000
Debt instrument, convertible, carrying amount of equity component             $ 1,500,000
Debt instrument, Convertible, Conversion price   $ 1         $ 1
Notes payable, related parties   $ 2,300,000   $ 2,300,000      
Common stock, par value             $ 0.0001
Administration And Support Services [Member]              
Accrued related party costs   30,000          
Administration And Support Services [Member] | Affiliate Of The Sponsor [Member]              
Related party transaction, Amounts of transaction   $ 10,000          
Common Class A [Member]              
Common stock, par value   $ 0.0001   $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001  
Common Class A [Member] | Founder Shares Transfer Event [Member] | Share Price Equals Or Exceeds Twelve USD [Member]              
Share price   $ 12          
Number of trading days determining share price   20 days          
Number of consecutive trading days determining share price   30 days          
Threshold number of trading days determining share price   150 days          
Common Class B [Member]              
Common stock, par value   $ 0.0001   $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001  
Common Class B [Member] | Founder Shares [Member] | Sponsor [Member]              
Stock issued during period, Value, Issued for services $ 25,000            
Stock issued during period, Shares, Issued for services 5,750,000            
v3.24.1.1.u2
Recurring Fair Value Measurements - Summary of Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring (Detail) - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 28, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Mar. 24, 2023
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]        
Cash held in Trust Account $ 62,478,215 $ 30,382,190 $ 62,606,718 $ 58,660,352
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]        
Derivative Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] Derivative Liability, Noncurrent   Derivative Liability, Noncurrent  
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]        
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]        
Cash held in Trust Account $ 62,478,215   $ 62,606,718  
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Working Capital Loan Conversion Option [Member]        
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]        
Derivative liability 0   0  
Public Warrants [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]        
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]        
Derivative liability 1,840,000   115,000  
Private Placement Warrants [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]        
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]        
Derivative liability $ 1,872,000   $ 117,000  
v3.24.1.1.u2
Recurring Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
USD ($)
Convertible Promissory Note [Member]  
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]  
Debt conversion, original debt, amount $ 1,500,000
v3.24.1.1.u2
Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail)
Dec. 31, 2022
Demands
Mar. 31, 2024
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2023
USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]      
Deferred compensation liability classified noncurrent   $ 8,050,000 $ 8,050,000
Registration Rights Agreement [Member]      
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]      
Number of demands that can be made | Demands 3    
Underwriting Agreement [Member]      
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]      
Percentage of deferred compensation liability classified noncurrent   3.50%  
Deferred compensation liability classified noncurrent   $ 8,050,000  
v3.24.1.1.u2
Stockholders' Deficit - Additional Information (Detail)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2024
shares
Mar. 31, 2024
$ / shares
shares
Mar. 28, 2024
$ / shares
Jan. 17, 2024
$ / shares
Dec. 31, 2023
$ / shares
shares
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]          
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized   1,000,000     1,000,000
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ / shares   $ 0.0001     $ 0.0001
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued   0     0
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding   0     0
Stockholders' Equity Note, Stock Split, Conversion Ratio 1        
Common Class A [Member]          
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]          
Common Stock, Shares Authorized   380,000,000     380,000,000
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ / shares   $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001
Common Stock, Shares, Issued   5,749,000     0
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding   5,749,000     0
Temporary Equity, Shares Issued   5,595,494      
Temporary Equity, Shares Outstanding   5,595,494     5,595,494
Percentage Of Common Stock Outstanding   20.00%      
Common Class A [Member] | Sponsor [Member]          
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]          
Conversion of stock, shares converted 5,749,000        
Stockholders' Equity Note, Stock Split, Conversion Ratio 1        
Common Class B [Member]          
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]          
Common Stock, Shares Authorized   20,000,000     20,000,000
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ / shares   $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001
Common Stock, Shares, Issued   1,000     5,750,000
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding   1,000     5,750,000
Common Stock, Voting Rights   one      
v3.24.1.1.u2
Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail)
3 Months Ended
May 20, 2024
USD ($)
Apr. 29, 2024
USD ($)
Day
Apr. 01, 2024
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2024
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2023
USD ($)
May 13, 2024
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2023
USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]              
Payment to acquire restricted investments $ 4,400,000     $ 320,000 $ 480,000    
Restricted cash       $ 252,286     $ 0
Subsequent Event [Member]              
Subsequent Event [Line Items]              
Payment to acquire restricted investments     $ 1,580,000        
Income tax liability           $ 736,766  
Restricted cash           $ 252,286  
Publicly-Held Shares   $ 40,000,000          
Consecutive Trading Days | Day   30          
Additional excise tax     $ 304,000        

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